Chapter 48: Yi 中海 Intercepts Silly Zhu's Letter

It was the weekend, and all the employees of the rolling mill were resting at home. Today, even Yan Bugui, the gate guardian of Courtyard 95, had not yet gotten out of bed. However, one person was acting quite differently from usual, and that person was none other than Yi Zhonghai.

"He Daqing said he would mail a letter to Silly Zhu today. I must intercept it."

Yi Zhonghai walked out of the compound early in the morning and headed toward the post office.

Now that First Aunt had divorced Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu had been branded an enemy spy, the only person left in the entire courtyard who could provide for his old age was Silly Zhu.

For the sake of his grand retirement plan, he had no choice but to make Silly Zhu harbor a deep resentment toward He Daqing. Only by doing this could he later shower Silly Zhu with just a tiny bit of care and make the young man endlessly grateful to him.

Because he was up to no good, Yi Zhonghai sneaked out stealthily, but as luck would have it, this scene was witnessed by Liu Haizhong.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai acting so cautiously, terrified of being discovered as he slipped out, Liu Haizhong instantly knew that Yi Zhonghai was definitely going out to pull some shady tricks.

Liu Haizhong pondered for a few seconds and stealthily followed him.

Although Yi Zhonghai's prestige in the courtyard had diminished quite a bit, Liu Haizhong still had to admit to himself that he was inferior to Yi Zhonghai in terms of capability.

To ensure his absolute authority in the courtyard where his word was law, he had to find a way to drive Yi Zhonghai out of Courtyard 95.

Of course, another reason Liu Haizhong wanted to deal with Yi Zhonghai was that Yi Zhonghai was always trying to cause trouble for Wang Lin.

Who was Wang Lin? He was Liu Haizhong's benefactor! As long as Wang Lin was around, and relying on Wang Lin's relationship with Li Haide, Liu Haizhong could keep climbing higher and higher.

Right now, he was only a minor leader, but the intoxicating thrill brought by power made Liu Haizhong even more obsessed and eager for promotions and raises.

Soon, Liu Haizhong trailed Yi Zhonghai to the post office. Along the way, he spotted a few members of the inspection team and called them over to join him in tailing Yi Zhonghai.

Liu Haizhong and the others hid and watched as Yi Zhonghai signed for a letter at the post office, took out a ten-yuan bill from inside, and—without even glancing at the letter itself—tossed it directly into the post office trash can before walking out and heading home.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had left, Liu Haizhong led the three inspection team members into the post office.

"Hello, we are from the rolling mill's inspection team. Did the person who just left sign for a letter? Do you know where it was mailed from?"

Seeing the red armbands on the four inspection team members behind Liu Haizhong, the post office clerk was too terrified to think twice and immediately told the truth.

"Yes, it was mailed from Baoding by someone named He Daqing, though it was addressed to someone named He Yuzhu. Since Yi Zhonghai is the First Uncle of He Yuzhu's courtyard, he picked it up on He Yuzhu's behalf."

With that, the post office clerk brought out the signature log that Yi Zhonghai had just signed, and sure enough, the characters for He Yuzhu were written on it.

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong wore a cold sneer, then walked over and picked up the letter Yi Zhonghai had discarded.

"Alright, could you help read what is written in the letter?"

Liu Haizhong now needed a dictionary just to read everyday words, and if he were asked to read He Daqing's letter, he was afraid he wouldn't understand it and would make a complete fool of himself.

"Certainly."

The post office clerk didn't dare refuse; otherwise, being hauled away by the inspection team would spell utter disaster.

The clerk read the letter from He Daqing to He Yuzhu from start to finish in meticulous detail. After listening, Liu Haizhong's smile widened happily.

Taking the letter from the clerk's hand, Liu Haizhong led the worker toward Courtyard 95.

"Yi Zhonghai, oh Yi Zhonghai, let's see if you can escape your doom this time."

Liu Haizhong gloated inwardly.

The inspection team members following behind Liu Haizhong also wore pleased smiles; they had long wanted to deal with Yi Zhonghai.

Relying on his status as an eighth-grade bench worker, this Yi Zhonghai had acted completely lawless in the rolling mill. Whenever he made mistakes, even the factory leaders could only turn a blind eye. They had suffered under Yi Zhonghai for a long time.

By the time Liu Haizhong and the others arrived at Courtyard 95, Yi Zhonghai was chatting with Silly Zhu about God knows what, though Liu Haizhong was certain that Yi Zhonghai was definitely not saying anything good about others.

"Silly Zhu, are you really not going to Baoding to find your old man?"

Yi Zhonghai asked, putting on a front of fake concern.

Silly Zhu replied bluntly, "I'm not going."

Silly Zhu's mind was currently filled entirely with beauties. There were simply too many attractive women in Courtyard 95 now, and he couldn't bear to leave at all.

Especially Qin Min, the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, who swayed her large hips in front of him every two or three days. Combined with her prominent, voluptuous chest, it drove Silly Zhu half-crazy with excitement every single day.

"Sigh, while they say there are no bad fathers, only unfilial sons, that old man of yours really didn't act like a decent human being..."

Yi Zhonghai went on and on, every word painting He Daqing in a terrible light.

While speaking, Yi Zhonghai didn't forget to secretly observe the expression on Silly Zhu's face. If he noticed Silly Zhu's expression turning dark and ugly, he would quickly change the subject.

Unfortunately, Silly Zhu's hatred for He Daqing far exceeded anything Yi Zhonghai could have imagined. Hearing Yi Zhonghai badmouth He Daqing thrilled Silly Zhu to no end and made him happier than words could express, instantly elevating Yi Zhonghai to the status of his true soulmate.

And precisely as Yi Zhonghai was tearing into He Daqing, Liu Haizhong happened to overhear every single word.

"Yi Zhonghai, your guts are getting bigger and bigger by the day, aren't they?"

Liu Haizhong stepped into the middle courtyard and immediately put on his official airs, bearing down on Yi Zhonghai with heavy pressure right from the start.

Seeing the post office worker trailing behind Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai felt a wave of immediate panic.

"Damn it, why did this fellow come here? Is he going to report me in a moment?"

Noticing the panicked and anxious look on Yi Zhonghai's face, Liu Haizhong burst out laughing.

"Ha ha ha ha! Yi Zhonghai, let's see how you get out of this today!"

Liu Haizhong pulled out the letter and handed it directly to He Yuzhu.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai made a move to step forward and stop it, but before he could even take a step, he was blocked by the four inspection team members behind Liu Haizhong.

"Old man, I advise you to behave yourself, or we'll deal with you together right now."

Hearing this, a surge of intense rage boiled within Yi Zhonghai's chest, but he didn't dare show even a hint of it.

In the current climate, members of the inspection team held a status equivalent to police officers from the local station. If he were arrested over some minor incident, the losses would heavily outweigh any gains.

Silly Zhu, however, showed no fear whatsoever, speaking with extreme arrogance.

"What's this? First Uncle, did you forget that our courtyard needs unity and mutual aid? Tell me, who put you up to this?"

Yi Zhonghai glanced sideways at Silly Zhu and, seeing that the young man's expression showed no sign of anger toward him, finally let out a relieved smile.

Silly Zhu casually dug into his nose, rolled a booger between his fingers, and flicked it straight toward Liu Haizhong.

Dodging it hastily, Liu Haizhong stared angrily at Silly Zhu and shouted, "Ah, damn it! I'll fight you to the death!"

He Yuzhu, completely blinded by rage, swung his fists and charged at Liu Haizhong without a second thought.

At that exact moment, the men who had been blocking Yi Zhonghai sprang into action.

Though it wasn't settled in a flash, subduing these troublemakers took less than five minutes in total.