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

The stove in the meeting room of Jiaodaokou Police Station was burning brightly.

Tian Gang sat on a wooden chair, rubbing his hands together. The fat on his face was bulging out from extreme anxiety.

Tian Gang has just presented a series of conditions.

They need to compensate Zhang Dabiao.

They needed to arrange a dormitory-style apartment for Zhang Dabiao, who was a cadre of the General Political Department, and he happened to have one allocated to him.

We need to help Zhang Dabiao obtain all sorts of special supply vouchers that are simply unavailable on the market.

As long as Zhang Dabiao is lenient and lets Tian Yiming go, he can choose any of these conditions.

Zhang Dabiao waved his hand repeatedly and took a sip of tea from his enamel mug.

He slammed the teacup down on the table with a loud "bang".

"Colonel Tian, ​​you should keep these things for yourself."

"As for money, I have over a million in the bank, thirty thousand in remittance certificates, and enough industrial coupons for me."

There are still $620,000 outstanding debts.

"I don't lack housing. There are side courtyards in the yard, and I live in a small wooden house. The Ministry of Foreign Trade has already given me a cadre apartment."

"But I'm not used to living in the cadre housing, and I'd have to greet you guys every day. I'm not part of your General Political Department circle, why would I want to join in?"

Tian Gang was left speechless.

He had never met such a difficult young man in his life.

The money and real estate that ordinary people covet are utterly worthless in the hands of this eighteen-year-old.

But thinking about it carefully... they have money, receipts, cars, houses, jobs, and official status—they have everything they could want...

Even his wife is stunningly beautiful, so his son and his gang of rascals went looking for trouble...

How the hell are we supposed to negotiate this?

One who has no desires is invincible!

They have everything they need!

Director Zhao sat with his legs crossed, drinking tea and watching the show.

Chen Guangliang flipped through the case files without saying a word, acting as if he hadn't heard anything.

The atmosphere in the meeting room froze.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Director Wang, wearing a thick gray cotton-padded coat, pushed open the door and walked in.

Jiaodaokou is Director Wang's territory, and Zhang Dabiao is a "great philanthropist of Nanluoguxiang" and "little god of wealth of Dongcheng District" who is under her special care.

Mu Wanqing had someone call the ministry, while He Yushui went to the street office to find her; she had come with He Yushui and Qin Jingru. They said Zhang Dabiao had been surrounded by the children of high-ranking officials in Shichahai, and that guns had been drawn.

Director Wang rushed over before he had even finished his meal.

As soon as she entered the room, she looked Zhang Dabiao up and down a few times.

After confirming that Zhang Dabiao was not missing any limbs and that his skin was completely intact, Director Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She nodded to Chen Guangliang and Director Zhao as a greeting.

He then turned around, pulled up a chair, and sat down opposite Tian Gang.

Director Wang had dealt with Tian Gang and Director Zhao in the same circle before, and they had some connection. After getting to know each other, they started chatting.

"Old Tian, ​​you handled this matter very poorly today."

Director Wang reached out and tapped the table.

Tian Gang immediately nodded repeatedly: "It's my fault, it's my fault. I didn't discipline my brat properly."

Director Wang didn't respond, but continued, "What's Da Biao's identity? What's your son's identity?"

"Once a gun was used, this can't be covered up."

When Tian Gang saw Director Wang arrive, he quickly stood up.

He's really out of options now and can only hope that Director Wang can help smooth things over.

If the higher-ups really investigate, the Tian family will be in deep trouble.

"Director Wang, you be the judge. I've already said what I should compensate, but Comrade Da Biao just won't agree."

Tian Gang's tone was full of helplessness.

Zhang Dabiao put down his teacup.

"Director Wang, it's not that I don't agree, it's just that I really don't need what he's offering."

"I can't possibly forget about someone pointing a gun at me on the ice rink just because of a few receipts, can I?"

Director Wang patted the table.

"Da Biao has plenty of money and a house, what's the point of giving him these tacky things?"

"Old Tian, ​​I have an idea for you."

"Don't you have quite a few old objects, calligraphy, paintings, and cultural relics in your compound?"

"Da Biao is an educated man, so get some of those things as an apology."

【What? 】

Tian Gang was taken aback for a moment, but seeing that Zhang Dabiao did not object and instead his eyes lit up, he quickly nodded in agreement.

"Yes, yes, yes! I have quite a few antiques and paintings at home. I'll have them all moved over right away!"

Director Wang then changed the subject, his tone becoming much more forceful.

"As for your troublemaker Tian Yiming, we can't just let it go like this."

"If they dare to steal a gun to play with today, who knows what kind of outrageous things they might do tomorrow."

"If they continue to be so arrogant, someone will die sooner or later."

"He needs to be taught a profound lesson. Ideally, he should be sent abroad to support national development for a period of time. That way, once the storm has passed, his experience in supporting border regions will balance out his past mistakes. What do you think?"

Because this matter can't be resolved by simply paying compensation; there has to be some kind of punishment. Otherwise, when the authorities hold them accountable, the Tian family will really have a hard time explaining themselves.

Moreover, taking matters into one's own hands offers much more room for maneuver and is more feasible than having the authorities investigate and then determine the nature of the matter.

"Then take a break from school!"

"Send my brat to Saihanba to help with tree planting, and he can come back after a year!"

After hearing Director Wang's suggestion, Tian Gang slapped his thigh hard.

"It's settled then!"

"I'll have someone go to the industrial university right away to process his leave of absence!"

Tian Yiming usually acts arrogantly in the compound, but this time he's been directly sent to Saihanba to eat sand and plant trees.

This can be considered as giving Zhang Dabiao an explanation.

Zhang Dabiao stroked his chin, not refuting, but muttered to himself, "Why is it Saihanba again?"

Tian Gang said embarrassedly, "There's a boy in our compound named Zhang Hongqi who was sent there by his family a while ago. I thought that if the two kids were together, they could look after each other."

"Comrade Da Biao, is this alright?"

He was also worried that Zhang Dabiao would disagree, which would mean they would have to find a new place.

Zhang Dabiao was stunned for a moment, and then said somewhat awkwardly, "It's nothing, it's nothing. That Zhang Hongqi... he's the one who stole and destroyed the harmonica my girlfriend gave me last time... that's why his family sent him over there."

"I never expected to hear this person's name here again. What a coincidence!"

Tian Gang's face turned green. He didn't want this fate. After all, it was because he had offended Zhang Dabiao that he was sent there.

And they all provoked Mu Wanqing first—that girl is truly a troublemaker!

Fortunately, Zhang Dabiao had no objections, and Tian Gang breathed a sigh of relief; the problem was finally solved.

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The meeting room door wasn't closed properly.

Upon hearing this, Tian Yiming, who was squatting in the corner outside, immediately fainted.

Should I suspend my studies and go to Saihanba?

[Want to plant trees with that bastard Zhang Hongqi?]

We're doomed!

Gao Feng and Zhao Weiguo, who were standing nearby, heard it clearly as well.

The two of them suddenly shivered.

Gao Feng lowered his voice and leaned close to Zhao Weiguo's ear.

"Weiguo, that red flag? Is it because of the harmonica incident? Was it him who did it?"

"A while ago, his father suddenly tied him up and sent him to Saihanba, saying it was to support the construction of the frontier. At the time, everyone in the courtyard thought that the old man of the Zhang family had gone crazy."

"I never imagined it was because of the harmonica!"

"But isn't the price too high? Why?"

Gao Feng couldn't understand.