Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Yan Jiecheng was on his way to the police station when he met the policeman on duty. He told the policeman about the arson in the yard. When the policeman heard that the fire had been put out and no major disaster had occurred, he felt relieved. However, when he heard that someone had deliberately set the fire, he became furious again, because arson is a serious crime in any era, and someone actually dared to deliberately set fire in a courtyard, which is absolutely unforgivable.

So they did not dare to delay and immediately followed Yan Jiecheng to Yard No. 95. After arriving at the yard and confirming that the fire had been completely extinguished, they began to question and collect evidence on the spot.

Lin Geng told the police about how he heard the noise and discovered that Bang Geng was setting the fire, and then rushed out and kicked Bang Geng away. Of course, he omitted the part that he had actually discovered in advance that Bang Geng wanted to set the fire. He just said that he wanted to get up in the middle of the night, and when he got up to go out, he accidentally bumped into Bang Geng who was setting the fire and wanted to escape, so he kicked him away on the spot.

Lin also said that when he kicked Bang Geng away, he did not see clearly who it was. Later, he was only concerned with calling for help to put out the fire. After the fire was put out, he discovered that it was Bang Geng who was kicked away. Only then did he realize that it was Bang Geng who set the fire intentionally.

Although the police completely believed Lin Geng's words in their hearts, they still had to investigate. They retrieved the stem of the oil lamp used to start the fire and a half-box of matches that had fallen on the ground from the location of the fire.

Someone immediately recognized that the oil lamp belonged to the Jia family because of its special style. It used to belong to their family, but was later lost inexplicably. One day they found that their lost oil lamp actually appeared in the Jia family, so they went to question the Jia family. As a result, Jia Zhang threw a tantrum on the spot and refused to admit that she had stolen the oil lamp.

This incident caused quite a stir in the yard at the time. Everyone knew about it. It was Yi Zhonghai who stepped forward and helped the Jia family to say that there was no evidence to prove that the oil lamp belonged to the owner. He also scolded the owner of the lost house, saying that they were not united and were talking nonsense when there was no evidence. He forced the owner of the lost house to apologize and compensate Jia Zhang with two dollars.

The owner's family was very depressed. They were intimidated by Yi Zhonghai's power and felt very miserable. In the end, they could only apologize to Jia Zhang and pay her two dollars in compensation.

So he remembered this oil lamp very clearly, as it was the oil lamp from his house that was stolen by the Jia family. So he came out to testify that the oil lamp belonged to the Jia family.

Qin Huairu immediately started to play dirty and refused to admit that the oil lamp belonged to her family. She said that the person who testified against her family was talking nonsense and deliberately framed her family.

But the police would not listen to Qin Huairu's excuses. After retrieving the oil lamp, they snorted and said, "Qin Huairu, you don't have to quibble. We can check the fingerprints on the oil lamp to see if it's yours. We just need to check the fingerprints on it to see if there are any Banggeng's fingerprints!"

When Qin Huairu heard this, she felt as if she had been pinched by the neck. Her eyes flickered. In order to exonerate Bang Geng, she suddenly got up from the ground and pounced on the police officer holding the oil lamp, trying to snatch the oil lamp and throw it on the ground to break it, thus destroying this important evidence.

But the police were no pushovers, and they reacted quickly. They dodged Qin Huairu's attempt to grab her and then kicked her to the ground. Another policeman nearby immediately pulled out his pistol and pointed it at Qin Huairu, shouting at her not to move or he would shoot her.

Qin Huairu was frightened at this and could only squat on the ground crying and trembling. She still tried to make excuses for Bang Geng and refused to admit that the oil lamp belonged to her. In view of Qin Huairu's attempt to destroy the evidence just now, the police came up and handcuffed her hands behind her back.

Qin Huairu was completely helpless at this moment. Bang Geng just happened to wake up from his coma with a groan. After waking up, he was still a little confused, but he spat out a mouthful of blood as soon as he opened his mouth, and then burst into tears. Before he could figure out what was going on, he opened his eyes and saw Lin Geng, and cursed: "Lin Geng, you bastard, you dare to kick me! I'll burn your house and burn you to death!"

Well, there was no need for interrogation this time, Bang Geng confessed everything first, and the police came up and handcuffed Bang Geng. At this time, Bang Geng saw that the police had also come, so he was immediately frightened and his face turned pale. He shouted to Qin Huairu in horror: "Mom, mom! Save me, mom! I don't want to go to jail! Please save me quickly!"

Qin Huairu was handcuffed at the moment. Seeing Banggeng vomiting blood, she felt so distressed that she almost went crazy. She struggled desperately and shouted to Banggeng, "Banggeng, tell the police that you didn't set the fire! My poor Banggeng! Lin Geng, I will fight you. You are so cruel. Banggeng is just a child, and you kicked him until he vomited blood! I will fight you!"

But the police did not tolerate Qin Huairu. They pulled Qin Huairu's arms up, and her arms, which were tied behind her back, were lifted up high. She was hung upside down with her head down. Qin Huairu suddenly felt as if her shoulders were about to be dislocated. She was in so much pain that her nose and tears started to flow. This time she really cried, screaming and begging the police to let her go.

At this time, the staff on duty at the street office also rushed over. They saw that the fire had been put out, and it was Lin Geng's house that was burned. Upon asking, they found out that it was Qin Huairu's son Banggeng who set the fire. The staff of the street office were so angry that they spoke out on the spot and demanded that the police station must severely punish Banggeng and never let this bad boy off easily.

If the fire breaks out this time, it will definitely cause a disaster. As the manager of this area, the street office fears fire the most and often publicizes the prevention of fire. But now, someone actually set a fire on purpose. This is unacceptable, so the staff of the street office are very angry. They will punish Bang Geng severely this time no matter what.

It was not until this time that Banggeng realized that he was in big trouble. He was so scared that he started crying and yelling for Qin Huairu to save him. However, Qin Huairu had been handcuffed for interfering with the investigation and intending to destroy evidence. How could she save him? So both mother and son were taken to the police station by the police.

Now the Jia family was left with only two little girls, Xiaodang and Huaihua, who were left at home and cried loudly out of fear. Yan Bugui, as the manager of the courtyard, was in trouble. He could not just sit back and do nothing, so he had no choice but to let his wife go to the Jia family to help look after the two little girls.

Lin Geng felt a little pity for the two little girls. It was their bad luck to meet such a grandmother and mother. As for whether they would become ungrateful in the future, that was a matter for the future. At least for now, the two little girls were still young, so Lin Geng didn't want to argue with them. So he took out some candies for them and asked Aunt Yan to coax them to sleep first.

The loss to Lin Geng's family this time was actually not that great. Thanks to the timely firefighting, only a part of the eave was burned, a window was burned, and the exterior wall of the house was smoked black. It looked quite miserable, which just achieved Lin Geng's purpose.

Banggeng's behavior this time was very bad. Even though the damage caused was not very serious, his behavior was extremely dangerous. After the guy was caught by the police station, he was frightened to death before he could be scared. He confessed everything about his arson like a bamboo tube pouring beans.

His behavior was considered a serious crime. Although he was young and could not be sentenced to jail, neither the street office nor the police station could forgive him. They finally decided to send him to a juvenile detention center for five years of supervised education.

Now Qin Huairu no longer has to worry about Banggeng’s schooling. The country has found a place for Banggeng to receive education.