Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

People in this period knew they should speak up for themselves, were united, and knew how powerful they were when they united, because they had participated in it, or their parents had participated in it, or they had heard from others that the masses used wheelbarrows to help the People's Liberation Army win the Huaihai Campaign.

People from the street and factory patrolled around Nanluoguxiang every day, and children were able to play normally in and outside the yard. Because there were so many people patrolling, Banggeng was afraid of being discovered by acquaintances when picking up garbage, so he put on a mask and wrapped himself tightly. He thought no one would recognize him, but he was still recognized by the adults on patrol. Some people disliked Banggeng for getting dirty while picking up rags, while others praised Banggeng for knowing that his mother worked hard to support the family and came out to pick up garbage to supplement the family income. There were so many people praising him that Banggeng forgot the original intention of picking up garbage and really thought that he was just helping his mother to supplement the family income.

When Banggeng was searching for garbage, he ran into the old man again. This time he was not afraid and shouted at the top of his voice: "The beggar is here, come quickly, catch the thief." People rushed over from all directions, shouting as they ran: "Beat him up first, don't let the stinky guy run away."

Suddenly, a group of people surrounded the old man. Someone asked Banggeng: "Kid, is this the old guy?" Banggeng nodded.

Someone was about to hit him, but someone stopped him, saying, "Don't do it, I know this guy, he's not a beggar, he's a school teacher."

"Okay, the teacher also took pictures of Hanako."

"It's either the beacon boy or the teacher."

"you sure?"

"I'm sure. I'm really sure."

At this time, the security department, the police and the street officers also came. They squeezed into the crowd and tried to take the old man to the police station for investigation. The old man was pushed and shoved, and someone took advantage of the chaos to hit the old man on the shoulder. The police shouted: "Don't do it, we police will not let the bad guys go. Let us take him back and let him explain the problem clearly. Maybe we can save more abducted children."

This statement reminded everyone that, yes, if this person didn't die and told the truth, more children could be saved. People automatically made way for the police to take the old man away. People from the security department and the street followed him. Some of the people who came to help followed him to the door of the police station to get first-hand information so that they could chat with their neighbors.

The old man was confused when he heard Banggeng shouting "Pa Huazi" and looked around. Where is the "Pa Huazi"? As a result, people came and surrounded him. The child identified himself as the "Pa Huazi". The old man didn't know whether to laugh or cry. How did I become a "Pa Huazi"? He wanted to take out his work ID to prove that he was a good person, but when he touched his pocket, it was broken. He went out to pick up garbage and changed his clothes, so he didn't have his work ID. Fortunately, the public security comrades came and he went to the police station to contact his unit to prove whether he was a good person or not.

The police station chief took the matter very seriously and personally went to the interrogation room. He looked at the old man and asked him, "Name and age?"

The old man replied: "Ouyang Xingmin, 52 years old."

"Ouyang Xingmin? You, you, are you worthy of your name?" The director interrogated him, a little excited. "Tell me, how long have you been a beggar? How many women and children have you trafficked?"

"Comrade."

"Don't call me comrade, you don't deserve it, you are the enemy of the people."

Ouyang Xingmin looked at the director's hatred of evil, but he was not angry. He said calmly: "Well, Mr. Public Security, I won't call you comrade, but you have to listen to me. I am not a beggar. I was not in the past, I am not now, and I will not be in the future. I am a people's teacher, to be more precise, a professor at Yan University. I went out today and changed my clothes without my work permit, but you can call my unit to check."

"University professor? You?" The director looked Ouyang Xingmin up and down. He was wearing clothes with patches on top of patches. There was a cloth bag next to him. Others checked it and said it was full of waste paper and rotten wood. The salary of a professor starts at 100 yuan. How could he be so shabby?

As if he saw the doubt in the director's eyes, Ouyang Xingmin said, "Yes, I am not wearing the right clothes, but it doesn't seem to take you long to make a phone call. Don't make the mistake of empiricism, Mr. Public Security."

The director heard this and said, "That makes sense. You are detained here anyway, and you can't escape. I will go and ask."

Soon the director came back rubbing his hands, and when he saw old man Ouyang Xingmin, his face was full of shame and embarrassment. "I said that you looked familiar when I saw you just now. It turned out to be you. I'm really sorry. I apologize to you on behalf of our comrades. They didn't understand the situation clearly and arrested you. I have to apologize too. I didn't check the real situation first and acted out of loyalty, so I misunderstood you. I'm sorry. Please forgive us. We will definitely learn from the lesson and will never make the same mistake again." The director was full of sincerity and kept apologizing, hoping that old man Ouyang would not hold on to their mistakes.

Ouyang Xingmin smiled and said, "Mr. Director, can I call you comrade now?"

"Please forgive me, I was wrong. Don't even mention calling me comrade. You can just call me little comrade or little devil." The director positioned himself very low.

Ouyang Xingmin waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, you are already the director, it's not good to be called a brat again. Okay, let's stop joking. Since it's all a misunderstanding and no one has anything to do, I'll leave first."

"No, you really can't leave now."

"Huh? Why?"

"There are too many people at the door. If you walk out now, everyone will think that we are not doing our job well and let the bad guys get away. Please wait a moment. Someone from your unit will come and testify for you outside. Then everyone will clear up the misunderstanding. Next time you show up here, you won't be mistaken for a beggar."

Ouyang Xingmin thought for a moment, sat down again, and said, "Okay, to avoid trouble later, let's wait a little longer now."

Mr. Ouyang was taken away by the school staff with a certificate. The alarm for Paihuazi was lifted.

The next day, Zheng Xi saw Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, do you know who was arrested yesterday for taking pictures of beggars?"

"A pretty famous beggar?"

"He's not a beggar. He's a university professor. He's an old revolutionary who participated in the war and returned to the university to teach again after liberation."

"That's not right. I heard from Bang Geng that the guy was wearing rags, so there's no way he could be a professor."

"Do you know why he wears tattered clothes and goes to pick up trash? He sent his salary of more than 200 yuan to the families of his comrades who died in the war, and also helped several college students whose families were poor. He lives on the money he earns from picking up trash."

"Is there really such a person?"

"Really? He even made it to the newspaper. How could what the newspaper wrote be false? Besides, there are many people like him, including Lei Feng!"