Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

"Hello, Secretary Chen, my name is Yi Zhonghai.

The three of us are neighbors living in the same courtyard as Director Cheng.

I apologize for disturbing you by coming to your house."

Yi Zhonghai first mentioned Cheng Hao's name, and then handed over the gifts of cigarettes and alcohol in a familiar manner, speaking humbly and showing the utmost courtesy.

When Secretary Chen heard that they were Cheng Hao's neighbors, he hurriedly ushered the three people into the room, but did not rashly accept the gifts. He just smiled and said, "Thanks to Director Cheng for helping me with what happened during the day, I haven't had time to thank you yet.

But what did Director Cheng say? "

Yi Zhonghai and the other two looked at each other and weighed the pros and cons in their minds.

If we use Cheng Hao's trick, it shouldn't be difficult to ask Secretary Chen for mercy.

But if the truth comes out, the three of them will be in big trouble.

Intimidated by Cheng Hao's majesty, Yi Zhonghai did not dare to push his luck and said truthfully, "Director Cheng did not ask us to come. The three of us came here because of Jia Zhang's matter.

To be honest, Jia Zhang used to be our neighbor in the same courtyard. But after her son died, she went mad and ran away to wander around. She only came back yesterday.

Because she had been away from Beijing for too long and lost her ID, she needed proof.

The women from our three families acted as guarantors for Jia Zhang out of consideration for the fact that we were once neighbors.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhang caused a big disaster outside and implicated them.

We would like to ask Secretary Chen to help us and ask the director to release them."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai pushed the gift forward, his eyes full of begging.

Upon learning that the three were not sent by Cheng Hao, Secretary Chen's expression immediately changed. After hearing that the three of them were neighbors of Jia Zhang, his expression became even gloomier.

"I am just a wanderer from another place, and I will return home tomorrow with my mother's remains.

I can't help you with this, you should go somewhere else."

In Secretary Chen’s opinion, anyone who has anything to do with the Jia Zhang family is not a good person.

What's more, since Yi Zhonghai and others are willing to act as guarantors for Jia Zhang, they are in the same group.

It’s good enough that Secretary Chen doesn’t retaliate against them, but it’s impossible for him to help them.

"Hey, Secretary Chen, don't worry, we can discuss this.

As the saying goes, everyone has his own consequences. The bad things that Jia Zhang did outside have nothing to do with us, and we didn't know about it before.

We were fooled into guaranteeing her.

To be honest, we were all harmed by Jia Zhang.

We are all in this world together, why should we make things difficult for each other? "

Yan Bugui analyzed the situation, reluctantly took out a wad of money from his pocket and put it on the table, gritted his teeth and said, "This money is a small token of our appreciation. Please consider it again."

Yan Bugui was well-known for being stingy. Asking him to spend money was more painful than asking him to die.

But thinking of his wife who was detained in the police station, Yan Bugui could only bear the pain and make the decision.

I must settle the accounts with Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong when I get back. This money needs to be shared by everyone.

Secretary Chen looked at the three middle-aged men in front of him and was silent for a while. He felt that what Yan Bugui said made sense.

The person who committed the crime was Jia Zhang, and Secretary Chen had no grudge against Yi Zhonghai and his men.

As the saying goes, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one, so there is no harm in doing a favor for others.

Just as Secretary Chen was about to agree, a middle-aged woman rushed in from outside.

"Sister Luo, what are you doing here?"

The moment they saw Sister Luo, Yi Zhonghai and the other two felt a jolt in their hearts and had a bad feeling.

"Secretary Chen, I am their neighbor who lives in the same courtyard.

Don't listen to their nonsense, they are in cahoots with Jia Zhang.

This man named Yi Zhonghai used to be the teacher of Jia Zhang's son, and they had a very close relationship.

The other two families were similar, they were not ordinary neighbors.

If they were just ordinary neighbors, how could they dare to guarantee Jia Zhang.

There are so many neighbors in the courtyard, but no one came up to mess with Jia Zhang..."

Sister Luo had been following Yi Zhonghai and his men, and when she heard at the police station that they were going to help Jia Zhang escape punishment, she immediately ran over to sabotage them. She didn't want Jia Zhang to come out of prison.

Secretary Chen, who had been somewhat nervous, suddenly looked at Yi Zhonghai and the other two with caution and asked coldly, "Is what this female comrade said true?"

Due to preconceived notions, Secretary Chen did not have a good impression of Yi Zhonghai and the other two. After Sister Luo's instigation, he disliked them even more.

"no no……"

Yi Zhonghai waved his hands hurriedly and explained: "I did serve as the master of Jia Zhang's son, but that was several years ago. We really have nothing to do with her now.

The reason why we are willing to help Jia Zhang is because the three of us are the managers of the courtyard, and some things cannot be left unattended."

"Yes, Secretary Chen, this woman has a property dispute with Jia Zhang and she wants to kill Jia Zhang. You can't listen to her nonsense."

Yan Bugui also exposed some negative information about Sister Luo.

"That's enough. I need to think about it carefully. It's getting late. You should go back first."

Secretary Chen waved his hand impatiently and ordered them to leave.

The city is full of tricks, and Secretary Chen couldn't tell the truth from the false for a while, so he didn't want to investigate further.

I'm going back to Jilin Province tomorrow anyway, so why bother causing so much trouble?

"Secretary Chen, please think about it again. If your intentions are not good enough, we can..."

Without waiting for Liu Haizhong to finish speaking, Secretary Chen started to chase people away, pushed the four of them out, returned all the gifts, and then slammed the door shut to enjoy the peace and quiet.

Yi Zhonghai and the other two who were kicked out looked angry and glared at Sister Luo fiercely.

Sister Luo showed no fear and walked out with a swagger.

If they could disrupt Yi Zhonghai and his men's actions, Jia Zhang would probably never be able to get out again, so she would no longer have to worry about her house.

As for the dissatisfaction of Yi Zhonghai and others, Sister Luo didn't take it to heart at all.

Anyway, Liu Haizhong had been dissatisfied with her for a long time, but in the end he didn't do anything to her.

It doesn't matter if you have a lot of lice, and it doesn't matter if you have two more.

……

In the morning, Cheng Hao showed up at the door of the subdistrict office on time. Just as he was about to go up the stairs, he was stopped by Yi Zhonghai and three others who rushed out from the side.

Yesterday it was the Jia Zhang family that blocked the way, and today it was Yi Zhonghai and his three companions that blocked the way. Cheng Hao was getting a little impatient and said unhappily, "Why are you running over here instead of going to work?"

"I'm really sorry, Director Cheng. Do you know where Secretary Chen went?"

Yi Zhonghai said with an embarrassed smile.

Last night, because of Sister Luo's trouble, they failed to get the job done. This morning, Yi Zhonghai and the other two came to the guesthouse to plead for mercy. But they found that Secretary Chen's room was empty, without a trace left.

There was no other way, Yi Zhonghai and the others could only come to Cheng Hao to ask.

"I don't know, maybe he went back to Jilin Province."

Cheng Hao said casually.

Secretary Chen was just a local official who came to Beijing for work, and he didn't have much friendship with Cheng Hao.

Cheng Hao didn't pay too much attention to the other party's movements.

"What?! He really ran away!"

Yi Zhonghai and the other two were horrified. They didn't expect Secretary Chen to be so quick and not give them any chance.

"Then...what should we three women do?"

"How would I know? You guys should figure out how to solve the problem yourself.

Get out of the way."

Cheng Hao pushed Yi Zhonghai away and walked towards the street office.