1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Chapter 360 Yi Zhonghai is targeted

Li Weiguo returned to the house, feeling empty inside.

Now without the invincible detection radar, it is like losing a pair of eyes watching secretly, and we can no longer monitor Yi Zhonghai's every move.

He was filled with helplessness and without thinking any more, he just lay down on the kang and soon fell asleep.

In the virtual dimension unknown to Li Weiguo, the system was in a busy chaos.

It was a space without entity but seemed to be alive. The system was like a tired craftsman, working in sweat.

Its "body" was glowing with complex light, and codes were rolling and interweaving around it like running water.

Although it discovered the bug in the overall system, it was like finding a hidden door in a huge and complex maze, and then, painstakingly reprogramming the entire system.

However, this is not an easy task. The new system is like a newly built castle made of building blocks. Although it has a prototype, there are problems everywhere.

Many places are not yet perfect, like fragile joints, and there is great instability.

The system must continuously improve and optimize these weak links, striving to make the new system more advanced and more stable, just like a master who carefully carves a work of art and does not allow any flaws.

As Li Weiguo struggled to adapt to the new system, other people in the courtyard were also uneasy.

That day, Yi Zhonghai took half an hour off, went to the bank in a hurry, withdrew 600 yuan, and then walked towards the place where he had agreed to meet Xu Damao.

When he saw Xu Damao, he straightened his back again, tightly grasped the envelope containing money in his hand, and looked straight at Xu Damao with a hint of pride in his eyes.

In his opinion, with the support of the shrewd deaf old lady, he already had enough confidence.

He felt that no matter what tricks Xu Damao used, he could easily deal with them.

In his eyes, those difficult problems were like a breeze that would disappear with a gentle blow.

"Xu Damao, this is the 600 yuan I'm going to return to you." Yi Zhonghai said, handing the envelope to Xu Damao, "From now on, we're even. Don't bother Qin Huairu anymore, and don't even think about using this to threaten me. We'll go our separate ways, and from now on, we'll have nothing to do with each other."

His voice was steady and powerful, with an unquestionable determination.

Xu Damao took the envelope, opened it and took a look. Then he snorted coldly, with a hint of disdain in his eyes: "Yi Zhonghai, I advise you to keep a low profile sometimes. After all, I am not the only one watching you in this hospital. The eyes of the masses are sharp. Don't think you can hide the truth from the world."

After saying that, he put the envelope into his arms, turned around and left. His figure, with a bit of arrogance, soon disappeared from sight.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Xu Damao's departing back, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of contempt.

He felt that Xu Damao was just bluffing, and now that the matter had been resolved, he had nothing to worry about.

Then he came to the workshop and returned to his workstation to continue working.

The machines in the workshop were roaring, the workers were busy at work, and Qin Huairu was busy at her workstation.

Yi Zhonghai walked over and patted Qin Huairu on the shoulder.

Qin Huairu turned her head and saw that it was Yi Zhonghai, with a questioning look in her eyes.

Yi Zhonghai approached Qin Huairu and whispered, "It's done. I gave the money to Xu Damao. He won't bother you anymore. Don't worry."

After hearing this, Qin Huairu's face immediately showed an expression of gratitude.

Her eyes were a little moist, her lips were trembling slightly, and her hands unconsciously grasped Yi Zhonghai's arm: "Master, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I really don't know what I would do."

Her voice was slightly choked, but was drowned out by the noisy workshop.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu with a gentle smile on his face.

There was a hint of relief and a hint of pride in that smile.

He felt that since Qin Huairu was now pregnant with his child, it was his unshirkable responsibility to protect her.

In his eyes, Qin Huairu was like a fragile little bird that needed him as a big tree to shelter her from the wind and rain.

The workers around them were busy and no one noticed the subtle interaction in their small corner.

At noon, the cafeteria was crowded and noisy.

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu waited in line in the cafeteria for a long time. The line slowly moved forward and finally it was their turn.

The cafeteria staff handed the lunch box to Yi Zhonghai with an expressionless face. Yi Zhonghai took it, looked down, and immediately frowned.

He was very annoyed. This had happened more than once or twice. Recently, the amount of food he was given was obviously smaller than before.

He thought to himself that there must be something wrong here. He had been scheming against others for so many years that he had an extremely keen intuition about being schemed against. His first reaction was that Sha Zhu was behind it, but the person serving the food was not Sha Zhu, but just a helper.

Yi Zhonghai reacted quickly and immediately asked the staff member: "Why are the meals I received so little?"

The staff member didn't even raise his eyelids and answered impatiently: "Little? Isn't that the same for most people?"

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai handed the lunch box forward and raised his voice: "Look, I have two lunch boxes, but they are not as much as the one box of the employee behind me!"

The staff member glanced at it and said nonchalantly, "That's all. Eat if you like. If you don't want to eat, go to another cafeteria."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he was furious, but he stood there and refused to leave, which caused dissatisfaction among the employees waiting in line behind him.

The crowd began to get agitated, and someone shouted, "Are you still going to get your meal? Stop blocking the way. If you don't, we're still waiting for our meal!"

Others also echoed: "That's right, let's go quickly and don't waste everyone's time."

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to take two steps forward with the lunch box, feeling angry.

He turned around and spit at the staff in the window, cursing, "You are just taking advantage of others!"

The staff member was not to be outdone. He also made a sound of "Pooh" and cursed back: "You are a beast in human form, a wolf in sheep's clothing! People who don't know you would think you are a good thing, but you are actually just a black sesame dumpling, a wicked thing!"

As soon as these words came out, many people around began to discuss in low voices.

It turned out that since He Daqing passed away, everyone knew about the difficult life that Sha Zhu and his sister had lived through. In particular, the news that the living expenses sent by Sha Zhu's father was withheld by Yi Zhonghai had somehow spread throughout the factory.

After hearing those things, the people in the cafeteria hated Yi Zhonghai very much.

After all, in this era when materials were not abundant, those living expenses meant hope of survival for Sha Zhu and his sister, but because of Yi Zhonghai's selfishness, they suffered a lot.

In the past, everyone had some respect for Yi Zhonghai because he was a senior technician in the factory. But now, this respect has long disappeared, and there is a bit more contempt in the eyes when people look at him.

When Yi Zhonghai heard the staff member's scolding, his face turned pale and blue, but he couldn't get angry. He could only find a place to sit down dejectedly under the strange gazes of everyone.

Qin Huairu was a little embarrassed and sat down as well. Her eyes flickered and no one knew what she was thinking.