Siheyuan: Let Yourself Go He Yuzhu

Chapter 20 Investigation and Evidence Collection
"Okay, Yan Bugui, you go home first. We will go to your house first to investigate and collect evidence." Section Chief Ma said.

Liu Haizhong at the side couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked at Yan Bugui in disbelief. We agreed to speak with one voice and fight to the end, but in the end you decided to change it into a courtyard before it even started.

Just as Liu Haizhong was glaring at Yan Bugui, Yan Bugui gave Liu Haizhong a look before leaving.

As for whether Liu Haizhong can react, that is Liu Haizhong's business. Yan Bugui believes that he has done his best.

Unfortunately, Liu Haizhong couldn’t figure it out at all. He thought Yan Bugui was provoking him, so he glared at Yan Bugui hatefully and went home.

After Liu Haizhong left, Section Chief Ma walked around and found that everyone had returned home, so he began to investigate. Section Chief Ma did not use the security department of the steel rolling mill, the street office, or the police station, but used his two subordinates, Wei Feng and Cheng Qiang.

Even though the efficiency is slow and it takes a long time, Section Chief Ma does not use their people.

Director Yang and others also understood that Section Chief Ma was trying to avoid suspicion, so they quietly waited for Section Chief Ma to investigate and collect evidence.

Section Chief Ma's investigation and evidence collection went smoothly. Except for Jia Zhang who refused to admit it at first, everyone else confessed honestly, even the deaf old lady.

After the investigation, Section Chief Ma asked Director Wang to gather all the people in the courtyard back in the yard.

Then, Section Chief Ma handed the transcript to Director Yang and others. The truth of the matter became clear at a glance, and the situation was exactly as Yuzhu had described when he reported the case.

Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai slandered He Yuzhu for killing Jia Dongxu, accused him of being unfilial, and prevented him from reporting the case. The deaf old lady threatened the people in the courtyard to give false testimony.

This is the same result that Cheng Qiang found out through secret investigation in the hospital.

Section Chief Ma also handed Cheng Qiang's investigation results to Director Yang and others.

Director Wang of the street office had a very dark face. She had never expected that the civilized courtyard house under her jurisdiction would actually be a den of bandits.

I thought the Siheyuan was well managed under the leadership of the three uncles headed by Yi Zhonghai, but I didn't expect that they would dare to set up a private court, have the final say, reverse history, and exploit the public.

Director Wang was so angry that he was shaking all over and wanted to slap Yi Zhonghai twice.

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous! Chief Chu, arrest them! Take all these lawbreakers to the Security Department!" Director Yang was furious and slammed the table.

There were no fools present, and it was obvious that Director Yang was trying to cover up the incident. He claimed to have arrested people, but in fact he was keeping them safe. These people were sent to the security department, but they would ultimately be dealt with by the factory.

What Director Yang did was in line with the current situation and procedures. After all, except for the deaf old lady, these people were all from the steel mill, and Director Yang had the right to do so.

"Director Yang, don't be anxious. Listen to what the parties involved say first. Don't just believe one side of the story. Lao Wei, Xiao Cheng, the two of you go to the hospital and ask the hospital security department to cooperate with you to bring back Yi Zhonghai, Wang Liugen and others." Section Chief Ma said.

It is obvious that Section Chief Ma does not trust other people. Of course, Section Chief Ma is also doing this for He Yuzhu to see. If He Yuzhu is not satisfied today, all the leaders present here will be unable to escape. At the very least, they will be criticized, and at the worst, they will be demoted.

Director Yang didn't say anything else, but he made his attitude clear.

Wei Feng and Cheng Qiang went to the hospital immediately. With the cooperation of the hospital security department, Yi Zhonghai, Wang Liugen, Li Dana, Zhang Sanshi, Zhao Shanhe and their families were taken back to the courtyard. When Yi Zhonghai returned to the courtyard and saw the dull scene, he knew something had happened. Before Yi Zhonghai could say anything, Director Wang rushed over.

"Yi Zhonghai, you've done a great job. I trusted you so much that I appointed you as the boss of the Siheyuan and gave you full responsibility for the Siheyuan. Is this how you treat my trust?" Director Wang took two steps forward and slapped Yi Zhonghai twice.

Yi Zhonghai was using a stick as a crutch at the time, and was hit twice by Director Wang, causing him to fall to the ground.

However, Yi Zhonghai did not resent Director Wang. Instead, he was somewhat grateful that Director Wang was reminding Yi Zhonghai in this way.

Director Wang's two slaps in the face did not confuse Yi Zhonghai, but instead woke him up.

Director Wang did this both to show his attitude and to pass on the blame. Director Wang made it very clear that Yi Zhonghai was fully responsible for the Siheyuan. In other words, Director Wang had no idea what happened in the Siheyuan.

Director Wang became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and slapped Yi Zhonghai twice in the face.

"Look at what you have done!" Director Wang said, and smashed the transcript in his hand hard on Yi Zhonghai's head. Then, Director Wang sat back in his chair angrily.

"Yi Zhonghai, you disappoint me so much. You are such a fool. Open your eyes and take a good look at the stupid things you have done!" Director Yang also shouted with his beard puffed and eyes glared.

Section Chief Ma wanted to stop it, but ultimately did not move. This was a tacit understanding among their officials. It was a reminder to Yi Zhonghai and also an opportunity for Yi Zhonghai to refute.

The reason why Section Chief Ma did not stop it was that during the interrogation process one cannot listen to one side only and must also listen to the defendant's statement to avoid causing false charges and wrongful convictions.

He Yuzhu was gritting his teeth on the side. Everyone present was a smart person. They could use various methods to maximize their rights and interests. Their level was much higher than Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai could only fool people in the hospital, but look at them, the gap was too big.

Yi Zhonghai quickly picked up the transcript on the ground and read it, then shouted: "Leaders, I am innocent."

"Unfair? How have I wronged you?" asked Section Chief Ma.

"First of all, He Yuzhu accused me and Jia Zhang of colluding to slander He Yuzhu for killing Jia Dongxu. This is completely nonsense. Jia Dongxu is my apprentice and works in the same workshop as me. Our workstations are also very close."

"I was right next to Jia Dongxu when he got into trouble, and I was stupid... He Yuzhu was working in the kitchen, and the two of us were nearly half a mile apart. How could He Yuzhu have killed Jia Dongxu?"

"After Jia Dongxu got into trouble, I went to the cafeteria to find He Yuzhu and asked him to go to the hospital with me to see Jia Dongxu for the last time. He Yuzhu refused on the grounds that work was more important. Then I left the cafeteria and went to the hospital to see Jia Dongxu alone. On the way back, someone hit me on the head." Yi Zhonghai pointed to his head again, which was still wrapped in gauze.

"After dealing with Jia Dongxu's case at the hospital, I went home and fell asleep. I was not awakened until the evening. When I went out to check, I saw He Yuzhu beating Jia Zhangshi. I quickly stopped He Yuzhu from beating the old man. My words may have been a bit extreme, but they had nothing to do with framing He Yuzhu. I had no idea what conflict had occurred between Jia Zhangshi and He Yuzhu at the time. I only found out about it afterwards."

"You can ask everyone, was it after He Yuzhu knocked Jia Zhang down that I came out? My head was dizzy at the time, and I only stopped He Yuzhu out of my duty as an uncle." Yi Zhonghai evaded the main point and argued cunningly.

Upon hearing this, Section Chief Ma immediately asked Wei Feng and Cheng Qiang to investigate. It turned out that things were indeed as Yi Zhonghai said. Yi Zhonghai came out of the house only after He Yuzhu had beaten Jia Zhang.

"If you have any grievances, please tell us. We will not listen to one side of the story, nor will we have the final say." Section Chief Ma said in a deep voice.

(End of this chapter)