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

Chapter 62 The Chosen Comedian
"Officer Yang, I just went out for a stroll and didn't do anything. He doesn't blame me for this."

In front of the entire hospital, Jia Dongxu was criticized in this way by Officer Yang. He had originally wanted to play the ostrich, but when he felt the contemptuous looks from everyone, he immediately lost face and cried out that he was innocent.

There are no regulations from above prohibiting people from wandering around outside at night.

Last night, Jia Dongxu was arrested as a spy, and he was still feeling wronged. Now, he has been publicly criticized and educated, which is almost a death sentence for him.

If he gets labeled as such, his reputation in this hospital will be ruined.

This will have a very bad impact on his future search for a partner.

Yi Zhonghai, who also knew about this, quickly stepped forward to speak up: "Officer Yang, do you think there might be some misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? Jia Dongxu himself admitted to all of this, how could it be false?"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu, this master and apprentice pair, making a fool of themselves again, Officer Yang asked in an annoyed tone: "Are you saying that our comrade was tortured into confessing and that Jia Dongxu was wronged?"

If that's the case, I'll report it to higher authorities on your behalf and demand a thorough investigation to clear Jia Dongxu's name!

Normally, this matter could have been resolved by giving myself a good talking-to and then letting it go.

As a result, Jia Dongxu has now denied it again.

With Yi Zhonghai, the dismissed senior administrator, getting involved again, it's no wonder that Secretary Yang is unhappy.

The key point is that he was well aware of the master-disciple relationship between Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai.

He hasn't forgotten what happened before!

Because of these reasons, he doesn't have a very good impression of Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu now.

"But Officer Yang, I didn't do anything illegal!"

With Yi Zhonghai's support, Jia Dongxu gained even more confidence.

Upon hearing this, Officer Yang glanced at the stubborn Jia Dongxu and retorted directly, "If you had done something illegal or disorderly, it wouldn't be as simple as just criticism and education. How could you still be standing here talking now?"

He actually knew why Jia Dongxu felt wronged and aggrieved.

Last night's incident was both a miscarriage of justice and a miscarriage of justice for Jia Dongxu.

If he hadn't been arrested as a spy, none of this would have happened.

If you have some bad thoughts, just keep them to yourself; nobody can really control you.

But you can't say it out loud, let others know, and you certainly can't do it.

Once Jia Dongxu's thoughts and actions were brought to light, they revealed a problem with his ideological awareness and moral standards. Therefore, the only outcome they could achieve was to criticize and educate Jia Dongxu.

The problem is, he's embarrassed by this!
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, this is probably the only case of someone being arrested as a spy because of this.

The only one in the country.

"What about Li Hongbing? He saved Director Lou's daughter a while ago and then accepted a lot of thank-you gifts from the Lou family, as well as a huge sum of five million yuan. Why don't you criticize him, Director Yang?"

Unconvinced, Jia Dongxu directly confronted Officer Yang and turned his anger towards Li Hongbing, using him as a shield for himself.

Since his reputation was at stake, Jia Dongxu couldn't care less about offending Secretary Yang, even if he didn't want to.

"Can that be the same?"

"I have looked into Li Hongbing's rescue. It was just a simple act of bravery, and there was nothing wrong with it."

"As for the Lou family's gratitude to Li Hongbing, it was entirely out of the Lou family's own free will, not something Li Hongbing requested."

"Li Hongbing is free to refuse or accept these gifts of gratitude from the Lou family."

"Jia Dongxu, how dare you compare yourself to Li Hongbing?"

"..."

The local police station only recently learned about Li Hongbing's water rescue, including the Lou family's expression of gratitude.

Originally, the police station intended to commend and even reward Li Hongbing for his act of bravery. However, because Li Hongbing accepted gifts from the Lou family, they ultimately decided against it due to concerns about the potential impact.

Under normal circumstances.

If it were an ordinary family, sending a chicken or some pastries as a gift would not be a problem.

But the gifts from the Lou family were truly substantial.

Everything was done voluntarily by the Lou family, and Li Hongbing had the right to collect the money. Even the police station couldn't say anything about it.

But it might not be suitable for advertising.

Being grateful and doing good deeds without expecting anything in return are both virtues.

These two things are not contradictory.

However, not everyone who is rescued has the same background and financial resources as the Lou family.

Situations like Jia Dongxu's are exactly what they don't want to see.

Now Jia Dongxu is bringing this up. If Officer Yang doesn't stand on Li Hongbing's side and let good people go unrewarded, who will be willing to do good deeds and act righteously in the future?
"Jia Dongxu, I thought you had deeply realized your mistakes after the criticism and education, but I didn't expect you to still be insincere and your ideological awareness still needs to be improved. Given this situation, I will report this matter to your steel rolling mill. I hope you will take care of yourself."

As soon as Officer Yang made this decision, Jia Dongxu's expression changed immediately.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai, who was standing to the side, also became unsettled.

"Jia Dongxu, Officer Yang criticized you for your own good. Why are you so ungrateful? Apologize to Officer Yang right now!"

In a moment of desperation, Yi Zhonghai immediately reprimanded Jia Dongxu and stepped forward to plead with Officer Yang, saying, "Officer Yang, Jia Dongxu is still a child. Please be lenient and give him a chance to correct his mistakes, considering his youth and ignorance. Don't tell the factory about this."

If the factory leaders find out about this, especially if it's reported by the police station, then Jia Dongxu is finished.

Even if they don't lose their jobs, they'll still be punished, regardless of their position.

"You're over twenty years old, and you're still talking about having kids?"

"Yi Zhonghai, you said all this without even asking Jia Dongxu if he felt ashamed."

“We’ve given Jia Dongxu a chance, and this isn’t a big deal. We could have just given him a warning and that would have been it. But look at Jia Dongxu’s behavior just now. Does he look like he’s realized his mistake?”

“Yi Zhonghai, I know Jia Dongxu is your apprentice, but as an elder, you can’t just keep protecting and indulging him. Otherwise, he’ll cause even bigger trouble in the future, and you’ll regret it.”

You should also reflect on your own actions!

"..."

Originally intending to plead for Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai didn't expect that by stepping forward, he would be scolded by Officer Yang, leaving him speechless with embarrassment.

Originally, only Jia Dongxu was embarrassed, but now we have to add him to the list.

They truly have a deep bond as master and disciple, sharing both hardships and joys.

"Uncle Xu, Uncle Liu, we still need you to do more to help everyone improve their ideological awareness. You can't do things like this again, or your courtyard will probably become famous."

"Yes Yes Yes."

"Don't worry, Officer Yang, I will definitely do as you say."

"I assure you, something like what happened to Jia Dongxu is definitely an isolated case and will never happen again."

"Officer Yang, please take care."

"..."

After seeing Officer Yang off, Xu Fugui and Liu Haizhong couldn't help but wipe their sweat.

Too many unexpected things have happened in the hospital recently.

They suddenly began to feel that being the caretaker of the courtyard might not be such a good job after all.

(End of this chapter)