Chapter 85: Yi Zhonghai Has Gone Mad

Upon receiving notification from the Siheyuan that such a major incident had occurred, Factory Director Yang Feng, who had been sleeping at home, came over.

Even the director of the nearby Police Station, Ma Baoguo, brought men over to interrogate Yi Zhonghai.

After all, Yi Zhonghai had already been listed as a sensitive individual.

They had originally thought this old scoundrel would behave himself for a while, but they hadn't expected that after only a few months, he would actually commit such a major offense again, causing a disturbance and fighting in the Siheyuan in the middle of the night.

He even injured quite a few of the residents.

In the middle of the night, the entire Rolling Mill was brightly lit; those who arrived were the neighbors from the Siheyuan who had been injured, and there was even that old sow, Jia Zhangshi.

"Yi Zhonghai was already fired by our Rolling Mill several months ago; he has absolutely nothing to do with our factory," Yang Feng, wearing a jacket over his shoulders in the middle of the night, immediately tried to distance the factory from Yi Zhonghai as soon as he arrived.

After all, this period was quite special; otherwise, the Lou Family wouldn't have been in such a rush to marry off their daughter, all to change their class status.

Plus, the Deaf Old Lady had just been executed by firing squad a while ago.

Releasing Yi Zhonghai was also an attempt to see if they could fish out other big players.

"The public is currently outraged, and so many people outside are demanding that Yi Zhonghai be severely punished; I don't think this matter can be settled easily," Ma Baoguo said with a solemn face.

"Damn it, what rotten luck!"

Yang Feng couldn't help but curse.

Outside, under the guidance of Liu Haizhong, many of the injured neighbors were clamoring for compensation; upon counting, there were several dozen people, and the medical expenses alone amounted to several dozen yuan.

"Hurry up and make Yi Zhonghai pay! Look at my injury; he has to pay me at least two mao!" Yan Bugui said, clutching his face and pretending to be in pain.

Others joined in the clamor; in any case, they couldn't let this beating go for nothing.

Jia Zhangshi took the lead, bruised and battered, and charged through the line of Security Department personnel, shouting as she opened her mouth: "This old bastard beat up my son and grandson, and they are still unconscious! He must pay our family 200 yuan!"

"And look at my old face, it's disfigured! He has to pay me several dozen more yuan!"

"Otherwise, I'm not leaving!"

Jia Zhangshi sat down on the ground at the entrance, sticking to her consistent style of making a scene and acting shamelessly, which immediately gave Yang Feng a headache. He had never liked this old woman anyway, and she had caused a huge scene at the Rolling Mill last time; he hadn't expected her to come back right after being released from detention.

Yan Bugui was also secretly shocked; it seemed he had asked for too little, only demanding two mao in compensation. It looked like he would have to learn more from Jia Zhangshi in the future.

"That's right, we aren't leaving either!"

"You shouldn't have released Yi Zhonghai in the first place; how are you people handling things?"

"Pay up, he must pay up! I'm still in pain!"

A group of people followed Jia Zhangshi's lead and sat down on the spot.

"Comrades, don't be impatient!" Seeing this situation, Ma Baoguo hurriedly came out to console them, "We will handle this matter seriously and will definitely give everyone a fair result!"

"Please believe that we will absolutely not let any bad person go! Nor will we wrong any good person!"

"As for the compensation issue, we are currently negotiating!"

Cold sweat beaded on Ma Baoguo's forehead.

He clearly realized the severity of the problem; if there wasn't a satisfactory result for them, they would likely continue to make a scene, and if others were incited to follow suit, that would be a truly major issue!

By this time, Yi Zhonghai was already delirious.

He kept babbling nonsense, and his mental state seemed to have become disordered; the interrogators didn't know if he was faking it or if it was real.

They interrogated him from the middle of the night until dawn, but they couldn't get a single useful word out of Yi Zhonghai's mouth.

"Report, the suspect's current state seems to be one of madness," the young comrade who was questioning him inside reported to Ma Baoguo.

"Hiss..."

Ma Baoguo squatted on the ground to smoke a cigarette, then smiled bitterly: "How could he suddenly go crazy? Let's do this, go to the Hospital and find a few doctors to take a look..."

Afterward, Ma Baoguo made a special trip to the Siheyuan.

From Zhao Gangzi and several other witnesses, he learned that Yi Zhonghai had been mentally unstable for the past week, and would have seizures every middle of the night.

Meanwhile, Shazhu was still in a state of confusion.

After learning what had happened, Shazhu hurriedly joined First Aunt to testify that Yi Zhonghai suffered from mental illness, hoping that he might receive a lighter sentence.

"How could it be like this? How could Godfather suddenly go crazy? Could it really be like what others said, that he was suddenly possessed?" Shazhu squatted at his doorway, staring at those two little hens, muttering to himself.

Finally, he slapped his thigh and cursed under his breath: "Damn it, could that dog Zhao Gangzi have cast a curse on him!"

Shazhu had long realized that Zhao Gangzi was no good; he usually didn't respect the old or love the young, and he didn't even know how to help Qin Huairu. This matter might very well have been his doing!

Furthermore, his own luck had been declining lately, and he had even ended up doing the job of cleaning out latrines; Shazhu attributed all these things to Zhao Gangzi, convinced that he had ruined his family's feng shui.

Shazhu felt jealous of Zhao Gangzi and automatically blamed all these faults on him; he even started plotting against the man's bicycle. Since he couldn't beat him, letting the air out of his tires should be fine, right!

Shazhu gave a devious smile, but Zhao Gangzi had already ridden his bike to work at the factory; he would definitely let the air out when he returned!

Rolling Mill.

In the Factory Director Office, Yang Feng was pacing anxiously, and Zhao Gangzi had been called in alone.

"Gangzi, what do you think about this matter? Is this Yi Zhonghai really crazy or faking it?" Yang Feng asked.

Hearing Yang Feng's words, Zhao Gangzi was clearly stunned. It was hard for him to say anything about Yi Zhonghai; although he was the initiator of this incident, he hadn't expected things to develop to this point.

However, First Uncle's behavior had already affected social order. If he wasn't crazy, he would definitely be executed, but if he were crazy and became a mental patient, it would be hard to say.

After all, he had a little experience with this kind of thing himself.

"Factory Director, it's not up to us to say; let's wait for the doctors to examine him first," Zhao Gangzi thought for a moment and replied.

"Sigh, that's all we can do."

"But I called you here not just for this one thing. Gangzi, you know that He Yuzhu has received a major disciplinary action, and there's a vacancy in the kitchen. That kid Ma Hua is too green; he only knows how to wash and chop vegetables," Yang Feng said with a worried face.

Listening to the Factory Director's implication, it was clear he wanted Zhao Gangzi to help find a chef who could replace Shazhu.

"So, what do you mean?"

Zhao Gangzi asked tentatively.

"Hehe, you know Nan Yi from the Red Star Machinery Factory, right? Your father and Nan Yi's father were old acquaintances, so I need you to go and arrange this."

"If you can poach him, that would be best! I'll make sure to record a great merit for you then!"