Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Liu Haizhong quickly retorted: "Old Yi, even though we had some unpleasantness before, I don't hate you so much that I want to hire someone to beat you up!"

Xu Damao echoed, "Uncle Yi, we are from the same compound after all. If there are any conflicts, we can solve them privately. There is no need to hire someone to beat you up!"

"My uncle and I came to visit you with good intentions. How could you repay kindness with hatred and put the blame on us for the assault?"

Wang Qiang looked at Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong with a scrutinizing expression, and asked seriously: "Are you Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong?"

Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong nodded unhappily.

Wang Qiang said expressionlessly: "You two get out for a while!"

Liu Haizhong said angrily: "Why?"

Wang Qiang said in a deep voice: "I want to ask Yi Zhonghai about the case. It is not convenient for you two to be present. Do you understand?"

Xu Damao said angrily, "Uncle, do you understand? We have become criminal suspects."

"We came here with good intentions to help, but we were slandered as suspects. What are you doing here? Let's just go home!"

Wang Qiang spoke again: "You two can't leave yet. I will come back to question you later."

Liu Haizhong was furious and asked, "Why? I'm not a criminal, why can't I go home?"

Wang Qiang said with a resolute face: "Every citizen has the obligation to cooperate with the police in handling cases."

"Don't be emotional, investigate it as soon as possible. It will benefit both you and me."

Xu Damao said helplessly, "Uncle, just listen to the police. We haven't done anything wrong anyway, so we are not afraid of being investigated."

"If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. If you want to investigate, then go ahead!"

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking indignantly, he was the first to walk out of the ward, followed closely by Xu Damao.

After Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao left, Wang Qiang took out his notebook and prepared to take notes.

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, tell us about the feud between you and Liu Haizhong!"

"The feud between me and Liu Haizhong is like a child without a mother. It's a long story."

"Then let's make a long story short!"

Yi Zhonghai sorted out his thoughts and said calmly, "Liu Haizhong is narrow-minded and jealous of others' talents. Seeing that he couldn't do anything better than me, he started to resent me. First, he tried to sow discord between me and He Yuzhu, and then he ruined my reputation..."

Yi Zhonghai said a lot of things. In his words, he, Yi Zhonghai, was a good-natured man with superb skills and a kind heart, while Liu Haizhong was a despicable man with a narrow mind and poor character.

Wang Qiang had some knowledge of what was happening in Courtyard No. 95, so he did not completely believe Yi Zhonghai's words. He said calmly:

"According to what you said, you and He Yuzhu also have conflicts, so why don't you doubt him?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "Although He Yuzhu has a misunderstanding of me, he is a kind and honest boy, straightforward and honest. He would never do such a thing as beating someone up with a club."

Wang Qiang nodded without comment and continued to ask: "Then tell me about the conflict between you and Xu Damao!"

Yi Zhonghai said solemnly: "Captain Wang, the person I suspect the most is Xu Damao."

"This Xu Damao is greedy for money and lustful. He forgets his principles when he sees profit, bullies the weak and fears the strong, does all kinds of evil, and is best at hurting people behind their backs. I used to be the eldest uncle in the hospital and often taught him a lesson, so he holds a grudge against me."

"Moreover, just today, Xu Damao also molested a female employee in the factory named Liang Ladi. I wanted to persuade Liang Ladi to call the police. At first, Liang Ladi said she would consider it, but later she firmly disagreed."

"I guess Xu Damao got the news and not only threatened Liang Ladi, but was also afraid that I would seek justice for Liang Ladi, so he hired someone to beat me up."

After listening to this, Wang Qiang's brows relaxed and a smile flashed in his eyes, as if he had made up his mind.

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, take a good rest. I will inform you as soon as there is a result!"

"Thank you, Captain Wang."

Wang Qiang nodded slightly, turned around and found Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao.

Liu Haizhong said impatiently: "Wang Gongan, if you have something to ask, just ask it quickly. It's already past ten o'clock, and I have to go to work tomorrow."

Wang Qiang didn't care about Liu Haizhong's complaints and said calmly, "Okay, I'll question you now. I hope you answer truthfully."

Liu Haizhong said indifferently: "Ask! I will answer truthfully."

Wang Qiang: "Tell me about your schedule today."

Liu Haizhong: "I have been working in the factory today and went home after get off work."

Wang Qiang: "Have you been working in the factory? Have you ever left the factory?"

Liu Haizhong: "No, I have always been working in a factory. If you don't believe me, you can ask my co-workers."

Wang Qiang: "Did you go home after get off work? Did you go anywhere else during your stay?"

Liu Haizhong: "After get off work, I rode my bike home with Lu Tiezhu from the same hospital. If you don't believe me, you can ask him."

The three uncles in charge, Liu Haizhong and He Yuzhu, all bought bicycles. Naturally, the second uncle Lu Tiezhu could not fall behind, so he emptied his family savings and bought a bicycle as well.

Wang Qiang: "Comrade Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai said that you are jealous of talented people and always go against him. Not only did you sow discord between him and He Yuzhu, you also used despicable means to pull him down from his position as the boss..."

Liu Haizhong was furious, "He is talking nonsense. He Yuzhu broke up with him because he had evil intentions and wanted He Yuzhu to take care of him in his old age..."

"Not only did he use despicable means to change He Yuzhu's position as a chef to an apprentice, but he also destroyed He Yuzhu's reputation and made it impossible for him to get a wife. Everyone in the hospital knows about this. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask."

"As for me stealing his uncle's position, that's even more ridiculous. His uncle position was taken away by Director Fang of the Street Office himself because he was unfair and favored Jia Zhang for many years, which made Jia Zhang become lawless and eventually went to prison..."

Xu Damao chimed in, "What the eldest uncle said is right. Yi Zhonghai talks a lot about morality, but he is actually a complete hypocrite. He is selfish and self-serving, and he will do anything to achieve his goals..."

Liu Haizhong added: "Comrade Public Security, everyone in our compound hates Yi Zhonghai. When he was removed from office, everyone in the compound applauded..."

Xu Damao continued, "This Yi Zhonghai is hypocritical, he abuses his power for personal gain and does all kinds of evil. He used his position as a big boss to bully honest people like us."

"Also, his lifestyle is problematic, and he has an ambiguous relationship with Widow Qin..."

In an instant, the scene of Wang Qiang's questioning turned into a scene of criticism and denunciation of Yi Zhonghai.

"Snapped!"

Wang Qiang angrily slammed the table and said coldly: "Alright, what you said has nothing to do with the case..."

Liu Haizhong said anxiously, "How can it be unrelated? There are a lot of people in our hospital who hate Yi Zhonghai. It is possible that one or several of them beat Yi Zhonghai."

Wang Qiang squinted at Liu Haizhong and asked, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"

Liu Haizhong's face changed slightly, and he laughed dryly: "Captain Wang, you misunderstood. How can I be qualified to teach you how to do things?"

Wang Qiang waved his hand impatiently, "Okay, you can go back now."