I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

After saying that, he forced an apologetic smile at Zhou Weiguo, turned around and quickly left with the people from Changqiao Police Station, not daring to linger for long.

"Damn it! What kind of lousy police chief is that!" Wu Yuejin jumped up and down cursing as soon as the man left. "So what if he arrested someone for having an affair? He doesn't even have that much guts, he's a disgrace to my uncle! Zhou Weiguo, don't be so smug! There's someone else after Chen leaves. Hey you, you're the police chief for this area, right?"

He pointed at Director Li, spitting as he spoke: "That bastard Zhou Weiguo is messing around with women, everyone in the compound saw it! If you dare to protect him, I'll take care of you and this lousy street office director too! Let me tell you, my uncle is Wu from the Ministry of Metallurgy..."

"Ugh!" Wu Jinbu quickly covered his mouth, his face turning pale. If his uncle and grandfather knew that the two brothers were doing things under their name, they would probably be in deep trouble.

He smiled apologetically at Director Li and Director Wang, saying, "I'm so sorry, my brother is spoiled by his family and doesn't know how to speak properly. Please don't take it to heart."

Just as Director Li and Director Wang's expressions softened, Wu Jinbu abruptly changed the subject, his tone deliberately serious: "But Comrade Zhou Weiguo's problems are indeed not unfounded. As leaders of the law enforcement department and the street office, you two must handle this fairly, justly, and openly. Otherwise, the public might misunderstand and think that someone is protecting another official, or setting up a protective umbrella. Don't you agree?"

These words made their faces darken again.

Yi Zhonghai, however, seemed to have grasped at a straw. He straightened his clothes, adopted the air of an elder, and stepped forward half a step: "Director Wu is right! Zhou Weiguo made a mistake, and we, as elders, must help him correct it. We hope that Director Li and Director Wang will uphold justice and restore order to our No. 95 compound!"

Zhou Weiguo watched the group of people singing, reciting, and acting, and finally got tired of playing along. He looked up and gave Tian Zao a wink, signaling her to go home and get her things.

"Please wait a moment, it will be ready soon."

He turned to Director Wang and Director Li, a smile still on his face, but his tone was resolute.

Yi Zhonghai was uneasy at his calm demeanor, but he still stubbornly insisted, "For the sake of the country, a mistake is a mistake! You're a cadre, you can't let your neighbors gossip about you! Making mistakes when you're young isn't terrible, as long as you admit it and correct it, everyone can forgive you. Just don't go down the wrong path!"

"Old Yi, worry about yourself first."

Zhou Weiguo was amused. "Instructing your apprentice to climb over my wall and open my door, then kicking down my door with a group of people in the middle of the night—what does that count as? Premeditated murder of a state cadre? Or trying to sow discord between foreign experts and workers? It might even be considered humiliation of a martyr's family. I don't understand these charges; I'll let the court figure it out for you later."

Yi Zhonghai's legs began to tremble, and he pointed at Zhou Weiguo, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time: "You, you're making false accusations! When did I ever instruct Dongxu to murder you... I didn't..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Weiguo waved his hand to interrupt him.

Just then, Tian Zao came out of the house with her marriage certificate in her hand. Zhou Weiguo took the certificate and handed it directly to Director Wang: "Take a look, this is my marriage certificate with Comrade Tian Zao. We are legally married."

Director Wang and Director Li both leaned over at the same time, and after seeing the steel stamp and the seal of the General Staff Equipment Department, they both breathed a sigh of relief, and the sweat on their backs lessened.

"Impossible! It's absolutely fake!" Yi Zhonghai's eyes widened, his voice trembling. "Even Director Wang didn't know, you must have forged it!"

Wu Jinbu's face instantly turned liver-colored. He glared at Wu Yuejin, who had said this morning that Tian Zao wasn't married. This slap in the face was even louder than Zhou Weiguo's.

He quietly took half a step back, trying to pull Wu Yuejin away.

"Hey, why are you two leaving? We haven't finished talking yet, and you're already trying to run away?" Zhou Weiguo said with a half-smile.

Wu Yuejin shook off his brother's hand, turned around and cursed, "Zhou Weiguo, don't push your luck! You're lucky this time, but next time I'll definitely make you pay! And that little bitch Tian Zao, and that foreign slut too, I'll take care of them one by one, and I'll make sure you wish you were dead..."

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the courtyard.

Wu Yuejin was knocked to the side by the blow, blood instantly trickling from the corner of his mouth, his eyes wide open like copper bells.

Then, like a madman, he shouted, "You fucking hit me again, and in front of so many people! I'll kill you!"

"Snapped!"

"You son of a bitch!"

"Snapped!"

"Damn!"

"Snapped!"

Looking at Wu Yuejin, who was beaten and completely stunned.

"How dare you hit my brother in public? You're asking for it!"

Wu Jinbu rushed forward to push Zhou Weiguo, but Zhou Weiguo gently pushed him away, causing Wu Jinbu to stagger back two steps.

"Zhou Weiguo, you're asking for it!" Wu Jinbu clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead throbbing violently.

But for some reason, Wu Jinbu suppressed her anger and forcibly pulled Wu Yuejin to leave.

Seeing their expressions, Zhou Weiguo's voice suddenly turned cold: "Who said you could leave?"

Wu Jinbu turned around, his eyes sinister: "Zhou Weiguo, are you trying to illegally restrict our personal freedom? No matter what, I am a section chief in the Ministry of Metallurgy. Do you really want to die? And didn't you see the police officers here? I think you've really gone mad."

"Illegal restrictions?"

Zhou Weiguo sneered and turned to Director Li, "Director Li, did you hear what they just said? They repeatedly threatened me and my wife, and even insulted foreign experts. I strongly suspect they have ties to enemy agents and are trying to sabotage relations between our two countries. I'm reporting this to the police right now. What do you think we should do?"

"hiss!"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd.

Yan Fugui shrank back secretly, and Liu Haizhong's face turned pale. He grabbed Liu Guangqi's arm and dared not say a word.

Even more surprisingly, Chief Li nodded without hesitation and gave the police officer behind him a wink: "Take him down!"

Four police officers immediately rushed forward and twisted Wu Qianjin and Wu Yuejin's arms behind their backs.

Wu Yuejin struggled and jumped up and down: "You surnamed Li, are you crazy? You believe everything Zhou Weiguo says? My grandfather is Wu Dashan! You don't want to keep your job as the lousy police chief anymore?"

Wu Jinbu, now also anxious, could no longer suppress her emotions and shouted defiantly, "Zhou Weiguo, don't go too far! Our Wu family is not someone you can mess with! Li, you arrested us today, but tomorrow you can expect to be kicked out!"

Zhou Weiguo's hand, holding the Investigation Department badge, froze in mid-air. He was a little stunned by Director Li's decisive action. This reaction was completely different from what he had expected. He had only wanted to use the Investigation Department badge to get Director Li's help in arresting the two men.

Director Li winked at him, a hint of a smile playing on his lips, then turned to the Wu brothers and said coldly, "Take them away! They can talk back at the station if they have something to say. Don't disturb the neighbors' rest here. Take them aside for now."

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