Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

Chapter 267 Zhao Hongying's Threat

Zhao Hongying sat on the sofa in the living room, holding a cup of tea that had long gone cold, staring at the door with gloomy eyes. Ever since her father and brother were taken away, and the subsequent news that the evidence seized by the higher-ups was clear and complete, she knew that the Zhao family was finished. However, the person who could provide such precise evidence must be an insider, and she was not taken away for investigation, which meant that she could not move. She might have to protect someone, and this person was about to be revealed. This man would definitely come back - but not for her, but for the wealth he had amassed over the years.

Sure enough, the door lock turned and Li Huaide pushed the door open, his face gloomy and his eyes calculating. He glanced at Zhao Hongying sitting on the sofa and sneered, "Oh, you haven't run away yet?"

Zhao Hongying put down the teacup and smiled sarcastically: "Run? Why should I run? I haven't broken any law."

Li Huaide was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, and went straight to the bedroom and opened the closet, only to find it was empty. He rummaged through the drawers and secret compartments, and his face became more and more ugly.

"Don't look for it anymore." Zhao Hongying leaned against the door frame and said slowly, "I have already kept your things for you."

Li Huaide turned around abruptly, his eyes fierce: "Zhao Hongying, don't seek death!"

Zhao Hongying was not afraid at all, instead she smiled: "Why, you want to fight? Li Huaide, you are no longer Director Li. Without the Zhao family, you are nothing."

Li Huaide took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "Okay, you are so cruel. Tell me, what do you want?"

Zhao Hongying stood up, walked in front of him, and said word by word: "It's very simple. We can't get divorced. I want you to adopt my nephew with me, otherwise--" She narrowed her eyes, "I have kept all your shady account books and bribery records."

Li Huaide's pupils shrank. He didn't expect that she still had such a handle in her hand. He gritted his teeth and sneered: "Zhao Hongying, you are really my 'good wife'."

Zhao Hongying snorted softly: "Same here."

The two looked at each other for a moment, and there seemed to be the flash of swords in the air. Finally, Li Huaide compromised: "Okay, I promise you. You can register him under our name, but I will not live with you anymore. You have no right to control what I do in the future, and I will not control him. After all, no one will control someone who has a grudge against them."

Zhao Hongying shook her head: "Okay, we don't need you to take care of us. I want to keep half of your shady money as compensation for our family."

Li Huaide stared at her and suddenly smiled: "Okay, let's do it. But -" His tone suddenly turned cold, "If you dare to play tricks, I promise that you will die more miserably than Zhao Hongcheng."

Zhao Hongying's expression remained unchanged, and she said calmly: "Don't worry, I know the rules better than you."

Li Huaide snorted coldly and turned away. The moment the door closed, Zhao Hongying's smile completely disappeared. She clenched her fists, digging her nails deep into her palms.

Li Huaide stood at the door of the steel mill's logistics office, holding a stack of documents in his hands, his face gloomy enough to drip water. The once glorious factory leader has now become an ordinary clerk, sorting reports and copying materials every day, and even the workers dare to yell at him. What made him even more angry was that Xu Damao, the villain, had turned into the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee of the steel mill, wandering around the factory with his hands behind his back all day, and when he saw him, he would say in a sarcastic tone: "Hey, Director Li - oh no, you should be called Li Wenshu now, right?"

"Damn it!" Li Huaide kicked over the bench at his feet. People in the office looked at him sideways, but no one dared to say anything. He took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, turned around and picked up the phone.

Military compound, Secretary Wang’s office.

"Secretary Wang, I'm Li Huaide

Secretary Wang recognized him and frowned, "Li Huaide, what do you want?"

"Secretary Wang!" Li Huaide suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth, "I want to ask, why can Xu Damao be the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, while I can only be a clerk? I have made meritorious contributions while committing a crime, is this the result I get?"

Secretary Wang looked at the documents in his hand coldly, and said in a flat tone: "Li Huaide, it is the leader's grace that you can keep your job. Don't be ungrateful."

"Grace?" Li Huaide sneered, "Then why did Xu Damao do that?"

Secretary Wang closed the document in his hand, his eyes sharp, "Because Xu Damao did not take in the Zhao family's only son."

Li Huaide was stunned for a moment, then reacted and his face suddenly changed: "You mean...Zhao Hongcheng's son?"

"That's right." Secretary Wang stood up and said in a cold tone, "After the Zhao family fell, your wife Zhao Hongying secretly arranged for the child to live with a relative in the countryside. Do you think no one knows? The chief hates two-faced people the most!"

Li Huaide's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he hurriedly explained: "The child is only five years old, and has nothing to do with the Zhao family's affairs. I just..."

"Just what?" Secretary Wang interrupted him, "Li Huaide, stop pretending. You helped your wife keep the bloodline of the Zhao family, wasn't it just to leave a way out for yourself? Unfortunately, your little tricks are clearly seen by the chief. Remember, if loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal, and no one will employ disloyal people."

Li Huaide was speechless, his fists clenched so hard that they made a clattering sound.

Secretary Wang glanced at him and said in a softer tone, "Go back and be a good clerk. Don't cause any more trouble. Otherwise..." He paused meaningfully, "next time it won't be as simple as a demotion."

After hanging up the phone, the window was suddenly blown open by the wind, and the cold wind made him feel cold all over.

He looked up at the gloomy sky and suddenly laughed, with a bit of madness in his laughter: "Okay, you are all plotting against me, right? Fine, we'll see..."

Xu Damao leaned on a chair in the office of the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee, his shoes propped up on the desk, a cigarette in his hand, puffing out smoke with his eyes squinting. He stared at the slogan on the wall "Grasp the revolution, promote production", and a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Li Huaide, that old bastard, is now just a clerk. Just wait and see how I slowly kill you..." Xu Damao put out his cigarette and suddenly thought of Sha Zhu's face that always went against him. "And that Sha Zhu, you dare to challenge me just because you are the canteen director? This time, both of you will pay the price!"

He sat up straight, opened the drawer and took out a notebook filled with negative information about people in the factory. He rubbed his fingers back and forth over the names "He Yuzhu" and "Li Huaide" and suddenly his eyes lit up.

"Got it!" Xu Damao slapped his thigh, "Isn't Li Huaide in charge of the registration of the logistics warehouse? Doesn't Shazhu Canteen need to collect supplies every day? Hehe..."