An extraordinary life journey through old Beijing courtyard houses

However, evil people always have their own evil counterparts to deal with them, just when Madam Gao was trying to play both sides and show off her abilities.

A loud wail came from the west wing, instantly breaking her defenses.

"Oh my! My little darling!" Mrs. Gao exclaimed as she rushed into the house.

Her departure shifted everyone's attention, except for Zhao Zhibang, who was still staring at her shapely buttocks with a look of lingering satisfaction.

Because the lock is already open.

Several policemen and secret agents, eager to make a name for themselves, rushed into the courtyard.

You can't see anything from the outside because there are wooden boards blocking the view.

Upon entering, everything was immediately apparent. Zhao Zhibang pointed to the pile of coal briquettes that filled most of the yard and exclaimed loudly:

"This is the evidence of their crimes! Hoarding and speculation! Evidence of their resistance to the reform of the Gold Yuan!"

Tian Zhongsi remained silent. If such a small amount of coal briquettes constituted hoarding and speculation, then so be it.

Then at least half of the merchants in Beiping should be rewarded with a "peanut".

However, since the police were willing to frame him, he didn't object and used this as a pretext to continue the investigation.

So he gestured to the junior agent to open the door.

I'm here today to pick a fight, so of course I don't need to be polite.

However, before he could succeed, he heard a string of curses coming from behind him:

"Hehehe! Where did this bastard come from? Daring to run wild in my house? You've got a death wish!"

Everyone turned their heads and saw a young man dressed in a white suit and white leather shoes, looking quite respectable, shouting as he approached.

Jiang Baobin spoke without any politeness, because he had discovered—

Humility is not a virtue these days; it only leads to being looked down upon and bullied.

I can't be like a tiger, devouring anyone who provokes me!

But at least be a hedgehog—if you want to bully me, first ask yourself if you can take the prickles!

Tian Zhongsi's gaze locked onto Jiang Baobin; this was the first time the two had met face-to-face.

Jiang Baobin saw him too, and his heart skipped a beat—he knew this person.

He's just a spy who was following Wang Wenshan a few days ago. How did he find his way here?

He didn't think it was a coincidence; the man's eyes looked very unfriendly.

"Damn it!" Jiang Baobin cursed inwardly, feeling helpless, aggrieved, and of course, uneasy.

The image of spies in movies and TV shows is terrifying!

How did I end up being targeted by them? Even hiding in Tianjin for ten days didn't help; it's truly impossible to guard against them!

He didn't know that if he hadn't suddenly disappeared, Tian Zhongsi wouldn't have been in such a hurry.

The Secret Service's favorite tactic is to hide in the shadows and slowly eliminate someone.

However, this tactic didn't work as well against Jiang Baobin.

This guy not only likes to disappear, but he also spends all his time hanging out with foreigners. Even the Secret Service has to be careful about this.

That's when Tian Zhongsi came up with this idea: to try his luck, even if there's no guarantee of success.

With Zhao Zhibang taking the lead, it wouldn't seem so conspicuous for me to stay in the background.

Little did he know that Jiang Baobin had a knack for recognizing people and had already seen through him.

But Jiang Baobin didn't show it.

Because he had to pretend that honking the horn was unintentional and that he had no idea Tian Zhongsi was there.

So all their anger was directed at Zhao Zhibang:

"Hey Zhao, are you just bored and have nothing better to do?"

"Last time you messed up with me, you were like a kowtow, begging and apologizing to me."

"Trying to act tough again now? Should I call your Deputy Director Wang and file another complaint against you?"

Zhao Zhibang was furious. "Don't hit someone in the face!" he thought, "especially in front of so many subordinates!"

"Jiang Baobin, don't try to bully me. Let me tell you, you've committed the crime of hoarding and speculation, and no one can save you today!"

"Are you easily scared? Zhao Zhibang, this isn't over between us today!"

As Jiang Baobin spoke, he took two steps forward and grabbed Zhao Zhibang by the collar:

"Hey Zhao, who the hell gave you the guts to mess with me?"

"What, what are you going to do?" Zhao Zhibang panicked a little; he'd never seen anyone so reckless. "You dare attack the well? Come on, someone come here..."

"Hiss—" The crowd standing around in a daze all gasped in unison.

This included Jiang's mother, who was worried about being caught in the crossfire and felt uneasy, as well as her sister-in-law, who was gloating.

Everyone had the same thought at the same time: Has Jiang Laosan become this powerful now? He doesn't even respect the police chief?

Jiang Baobin was certainly not so reckless as to resort to violence: "Let's go find the representative office to settle this matter. I'm just doing my job for them."

"Now they even dare to retaliate against a lowly patrolman like you. I'm asking them, are they going to do anything about it?"

The mention of the representative office gave Zhao Zhibang a headache.

They were really unlucky before because they protected Jiang Baobin!

I thought the matter was over and done with, and even the foreign woman involved had left.

The representative office would never bother with a nobody like Jiang Baobin.

But I didn't expect that there was a connection between the two sides based on his words.

The foreign tycoon Zhao Zhibang was not someone to be trifled with, so he looked to Tian Zhongsi for help.

It means: We're in the same boat, hurry up and help!

Unfortunately, this guy was clearly blind to talent and chose the wrong ally.

Tian Zhongsi did want to deal with Jiang Baobin, but his dislike for Zhao Zhibang was even greater.

So they were just enjoying watching the show, not caring whether he lived or died.

Fortunately, Jiang Baobin only took advantage of Zhao Zhibang's fear and merely pulled and tugged at him.

At most, Jiang Baobin was just showing off that he was not someone to be messed with.

If you actually go to the representative office, they will definitely ask: Who are you?

That would give us away.

So, at just the right moment, Elizabeth appeared with her camera.

"Click, click," and with the shutter clicked, the farce came to an end.

Of course, it was essential for Zhao Zhibang to apologize to Jiang Baobin and promise never to cause him trouble again.

It was originally a probing attack by Zhao Zhibang and Tian Zhongsi, who were in cahoots.

It would be best if we could find an opportunity to take him down, but if not, it's okay, we can just wait for the next chance.

But they didn't realize that this commotion would have significant consequences:

Putting everything else aside, seeing is believing, and the neighbors witnessed Jiang Baobin's current strength firsthand.

They dared to challenge the police chief and got away with it without any trouble. Who would dare say they're not doing well?

The Chiang family, in particular, must be kicking themselves now.

It's frustrating that Zhao Zhibang and Tian Zhongsi made such a big show of things, only to return empty-handed.

After leaving the courtyard, they parted ways without exchanging another word.

They were clever enough to use the gold yuan to cause trouble, and even if Elizabeth wanted to help Jiang Baobin, there was nothing she could do.

However, Tian Zhongsi is definitely not going to let this go.

He had already thought it through: since doing it openly wouldn't work, he would do it covertly.

We'll follow and monitor them for a while, and if we still haven't gotten anything, we'll kidnap them.

That's right, he was going to torture Jiang Baobin.

Anyway, things are a mess right now, so it's not unusual for a few people to go missing, is it?