Courtyard House: Jia Zhangshi! How dare you hit my sister?

After Jia Dongxu finished speaking, Yi Zhonghai, who was standing to the side, pondered for a moment and then spoke up:

"Yes, Director Wang, Dongxu is right."

"What happened today was indeed extremely serious."

"Look at my face, my body... I look like a violent person!"

"If this isn't dealt with today, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause in the yard later."

"I know you mean well."

"But I've made up my mind about this, and there has to be an explanation!"

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Director Wang simply stopped trying and said:

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, let's go to the police station."

"I have some other things to do today, so I won't go to the yard with you."

"Strictly speaking, this falls under the category of public security issues."

"As the director of the subdistrict office, my main task is mediation."

"Going there won't make much of a difference. You can handle it yourselves."

To be honest, Yi Zhonghai didn't expect Director Wang's attitude—after all, he and Director Wang had always had a good relationship, and the institute was rated as an "advanced institute" every year, which Director Wang usually valued.

Unexpectedly, Director Wang has become a "hands-off manager" today.

Although somewhat surprised, Yi Zhonghai didn't think much of it, nodded, and stood up:

"Okay, Director Wang, let's go to the police station then."

……

Before long, the two arrived at the police station.

But the station was unusually quiet—it was a day off, and only the local police officer, Xiao Zhao, was on duty.

Seeing the two rush in, Xiao Zhao asked:

"Comrade, what's the matter?"

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly stepped forward:

"Officer, my name is Yi Zhonghai, and I'm the liaison officer for compound number 95. We're here to report a case."

The local police officer nodded: "Tell me about the situation."

Yi Zhonghai said solemnly:

"It's like this, officer, a new person has moved into our compound... Look at our injuries—"

He pointed to himself, then to Jia Dongxu:

"He beat people without cause, wouldn't listen to advice, and hit them particularly hard. He beat several of us."

Jia Dongxu, who was standing next to him, quickly chimed in:

"Yes, officer! Especially my mom, she's in her fifties, and now she's been beaten so badly she's in the clinic, and she's lost several teeth!"

"This is downright violent, deliberately causing harm!"

"We had no choice but to report this to the police."

Upon hearing this, the local police officer, Xiao Zhao, immediately frowned.

He despised troublemakers from the bottom of his heart, but he still asked one more question:

"Why did he hit someone? There must be a reason, right?"

Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai exchanged a glance. Jia Dongxu said:

"Officer, we don't know why he did it."

"When we got home from get off work, he was already beating my mother in the yard. He was beating her really hard."

"I went to break up the fight, and they beat me up too."

He then pointed at Yi Zhonghai:

"My master went to persuade them, and he was beaten too."

"Another neighbor in the courtyard was also beaten. We really don't know why he went crazy."

After listening, the local police officer, Xiao Zhao, said:

"Okay, I'll go to the courtyard with you."

"According to you, the other party's problem is indeed very serious, and may have already constituted a crime."

After saying that, he took a pair of handcuffs from the drawer and said to the two men:

"Let's go take a look."

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu exchanged a glance before leaving the police station.

……

On the way back, Yi Zhonghai kept talking:

"Oh dear, officer."

"I know several of the older colleagues in your institute."

"For so many years, our No. 95 compound has been recognized as an 'advanced compound' every year. We've always been well-behaved in this area and rarely cause trouble."

"If there are any problems, our department will handle them ourselves."

"And also... things like acts of bravery often happen in our department."

"They've provided our police station with plenty of leads in solving cases before."

"Speaking of which, I have quite a connection with my colleagues in our institute."

"I also have great respect for your profession... it's just that you're too young, and this is the first time we've met."

"But don't worry, we will definitely cooperate fully in any work-related matters that require our cooperation in the future."

Yi Zhonghai's words made his meaning very clear—he wanted to get closer to Xiao Zhao.

Only in this way will it be more convincing to describe Qin Huai'an's evil deeds later, and Xiao Zhao will be more likely to side with them.

Everything he did was to punish Qin Huai'an "severely".

Sure enough, Xiao Zhao was very pleased with these words.

He looked at Yi Zhonghai and said:

"Master Yi, to be honest, I've heard a lot about your institute within the department."

"Especially the older comrades often mention that No. 95 Courtyard is the most stable in our area and has never caused any trouble for the police station."

"They have always been very cooperative. I know that very well."

"If all the residents in this area had the same awareness as those in your No. 95 compound, our work would be much easier."

Xiao Zhao's words were half true and half false—the institute did mention Compound No. 95, after all, "advanced compound" carries some weight in this area.

But what the older comrade said wasn't as exaggerated as it seemed.

He felt comfortable with what Yi Zhonghai had just said, so his reply was naturally more polite.

After listening, Yi Zhonghai finally smiled, a rare occurrence for him.

"Officer, you're too kind."

"We just did what residents are supposed to do, nothing special."

He paused, then changed the subject:

"We really didn't want to trouble you with this today."

"But this newcomer is too arrogant and seriously out of touch with the masses."

"Moreover, they are lawless and have no regard for the law. We had no other choice but to report this to the police."

Jia Dongxu, who was standing next to him, quickly added:

"Yes, officer."

"Our courtyard has always been harmonious, and there has never been any fighting or brawling."

"Even if there are any, they'll just be minor squabbles."

"But the new guy who came today is practically running rampant in the yard, bullying the neighbors!"

"This kind of behavior must not be tolerated and must be severely punished!"

Although Xiao Zhao disliked "troublemakers," he wasn't brainless and wouldn't believe everything he heard. So he said:

"Yes, if what you say is true, the police station will definitely handle this seriously and give everyone a satisfactory explanation."