Scholars in the courtyard

Director Zhang pressed the gun with his right hand and pointed at everyone with his left hand. He exuded a murderous aura and the entire courtyard fell into silence.

"Be honest and put down your weapons."

With a loud shout, many people in front of him were frightened and quickly put down what they were holding.

Even Xu Damao felt a chill at the back of his head, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he was so frightened that he forgot about the pain in his body.

Lou Xiao'e was also frightened. She had never seen such a thing before.

Not to mention her, even Ran Qiuye and others who were not targeted were trembling and wanted to lean back.

Yang Xiaotao didn't feel much about it. After all, he had long been used to it when he practiced lunging with his grandfather in Yangjiazhuang.

"Let you speak, then you can speak."

"I won't ask you any questions, just keep your mouth shut."

Director Zhang did not treat these people specially because they were the victims, and spoke extremely harshly.

The person in front of him had calmed down, and Zhang Suo looked at Yang Xiaotao again.

"You said that, is there any evidence?"

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "The evidence is easy, but I need to ask them a few questions."

Zhang Suo listened and was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Yes, as the parties and the reporter have the right to raise questions and assist the public security in detecting the case."

After hearing this, Xu Damao opened his mouth to object, but Zhang Suo didn't give him a chance at all, and a cold face scared him speechless.

Later, when Yi Zhonghai and others heard what Yang Xiaotao said, they also wanted to see what tricks this guy could come up with.

These people were burned by the heater, and they could still tell lies with their eyes open.

Silly Zhu threw the stick behind when Zhang Suo came. Seeing the situation, Qin Huairu hid behind the door. They looked like they were watching a good show.

The title of the play is, Dog Eats Dog.

After receiving the agreement, Yang Xiaotao nodded and returned to the high platform to look at the crowd below.

"Now, the person I pointed out is not allowed to speak, and no one else is allowed to speak. Guard Zhang here, and anyone who breaks the rules will be waiting to squat on the fence."

There was a commotion among the people below. Xu Damao wanted to speak, but he saw Yang Xiaotao looking over and immediately stood behind Lou Xiao'e with his neck curled up.

Seeing no one objected, Yang Xiaotao began to scan everyone.

Unexpectedly, Yang Xiaotao did not get entangled with Xu Damao and the other three, but looked at the suffering masters behind them.

"Everyone said it was our heater that caused the damage. That's just right. Let's do it one by one."

He pointed to the man sitting on the ground in front of him, "Comrade, it seems that your leg is injured. Where did you get burned? Are you accompanied by family members?"

It's strange that the man wasn't nervous when he was being questioned and guarding so many people.

"I, I was burned by the hot water leaking from the broken pipe."

"Well, okay, are the family members here?"

From behind the crowd, a young man came over holding an iron pipe, "I, I am a family member. This is my uncle."

Yang Xiaotao squinted at the iron pipe in the young man's hand and began to think twice.

But he didn't say anything, "You two go over there."

Yang Xiaotao pointed to one side, and the people around him immediately gave way to the open space. The two of them looked at the fat dragon and the thin tiger, but they had no choice but to lean over there.

"This comrade."

Yang Xiaotao then asked one by one, and after asking questions, he kept asking people to leave the place.

Ten minutes later, the scene was divided into three groups.

The first group included the injured, their families, and pieces of the heater. There were twelve or thirteen in number.

The second group consisted of injured people, with or without family members, and no remaining pieces of the heater. There were seven or eight people in total.

There were no injured people in the last group, there were four people who came just to join in the fun. It was Lou Xiaoe and Xu Damao.

There are three distinct groups of people, and anyone with a discerning eye will know something is wrong at a glance.

The three of them, Xu Damao, were left where they were. They felt like sheep being stripped naked and ready to be slaughtered, and they felt uneasy and uncomfortable.

"I, I didn't come together, I'm from the compound."

Xu Damao saw something bad and wanted to pull Lou Xiao'e away.

Fat Dragon and Thin Tiger immediately panicked when they saw each other, "Brother Damao, don't abandon us."

When Xu Damao heard this, he immediately changed his face, these two idiots.

"Lou Xiao'e can go back, but Shamao, you can't."

Yang Xiaotao said something, and then Wang Dashan stopped Xu Damao and pushed him back.

Lou Xiao'e looked at Yang Xiaotao's profile, sighed, and walked aside alone, lowering her head and not looking at anyone.

At this time, people around him were more certain that Xu Damao was in the same group as these people.

Yan Fugui's eyes kept shining, and he slowly moved to Liu Haizhong, muttering softly.

Slowly, Jia Dongxu and Silly Zhu also came over, and the four of them were discussing something under the cover of the gate.

Xu Damao had no choice but to stand there again, with a grimace on his face.

"Zhang Suo, although we are not family members, we all have a good relationship. It's always right to do a favor for our brother."

Xu Damao rolled his eyes and immediately cried out.

Zhang Suo didn't speak, but Yang Xiaotao spoke, "Shamao, don't worry, let's do it one by one."

"Soon, you will know that your relationship is not bad."

"Yang Xiaotao, you, don't sow discord, you, you are blatantly framed. Zhang Suo"

Xu Damao wanted to speak, but Yang Xiaotao walked up to the first group of people.

When more than a dozen people saw Yang Xiaotao approaching, they all shrank back.

It was the man at the beginning who said, "Comrade, this pipe is the one that hurt you."

Yang Xiaotao took the tube from the young man.

There was a gap on one side of the pipe, and the man nodded quickly.

"Well, this is indeed the heating stove we made."

Yang Xiaotao said, "Are you sure this is the gap?"

Yang Xiaotao asked seriously again. The man did not dare to look at Yang Xiaotao. The young man beside him even supported the man and also lowered his head.

"Yeah, sure."

Yang Xiaotao smiled.

"Comrade, you are lying."

"Ah~"

"No, no, it's this pipe. This pipe broke this morning. Water, water came out and burned me."

The man was startled and quickly said what he had remembered in his mind.

"Okay, don't memorize everything. It's hard for you to remember so much."

Yang Xiaotao smiled, and many people around him laughed, making the man even more nervous.

Yang Xiaotao, however, held up his iron pipe to let the people around him see the gap in the pipe clearly. "Everyone, look at this gap. Look carefully."

As he said this, Zhang Suo also took a look. As an experienced police officer, he could see something fishy at just one glance, and looked at the man with a more stern look.

Feeling Director Zhang's gaze, the man almost bent his legs and knelt down. Fortunately, the young man beside him supported him.

After everyone had finished reading, Yi Zhonghai also looked at it, thinking thoughtfully.

A few people thought of something, but most people were just ignorant.

"Think about it, if the pipe burst from the inside, according to common sense, what would the gap look like?"

"It's possible that it hasn't changed, but it's more likely that it's rolled outward. Right."

After Yang Xiaotao said this, everyone had an impression. They looked at the gap in the pipe again and understood instantly.

"But everyone, look at it, this gap is rolled inward. What does this mean?"

"This shows that the gap is on the outside, has been damaged by force, and was opened artificially."

Yang Xiaotao asked sternly, walked quickly to the man, and threw the iron pipe on the ground with a slap. The man and the young man were both excited.

"The facts are clear, why don't you tell the truth?"

The man trembled and immediately collapsed on the ground.

"I said, I said."

The dozen or so people behind him all turned pale when they saw it. They couldn't hold on any longer. They threw away the iron pipes and sheets and sat down on the ground.

"We said it was what they asked us to do."

"They said that as long as they do this, they can come here and ask for money."

"We all listened to them, but we were wrong."

Everyone pointed at the fat dragon and the thin tiger, and told the truth one by one.

Fat Dragon and Thin Tiger had already been sitting on the ground, still arguing, "No, it's not me. You are talking nonsense. That's not the case."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao walked to the second group of people.

Before he could ask, several people saw that the matter had been exposed, so they dared to persist and immediately told the matter.

One of the short and thin men even tore off the bandage. It was just a little red, but there was nothing wrong inside.

They were also persuaded by the two of them, and they also used what happened last time to convince them. In addition, many people had heard that people in the courtyard were refunding money, so they wanted to join in the fun and make some money on the way.

"How do you distribute the benefits?"

Yang Xiaotao asked the short and thin man, who didn't hide anything.

"They said that no matter how much money they earn, each person should give them half of it."

"I also said that if you have money, a normal injury will cost forty or fifty, a more serious injury will cost one hundred, and a lying one will cost two hundred."

"This is what they both agreed on. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

As soon as the short and thin man said it, someone immediately agreed and stretched out his arm to say that such an injury was worth fifty.

There was an uproar among the people around.

Fifty yuan. In an average family, five yuan is enough for an adult to live for a month. These people really dare to ask for it.

Director Zhang heard the amount. Although he was unsuccessful, the figure was too shocking.

With a wave of their hands, without even asking any questions, the four police officers immediately took out their silver bracelets and handcuffed the three of them.

Xu Damao was still struggling, "Zhang Suo, Zhang Zuo has wronged me. It's none of my business. I didn't tell them this."

But no matter what he said, no one paid any attention to him.

"Xiao'e, save me, we can do something."

"Xiao'e~"

Lou Xiao'e still lowered her head, as if she didn't hear.

"Shut up!"

A police officer couldn't stand listening anymore and pressed the bracelet hard. His arms were already hurting. Now Xu Damao gasped in pain and was speechless.

After being cuffed in front of so many people,

Xu Damao was filled with despair.

Damn it, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have provoked Yang Xiaotao.

"Zhang Suo, the matter is clear."

Yang Xiaotao said as he walked up to Zhang Suo with a relaxed look on his face.

Zhang Suo glanced at him and said, "I understand, but what do you say about beating people?"

"Ah, well, I saw that this guy was too arrogant and wanted to seduce my wife. I couldn't suppress my anger, so I acted impulsively."

"I admit my mistake. I will control my emotions when I encounter them in the future and I will not be impulsive again."

Yang Xiaotao looked like I would not dare to do it next time if I was wrong.

Unexpectedly, Director Zhang was not moved at all, "Don't do this, it's a mistake. I'll go to the police station later and explain everything clearly."

Ah~~

"All right!"

Yang Xiaotao responded helplessly.

Ran Qiuye behind him was a little worried after hearing this, but Yang Xiaotao came over and said, "It's okay. I guess I just cooperated with the investigation and took notes. I'll be back before lunch."

"Well, you, be careful."

Here, Zhang Suo waved his hand and said, "Everyone, follow me to the police station."

The people below also knew that they couldn't run away, so they could only help him up, pick up the things on hand, and prepare to follow him to the police station.

At this time, Director Wang and several people from the alley came over. I heard that something happened in the courtyard, and it seemed that Yang Xiaotao was involved, so he came over quickly without caring about anything else.

Zhang saw that he was an old acquaintance, so he told the story.

Director Wang breathed a sigh of relief, walked up to Yang Xiaotao, stretched out his hand and slapped him on the body, "You careless little bastard."

Although he was beaten, everyone could see that he was being protected.

Director Wang didn't care about Yang Xiaotao and went to the police station. He walked to Ran Qiuye and whispered comfort.

Yang Xiaotao was helpless, this trip to the police station was inevitable.

With the help of comrades from the sub-district office, everyone began to walk out.

Xu Damao and the other three were being escorted by the police, their faces looking ashen.

Xu Damao looked back at Lou Xiao'e from time to time, hoping to save her, but Lou Xiao'e seemed to be stupid and did not move at all.

When Zhang saw it, he was about to leave and go back to settle the matter.

Unexpectedly, there was a shout from behind, stopping his steps.