Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Back at Yard No. 95, Zhang Dabao lay on the bed and began to think about what to do tomorrow night.

The next morning, Zhang Dabao came to the Hongxing Police Station and told Cao Lianbiao that he wanted to invite him to dinner in the evening. He would prepare the food and wine himself, and also invited Deputy Director Zhang Weihua and Deputy Director Liang Fei of the Dongcheng Branch to have dinner together to communicate and talk about some things.

"Da Biao, what's the matter? Why did you call Director Zhang and Director Liang over?" Cao Lianbiao was a little puzzled.

"The main reason is to improve the lives of the brothers in the institute. Didn't my second sister give birth to two boys? I asked a friend to get two sheep, and I want to send one to you. Can't we talk to each other too?" Zhang Dabia said.

"Really?" Cao Lianbiao didn't believe it.

"If you don't believe me, forget it. I'll send the sheep to the police station. The wine I mix there is better than the one you have here," said Zhang Dabao.

"Why go there? There are too many people there, and one sheep is not enough for everyone. We have just enough here. I'll listen to you and make some food for everyone tonight." Could Cao Lianbiao let the meat be sent to the branch? The brothers in the station would eat him after knowing this.

"What's the point of lying to you? You're a grown man, and ugly at that. How can I have the time to do that? Hurry up and move down. I have to go to the police station. If I'm taken there, I can't come back," said Zhang Dabao.

"I'll move it myself." Cao Lianbiao said he would move it himself. At that time, he called out two young men from the roadside duty room. When the young police officers heard that they were going to move mutton, they were much faster than sheep. They got on the motorcycle and moved it to the kitchen. Then the whole Red Star Police Station was in an uproar. Who doesn't like eating meat?

Arriving at the Dongcheng Public Security Bureau, Liang Fei is now in charge of the labor union, and his work is much easier. Zhang Weihua is in charge of criminal investigation, and his work is very busy, but they have agreed to go to the Red Star Office for dinner in the evening. After chatting with Liang Fei for a while, Zhang Dabiao returned to the No. 95 courtyard with a sheep. He put the sheep in the kitchen, drove to the factory gate, invited Xing Baoguo to the Red Star Office for dinner in the evening, and told He Yuzhu to go home early to deal with the sheep.

In the afternoon, Zhang Dasen was beaten by unknown people while delivering goods. The beating was not severe, but Zhang Dasen's wife was frightened and notified Zhang Dabao immediately. Zhang Dabao took his wife to the Hongxing Police Station to report the case.

"What? Your sixth brother was beaten? Who did it?" Cao Lianbiao was furious. The Zhang family's deliverymen were his insiders, but they dared to beat up the non-staff personnel of the Minister of Public Security. Cao Lianbiao said that he would never reconcile with the crime and would resolutely arrest the criminals. Cao Lianbiao's attitude reassured the sixth sister-in-law. Zhang Dabao asked her to go home and rest for two days, and ask for leave from the freight station for a few days, and he and Director Cao would handle the matter.

He sent his sixth sister-in-law back home and comforted his sixth brother Zhang Dasen, saying that he would have dinner with Cao Lianbiao, Zhang Weihua, Xing Baoguo and others tonight and that he would definitely make the decision for him.

After coming out of Zhang Dasen's residence, Zhang Dabao let out a long sigh, drove the motorcycle to a secluded place, and rested for two hours.

It was already dark by then. When Zhang Dabao arrived at the Hongxing Police Station, Xing Baoguo, Zhang Weihua and Liang Fei had already learned that Zhang Dasen had been beaten, and they were discussing how to deal with it.

"Uncle Xing, do you think that having power means one can do whatever the law requires? Should we, who come from ordinary families, be at their mercy?" Zhang Dabao asked Xing Baoguo.

"Da Biao, do you know who did it?" Zhang Weihua heard the hidden meaning.

"Uncle Zhang, we can't afford to offend you, so forget it." Zhang Dabao picked up the wine in the glass and drank it all.

"Is it sensible to just give up? How powerful is he? We can't afford to offend him?" Zhang Weihua said.

"There is a black market here in Yongdingmen. The person in charge is surnamed Tang, and the man who beat my sixth brother is called Hou Mazi. These people are all under orders from others. Their master is surnamed Yan, and his father is a deputy ministerial-level leading cadre. He also has a cousin who is involved. His uncle is a higher-ranking official, and even the ministerial-level leaders don't take him seriously. Can we afford to offend such people?" Zhang Dabao said.

"Why did they beat your sixth brother?" Xing Baoguo asked.

"Let the horse-drawn carriages help them transport grain from outside the city to the city. These grains are brought in from other places. In the past, they used cars. After Xiao Pengfei and An Chunyang got into trouble, cars were checked strictly, so they turned their attention to horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts. This is a U-turn business. Sixth brother and his friends disagreed, and they were beaten. In addition, Stationmaster Zhou of the freight station is Hou Mazi's cousin, and he also suppressed my sixth brother and his friends. I called you here today to discuss what to do, but they took action first." Zhang Dabao said.

"What do you want to do? Should we organize our forces to crack down on this black market?" Zhang Weihua asked.

"No, Uncle Zhang, that place is not your jurisdiction. We need coordination from the Municipal Bureau. By the time the market sends people there, there will definitely be nothing there. What's the point of cracking down on them? I want to transfer Brother Liu and the others to the factory or the unit of the street office. They can't continue to work in the freight station," said Zhang Dabao.

"Da Biao, let Dasen and the others rest for a few days. I will report to the leaders tomorrow. This matter is beyond my jurisdiction, but I will definitely take care of it," said Zhang Weihua.

"I've already told them to take a rest. This matter ends here for today. Just give the leader a word. If it works out, then it works. If not, forget it. Today's task is to drink. You've drunk many times, but have never fallen down. Today I'm going to confront your comrades in the public security department. Either you fall down or I do," Zhang Dabao said to several people.

"Da Biao, if we were to fight, I would admit defeat. I'm old, and I can't resist you youngsters. But what's so great about drinking? You dare to challenge us one-on-one." Zhang Weihua fired the first shot and toasted with Zhang Da Biao. Then Cao Lianbiao, Xing Baoguo and Liang Fei took turns to fight. After several rounds, Zhang Da Biao became shaky, and Xing Baoguo and others had fallen down long ago.

When the comrades from the police station saw that the leaders had drunk so much, they asked them to rest in the detention room. There were no prisoners in there and there were beds in the room. They covered the leaders with quilts and arranged two comrades to be on duty at the door to pour some hot water for the leaders.

At two o'clock in the morning, Zhang Dabao suddenly got up, passed the comrade on duty who was dozing off at the door like a gust of wind, left the police station, and came to Yongdingmen.

Today, since Brother Yan and his cousin Shan Ren are coming here to take a look, all the managers and key members of the black market have gathered here.

When Zhang Dabao arrived here, he happened to see Shan Ren, Brother Yan, and Boss Tang going to the backyard, and his younger brothers were just about to disperse from the open space.