Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

"Let go right now! If you dare to obstruct the police from performing their duties again, I'll take you to the police station and detain you too!" Captain Xu shouted sternly without any mercy, his eyes sharp as daggers.

He had seen plenty of these unreasonable and shrewish women, so naturally he wouldn't show them any politeness or mercy.

"Officer Xu, look at the mess this has made. It's really not a big deal. I'll have Dongxu apologize to Chen Wenqi properly. We're all neighbors, we see each other all the time, why ruin our relationship..."

Yi Zhonghai was still unwilling to give up and hurriedly stepped forward, trying to smooth things over again.

"Do I need you to teach me how to handle a case?" Captain Xu coldly interrupted him, his eyes filled with obvious impatience.

Yi Zhonghai was speechless for a long time after hearing this sentence. He was both angry and annoyed, but he dared not say another word.

Even while being escorted by the police, Jia Dongxu refused to give up, staring intently at Chen Wenqi with eyes filled with extreme resentment, constantly cursing viciously: "Chen Wenqi, you little bastard, you just wait! When I get out of there, I'll skin you alive and torture you to death!"

"Who do you think you want to kill? If you dare to spout such nonsense again, believe me, I'll make you regret it!" Captain Xu grabbed Jia Dongxu by the back of the neck and shouted sternly without any mercy.

Captain Xu was a soldier by training, and he was always quick and strong, much stronger than the average person. Once he grabbed Jia Dongxu, Jia Dongxu was like a rooster with its neck being choked, unable to move and only able to make muffled whimpering sounds.

Captain Xu ignored the crying Jia Zhangshi and the ashen-faced Yi Zhonghai behind him, and, with Jia Dongxu still cursing, turned and strode out of the courtyard.

Seeing this, Director Wang was unwilling to linger any longer. He hurriedly made up a lame excuse and slunk away with Captain Xu and his group. However, as he was leaving, the glance he gave Chen Wenqi revealed a hint of resentment that was not easily noticed by others. Clearly, he had secretly made a grudge against him.

Watching Captain Xu and his group walk away, Yi Zhonghai suddenly turned to look at Chen Wenqi, whose expression remained calm and composed. He was instantly enraged, pointed his finger at Chen's nose, and began to hurl insults:

"Chen Wenqi, this is all your doing! You only feel satisfied when you've turned this perfectly good courtyard into a complete mess, don't you?"

"Yi Zhonghai, what do you mean by that? It was Jia Dongxu who first framed my son for no reason, and now it's become my son's fault? Your ability to distort the truth and confuse right and wrong is truly remarkable!" Zhou Shuqin immediately stepped forward, shielding her son Chen Wenqi behind her, and retorted sharply without backing down.

She had already found out the whole story from her neighbors, but she never expected these people to be so disgusting, constantly finding ways to provoke and bully her and her child.

Yi Zhonghai never expected that Zhou Shuqin, a mere woman, would dare to talk back to him like that. He was instantly furious, his beard bristling and eyes wide, and he shouted angrily, "Zhou Shuqin! How dare you speak to me like that? Do you even have any respect for me, the person in charge of this courtyard?!"

Without saying a word, Chen Wenqi once again shielded his mother behind him, his eyes as cold as ice shards, staring straight at Yi Zhonghai, and said in a resounding voice, "Yi Zhonghai, what do you think you are?"

Don't make a big deal out of nothing. Do you really think this courtyard is your own private domain? Everyone in the neighborhood has seen what happened today. Don't think no one knows about your dirty and shady thoughts.

Let me be frank with you: our Chen family never provokes trouble, but we are definitely not pushovers; we are not afraid of anything!

"You all saw that guy paraded through the streets of Dongzhimen this morning, right? He's in such a miserable state because he did despicable things like eating the property of the childless, oppressing the families of martyrs, and forcibly occupying the property of martyrs. Not only will he be paraded through the streets for three days, but he'll also be executed by firing squad the day after tomorrow! You should be glad you didn't actually dare to seize my house back then, otherwise, I'd like to see just how many heads you, Yi Zhonghai, have to be shot!"

These words were like a thunderclap, suddenly causing an uproar in the courtyard. Everyone in the courtyard was immediately in an uproar, and their faces were filled with disbelief and shock.

In the morning, a procession did pass through Dongzhimen. People didn't pay much attention to it at first, only vaguely hearing that it was a scoundrel who bullied the families of martyrs.

It was only then that everyone suddenly realized—Chen Wenqi's father was a martyr who bravely sacrificed his life for the country! The Chen family was clearly a family of martyrs with impeccable revolutionary credentials!

Many people gasped in shock, and their gazes toward Yi Zhonghai turned strange. After all, Yi Zhonghai had indeed convened a meeting of the entire academy, trying every means to force the Chen family to give up two rooms.

Upon hearing these words, Yi Zhonghai felt a chill run down his spine, his forehead instantly broke out in a thick sweat, his face turned ashen, and he stood frozen in place, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"We're all neighbors living in the same courtyard, we see each other all the time, why can't we sit down and discuss things calmly?" After a long while, Yi Zhonghai finally managed to squeeze out these words, but his tone had long lost its previous arrogance and confidence.

"I have nothing to talk about with heartless bastards like you! I'll make this clear today—the Chen family has always acted with integrity, never causing trouble, but we've never been afraid of anyone!"

"If anyone dares to take advantage of us again and come to our door to bully us, don't try to fool me with those old rules like 'matters within the compound are resolved within the compound.' I, Chen Wenqi, won't buy it. I'll go straight to the police station and call them!"

After saying these resolute words, Chen Wenqi reached out and pulled his mother up, then called to his younger siblings, softening his voice as he said, "Mom, let's not waste any more time with them here, let's go home."

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai was so angry at these words that he trembled violently, his face turning a deep purple-red, as if it were about to bleed.

Meanwhile, Jia Zhangshi, who was standing to the side, collapsed onto the ground, slapping her thighs and wailing loudly.

"You damned little beast! How could you be so vicious! Old Jia, if you have a spirit in heaven, please take this heartless little beast away!"

Back in their house, Chen Wenqi's mother, Zhou Shuqin, couldn't hide her worry. She held Chen Wenqi's hand tightly, her voice low and filled with concern as she spoke:

"Xiao Qi, today we've offended Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family in public. They definitely won't let this go. They might go to great lengths to cause us trouble and find ways to retaliate."

"Mom, I'm fine myself. I've long since let go of all this right and wrong. I'm just worried about you, Xiao Zi, and Si Si. I'm really afraid that you children are too young and will be bullied by them, suffering losses and injustices for no reason."

"Mom, you can rest assured. I know exactly what kind of bad things those people are up to. They can't pull any tricks."

Chen Wenqi spoke calmly and reassured them, "If I don't take this opportunity to establish the prestige of our Chen family today, those people will only become more and more demanding and bully us even more severely in the future."

"Now I have truly grown up and have the ability to protect this family. I will also protect you and my younger siblings and never let anyone bully us in the slightest."

"Yes, my good son, you've really grown up and become more and more responsible." Hearing her son's words, Zhou Shuqin felt that every word was firm and every sentence was heartwarming. She couldn't help but reach out and hug Chen Wenqi tightly, her eyes slightly reddening, her voice full of relief and emotion.

"Mom, don't cry. I've grown up now. I'll help my brother protect you and my sister from now on, and we'll never let anyone bully our family again." Seeing her mother like this, Chen Wenzi quickly came over, gently patted her mother's back with her small hand, and softly comforted her.

"Good, good, you are all my good children. With you by my side, I am not afraid of anything." Zhou Shuqin reached out and gently hugged Chen Wenzi, feeling warm inside as she felt the children's understanding and growth.

"Mommy, I want a hug too. I want to stay with Mommy, my brothers and sisters too." The little sister walked over with her short legs, looked up with her round little face, and said in her childish voice.

The family huddled together, embracing tightly, quietly feeling the warmth and strength they gave each other. After a long, long time, they slowly loosened their embrace.

On the other hand, the scene at Yi Zhonghai's home was quite different.

Yi Zhonghai had just returned from the police station, his face so gloomy it could drip water—originally, Jia Dongxu had only been sentenced to three days of detention for deliberately framing and threatening others.

However, after today's commotion, the situation has become more serious, and the detention period has been extended to seven days.

However, in Yi Zhonghai's view, it was fortunate that seven days was not too long, and Jia Dongxu would be able to come out safely after seven days, and things were far from being out of control.

But it was precisely because of this incident that he came to hate Chen Wenqi completely, convinced that Chen Wenqi was the one who was secretly plotting behind all the trouble.

Seeing her husband's unpleasant expression, the older woman hesitated for a long time before finally unable to resist speaking up to advise him:

"Old Yi, in my opinion, we should just live our own lives peacefully. The Chen family and our family don't have any deep-seated hatred, and we don't have much interaction in our daily lives."