Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

As for his opinion on Lin Geng, it was because Director Yang felt that this young man Lin Geng was indeed too violent. It was bad enough that he beat Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu, but he also killed elders like Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. He even dared to slap an old lady like the deaf lady who was already in her seventies or eighties. This showed that Lin Geng was indeed too violent and had a really bad temper.

Moreover, Lin made such a big fuss that even he, the director of a steel rolling mill, was affected. Now he is in a passive position because of this incident. He is like being roasted in the fire and is in a difficult situation.

This Lin Geng was obviously a troublemaker. No wonder Yi Zhonghai wanted to take advantage of his mother's death to help the Jia family deal with him. It must be that Lin Geng had a bad reputation in the courtyard before.

Also, although Lin Geng gave him face this time and promised not to make a big deal out of the matter, he extorted a large sum of money from the Yi, Liu, and Jia families afterwards. All in all, the total was more than 4,000 yuan. Even a deputy-department-level cadre like him felt that such a sum of money was a bit too much.

This is why Director Yang developed a bad impression of Lin Geng, and he subjectively believed that Lin Geng was a man with a violent temper and was very greedy for money.

However, after listening to Yi Zhonghai's sophistry, his impression of Yi Zhonghai became worse and worse. On the surface, Yi Zhonghai did have an honest face and usually looked righteous, but in his heart he was a calculating and selfish hypocrite.

After this incident, Secretary Chen also inquired about what Yi Zhonghai had done in Siheyuan over the years. It was obvious that he was not a fair and just boss in Siheyuan. He had always been partial to his apprentice Jia Dongxu's family, helped the Jia family to defraud donations many times, and instigated Sha Zhu from the cafeteria to help him intimidate the residents in the courtyard. He also helped him beat people up many times.

Yi Zhonghai still doesn't think he did anything wrong. He said he came to him to admit his mistakes, but in fact he has been trying to justify his actions all the time and has no intention of admitting his mistakes at all.

So he was also very disappointed with Yi Zhonghai and now he was too lazy to care about him anymore.

So after Yi Zhonghai had argued for a while, Director Yang sneered and said, "Yi Zhonghai! It seems that you still don't think you are wrong at all!

Then let me ask you, have you ever helped the Jia family to defraud donations in the past few years? Don't quibble. When Old Jia died of a work-related injury in the factory, you helped to handle their funeral affairs. You also helped them negotiate the death compensation from the factory, and you also helped them to collect it! How could you not know whether the Jia family had money?

Although Jia Dongxu is only a second-level worker, he still earns more than 30 yuan a month. Isn't that too low? Isn't that enough to support his family? Do they need you, an old man, to help them ask people in the yard to donate money to their family?

Also, you said you wanted the Jia family to rent a room from the Lin family. Did you tell that Xiao Lin how much the rent was? Did you discuss with him about renting a room to the Jia family? Why did the police and the street office later find out that you and the Jia family had never mentioned the rent at all, but directly ordered Lin Geng to move out of the room he lived in and move to the side room where he stored sundries?

Is this what you mean by wanting the Jia family to rent a room to Xiaolin? Do you still want to deceive me?

You came to the factory under the guise of being a big shot in Siheyuan to collect the 200 yuan compensation that the factory gave to Xiaolin. Why didn't you tell Xiaolin? You secretly concealed the 200 yuan? You also secretly decided on behalf of Xiaolin to spend money to hold a big banquet in Siheyuan? It would be fine if you just held the banquet, but why didn't you tell anyone that this was using the 200 yuan compensation that the factory gave to Xiaolin?

What qualifications do you have to make decisions for Lin Geng? Just because you are the boss of the yard? When did the street office give such great power to the bosses like you? You can make decisions for the neighbors without consulting them?

And do you think I don't know? When Lin Geng's mother passed away, the street office and the factory sent people from the trade union and the Women's Federation to help deal with the funeral. Who among the neighbors in the yard helped?

Why did you take the money given to Xiao Lin by the factory and secretly treat the neighbors to a feast in the yard? And you said that you paid for Lin Geng, but you owed him a favor. Who would be grateful to Lin Geng? Give me an explanation!"

Yi Zhonghai was almost frightened to death after being questioned by Director Yang. He never thought that Director Yang knew so much about what he had done. It was obvious that he had sent someone to find out the right and wrong of the whole matter and to investigate all the dirty things he had done in Siheyuan in the past few years.

Yi Zhonghai was completely numb at this. He realized how ridiculous and powerless his excuses were. Not only did they fail to restore his image in Director Yang's mind, but they made Director Yang despise him even more.

Yi Zhonghai regretted it a little at this moment. His mind was in a mess and he didn't know what to say for a moment. He could only bow his head and said palely: "Director Yang, I know I was wrong. I did go too far this time. I did have selfish motives and didn't consider Xiao Lin's feelings!

Your criticism has finally awakened me. I will not quibble any more. I admit my mistake! Director Yang, please give me a chance to start a new life!"

Director Yang was too lazy to continue talking nonsense with Yi Zhonghai. Anyway, he had already done his best for Yi Zhonghai and fulfilled his promise to the deaf old lady. Now he didn't owe the deaf old lady anything.

He has paid too much for Yi Zhonghai this time. Not only did he bow his head and plead for Yi Zhonghai to a young man like Lin Geng, but he also tried to help Yi Zhonghai avoid the punishment from the factory in the days afterwards.

However, his actions this time gave Deputy Director Li, who had been competing with him openly and secretly, a handle on him. Just yesterday afternoon, he reported the matter to the Ministry of Industry through his father-in-law. Even his old boss got the news, which made him very angry.

Just this morning, his old boss called and asked about the matter. He expressed disappointment with his performance and questioned why he was so protective of such a few morally corrupt employees and why he kept suppressing the matter without further punishing them.

Director Yang was really in trouble at this time. If he continued to deal with this matter, he would not be able to settle the matter peacefully and let Yi Zhonghai and others go. If he continued to be stubborn and wanted to protect Yi Zhonghai, then Li Huaide would definitely seize the opportunity and make a big fuss about it. By then, he might really end up losing his job because of Yi Zhonghai.

So he didn't want to listen to Yi Zhonghai's nonsense anymore, and waved his hand impatiently to interrupt Yi Zhonghai, and said coldly: "You know very well what you have done, I am too lazy to listen to your quibbling here!

"Just tell me what you want to talk to me about today. I have a meeting soon, so tell me quickly. If you are just here to make excuses, then you can leave now! I don't want to hear your excuses anymore!"

When Yi Zhonghai saw Director Yang's attitude, he felt even more uneasy. He knew that Director Yang was completely fed up with him. Today, he came to Director Yang to make excuses, but not only did he fail to restore his image in Director Yang's mind, but instead made Director Yang even more disappointed in him.

So he didn't dare to continue to quibble, so he quickly showed a sincere expression and said, "Director Yang, I really know I was wrong, I shouldn't have quibbled just now! I was lucky, I deserve to die!

I actually know that I have done many wrong things and I regret it in my heart, so today I came to see you, Director Yang, just to make up for my past mistakes!

Isn't that Xiao Lin going to take over his mother's job? His mother used to be a fitter, and I think his mother is gone now, and I still did something wrong, I'm sorry for Xiao Lin!

So I thought that since Xiaolin was going to take over, he must learn locksmith skills. As an old employee in the factory, I think my skills are just so-so, so I should be able to teach him locksmith skills!

See if the factory can let him be my apprentice. I am willing to pass on my locksmith skills to him to make up for the mistakes I made!"