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

Chapter 24 Justice Resides in People's Hearts

Li Hongbing never expected that he would witness such a good thing as soon as he returned.

Yi Zhonghai's old man from the School of Management has been dismissed; he's no longer the old man in the school.

This is exactly the result Li Hongbing wanted to see.

From the moment he entered, Li Hongbing had been observing the reactions of Xu Fugui, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui, but they were all seasoned "actors" and he couldn't discern anything from them.

The fact that Officer Yang received the news so quickly about what happened inside the compound last night, and even came to deal with it, clearly indicates that it wasn't just a simple leak; someone must have secretly informed on him.

In Li Hongbing's view, the three of them are the most suspicious and likely.

Otherwise.

There's no reason why Officer Yang would come all this late to specifically gather everyone and deal with Yi Zhonghai.

"Officer Yang, I want to report a crime!"

Just as Officer Yang was about to leave, Jia Dongxu suddenly jumped out from the crowd and shouted, "Yesterday, on my way home after work, my master and I were sacked and beaten up. Please, Officer Yang, let us uphold justice, catch the murderer, and bring him to justice."

Originally, according to Yi Zhonghai, they were going to swallow this bitter pill and not pursue the matter further until yesterday.

But now.

Yi Zhonghai's old man was dismissed, and all of this has become meaningless.

Jia Dongxu clearly couldn't accept this outcome and was preparing to re-investigate the matter.

As Officer Yang just said, in such cases, one should contact the local police station instead of trying to handle it privately.

As Jia Dongxu finished speaking, everyone perked up.

Jia Dongxu's move was sudden and obviously took Yi Zhonghai by surprise, but he only paused for a moment and ultimately did not stop him.

Since he's lost his title as an old man anyway, can't he at least get justice?

Seeing Jia Dongxu come out to talk about this, Officer Yang said irritably, "Where were you before? When this happened yesterday, you should have reported it to the police station immediately instead of closing the door and holding a meeting to interrogate him privately and doing all this nonsense."

Officer Yang already knew about Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu being stuffed with sacks before he arrived, and he had just come here specifically to discuss this matter.

If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have dismissed Yi Zhonghai, the old man in charge of the hospital.

From Officer Yang's personal perspective, even if Li Hongbing did this or hired someone to do it, given Yi Zhonghai's act of setting up a private court, the beating he received was not unjust, even if the private court was set up later.

After learning about this, he himself wanted to beat up Yi Zhonghai.

All I ever do is cause him trouble!

The main reason is that Yi Zhonghai's identity is quite special. If he were just an ordinary citizen, none of what happened yesterday would matter.

Unfortunately, he was the senior figure in the management department. Although this status was only tacitly accepted by them and was an unofficial one, in everyone's eyes, he represented the official position to some extent.

This changes the nature of the situation.

To put it mildly, it's smearing their reputation and damaging the official image.

If we really go to the extreme and make a big deal out of it, even he himself can't cover it up. Yi Zhonghai can't simply get away with being dismissed from his position as a senior faculty member.

"Officer Yang, then we won't press charges. We'll accept our loss."

Sensing that Officer Yang's attitude towards him was not very friendly, Jia Dongxu was somewhat frightened and quickly tried to retract his previous actions.

This action made Officer Yang even angrier.

"Did I say I wouldn't care?" "I'm criticizing your lack of awareness!"

"This is not something to be taken lightly. You can't just do whatever you want."

"Do you own the police station?"

"..."

Yang, the clerk, was so angry he wanted to curse, and glared at Jia Dongxu fiercely.

To be honest, he really didn't want to get involved in this matter.

But Jia Dongxu had said he would report the case to the police in front of so many people, so he couldn't pretend he hadn't heard him. If he really ignored it, he would be the one in trouble later.

After giving Jia Dongxu a stern rebuke, Officer Yang looked at everyone and softened his tone, saying to Jia Dongxu, "However, I am mainly responsible for civil affairs, and case investigation is not my responsibility. It's too late today, so you and Yi Zhonghai should come to the police station tomorrow and explain the details of the matter. Other comrades in the station will handle it."

Things took an unexpected turn for the better. Jia Dongxu, who had been on tenterhooks and barely daring to breathe, was now relieved.

suddenly.

Jia Dongxu noticed Li Hongbing, who had just returned, and quickly pointed at him to report to Officer Yang: "Officer Yang, I suspect that Li Hongbing was responsible for the incident where my master and I were covered in sacks. Even if he didn't do it himself, he must have hired someone to do it. This matter is definitely related to him."

Following the direction Jia Dongxu pointed, Officer Yang also saw Li Hongbing. However, faced with Jia Dongxu's on-the-spot accusation, he calmly asked, "Jia Dongxu, what evidence do you have to support your claim?"

"evidence……"

Jia Dongxu was stunned.

Yesterday, when he and Yi Zhonghai were beaten, they were covered in sacks and didn't even know who the attackers were. Where did he get the evidence?
“Officer Yang, a couple of days ago my mother said bad things about Li Hongbing and his sister, and then Li Hongbing hit someone. My master criticized him a couple of times. He must be holding a grudge against me and my master and is deliberately retaliating.”

Unable to produce any evidence, Jia Dongxu offered his own explanation.

However, Jia Dongxu's explanation left Officer Yang speechless.

If you don't know the situation, you might be fooled by Jia Dongxu.

He was the one who handled what happened that day, so how could he not know about it?

As for Jia Zhangshi, not only did she publicly promote feudal superstition, but she also cursed people to die and ruined other people's sisters' reputations everywhere. It was too lenient for Li Hongbing to beat her up.

Many people in their department knew about this incident at the time, but in the end, they didn't even give Li Hongbing the most basic criticism and education, which made their attitude very clear.

As for Yi Zhonghai, he tolerated Jia Zhangshi's feudal superstition and damage to neighborly relations in the courtyard, yet he still had the nerve to criticize others?

The more Officer Yang thought about it, the more he felt that removing him from his position as the head of the management department today was an absolutely correct decision.

"Jia Dongxu, what you're saying is just your one-sided speculation. I'm asking for evidence, or whether you personally witnessed Li Hongbing making the move?"

What Jia Dongxu just said can only be considered as reasons and motives at most. Even if Li Hongbing is suspected in this regard, it cannot be used as evidence.

Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Officer Yang looked at Jia Dongxu and said seriously, "Jia Dongxu, if you don't have evidence, you can't just rely on suspicion, and you can't just throw mud at someone else because you have a grudge against Li Hongbing."

"Who did it that day? Come over tomorrow and explain what happened. We'll have someone investigate for you."

That's what they said, but Officer Yang didn't hold out much hope.

Even Jia Dongxu himself couldn't explain it clearly, so how could they investigate?
Based solely on suspicion?
They do not currently have a complete criminal law, but they have their own unique interrogation methods.

However, even if such a minor case is investigated, a large-scale investigation will not be launched, and the suspect will not be targeted based solely on motives and suspicions. The final result is predictable.

(End of this chapter)