Chapter 125

He Yuzhu, who was cooking at home, was somewhat surprised to see the furious-looking Yan Jiecheng.

It wasn't that He Yuzhu was surprised by Yan Jiecheng kicking the door in anger, but rather surprised that Yan Jiecheng had finally realized what was going on.

A person capable of sitting in the position of principal could hardly be an ordinary person, nor could they be threatened by a small-time thug like Yan Jiecheng; they certainly had countermeasures. He Yuzhu had originally intended to use this opportunity to frame Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng, but he hadn't expected Yan Jiecheng to catch on.

"Help! Yan Jiecheng is breaking in to rob and kill!" He Yuzhu shouted at the top of his lungs.

If it were in the past—to be precise, before today—He Yuzhu would definitely have given Yan Jiecheng a sound beating upon encountering such a situation, but today was different.

Today, three new households had moved into the Siheyuan.

Upon seeing these three families, He Yuzhu understood that his visit to Li Huaide's father-in-law's house yesterday had not cleared him of suspicion; not only had it failed to clear him, it had actually increased the suspicion further.

The first household was Xiao Dali, who looked exactly like Wen San—the very same Xiao Dali from *No Regret Tracking*. He had originally lived at No. 15 Tu'er Hutong, Jiaodaokou, and now he had moved in here.

Xiao Dali was an extremely stubborn person; once he had made up his mind about something, not even nine oxen could pull him back. He firmly believed that Feng Jingbo, who looked exactly like Wang Zhiwen, was an agent from across the strait. However, Xiao Dali had no evidence, and in order to find it, he spent his entire life hounding Feng Jingbo.

The higher-ups likely saw Xiao Dali's persistence and specifically sent him to the Siheyuan where He Yuzhu lived. Xiao Dali had come alone and moved into the front courtyard's east side room.

Why live in the east side room? Because the original occupant, Wang Liugen, had opened a window at the back of the room, and through that window, one could see He Yuzhu's home clearly.

Wang Liugen had been kicked out to the reverse-facing rooms. To compensate him, the Street Office gave all three reverse-facing rooms to Wang Liugen. Although these rooms had various disadvantages like poor location and poor ventilation, they had plenty of space.

This resulted in Yan Jiecheng having no room, forcing him to live with Yan Bugui in the front courtyard. Fortunately, Yan Jiecheng wasn't married yet, so Yan Bugui's home could still accommodate him.

The second household was a couple. The man was a handsome guy who looked just like Hu Ge, named Ming Tai; the woman was a beauty named Cheng Jinyun. These two were the leads from *The Disguiser*, and they lived in the Deaf Old Lady's house.

He Yuzhu's first reaction upon seeing them was: "Damn it, how did these two get mixed in here? Ming Tai is a ruthless character with strong abilities; he's proficient in everything from sniping and assassination to close-quarters combat."

Before He Yuzhu's surprised heart could calm down, the third household arrived. They were also a couple.

The man had a devil-may-care attitude and looked like someone who was slick and well-connected, named Xu Zhongyi; he was extremely proficient in the Stipancic Principle and the Jade Throne Golden Buddha Theory. The woman was also a great beauty named Gu Yufei. These two were the leads from *Infiltration*.

These two lived in Liu Haizhong's house.

"Damn it, this Xu Zhongyi is even more troublesome. He can pull you onto his boat without you even realizing it, and then you're caught in his trap. Ming Tai, Xu Zhongyi, and Gu Yufei—these three are all graduates of the Military Intelligence Agency's special training class. Could they be classmates? None of these people are easy to deal with. The Siheyuan will be even livelier from now on," He Yuzhu thought maliciously.

He Yuzhu understood that these people were clearly here to monitor him, so he naturally restrained himself when facing Yan Jiecheng's provocation.

"No, I can't restrain myself. Restraining myself doesn't fit my persona; I should be like I was before." He Yuzhu suddenly realized this. After shouting, he kicked Yan Jiecheng out the door and then gave him a sound beating.

While beating Yan Jiecheng, He Yuzhu whispered arrogantly, "I framed you, so what are you going to do about it?"

"Ah! Ah! Ah! I'll fight you to the death!" Yan Jiecheng roared, grappling with He Yuzhu. At the same time, this attracted a crowd of onlookers, including the three new households.

He Yuzhu wouldn't go easy on Yan Jiecheng. On a whim, he used the wrestling moves and techniques he had learned in the past, grabbing Yan Jiecheng and slamming him repeatedly.

Yan Jiecheng was like a ragdoll, being held and slammed around by He Yuzhu.

Ming Tai, who was watching the commotion from the side, narrowed his eyes, constantly evaluating He Yuzhu's combat strength. Seeing Yan Jiecheng being slammed until he was dazed, he stepped forward to intervene.

"Stop fighting, stop fighting. You'll hurt him if you keep going." Ming Tai stepped forward, reached out his hand, and prepared to grab He Yuzhu's shoulder.

An expert shows their skill the moment they move!

When Ming Tai made this move, Gu Yufei, standing beside Xu Zhongyi, narrowed her eyes. Xu Zhongyi was very capable in other areas, but he was a waste when it came to fighting; he might not even be able to beat Xu Damao.

Gu Yufei, however, was an expert in this field and saw Ming Tai's extraordinary skill at a glance.

Ming Tai had thought he could grab He Yuzhu in one go. After all, he wasn't just grabbing He Yuzhu's shoulder; he was aiming for the pressure points and meridians. Once an ordinary person was grabbed there, their shoulder would go numb, their arm would go weak, and they wouldn't be able to exert any strength.

He Yuzhu, however, gave his shoulder a flick and directly shook off Ming Tai's hand.

Ming Tai was stunned, and He Yuzhu was also stunned; this was He Yuzhu's instinctive reaction.

At this moment, Gu Yufei pushed Xu Zhongyi, and Xu Zhongyi, who had been watching the commotion, immediately helped Yan Jiecheng up.

"We're all neighbors. If there's an issue, let's sit down and talk," Xu Zhongyi said.

At this time, Yan Bugui, Xiao Dali, and the others from the front courtyard finally arrived.

"What's going on? Who's fighting? He Yuzhu, right? Look at what you've done to him!" Xiao Dali shouted sternly.

"Who are you?" He Yuzhu said, rolling his eyes, trying his best to act like a brute.

"I am Xiao Dali, sent... to the Rolling Mill Security Section," Xiao Dali said hurriedly.

"Oh, then this is none of your business. You can only manage people from the Rolling Mill. Yan Jiecheng isn't from the Rolling Mill, so you have no say," He Yuzhu said, stiffening his neck.

"What's going on? What happened?" Director Wang's voice came from outside the crowd. She arrived at the Siheyuan with two subordinates.

"Director Wang, you've come at the right time. You must uphold justice for me! I was cooking at home, and Yan Jiecheng, without a word, kicked open my door. Not only did he want to rob my money, but he also threatened to beat me."

"This person from the Security Section came up and said I was beating people, labeling me. What, am I not allowed to resist when faced with a robbery?"

"I am a leader at the Rolling Mill, and he, a mere member of the Security Section, dares to label me and then force a confession? What are ordinary people supposed to do? Are they to be framed at will?"

"Yi Zhonghai just left our Siheyuan, and now a Xiao Dali has come. Very good! If you don't give me an explanation today, I'll go to the Square to hold a sign first thing tomorrow morning—no, I'll go right now—and then I'll go to Zhongnanhai to block cars and file a complaint. At worst, I'll smash my head against the stone lion in front of the Zhongnanhai gate."

"I don't believe there's no place to reason in this world. After decades of struggle and tens of millions of sacrifices, do you think what was raised in the Square was just a piece of red cloth?" He Yuzhu shouted sternly.

Ming Tai's couple and Xu Zhongyi's couple couldn't help but gasp upon hearing this; this was too ruthless, practically driving people to their deaths.

Director Wang felt like her head was about to explode; he was here, he was here, and he was using this trick again.

The beasts of the Siheyuan, however, were unfazed; they had seen this more than once.

Xiao Dali, however, was dumbfounded. He had only scolded him according to his usual habits to take control of the situation; how did it get dragged into framing and forced confessions?

"He Yuzhu, I know you. The bully of the Rolling Mill kitchen. Cut the crap, damn it! Behave yourself! Don't tell me you're the Deputy Director of the Canteen; even if you were the Logistics Director, I would still arrest you if you committed a crime," Xiao Dali shouted angrily.

"Go to hell! What kind of thing are you? Who gave you the courage to insult the working class? 'Behave yourself'? What, are you a landlord? Do I have to listen to you for everything? The three great mountains have just been toppled, and you want to ride on the necks of us workers to shit and piss? Screw your grandfather!" He Yuzhu cursed without hesitation.

"Good lad, you actually dare to curse me. Let's go, come with me to the Security Section." Xiao Dali sneered and then brought out handcuffs. Xiao Dali had seen too many hot-headed youths like He Yuzhu. The reason Xiao Dali had an opinion of He Yuzhu and looked at him with such disdain was because when he arrived, the order he received from his superiors was that He Yuzhu was too overbearing.

He was the bully of the Rolling Mill kitchen and the bully of the Siheyuan. He was to seize the opportunity to deal with such a bully.

Xiao Dali detested such people. Since he couldn't find evidence of Feng Jingbo's crimes for the time being, he simply decided to deal with He Yuzhu first.

Seeing He Yuzhu being so arrogant, hitting people, and hitting them quite hard, Xiao Dali subjectively believed that He Yuzhu was too overbearing, so his tone was naturally very harsh.

"The Security Section is settling personal scores! The Security Section is framing people at will! The Security Section is forcing confessions!" He Yuzhu shouted loudly.

"Shut your damn mouth," Xiao Dali roared.

Clearly, Xiao Dali had been too smooth-sailing in the past and only knew how to use force blindly. After roaring, he brought out his handcuffs and reached for He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu hated such people the most—those who used their power to hit or scold others, subjectively decided someone was guilty, and were extremely stubborn.

He Yuzhu sneered and slapped him, stunning Xiao Dali. Xiao Dali had never encountered such a thorn. Just as he was about to raise his hand to grab He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu had already run out of the middle courtyard.

Director Wang and the others finally reacted and couldn't help but shout, "Pillar, why are you running? It's all a misunderstanding!"

"It's not a misunderstanding! This grandson is wearing that skin and wants to hit whoever he wants. He's clearly a black dog hiding in our ranks. I'm going to the Square to hold a sign and expose him right now!" After saying this, He Yuzhu turned and ran out of the Siheyuan.

Everyone was dumbfounded. In the past, He Yuzhu only talked about it; they didn't expect him to play for real this time.

He Yuzhu wanted to blow this matter up! Whoever makes things difficult for me, I'll make sure they can't live!

Xiao Dali was the most detestable; such people had no human touch and would make things difficult for others the moment they had a bit of power. Since the higher-ups wanted to play, he would play big.

"You two, go chase He Yuzhu and try to persuade him to come back," Director Wang said in a deep voice. Then she looked at Yan Jiecheng and asked sternly, "Yan Jiecheng, what exactly is going on?"

Yan Jiecheng was dumbfounded at this moment. How could such a thing be brought out into the open?

"Director Wang, Pillar is right. Yan Jiecheng rushed to the middle courtyard, kicked open the door to Pillar's house, cursed Pillar, and was the first to make a move."

"No matter what, Pillar is a leader at the Rolling Mill. To be attacked at home by an unemployed loafer—he can't just take the beating without fighting back, can he? Is he still a man if he doesn't fight back? Anyone would do the same if attacked at home, right? Otherwise, what's the difference between this and the old world?"

"I was washing clothes outside and happened to see the whole commotion. If you don't believe me, compare the shoe prints on Pillar's door," Qin Huairu said, her eyes darting around.

Qin Huairu was looking for a reason to reconnect with He Yuzhu; if she didn't speak up now, when would she?

As for whether this would offend Yan Bugui, Qin Huairu didn't care. Although Yan Bugui's family had many people, they were all cowards and not worth worrying about.

And Xiao Dali—Qin Huairu didn't take him to heart either. She didn't believe that if she stood up for He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu would ignore it. Moreover, after such a scene, it was a question of whether Xiao Dali could even stay in the Security Section.

Once Qin Huairu said this, the others in the Siheyuan also spoke up one after another. Everyone had heard the sound of Yan Jiecheng kicking the door and his roaring.

The key was that He Yuzhu was not only a leader but also ruthless. He had killed Yi Zhonghai and driven away the Deaf Old Lady and Liu Haizhong's family. If He Yuzhu found out later that they hadn't helped him, heaven knows if he would retaliate.

Furthermore, this was the truth. Speaking the truth was neither illegal nor against their conscience.

"Yan Jiecheng, take off your shoes!" Director Wang shouted sternly.

Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to take off his shoes. Director Wang directly took them to compare the prints and confirmed that it was indeed Yan Jiecheng who had kicked He Yuzhu's door.

"Yan Jiecheng, I'll give you one last chance. Tell me, what exactly is going on?" Director Wang shouted sternly.

Yan Jiecheng didn't dare to hide anything and hurriedly recounted the whole process. Although he used some flowery language to gloss over certain parts, the mere fact that he had reported his own father caused an uproar among the crowd.

Everyone looked at Yan Jiecheng with the eyes of someone looking at an animal, and Yan Bugui was almost angered to the point of fainting.

Upon hearing this, Yan Mu slapped Yan Jiecheng across the face repeatedly, causing him to scream in pain.

"I'll beat you to death, you animal! I'll beat you to death, you ungrateful wretch!" Yan Mu cursed while beating Yan Jiecheng.

Slowly, Yan Mu's solo performance turned into a mixed doubles match by the Yan Bugui couple.

"He Yuzhu told me to do this," Yan Jiecheng shouted while dodging.

"Stop!" Director Wang shouted loudly.

The Yan Bugui couple stopped, exhausted.

"Yan Jiecheng, you said He Yuzhu told you to do this. Do you have any evidence?" Director Wang asked sternly.

"He told me personally. Otherwise, I wouldn't have done it. Later, I realized it wasn't right, so I ran back," Yan Jiecheng said.

"I will communicate with Principal Gao about the later matters. Let's talk about you and He Yuzhu first. You said he told you personally. Was anyone else listening when He Yuzhu told you?" Director Wang asked.

"He told me secretly. How could anyone be listening?" Yan Jiecheng said.

"In other words, there are no witnesses," Director Wang said.

"Why are there no witnesses? I am the witness," Yan Jiecheng said loudly.

Director Wang couldn't be bothered to waste words with Yan Jiecheng. She turned to look at Xiao Dali and said in a deep voice, "I have no authority to handle internal matters of your Rolling Mill, and I have even less authority to manage your Rolling Mill's Security Section."

"I can't manage how your Security Section personnel act, but I will inform Deputy Factory Director Li, Deputy Factory Director Nie, and your Security Section Chief about what happened tonight tomorrow."

"Director Wang, it's bad! He Yuzhu really went to the Square," one of Director Wang's subordinates ran back and said in a panic.

"He really went to the Square to hold a sign? How dare he?" Xiao Dali was dumbfounded and shouted.

"Director He didn't hold a sign. He used stones to write about how you framed him on the Square. Xiao Zhang tried to stop him at the time, but He Yuzhu called on the crowd to send him to the police station."

"I saw that things were going wrong, so I hurried back to report to you. Director He also said that after he finished writing in the Square, he was going to Zhongnanhai," Director Wang's subordinate said timidly.

Director Wang felt the world go black before her eyes. It was over; the matter had blown up!

(End of chapter)