Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 203 My friend, I haven’t offended you.

Chengxi District, Pener Hutong, Baizhifang East Street, Caishikou.

He raised his hand to check the time, and then glanced at the section chief who was still looking at the entrance of the courtyard. Li Jiefang said cautiously: "It's already this time for the section chief. How about we go back first? If you think there is someone in Li Debiao's family?" Question, I’ll come over and keep an eye on it tomorrow morning.”

He Yuanchao heard this and said without looking back: "By then, the cucumbers and vegetables will probably be cold."

After saying that, he waited for a while and saw that Li Jiefang made no movement, so he turned around and glanced at Li Jiefang, who was squatting on the ground like a pissed off little daughter-in-law, and smiled and said: "If you are in a hurry, go back first. I'll keep watch for a while, and if there's no movement, I'll go back."

"Section Chief, I'm fine. Otherwise, I would have evacuated with everyone just now."

After saying that, Li Jiefang was afraid that He Yuanchao was chasing him away, so he stood up quickly and pretended to stare at the door of the courtyard.

Seeing this, He Yuanchao smiled and said nothing more. He also set his sights on the door of the courtyard. He had a feeling that the prey seemed to be getting closer and closer to him.

At a little after eight o'clock in the evening, Li Debiao's brother appeared at the door of the courtyard with a reluctant look on his face. He went out, closed the door, tightened his cotton-padded jacket, and walked towards Nanheng West Street.

If his mother hadn't forced him to do it, he wouldn't have reported it to his bastard third brother, and it would suit him best if the government arrested that bastard and never released him.

If this bastard third brother hadn't squandered all the family's money a few years ago, my father wouldn't have died early because he had no money for medical treatment, and my eldest brother and sister-in-law wouldn't have never brought their nieces and nephews back to see me because they were worried about their reputation. .

Not to mention that I am still a bachelor at the age of 23 or 20. Since I was [-] years old, I have had three aunts and six wives to introduce me to someone. But when the woman heard that she had a brother who was a prisoner in a labor camp, each one ran faster than the other. Being late seems to bring bad luck.

Thinking of this, Li Debiao's brother hesitated in his steps, but when he thought of his mother's expectant eyes before leaving, he gritted his teeth and continued walking towards Baiguang Road.

"Section Chief, do you think this kid discovered us just now?"

Li Jiefang, who was about 80 meters behind Li Debiao's brother, saw his target pause and start walking forward again, then he quietly asked He Yuanchao beside him.

"Probably not. The kid didn't act like he had counter-reconnaissance capabilities after he went out just now. The way he looked just now, he probably thought of something suddenly."

Li Jiefang nodded after hearing this. When he saw that the section chief had closed his mouth and had no intention of speaking, he said nothing more and his eyes were fixed on Li Debiao's brother again.

After passing Nanheng West Street and turning into Niujie Street, Li Debiao's brother stopped at the gate of No. [-] Baiguang Road, Niujie Street [-]th Street.

When he saw Di'er, Li Debiao's younger brother didn't hesitate. He raised his hand wearing a cotton-padded handbag and started knocking on the door.

"Come on, come on, stop fucking knocking."

When Li Debiao's brother raised his hand and knocked on the door for the third time, an impatient voice came from the courtyard.

Not long after he finished speaking, the courtyard door was opened from the inside by a middle-aged man in his forties with a thick build.

The stupid man glanced at the young man with an angry face at the door, opened his small eyes, and scolded him in a bad tone: "What the hell are you doing knocking on the door so hard at night? Your house is on fire. What's going on? Is there any tutoring left..."

Although brother Li Debiao knew that he was in the wrong, when he saw the person who opened the door was yelling at him endlessly, he became angry. He pulled the man in front of him away and started to walk into the courtyard.

"You've reached the end of your game, haven't you? I don't care what kind of territory this is. If you dare to take another fucking step inside, believe it or not, I'll break your legs."

The tall man, who almost fell down after being pulled, stood upright, picked up the door lever on the wall and ran to brother Li Debiao, yelling angrily.

"I'm looking for Zheng Laopao."

"Yeah! Find Master Pao! Why didn't you tell me earlier? My little brother misunderstood. I thought I met some strongman who came to rob my house. Come in quickly in the cold weather."

As soon as the tough man heard Zheng Laopao's name, he was frightened and immediately put down the door bar he raised, and said with a careful look on his face to please.

Seeing the tall man give way, Li Debiao's brother ignored him and walked towards the courtyard.

The tall man who was standing there didn't spit on the ground until he couldn't see Li Debiao's brother. He whispered with disgust on his face: "The fish looks for the fish and the shrimp looks for the shrimp, the turtle looks for the bastard, look at you like that , not a good bird either.”

After muttering, he took the door lever and closed the door with a depressed look.

Brother Li Debiao came to the door of Zheng Laopao's house and took a closer look. After seeing that he was in the right place, he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

bang bang bang...

As soon as the knock on the door rang, someone in the room asked warily: "Who?"

"I"

"You are……"

"It seems to be the movement of my fourth son."

Following the brief conversation in the room, the door was quickly opened from the inside.

"Si'er, are you mom who came here so late...?"

Seeing that his bastard had nothing nice to say as soon as he opened the door, brother Li Debiao interrupted him angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Mom is fine. Mom asked me to tell you something."

"It's the fourth brother here! If you have anything to do, come in and tell me."

Before Li Debiao could open the door, a sturdy middle-aged man who followed him smiled at Li Debiao's brother outside the door.

Reaching out to avoid hitting the smiling man, Brother Li Debiao hesitated for a moment after hearing what the middle-aged man said, and then said: Then don't bother Brother Zheng.

After saying that, he walked past Li Debiao, who was turning sideways, and stepped into the room.

After Li Debiao cast a few wary glances into the courtyard, he closed the door. He turned to his brother with some confusion and asked, "Tell me, it's so late. What did mom want you to tell me?" Son?"

Li Debiao's younger brother didn't want to stay with his bastard brother any longer. He glanced sideways at Li Debiao, who was already sitting at the table and picking up a wine glass, and told him that someone had come to the house tonight to report that he should go out to take shelter from the wind.

Frowning, after hearing what his brother had said, Li Debiao put down his wine glass and cursed Zheng Laopao, who was sitting next to him: "Damn it, this bullshit steel rolling mill has such a big reaction."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Debiao suddenly turned to his brother and asked doubtfully: "What does the person who brought the news look like?"

As soon as he heard the words of his bastard third brother, Li Debiao's younger brother knew that the person who came to the house at night had not lied to him and his mother. He became even more disgusted with this troublesome third brother and said angrily: "One nose and two eyes. What does it look like? Okay, I’ve delivered the letter, so I’ll go back first.”

With that said, after nodding to Zheng Laopao, he got up and walked out.

Seeing his brother's attitude, Li Debiao, who was dissatisfied, pressed his shoulders and said, "Sit down and talk to me. What does that person look like?"

Zheng Laopao, who was standing next to him, saw that the two brothers were getting impatient, so he also smiled and said calmly: "Fourth brother, don't pay attention to him. It's hard to come here in this cold weather, so you have to have a drink with me." Let's go before we drink." "Brother Zheng, I'm really worried about my mother being at home alone. I'll drink this wine with you another day."

After brother Li Debiao finished speaking, he raised his arm and shook off the hand on his shoulder, stood up and walked towards the door.

When Li Debiao heard his younger brother mentioning his mother who was paralyzed in bed, the anger rising in his heart instantly dissipated. He stood up and took out a few big wrinkled shirts from his trouser pocket, and said in a voice: "Si'er, put these Take 50 yuan home."

After looking at his bastard third brother and then at the money in his hand, brother Li Debiao shook his head, opened the door and walked into the courtyard.

Seeing this, although Li Debiao was very angry, he still quickly caught up with his brother. After stuffing the money into Li Si'er's cotton-padded jacket pocket, he glared and said, "This money is not for you. It’s my duty to honor my mother and take the time to buy her some of her favorite food.”

Li Si'er, who was about to reach out and take out the money, hesitated slightly after hearing Li Debiao's words, then nodded, and then walked out of the courtyard without looking back.

When his brother was no longer visible, Li Debiao, who was frowning, hurried back to the house, "Brother Pao, I can't stay here any longer. I have to change my place tonight."

Looking at Li Debiao with a worried look on his face, Zheng Laopao sneered in his heart, then walked up to him with a nonchalant look and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, the guards at the steel rolling mill are not that powerful to follow me to find my brother here." , live here with peace of mind.”

After saying that, seeing Li Debiao still putting on his clothes and looking determined to leave, he couldn't help but said doubtfully: "Hey, Huzi, are you afraid of your brother..."

"Brother Pao, don't think blindly. No matter how much my fourth son doesn't want to see me, he won't order me. What I'm worried about is the person who came to my house to report the news."

Hearing that Zheng Laopao suspected his younger brother, Li Debiao felt a little unhappy while buttoning his military coat and took over the conversation to explain.

"I thought you were so anxious about something. Isn't it just a stranger delivering the message? Since he didn't come directly to me, it means he doesn't know where you are at all. Why are you worried? "

After Zheng Laopao finished speaking, he pushed Li Debiao, who had already put on his coat, on the chair and sat down. Then he smiled and said: "If you are still worried and insist on leaving, brother, I won't stop you, but you have to go with me no matter what." Are you going to finish this drink?"

After listening to Zheng Laopao's words, Li Debiao thought about it for a moment and a half, smiled and nodded: "That's done, Brother Pao and I will finish the meal before leaving."

"That's right, a real man should be able to look like his face has not changed even if the mountain collapses."

Seeing that Li Debiao agreed to stay and drink with him, Zheng Laopao happily poured wine for him while sitting on the chair and dropping his book bag.

After they clinked glasses and took a sip of wine, Zheng Laopao asked Li Debiao with great interest about the messenger who came to his house.

Li Debiao was also thinking about this matter in his mind. He didn't hide it after thinking about it. He put down his glass and told him what he was confused about.

"Brother Pao, you also know that since I was dismissed from prison in [-], I rarely go to Chengdong District, let alone the steel rolling mill. But this time the person who sent the letter said that I helped him near the steel rolling mill. This is not true. ?"

"Is it possible that you helped him but forgot about it?"

"That's not possible. Maybe I can forget what I owe others, but I remember clearly what others owe me."

Hahaha……

At the entrance of No. [-] Courtyard, Baiguang Road.

Li Jiefang, who was hiding in the dark, saw Li Debiao's brother coming out of the courtyard alone, and asked He Yuanchao with some confusion: "Section Chief, isn't Li Debiao's brother here to see his brother?"

"You'll know if you go in and take a look."

After saying that, He Yuanchao thought for a moment, then put his head to Li Jiefang's ear and whispered a few more words.

After hearing what He Yuanchao said, Li Jiefang, who had been a little disappointed just now, suddenly became excited. He took out a gun from his waist and said with a smile: "Section Chief, just hold it up."

While he was talking, He Yuanchao saw Li Debiao's brother finally exiting the alley. He greeted Li Jiefang without hesitation and walked towards the entrance of the courtyard.

bang bang bang~~
Not long after the knock on the door, He Yuanchao and Li Jiefang, who were standing at the door, heard a rush of footsteps coming from the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, the door of the courtyard was opened by a 40-year-old man with a weak body from the inside, "This is such a late night..."

"Stop talking nonsense, or I'll kill you, old bastard."

Before the fat man could finish his complaints, Li Jiefang, who had been impatient for a long time, put a gun to his head and said.

"Tell me, which family did that boy come in just now?"

Seeing that Li Jiefang had controlled the weak man who opened the door, He Yuanchao walked up to him and asked in a low voice.

"Yes... yes... I'm looking for Zheng Laopao."

"Don't make any noise, take us there."

After hearing what He Yuanchao said and looking at the gun on his forehead, the weak man was trembling all over, but he still resisted and led the two of them to Zheng Laopao's house in the backyard.

"Two gentlemen, this is... Zheng... Zheng Laopao's family. Every grievance has its owner, and every debt... its debt has its owner. Please forgive me."

"As long as you don't say anything, we won't make things difficult for you."

"Don't worry, I'm mute now."

He Yuanchao listened to the stupid man's words, gave Li Jiefang a look at him, took out the gun from his waist, and went straight to the door of Zheng Laopao's house.

After listening for a while, He Yuanchao kicked open the door of Zheng Laopao's house with a smile on his face. Then, while walking into the house, he pointed a gun at the panicked people in the house. The two shouted loudly: "Raise your hands and don't move."

"Friends, we are all boats running in the river. If you encounter a narrow place, just speak up and there is no need to make such a big fuss."

Seeing that only one person entered the room, Zheng Laopao, who raised his hands, felt relieved. After calming down, he smiled and said.

After glancing at the middle-aged man who was speaking, He Yuanchao ignored him. He turned and smiled at the young man with a black mole at the corner of his left eye: "Li Debiao, right? You made it hard for me to find him."

Li Debiao saw that the person coming was for him. After carefully looking at the burly man with the gun, he said with some confusion: "Friend, I haven't offended you, have I?"

"I won't offend you. You'll find out when you and I go back."

With that said, He Yuanchao winked at Li Jiefang who entered the room.

Seeing that the section chief had the situation under control, Li Jiefang took out the handcuffs from his waist and walked towards Li Debiao without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)