Courtyard House: Starting as an eighth-grade worker, with too many wives.

But none of them dared to come out.

That night, the courtyard house became famous.

Li Jianguo and Factory Director Yang walked at the very back.

Factory Director Yang lowered his voice: "Director Li, although you designed this incident, losing the documents is a serious matter. We absolutely cannot afford any mistakes."

Li Jianguo nodded.

He knew what was going on.

He has already upgraded the technology described in those documents.

In a while, that document will become outdated.

Even if it gets taken by people overseas, by the time they figure it out, this place will have already updated it one or two generations.

But he couldn't tell these things to everyone.

"No matter what, those who should be arrested must be arrested."

His eyes turned cold.

"Not a single one can be spared."

Since returning here, these people have been causing trouble every now and then, and he's thoroughly fed up with it.

This time, it must be resolved in one go.

The group was taken to the police station.

High walls, iron bars, and a solemn interrogation room.

Jia Zhangshi was completely limp and needed to be supported to walk.

The first person to be interrogated was Bang Geng.

With a criminal record and so much stolen goods found in his home, who else should be interrogated if not him?

"Tell me, did you go into Director Li's room?"

Bang Geng stood in the center of the interrogation room, facing several police officers.

He tried to be defiant, stubbornly insisting, "No!"

"No?"

The policeman picked up a package.

Malted milk powder, milk candy, and half a chicken.

"These items were all found in your house. Director Li personally identified them as belonging to his family. You still say you weren't inside?"

Banggeng opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Li Jianguo has been away from home for the past few days, and Shazhu has his eye on his house, as has Banggeng.

He had been eyeing the food and drinks in that room for days.

I sneaked in when no one was around and took quite a lot.

"It wasn't me!"

He started shouting.

"I didn't take it!"

The policeman's face darkened.

"If you don't tell the truth, don't blame us for being impolite."

"You dare hit me?!"

Bang stiffened his neck, but his voice trembled slightly.

"Everyone saw it! I didn't go into his house; he's framing me!"

That tantrum-throwing manner was exactly like Jia Zhangshi's.

No wonder he was raised by Jia Zhangshi.

"Quiet!"

The policeman slammed his hand on the table, and Bang Geng trembled in fright.

"Don't you understand the situation yet?"

The policeman's voice was cold.

"This time, it wasn't just a few bites of food that were stolen; it was top-secret state documents! That's enough to get you executed!"

The words "execution" were like two knives, stabbing into Bang Geng's heart.

His face turned pale.

He turned his head to look at Jia Zhangshi behind him.

"Bang Geng! My grandson!"

Jia Zhangshi tried to rush over, but was stopped by someone.

"He couldn't possibly have taken any documents!"

She shouted in a shrill voice.

"My grandson doesn't even pay attention in class, what's he going to do with that thing!"

Beside him, Sha Zhu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was initially worried that things would escalate, but now that he sees Bang Geng being targeted, he feels more at ease.

As long as the investigation doesn't trace it back to him, it's fine.

But he didn't expect that Banggeng would betray him.

"It's him!"

Bang Geng suddenly pointed at Sha Zhu.

"It was Sha Zhu who stole it! It wasn't me!"

"I saw him go into Li Jianguo's house with my own eyes!"

All eyes immediately turned to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu's face turned pale instantly.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

His voice cracked.

"It wasn't me at all! What proof do you have?!"

Li Jianguo raised his hand, signaling a pause.

He walked up to Sha Zhu.

"We did not find any documents at your house."

His voice was calm.

"But after such a long interrogation, the prime suspects are you and Bang Geng. Now that he's pointing the finger at you, how are you going to explain that?"

Sha Zhu shook his head, shaking it vigorously.

"It has nothing to do with me..."

He dared not look Li Jianguo in the eye.

"You won't admit it?"

Li Jianguo smiled, but his smile sent chills down one's spine.

"That's easy."

He turned to Director Zhang.

"Lock them all up and treat them as espionage. Execute them as soon as possible."

Director Zhang nodded.

"The process for espionage is very quick. The crackdown on espionage has been very intense in recent years."

These words struck like a thunderbolt, hitting everyone on the head.

Jia Zhangshi was completely paralyzed.

My crotch got wet again.

"Bang Geng... my grandson..."

She burst into tears.

"You idiot Zhu! You bastard! Why are you pinning your own mistakes on my grandson?!"

She hated Sha Zhu to the core.

They also hated Li Jianguo to the core.

That look in his eyes was like he wanted to devour someone.

"You beast! You're not human! You're trying to drive the Jia family to their deaths!"

Sha Zhu also peed.

He could no longer feel the pain in his body; he was completely dazed.

Execution?

Just because of that stupid document?

He regretted it.

I regret listening to the deaf old woman.

He only wanted to teach Li Jianguo a lesson, but he ended up getting himself involved.

Xu Damao watched from the sidelines, thoroughly amused.

"Stop resisting and confess honestly, and Director Li might spare your lives."

He paused, then laughed even harder.

"But then again, it's good that people like you are dead. It saves us from harming the neighborhood. We've rid the people of a scourge, hahaha!"

The laughter echoed in the interrogation room, jarringly loud.

Sha Zhu's face was ashen.

Banggeng burst into tears.

"I don't want to die! Grandma! Dad! Save me!"

The cries were heart-wrenching.

Those around them felt uneasy upon hearing this.

Li Jianguo's gaze slowly swept across the faces of these people.

Finally, it stopped on Yi Zhonghai.

"Director Zhang, Yi Zhonghai is getting close to Sha Zhu. Interrogate him again."

"Okay!"

Director Zhang flexed his wrists.

I really had a blast today.

He had Yi Zhonghai dragged out.

The leather whip that had been taken from the Yi family's house was swung in his hand, making a crisp cracking sound.

"Tell me, did you take the documents?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the whip and trembled all over.

He shook his head, shook his head desperately.

"It wasn't me! It really wasn't me!"

But no matter how loud he was, it was no use.

The whip struck his body, causing him to scream in agony.

Director Zhang asked questions while hitting the suspect.

Yi Zhonghai remained adamant and refused to budge.

He dared not say it.

He knew the deaf old woman's identity.

But if he told the truth, he wouldn't survive either.

After playing for a while, Li Jianguo raised his hand to signal to stop.

He looked at these people with eyes as cold as ice in the twelfth lunar month.

"Neither of them admits anything, neither of them tells the truth?"

He smiled.

That smile sent chills down your spine.

"Then lock them all up."

His voice was soft, yet it sounded like a guillotine falling.

"Wait for the day, then execute him."

Director Zhang's head swayed slowly, the movement small, yet like a Vajra shaking its head in a temple, carrying an undeniable stubbornness.

The knot between his brows could trap a fly.

Li Jianguo's anxious and impatient appearance, in his eyes, made him seem like a mere child.

"Director Li, you can't rush things."

It was scalding hot; it could burn your mouth with blisters.

He lifted his eyelids and glanced sideways at the tightly closed iron door of the interrogation room.

His voice was extremely low, almost as if it were being squeezed out of his throat, yet every word was like a tempered iron nail, firmly driven into the ear.

"This is nothing. Those guys inside are tough nut to crack."

Not only is its skin thick and flesh tough, but its mouth is tighter than the shell of an old clam that has been dead for three years.

Those few lashes just now?

Oh.

At best, it's an abacus, an appetizer, just enough to fill their gaps.

Upon hearing this, Li Jianguo's eyelids twitched.

He then fell into a deep, silent contemplation.

Yes.

I did go weak for a moment just now.

It's ridiculously soft.

Let those heartless bastards only get a few light lashes?

That's not punishment; it's inviting them to enjoy a massage.

Do they deserve it?

Unworthy.

This group of people is rotten to the core, completely rotten.