The Beginning of a Courtyard House: Sixty Years of Internal Strength

"Xiao Li, let's issue an arrest warrant tomorrow and arrest Yi Zhonghai."

The matter involving Zhao Tietou happened a long time ago, and no evidence can be found. There are also no other eyewitnesses.

Although this matter won't sentence him, all his other miscellaneous offenses are enough to put him in a forty-year prison sentence, enough to keep him in jail until he dies.

"Okay, Master, I'll go right away."

The next day, Li Jianguo got up slowly. After washing up, he heard a commotion in the front yard. When he went out to see what was going on, he found that four or five policemen had indeed arrived.

He quickly shouted something into the house.

"Yaoyao, quick! The police are here!" Yaoyao heard this and hurriedly ran out.

The two arrived at the Intermediate People's Court together, by which time the police had already entered Yi Zhonghai's home.

When Yi Zhonghai and Li Cuilan saw the police officers approaching menacingly, they assumed the murderer had been caught and were overjoyed.

"Officer, has the person who beat me been caught? Who is it?"

"Yi Zhonghai, this is an arrest warrant. We are now formally arresting you. Come with us."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he was thunderstruck; he even doubted whether he had misheard.

"Officer, I'm the one who was beaten, I'm the victim! How can you arrest me?"

Yi Zhonghai still asked a question, clinging to a sliver of hope.

"Why were you arrested? Don't you know what you've done?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's expression changed drastically. Although he was very flustered, he still tried to explain himself.

"Officer, I'm a good person. All my neighbors can testify to this. I'm also a liaison officer assigned by the neighborhood committee. Could you have made a mistake?"

Without further ado, the police stepped forward and handcuffed Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting on the bed.

Yi Zhonghai's heart was already half cold; he was truly finished this time. Who exactly reported him?

Yi Zhonghai kept shouting that I was a victim.

Two policemen dragged him out, and the beasts in the yard were all stunned. What was going on?

Seeing Jia Dongxu cowering, Sha Zhu immediately wanted to show Qin Huairu his bravery and fearlessness, so he rushed out.

"Officer, this old man is a good person, a victim. You can't just arrest him like this."

"Who are you to obstruct the police investigation? Be careful, or you'll be arrested too."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu immediately chickened out and quickly made way for him.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu in the crowd with hope, but Jia Dongxu didn't even dare to meet his eyes, and his heart sank.

To everyone's astonishment, they watched helplessly as the police took Yi Zhonghai away.

At this moment, Li Cuilan also got angry. She hurriedly ran to the backyard, pushed open the door, and went in to ask the old lady questions.

"Grandma, Yi Zhonghai was just arrested by the police. Did you report him?"

The old lady didn't react for a moment.

"Cuilan, Xiaoyi has been arrested? What was the reason for his arrest?"

Li Cuilan looked at the old lady with suspicion.

"I don't know, he was just taken away by the police. Is it really not you?"

The old lady shook her head.

"Cuilan, it's only been a month since the New Year, and I'm paralyzed like this. Nobody has ever seen me. How can I call the police?"

He's offended so many people, could it be that someone couldn't hold back and called the police?

Hearing the old lady's words, Li Cuilan was also at a loss; she had no idea what had gone wrong.

At this point, the old lady came up with an idea.

"Cuilan, there's no use in worrying now. Go to the police station and ask him what he did wrong."

Now that we know who it is, things are much easier. Those who deserve compensation should pay, and those who deserve forgiveness should be forgiven.

Li Cuilan realized what the old lady was saying and hurriedly ran out.

The old lady snorted coldly as she watched Li Cuilan's retreating figure. Yi Zhonghai, that ingrate, is really lucky.

For so long, Black Tiger has had no chance to make a move.

The next step is to see if Yi Zhonghai can come out. If he can, we must urge Black Tiger to make his move quickly.

When Yi Zhonghai was taken away, everyone in the courtyard started chattering about it.

Li Jianguo also pretended to join in.

"Teacher Yan, why was Yi Zhonghai arrested? Did he commit some crime? Do you know what he did in the past?"

Yan Bugui was also frowning and thinking at this moment.

"Jianguo, I don't know either. I haven't heard any news from him recently."

I just saw Li Cuilan go to the police station to ask. Let's wait for news. I need to hurry to work, or I'll be late.

"Yes, we can only wait for news."

Li Jianguo pretended to be regretful as he led Yao Yao home, but in his heart he was secretly laughing. This time, Yi Zhonghai would be badly hurt, if not killed.

After watching the spectacle, Li Jianguo was quite satisfied. He hadn't expected that Zhonghai, that old coward, would be so cowardly. He was all talk and no action, but he immediately backed down when the police approached.

Xu Damao also ran home and asked about Xu Fugui.

"Dad, what exactly happened? Why did Yi Zhonghai arrest us?"

"Kids shouldn't ask such questions. Yi Zhonghai has done a lot of bad things. Maybe someone is getting revenge on him."

Li Jianguo couldn't suppress his gossipy nature and wanted to hear about the interrogation, so he simply took Yao Yao out and found a corner to send her into his spatial dimension.

He then strolled over to the tea stall next to the police station.

He leisurely sipped his tea from a large bowl, listening to the sounds coming from inside the police station, and casually bought a newspaper to read.

Although this kind of large bowl tea is made from various leftover tea leaves from tea factories, it is durable for brewing, has a strong flavor, and tastes quite good.

After being taken to the police station, Yi Zhonghai was immediately taken into the interrogation room.

After the two police officers sat down, they looked at Yi Zhonghai seriously.

"Yi Zhonghai, your case has been exposed. You must understand the Party's policy. Confess and you will be treated leniently; resist and you will be punished severely. Quickly and honestly confess."

Yi Zhonghai was still using the same old excuse.

"I'm truly a victim. Look how badly they've beaten my legs! Why don't you go find the culprit and instead arrest me, the victim?"

Seeing his demeanor, the police knew he wouldn't say anything more, so they released some information.

"You know He Daqing, right?"

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat. He had thought of everything, but he never expected that it was He Daqing who reported him. Could it be related to Zhao Tietou?

Thinking of this, cold sweat began to pour down his forehead, and he answered tremblingly.

"Officer, I know He Daqing. He's He Yuzhu's father from the Intermediate People's Court. He came back a while ago."

I don't know what you mean by mentioning him. Does he mean he hired someone to beat my leg?

Seeing the stubborn old man, the police officer got straight to the point.

"He's already reported you for Zhao Tietou's affair, and he's even found crucial evidence and submitted the report. Aren't you going to plead guilty?"

The police decided to try and trick the old man, hoping that he would panic and confess immediately.