Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

As for the reward—the subdistrict office and the municipal bureau delivered it to courtyard number 95 with great fanfare.

Zhang Dabiao received a letter of commendation from the Municipal Public Security Bureau, a flag of award, and the title of "Active Member of Public Security." His school rewarded him by recommending he join the Young Pioneers first and then the Communist Youth League. Principal Feng personally said, "Even if you fail the exam, you're definitely going to skip a grade! He's got it covered!"

There was also an enamel mug with the word "Award" printed on it and "Model of Public Security" printed on the back, a Hero iridium fountain pen, and a notebook.

Upon returning home, Qin Jingru immediately began to "enshrine" these items—the city bureau's award banner, commendation letter, title, and membership certificate!

There was also 100 yuan in cash and 50 yuan in bills.

Actually, Zhang Dabiao felt that their publicity spree was a bit excessive.

Don't you know you should protect the privacy of the person reporting the crime?

You're not afraid, but I'm afraid of retaliation!

But seeing everyone's pride and excitement, and the other neighbors' expressions of similar pride, he didn't dare to say it aloud.

Liu Guangqi received the title of Model of Public Security, the title of Outstanding Worker of the Year from the factory, and an enamel mug. His reward wasn't much, because his contribution wasn't significant, but Liu the Fatty was overjoyed when he saw the enamel mug!

My son has the potential to become a high-ranking official!

Indeed, this honor is very beneficial to Liu Guangqi's promotion!

Yan Jiecheng – awarded the title of Model Public Security Officer, nicknamed "Enamel Mug". His contributions were similar to Liu Guangqi's, but the neighborhood committee stated that, given Yan Jiecheng's outstanding performance in this operation, he was also a key participant.

Director Wang temporarily hired him as a temporary worker at the street office. The pay was low, only 12 yuan a month, and the tasks were mostly miscellaneous. However, the job was stable, and there wasn't work every day. Director Wang also stated that if other job opportunities arose in the future, Yan Jiecheng would be given priority.

The neighborhood office director personally promised priority admission!

This really excited Yan Jiecheng!

He suddenly gave Zhang Dabiao a big hug: "Dabiao, from now on you're my little brother!"

"If anyone fucking plots against you again, I'll kill the hell out of them!"

Zhang Dabiao – [I don't care about character development! Besides, I'll be 30 in my future life, plus the 16 years I've accumulated in this one, making me 46! Rounding up, that's 50, over fifty! Who the hell would want to be your brother?!]

Mu Wanqing was merely cooperating; she was the victim and received no reward. However, her debt was forgiven, and she even received 200 yuan in compensation. After all, she had lived in fear for over a year, and her family had been harassed by debt collectors. Her family immediately repaid the money they owed Zhang Dabiao, but they would have to wait a while for the grain.

Rainwater... did nothing but borrow money, so naturally there was nothing for her to do.

The entire courtyard was in an uproar when they learned about the situation. The award flag, the letter of thanks, and the prizes were personally delivered by the street office and the municipal bureau, accompanied by gongs and drums!

They cracked a major case involving 100,000 yuan, executed 5 people, sentenced 3 to life imprisonment, and arrested a whole bunch of others, big and small. Even Mr. Huang from next door was arrested.

So, this whole thing actually originated from Zhang Dabiao's "deduction"?

He single-handedly...or even with half his own strength, helped capture an entire criminal gang?!

Awesome!

This isn't scheming, and no one would dare say it's scheming!

In this day and age, this would be an immense honor, and it would be touted for years to come; it would be a legend!

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu hid at home, too afraid to come out. Only now did they realize how terrifying Zhang Dabiao could be when he got serious!

Shoot five of them!

The reputation of Master Ma in this area is well-known to most older people. He's got some tricks up his sleeve, otherwise why can't the police station do anything about him?

But unexpectedly, he was directly defeated by Zhang Dabiao.

I heard that Zhang Dabiao only drew a diagram and "calculated" the personnel structure, objectives, and operational procedures of their gang?

Did Zhang Banxian really pass on his skills to him?

He said on the first day of the Lunar New Year that Jia Dongxu wouldn't live more than two years...

Could it really be true?

A shadow fell over the hearts of Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, and Qin Huairu.

Yan Bugui was both afraid and happy.

Liu Pangpang, on the other hand, was purely happy, always hugging his enamel mug and grinning foolishly.

Xu Damao was furious—"You, Zhang Dabiao with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, you didn't include me in this great opportunity? And you even complained that I'd blab about it?! Don't you even consider me a brother anymore?"

I also want to receive titles and awards! I also want to be an outstanding worker!

But Zhang Dabiao's response was—find him again next time there's something suitable...

Next time? Will this kind of thing happen again?

Sha Zhu—it's just envy, jealousy, and hatred. Actually, if you, Zhang Dabiao, had me with you, I could have helped you beat up and catch people. My arm is already healed!

Director Wang was both happy and resentful. He was happy that the major case was discovered and solved with the help of residents in his jurisdiction.

The reason for the resentment was that Nima's gang was also in his territory, and that little bastard Zhang Dabiao hadn't even given him a heads-up.

Director Chen of Jiaodaokou Police Station was even more resentful. Such easy credit! Such political achievements! Zhang Dabiao had reported it to the Municipal Bureau again, and in the end, they only managed to arrest a few small fry… they got a taste of the spoils, but not a single bite of the real prize!

Next time there's a good opportunity like this, could you please consider our local police station first? We want to improve too!

Moreover, we guarantee that the rewards will be even higher than those from the Municipal Bureau!

The reaction at Mu Wanqing's school was huge; no one expected to have a devil like Ye Liangshen around them! If it weren't for Mu Wanqing's neighbor noticing something amiss, Mu Wanqing would have been completely at their mercy!

Even some teachers used to think that Ye Liangshen and Mu Wanqing were a perfect couple, but they never expected that Ye Liangshen had secretly harmed several female students...

Fortunately, he had already been executed.

Ye Liangshen's parents have reportedly resigned and moved to another city...

This event had a significant impact, but by the end of the month, the initial excitement had worn off.

Because life is still tough and food is still scarce, having enough to eat and drink is the most important thing.

------------

At the end of March, when Li Huaide came to Zhang Dabiao's door again to make cakes, Zhang Dabiao refused to do it anymore.

"Uncle Li, have you seen how big my arms are from all this training?"

"See? Isn't this great? You make money and get exercise at the same time."

"The two arms are different, they're asymmetrical, it doesn't conform to the principles of aesthetics!" Zhang Dabiao rolled up both sleeves—one was thick and muscular, the other looked normal, just a little chubby—it's asymmetrical, it looks bad!

"Da Biao, you're just being fussy. Why don't you just use another arm to stir it?"

"It's not convenient for him!"

"I'm helping you, Uncle Li. This cake is very important to me. It's okay if it doesn't have chocolate; honey cream will do too."

"I won't do it unless you get me an electric mixer!" Zhang Dabiao simply gave up.

"A mixer? An electric one is impossible." Li Huaide didn't even think about it. Who would bring an electric mixer for you to do this?

They do have food factories, but those are their prized possessions; they would never make them available for private use.

Besides, it's not safe to get you an electric mixer.

Every year, a series of production accidents occur due to various mixers, so Li Huaide dares not do anything carelessly.

"I don't care, I won't make it without a blender."

"No, you have to help your Uncle Li. Think of another way. This is a crucial task for our factory! You can take down criminal gangs in one fell swoop. How can a mixer be a problem for you, Zhang Dabiao? It can't be that serious!" Li Huaide was also anxious. This is a critical period. As long as he can "coax" these Russian experts, he might be able to take another step forward when the steel mill is expanded.

This was his only opportunity as the logistics director to intervene in production tasks.

"No, one is event-based reasoning, and the other is invention and creation. These two are completely unrelated and cannot be compared!"

"You don't use electric blenders... oh..."

"I actually have a way!"

Suddenly, Zhang Dabiao's eyes lit up!

Electric ones won't work, and typing by hand is tiring, but semi-automatic ones will do!