Chapter 29 Acting Bravely
When he saw it was Li Jiandong, Sha Zhu grinned.

"Uncle, we are not fighting. I am acting bravely. Oh, no, I am on secondment to the police station now. I should be fulfilling my duty to eliminate violence and protect the people."

Although Shazhu looks very embarrassed, his smile is very sweet and naive.

After asking, Li Jiandong found out that Sha Zhu encountered a street urchin bullying a young girl while on patrol.

Sha Zhu was young and energetic, so he rushed forward on the spot and finally knocked down all six opponents.

However, he and his colleagues were also injured.

When Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng heard that Sha Zhu and his colleagues were beaten up by six people, they were so angry that their mouths trembled.

Jia Dongxu cursed: "Fuck you, they bullied a woman and beat her up after being caught. Zhuzi, do you recognize those people? I'll take some people to find them later."

Yan Jiecheng was also angry and said, "That's right, we can't just let them beat us like this. Even though we won, we can't let you get hurt."

Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng also have a group of friends who are doing well.

Young people these days are hot-tempered. Once they hear someone wants to fight, they will respond in droves. If they really want to gather a hundred people, it will be no problem to do so.

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Big Brother, Second Brother, thank you for standing up for me, but let's forget about it. I didn't suffer any loss. Besides, I don't recognize them, so they can't find me even if they want to."

Li Jiandong asked: "You didn't catch them at that time? The police station should have locked them up, right?"

Sha Zhu said awkwardly, "We wanted to arrest them, but we didn't have handcuffs. The place was remote at the time, and my colleague and I couldn't control them at all. When they saw that we couldn't beat them, they just swarmed away and we couldn't catch up."

Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng were filled with righteous indignation, but still felt a little unsatisfied.

Li Jiandong asked Sha Zhu to sit in the carriage and asked Yan Jiecheng to walk back. On the way, he first praised Sha Zhu and taught Sha Zhu to prioritize his own safety when going on a mission in the future.

all the way home.

Today, Yan Bugui was not guarding the door. Instead, his second son Yan Jiefang was waiting at the gate of the compound.

Seeing Li Jiandong, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Uncle Li, something bad has happened. There are people coming to our courtyard to cause trouble. It seems they want to settle accounts with Sha Zhu. My father asked me to stay here and tip you off. A lot of people are coming."

As soon as Li Jiandong heard it, he knew that it must be those six street urchins who came to cause trouble.

Jia Dongxu immediately shouted: "Damn it, we haven't even gone to look for them yet, and these street urchins have come to our yard."

"Master, please don't rush in. I'll go to other courtyards and find some people to block them inside. Today, we must make sure that these idiots never come back."

Sha Zhu also got down from his chair and said, "Everyone has his own share of responsibility. Master, Big Brother, they are here to find me. I will fight them alone."

"Zhu Zi, come back."

Li Jiandong scolded Sha Zhu who was about to enter the compound, and said slowly: "What do you mean by one person is responsible for his own actions? If you say so, in the future, if something happens to me and your senior brother, do you also want us to take the responsibility ourselves?"

"Master, that's not what I meant."

Shazhu was a little nervous.

Li Jiandong did not scold him anymore. He called Jia Dongxu and said, "Dongxu, you should come back too. We have 30 to 40 combatants in our hospital, not counting the old and young. If someone comes to us and we have to ask for help, it will be embarrassing enough if it gets out."

"Both of you should behave yourself and follow me to see what's going on. If you need to fight, just follow my instructions. Otherwise, don't say I'm your master in the future."

After being scolded by Li Jiandong, Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu immediately became obedient.

At this time, Yan Jiecheng also came back running, and Li Jiandong took his three apprentices and walked directly towards the central courtyard.

At this moment, the courtyard of the central court was already full of people. The surrounding women were watching the fun. There were also thirteen or fourteen young and strong men who came to cause trouble, and a woman with a loud voice who looked very aggressive and was cursing in the street.

"Hurry up and ask He Yuzhu from your hospital to come out. He beat my brother like this. If he doesn't pay compensation today, we will never let him go."

He Daqing took a leave today to get a marriage certificate. As soon as he got home, he heard someone asking Sha Zhu to pay compensation. After listening for a long time, he finally understood what had happened.

He stepped forward and said carefully, "Sister, I am He Yuzhu's father. My son works in the street police station and is very disciplined. How dare he beat up the six of you?"

After hearing someone's response, the group of troublemakers immediately found their target.

One by one, they shouted at He Daqing:
"So you are the father of that idiot. Look at how your son beat my brothers. How do you educate your children?"

"You thought the police station was so powerful. He is just a militia seconded from the steel mill. He is not even a formal worker. How dare he meddle in our affairs?"

"We were just talking to the girl, and whoever provoked us came up and beat us up."

"Don't waste your time talking to him. Make him pay the money."

They were very loud and aggressive, and some of them were holding sticks, looking like they were ready to start a fight if they disagreed with each other.

At this time, Li Jiandong came in from the front yard with Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng.

When Yan Bugui saw that Li Jiandong didn't listen to his advice, he stepped forward with a bitter face and said, "Old Li, why did you bring Sha Zhu in as well? Why don't you let him hide outside first?"

Li Jiandong said calmly: "Old Yan, Shazhu did the right thing this time. This is our compound. If anyone wants to hide, they should hide."

Although Li Jiandong's voice was not loud, the other party could hear it because the distance was so close.

A leading man suddenly sneered: "Hey, who is this? You talk so arrogantly, do you know how to write the word death?"

He Daqing saw Sha Zhu coming back.

He immediately asked him with a cold face: "Zhu Zi, come here and explain to me what is going on."

Li Jiandong nodded at Sha Zhu to encourage him.

Sha Zhu took a breath and said, "Dad, when I was on patrol today, I saw a few of these people bullying a female comrade. At that time, I worked with my leader to stop them."

"As a result, they were probably drunk and dared to resist. My leader and I had to work together to subdue them. You see, I was also injured by them."

Sha Zhu pointed to his face and his hands, which were also smeared with red medicine.

When the residents saw Sha Zhu's appearance, they all understood the truth of the matter.

Just now they thought that it was Sha Zhu who was bullying people, and they didn't dare to say anything because they thought they were in the wrong. Now that they know that Sha Zhu is fighting against violence and protecting the good, they immediately straightened their backs, became tough, and accused these people of causing trouble.

He Daqing knew that although his son was stupid, he would not tell lies, and his expression changed from apologetic to stern.

He turned to the person opposite him and questioned, "Is this what you meant by my son beating up your people? I think he did a good job, so he deserved the beating. If I didn't beat you to death or maim you, it's a sign of your toughness."

Sha Zhu thought he had caused trouble and He Daqing would definitely scold him or even beat him.

He didn't expect that He Daqing would stand on his side this time. He was very excited to get his father's recognition for the first time, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

The only woman on the other side was like a fighting cock, staring with eyes wide open and looking up, shouting: "You said my brothers bullied women, then they bullied women. That's my brother's girlfriend, and they are discussing marriage there."

Seeing that the other party did not admit the crime, Sha Zhu also shouted anxiously: "You are talking nonsense. How can you cry for help when you are talking about marriage?"

"Who heard you shouting for help? I think there's a bug in your ear."

"I heard it, and my leader heard it too."

"You are all in the same group. I said you were bullying women, right, my brothers?"

The two sides were arguing fiercely. Yi Zhonghai came back at some point and stood outside the crowd.

After listening for a while, Yi Zhonghai understood what had happened.

He walked to the front of the crowd and said to the troublemakers in a flattering manner:
"Calm down, my friends. I am the manager of this hospital. I heard your conversation just now. We were wrong in this matter. I will let Sha Zhu apologize to you. For the sake of the child's youth, I hope you can give him a chance to apologize."

After Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he turned to Sha Zhu and said, "Sha Zhu, what are you still standing there for? Come out and apologize to everyone."

Yi Zhonghai's words confused everyone in the hospital.

Yan Bugui was the first to speak up: "Old Yi, what are you doing? Did you hear what Sha Zhu said? What did Sha Zhu do wrong this time? Do you want him to apologize to these outsiders who came to cause trouble?"

He Daqing even cursed at Yi Zhonghai directly: "Yi Zhonghai, get the hell out of here. I am your biological father here, and it is not your turn as an outsider to make decisions for my son."

Yi Zhonghai said with a straight face:

"He Daqing, don't be ungrateful. Now it was Sha Zhu who beat them up. Apologizing is the most reasonable way to solve the problem. Otherwise, do you want Sha Zhu to be beaten back by them?"

“They have to have the ability to do that.”

Li Jiandong stood beside Sha Zhu and said in a cold voice.

Yi Zhonghai hated him the most. Seeing Li Jiandong's look of contempt, Yi Zhonghai was immediately irritated.

Pointing at Li Jiandong, he asked, "Li Jiandong, what do you mean by this? Do you think you are so great?"

"I'm telling you, my responsibility is to resolve conflicts, not to intensify them. No matter what, it was Shazhu who beat someone up this time. Just an apology can solve the problem. What else are you not satisfied with?" "Apologize to your mother."

Li Jiandong finally couldn't help but swear:

"Yi Zhonghai, are you f**king blind? Didn't you see that Zhuzi was also injured?
If we had to rely on surrendering and retreating to resolve conflicts, then there would have been no need to fight the Anti-Japanese War.

You are such an ignorant coward, and you are talking to me about me, are you worthy?"

"Old Li is right." Liu Haizhong didn't know when he came back.

He walked to the front of the crowd and said, "I've said it before, Yi Zhonghai is not worthy of being the temporary master. He can't even handle such a small matter. He is simply bringing shame to the word 'master'."

He Daqing also sneered: "This guy is a coward. If we let him lead our hospital, we will inevitably be bullied in the future."

The troublemakers saw that the people in this courtyard were fighting among themselves, so they took the opportunity to stand up and say:
"Put your own affairs aside for now. Now we are talking about my brother's medical expenses."

"The people in your courtyard beat my brothers like this. This is unacceptable no matter where we go."

"If you don't give us satisfactory compensation today, it won't be too late."

Li Jiandong responded sharply: "Yes, you do have to pay for the medical expenses."

"But, it's not us who have to pay for my apprentice's medical expenses. If you don't give us satisfactory compensation today, none of you will be able to leave."

"You little bastard, I think you want to be beaten."

"I think it's you who wants to be beaten. If you dare to scold my master, I will beat you to death."

Jia Dongxu was the first one who couldn't help himself.

Although Li Jiandong said that he should act according to his mood, now the other party called Li Jiandong a little bastard. If he continued to endure it, he would become a turtle.

Li Jiandong didn't want to waste any more time talking to these street urchins. When he saw Jia Dongxu taking action, he rushed up and punched the man in front of him.

Although Sha Zhu has to patrol every day recently, he can only practice military boxing in the morning and evening.

But with the hundredfold return increase, Li Jiandong's physical fitness is now far superior to that of ordinary people. With one punch, he knocked a strong man of the opponent to the ground.

When Sha Zhu and Yan Jiecheng saw that their master had started to take action, they naturally would not just stand there and watch.

Among them, Sha Zhu used the military boxing taught by Li Jiandong, and it was like a piece of cake for him to beat three or four people at once.

Yan Jiecheng was not someone to be trifled with. He was not strong enough to fight, so he picked up a brick from the flowerbed in the yard and knocked one down in one blow. Not satisfied with that, he stomped on the fallen opponent several times.

He Daqing also rushed forward. His fighting ability was similar to Sha Zhu's. Although he didn't know military boxing, his physique was stronger than Sha Zhu's.

He grabbed a man with each hand, lifted them by the collar and slammed them towards the middle. The two men's heads hit each other, and a large bruise was left on their foreheads.

When the residents in the yard saw their own people and outsiders fighting, they rushed forward without caring who was right or wrong. Even Yan Bugui grabbed the only woman on the other side and kicked her a few times.

Only Yi Zhonghai kept shouting at the side: "Stop fighting, stop fighting, talk it out, don't escalate the conflict."

Suddenly, a black foot came from behind and kicked Yi Zhonghai on the waist, knocking him to the ground.

"Who, who kicked me, ouch~ Who is it, I am Yi Zhonghai, you hit the wrong person, ouch~"

The scene was really chaotic.

Yi Zhonghai was kicked to the ground, with long legs everywhere around him. He couldn't tell which leg belonged to whom. He was kicked several times in the face, chest, and shoulders. He couldn't get up and could only lie on the ground with his hands on his head.

"Bitch, I'm kicking you."

Li Jiandong and He Daqing smiled at each other. They had wanted to beat Yi Zhonghai for a long time.

More than thirty young men and women in the hospital quickly knocked down a dozen troublemakers.

Among the people in the courtyard, only one person fell to the ground, and that was Yi Zhonghai.

Moreover, it seemed that he was more seriously injured than these outsiders.

Li Jiandong stood at the front of the crowd and shouted, "Mrs. Yi, hurry home to get the money. I'll ask Jie Cheng to ride a bicycle to take your old Yi to the hospital first."

Then, he asked the street urchins who were lying on the ground groaning, "How about it, are you convinced now?"

"We are convinced. We are convinced."

A street urchin said with tears in his eyes.

They had gone to other courtyards to cause trouble before, but had never seen a courtyard as united as the one in front of them.

There are only a few people in the whole courtyard. Except for the elderly and children, everyone is involved.

Li Jiandong added: "Since you have accepted my offer, let's talk about my apprentice's medical expenses. How much do you think is appropriate?"

"Ten dollars. We'll pay ten dollars."

Ten dollars is already a lot.

Although Sha Zhu looked miserable, he actually only suffered some minor skin injuries.

Li Jiandong asked Sha Zhu if he was satisfied with the compensation. Sha Zhu scratched the back of his head and said he was quite satisfied. So Li Jiandong asked them to pay the money and let them go.

There was cheering in the yard. It felt so good to fight in a group.

Yan Bugui's mentality of taking advantage of others emerged again. He took Sha Zhu's hand and said, "Sha Zhu, everyone in the hospital has helped you today. If you can't spend the medical expenses, can you use the remaining money to treat everyone?"

He Daqing replied on behalf of Sha Zhu: "Of course, we have to set up a few tables to thank everyone. I will make up for the shortfall."

When the residents heard that there would be a banquet, they all went home contentedly.

Li Jiandong was dragged to He Daqing's home to drink together.

He Daqing was very happy today. For the first time, he poured a glass of wine for Sha Zhu and asked him to sit next to him. He Yushui, on the other hand, ate his meal without saying a word as usual.

"Old Li, I have to thank you again today. Daqing and I are not very popular in the courtyard. If you hadn't been guarding the pillars outside just now, maybe everyone would have stood by and watched the fun without taking action."

He Daqing is self-aware.

He loves drinking and has a bad temper. In the hospital, he is close to Li Jiandong and the deaf old lady.

Now, because of the White Widow incident, his relationship with the deaf old lady is not as good as before. If Li Jiandong hadn't stood up for Sha Zhu just now, the people in the yard would probably have stood by and watched, making a fool of their family.

Li Jiandong clinked glasses with him.

He took a sip of wine and said:
"Daqing, you underestimate yourself. In fact, you are quite popular in our courtyard. It's just that everyone is busy with their own things and doesn't deliberately interact with each other. Otherwise, who wouldn't want to interact with a chef with good cooking skills?"

He Daqing laughed.

In any case, Li Jiandong's words made him feel comfortable.

After finishing a glass of wine, Li Jiandong turned the topic to Sha Zhu.

What happened today seems to have been resolved satisfactorily, but no one can guarantee whether those people will cause trouble for Sha Zhu again.

People these days are so wild that they don't even take official police officers seriously.

What's more, Sha Zhu is just a temporary worker on secondment now.

The best way to ensure Sha Zhu's safety is to have the police station transfer him to a clerical or office position.

After dinner, He Daqing asked Sha Zhu to send Li Jiandong off.

When they walked out onto the porch, Li Jiandong asked Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi, where does your director live? Does he have any children?"

Sha Zhu usually doesn't care about these things, but it happened that the director's wife had just given birth to her third child some time ago, and everyone in the institute was talking about it, so Sha Zhu remembered a little bit.

"It seems to be in Courtyard No. 6, not far from here. They just had their third baby last month, a girl."

Li Jiandong nodded, "Okay, I understand, you can go back."

The next day, Li Jiandong got up early and went to the butcher shop to cut three pounds of meat. He then went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a pound of Mickey Mouse candy and two imported calcium milk biscuits, and rode his scooter to Yard No. 6.

This is a small courtyard with only two households.

Li Jiandong knocked on the door of the front yard, which was the police station chief's house.

An old lady in her fifties stood inside the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

(End of this chapter)