The Lord of the World Begins from the Siheyuan

Chapter 483: Lure him out?

The east wing of the small courtyard in the east of the city.

Lou Xiao'e lay next to Li Ming, "The materials and seeds have been sent to Haibowan, and a telegram was also sent to them."

"The telegram reminds them to receive the package. If they don't receive the package, they will send you a telegram."

Li Ming kissed her and said, "Thank you for your hard work. With your help, I can deal with those people with bad intentions in the factory with peace of mind."

Lou Xiao'e asked with concern: "Have you encountered anything in the factory these two days?"

"Maybe some people want to seize the position of chief of the security department. Don't worry, in front of me, these people are just a bunch of chickens and dogs."

"You can't be careless."

Li Ming stroked the smooth skin and said softly: "Don't worry. For your sake, I will not be careless. I have arranged for the personnel of the Public Security Department to start the investigation."

Lou Xiao'e couldn't give any good advice about the internal affairs of the steel rolling mill, so she turned to the furniture factory.
"When will the carpenter you hired be able to work? The furniture factory has leveled the site, and the manpower and materials are ready."

"We will go there in the next few days. Gao Jiancheng's master, Master Che, will be there tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Master Liu, the senior brother of Captain Zhang of the carpentry team, is expected to be on the 31st. Master Liu is currently making the glass frame of the greenhouse for Courtyard No. 95."

Lou Xiao'e held down his hand that wanted to cause trouble, "Opening on Sunday, we can only sell the furniture made by Gao Jiancheng."

Li Ming had just scored twice, and now he was a sage. He just wanted to tease her, but he didn't break away.
"Not for sale. The furniture made by Gao Jiancheng is taken to rural furniture factories as samples. Only with physical samples can the carpenters understand what it means to save labor and materials."

"Then the furniture store was empty when we opened?"

"It's enough to have people, and then put some new wood and old wood there. As long as we have the materials, others will believe that we can make furniture."

Lou Xiao'e felt a little unsure: "Is it okay if there are no finished products in the store?"

"Of course, there is a shortage of wood everywhere now."

"Okay. I wonder if Uncle Fu and Jiancheng can be busy by then?"

"It should be no problem. Uncle Fu will be responsible for collecting the used goods, and Jiancheng will be responsible for moving the things. Jiancheng will be responsible for the furniture, and Uncle Fu will help with it."

"If we collect enough wood, the furniture stores in the city will be very busy; if we don't collect enough, the furniture factories in the countryside will have no materials and will have to stop operations. What do you think about me collecting some wood in the countryside?" Lou Xiao'e suggested.

Li Ming objected very clearly, "No!"

Lou Xiao'e didn't rush to ask why, she blinked and waited quietly for him to answer his questions.

Li Ming explained: "We use wood from the countryside, and the furniture must be sold to the countryside. Otherwise, neither Dongfeng Commune nor the county will let our car go back to the city."

"This will happen again!" Lou Xiao'e was picked up by small trucks in and out of the city, but she still didn't know how strict the control over the entry and exit of local supplies was.

"It's definitely okay once or twice, but they won't agree if it's done too many times. It's the same reason, there's a shortage of wood everywhere."

"Otherwise, why would I be collecting wood in the city when I'm full? We buy wood in the countryside, and the commune members will deliver it to our door."

Lou Xiao'e admired: "Xiao Ming, you know so much."

Li Ming smiled and said: "Purchasers who don't even understand this can't do a good job in purchasing. Many seemingly unreasonable things have hidden reasons."

Lou Xiao'e stuck close to him, "Then there are other reasons why you asked Jiancheng to take charge of the furniture store in the city?"

"There is no special reason for this. Gao Jiancheng is diligent and honest, and he knows carpentry skills. He is also the son of Captain Gao Xiangyanghua. He can be said to be the most suitable candidate."

Lou Xiao'e added: "You put forward the slogan of free maintenance for five years. After it is completed, you can also help with minor repairs."

Li Ming told the truth, "I didn't expect this at first. I only thought of it later."

"In addition to providing standard-sized furniture, we also accept customized furniture. Gao Jiancheng knows whether the customer's requirements can be made and how much more work hours will be spent, so the quotation given to the customer is not easy to make mistakes."

"Master Car, Master Liu is responsible for making customized furniture. For standard-sized furniture, we will use the assembly line method. Other workers will divide the work and cooperate, and one person will make several parts to increase efficiency."

Lou Xiao'e regained some strength and moved her hands and feet. "You have arranged everything, and I am relaxed."

Li Ming took the opportunity to touch around, "Then how do you reward me?"

"No reward! Because all of me is yours."

Lou Xiao'e looked at her watch and said, "It's almost time, shall we go back?"

"I'll take you back."

Li Ming sent Lou Xiaoe to the small courtyard in the west of the city before returning to courtyard No. 95.

Yan Bugui hadn't slept yet. Hearing the news of his return, he went to the east wing.

"Xiao Ming, someone came to inquire about you this afternoon."

"Are they from our area?"

Yan Bugui replied: "It doesn't look like it! It was your uncle Dong who said it, saying it looks a bit unfamiliar."

"Oh, did the person who came to inquire ask carefully?"

Yan Bugui didn't want to take responsibility, "It would be better if you ask Uncle Dong in person."

"Okay, then I'll ask Uncle Dong tomorrow morning."

Uncle Dong was not asleep yet, so he put on a thin coat and walked to the front yard. He happened to see Li Ming escorting Yan Bugui out.

Li Ming welcomed the people into the east chamber and talked in detail.

Uncle Dong explained in detail: "I happened to be watching people playing chess at the corner of the door, and a stranger in his 30s also stood up to watch the game."

"The man started talking about how there seemed to be a lot of people from steel rolling mills living around here, and then he started talking about you."

"Just talking casually, or I want to hear your wonderful experience in solving the case. This kind of thing is quite common."

Li Ming didn't say anything and nodded in response.

"But this person is different. Who would ask about your commuting time?" Uncle Dong said suspiciously.

Li Ming agreed: "You are right, this is indeed suspicious."

Uncle Dong continued: "Let me just say that sometimes you come back early and sometimes late. You have many jobs in the factory, so you may not necessarily be busy in any position."

"Hehe, that's right. What does that person look like?"

Uncle Dong couldn't describe it at the moment, so Li Ming took out a pen and paper from the bedroom and sketched a portrait on the spot.

His drawing skills were limited, and it took quite a while before he could clearly draw the appearance of a person with three-quarter hair.

After thanking Uncle Dong well, he sent Uncle Dong home to rest.

Li Ming is now convinced that someone is secretly investigating him.

There is a gap between his commuting time and the time when he gets home. Careful investigation can reveal the close relationship between Lou Xiaoe and him.

The first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers.

He has always believed in this truth and is ready to take the lead in counterattack and carry out counterattacks!
However, the person who inquired about Uncle Dong did not match the photo of Kuang Zhidao he saw.

Obviously not the same person.

Tonight, Qin Huairu will rest at home, and Lou Xiao'e also needs to catch up on her sleep.

Li Ming could just go to bed early and get up early to replenish his energy and start taking action tomorrow.

The next day, Friday, the 29th.

Another important turning day.

Early in the morning, around 4 o'clock.

Li Ming rode his bicycle to the small courtyard in the west of the city. Lou Xiao'e hadn't gotten up yet.

Uncle Fu opened the door, "Xiao Ming, is there something urgent?"

Li Ming entered the courtyard and said, "Uncle Fu, someone may be following me. Please pay more attention to see if there is anyone unusual."

Uncle Fu said nervously: "You told me not to be too careful before, but I really didn't pay much attention to the people around me."

At the beginning of the year, Li Ming knew that people from the Investigation Bureau would investigate, so he told Uncle Fu and others to be casual.

If you are more vigilant, it will make the investigation bureau suspicious. What is this?Even if nothing happens, it will cause trouble.Being casual can put people at ease.

Li Ming whispered: "Basically, we should continue as before. Pay close attention to see if anyone around our houses in the west and east of the city is inquiring about us."

He took out the sketch from his bag and said, "It's probably this person. I suspect it's someone from the steel rolling mill who wants to cause trouble."

Fu Bo looked at it carefully for a while and said, "I will pay attention to it in the future."

"That's okay. You should also tell Mother Fu. And the Xiao'e sisters should try not to go out today. I might not come back for dinner."

Uncle Fu nodded, "I'll tell them when they get up later."

"Close the door, I'm going to work."

Fu Bo warned: "You should pay more attention to your own safety."

"It's okay. I will take action today to let these people know how powerful I am."

After Li Ming finished speaking, he changed the pickup truck at the door and returned to the staff building construction site.

He did not stay at the staff building construction site until after 8 o'clock as usual.

After inspecting the construction site, he returned to the main steel rolling mill.

The workers at the construction site have just been educated and it is still time to abide by the rules and disciplines, so he can rest assured.

In the group discussion after the safety warning meeting the day before yesterday, under the guidance of deputy team leaders Xiao Wei and Du, they all agreed that only by ensuring adequate sleep can we be energetic and reduce safety accidents.

Li Ming has already submitted the report to the factory regarding the new rules of sleeping on time at night and making ward rounds on time, and will implement them only after they are approved.

He arrived at the Security Section so early, and Wang Tiezhi changed the night shift with Fan Jiawen, who came back from patrol and heard about this. He was very nervous and hurried to the deputy section chief's office.

"Deputy Section Chief, do you have any urgent tasks?"

Li Ming put the sketch on the table, "This guy with [-]-year-old hair is asking about me."

Fan Jiawen narrowed his eyes and took a few serious looks. "Unlike the people in our factory, I have no impression at all."

Li Ming said slowly: "This person is inquiring about my whereabouts in No. 95 Courtyard and is concerned about my commuting time and home time."

"At the construction site of the staff building, I also asked the guard Lao Zhang about my working hours."

"Here in our factory, this person has probably asked someone. It's just that there are too many people in our factory, and it's hard to figure out where the other person is asking."

Both prosperous and destructive, Fan Jiawen expressed his position: "I am indeed here for you. Tell me what you want me to do."

"There's no need to rush yet. This person is asking about my commuting time. Maybe it's because I have a lot of duties and a small truck. It's difficult to track me because of my unpredictable whereabouts. You need to know the time first so that you can track me easily."

Fan Jiawen guessed: "What do you mean, the other party doesn't have many people?"

"If they have enough manpower, they can directly use relay tracking."

"It seems like there are not many manpower."

Li Ming curled his lips and said, "The person following you is just a small problem. I can solve it with a little plan in the evening."

Fan Jiawen nodded and said, "Are you trying to use yourself as bait to lure him out?"

"So I need your cooperation in the evening."

"Yesterday afternoon, I arranged for four people from the security unit to investigate the interpersonal relationships of security activists. They are very busy today."

Fan Jiawen was a little curious about the security department, but he didn't ask any more questions. Those who knew would naturally know, "I will come to the factory at 4 p.m."

"You don't have to come to the factory. This is my arrangement. You can go directly to No. 4 Courtyard at 95 o'clock and wait for me in the yard."

Fan Jiawen's eyes lit up and he said: "I have to rush there early. If I go late, the other party may be waiting there, and I will be exposed. Do I need to bring more people?"

"It's not necessary. When you get to Courtyard No. 95, tell Teacher Yan Bugui in the west wing of the front yard that you are hiding in his house."

"I got it."

"You should go home and rest after get off work. I'll be with you in the factory."

Fan Jiawen was not polite. He had an important task in the evening and he really needed to rest first. "Then I'll go back first."

Li Ming was alone in the office thinking about the next action plan.

This thirty-seven young man wanted to investigate his private life, which gave the impression that he was full of malice.

An unknown person is obviously the mastermind behind this.

It's easy for him to catch the person he's following, but the key is to find out who's behind it.

It may not necessarily be an opponent, but it may also be someone from a third party who wants the two sides to merge.

People's hearts are unpredictable, and the world is unpredictable.

To deal with different people, Li Ming would use different methods.

evening,

Li Ming rode his bicycle home.

Normally, when he didn't have to go to the countryside to pick up Lou Xiaoe, he rode his bicycle home, and everything was normal.

Although the steel rolling mill has four gates, there are thousands of people leaving get off work at the same time.

There was a huge crowd, and people outside wanted to follow someone from the gate of the steel rolling mill. They didn't have to think twice, and it was impossible to keep up.

Li Ming deliberately gave people the opportunity to leave work 10 minutes early.

He didn't feel anyone was following him along the way, so all the drama was in vain.

But his work was not in vain. At the intersection near No. 95 Courtyard, he spotted the young man with a [-]-point hairstyle.

This person is also a little smart, knowing that waiting at the gate of the steel rolling mill or the gate of No. 95 Courtyard is inappropriate. This alley intersection a short distance away is inconspicuous and can catch people.

Li Ming calmly remembered this person's aura, ignored him, returned to Courtyard No. 95, and helped the car into the compound.

On the surface, it looked like he was returning home from get off work normally, but in fact, he drove the probe and locked onto that person, always ready to counter-track him.

When Fan Jiawen saw Li Ming return to the front yard, he hurriedly walked out of the west wing without asking any questions.

Insiders Yan Bugui and Uncle Dong looked curiously at the door of the west wing.

Li Ming smiled and said: "Here we go, at the intersection ahead, pretending to be unwinding the bicycle chain."

Fan Jiawen then asked about the situation, "Is there only one person coming?"

"Ah."

Fan Jiawen was worried that the other party had run away, so he suggested: "Find two children to go out and have a look?"

Li Ming shook his head and said, "Children are prone to bad things."

"There's no need to rush. He should be heading towards Courtyard No. 95 with his bicycle now, and he will probably have to observe whether I will go out again."

"Go back to my room first, let's wait slowly."

Fan Jiawen responded: "Yes."

Yan Bugui and Uncle Dong saw Li Ming taking Fan Jiawen back to the east wing. They looked at each other and followed to join in the fun.

Rumors about how miraculous and powerful Deputy Chief Li was in solving the case had only been heard before.

This time, we can see how a real capable person solves a case, so Yan Bugui and his two men will not miss this great opportunity.

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