Siheyuan: I am the God of Cooking, and all the birds are crying with envy!

While they were preparing things, Hu Zi came to pay New Year's greetings with New Year gifts.

"Brother He, Sister He, Happy New Year! May everything go well for you."

Xu Xinyue smiled and asked everyone to sit down, took out a white porcelain cup with the word "囍" written on it, filled it with boiling water and pushed it in front of him.

"Brother Hu Zi, Happy New Year! Drink some hot water first to warm yourself up."

Hu Zi took the cup with a smile, "Thank you, sister-in-law."

Xu Xinyue tactfully closed the door and went out, leaving the space for the two of them.

As soon as the door closed, Hu Zi put down the cup and approached He Yuzhu. He said excitedly: "Brother He, I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to sit here and chat with you safely."

He Yuzhu frowned, "What happened? Something happened in the black market?"

"Brother He, you are simply a prophet." Hu Zi said as he gave him a thumbs up, with no disguising the admiration and respect in his eyes.

He Yuzhu didn't take his compliment seriously at all.

The leader said before that the black market would be dealt with before the New Year.

But these few days have been calm and there has been no news.

I heard that a house was burned down last night.

"When did this happen?"

"2:30 a.m. on New Year's Day."

"I didn't see it myself. I just heard it from a brother."

"My brother told me that the black market was closed down by the military, and all the people who managed the black market were arrested."

"The one-eared dragon resisted arrest. He put up a violent resistance and was...shot in the head."

"He died instantly!"

"It was precisely because the one-eared dragon died that those people surrendered obediently and no conflict occurred."

"And those who were involved in the transaction, including both the buyer and the seller, were detained."

"Just now I saw a few people selling things on the road. Their faces were full of worry and panic, as if they were facing a great enemy."

"But they tacitly agreed not to reveal a word about what happened in the black market."

"Because I worked in the black market before, I was worried that they would recognize me and cause trouble for me, so I didn't go up to inquire."

"But I learned from others that they kept their mouths shut. They didn't say a word about the black market or what happened after they were caught."

"My brother saw with his own eyes that the dark night was sealed off and the people inside were arrested. He was also lucky, otherwise..."

I don’t know what consequences I will face.

"We usually have a very close relationship. He happened to be in the toilet when he was sealed off, so he was lucky enough to escape."

"And the reason why I was able to escape this horrible disaster is thanks to Brother He..."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to stand here peacefully. My wife, children, and parents might all be implicated."

Hu Zi felt sympathetic. If he hadn't listened to He Yuzhu, then...

After Hu Zi finished speaking, he stood up excitedly. Suddenly, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.

When he looked up, there was still blood flowing from his forehead.

He Yuzhu was forced to accept his thanks because of his sudden response.

"Hu Zi, what are you doing? Hurry up and get up. I didn't do anything. It's all thanks to your own sharpness."

Hu Zi shook his head and disagreed, "No, Brother He, I was able to escape thanks to you. As the saying goes, saving my life is like giving birth to a parent. I should kowtow to you three times."

Although He Yuzhu did not say it explicitly at the time, he told an allusion that was completely unrelated to the story.

At first he didn't understand what this allusion meant, so he didn't take He Yuzhu's words to heart.

However, when he was alone, he repeatedly pondered the story told by He Yuzhu.

I have met He Yuzhu so many times and have been with him for such a long time, I know that he would not say irrelevant things for no reason.

He always believed that there must be a deeper meaning behind this allusion.

Finally, after repeated pondering and thinking, he came to a surprising and unbelievable conclusion.

Although it was completely unfounded and unbelievable, he still chose to believe and obey it out of trust in He Yuzhu.

He went directly to Du'erlong and quit his job. Even though he was threatened by Du'erlong not to pay him, he was determined to leave the black market.

Finally, he returned home with clean pockets, and Du'erlong did not pay him.

Even though he just refused the 15 yuan salary, Hu Zi felt bad for a long time.

but……

When he learned that the black market had been closed and the people inside had been detained, he felt fortunate again.

There is also a sense of rebirth after surviving a disaster.

Buying a peace of mind for 15 yuan is really too urgent.

Of course, he was able to remain safe and sound thanks to He Yuzhu's irrelevant story.

So, after enduring for more than 10 hours, and after the taboos were removed, he picked up this thing and couldn't wait to come and wish a happy new year.

One is to tell He Yuzhu about the black market.

The second is to thank him for saving my life.

He Yuzhu quickly understood Hu Zi's words.

but……

What he is more concerned about is whether Mr. Zeng has been arrested?

"Do you know if Mr. Zeng is among them?"

Hu Zi was stunned. He didn't expect He Yuzhu to mention Mr. Zeng.

"There should... be... one!" Hu Zi was not very sure.

Because he had never seen the real person.

But I heard that all the people related to the black market were arrested, especially those who controlled, managed or supervised the black market.

"Not sure? Or don't know?"

"I don't know! No one has ever seen Mr. Zeng, so it's hard for me to judge."

"But my brother said they were all arrested. I think they were arrested!"

Hu Zi's voice became lower and lower as he spoke, because he felt that his words were unconvincing.

"But... I heard that a single-family house in the city was also burned down at that time."

"Five people were burned to death, three men and two women."

"One of the men was the owner of the house and the other bodies are unidentified."

West of the city? House? Fire? Corpse?

Why does he feel so weird?

"At the same time?"

Hu Zi shook his head slowly, "It was a quarter of an hour after the black market was blocked."

"Once it catches fire, it will be a raging fire and no one will be able to get close to it. It's like..."

"It's like being doused with gasoline." Hu Zi expressed his doubts.

Hu Zi shook his head and said, "This is wrong. Even if the snow stopped at that time, there would still be thick snow on the roof and around the house."

"Just looking at the trend of the fire, how could it burn so quickly under such circumstances?"

"Besides, even if the snow on the roof and around the house melts because of the fire, what about the snow water? Wouldn't the washing water help put out the fire?"

"Even if we can't help put out the fire, we can at least stop it from spreading so quickly!"

"But, I went to the fire scene and saw that not a single piece of fire was left. It was as if... as if something fueled the fire."

"But there was no smell of gasoline at the scene, so this is very contradictory and does not make sense."

If Hu Zi can think of the problem, others can also think of it.

Not to mention the leadership.

I’m afraid that the person living in this kind of house is most likely Mr. Zeng, who is elusive.

Mr. Murphy got wind of the situation. In order to avoid falling into the hands of the leaders, he chose to self-immolate?

This reason and motivation also make sense.

but……

He Yuzhu always felt something was wrong.

It seems that something very important and crucial has been overlooked.

With doubts, He Yuzhu knocked on the leader's door.

"Comrade Xiao He, you are finally here..."