Rebirth in 1958: Getting rich starts from Nanluoguxiang

There were footsteps in the yard. Following the sound, two policemen and Lu Xiu'e ran in, following Bang Geng. Ermao was short and had short legs, so he fell behind.

Bang Geng ran over and shouted excitedly: "Grandpa Bao, I called Grandma back too."

Dabao rubbed his hair and kicked him angrily: "How long has it been since you washed it? My hands are almost stuck to your hair."

Lu Xiu'e ran out of breath, holding her waist and asked Dabao, "What, what happened?"

Dabao pointed at Tan Mingzhi with his chin: "Look, you shameless bastard."

The two police officers here knew Dabao. They were the ones who responded to Liu Shuwen's case. Dabao was now well-known in the police system and almost a legend. They quickly stood at attention and saluted Dabao. Dabao returned the salute and took out a box of ordinary Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket and threw it to them.

Seeing Li Xiulian's disheveled hair and bloodied face, Lu Xiu'e was furious and yelled, "Tan Mingzhi, you're beating your wife again? You're a grown man, but you're lazy and eat all day. You beat your wife just because you drink horse urine. Do you think you're a man?"

Tan Mingzhi gritted his teeth and stiffened his neck and said, "Director Lu, this is my family affair. It's not the government's turn to intervene. Besides, which husband doesn't beat his wife? Why are you worrying about it?"

Lu Xiu'e was so angry that she saw stars. She was the deputy director of the street office, and her main responsibilities were to deal with neighborhood conflicts and family disputes.

Tan Mingzhi is right. Eight out of ten families are experiencing domestic violence. (Of course, the term "domestic violence" hasn't been invented by any idiot yet. The person who invented it deserves death. He gave those who assault or injure others an excuse to avoid or mitigate their punishment! Slapping a passerby in public can result in detention, but at home, even the police can't do anything about it with just the excuse of domestic violence. How sad! This is the tragedy of the law!)

There are many cases of husbands beating their wives, and it is impossible to control them. The key is that the women who are beaten are not independent. Just when you are about to deal with the man who beats his wife, the wife refuses to stop. How do you think this should be handled?

Dabao held Xiaodang in his arms and looked coldly at the Tan family.

The two policemen had seen this happen many times before. Seeing this, they glared at him and shouted, "Tan Mingzhi, you think you're right to beat your wife? How many times has this happened? I'm telling you, if it happens again, you'll have to wait and see!"

Tan Mingzhi nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, Public Security Comrade, I won't dare anymore..."

Dabao turned his head and looked at the two police officers with a very strange look. The two police officers were confused by the look.

"Director Qin, what are you doing?"

Dabao looked at them with a half-smile: "I just want to know, if Tan Mingzhi hits his wife again, what will you do?"

The two police officers were stunned, looking at each other, not knowing what Dabao meant.

"From what you two said, this is more than once or twice that you've been called to handle cases involving Tan Mingzhi beating his wife. Why? It's the same old story every time? What's the purpose of your police calls?"

The two police officers replied with a wry smile, "Captain Qin, isn't this a family dispute? The couple fought at the head of the bed and made up at the foot of the bed. There's nothing we can do about it."

"What if she was beaten to death? Or crippled?"

The two police officers said sternly, "That's absolutely not allowed. Beating or maiming someone is against the law."

"Don't you think your law enforcement actions, coupled with your lax attitude, are complicit? Essentially, it's your inaction that has allowed this violence to become more rampant, and the criminals' methods to become more brutal each time."

The two police officers were shocked: "Ah? Chief Qin, it's not that serious, right?"

Lu Xiu'e felt her son's words hit home: "It's not that serious. The wife of Old Wang from Mao'er Hutong couldn't stand the beating and hanged herself. If you had been more careful and dealt with Old Wang earlier instead of being indifferent, would he still have dared to beat his wife to death? Would he have died?"

The two police officers were speechless and whispered, "We don't want to do this either. After all, they are a couple. What can we do?"

Dabao said coldly: "When did the government-issued marriage certificate become a license to assault and kill people at will? I'm just asking you a simple question. You've all studied law, right? If we put aside the relationship between Tan Mingzhi and his wife, how would you deal with this woman being beaten like this?"

The two police officers hurriedly said: "Detain! Sentence!"

Dabao pointed at Tan Mingzhi and said, "What's the difference? Tan Mingzhi is a human being, and his wife is also a human being. Our laws are meant to protect people. Cases like this don't require mediation. Hitting someone is illegal, whether it's a father hitting his children or a husband hitting his wife. The nature of the beating shouldn't be associated with any identity.

When they are born, they are first individuals, and then they have these identities, but these identities cannot be used as a shield to attack others at will."

"Well said." A round of applause was heard, and Director Wang strode in.

Dabao greeted him with a smile. This was the first benefactor he had met since his rebirth, and Dabao always respected him.

"Auntie Wang."

Director Wang was beaming. She admired this polite young man so much that she wished her own child could be half as good as Dabao. Moreover, Lu Xiu'e was now her right-hand man. The two of them got along very well, which brought them closer together.

"Dabao, I heard from your mom that you are now the director of Sijiqing. Great, you have a bright future, kid."

Dabao was a little embarrassed. Aunt Wang always told the truth.

The two exchanged a few pleasantries.

Lu Xiu'e also stood aside with a smile on her face, looking proud. This was right, as anyone who gave birth to such an outstanding child would be proud.

Tan Mingzhi's wife turned around and knelt down before Director Wang, looking up: "Director Wang, you have to make the decision for me. I want a divorce..."

"What divorce?" Old Mrs. Tan screamed, "Isn't it embarrassing? At most, I'll beat you less often in the future."

Tan Mingzhi also said: "I just hit you twice, is it that serious?"

Tan Mingzhi's wife stood up straight, staring at Director Wang and Dabao with her eyes fixed. She knew that these two people could decide her fate.

Director Wang frowned and said in a deep voice, "Have you thought about it? Li Xiulian, you have to know that it is not easy to get in and out of a house!"

Tan Mingzhi's wife, let's call her by her real name, Li Xiulian. Li Xiulian nodded vigorously: "I've thought about it. I can endure any kind of beating from Tan Mingzhi, but I can't stand the fact that the son I carried for ten months and risked my life to give birth to doesn't call me mom, but calls me a bitch. This is something I absolutely cannot tolerate.

I've given up, I must get a divorce, I don't want to have anything to do with the Tan family anymore."

Mrs. Tan started to curse angrily, calling her a "slut" and "whore".

Dabao was afraid that her scolding would scare Xiaodang, so she pointed her finger and said, "Shut your mouth!"

Mrs. Tan's scolding became louder and louder. Dabao strode over and kicked her so hard that she was speechless.

Director Wang nodded in appreciation. If others used this method, it would destroy unity, but if Dabao used it, it would punish crime. If this person liked it, there would be nothing he could do.

"Li Xiulian, please stand up first. If you decide to divorce, I, as the director of the subdistrict office, will definitely support you. Let's solve them one by one."

Li Xiulian got up from the ground, her face covered in blood and her eyes determined.

Director Wang sighed. Although it was a new society, divorces were rare. This was the first divorce case since she took office as the director of the subdistrict office.

However, Director Wang's idea is that the great man has called on women to hold up half the sky, so this divorce case can be regarded as a response to the call.

"Tan Mingzhi, regarding your issue, the district and the street have always had different opinions. I have also tried my best to put people first and push the matter down. Director Lu and I have talked to you and your mother several times, but you have refused to listen and have ignored our words.

Not only that, you are even worse. You beat people up like this. I don't allow it, and the law doesn't allow it either.

I have decided to have the police station detain you for seven days.

Moreover, you have been fired from the Second Steel Rolling Mill. Since you are not an employee, you cannot live in our street. After you are released from the detention center, I will give you three days to move out of here..."