Courtyard House: My System - Artificial Human

"Everyone! The principle is the same. Parents love their children, the country loves us, we educate children who have made mistakes, and the country educates us who have made mistakes! All of this is to help people turn to good and reform themselves! Punishment is not the goal; the goal is to help those who have made mistakes and committed crimes to become better people!"

"Yet some of us, even when our children are aware of their mistakes, refuse to educate them! And we certainly don't allow the state to educate them! Is this love or hate?"

"Jia Dongxu clearly realized his mistake the moment he tried to break up the fight! But Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai, look at what you've done! You're crying and shouting, doing everything you can to obstruct him! Is this how you protect him? You're harming him!"

"He who steals a needle when young will steal gold when old! If children aren't educated and taught a lesson when they make small mistakes, they won't understand that making mistakes has consequences, let alone know that committing crimes can cost them their lives!"

"It's understandable that Jia Zhangshi was momentarily confused due to her protectiveness of her son, but what about you, Yi Zhonghai? What were your motives? You're also of parenting age. Don't you educate your child? Don't you teach him about propriety, morality, and shame, what's right and wrong?"

"Yi Zhonghai has no children!" someone in the crowd reminded Lin Weidong.

Yi Zhonghai glared angrily, but Lin Weidong didn't give him a chance to speak.

"Does not having children now mean you won't have children in the future? Are you going to harm other people's children when you don't have your own? What kind of behavior is this? Master Yi! Your moral character is too low! Instead of persuading Jia Dongxu to take the initiative to report his mistakes and be educated, you let him stay in the yard."

"You keep saying you watched him grow up, and that you're from the same compound, dragging everyone in the compound into paying for your selfishness! Does that mean we have to pay for Jia Dongxu's mistakes just because he's from the same compound?"

"Do you know what the consequences are when a hooligan appears in a courtyard? The reputation of the entire courtyard is damaged! Once people hear that there's a hooligan in our courtyard, who would want to marry their daughters here? In five or ten years, are you, Yi Zhonghai, going to help all the kids in this courtyard find wives?"

"You're so selfish! You not only want to ruin Jia Dongxu, but you want to ruin the future of all the children in the orphanage!"

"You're talking nonsense! Lin, stop slandering me! I only said a few fair words, why are you making such a big deal out of it?" Yi Zhonghai was furious, his bloodshot eyes fixed on Lin Weidong.

Damn it, you're making such a big fuss just to mess with me?

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai was already wondering if he had offended the Lin family at some point, but no matter how hard he thought about it, he couldn't recall doing so!

However, Lin Weidong ignored him, shook his head helplessly, and then spread his hands towards the surrounding crowd.

It means, see, people like this are beyond saving.

Everyone shook their heads in disdain, but they also understood. A man nearing forty without children naturally couldn't stand seeing others doing well.

Lin Weidong squatted down and patted Jia Dongxu, who was struggling with his expression.

"Dongxu! If you still consider yourself a man, take your mother and go to the police station yourself. Making mistakes isn't scary; what's scary is making mistakes and not repenting! We all know that you've already realized your actions were wrong, but you were influenced by your mother and Yi Zhonghai. As long as you take responsibility for your mistakes, when you come back to the hospital, we'll all give you a thumbs up and praise you as a real man! A man who dares to take responsibility!"

"You need to understand that no matter how this matter ends today, you're destined to be branded a scoundrel. Will you choose to passively endure the gossip without the confidence to refute it, or will you wait until you get out and confidently tell them that you, Jia Dongxu, have realized your mistake and have already undergone education and reform at the police station! The country and the law have forgiven you, so who will dare to gossip anymore?"

"I..." Jia Dongxu was excited and suddenly stood up. Before he could finish speaking, his vision went black and he felt dizzy.

Lin Weidong reached out to support him and made a suggestion to the others.

"Jia Dongxu is just too excited. Let's all give him some encouragement!"

"Go, Dongxu, reform yourself well, it'll be alright!"

"Yes, Jia Dongxu, a true man!"

"Go ahead, go ahead!"

……

The expressions on everyone's faces varied. Some were genuinely supportive, while others, having calmed down from their earlier excitement, were simply watching the spectacle. But regardless, they all supported Jia Dongxu going to the police station for rehabilitation.

"Okay! I'll go!" Jia Dongxu recovered, nodded solemnly, and helped Jia Zhangshi up.

Throughout this process, Jia Zhangshi remained silent and dared not look at Lin Weidong.

Having lived most of her life, she wasn't as young and impulsive as Jia Dongxu, but precisely because of this, she had a deeper understanding of how terrifying Lin Weidong was. She was afraid that if she said anything more, Lin Weidong would label her with even more serious accusations.

At least for now... she was just confused for a moment. Although her son acted like a hooligan, he realized his mistake early on. It's not a serious crime. They can't be executed at the police station, right?

But Yi Zhonghai is different. Forget it... I'd better stay away from Yi Zhonghai from now on.

The sight of the mother and son supporting each other as they left was heartbreaking.

In the crowd, Liu Haizhong stared intently at Lin Weidong's figure, wishing he could take his place!

Seeing that the crowd was gradually dispersing, he couldn't help but ask.

"By the way, Xiao Lin, aren't we taking Yi Zhonghai to the police station?"

The onlookers silently stopped in their tracks, their eyes fixed intently on Lin Weidong.

Lin Weidong silently gave Liu Haizhong a thumbs up and smiled at him.

He then looked at Yi Zhonghai, remained silent for a moment, and then sighed.

"Sigh... Forget it! Master Yi probably hates me to death, thinking I'm trying to harm him. Anyway, his plan didn't succeed, so it won't have much impact on our institute..."

"That won't do! We have three sons, and they almost couldn't get married because of Yi Zhonghai's mischief. I won't allow him to not go to the police station for a lesson!"

Some people in the courtyard, enjoying the spectacle, voiced their agreement.

"Yes! Send Yi Zhonghai for reformation!"

Encouraged, Liu Haizhong became particularly savvy and stepped forward to twist Yi Zhonghai's arm with his strong arm. Yi Zhonghai was no pushover either, and he easily broke free with a flick of his arm.

"Liu Haizhong! What does this have to do with you? Why are you meddling? The neighbors are all here! I, Yi Zhonghai, swear I have absolutely no bad intentions! This kid surnamed Lin is deliberately slandering me!"

Yi Zhonghai raised his hand and sweared to his neighbors, but most people still scoffed.

It is a fact that Yi Zhonghai has no children; even ten years later, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him childless.

Who can guarantee what an old, childless person might be planning?

Lin Weidong didn't argue directly with Yi Zhonghai. Instead, he grabbed Liu Haizhong's indignant figure and offered him a cigarette.

"Never mind, let him be."

Liu Haizhong didn't hear clearly; his entire attention was focused on Lin Weidong's cigarette pack—Chunghwa! A rare find that you can't even buy!