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

As soon as he heard the name Lou Zhenhua, Coach Chen spoke up without thinking.

"He must be the big capitalist who was known as Loubancheng before liberation!"

After hearing what Coach Chen said, Director Wang nodded, and his tone became more serious.

"Yes, it's him, but he's a patriotic businessman, not a capitalist. Coach Chen, you still have to pay attention to the impact."

Instructor Chen immediately came to his senses.

"Hey, look at my mouth, I'm just not trustworthy. Director Wang has to remind me more often."

"It's not a big deal. Director Wang, let's talk about Xu Fugui's matter!"

Seeing this situation, Director Yang took the initiative to change the subject.

"After Xu Fugui called the police, he explained everything. But when we investigate a case, we can't just listen to the one-sided testimony of the caller. We still need to learn more about the situation."

"So, I have invited Director Wang to come."

When talking about the case, Director Wang immediately became serious.

"Xu Fugui lives in No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. This compound used to have a very good reputation."

"But after meeting them recently, I found that it's not that they have a good reputation, but that they covered up a lot of facts."

Director Yang and Instructor Chen nodded repeatedly in response to Director Wang's words.

We usually come into contact with a lot of people at the police station. There are all kinds of people and all kinds of things we encounter.

Courtyards like Courtyard No. 95 decorate their reputation within the courtyard and control and resolve issues within the courtyard, which is a common phenomenon in the courtyards of Beijing.

It is the early days of liberation, and it has only been a few years. There is a serious shortage of police force, otherwise there would not be such a person in charge.

Many courtyards have a good reputation, but they are filled with filth and corruption. Even an old policeman like Chief Yang shook his head after seeing it and lamented that the world is going downhill.

So I can understand this situation.

"Everyone in this compound loves to take advantage and scheme against others. They have a very weak sense of law. The manager is the first to bear the brunt of this."

Hearing this, Director Yang laughed.

"Hey, Director Wang, there are so many people like this. There are similar people in every courtyard in Beijing. There are one or two people like this in every courtyard."

"This is all feudal remnants at work. As long as it's not illegal or criminal, it's fine."

Seeing Director Wang staring at him closely without saying anything, Director Yang's face showed some nervousness.

"What's wrong, Lao Wang? What's going on? Did I say something wrong?"

Director Wang stroked his forehead and sighed.

"Old Yang, you are right. There are people like this who like to scheme against others and take advantage of others in every courtyard."

"But the situation in Courtyard 95 is different from what you described. In this courtyard, everyone is calculating and taking advantage of others. There are not many people who live a normal life."

"impossible."

Even an experienced policeman like Lao Yang couldn't believe it, let alone Coach Chen next to him, who was simply stunned.

Seeing the situation of the two, Director Wang felt ashamed. It was really embarrassing that such a yard had appeared under his street office.

"Lao Yang, we have known each other for so many years. If it wasn't something that was already confirmed, would I tell you?"

"Do you remember the last time we bullied the martyrs' families?"

Talking about this incident, although some time has passed, Director Yang still remembers it clearly.

"I remember that at that time, there were two people called Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu detained in the prison. The next day, the superiors came to instruct us that these people were workers from the steel mill."

"Their leaders wanted to take them back for processing, and the factory wanted to impose severe punishment. They had the security department take them away that day."

Seeing that Director Yang's explanation was very logical, Director Wang told him everything he had learned.

"These two people are from Courtyard 95. They were the ones who held a donation meeting. I and several people from the street office were outside and heard it all from beginning to end."

"When Yi Zhonghai, as the manager, forced the child to donate money."

"From the beginning to the end, not a single family stood up and said a word for this child. They were very indifferent."

"I also heard the neighbors in the courtyard discussing that if the martyr's family donated money, they would go to his house to borrow money in the evening."

"Listen, is this something a good person would say?"

Hearing this, Lao Yang and Coach Chen were filled with indignation.

"Your street office doesn't even care about this matter. What kind of people are these?"

Director Wang spread his hands and said helplessly.

"I want to manage them, but how can I do that? I can only criticize and teach them a lesson, reform their thinking, and punish them by having them do voluntary labor."

"But they just turned around and didn't take it seriously. What can the subdistrict office do?"

Chief Yang has been working in police service for a lifetime and knows the difficulties involved.

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The three were chatting happily when they suddenly heard a commotion outside the yard. When they looked up, they saw Zhang Gongan returning with his men.

However, the people following behind them frightened the three of them. There were too many people, so densely packed that some of them even squeezed into the yard.

Chief Yang strode forward and asked Public Security Officer Zhang.

"Lao Zhang, what's going on? Why are there so many people following us?"

Zhang Gongan's voice was hoarse from shouting all the way, and his voice was very dry.

"Hey, when I came out of No. 95 Courtyard, I was surrounded by neighbors. It took a lot of effort to get the person out. There were people all the way."

"More and more people are gathering to watch the fun. I don't have time to deal with them. I can only let them follow."

Hearing that Lao Zhang's voice was hoarse from shouting, he quickly waved his hand and asked him to go into the house to drink some water.

Director Yang had a conversation with Director Wang.

"Lao Wang, you have to handle this matter. If our police station handles it, the impact will be bad."

Director Wang was also shocked when he saw the densely packed crowd in front of him.

"Hey, these guys are all idle. Okay, let's let the Street Office handle this matter!"

After saying that, he strode to the gate of the courtyard.

Shouted loudly.

"Dear neighbors, young and old. I am Director Wang from the Street Office. This is a police officer investigating a case. Please stop gathering outside the courtyard. Please disperse!"

Seeing that no one moved for a long time, Director Wang immediately got angry.

"What are you doing? It's already so late and you're still not here. Go home and have dinner."

"Are there people from the subdistrict office here? Please organize and evacuate the neighbors."

Seeing Director Wang getting angry, the gathered neighbors slowly dispersed.

Director Wang of the Street Office still had a strong deterrent effect. When Director Wang turned around, he saw Xu Fugui and his family of three standing at the edge of the yard.

When Xu Fugui saw Director Wang, he quickly took a few steps forward.

"Director Wang, I haven't seen you for several years. You look a little thinner."

Seeing Xu Fugui, this old acquaintance, Director Wang spoke unhappily.

"How can I not lose weight if I worry about all these trivial matters of yours every day? Lao Xu, you are so old, why are you still so busy?"

A silly smile appeared on Xu Fugui's face.

"Director Wang, you are wrongly blaming me."