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

Chapter 8: Disgraced
Seeing Yi Zhonghai coming from the Intermediate People's Court, Jia Zhangshi felt as if she had grasped a lifeline and wanted him to plead for her. However, Yi Zhonghai had just been criticized and dared not cause trouble for himself.

Yi Zhonghai knew this in his heart.

At this point, pleading for Jia Zhangshi will not bring him any good.

“Mrs. Jia, we are only sending you here for study and ideological education. Once you have learned your lesson, we will release you. If you continue to cause trouble and refuse to cooperate with our work, then it will not be so simple.”

Jia Zhangshi's tantrums might be a headache for others, but Officer Yang and Public Security Officer Qian are not the type to put up with such petty tricks.

as predicted.

After being frightened by Officer Yang, Jia Zhangshi immediately became obedient.

Seeing Jia Zhangshi's masterful performance, Li Hongbing couldn't help but want to praise her.

If this were in later generations, he would definitely be considered a top-notch actor.

Seemingly noticing Li Hongbing's gaze, Jia Zhangshi, who was sitting on the ground, looked over and, upon recognizing Li Hongbing, her eyes immediately filled with hatred.

Without even thinking, she knew that this was Li Hongbing's doing.

Facing Jia Zhangshi's hateful gaze, Li Hongbing was not afraid at all, nor was he afraid that she would retaliate against him when she got out.

If Li Hongbing were truly afraid of her, he wouldn't have done what he did today.

After subduing Jia Zhangshi, Officer Yang and Police Officer Qian did not leave immediately. Instead, they gave a pep talk to everyone in the courtyard, strengthening their propaganda efforts to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

Afterwards, Officer Yang called Yi Zhonghai, Xu Fugui, and Liu Haizhong, the three senior students in charge of the college, aside.

"Based on what we just learned, Jia Zhangshi has been engaging in feudal superstitions in the courtyard for quite some time now. As the heads of the courtyard, why didn't you stop and correct this? Why didn't you report this situation to me? Why did you continue to condone and cover it up?"

Faced with Officer Yang's questioning, all three lowered their heads guiltily, unable to answer a single word.

Actually, in their hearts, this wasn't a big deal.

Not to mention Jia Zhangshi, even they themselves held a deep reverence for ghosts and gods, but since it was explicitly forbidden by the authorities, no one would easily utter such words.

Only Jia Zhangshi, with her loose tongue, kept talking nonsense everywhere, and this time she really got them into a mess.

And Li Hongbing, who leaked this information, is just causing them trouble.

Consequently, they also began to resent Li Hongbing.

"Alright, you two should reflect on this matter and your own problems. I'll come back in a couple of days."

Seeing that the three of them couldn't utter a single word, Yang, the clerk, was exhausted and immediately said in an annoyed tone, "If you guys can't do your job well, then let someone else take over. Don't just occupy the position and drag the team down."

Officer Yang was genuinely furious.

If Yi Zhonghai and his team had reported Jia Zhangshi's situation earlier, none of this would have happened today.

These words were undeniably heavy, causing Yi Zhonghai, Xu Fugui, and Liu Hai to be alarmed.

Fortunately, Officer Yang left room for maneuver and did not directly remove them from their positions as the head of the management office, which made them secretly relieved.

There's a shortage of manpower right now, and without these elderly gentlemen, some tasks would be really difficult to carry out.

It's not that we can't find replacements within the institute, but they've worked together well before, and replacing them with others might not be as good. So, Officer Yang is prepared to give them another chance.

Instead of condemning someone for making a mistake, we should give them a chance to correct it.

Take Jia Zhangshi for example; their ultimate goal was to help her correct her erroneous feudalistic ideas.

After giving them a warning, Officer Yang prepared to leave with Officer Qian and Jia Zhangshi.

"Dongxu~"

"Mom~"

"Officer Yang, where are you taking my mother?"

"Don't worry, as long as you receive a proper education, you'll be back soon."

"Dongxu~"

"..."

As they parted, Jia Zhangshi and her son Jia Dongxu put on a touching scene, a moment that made Li Hongbing want to laugh.

If Madam Jia knew that Jia Dongxu's name was also on the list of those who accused her of feudal superstition, she would probably want to beat this unfilial son to death.

"Li Hongbing, are you satisfied now?"

As Jia Zhangshi was taken away, Jia Dongxu glared angrily at Li Hongbing beside him and said fiercely.

"Satisfied!"

Li Hongbing was fearless and looked directly at Jia Dongxu: "Officer Yang said that we should provide correct guidance and help to people like your mother who have backward thinking. I'm doing this to prevent her from going down the wrong path in the future. You don't need to thank me!"

"Thank you? Are you asking for a beating? I'll fucking..."

Jia Dongxu was so angry he was practically fuming, and he almost resorted to violence.

Li Hongbing saw through Jia Dongxu's bluff at a glance, a blatant show of bravado, and said unconcernedly, "Jia Dongxu, if you're not satisfied with this result, Officer Yang and Officer Qian haven't gone far. I'll go with you to catch up, and we'll talk about it again."

"Dongxu!"

Seeing that Jia Dongxu was already angry, and that Li Hongbing was setting a trap for him, Yi Zhonghai, fearing that Jia Dongxu would fall for it, quickly spoke up to stop him.

The matter has been settled, and this is the best possible outcome.

Moreover, it's not like Jia Zhangshi can't come back. If there are any more complications, it won't be a good thing.

"Li Hongbing, we're from the same hospital, aren't you going too far with this?"

Yi Zhonghai, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, wanted to launch an attack on him using his self-righteous logic and reasoning.

"Absolutely?"

Li Hongbing chuckled and "humbly" asked Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle, there's something I need to ask you."

Do you really think that Jia Zhangshi is using feudal superstition to spread rumors and slander my sister, ruining her reputation, and that this will continue?

My sister isn't married yet. If her reputation gets ruined, can you afford to pay for it?
"Now that Jia Zhangshi has been taken away for reform, it was a decision made by Officer Yang and Public Security Officer Qian. If you're not satisfied, sir, would you like me to pass on your complaint to Officer Yang?"

Li Hongbing's words left Yi Zhonghai speechless.

however.

Yi Zhonghai felt no remorse; instead, he became enraged.

However, when Li Hongbing mentioned Officer Yang and Public Security Officer Qian, Yi Zhonghai, who had just been reprimanded, could only obediently shut up.

If you stir up trouble again, you're just asking for trouble.

Even Liu Haizhong, who was obsessed with officialdom, honestly took back the words of reprimand he was about to say after hearing about Officer Yang and Public Security Officer Qian, and dared not put on his arrogant attitude.

This time they've really been completely defeated.

"Alright, Lao Yi, Hongbing didn't do anything wrong. This matter was originally Jia Zhangshi's fault. You can't deliberately target Jia Dongxu just because he's your apprentice. That's not appropriate."

At this moment, Xu Fugui stood up and spoke the "truth".

Yi Zhonghai directly cursed.

Xu Fugui did it on purpose, taking advantage of this opportunity to kick him while he was down and undermine his prestige as an old man.

Although he was implicated in this incident and received criticism along with Yi Zhonghai, it also gave Xu Fugui an opportunity.

Although they are all senior members of the School of Management, not all of them are harmonious.

Xu Fugui publicly exposed this secret, revealing Yi Zhonghai's true colors, undoubtedly intending to humiliate him.

“I admit that I didn’t think things through, but I absolutely did not intentionally target Hongbing. Xu Fugui, stop trying to smear me. The innocent will clear themselves!”

Fearing further embarrassment from staying, Yi Zhonghai, without any sense of justice or righteous indignation, threw down this remark and left.

Whether to believe it or not is a matter of personal judgment.

(End of this chapter)