Courtyard Houses: Rewards for Reporting? I, an Outlaw!

"Pfft!" Tang Liangcai coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed heavily to the ground.

The group of leaders surrounding them were immediately frightened and took a step back.

Only Old Tang, seeing his own son being beaten, was so angry that his eyes widened and he rushed forward, raising his hand to strike Zhang San.

"You little bastard, I'll beat you to death!"

Zhang San showed no mercy, and his slap landed first, with a crisp "smack" that made Old Tang's vision go black and he stumbled backward!

A group of people rushed forward to help Old Tang.

"Stop!" Section Chief Zhang rushed forward to prevent the situation from escalating further!

"Zhang San! Let's talk this out! You can't just resort to violence!"

"Section Chief Zhang, you've come at the perfect time!" Zhang San shouted, pointing at the Tang father and son.

"I want to report these two men surnamed Tang for colluding with foreign swindlers to defraud the factory of huge sums of money!"

"What?" Section Chief Zhang asked in surprise.

"fraud?"

"You're saying these two foreign experts are frauds?"

Do you have solid evidence?

Zhang Sanzhong emphasized:

"I do have evidence!"

"But before that, please tie them up first, Section Chief Zhang!"

"I'm really afraid they'll do something crazy out of desperation!"

Before Zhang San could finish speaking, Hao Pingchuan stepped forward, stomped on Tang Liangcai, and roughly pulled up his arm to handcuff him!

Li Tiezhu rushed forward and chased the others away, ignoring Tang Lao's struggles and resistance, and put handcuffs on him!

The scene was chaotic, and security personnel rushed out to get everyone back, clearing a large area for them.

At this point, Section Chief Zhang introduced Zhang San to Zheng Chaoyang.

Zheng Chaoyang looked Zhang San up and down.

This young man is indeed handsome and dashing, with a resolute face and distinct features, exuding a heroic spirit. Judging from his appearance alone, you can't deny it!

However, his temperament shows that he has absolutely no cunning!

It's like a firecracker that explodes at the slightest touch!

"Zhang San!" Zheng Chaoyang said calmly.

"Let me ask you first, do you know the serious consequences of assaulting two international friends?"

Are you familiar with the current state of international relations?

"Have you adequately anticipated what kind of conflict your behavior might cause?"

Zhang San said confidently:

"Of course!"

"If I don't have absolute certainty before beating someone up, what's the difference between me and someone who's brainless?"

"Right now, the Soviet Union isn't as warm towards us as it used to be. If I attack the wrong person today, it might give others a reason to make trouble, and it could easily cause a major conflict!"

"If I can't even see this little bit of the situation clearly, I can simply be a coward or do what others do and tattle on things, letting the security department handle it."

"But as a proud citizen of China, I simply cannot tolerate these two swindlers acting with impunity!"

"Even if you think my behavior was inappropriate, I did it anyway, and I feel good about it! I'll accept any reward or punishment without complaint!"

Just then, Li Tiezhu suddenly cried out in alarm, "Don't move!"

Two security guards who were conducting the search discovered weapons hidden in the toolboxes of two Soviet experts.

Li Tiezhu was worried about traps and told them not to move around for the time being!

Zheng Chaoyang immediately ordered Section Chief Zhang to organize the evacuation, and then had a police officer who had come with him go forward to investigate.

This comrade happened to be a bomb disposal expert. He quickly ruled out the problem and took out several grenades, some bullets, and two AK47s from a hidden compartment in his toolbox.

The group broke out in a cold sweat upon seeing the weapons and equipment!

Zheng Chaoyang's face was ashen, and he lowered his voice to say:

"Old Zhang, Old Zhang! This is utterly ridiculous!"

"Is this how your security department does its job?"

"These are two AK47s!"

"If this firepower were to escalate into a direct confrontation, could you withstand it in a short period of time?"

"Can you protect these unarmed workers?"

"What are you all good for?"

Section Chief Zhang's face turned deathly pale, and he said with deep remorse:

"It was my oversight!"

"I accept criticism! I accept whatever consequences may be imposed!"

Li Tiezhu immediately spoke out in protest:

"This isn't the security department's fault!"

"Our security department was supposed to conduct a thorough check on those two people before they entered the factory!"

"But the production department, especially those two surnamed Tang, are doing everything they can to obstruct it!"

"They said if we offend these two international friends, they won't repair our machines anymore, and those machines might never be repaired and will be scrapped!"

"The astronomical losses incurred will all be borne by our security department!"

"We also considered that the seamless stainless steel workshop was related to military production, and we were afraid of delaying important national affairs. That Mr. Tang patted his chest and strongly guaranteed it, so we relaxed the inspection."

Zheng Chaoyang said in a deep voice:

"We'll deal with that later. Right now, let's thoroughly investigate what kind of people these two Soviets really are!"

"What exactly is their purpose in infiltrating the steel rolling mill?"

"What roles did these two people surnamed Tang play?"

Zhang San never expected these two swindlers to be so ruthless!

They actually carried such heavy firepower!

In that case, the credit for today is much greater than I imagined!

He immediately stepped forward and briefly described what he knew.

After listening to the report, Zheng Chaoyang felt a little relieved.

"So, these two only came to scam money, and their purpose wasn't to cause trouble?"

Zhang San nodded and said:

"Based on the intelligence we have so far, that's indeed the case!"

At this point, Zhang San fanned the flames, saying:

"The Tang family father and son are cooperating so readily because they'll reap huge benefits afterward! A thorough investigation will surely lead them to confess!"

Zheng Chaoyang said coldly:

"Those two minor characters from the Tang family are no big deal!"

"Right now, these two Soviet swindlers are the most important thing!"

At this point, Zheng Chaoyang shouted:

"Old Hao! Go and immediately notify Bai Ling to come to the scene to participate in the investigation!"

Hao Pingchuan rushed over and said:

"You forgot? He went to report to the boss for you this morning!"

Zheng Chaoyang thought for a moment and said:

"Go directly to Professor Qian's house and pick up Lingling. She speaks multiple languages ​​and can assist with the investigation!"

Upon hearing this, Hao Pingchuan immediately rushed out.

After a short while, Hao Pingchuan led Zheng Lingling into the workshop.

Zheng Chaoyang went up to her and took Zheng Lingling's hand, saying:

"Don't you always say that learning a language is just talk and doesn't lead to anything?"

"This will come in handy today!"

"Do your best later, and I'll recommend you for a commendation!"

Zheng Lingling nodded excitedly.

This was the first time in her life she had experienced something so exciting, and the first time she had ever been a "useful person"!

Upon arriving at the scene and seeing the miserable state of the two foreigners, Zheng Lingling felt a pang of unease.

They exchanged a couple of greetings in Sukhomlinsky, and immediately the two of them started swearing at each other with spittle flying everywhere!

Zheng Lingling was so angry that her beautiful eyes turned red!

"These two are definitely not Soviet citizens!"

"Your Russian is not fluent at all!"

Upon hearing the same conclusion as Zhang San, Zheng Chaoyang was completely relieved!

Next, Zheng Chaoyang recounted Zhang San's discovery and asked Zheng Lingling to try communicating with them in English, hoping they would give up and confess honestly.

Zheng Lingling immediately followed the plan.

However, these two swindlers weren't entirely without cunning. They gritted their teeth and said nothing, then switched to fluent English and swore even more profanities!

Zheng Lingling was only certain of one thing: these two swindlers were definitely John Niu Ren!

Zheng Chaoyang thought for a moment and then called Zhang San, who had gone to study the machine with a group of technicians, over.

"Tell Zheng Lingling everything you heard those two liars say, and have her write it down so we can find a breakthrough."

Zhang San thought of the foul language the two men had used and felt troubled:

"Do I have to repeat everything?"

"I've summarized the key events; that should be sufficient, right?"

Zheng Chaoyang said irritably:

"That's just what you think is the important point!"

"The key facts are often hidden in those easily overlooked details!"

"You need to tell us every detail you can remember, so that we can have a better understanding of the situation later!"

Zhang San: "But..."

"There's no 'but' about it!" Zheng Chaoyang said with a dark face.

"Why are you young people all so argumentative?"

"This is an order! Execute it immediately!"

Zhang San had no choice but to go to the side with Zheng Lingling and find a quiet place to recount the story in detail.