I am Jia Dongjin in the Siheyuan (Courtyard House)

Chapter 114 Result

Jia Dongjin caused another major incident, breaking three ribs in senior fitter Yi Zhonghai, who will be unable to work for at least three months. This greatly displeased Factory Director Yang, who values ​​production. He originally intended to demote Jia Dongjin and remove him from his position as electrician team leader, but the police intervened.

The police officers investigating the case were all shrewd. Even though Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu denied it to the death, a little reconstruction of the scene revealed the undeniable fact that they had taken sides. In particular, the fact that He Yuzhu did not let go even after Jia Dongjin's stern warning fully proved Jia Dongjin's innocence.

"Director Yang, Jia Dongjin did go a bit too far, but to be honest, Yi Zhonghai had ulterior motives, and no one could tolerate that."

As one of the specially invited representatives, Director Du of the police station spoke first.

Just when things were about to come to a smooth conclusion, no one wanted to cause any trouble, fearing that Qin Huairu might have a moment of irrationality and cause another scene.

The police's words were very important, and Director Yang couldn't ignore them. Li Huaide also pleaded for Jia Dongjin. At this point, public opinion was entirely on Jia Dongjin's side, and people generally sympathized with the weak.

"The facts are right in front of everyone: eight people bullying one person, and this person is a good citizen of Beijing. We can't just let good citizens stand there and let others bully them. This is a new society. There's no such thing as being able to take a beating without being able to fight back."

Director Wang also contributed, using the example of defending the country to illustrate the correctness and necessity of legitimate self-defense, leaving Director Yang with no room for argument. As a demobilized military officer, Director Yang certainly had this level of awareness.

This time, Director Wang was not frightened by Jia Dongjin's concussion, but she firmly supported Jia Dongjin, emphasizing his status as a "good citizen of Beijing" and absolutely disagreeing with Director Yang's punishment of Jia Dongjin.

"Let's all talk this out calmly, there's no need to get worked up. Comrade Jia Dongjin is in charge of the electricians' group. While fitters are certainly important, the steel rolling mill also needs electricians to boost production. Let's respect the facts. We need to promote the steel rolling mill's production while coordinating the work of the police and the street office. In addition, we also need to consider stability. I understand that Jia Dongjin, for the sake of the steel rolling mill's overall situation, has repeatedly advised his wife not to report the situation." After the police and Director Wang finished speaking, Li Huaide also took the opportunity to speak up for Jia Dongjin, implying that Jia Dongjin was no less capable than Yi Zhonghai.

Needless to say, the opinions of the public security bureau, the opinions of the street office, and Li Huaide's opinions are all opinions.

Objectively speaking, after Wang Dali was transferred, Jia Dongjin became the highest-ranking and most skilled electrician in the steel rolling mill. Without him, no one could operate some of the most difficult equipment, and his importance was no less than that of Yi Zhonghai.

Director Yang is the director of the steel rolling mill. After He Yuzhu exposed the preferential treatment for his employees, Director Yang's authority was damaged. Several other deputy directors also had some complaints. Fighting is fighting, and the police have no objections. Why do you have to deal with your own people? Director Wang is right. You can't fight back when you're being beaten. What kind of logic is that?

Factory Director Yang is most concerned with covering things up. This time, he launched an attack only because he was secretly entrusted by the deaf old lady to deal with Jia Dongjin.

But this is the capital city, and the overall situation must be taken into consideration. He was also afraid that the Jia family would overturn the table, so he did not act arbitrarily, but instead held a small meeting. Unexpectedly, people were more simple-minded at the time, and the cadres had sharp eyes. A bunch of people jumped out to oppose him.

Fine jade doesn't clash with earthenware pots. Even though Director Yang was the director of the steel rolling mill, he didn't dare to say that he could only take the beating without fighting back. In the end, he could only give up with a dark face.

Behind the scenes, the debt of gratitude that Director Yang owed the deaf old lady had once again diminished.

With the dust settled, Director Wang from the neighborhood committee arrived at the courtyard house with his men. After the Liu family paid compensation and apologized, before the people in the courtyard house could even comment on the outcome, Director Wang announced the major news that the quota had been reduced again.

"The quota is going to be reduced by another 10%?!"

Yan Fugui cried out in surprise, and the other people in the courtyard also stood there, their eyes filled with confusion, especially the Luo family who were in financial difficulty.

Grandma Luo felt like crying but had no tears. For reasons that couldn't be said, the Luo family couldn't get the lucrative job of pasting matchboxes, and their clothing business was doing poorly. The quota was reduced again, and even though the old lady had been through a lot, she didn't know how to cope.

Director Wang of the neighborhood office looked at Yan Fugui. She didn't say anything, but comforted and encouraged everyone, telling them to believe that the difficulties were only temporary and that the future was bright.

The further reduction in quotas had far-reaching consequences, and everyone in the courtyard was discussing it privately. However, the Jia family remained remarkably calm about the reduction.

Unlike the people in the courtyard, the Jia family was still immersed in the incident of the Liu family coming to their door. Jia Zhangshi looked frightened, and the two sisters, Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru, also looked solemn.

"Mom, why won't you let me deal with Yi Zhonghai?"

After things calmed down, Jia Dongjin remained uneasy. He had a vague feeling that he had missed an opportunity.

"Dongjin, you came to the courtyard house late and don't know what happened before. Yi Zhonghai has taken good care of our family. He is a senior fitter, and the deaf old lady helps us. I heard that the deaf old lady has a relationship with Director Yang. If you go too far, you will definitely be in jail. That's why I stopped you."

Jia Zhangshi shook her head. Unlike the others who were only in a state of panic or crying, she saw clearly from the side that Jia Dongjin had used his heel, obviously intending to crush Yi Zhonghai's fingers. That's why Jia Zhangshi hurriedly stopped him.

She couldn't understand Jia Dongjin's actions. Why would he rather let the culprit Liu Haizhong go, but instead beat up Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu, and even wanted to cripple Yi Zhonghai?

Jia Zhangshi was a worker's family member and knew a lot about the steel rolling mill's regulations. If a worker lost a finger, it would be a serious injury for a fitter and would destroy the fitter's skills. For Yi Zhonghai, it would be a matter of life and death, and Director Yang would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble.

"Mom, I have my reasons. That old bastard has no good intentions and is just trying to fool people with two pounds of cornmeal."

Jia Dongjin said bitterly that he couldn't openly say about the report, nor could he say that Yi Zhonghai wanted to force Qin Huairu into the cellar, let alone that Yi Zhonghai wanted to take Qin Huairu for himself.

Objectively speaking, Jia Zhangshi's intervention was reasonable. If Yi Zhonghai were crippled, Director Yang would be worried about the impact on the steel mill's production and might actually retaliate, insisting that he be sent to the prison or even the dungeon.

As some argue, weakness is the original sin.

Jia Dongjin was just a junior electrician, and the electrician team leader was like a slightly larger ant; they were no match for the anger of a department-level leader.

If Director Yang insists, it's hard to say what will happen to Director Wang and the police, but at least Li Huaide will back down, and no one will care about Jia Dongjin's fate.

"Mom, I support Dongjin. Actually, if you think about it carefully, Yi Zhonghai hasn't helped our family much; it's all just superficial favors. Not counting Dongxu's funeral, the only thing he lent Dongxu was money to buy a sewing machine when he got married, which we eventually paid back. What we haven't paid back is the two jin of cornmeal he used to give us. All in all, it's less than 200 jin of cornmeal, which, if you really calculate it, is less than 20 yuan."

Sometimes, the truth is as simple as a thin sheet of paper; once you pierce it, it's easily revealed.

Qin Huairu couldn't tell her mother-in-law the truth either. Looking back, she suddenly realized that Yi Zhonghai's actual help to the Jia family was very limited. The biggest help he ever gave was actually organizing Jia Dongxu's funeral.

"Many things can't be measured in money. He's been our neighbor for so many years, and he's almost an old man. Mom doesn't want to be too harsh."

Madam Jia shook her head and sighed deeply.

The outcome has been decided, and there is no room for change, so everyone can only let the matter drop.

Jia Dongjin didn't care. He secretly trained in Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) so that one day he would be able to handle such incidents.

The only thing that annoyed Jia Dongjin was that his trump card of Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) was exposed too early, which alerted his opponents.

To keep it a secret, Jia Dongjin never revealed this trump card, and kept training and honing it quietly without showing it to the people in the courtyard.

During the house-grabbing incident, he preferred to take a blow from Yan Jiefang rather than use his Sanda (Chinese kickboxing) skills.

If things really got heated, Jia Dongjin alone could easily take down the six members of the Yan family. Even He Yuzhu would be a pushover. The Liu family would be a bit more troublesome, but they could be defeated one by one. It wasn't difficult, it was just unnecessary.

For example, after Liu Haizhong and his two apprentices were defeated, the two Liu brothers were terrified by Jia Dongjin. Despite their strong physiques, they dared not fight back out of fear, leaving their aunt to yell and curse in vain. The result of the brothers' cowardice was that they were easily defeated by Jia Dongjin, even less capable than wild beasts with nowhere to retreat in the mountains, instinctively struggling in their death throes.

In ancient times, before the advent of firearms, a small number of elite soldiers could defeat an army ten times their size, relying solely on their individual martial arts skills and courage.

No matter how many the enemy there are, each time it's just a few people facing each other in a real fight. Two come, two go. Once all the people with guts are killed, the rest are cowards, a mob that is not worth fearing.

According to historical records, after defeating the Ming army in foot combat, the Qing army would take turns pursuing them on horseback. The massive number of Ming soldiers, terrified, often did not die by sword, but rather perished while fleeing. They either died from exhaustion and vomiting blood during their escape, or died from infighting and trampling in the struggle for survival. What a tragedy this was.

The Qing army was victorious in every battle. At first, they had to fight desperately to win, but later they only needed to rely on their reputation to make the Ming army suffer a great defeat and flee. This shows the importance of men's blood and courage, in addition to military discipline.

It is regrettable that in order to facilitate their rule, ancient emperors spared no effort to suppress the spirit and courage of the people, aiming only to tame them. The ancient terms "herdsman" and "governor" indirectly confirm this point. The emperor treated the people like cattle and horses, and as a result, when faced with a powerful foreign invasion, the people would collapse, suffer defeat after defeat, and eventually become uncontrollable.

For example, due to the ironclad rule of disciplining his subordinates, Qi Jiguang's last 3000 Qi Family Army soldiers were all killed in a trap set by his superiors for demanding overdue military pay.

Not to mention that for various reasons, the remaining fighting spirit of soldiers was worn away to almost nothing. In the end, those who rose to prominence were all rogue soldiers like Zuo Liangyu. Later, the Ming army fled at the mere sight of them, and even tens or hundreds of thousands surrendered. This is an unprecedented event and a lesson that the entire nation should never forget.

Conversely, during the Republic of China era, because there was no emperor above them and education was valued, countless heroic figures and deeds emerged, contributing greatly to the victory in the War of Resistance against Japan. Jia Dongjin believes that these two factors played an indispensable role.

After becoming physically strong, Jia Dongjin was no longer afraid of anyone in the courtyard. However, he broadened his horizons and realized that personal strength could not represent everything, so he focused on improving himself.

To give an example, if there is a next time, and the opponent dares to provoke him again, it will definitely not be a light matter. He is all alone, and who will have the last laugh is still unknown.

Back in his room that night, Qin Huairu pestered him again, "Mom's right, a gang needs brothers, I want a son."

There's nothing a couple can't talk about. The woman's body has recovered, and for the first time, she explicitly stated that she wanted to have a son.

"No, I'll listen to you on anything, except having children, at least not now."