Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

Qinghe Farm, which belongs to Baizhifang Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, is where Yi Zhonghai was imprisoned and underwent nearly two years of labor reform.

Yi Zhonghai was released on October 12.

After two years of continuous labor, Yi Zhonghai became much thinner, his skin became darker, and his face looked noticeably older.

After walking out of the prison gate, Yi Zhonghai looked up at the sky.

I don’t know what I’m thinking.

Sitting on the train back to Sijiu City, Yi Zhonghai looked sinister as he thought about the next step. He was fired from the steel mill and now has a skill.

But it is of no use at all.

He knew that after he went to prison, his record would be tarnished and it would be difficult for him to find a job. He had to beg the deaf old lady for help.

This old lady knew a lot of people, so she asked her to think of a way to find a job for herself first, and then think about revenge.

During his two years of labor, Yi Zhonghai actively reformed himself in prison, pretending to be a reformed man, thus confusing all his cellmates and prison guards.

The righteous Yi Zhonghai has hypocrisy ingrained in his nature, and he uses it to perfection in prison, otherwise how could he be released home early.

Yi Zhonghai looked out the window on the train, his dark hands clenched tightly, veins bulging on his fingers. He Daqing had caused him to lose his job and his family to break up.

After two years of suffering, how could I forget such a deep hatred?

And there's this little bastard Zhang Minghui, who always goes against him and does things behind his back. He suspects that He Daqing came back all the way because Zhang Minghui wrote a letter to inform him.

It's the culprit who let himself in.

I will never let you go.

After getting off the train, Yi Zhonghai took a cart directly to the street office, where he was going to report.

As Mr. Li at the door shook his head and sighed, Yi Zhonghai registered.

After entering the courtyard of the subdistrict office, he ran into Uncle Zhang who was about to go out. Uncle Zhang looked at Yi Zhonghai curiously, then stopped instantly and opened his mouth to speak.

"Are you Yi Zhonghai? You have been released."

Yi Zhonghai's appearance has not changed much, except that he has become a lot darker. Seeing Uncle Zhang's greeting, Yi Zhonghai smiled and said.

"Lao Zhang, it's me. I was just released today, and I came to report to the neighborhood office as soon as I got off the train."

Uncle Zhang patted Yi Zhonghai on the shoulder and comforted him.

"Okay, now that you're out, just live a down-to-earth life and stop making trouble. I have something else to do, so let's not talk about it for now. The director is in her office!"

Yi Zhonghai came to Director Wang's office, knocked on the door and went in. He saw Director Wang writing something. When Director Wang saw Yi Zhonghai, an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

"Old Yi, it's you who came. Time flies! Two years have passed in a flash. I was still living well before, but you were almost out. I didn't expect you to come back today."

Yi Zhonghai started talking with an excited look on his face.

"Director Wang, long time no see. Yes! Time flies. I was released early because of my good performance in the rural labor camp. I've come to the street office to report my arrival."

Director Wang stood up, asked Yi Zhonghai to sit down, poured him a glass of water, and spoke seriously with a tense expression on his face.

"Old Yi, it's a good thing that you were released. After two years of education, I believe you have realized your mistakes. Now that you are out, don't commit crimes in the future.

"Do you understand?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard what Director Wang said, he half-bowed his body as if by reflex and spoke in a submissive tone with his eyebrows lowered.

"Okay, Director Wang, I have reformed and will never make the same mistake again. The subdistrict office can monitor me at any time."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Director Wang nodded with satisfaction and began to speak.

"Lao Yi, you are not young anymore, so I don't need to explain much to you. You should understand that your file has not been transferred yet, but it will probably arrive in the next few days.

"But it's more troublesome for you to find a job. You know what I mean!"

Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, but his expression became more worried and he kept nodding his head.

"Lao Yi, in this case, the subdistrict office will consider your special situation. If there is a temporary job, we will try our best to arrange it for you."

"You need to come to the neighborhood office twice a month to report. The neighborhood office wants to understand your mental state at all times. They don't want you to go down the path of crime, so they want to monitor you at all times. Do you understand?"

Watching Yi Zhonghai nodding his head, Director Wang felt that the prison reform was good. Yi Zhonghai looked much more honest than before.

Director Wang suddenly remembered something, used the key to open the cabinet next to him, found a black bag at the bottom, took it out, and handed it to Yi Zhonghai.

"Lao Yi, this is your family's household registration book, as well as passbooks, keys and other items, which you and your wife got after your divorce."

"An auntie handed these valuables to the street office for safekeeping. Take a look and see if there is anything missing."

Seeing the divorce certificate, passbook, household registration book and other items in the bag, Yi Zhonghai's face became much uglier. The departure of the aunt took away half of his property.

Every time I think of her, I feel so angry that my teeth itch.

When he saw that there was only 1600 yuan left in the passbook, Yi Zhonghai was heartbroken. This is my pension money, which I saved with great difficulty, and this is all that is left.

The glaring numbers made Yi Zhonghai sad and his eyes reddened. He originally had more than 5000 yuan in pension money, but only this much was left. Yi Zhonghai was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's agitated state, Director Wang thought that Yi Zhonghai was thinking of his aunt and was reluctant to let her go, so he kept comforting her.

"Lao Yi, don't be sad. You've divorced your aunt. You still have to move on!"

“…”

After Yi Zhonghai had a brief chat with Director Wang, he said goodbye and left.

When I got to the entrance of the alley, I met many neighbors. Seeing Yi Zhonghai's return, they kept greeting each other. The gloating in their eyes was hidden deep.

But it was still discovered by the sensitive Yi Zhonghai, and some neighbors ridiculed Yi Zhonghai, blaming him for bringing discredit to the neighbors.

Yi Zhonghai became much more thick-skinned and pretended not to hear anything when he entered the courtyard of No. 95.

All the neighbors in the courtyard came out to greet Yi Zhonghai. When Jia Zhang saw Yi Zhonghai at the door, her eyes rolled around. She went up to greet him.

"Old Yi, you're back. Look at you. You've lost a lot of weight. Let Dongxu celebrate with you later in the evening. He misses you a lot."

Yi Zhonghai nodded with satisfaction and spoke happily.

"Okay, let's get together tonight."