Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

With Aunt Liu and Deputy Director Li's words, Yi Zhonghai couldn't shut Lin Geng up no matter how much he wanted to. He could only glare at Lin Geng angrily and said with resentment in his eyes: "Okay! Lin Geng, you can talk! But don't talk nonsense!"

Aunt Liu and Deputy Director Li frowned after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said. Deputy Director Li frowned and shouted, "Yi Zhonghai, are you feeling guilty? Why are you saying that? I feel like you are threatening Comrade Xiao Lin!"

Yi Zhonghai was shocked when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I didn't! I just want him to stop distorting the facts and tell the truth!"

"Okay, Yi Zhonghai, stop talking and step aside first! Let's listen to what Lin Geng has to say!" Aunt Liu also felt that Yi Zhonghai seemed to be feeling guilty and threatened Lin Geng, so she waved her hand impatiently and asked Yi Zhonghai to step aside.

Lin Geng showed a hint of evil smile to Yi Zhonghai, snorted and said: "Yi Zhonghai, don't worry, I will tell the truth and won't say a word of nonsense. I won't be like you, a hypocrite, who talks about morality but likes to do dirty things behind the scenes!"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned pale. Although his face showed an expression of extreme anger, he felt weak in his heart. He wanted to warn Lin Geng again, but when he saw the dissatisfaction in the eyes of Deputy Director Li and Aunt Liu, he could only snort coldly and dared not say anything else.

"Aunt Liu, Director Li! Let me first tell you about my father's identity! My father is a martyr. He participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, and the Peninsula War! He eventually died on the battlefield of the Peninsula! He was awarded one first-class merit, one second-class merit, and two third-class merits during his lifetime!

Look, the sign of my family of martyrs is still hanging on the door!" Lin Geng did not explain the conflict that happened today, but told everyone present about his father's identity.

After hearing this, Deputy Director Li and several police officers and street office staff all showed surprise on their faces, and then they showed admiration, because several police officers were basically former soldiers and entered the public security system after demobilization.

As they came from the military, they of course admired the heroes in the army very much. When they heard that Lin Geng's father was a martyr who had won so many military merits, they knew that he must be a respectable and brave soldier. How could they not respect him?

As soon as Lin Geng finished speaking, Deputy Director Li and several public security comrades he brought with him immediately straightened their collars and hats, put on solemn expressions on their faces, walked forward together, walked to the door of Lin's house, and saluted solemnly at the sign of the martyr's family hanging above the door.

At this time, they had already made up their minds in their hearts that even if Lin Geng was at fault today, they must be considerate of him and not use harsh measures.

His father was a martyr who died for his country and was also a martyr with great military achievements. They had to help take care of his orphans. At this time, the balance in their hearts had already tilted towards Lin Geng.

Thinking about how Jia Zhang had just cursed Lin Geng as a little bastard who had a father but no father, they suddenly felt furious. They felt that the slap Lin Geng had given her just now was a little too light. He should have slapped the old woman to death. Who made her dare to publicly insult the martyrs and their families?

This matter is not over yet. Even if Lin Geng was wrong today, they will not let this old woman off. They will accuse her of insulting martyrs and their families and give her a severe beating.

After hearing this, Aunt Liu and several street office staff members immediately looked solemn. Although they did not step forward to bow and salute the martyr's family plaque, they all stood up straight and were very respectful.

The neighbors in the yard suddenly remembered at this time that, yes, the Lin family was a family of martyrs, but over the years, Lin Geng and his mother had been very low-key and had never emphasized or shown off to others that they were martyrs' families, nor had they used their status as martyrs' families to bully anyone.

As a result, over time, the residents in the yard completely ignored the sign of "Family of Martyr" hanging on the door of the Lin family's house and forgot the Lin family's identity as family of martyrs.

It was not until today, when Lin Geng emphasized in public that his father was a martyr with glorious military exploits, that everyone suddenly remembered this matter. So they all immediately stood up straight, with respectful looks on their faces, and everyone fell completely silent.

When Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu, the deaf old lady, Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu and others heard what Lin Geng said, their hearts skipped a beat and the expressions on their faces suddenly became ugly as if they had eaten shit. Even Liu Haizhong's face became very ugly and he began to feel uneasy.

Only then did they suddenly realize that they seemed to have forgotten Lin Geng's status as a martyr's relative and actually bullied Lin Geng. This seemed to be causing trouble.

Not to mention anything else, just the excuse of bullying the relatives of martyrs was enough to get them all caught and punished, so they all felt a chill in their hearts and started to panic.

"Director Li, Aunt Liu! I am going to tell you why I beat these people today! The reason is very simple. After my mother passed away some time ago, these people began to plot against me! Seeing that I was alone without a father or a mother, they not only did not help me, but also took advantage of my illness to seize the two houses in my family!

I want to report Yi Zhonghai, the great uncle, as well as Jia Zhangshi and her son Jia Dongxu. Just last night, they came to my house and asked me to lend my house to the Jia family, but they didn’t mention the rent. They just informed me without discussing it with me at all, and asked me to move out of these two rooms today and move to the dilapidated ear room over there that is now used to store sundries, and give the house to the Jia family! ..." Lin Geng began to explain the cause of the conflict today.

"Nonsense! Lin Geng, don't talk nonsense..." When Yi Zhonghai heard this, his face turned pale and he yelled at Lin Geng in panic.

However, Deputy Director Li and Aunt Liu had heard what Lin Geng had just said, and their faces immediately turned very ugly. They did not expect that Lin Geng, as a martyr's relative, had become an orphan now, and the old man in the yard not only did not take care of him, but also helped others to seize the house of the martyr's relative.

The side room next to it didn't even have a door, and was filled with all kinds of messy stuff. It was now in a dilapidated state, with a big hole in the roof. Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family actually forced Lin Geng to move in there. Was that a place for people to live? The barns for animals probably weren't that dilapidated, right?

Isn't this going too far? Isn't this just trying to drive Lin Geng to death?

So whether it was Deputy Director Li, Aunt Liu, or the public security comrades and comrades from the street office who came with them, they all immediately became furious when they heard this.

Not to mention bullying the relatives of a martyr like Lin Geng, even if they were bullying an ordinary orphan, they would not sit idly by!

"Yi Zhonghai! Who allowed you to speak? Shut up! If you dare to say another word, I will handcuff you and take you back to lock you up!" Deputy Director Li was a military man, so how could he tolerate Yi Zhonghai's behavior? As soon as Yi Zhonghai scolded Lin Geng, Deputy Director Li became furious and shouted at Yi Zhonghai in a loud voice.

Yi Zhonghai was frightened and shivered. He immediately closed his mouth, his face full of fear and he dared not speak again. When he looked at Lin Geng, a pleading look began to emerge in his eyes. Yi Zhonghai knew that he had hit a wall today and he was afraid that he would not be able to end this time.

After listening to Lin Geng's accusation, Aunt Liu immediately became furious. She turned her head and glared at Yi Zhonghai with a murderous look in her eyes, as if she wanted to stab Yi Zhonghai with her eyes.

But Lin Geng hadn't finished yet. She suppressed her anger, turned her head and looked at Lin Geng. Her eyes suddenly became moist, and she said to Lin Geng softly, "Child, go on! Tell Aunt Liu what grievances you have suffered today. Aunt Liu and Deputy Director Li will take care of it for you! Don't be afraid!"