Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 247 Director Wang makes his appearance and dominates the entire scene!

"Stop it all!"

Having already learned about the situation from Li Hongbing, and hearing the commotion from the neighboring Intermediate People's Court, Director Wang still resolutely chose to come and stop it.

However, when Director Wang saw the mess and stench in the courtyard, even though he was somewhat prepared, his already unpleasant expression darkened further.

"Director Wang!"

"Director Wang is here!"

"Jia Dongxu, Director Wang is here! Why aren't you stopping!"

"Director Wang, we've been waiting for you! Look at Jia Dongxu, he's made such a mess of the yard, it's just too much."

"That's right! Director Wang, you must severely punish Jia Dongxu and teach him a lesson."

"This is too much!"

"Director Wang, you must stand up for me! This Xu family father and son, and Sha Zhu, are bullying me too much..."

"..."

With the arrival of Director Wang, the previously chaotic Intermediate Court gradually returned to order, and Jia Dongxu also voluntarily gave up the attack, joining Xu Fugui and the others in filing a lawsuit against the other party, requesting Director Wang to stand up for him.

"Shut up, everyone!"

With so many people in the courtyard, everyone was talking at once, especially Jia Dongxu and Xu Fugui, each vying to accuse the other. Frustrated, Director Wang suddenly roared and angrily rebuked them:
"You guys are all just bored and have nothing better to do than cause trouble late at night, making things difficult for yourselves and others, huh?"

Director Wang was so angry not only because he resented being woken up from his bed in the middle of the night to work, but also because he was disappointed in them for causing such trouble.

I'm so angry at their lack of ambition!
Since the establishment of the subdistrict office, this No. 95 courtyard has become a key focus of their work.

Whether Nanluoguxiang is chaotic or not, No. 95 courtyard occupies half of it.

This may sound like an exaggeration, but over the past few years, from the case of the deaf old woman to various other incidents, as well as the recent cases of Yi Zhonghai abusing women and He Daqing being imprisoned, these events have repeatedly caused a sensation and drawn the attention of higher authorities.

No other courtyard house on the entire street can compare to this one.

Not long after the incident involving Yi Zhonghai and He Daqing, Jia Dongxu and Xu Fugui have caused this commotion. No wonder Director Wang is not happy about it.

"Director Wang, all of this was instigated by Jia Dongxu."

As everyone fell silent, Xu Fugui was the first to stand up and speak out, "Jia Dongxu is a scoundrel. He not only extorted money but also framed others. After being exposed in public, he even tried to destroy the evidence. If we hadn't reacted quickly and 'rescued' the evidence in time, he probably would have succeeded..."

"Xu Fugui, you think you've done a great job, don't you? Who gave you the right to do this?"

Seeing that Xu Fugui actually wanted to take credit, Director Wang didn't give him a kind look at all.

Before she arrived, she had already learned everything that had happened from Yan Bugui and Li Hongbing, and naturally she also knew what Xu Fugui had done.

"Director Wang, I..."

Xu Fugui was clearly stunned.

Director Wang's attitude was completely unexpected.

His mind raced, and the shrewd Xu Fugui quickly found the reason for Director Wang's anger. He immediately explained, "Director Wang, I admit that I acted impulsively when I forced Jia Dongxu to drink the golden juice. However, the situation was urgent, and I had no choice but to do it."

"If I didn't do this, Jia Dongxu would have destroyed the evidence..."

"quibble!!!"

Before Xu Fugui could finish speaking, Jia Dongxu, realizing what was happening, interrupted him and cried out, "Director Wang, please don't listen to Xu Fugui's slander!"

That's not how it happened. I had already admitted my mistake, but Xu Fugui and his son Xu Damao, along with Shazhu and the others, teamed up to force me to drink the golden juice.

It's clearly a deliberate act of revenge and humiliation; they're setting up their own court and resorting to vigilante justice..."

When Jia Dongxu mentioned the words "setting up a private court" and "using private punishment," everyone, including Xu Fugui and his son Xu Damao, as well as Sha Zhu, had a slight change in expression.

This hat is way too big.

Even though Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong lost their positions as senior administrators because of this, they did not resort to vigilante justice.

If it's confirmed, they might all be in trouble.

Before they could even begin to defend themselves or refute, Director Wang gave Jia Dongxu a look of utter disdain and, in front of everyone, bluntly criticized him, saying, "Jia Dongxu, how dare you say such things? Don't you even know what kind of things you've done?"

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Jia Dongxu was the culprit behind tonight's events.

Although Jia Dongxu looks miserable now, in Director Wang's eyes, he is not innocent at all.

Of course.

Director Wang did not think that Xu Fugui and Sha Zhu were right.

Faced with Director Wang's continuous criticism, neither Jia Dongxu nor Xu Fugui could quite figure out her attitude.

For a moment, they all chose to shut up.

However, Director Wang did not rest. Instead, he reviewed the situation and details, and re-verified and sorted out everything that happened that night.

Including what happened between Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu this afternoon.

In truth, this incident could be considered the trigger or source of all the events that happened that night.

Director Wang did this not because he distrusted Yan Bugui and Li Hongbing, but because he was serious and responsible in his work.

After all, we arrived in a hurry, and with limited time, we couldn't take care of many details and situations.

However, after Director Wang finished these investigations, even with her rich work experience, she couldn't help but feel a headache.

What appears to be one event is actually a series of interconnected events involving several parties.

Apart from Sha Zhu, Xu Fugui and his son Xu Damao, Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu and Bang Geng's family of three are all involved in the "case".

The key issue is that these people all have some problems with what happened today; none of them can be considered good people.

"Director Wang, our family was at fault today!"

"However, we already know we were wrong. No matter how you criticize us, or even punish us, we will definitely repent!"

"But please, for the sake of the child in my womb, spare my family's life and don't drive us to our deaths!"

"Please, Director Wang, give our family another chance..."

"..."

Just as Director Wang was thinking about how to handle the situation, Qin Huairu suddenly knelt down in front of her with a thud, and desperately kowtowed and begged for mercy while tears streamed down her face.

"Qin Huairu, what are you doing?"

"quick!"

"A few people, help her up." "What kind of behavior is this?"

"This is a new society now, kneeling and bowing are no longer acceptable. Aren't you trying to harm me?"

"..."

Director Wang, who never expected Qin Huairu to suddenly make such a move, was completely stunned.

There are so many people in the yard, they're all watching!
If someone didn't know the situation, they might think she had done something to Qin Huairu.

Fortunately, as soon as Director Wang spoke, the women in the courtyard immediately swarmed forward and tried to help Qin Huairu up from the ground.

Can be biased.

Qin Huairu simply wouldn't cooperate and stubbornly refused to get up from the ground.

Even though several people worked together to try to pull her up, Qin Huairu slid back to the ground like a lump of mud.

Qin Huairu was pregnant after all, so everyone was still somewhat wary, fearing that something unexpected might happen and cause them trouble.

Seeing that so many people couldn't do anything about Qin Huairu, and that Qin Huairu remained silent, acting as if she wouldn't get up until she agreed, Director Wang became furious and warned her:

"Qin Huairu, I will handle this matter impartially and will never wrong anyone. But if you continue to obstruct my work, then don't blame me for being impolite. You'll regret it."

Qin Huairu's actions go beyond mere moral blackmail; they constitute threats against public officials and obstruction of official duties.

Startled by Director Wang's words, Qin Huairu panicked and immediately became obedient, standing quietly to the side wiping away her tears, no longer daring to act as she had before.

Seeing this, fearing that Director Wang might be influenced by Qin Huairu and side with Jia Dongxu and Xu Fugui of the Jia family, she couldn't help but remind him, "Director Wang, what Jia Dongxu did was utterly heinous. You mustn't be soft-hearted..."

Xu Fugui's sudden appearance and words at this critical juncture made Director Wang understand his intentions. He was somewhat displeased, but instead of getting angry, he calmly asked, "Xu Fugui, tell me, what are you going to do with Jia Dongxu?"

"Bring them to justice!"

Xu Fugui seemed oblivious to Director Wang's displeasure and braced himself, saying, "Jia Dongxu committed three major crimes: premeditated violence, extortion, and framing. He should be sent to the police station for legal proceedings!"

Xu Fugui, who had never intended to let Jia Dongxu off the hook, was even more determined to kill him after the "biohazard" Jia Dongxu had just caused, leaving no room for mercy.

Even if it would cause Director Wang to have a problem with him, Xu Fugui was willing to take the gamble.

Upon hearing Xu Fugui's words, Director Wang understood his thoughts and attitude, but instead of speaking, he frowned deeply.

Xu Fugui was clearly determined to eliminate Jia Dongxu completely.

Based solely on what Jia Dongxu did, Director Wang felt no sympathy for him whatsoever.

The so-called framing is not so bad, but the key issues are that the acts of violence at night and extortion are not just a matter of morality and ideological awareness, but involve illegality and even crime.

But the Jia family is in a current situation, especially with Qin Huairu now heavily pregnant.

If Jia Dongxu really gets arrested, he will likely lose his job at the steel rolling mill, leaving him and his widow with children behind, and their lives will probably be very difficult.

Although Qin Huairu's life was truly unsustainable, the neighborhood committee and the women's federation could not possibly ignore her, but things were destined to be anything but easy.

The issue is.

Jia Dongxu's act of violence resulted in a brutal beating from Sha Zhu. Although it did not change the fact that he had committed the crime, it did not cause any serious consequences.

As for extortion.

One dollar and fifty cents isn't a small amount, but it's not much either.

Director Wang also wouldn't argue that because the amount was small, Jia Dongxu's actions didn't constitute extortion. However, currently, there is no specific monetary threshold or standard for the legal basis and policy regulations regarding extortion.

In any case, the amount of 1.5 yuan was small, and Jia Dongxu was committing this offense for the first time.

Furthermore.

The root cause of Jia Dongxu's extortion of Xu Damao was that Xu Damao provoked the trouble first, giving Jia Dongxu leverage over him.

In this matter, Xu Damao cannot be said to bear no responsibility at all.

If we take it lightly, it could even be called a neighborhood dispute, but if we take it to a higher level, the meaning changes.

The results can be drastically different.

to be frank.

Although she had no intention of showing favoritism, Qin Huairu's actions just now still had some impact on Director Wang.

She had to consider the current and future situation of the Jia family and Qin Huairu.

However, Xu Fugui's attitude was already clear, and she couldn't completely ignore it.

"How about this!"

After a moment of contemplation, Director Wang's gaze swept over Qin Huairu, Jia Dongxu, Xu Fugui, Xu Damao, and Shazhu, before he spoke:
"Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu, Xu Fugui, Xu Damao, and Shazhu, come to the subdistrict office tomorrow. I will communicate with the police station about how to handle these matters today, and then we will take specific action."

It was too late today, and several events were intertwined, making the situation quite complicated. Among them was Qin Huairu, a pregnant woman. Director Wang had to be cautious and did not make a decision on the spot.

Director Wang told them to come back tomorrow, and he wasn't worried that any of them would run away, especially Jia Dongxu.

The household registration system is now quite comprehensive, and restrictions have been placed on population movement. Without a letter of introduction, it is practically impossible to move an inch.

If Jia Dongxu really runs away, things will actually be easier to handle.

In fact, Director Wang still wanted to give Jia Dongxu and the Jia family a chance.

It wasn't just because of Qin Huairu, who was pregnant; in Director Wang's view, Jia Dongxu had indeed made mistakes, but they weren't considered major crimes.

Furthermore, in this series of events, not only Jia Dongxu, but also Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, and Xu Fugui had problems and mistakes, only they were not as prominent or serious as Jia Dongxu's.

Jia Dongxu is in this state because Xu Damao, Xu Fugui, and Shazhu have already made him suffer enough, even if it's all his own fault.

If Director Wang really wanted to favor Jia Dongxu, he only needed to seize upon these points to silence Xu Fugui and his group.

Looking at the various expressions on their faces, Director Wang asked, "Jia Dongxu, Xu Fugui, Shazhu, do you have any questions?"

"No problem, I'll do whatever you say, Director Wang!"

Although Xu Fugui was determined to get Jia Dongxu imprisoned, he had no intention of going against Director Wang since Director Wang had already made his point.

As Director Wang just mentioned, the police station will also get involved tomorrow.

As long as the police station gets involved, Jia Dongxu's fate will not be good.

Seeing Xu Fugui's statement, Xu Damao and Shazhu also chimed in.

When Jia Dongxu saw that Director Wang hadn't taken him away directly, he breathed a sigh of relief and was extremely happy. He dared not have any further objections.

(End of this chapter)