Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 167 The deaf old woman's incident is exposed and she is arrested, causing an uproar in the courtyard! (1 views)

"old lady?"

"Grandma, what's wrong?"

"Madam has fainted!"

"Pinch the Ren Zhong point, pinch the Ren Zhong point quickly!"

"Yes, pinch the philtrum!"

"..."

Upon discovering that the deaf elderly woman had "fainted" in the chair, a group of people rushed to her aid.

"Oh no, what's wrong with me?"

The deaf old woman, who had "slowly woken up," looked at Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu in front of her and asked directly.

"Madam, you're awake?"

Upon seeing the deaf old woman wake up, Jia Dongxu exclaimed in surprise, then explained, "Madam, you had just fainted."

Yi Zhonghai, who was standing nearby, quickly asked with concern, "How are you feeling now?"

"I feel cold and dizzy..."

Faced with their concern, the deaf old woman feigned weakness.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai quickly said, "Grandma, shall I take you to the hospital?"

"No! No need! I'll just go back and rest."

Fearing that going to the hospital would expose her condition, the deaf old woman, who was actually fine, naturally refused Yi Zhonghai's suggestion.

"Oh, ma'am, I..."

Upon hearing that the deaf old lady wanted to go back to her room to rest, Liu Haizhong became somewhat anxious.

As Li Hongbing had suggested, he started looking for tools and materials to make straw sandals the next day, but he didn't know much about them and they weren't easy to find in the city.

The problem is that it's already deep winter, and we've completely missed the time to collect materials.

Fortunately, his apprentice was quite helpful, managing to get some cattails and dragon's beard grass that the villagers had stockpiled in advance, along with the corresponding auxiliary tools.

These things are only relatively easy to find in the countryside now.

Liu Haizhong had put in a lot of effort to prepare for this study conference, and it was almost at the final stage when the old lady suddenly appeared, leaving him somewhat disappointed.

Seeing that the deaf old lady wasn't in too bad a condition, Liu Haizhong wondered if he could let her hold on a little longer.

Before he could finish speaking, Yi Zhonghai, who was standing to the side, frowned and scolded him angrily: "Liu Haizhong, the old lady is already like this, what do you want to do by not letting her go back to her room to rest?"
What kind of learning conference is this? Is it that important?
"It's freezing cold, even we can't stand it, and you're making an old lady come out to freeze? What are you really thinking?"

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he ignored Liu Haizhong's reaction and went back with Jia Dongxu and the others, helping the deaf old woman back home.

"Hey, this..."

He had originally wanted to ask the deaf old lady if she could persevere and cooperate, but Yi Zhonghai's words left him speechless.

The deaf old woman ignored him and followed Yi Zhonghai and the others without saying a word, leaving Liu Haizhong extremely embarrassed.

Exactly at this time.

Yan Bugui even came over and sighed to Liu Haizhong, "Old Liu, look at the mess you've made..."

"Next time something like this happens, you'd better discuss it with me and Lao Yan first!"

Du Jianguo, another senior member of the management department, also spoke up quietly.

Seeing the two of them leave, Liu Haizhong's expression turned ugly.

It's obvious they were deliberately mocking me, getting revenge for not discussing this with them beforehand, and wanting to take all the credit for themselves.

As a result, the matter was botched, and they naturally gloated.

Seeing this, the other people in the courtyard didn't say much and gradually dispersed.

Li Hongbing also left.

Li Hongbing wasn't surprised at all by the deaf old woman's act of pretending to faint, after all, it wasn't the first time, it was a common trick used by the old deaf woman.

The deaf old woman was very experienced in dealing with these things; she would either pretend to be deaf and stupid, or feign unconsciousness and lie dead—she didn't have any new tricks up her sleeve.

Faced with this result, Li Hongbing was not disappointed at all. When he got back, he wrote a letter of complaint with his real name to the neighborhood office, specifically targeting the deaf old woman, and sent it out.

Li Hongbing had no concrete evidence, but he just needed a reason to reasonably suspect him.

That's enough for today.

Once all the doubts and directions of suspicion are presented, the subsequent investigation can be left to the subdistrict office.

The stories fabricated by the deaf old woman, though difficult to verify, contain numerous flaws.

The people in the neighborhood office aren't stupid, and they're not so easily fooled. They may have already become suspicious, but just to be on the safe side, Li Hongbing also contributed his share.

With complaints and reports from the public, especially those made under their real names, the neighborhood committee needs to take this even more seriously.

……

The next afternoon.

Before Li Hongbing could even return to the courtyard, the people from the neighborhood committee came directly to Fengzeyuan.

Li Hongbing was a little surprised to see that Director Wang and Director Yang came together.

It was past lunchtime, and the kitchen wasn't busy. Knowing that two directors from the street office had come specifically to find Li Hongbing to understand the situation, Gu Jianliang, as the general manager, specially arranged a private room for them.

Although Director Wang and Director Yang were not from the same street as Fengzeyuan, Gu Jianliang still showed them cooperation and sufficient respect.

"We received this letter of complaint today, signed with your name. Take a look, did you write this?"

As Gu Jianliang left, Director Wang immediately took out the letter of complaint that Li Hongbing had sent out the day before and confirmed it with him.

"Yes, I wrote it."

Li Hongbing glanced at it and then admitted it.

Since Li Hongbing dared to use his real name, he was already prepared for the neighborhood committee to investigate the situation.

Seeing Li Hongbing nod in admission, Director Yang, who was standing next to him, also confirmed with him: "Is everything you wrote in this letter of complaint true?"

"Some of it is true, and some is just my personal speculation."

Li Hongbing stated the truth.

Upon hearing this, Director Yang nodded and said, "Alright, we have some matters that we need to verify with you in person. We hope you will cooperate."

"it is good."

After responding, Li Hongbing took the initiative to say, "Director Wang, Director Yang, please feel free to ask me anything you want to know. I will answer to the best of my knowledge and cooperate fully."

Both Director Wang and Director Yang were very satisfied with Li Hongbing's attitude.

"Why did you suddenly suspect and report that old lady in your backyard for impersonating a national hero and a martyr's family member? Is it because you had a past conflict and your relationship is not harmonious, so you are deliberately retaliating?"

Director Wang's first question was tricky, but Li Hongbing was not intimidated, nor was he nervous. He answered directly: "Director Wang, I did have an unpleasant conflict with the deaf old lady a couple of years ago. She was hospitalized for several days at that time."

However, I don't think I'm responsible for this.

This old lady, relying on being the oldest resident in the courtyard and her advanced age, called herself the ancestor of the courtyard. In the past, she often acted like a senior citizen and freeloaded food and drinks everywhere.

Whenever someone has something delicious, this old lady can always smell it and come over. If someone doesn't send her a share, they're considered unfilial.

The deaf old woman would find excuses to make trouble for anyone she didn't like, ranging from banging on windows to hitting people with her cane.

People were very tolerant of the old lady because they were afraid she would get into trouble.

In addition, since the district government leaders had visited her before, and the old man in charge of the compound had always advocated respecting the elderly and caring for the young, everyone had no choice but to let it go.

That time, it was because Yi Zhonghai set up a private court against me in the hospital. Then, Director Yang dismissed Yi Zhonghai's caretaker. This old lady was close to Yi Zhonghai, so she deliberately found a pretext to cause me trouble.

The other party kept calling me "ancestor" and claimed that she was my elder, trying to force me to be her ancestor, which I naturally refused to acknowledge.

Then she tried to hit me with her crutch, but I snatched it away and yelled at her, scolding her for how she used to bully others in the yard. She was so angry that she fainted.

Or rather, she was afraid that I would expose her past and then she would faint from fright…

"Is there such a thing?"

Upon hearing Li Hongbing's words, Director Yang and Director Wang couldn't help but frown.

Li Hongbing had already written about the deaf old woman's past bullying and oppression of the residents in the courtyard in his complaint letter, but he did not mention the conflict between him and the deaf old woman.

"This matter is actually just a personal grudge between me and the old lady, and it has little to do with what I reported, so I didn't include it in the report. But since you asked, Director Wang, I won't hide it."

After saying this, Li Hongbing looked at Director Wang and Director Yang and said again, "Director Wang, Director Yang, if I wanted to retaliate against this old lady, I wouldn't have had to wait until now. Based on what she did in the hospital before, as long as it gets out, she won't get away with it."

However, seeing that she had toned it down afterward, and considering the old lady's advanced age, I let her off the hook. After all, no one is perfect, and everyone should be given a chance to correct their mistakes.

Before, she didn't have any national meritorious service or family member of a martyr. Now that she does, I'm the one who comes out to retaliate. If I didn't have reasonable suspicions and new discoveries, wouldn't I be making myself uncomfortable by doing this?
"Retaliation against national heroes and families of martyrs is no small crime. I'm living a good life now; I'm not so foolish as to do something so stupid."

Faced with Li Hongbing's explanation, both Director Wang and Director Yang nodded in agreement.

Putting everything else aside, from a purely logical and emotional standpoint, what Li Hongbing said is indeed very reasonable.

"Director Wang, Director Yang, actually, as soon as I heard the old lady was a national hero and a martyr's family member, and mentioned the underground comrades who saved my party back then, as well as the shoes she sent to our army, and the story of her husband and son going south to join the army, I had already become suspicious the moment I heard it."

"Because I feel that, based on the old lady's personality, past behavior, and what she did in the courtyard, the person she is talking about is clearly not the same person."

"If the old lady really dared to risk her life to save our comrades back then, and repeatedly sent shoes to our army to support the army and fight against the Japanese invaders, and kept her mouth shut and kept her merits and fame hidden after liberation, then she must have been a person of high moral character. It is impossible for her to do things like freeloading in the courtyard and acting like a tyrant."

"Moreover, there are many doubts about what the old lady said, and many things cannot be explained logically. Take the matter of the old lady sending shoes to our Red Army during the Long March. According to my understanding, the Red Army was on the Long March, which was a long way from Beijing. Even if the old lady was able to contact our underground comrades, under the circumstances at that time, sending supplies over a thousand miles was an extremely costly task in terms of manpower and resources. It was obviously not worth it just to send a few pairs of straw sandals!"

"Even though there is an old saying that a gift of a goose feather can be sent from a thousand miles away, a mission is not a child's play. Such a vital transport line can be said to have been opened up with the blood of Comrade Zhuming. It is impossible for it to be so complicated, and more than once. This old lady is making it sound too easy."

"There's also the matter of the old lady's husband and son joining the army. I asked some of the long-term residents in the compound, and almost none of them had ever seen her so-called husband and son. Their identities are very mysterious. I think there's something wrong with this."

"Back then, the Red Army wore straw sandals when crossing grasslands and climbing snow-capped mountains during the Long March, which was a testament to the harsh conditions and the strong will of our soldiers. But straw sandals were certainly not their only means of transportation. If they didn't have the means, that would be one thing, but the courtyard we are in now is near the capital. At that time, the old lady lived in the inner city and occupied the best-equipped main room in the back courtyard by herself. She was clearly not from a poor family and probably had never even seen straw sandals. If she really cared about our Red Army soldiers, she would have chosen to give them cloth shoes first, not straw sandals. It's possible that she just heard it from others and, to make her story more believable, she just said that she gave straw sandals to the Red Army during the Long March."

"However, these are all my one-sided suspicions. So a few days ago, I gave an idea to our courtyard's manager, Uncle Liu Haizhong, to organize a courtyard-wide meeting to learn from the old lady. I wanted to use this opportunity to test the old lady. As a result, she did slip up. When it came to the part about making straw sandals, the old lady pretended to faint."

"As I mentioned before, this old lady usually pretends to be deaf and dumb. When there's something to gain, she's sharper than anyone else, but when she hears something she doesn't want to hear, she pretends to be deaf and dumb. This isn't the first time she's feigned unconsciousness. So I immediately realized that the deaf old lady was clearly hiding something, and she couldn't possibly make straw sandals. The story about her sending straw sandals to Fang Hongjun was most likely a lie, so I wrote this letter of denunciation..."

"..."

Li Hongbing gave a long and detailed analysis, which neither Director Wang nor Director Yang interrupted. Instead, they both frowned and fell into deep thought.

In fact, Li Hongbing mentioned all these things in his whistleblower letter, but he didn't analyze them in much detail, only giving his reasons and evidence for his suspicions.

Seeing that Director Wang and Director Yang were deep in thought, Li Hongbing did not interrupt them rashly. When they looked at him, Li Hongbing spoke again: "Director Wang, Director Yang, the purpose of my letter of complaint is not for retaliation, but because I have seen that in the past few days, this old lady in the backyard has started to use the names of national heroes and martyrs' families to continue to cheat people in the yard and spread her so-called heroic deeds everywhere."

The things she's saying right now haven't been verified, and her status as a national hero and family member of a martyr hasn't received any official recognition or approval. She's acting so hastily, clearly showing a discrepancy between her words and actions. I don't want to see the people in the hospital being misled by her.

If she were truly a national hero and a martyr's family member, even if she acted in a high-profile manner now, I wouldn't say much. But right now..."

Hearing Li Hongbing say these things, Director Wang and Director Yang's expressions gradually became serious.

In fact, Director Yang had put in a lot of effort to investigate over the past few days and had discovered some problems and unreasonable aspects. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come over with Director Wang as soon as he received Li Hongbing's real-name complaint letter today.

If what Li Hongbing said is true, then the nature of this matter is very serious.

Especially those things about the deaf old woman who used to bully and oppress the masses in the courtyard, even if she was a national hero or a family member of a martyr, it is still an act that tarnishes the reputation of this group.

Let alone those who saved the underground party and delivered shoes to our army, even meritorious heroes who have fought on the battlefield and made contributions cannot do this.

The honors and benefits bestowed by the state are not meant to be used to bully ordinary people.

If that's the case, wouldn't the country be in chaos?
Not only would these grassroots cadres not agree to this, but even the leaders would not agree to it!

"Comrade Hongbing, the situation you reported is very important. Our subdistrict office will definitely take it seriously and investigate it thoroughly. We will make sure to find out the truth about this matter. Thank you for your trust and support, and thank you for providing these clues, which have helped our investigation."

Director Wang stood up and gave Li Hongbing a solemn salute, expressing the street office's attitude and gratitude.

"Director Wang, you're too kind. These are things that we patriotic citizens should do."

Upon seeing this, Li Hongbing quickly expressed his opinion.

……

Both Director Wang and Director Yang felt somewhat heavy-hearted as they left Fengzeyuan.

But it must be admitted that they gained a lot from Li Hongbing today.

They were unaware that the deaf old woman had previously acted arrogantly and oppressed the residents in the courtyard.

In the past few days, Director Yang has discovered some minor issues during his investigation, but none of them are major discoveries. His main focus is on verifying the facts about the deaf old woman, not on raising suspicions.

Based solely on the deaf old woman's few words, proving the existence of something that doesn't even exist is extremely difficult.

Proving that it doesn't exist is even more difficult.

Because it concerns national heroes and families of martyrs, they cannot be so hasty and rashly deny it.

Because so many things are impossible to verify and the truth cannot be distinguished, we must be even more cautious and no one dares to be careless.

Therefore, without discovering any clear problems, they dared not make any hasty conclusions or directly suspect that the deaf old woman had a problem.

Just like the story of the deaf old woman giving straw sandals to the Red Army during the Long March, even though Director Wang and Director Yang both felt it defied common sense and had logical flaws, it is not impossible that it could have happened.

In special times, the symbolic meaning of some things is clearly greater than their practical meaning, and they cannot be fully interpreted using the thinking of ordinary people.

A few pairs of straw sandals may not be as important as medicine or other supplies, but they represent the support of the people of Beijing for my Long March.

Moreover, straw sandals were not prohibited items at the time, so the risk of transporting them was low, or even zero. They didn't take up much space or weight, so if there was a transport mission, they might as well be something that could be done incidentally.

However, Li Hongbing mentioned that the deaf old woman's identity and living conditions at the time, as well as the fact that the act of making and giving away straw sandals, was unreasonable.

The key is.

The most important thing is that Li Hongbing revealed the true nature of the deaf old woman in the courtyard.

The biggest and most fatal problem is when one's words and actions contradict each other and one's behavior is consistently poor.

With the information provided by Li Hongbing, they realized that the deaf old woman clearly had a problem, and thus had a new direction for their investigation.

Next.

Director Wang and Director Yang started their investigation directly from the deaf old woman's identity, delving into her background and past.

As Li Hongbing said, the courtyard house they live in now was located in the inner city area on the outskirts of the imperial city. Many residents moved in later, but the deaf old lady had been there for many years.

Further ahead, this is not a place where ordinary people can live.

The identity of the deaf elderly woman may be in doubt.

Simultaneously.

They also reported this situation to higher authorities and applied to verify the story of the deaf old woman saving my underground comrades and giving shoes to my army.

After all, it involves intelligence work in Beijing back then, which is not only a long time ago, but also classified.

Although Director Wang and Director Yang are already directors of the subdistrict office, which is considered a high-ranking position by ordinary people, their official rank is still far from sufficient to allow them access to such matters.

The reason I didn't do that from the beginning was that I wanted to investigate first and see if I could make any discoveries or progress.

If every time something happens, they don't do any work themselves and just report it to their superiors and ask for intervention, then their work ability and attitude will obviously be questioned. What's the point of having them then?
They only did this because they realized the seriousness of the situation.

Li Hongbing said that, before the situation has been verified, the deaf old woman has already started to use her status as a national hero and family member of a martyr to eat and drink extravagantly in the courtyard, and to make the people in the courtyard show her respect.

If the deaf old woman is an imposter, then it's a major incident with extremely negative consequences.

Even if it is true, her behavior must be stopped and restrained.

If it's spontaneous from the masses, then there's no problem; they won't say anything, and they'll even encourage it.

However, if the deaf elderly woman actively uses her status as a national hero and family member of a martyr to incite or induce others to do so, then the nature of the matter is different.

This investigation indeed yielded a significant discovery.

The intelligence system reported no record of the deaf old woman saving our underground comrades, and there was no record of sending straw sandals from Beijing to the Red Army during the Long March.

If it is actually given away, such a symbolic event is usually publicized to boost morale.

but no.

There may have been other changes or twists and turns in the process, but the discovery of the deaf old woman's true identity completely exposed the lie that her husband and son had gone south to join the army.

The deaf old woman was born in 1985, during the Qing Dynasty. Based on her theoretical age, it is possible that her husband and son went south to join the army.

However, the problem is that the deaf old woman's true identity was that of a mistress kept by a Qing Dynasty official in his private residence, and she had no son, so this possibility can be directly ruled out.

As for the news that her husband and son were doing business outside, it was probably fabricated on purpose to cover up the truth.

On the one hand, it was to cover up her past as a mistress, and on the other hand, it was to prevent her from being bullied as a woman without a man in the house.

This means that the deaf old woman was lying.

At that time, women married young, and the deaf old woman had been working as a mistress for a long time. Later, when the Qing Dynasty collapsed, the official fled back to his hometown, naturally leaving her behind.

Later, the current so-called long-term residents moved in one after another, and it's not surprising that they didn't know about the deaf old lady's past.

If it weren't for this in-depth investigation, Director Wang and Director Yang would never have thought of these things.

If only one thing is wrong, it is not enough to prove everything else, but so many problems and coincidences are enough to explain everything.

This discovery is not just about the deaf old woman impersonating a national hero and a martyr's family member, but also about her falsifying her background a few years ago.

Once these matters were sorted out, Director Wang and Director Yang immediately contacted the local police station in the same jurisdiction. Arresting people like this should be handled by professionals.

On this day, less than half a month before the Chinese New Year, Director Wang and Director Yang, along with the police officers from the local police station, visited the household.

"Director Wang, Director Yang, Officer Qian, what's going on here...?"

When the people in the courtyard saw that several people from the street office and the police station had come at the same time, and that the director and deputy director of the street office had also come, they were very surprised and astonished.

"Aunt Yang, is the old lady in the backyard home?"

Without any unnecessary words, Director Yang went straight to confirm the deaf old woman's condition.

"Yes, Director Yang, you all..."

Before Aunt Yang could finish answering, the group exchanged glances and then tacitly headed towards the backyard.

After they left, the people in the front yard started talking about it.

"Oh dear, could it be that the old lady's status as a national hero and family member of a martyr has been revoked?"

"Such a grand display, I think so."

"It's been a few days, it's about time for some news."

"Is this old lady really a national hero and a family member of a martyr?"

"If not, would the old lady have dared to be so high-profile these past few days? Does she have a death wish?"

"But... what are the police officers from the local police station doing here?"

"Well...why don't we just go over and take a look?"

"..."

As they talked, the others quickly followed.

Those unaware of the situation thought it was something good and couldn't help but want to go and witness it.

When Director Wang and his group arrived at the backyard, the deaf old woman was inside the house telling those who wanted to curry favor with her about her past "deeds".

The deaf old woman had told these so-called "deeds" countless times, but every time she mentioned them and saw the admiring looks in everyone's eyes, she couldn't help but feel proud.

Those who wanted to curry favor with her, even though they were already tired of hearing it, still earnestly played the role of the straight man, wholeheartedly flattering the deaf old woman and trying to make her happy.

After pausing outside for a while, both Director Wang and Director Yang looked rather grim.

This deaf old woman really thinks she's a national hero and a family member of a martyr.

Bang.

Director Wang pushed the door open forcefully and barked at the deaf old woman, "Ding Jinyu, your affair has been exposed."

Ding Jinyu was the name the deaf old woman used to have.

The current version was changed later.

The people in the room were a little confused. They had initially thought someone was being rude and were about to get angry when they realized it was Director Wang.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Director Yang and the police officers from the local police station had also arrived.

"Director Wang, Director Yang, and Officer Qian and this gentleman... why are you all here?"

"What's going on?"

"Director Wang, who is this Ding Jinyu you just called out? We don't have anyone by that name here, do we?"

"Exactly! Director Wang, are you sure you haven't made a mistake?"

“I know everyone in the room, but there’s no one named Ding Jinyu.”

"Director Wang..."

"..."

The name that Director Wang called out when he entered the room was unfamiliar to everyone, and they all became puzzled.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the deaf old woman began to tremble with fear.

It was only then that she remembered that Ding Jinyu was the name she had used when she was a mistress to a former Qing dynasty official.

The time was so long ago that she had almost forgotten it herself.

Seeing that Director Wang and Officer Qian were both staring at her, the deaf old woman felt a pang of panic, but she had to force herself to remain calm and said, "Director Wang, what brings you here to see this old woman today?"

"Ding Jinyu, stop pretending. This has always been your name, right? We've already found out."

Seeing the deaf old woman still pretending to be confused, Director Wang couldn't help but speak sternly.

"What Ding Jinyu?"

"Director Wang, why are you talking nonsense in broad daylight?"

"Ding Jinyu? I've never heard of such a person before. You must be mistaken."

"..."

After immediately denying the allegations three times, the deaf old woman looked directly at Director Yang and Police Officer Qian standing next to Director Wang, and said with a smile, "I have always been surnamed Long, not Ding. Director Yang and Police Officer Qian can testify to this, and everyone in this compound can also testify to it. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

As soon as the deaf old woman finished speaking, the women in the room all spoke up, taking the initiative to confirm her point.

“Grandma, I know you don’t have this name anymore.”

Director Wang ignored the ignorant women in the room who had been misled and exposed them on the spot: "But you've used this name before. I think you're quite clear-headed and not that confused. You can't possibly not remember a name you used to have, can you?"

Seeing this, Qian Gong'an, who was standing to the side, smiled and said, "Whether the surname is Ding or Long is not important now. Grandma, come with us and everything will be clear."

"Where are you taking me?"

The moment Qian Gong'an uttered those words, the deaf old woman was terrified.

Seeing the deaf old woman's state, Director Yang couldn't help but advise, "Let's go! Old lady, don't get agitated. Come back with us. We need to verify and understand some things with you."

If it weren't for the fact that the deaf old woman was very old, and that there were other people in the room, they would have attacked her directly without being polite or giving her any face.

"What? Director Yang, you want to treat me to walnuts?"

however.

Upon hearing Director Yang speak, the deaf old woman pretended not to hear clearly and shook her head vigorously, saying, "I don't eat walnuts. Eating too many of these things will cause internal heat. I'm too old to eat them."

"Grandma, you misheard me. I'm not offering you walnuts; I want you to come with us."

Director Yang couldn't help but offer an explanation.

"You're going to treat me to lamb leg?"

As the deaf old woman pretended to be deaf and stupid once again, Director Yang, who had been good-tempered before, now had a sullen face.

At this moment, Director Wang obviously remembered what Yang Hongbing had said: that this deaf old woman liked to pretend to be deaf and stupid. He immediately said impatiently, "Director Yang, why waste words with him? Old Qian, just do it!"

"Director Wang, what are you doing? The old lady..."

Those inside the house, unaware of the situation, were about to speak up for the deaf old woman when Director Wang immediately said with a dark face, "The neighborhood office and the police station are handling a joint case. Don't cause trouble. Go do what you're supposed to do!"

Director Wang is not a soft-hearted person. Normally, when there's nothing to do, he's friendly and easy to talk to. But when it comes to this kind of thing, he doesn't care about the gossip of the people in the hospital.

Back in the day, she had been on the battlefield and handled guns; she wasn't just someone who did logistical work.

Everyone immediately fell silent.

When the deaf old woman realized the situation was bad, she rolled her eyes and fell onto the bed.

"The old lady has fainted!"

Upon discovering this, someone in the room instinctively cried out in surprise, but after being glared at by Director Wang, no one dared to utter a sound.

Director Wang's gaze fell on the deaf old woman lying motionless on the bed, and a cold smile crept onto his lips.

We've already witnessed how the deaf old lady pretends to be deaf and stupid, and now, in front of them, she's actually playing the same trick of feigning unconsciousness.

If Li Hongbing hadn't reminded them, and if they hadn't known about the deaf old woman's tricks, they might have fallen for it.

With a quick glance, Director Wang's gaze finally landed on the awl that the women in the room had used to sew shoe soles and make holes in them. He deliberately said loudly, "Comrade Lao Qian, could you hand me that awl? I just happened to have learned a couple of moves from an old military doctor on the battlefield."

The old lady was clearly suffering from a brain hemorrhage and had fainted. This was a very urgent situation, and we couldn't rush her to the hospital. I used an awl to prick two large holes in her head; I figured it would be effective soon..."

As Director Wang was saying these words, Qian Gong'an and Director Yang noticed that the deaf old woman, who had been lying unconscious on the bed, visibly twitched.

They naturally knew what this situation meant.

"Ouch, what... what happened to me?"

Just as Qian Gong'an was about to get the shoe awl as Director Wang had instructed, the deaf old woman who had fainted on the bed began to "slowly wake up" and regain consciousness.

"Old Qian, cuff him!"

Originally, Director Wang intended to be polite to the deaf old woman because of her age, but she not only pretended to be confused, but also used clumsy tricks such as feigning deafness and dizziness to make fun of them, so naturally he was no longer polite to her.

The key is.

They hadn't even questioned the deaf old woman much yet; they had only mentioned her name, and she started making a scene, which was tantamount to admitting guilt without being questioned.

If they still can't see the problem, then all those years of work have been for nothing.

As Officer Qian revealed the old-fashioned handcuffs, the deaf old woman was terrified. She immediately jumped out of bed and desperately retreated towards the corner of the wall.

She wanted to run outside, but the entrance was blocked by Director Wang and Director Yang. Running there would be no different from walking into a trap.

No matter what, the deaf old woman couldn't leave the room, and the final outcome was naturally predictable.

"Hey, you're bullying an old person!"

"What are you doing?"

"I am a national hero, you can't treat me like this."

“I am still a family member of a martyr. I want to see the military leaders. Those who bully family members of martyrs will be punished.”

"Let go! Let go of me!!"

"This is outrageous! So many people are bullying an old woman like me..."

"..."

As the deaf old woman was forcibly restrained and handcuffed, knowing she might be doomed, she began to make a desperate, last-ditch struggle.

"Ding Jinyu, if you continue to cause trouble and refuse to cooperate, I think we'll have no chance to continue our investigation. You won't even have a chance to defend yourself. We'll just convict you based on the evidence we've gathered so far. You can decide what to do!"

At Director Wang's reprimand, the deaf old woman's voice came to an abrupt halt, her microphone forcibly muted.

Although the deaf old woman didn't know exactly what evidence Director Wang and his team had against her, the fact that they could call her by her old name meant they must know about her falsified background and even that they had found out about her impersonating a martyr's family member.

If I have a chance to defend myself, I might still have a glimmer of hope. But if I let them do as they please, I'm afraid I won't even have a chance to live, and I won't even know how I died.

Left with no other choice, the deaf old woman had no choice but to accept the situation.

at the same time.

Seeing all this happen, especially the deaf old woman being handcuffed on the spot, the women in the room were all too frightened to speak.

When Officer Qian forced the deaf old woman out of the house, a crowd had already gathered outside.

They had initially thought that Director Wang and his group were coming today to present the deaf old lady with the honors of a national hero and a martyr's family member, but the commotion they heard outside the door made them realize that something was amiss.

Seeing this scene now, they were all dumbfounded and didn't know how to react.

"Director Wang..."

Someone couldn't help but ask, but Director Wang ignored them and left with Director Yang and Officer Qian, taking the deaf old woman with him.

They originally needed to talk to the people in the courtyard to find out about how the deaf old woman used to act like a tyrant and oppress them, but now they had a lot of other evidence. Obviously, the fact that the deaf old woman impersonated a national hero and a martyr's family member was more important, so they didn't stay.

As soon as they left, the entire courtyard erupted in chaos.

"How is this going?"

"How did the old lady get arrested?"

"Could it be that the old lady's status as a national hero and family member of a martyr is fake?"

"What? The old lady's surname wasn't Long after all, her name was Ding Jinyu?"

"Does this mean the old lady's identity is fake? And that her status as a national hero and family member of a martyr isn't real either?"

"Oh my god, I even sent her chicken soup, and she turned out to be an imposter! Damn it!!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)