Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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If we've achieved our goal this time, that's fine; the projection equipment at the studio just can't be shut down.

Losing even one machine would be a huge hassle, and as for Xu Damao, it wouldn't matter if he got a month's leave.

Anyway, he only has so little money, and he's not very mobile right now, so what can he do?

If something goes wrong when I come to the factory, I'll have to take responsibility. Why make things so complicated for myself?

Xu Damao was drinking heavily in the house, sulking.

The hospital clearly stated that it's best not to drink alcohol after discharge, but what can I do now?

I'm already a useless person. If the factory causes me any more trouble, I'll be out of work.

Now that the penalties have been imposed, going to the steel rolling mill will likely become extremely difficult again.

I don't know what Li Huaide's side has to say yet, and I'm currently unable to move around easily.

It wasn't appropriate to go to their homes to inquire, so he could only stay home and drink alone in silence.

"Xiao Xu, why are you drinking alone at home all by yourself?"

A familiar voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Xu Damao slowly raised his head and looked towards the door. The person who came in was actually Li Xiangdong!

"Brother Dong, you're here. Please find a place to sit."

Xu Damao said tremblingly.

I never expected that Li Xiangdong would come to visit me when I was in such a sorry state.

No one in the entire courtyard paid any attention to him.

Aside from the sarcastic remarks from the other parents, no one paid any attention to him after he entered the courtyard.

This filled Xu Damao's heart with pain.

If it weren't for the saying "better to live a miserable life than die a good death," Xu Damao would really like to find a place to end his life like this.

"What are you saying? We're neighbors, it's normal for them to come and visit. Try not to drink too much, have something to eat, this is something I made at home."

As Li Xiangdong spoke, he placed the two plates of food on the table. One plate contained braised beef, and the other contained spicy eggs.

“There have been a lot going on at the factory lately, and I didn’t have time to visit you while you were in the hospital. Now that you’re back, I had to come and see you. How are you? Are there any lingering effects?”

Li Xiangdong asked with concern.

Xu Damao remained silent and slowly pulled the blanket covering his legs out.

Seeing that Xu Damao's feet had been completely sawed off, Li Xiangdong looked embarrassed.

I never expected this matter to escalate to such a serious point. It seems it's time to make a move on Xu Damao, this pawn.

“I’ve heard about what happened to you. You did drink that night, but it shouldn’t be this serious! If it was just a fall, a projector shouldn’t break so easily.”

"These things are rarely made in China; most are imported from abroad. The quality should be acceptable, so they shouldn't be that fragile."

Li Xiangdong's mind raced, and he quickly replied.

"Who knows? This is also my fault. If I hadn't drunk those two extra glasses of wine, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way. I don't know what happened to the projector either. I guess this is just my fate!"

Xu Damao sighed and said.

“Xiao Xu, you need to pull yourself together. I think this is a bit strange. Even if you were drunk, you shouldn’t have fallen like this and not woken up all night. Unless you suffered a serious head injury, it’s impossible for you to be unconscious all night.”

Li Xiangdong kept using words to guide Xu Damao.

Although I had roughly deduced the specifics of what happened that night.

However, if we say it directly, we probably won't get any benefit from it; we have to let Xu Damao say it himself.

Go and review this case again yourself.

For no other reason than to distance myself from Xu Damao.

Helping such a despicable person is just a way to exploit him.

"Brother Dong, do you know what happened that night? Please tell me, I also feel something is wrong. Now I am all alone, and I can only sit here paralyzed for the rest of my life. I am not willing to accept this!"

Xu Damao burst into tears.

Fortunately, it was during working hours, and most of the people in the courtyard were not there.

No one noticed Xu Damao's secluded house.

"If I knew, would I not tell you? That night, I got up to use the bathroom and I thought I heard Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong talking at the door, but I didn't hear the details. It was too cold, so I quickly came back after using the bathroom..."

Li Xiangdong pretended to be trying very hard to remember and said slowly and deliberately.

Xu Damao grasped at this straw as if it were a lifeline.

That night, I was very drunk.

But I also vaguely felt that after I fell, it was as if someone had hit me.

He then fell unconscious again, but the frostbite was just too severe.

The injuries caused by such external blows are completely undetectable.

When Xu Damao was in the hospital, he casually asked the doctor about this matter, and the doctor could only give this answer.

"Brother Dong, please try to think again. Around what time did you get up that night? What time did Liu Haizhong and the others return?"

Xu Damao asked anxiously.

"Oh dear, how could I remember that? It happened so many days ago. It might have been one o'clock or two o'clock. It was so dark and cold, I really didn't have time to pay attention to these things. If you really can't remember, you can ask Yan Bugui."

Li Xiangdong thus conveniently shifted the blame entirely onto Yan Bugui.

This is also part of Li Xiangdong's plan.

It's impossible for me to come out and testify. Those beasts in the courtyard will kill as many as they can.

It's absolutely impossible to get involved with them.

This is also the lowest point in all the plans, number 2.1.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao almost got up, but then suddenly remembered that he could no longer get out of bed.

He sat in his wheelchair and slammed his hand on the table.

“I knew someone was framing me. Thank you, Brother Dong. I’ll go find Yan Bugui right now and ask him what happened. He must have known something that night. Liu Haizhong came back so late; he must have something he’s hiding.”

Xu Damao said angrily.

"That guy surnamed Yan is rather greedy. If you want to get anything out of him, you'll probably have to spend a lot of money. Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore. I need to go back and continue with my own business. Remember to eat these two dishes."

As Li Xiangdong spoke, he pretended that he had something to do.

She hurriedly left Xu Damao's house, having already fulfilled her role.

Chapter 152 Inviting Yan Bugui at Night

Li Xiangdong believed that Xu Damao was smart enough to figure this out.

If I were to reveal more details, that would be bad, as it would inevitably implicate me as well.

The best outcome for people in a courtyard house is for them to fight like dogs; all you need to do is fan the flames and instigate things from behind the scenes.

"Liu Haizhong, you and your whole family just wait! This matter is definitely related to you. If you don't avenge this, you're no gentleman!"

Xu Damao roared inwardly.

Xu Damao had roughly figured it out.

If it really was one or two o'clock that night when Liu Haizhong didn't return.

It might be closely related to something that happened to me, like being on the road and freezing all night.

In the past, people would go home after work, and very few people would go out at night.

Even if they go to the pigeon market to buy things, they will rush back around eleven o'clock.

They won't be back too late, unless there's no direct evidence.

Xu Damao now wished he could set fire to Liu Haizhong's house.

Xu Damao pondered for a long time at home. The two dishes on the table had long since gone cold, but he didn't eat a single bite.

Xu Damao finally made his decision.

Tonight, I'll invite Yan Bugui over for dinner and try my best to find out the truth.

What exactly did Liu Haizhong do outside that night?

Why did you come back so late?

The most important point, and the one that immediately made Xu Damao think of Liu Haizhong and his son, was this.

That was the position of the section chief of the blackboard bulletin board at the steel rolling mill.

I had heard about this matter before. I had bribed Factory Director Li Huaide, while Liu Guangqi was merely giving gifts to Section Chief Wang.

This position will eventually fall to me, and it might just be because of this incident.

This caused the Liu family father and son to become hostile towards him.

Apart from that, Xu Damao really couldn't think of any other enemies he might have.