Siheyuan: Start with a big car

Yan Jiecheng was staying in the house feeling uneasy when he suddenly heard a noise outside. He was shocked. He carefully poked his head out of the house and saw Liu Guangtian. He was so frightened that he trembled all over and almost cried out. He subconsciously wanted to turn around and hide back in the house.
Seeing this, Liu Guangtian hurried forward with a smile on his face, and said in a very kind tone: "Brother Jie Cheng, don't be afraid. I am really here to help you this time, not to cause you any trouble. Please don't misunderstand me."

Yan Jiecheng paused after hearing what Liu Guangtian said, but he still looked at Liu Guangtian with a vigilant face, wondering what this kid was up to. But he said, "Humph, you can help me? I don't believe it. The last matter is not over yet. Your father has made such a fuss in my house. Who would believe you if you say this now?"

At this time, the third uncle also came over. He looked at Liu Guangtian, then at Yan Jiecheng, frowned slightly and said, "You two, this matter shouldn't have been like this. Now that you are together, you should make things clear and resolve the previous misunderstandings.

Being so awkward all the time is not good for anyone, and the relationship between neighbors in our yard cannot remain so awkward."

Liu Guangtian nodded hurriedly and agreed, "Third Uncle is right, Brother Jie Cheng, let's talk about it openly. There were indeed some misunderstandings before, and we have to resolve them. This way, everyone will be at peace, don't you think?"

After listening to what the Third Uncle and Liu Guangtian said, Yan Jiecheng still had some doubts in his heart, but he also felt that what they said made some sense. He hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly and said, "Okay, since the Third Uncle said so, let's talk about it, but don't play any tricks, Liu Guangtian."

Liu Guangtian waved his hands quickly and said sincerely: "Brother Jie Cheng, don't worry, I will never play tricks. I really want to solve the problem this time."

Yan Jiecheng was feeling very nervous. He didn't want the things he did secretly to be known by the Third Uncle. After all, those were not things that could be shown in public.

So he quickly let Liu Guangtian into the house, and then slammed the door shut. The movement was so quick and hasty, as if he wanted to plug all the gaps that might leak the secret.

As soon as the door was closed, Yan Jiecheng looked at Liu Guangtian with a vigilant face and asked in a low voice: "Liu Guangtian, what exactly are you up to today? Don't beat around the bush with me, just tell me, what is your purpose?"

Liu Guangtian didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "Brother Jie Cheng, I just want to ask you, who needs the materials for the new energy vehicles we talked about before?

Don't play dumb with me, we have to get this straight, or I won't be willing to just lose the money."

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, his heart skipped a beat, but he still pretended to be calm and said stubbornly, "No one needs it. Who needs that material? Don't make blind guesses. That matter has long passed. Why are you still holding on to it?"

When Liu Guangtian heard this, he couldn't help but sneered and said with disdain: "Brother Jie Cheng, you are still lying here? Do you think I'm a fool?
If no one needs it, why did we go to so much trouble to get the material? And why do you owe me money? Don't treat me like a three-year-old kid. You must tell the truth today, or I will never forgive you."

Yan Jiecheng still stubbornly denied it, shaking his head like a rattle: "Liu Guangtian, stop speculating here. It's not what you said. No one is fooling me. Stop guessing."

Liu Guangtian was not affected by his words and continued to speak: "Brother Jie Cheng, I have been thinking about this all the way here.

I suddenly have an idea. Do you think it is possible that the new energy vehicle materials you gave me are actually real, but the person who claimed to need these materials deliberately fooled you in order not to pay, making you think that the materials are fake, so he has been dragging his feet and not paying me?"

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, he subconsciously retorted loudly: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could they do that? Don't make up stories here."

Liu Guangtian was not relenting. He leaned forward, stared closely into Yan Jiecheng's eyes, and questioned him in a more severe tone: "Brother Jiecheng, let me ask you, have you really read those materials and carefully checked whether they are true or false?"

When Yan Jiecheng was asked this question by Liu Guangtian, his face turned pale instantly. He was shocked because he had never opened the materials to read them, just as Liu Guangtian said. At that time, he just heard Zhang Li say that the materials were fake, so he believed it and did not verify it at all.

Yan Jiecheng's eyes began to evade, not daring to look directly at Liu Guangtian's eyes, and he was still arguing: "I... although I didn't open it to read, but Zhang Li told me it was fake, how could her words be false?"

When Liu Guangtian heard Yan Jiecheng mention Zhang Li's name, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if a flash of inspiration had passed through his mind, and he instantly realized something. He narrowed his eyes, stared at Yan Jiecheng closely, and said with a certainty in his tone:
"Brother Jie Cheng, I think this Zhang Li is probably the one who really needs the materials! Think about it, you didn't even open the materials to confirm their authenticity, but you believed them based on just one word from her. This is too strange. Maybe she deliberately lied to you so that you would think the materials were fake. This way, she could get the real materials without having to pay, killing two birds with one stone!"

When Yan Jiecheng heard Liu Guangtian's words, he was stunned at first, and then his face became even uglier. He opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but for a moment he couldn't find a suitable reason. He couldn't help but start to wonder in his heart, is it really like Liu Guangtian said, that he was fooled by Zhang Li?

Seeing Yan Jiecheng's expression, Liu Guangtian knew that his guess was probably correct, so he continued to say, "Brother Jiecheng, you can't be so confused any longer. We have to find Zhang Li and ask her clearly. If she is really behind this, we can't let her off so easily. We have to get our money back and let her know that she will pay the price for fooling us!"

Yan Jiecheng's mind was in a mess. On the one hand, he felt that Liu Guangtian's words made some sense, but on the other hand, he was unwilling to believe that he was really deceived by Zhang Li.

"Liu Guangtian, although what you said seems to make sense, Zhang Li is from our factory, and her parents are both big leaders in the factory. With her family background, how could she cheat me? I think it's unlikely." Liu Guangtian looked confident and persuaded anxiously: "Brother Jie Cheng, don't be too naive. There are so many female scammers in society now. How can you determine that a person will not cheat just by looking at her family background? They won't write the word "scammer" on their faces. We have to find out, otherwise we will suffer losses without knowing why, how cowardly!"

Yan Jiecheng hesitated for a long time after hearing what Liu Guangtian said. He paced back and forth in the room, weighing the pros and cons in his mind. Finally, under Liu Guangtian's repeated urging, he gritted his teeth, nodded and agreed: "Okay, then let's go to Zhang Li's house to investigate. If it's really like what you said, humph, I won't let her go!"

So Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian hurried to the gate of the compound. Just as they were about to go in, they were stopped by the security officer.

Yan Jiecheng hurried forward and said with a smile: "Comrade, let's go in for a moment. I'm Zhang Li's fiancé, and I have something urgent to discuss with her."

The security officer looked serious. After looking Yan Jiecheng up and down, he said slowly, "You said you were Zhang Li's fiancé? But let me tell you, there is no girl named Zhang Li in this compound. Did you make a mistake?"

When Yan Jiecheng heard this, his eyes widened and his face was full of disbelief. He raised his voice and said excitedly: "What did you say? Impossible! How could I be wrong? Zhang Li and I have known each other for a long time. She lives in this compound. Are you new here? Don't you know her?"

The security officer still looked calm, shook his head and said, "I have worked here for many years, and I know almost everyone in this hospital. There is indeed no Zhang Li you mentioned. If you don't believe me, you can ask other people. Anyway, I have never heard of such a person here."

Yan Jiecheng was very anxious. He thought that the security officer must be deliberately making things difficult for him, or that he had made a mistake. So he couldn't help but quarrel with the security officer: "What's wrong with you? I told you that I came to find Zhang Li. She must be in this courtyard. Why do you say that she is not here? Are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

The security officer was also annoyed by Yan Jiecheng's attitude. His face darkened and he said, "I told you the truth out of kindness, but you started arguing with me. I said no, and if you keep making trouble here, don't blame me for being rude!"

Yan Jiecheng was completely paranoid at this time. He didn't listen to the security officer's words at all. He was still there, making a fuss and muttering, "There's no way Zhang Li isn't here. You must be lying to me and deliberately not letting me go in to find her. I must see her today!"

The security officer was already irritated by Yan Jiecheng's unreasonable attitude, and now he couldn't control his temper when he heard him chattering in his ear. He pulled out his pistol and pointed the black muzzle at Yan Jiecheng, shouting, "If you make trouble here again, I will not be polite to you, believe it or not!"

This shocked everyone present. At this critical moment, the substitute monitor happened to be patrolling here. Seeing this shocking scene, his face suddenly changed and he rushed over as fast as he could.

The squad leader quickly stepped forward to the security officer and stopped him forcefully. He pushed down his hand holding the gun and angrily scolded him, "What are you doing? Are you crazy? All the people living in this compound are leaders. You actually took out your weapon. What if you hurt someone? You are going to cause a big disaster!"

The security officer was slightly more sober after being stopped and scolded by the squad leader. He realized that his previous actions were indeed too impulsive. However, he still felt wronged, so he pointed at Yan Jiecheng and angrily explained what happened to the squad leader:

"Squad leader, you don't know, this guy insisted on entering the compound, saying he was looking for Zhang Li. I told him that there was no one named Zhang Li in the compound, but he just didn't believe it. He kept making trouble with me and kept scolding me for deliberately looking for trouble. I couldn't help it and just..."

While listening to the security officer's explanation, the squad leader frowned and looked at Yan Jiecheng, his eyes full of dissatisfaction and confusion.

Yan Jiecheng was also frightened by the pistol and sobered up. He stood there, his face pale, his legs trembling slightly, and the arrogance in his heart had long disappeared without a trace. However, he still did not give up, muttering softly: "There must be Zhang Li, there must be..."

"Young man, I have been on duty in this compound for more than ten years. I dare not say that I know all the people in this compound thoroughly, but I can recognize their faces and call out their names. I can tell you with certainty that there is indeed no woman named Zhang Li living here. Did you make a mistake?"

After hearing what the squad leader said, Yan Jiecheng's body shook violently, as if he had suffered a heavy blow. He widened his eyes, full of disbelief, but looking at the squad leader's sincere and determined expression, he knew in his heart that the squad leader would not lie to him.

At this moment, Yan Jiecheng finally realized that he might have been deceived. He recalled the moments he had spent with Zhang Li before. Those seemingly beautiful moments now seemed like a series of ironic jokes. He never thought that he would be so stupid that he believed Zhang Li's sweet words and got involved in so many troubles.

Yan Jiecheng was filled with regret and despair. At this moment, he just wanted to leave this place where he had lost face and suffered severe trauma, so he turned around and prepared to leave.

But Liu Guangtian stood there, looking depressed and unwilling. He thought to himself, this matter is not over yet. If Zhang Li cannot be found, then the money promised before will be gone forever. He had quarreled with his father for this money, and had to follow Yan Jiecheng for a long time. He couldn't let it go to waste.

Thinking of this, Liu Guangtian stepped forward, stretched out his hand to stop Yan Jiecheng, and said anxiously: "Brother Jiecheng, don't leave yet! There is no explanation for this matter yet. If we can't find Zhang Li, what will we do with the money? You can't just let it go, you have to keep looking for her!"

Yan Jieben was already upset, and being stopped by Liu Guangtian made him even more angry. He said angrily: "Looking for her? How can I look for her? The squad leader said that there is no such person as Zhang Li in this compound. Where can I look for her? Maybe the names she gave us are all fake. How can I look for her in this huge crowd?" (End of this chapter)