Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

Late summer of 1981.

Inside the interrogation room of the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

The glaring incandescent light was shining directly at the person in the interrogation chair.

Bang Geng was handcuffed to an iron chair, his head wrapped in thick gauze.

One ear was gone, and half of his face was covered in dried blood.

But in his single eye, a reckless and ruthless glint still shone.

"I want to see Li Xuan! I'm his nephew!"

"We all live in the same courtyard!"

"We have a great relationship!"

Bang Geng was still yelling in his hoarse voice, "You cops, you dare arrest me?"

"Believe it or not, my uncle will make sure you all lose your jobs!"

"And that old woman, she bit me first! I acted in self-defense!"

"I'm innocent! Let me go!!"

"Snapped!"

The veteran detective in charge of the interrogation slammed his hand on the table, making the teacup lids bounce.

"Shut up!"

"Jia Geng! You still dare to be arrogant here?"

The veteran detective slammed a thick file on the table, his eyes as cold as if he were looking at a dead man.

"Still calling him Li Xuan's nephew?"

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

"Let me tell you, Dean Li has already said that he doesn't even know a social scum like you!"

"This arrest operation was initiated by Dean Li himself, who reported the case!"

"Wh...what?"

Banggeng froze, as if someone had grabbed his neck.

Li Xuanbao's case?

Li Xuan wants to kill him?

"impossible..."

"How could he do this..."

Bang Geng muttered to himself, his confidence instantly dwindling by half.

During this time, he took advantage of Li Xuan's power and impersonated Li Xuan's nephew.

Using this method, he amassed a fortune, and no one dared to provoke him.

But Li Xuan never made a move against him, as if he knew nothing about it.

In Bang Geng's view, this meant that Li Xuan had backed down and tacitly approved of his actions.

Moreover, Li Xuan did not target him during this period in the courtyard.

This is precisely why the stick-shaped pheasant has become increasingly arrogant.

But who would have thought that the person behind the police surrounding the hospital was Li Xuan!

"Jia Geng, listen up."

The veteran detective opened the case file and read it aloud in an icy tone:

"Given that you committed armed robbery, hostage-taking, and violent resistance to law enforcement at the entrance of Red Star Hospital."

"Furthermore, the incident resulted in serious injury to a retired cadre's family member, which is extremely egregious and has aroused great public outrage!"

"After deliberation by the Municipal Public Security Bureau Party Committee, it has been decided that your case will be handled with special urgency, severity, and strictness!"

"Your case has been classified as a 'counter-revolutionary hooligan gang case'!"

Upon hearing this assessment, Bang Geng's face instantly turned ashen.

His whole body began to tremble violently.

In this era, the combination of "hooligan gang" and "counter-revolutionary"...

That's a one-way ticket to the gates of hell!

What awaits him is undoubtedly... execution!

"I...I don't want to die...I just want to make some money..."

Bang Geng finally realized he was scared, and tears and snot instantly streamed down his face.

"Officer, I was wrong... I'll never do it again..."

"Please give me a chance, I still need to take care of my mother in her old age..."

"Giving thugs opportunities is a crime against the people!"

The veteran detective coldly closed the case file. "Just wait, the results will be out in the next few days."

"You won't have the chance to retire in this lifetime."

......

three days later.

The public trial was held at the city gymnasium.

The audience was packed with people, and their emotions were running high.

Bang Geng and several other accomplices were tied up.

He had a large name tag hanging around his neck with a bright red cross over it.

Banggeng knelt on the stage, his crotch already soaked with urine and feces.

He strained to lift his head, trying to find Qin Huairu in the crowd.

They were searching for that sliver of hope that seemed impossible!

But all he saw were angry eyes, and all he heard were deafening slogans.

"Punish the murderer severely!"

"Execute Jia Geng!"

"To rid the people of this scourge!"

"The verdict is hereby announced!"

The judge's voice rang out through the loudspeaker.

"The criminal Jia Geng disregarded national law, committed armed robbery and assault, and his crimes are heinous!"

"Killing them is the only way to appease public anger!"

"Sentenced to death! Executed immediately! Deprived of political rights for life!"

"Death penalty... to be carried out immediately..."

These six words, like six nails, were firmly driven into Banggeng's brain.

"ah!!--"

"I don't want to die! Mom! Save me!"

"Li Xuan... Uncle... save me!"

Banggeng let out a heart-wrenching scream, struggling desperately, knocking the armed police behind him off balance.

But he was like a pig waiting to be slaughtered, held down tightly by two armed police officers.

They forcibly dragged them onto the truck that was heading to the execution ground.

......

Outside the city, at the execution ground.

The weeds grow wild and desolate, and the wind howls mournfully.

A row of prisoners were forced to kneel in front of the earthen slope.

Banggeng was kneeling on the far side, already paralyzed with fear.

He was completely limp, only his mouth was still unconsciously muttering:

"I can't die... I'm the only son of the Jia family... I haven't even gotten married yet..."

"I don't even have a son..."

Not far away, a black sedan was parked.

Li Xuan sat in the car, coldly watching this scene through the window.

As the person who reported the case and a key eyewitness, he was granted special permission to observe the execution.

Looking at that person who used to steal chickens and dogs in the courtyard house, and later broke into houses with a knife...

Now he's a cripple who's been sentenced to death.

Li Xuan's eyes were devoid of any emotion, filled only with indifference!

You reap what you sow.

Li Xuan said softly, "Bang Geng, remember to be a good person in your next life."

"Oh no, someone like you probably won't have a chance to be a human in your next life."

"preparation!--"

The execution commander raised the red flag.

At that moment, Bang Geng seemed to sense something, and suddenly turned around to look at the black sedan.

The last glimmer of light in his eyes was endless regret.

If I hadn't stolen that chicken back then...

If I hadn't offended Li Xuan...

If... if...

"Bang!"

A crisp gunshot shattered all the "what ifs".

A cloud of blood burst from the back of Banggeng's head, and he collapsed heavily into the dust like a piece of rotten wood.

His limbs twitched a few times, then he became completely still.

The only son of the Jia family who was pampered by Qin Huairu his whole life and cherished by Jia Zhangshi!

He died in this desolate wilderness, just like a stray dog.

With this, the Jia family line ended!

Li Xuan withdrew his gaze and casually instructed the driver, "Let's go."

"There's nothing to see here."

"Back at the hospital, there are still many patients waiting for me."

The car started and sped away.

Only the fading smoke from the execution ground and the growing cold of the corpses remained...

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