Spy Wars: I can get rewards by being a bully!

Chapter 1046 Zhou Erwa's New Life

Half an hour later, Gao Shengping left the Six Nations Hotel.

Gu Baoheng slumped on the sofa, as if all his energy had been drained.

The attendant cautiously approached, "Sir, I have a feeling this is a setup, this is the Capital Police Department..."

Gu Baoheng shook his head helplessly. "It's pointless now. Whether it's a setup or not, it doesn't matter anymore. They have leverage over us, and we'll be at a disadvantage from now on..."

At this moment, the attendant suddenly said, "Master, I think Beiping is quite nice too."

Gu Baoheng glanced at him. "What do you mean?"

"Director, if I may be so bold as to say a few words, ever since we arrived in Tianjin and Beiping, I've felt that things are much better here than in Nanjing. What's so great about Nanjing? This place is so much more lively! And haven't you noticed that from Wang Mengqun to that Commander Lin, and then to this Director Gao, there seem to be countless connections behind the scenes? The reason we're not well-received now is because we're outsiders, outsiders who want to take over their territory and seize their interests. But if these outsiders became our own people, wouldn't life be much better? Maybe even better than in Nanjing! Look at this Director Gao, so imposing and powerful, how comfortable he is! Director, isn't it all the same wherever you hold office?"

Gu Baoheng remained silent.

If you can't beat them, join them?

Is it really that simple?

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Port construction site.

The temperature at the seaside was already very low. On Tuesday, the child was working hard to unload the truck. This time, the truckloads were full of coal to supply the construction site and residential area for winter use.

Holding an iron shovel, he stood atop a high pile of coal, shoveling chunks of coal one by one onto various waiting carts.

There were donkey carts, handcarts pulled by people, wheelbarrows, and a few trucks.

Trucks are still considered valuable on construction sites, and workers are reluctant to let them get dirty and grimy.

On Tuesday, the little boy worked very hard and quickly took off his jacket. Steam rose from his head, as if he had reached a certain level in his martial arts practice!

Half a month of full meals filled him with energy, and when he moved, he could feel his bones cracking.

How delightful it is to do such enjoyable work!

"Erwa, Erwa! Put your coat on! It's so cold, are you trying to kill yourself?"

The loading and unloading team leader called out.

Zhou Erwa grinned and responded, quickly putting on his jacket and continuing to work enthusiastically.

Everyone pitched in, and they unloaded several train cars in just one morning.

"Dinner's ready! Dinner's ready! Hurry up, everyone!"

On Tuesday, the child took advantage of the time to clean every nook and cranny of the train car, even shoveling out and removing any bits of coal sludge.

We mustn't waste things!

When he came down, he had turned into a coal man, covered in coal dust from head to toe, with sweat running down his face, leaving streaks in his wake.

They looked at each other and laughed.

The loading and unloading team leader not only had to manage the work but also had to do it himself. He was quite exhausted at the moment. "What are you all laughing about! Go take a shower and then go eat. There are several truckloads of bricks to unload at the construction site to the south this afternoon!"

Someone suggested, "Captain, why don't we unload the bricks this afternoon and then wash them?"

The squad leader yelled, "You come to the canteen to eat all dark? You can eat it, but others can't! Hurry up!"

My child loves taking baths on Tuesdays.

He fell in love with the place after having a good cry in the bathhouse on his first day at the construction site canteen.

In Zhou Erwa's view, the slightly hot water hitting his body was the best proof that he was saying goodbye to his old life and welcoming a new one.

Later he discovered that there were small bathhouses like this everywhere on the construction site, with water supplied by a large boiler room, so that workers could take a bath whenever they finished their work.

Many people didn't have the habit of taking a bath before, but after experiencing the convenience and comfort, sometimes they can't sleep without taking a bath!

After the group entered the bathhouse and washed themselves thoroughly, they went to the canteen.

The infrastructure at the construction site has been completely transformed. In the past, the places where people ate were just makeshift sheds. Now, with the successful start-up of the brick factory under the construction site, the supply of bricks and tiles has greatly increased, and they can finally free up their hands to build a proper canteen.

To feed tens of thousands of people, more than a dozen canteens were built.

To save food, the canteen implemented a rationing system, with each person having a fixed amount of food. If someone wanted more food after finishing their ration, they had to pay to buy more.

According to Zhou Erwa's observation, as long as you don't think about eating meat every day and just eat grains and vegetables, the amount is enough to make you feel full!

This incident shocked Zhou Erwa for a long time, to the point that it kept him up at night.

For several days in a row, my child went to the cafeteria early every Tuesday to ask the person serving food, "Has the portion size changed today?"

"No change, so why would the quantity be changed?"

Then they went back the next day and asked, "Has today's ration been changed?"

"No change, so why would the quantity be changed?"

After this happened several times, Zhou Erwa was immersed in a great sense of happiness and security.

Wow, they really know how to eat their fill!

It's free!

The team leader told him, "It's not that it's free. You've done the work, so we're providing you with a basic ration to encourage you to work hard. Didn't you see that the meat and vegetables cost money?"

Zhou Erwa said earnestly, "Captain, when I was back in my hometown, I did manual labor for people. The work was much harder than here, but I never had a full meal. One year when I was little, my mother steamed two batches of cornbread for Chinese New Year. I ate twelve of them. I felt like I could be full if I ate two more, but my dad wouldn't let me eat any more. I've thought about this for years. If I had been allowed to eat two more back then, would I have known what it felt like to be full? Captain, our canteen gives us a ration of 1.5 jin of grain a day, plus two free dishes. I'm always full every day!"

The captain laughed and said, "The food is oily! Of course you can eat your fill."

The group chatted and laughed as they went to eat, and Yang Congxuan happened to be eating there as well.

On Tuesday, after getting her food, the child went to greet Yang Congxuan.

"Brother Yang! You're eating here too, Zhenye?"

Yang Congxuan put down the steamed bun he was holding and smiled, "Zhenye eats at the school. The school provides lunch. Erwa, are you settling in well here?"

"I've adapted! It's so nice here, how could I not adapt! Brother Yang, I have to thank you, if it weren't for you bringing me here..."

"You were assigned here because of what you were given, it has nothing to do with me. If it weren't for Master Lin's kindness, I would be like you, dead on the street. We have to work hard and not betray our conscience!"

In the past two weeks since arriving at the construction site, Zhou Erwa has heard the name "Master Lin" countless times. Now, in Zhou Erwa's heart, even all the gods and Buddhas in the world may not be as important as Master Lin!

"Don't worry, Brother Yang, I did a good job, and our loading and unloading team all did a good job!"