Courtyard House: Report enemy agents at the start, and you'll take off immediately.

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Only then did she realize that Zhao De was actually catching bad guys.

And they actually got caught.

As a result, he unwittingly became an accomplice of the bad guys.

Just because you wanted to hit Zhao De?

"Injustice!"

“My husband, Lao Jia, worked himself to the bone for the factory, and even paid the price with his life.”

"How could I be a bad guy? I'm so wronged!"

Jia Zhangshi hurriedly defended herself.

"That Chen Guangrong was our factory's workshop director."

"Who knows if you, Lao Jia, did something bad and are afraid of committing suicide?"

"I think that two hundred yuan in compensation should be taken back."

Zhao De was not about to let such a good opportunity slip by.

"That's right, she's an accomplice of the villain."

“Old Jia is also a suspect, and this compensation should be taken back.”

The surrounding crowd immediately echoed this sentiment.

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"What you're saying is utter slander and a personal vendetta."

"Everyone in the neighborhood knows about our feud. We've been neighbors for decades, and you won't even lend a hand when I'm in trouble."

What's wrong with me saying a few random words?

Jia Zhangshi was absolutely furious.

But in her opinion, Zhao De did not act in a very proper way in this matter.

After all, we're neighbors, so it's wrong of you not to help them out.

The crowd was confused and waited for Zhao De to give an explanation.

Zhao De quickly thought of a solution and replied:

"I didn't help at the time because I suspected that Lao Jia was a bad guy."

"It's just that we lack evidence, so we're unwilling to provide relief to your Jia family."

The facts are before us.

Now that the bad guys have been caught, everyone thinks Zhao De's actions were reasonable.

Madam Jia was completely baffled; she couldn't understand why she was doing something wrong no matter what she did.

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Blood pressure spiked instantly, and he shouted loudly:

"Oh God! I'm really not a bad guy."

"I hit him because he broke three of my grandson's fingers..."

Zhao De sneered:

"You still have the nerve to bring this up? Everyone, you be the judge. Her grandson, Banggeng, ran into my house and stole things."

"As a result, three of my fingers were caught in a mousetrap."

"As a result, this old lady not only asked me to pay 500 yuan in compensation, but also asked me to pay for three fingers."

"Isn't this just being unreasonable? Isn't this just making trouble out of nothing?"

Among the crowd, the looks people gave Jia Zhangshi were increasingly disgusted.

"What's wrong with Zhao De setting mousetraps? You're the one who should pay compensation!"

"Your grandson got caught stealing; I think he got what he deserved!"

Just as everyone was in high spirits, Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu and others squeezed into the crowd.

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Chapter Five: Arrest them all!

Faced with so much public condemnation, Jia Zhangshi nearly fainted.

Fortunately, she saw Yi Zhonghai walking over and immediately rushed over as if she had grabbed a lifeline.

"Old Yi, Old Yi, you're Old Jia's good brother, quickly explain to everyone that I'm not a bad guy!"

Yi Zhonghai rolled his eyes inwardly, thinking: Who said I'm your brother, Lao Jia!

This was such a burden to Jia Zhangshi.

If it weren't for maintaining the good traditions of respecting the elderly and helping neighbors, so that he could have someone to rely on in his old age.

He had someone in the courtyard to look after him, and he had long since severed ties with her.

Yi Zhonghai had no desire to get involved in Jia Zhangshi's troublesome affairs.

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But since he was an elder, he had to consider traditional etiquette and had no choice but to bite the bullet and say to Section Chief Yang:

"Section Chief Yang, could there be some misunderstanding here?"

"The Jia Zhang family has lived in the courtyard for over ten years."

“We are all neighbors, and we know each other very well.”

Zhao De sneered and replied:

"Chen Guangrong has also lived here for over ten years. We are neighbors and know each other well."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai glared at Zhao De.

But then he was speechless, unsure how to respond.

When Zhao De's parents passed away in his early years, Yi Zhonghai did consider having Zhao De as his caregiver.

However, the donation incident occurred later.

Through this incident, Yi Zhonghai concluded that Zhao De was a cold and ruthless person, and thus abandoned the idea.

To Section Chief Yang, Yi Zhonghai was a high-ranking, eighth-grade fitter in the factory.

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He dared not easily take action against him.

If anyone else had dared to speak up for Jia Zhangshi, Section Chief Yang would have had them arrested on the spot.

In his eyes, arresting someone only requires suspicion.

As for whether they are real enemy agents, that's a matter for the public security officers.

At this moment, Qin Huairu, heavily pregnant, tried to explain, but was interrupted by Zhao De:

“She is Jia Zhangshi’s daughter-in-law, so they are all suspects. Arrest them first.”

In the blink of an eye, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu were brought under control.

Upon seeing this, Jia Zhangshi immediately began to throw a tantrum, wailing and lamenting.

"Old Jia, open your eyes in heaven and see what's going on."

"My neighbors, whom I've wronged for decades, are all bad people; they have no conscience at all!"

"Old Jia, why didn't you take them all with you!"

"Old Jia, why don't you come and take a look? Why don't you know to bless our Jia family to continue its lineage!"

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Zhao De had long understood Jia Zhangshi's personality; she usually did things in three steps:

The first step is selfishness and recklessness.

The second step is to be able to suddenly become clear-headed when it comes to taking responsibility.

The third step is that, unable to withstand the pressure, they start to act unreasonably. This is precisely the third step.

However, this is a serious matter involving enemy agents. What good will your nonsense do?

Zhao De knew that Jia Zhangshi was not an enemy agent, but he was worried that she might be arrested by the police as a suspect.

Even if they are eventually proven innocent, they will likely suffer a severe blow.

She's in for a rough time.

Jia Zhangshi's nagging was so annoying that Section Chief Yang simply had someone stuff a cloth into her mouth.