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

Sha Zhu then stepped aside, panting heavily, his chest heaving. When he looked at Jia Dongxu on the ground, his eyes still held lingering anger.

Jia Dongxu was curled up on the ground, his face covered in blood, his hair stuck to his face with blood and sweat, looking utterly disheveled. Yet his eyes were still fixed on Zhou Weiguo, revealing a resentful and sinister look, like a mad dog driven to the brink of despair.

Seeing his unrepentant attitude, Zhou Weiguo lost his last bit of patience and couldn't be bothered to waste any more words on him.

With a flick of his wrist, he pulled a shiny black pistol from his waist, the muzzle pointing straight down at Jia Dongxu.

"hiss........"

The moment the neighbors in the courtyard saw the pistol, they all gasped, instinctively shrinking back and taking several steps back.

Especially those who had brought children, the timid ones turned around and ran home, slamming the door shut with a "bang," not even daring to watch the commotion.

The once noisy courtyard instantly fell silent, with only the sound of everyone breathing.

When Jia Dongxu saw the gun, the sinister look on his face was instantly replaced by fear. He began to tremble uncontrollably, and his previous arrogance vanished without a trace, replaced by eyes full of terror and pleading.

Zhou Weiguo crouched down and gently patted Jia Dongxu's blood-stained face with the muzzle of his gun. His tone was calm yet authoritative: "Weren't you pretty tough just now? Didn't you say you were all show and no substance, not afraid of me? Why are you chickening out now?"

Just then, a chaotic and hurried sound of running footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard, accompanied by shouts of "Make way! Make way!"

Immediately afterwards, four or five men in police uniforms rushed into the courtyard with grim faces. Their eyes quickly swept across the scene inside. Jia Dongxu lay on the ground with his face covered in blood. Zhou Weiguo was still holding a gun in his hand. Sha Zhu stood aside, glaring angrily. Yi Zhonghai was holding the struggling Jia Zhangshi tightly in his grip.

The moment Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi saw the police, they were overjoyed, as if they had grasped a lifeline.

Despite the excruciating pain, Jia Dongxu shouted at the top of his lungs, "Police officers! Save me! Zhou Weiguo has assaulted people and threatened civilians with a gun! Arrest him now! He's finished! Not only will I go to jail, I'll also tear off his official mask!"

With her mouth covered, Jia Zhangshi struggled desperately, making "woo woo woo" sounds in her throat, her eyes fixed on the police officer, full of accusation.

Seeing the police rush in, the neighbors who hadn't run away breathed a sigh of relief, their tense nerves finally relaxing. Some even whispered among themselves, "Finally! When Zhou Weiguo pulled out his gun just now, my heart was in my throat, I almost peed my pants!"

"Exactly, thank goodness the police came. He wouldn't dare fire a gun in front of them, would he?"

Some people stared at Zhou Weiguo with puzzled expressions: "Look at Zhou Weiguo, he doesn't seem flustered at all? He doesn't even put his gun away in front of the police, he's incredibly bold!"

Hearing this, Yan Fugui rolled his eyes, his face full of disdain, and retorted in a low voice, "Have you two forgotten what happened before? When have you ever been afraid of the police when you saw Zhou Weiguo? Stop worrying, just wait and see!"

The police officers had clearly heard the crowd's discussion, a hint of embarrassment flashing across their faces. They ignored the onlookers and the shouts of Jia Dongxu demanding arrest, instead quickly approaching Zhou Weiguo with unusually respectful demeanor and a softened tone: "Chief Engineer Zhou, what happened here? Is there anything we can do?"

Jia Dongxu's face was extremely grim, and the anger in his chest was like a volcano about to erupt. Despite the excruciating pain all over his body, he cursed, "You shameless bastards! Zhou Weiguo threatened ordinary people with a gun, and not only did you not arrest him, you were so polite to him? This is collusion between officials! I'm going to report you! I'll put you all in jail!"

"Chief Engineer Zhou?"

These three words struck Jia Zhangshi like a thunderbolt. Her eyes widened instantly, her mouth gaped open as if she could fit an egg in it, and her face was filled with disbelief. The police not only didn't arrest Zhou Weiguo, but were also treating him with such respect? How could this be!

When Yi Zhonghai saw the police arrive, he knew there was no point in continuing to hold Jia Zhangshi, so he could only quietly loosen his grip.

Jia Zhangshi had no interest in settling scores with Yi Zhonghai. She rushed to Jia Dongxu's side, pointed at Sha Zhu, and hysterically shouted at the police, "Officers! It was those two! Zhou Weiguo and Sha Zhu beat my son in public! Look how badly they've beaten him! You must arrest them! Sentence them to ten years! No, twenty years! Or better yet, execute them! Otherwise, I'll sue you for protecting yourselves!"

The police officers glanced at the shrewish Jia Zhangshi and the cursing Jia Dongxu with grim expressions, but didn't say anything. They turned to Zhou Weiguo, their tone pleading: "Comrade Zhou, do you think... it would be better to avoid using firearms? After all, making too much noise would have a bad impact."

Zhou Weiguo raised an eyebrow, looking at him with a half-smile, and slowly said, "Oh? You mean I can't fire?"

The policeman's face turned pale instantly, and he hurriedly waved his hands, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"

He quickly glanced at the neighbors around him. He originally wanted to say, "It's not good to shoot at ordinary people," but when he thought of the special document in Zhou Weiguo's hand and the shouting of Jia Dongxu and his mother earlier, he instantly understood most of it. People with that kind of document would not use guns without reason. This mother and son must have crossed Zhou Weiguo's bottom line.

He looked at Jia Dongxu and his mother with a hint of pity, then respectfully said to Zhou Weiguo, "I'll leave two people guarding the door. If you need anything, just call them anytime."

Zhou Weiguo nodded noncommittally. Seeing this, the policeman didn't dare to delay any longer. He immediately waved to his men and led them out of the courtyard in a flurry, as if staying even a second longer would bring trouble.

Jia Zhangshi watched helplessly as the police not only failed to arrest Zhou Weiguo, but instead fled as if on the run, causing an uproar.

She jumped up abruptly, pointing towards the courtyard gate and cursing, "You traitors! How much money did you take from Zhou Weiguo? You take salaries but don't do anything for the people, instead protecting the tyrant! I'm going to sue you! I'll sue you at the Municipal Bureau! I'll sue you at Haizi! I'll make sure you corrupt officials are all brought down!"

She cursed, spitting as she spoke, her voice shrill and piercing, her face turning a deep purplish-red.

The neighbors in the courtyard looked at her throwing a tantrum with disdain, as if she were an idiot.

At this moment, Jia Dongxu, who was lying on the ground, had lost all of his previous arrogance.

The police's almost subservient attitude towards Zhou Weiguo completely extinguished his last bit of hope, leaving him with nothing but genuine cowardice.

He knew perfectly well that he had really bitten off more than he could chew this time; Zhou Weiguo's power was simply beyond his ability to contend with.