Siheyuan: Starting by Reporting the Steel Mill

Zhong Jianguo transmigrates into the world of the Courtyard. His father died a hero while hunting spies, but the compound's First Master claims the compensation money for himself. Someone else takes his father's job, and Zhong Jianguo never sees a cent of the twenty yuan monthly survivor's allowance.

At the compound meeting, they pressure him to donate money. Liu Haizhong makes him clean the whole compound, Yan Bugui overcharges him for utilities, and the Deaf Old Lady tells him to empty her chamber pot.

He goes to the neighborhood office and begs for help on his knees, only to be told, “This child doesn't know any better.” He reports the matter to the police station, only to hear, “It's just a bit of fun.”

By the time he starves to death on his own floor, no one even cares.

When Zhong Jianguo opens his eyes again, he refuses to kneel.

One report after another begins to pour in...

Then he storms into the steel mill's broadcast room and makes an open accusation over the factory-wide loudspeakers:

“My father, Zhong Dashan, was a hero. Where did his compensation go? Who took his job? Who claimed his survivor's allowance?”

The whole factory erupts. The army arrives, a joint investigation team moves in, and one man has blown the roof off the steel mill.

Yi Zhonghai wants to run? Liu Haizhong is hiding in the toilet? Silly Zhu is still dreaming that Director Yang will come bail him out?

Sitting in the broadcast room, Zhong Jianguo slowly finishes a cup of hot water.

“Don't rush. One at a time. Not one of you is getting away.”

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.