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

inside the house.

Qin Huairu had already heard the noise outside.

There were quite a few people around, so it was probably Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai who had "brought reinforcements" back—no doubt, they were from the police station.

Hearing Jia Dongxu's arrogant shout, Qin Huairu panicked even more.

However, Qin Huai'an, standing nearby, not only remained calm but, upon hearing the word "dog barking," his anger flared up instantly, and he immediately began to curse:

"Damn it! I didn't teach him a lesson enough! He never learns, huh? I'll make him remember it today!"

After saying that, he got up and was about to rush outside.

Qin Huairu grabbed his arm, her voice trembling:

"Huai'an...please don't be impulsive, I'm begging you."

"If you rush out like this, won't that just give them ammunition against you?"

"Listen to me, don't be impulsive, okay?"

"Sister, go out... Sister, go out and apologize. Tell her it's all because of me."

"I'll go to jail if I want, it's none of your business!"

Qin Huai'an turned his head, looked at his sister's tearful expression, and softened his tone:

"Sis, I know what I'm doing. It's not as serious as you think."

After saying that, he gently pulled away from Qin Huairu's hand and took two steps to the door.

……

At this moment, everyone outside was focused on Qin Huai'an.

Everyone thought that even if Qin Huai'an was arrogant, with the police present, he should at least admit his mistake and offer some explanation.

But Qin Huai'an's reaction completely overturned their expectations—

Snapped!

A crisp, resounding slap stunned everyone.

It was Qin Huai'an who struck—he swung his hand and slapped Jia Dongxu across the face, cursing as he did so:

"Are you calling for your mom outside?"

"I fucking went too easy on you!"

"Try yelling it again? I'll beat you to death!"

……

This left not only the onlookers dumbfounded, but Jia Dongxu himself was completely stunned.

Even Yi Zhonghai, who was standing next to him, never expected that—even after the police were called, this guy not only refused to back down, but actually dared to make a move!

Jia Dongxu covered his face, momentarily at a loss for words.

The local police officer, Xiao Zhao, wasn't in much better shape either.

He never expected that the person Jia Dongxu and his group called the police to arrest... would actually be Qin Huai'an.

He's the one who dared to "stand up" at the police station, yelling that he'd teach people a lesson, and who also had a close relationship with Chief Wu.

He was clearly a retired soldier, a real tough guy, unlike the thugs on the streets.

Ever since hearing Director Wu Jianguo talk about Qin Huai'an, Xiao Zhao knew in his heart that this person should never be easily provoked.

So when he saw Qin Huai'an, he was a little stunned.

But no matter what, he was still the local police officer, and with so many people watching Qin Huai'an take action, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

So he stepped forward and said:

"Comrade Qin, what are you doing? How could you hit someone like that?"

Qin Huai'an glanced at Xiao Zhao, his tone calm:

"Officer, you heard that too, didn't you?"

"He has a foul mouth; he's shouting outside."

"What's wrong with slapping someone who spews filth like that?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhao realized it made sense—Jia Dongxu had indeed spoken rudely at the door earlier.

These days, it's so common to get slapped for talking nonsense; nobody really cares.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhao stopped pursuing the matter.

But he remembered that Yi Zhonghai and the others had reported the case to the police—that's why he came today.

In any case, he had to figure out the cause and effect.

If it really is Qin Huai'an's fault, even if he doesn't want to offend anyone, things have escalated to this point, and he has to deal with it.

So he asked in a businesslike manner:

"Comrade Qin, let's put the matter of the assault aside for now."

"Our police station received a report that you assaulted someone in the yard without provocation, and the circumstances are serious."

"Do you have anything to say about this?"

Before Qin Huai'an could speak, Jia Dongxu, who was standing next to him, objected:

"No, officer, he just hit me! He just hit me like that, and you're just going to let it go? You're not going to talk about it anymore?!"

Xiao Zhao turned his head and glared fiercely at Jia Dongxu:

"Don't you know why you were beaten?"

"I was right next to you! Your mouth is so foul, what's wrong with getting slapped?"

……

At this point, Xiao Zhao already had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on—Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai were definitely not as "honest" as they seemed on the surface.

There's probably more to this story than meets the eye.

Although he didn't know Qin Huai'an very well, he did know Wu Jianguo—his area of ​​expertise.

The director usually likes to grumble and complain, but he is never ambiguous on matters of principle.

Qin Huai'an... doesn't seem like a "good guy," but the fact that the director has such a good relationship with him means that there's definitely nothing wrong with him at heart.

There must be another reason why he hit someone today.

As expected, Qin Huai'an spoke:

"Officer, I have a question. When they called the police and accused me of assault, did they mention why I assaulted them?"

Xiao Zhao shook his head:

"They didn't say that. They only said that you assaulted someone without cause, and... quite severely."

Qin Huai'an pulled Qin Huairu from behind him to the front, pointed to the wound on her forehead, and said in a deep voice:

"Officer, this is my sister, my own sister."

He then pointed to Jia Dongxu:

"This is her husband."

His gaze returned to Qin Huairu, and he continued:

"Did you see the injury on my sister's head?"

"She has countless injuries on her body, all from being beaten by her mother-in-law."

"And it wasn't just once. The head of the neighborhood office knows about it; he's mediated many times."

"The sales clerks at the supply and marketing cooperative also knew that my sister had bought mercurochrome from them many times."

"She went to the clinic countless times... She had no money when she went, and the doctor kindly let her pay on credit, but she couldn't even pay back the credit she paid."

"In other words, they not only beat my sister, but they also didn't care whether she lived or died."

"This isn't a one-time thing; it's happened many times."

Qin Huai'an stared into Xiao Zhao's eyes and asked, word by word:

"What would you do in my shoes?"