1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Chapter 374 The truth comes out

The district chief in front of him was named Wang Qiang. He was in his forties, about 1.75 meters tall, obese, with a fat face that always glowed red.

His appearance seemed out of place in those not-so-affluent times, and it also indirectly confirmed his affluent living conditions.

By the way, how did the deaf old lady get involved with Wang Qiang?

This story begins with the Liberation War of that year.

At that time, Wang Qiang was still a young man full of passion and fighting spirit. He actively joined the revolutionary team to liberate the city of 1949.

That day, Wang Qiang and several revolutionary fighters received an extremely dangerous mission - to sneak into the city disguised as ordinary people and gather important intelligence about the enemy.

They carefully moved through the streets and alleys of the old city, and every look and every movement was full of vigilance.

However, an accident occurred on their way back after they had gathered the intelligence.

As they reached a busy street, a loud noise caught their attention.

I saw a group of lackeys of the hostile faction surrounding a female college student and wantonly abusing her. The female college student's face was full of fear and helplessness, with tears welling up in her eyes.

The pedestrians watching around did not dare to provoke the group of people and chose to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear. They left in a hurry in fear, fearing that they would be in trouble.

When Wang Qiang and his comrades witnessed this scene, the anger in their hearts was instantly ignited.

They came here for justice and liberation, how could they tolerate such evil happening before their eyes?

Wang Qiang's eyes were burning with anger. He tightly grasped the gun in his hand. He could no longer hold back and shouted, "Stop!"

Then, he fired a shot into the air without hesitation, trying to intimidate the group of villains.

This shot was like throwing a huge rock into a calm lake, instantly causing thousands of waves.

The lackeys of the hostile party were startled by the sudden gunfire, but they quickly reacted. Relying on their numbers, they drew their weapons and started a fierce gun battle with Wang Qiang and others.

Bullets whizzed through the air and smoke filled the streets.

Although Wang Qiang and his men were brave and fearless, they were outnumbered after all.

Amid the hail of bullets, they gradually fell into a disadvantage and were chased by the enemy and had to hide from him.

In a panic, they rushed into the old street alley without knowing where to go.

The alley was like a huge maze, narrow and intricate.

They ran wildly in the alley, the distance between them getting farther and farther.

In a panic, Wang Qiang accidentally stumbled into Baishun Hutong.

At this moment, he was panting, his heart was beating like a drum, and there was a hint of despair in his eyes.

Just when he thought he was about to fall into despair, a figure appeared in front of him. It was the deaf old lady, the brothel owner at that time.

The deaf old lady has been working in this place of entertainment for many years, and has long since developed a pair of eyes that can see through the world and a heart that can judge the situation.

She could tell at a glance that Wang Qiang was of extraordinary status, and she knew very well that in this turbulent time, the days of the hostile parties would not last long.

So she made a prompt decision and hid Wang Qiang.

Wang Qiang hid in the deaf old lady's brothel, his heart filled with gratitude and uneasiness.

He was grateful to the deaf old lady for saving his life, but he was worried that his identity would be discovered and bring disaster to his benefactor.

The deaf old lady calmly sent away the lackeys who were chasing her, and she also went out to inquire about the whereabouts of other revolutionary comrades.

However, when she came back, there was a hint of heaviness and sadness on her face.

She told Wang Qiang that all the other revolutionary comrades had unfortunately died, and only he was lucky enough to be hidden by her and escaped.

Under the protection of the deaf old lady, Wang Qiang hid there for a day and a night.

During this period, the deaf old lady relied on her well-informed channels of information to make rounds, and finally, after the storm had passed, she found someone to find a way to send Wang Qiang out of the city.

Since then, the two have formed a deep bond.

With the liberation of Beijing, the deaf old lady learned a lot of important news from Wang Qiang.

She realized that the brothel she once ran could no longer survive in the new era.

So, at Wang Qiang's suggestion, she closed the brothel ahead of time and went to Yi Zhonghai, who had a clean identity.

During the liberation of Sijiu City, Wang Qiang made great contributions by obtaining accurate intelligence for the organization in a timely manner.

In addition, he was tactful and good at handling various interpersonal relationships. He gradually emerged in the organization and was appreciated and valued by the leaders.

After the founding of the New China, his career went smoothly, and his position rose step by step, eventually becoming the district mayor of the South District.

And with Wang Qiang's continuous efforts, the deaf old lady successfully changed her identity and received special treatment as a five-guarantee household.

Wang Qiang has always known that the deaf old lady planned to let Yi Zhonghai take care of her in her old age, so he paid special attention to Yi Zhonghai's affairs.

Last year, when some clues about Yi Zhonghai's affairs were discovered, Wang Qiang was the first to get wind of it.

He was shocked, knowing that if this matter was not handled properly, it would cause a huge disaster.

So he immediately sent someone to notify the deaf old lady, and used his connections and power to help Yi Zhonghai erase some traces, and also used his various relationships to suppress the matter.

He treated the deaf old lady sincerely, wanting to repay her for saving his life.

However, he never expected that Yi Zhonghai would become so crazy in order to find a suitable person to take care of him in his old age.

Yi Zhonghai not only designed a plan to let the White Widow seduce He Daqing, causing He Daqing to flee to Baocheng and his family to break up, but he also murdered Lao Jia.

As time went by, the public security comrades of the Municipal Bureau gradually uncovered the truth behind this series of events through in-depth investigations.

They found the witnesses who had been forced to keep silent, and also brought back Captain Chen and others from the Jiaodaokou Police Station who had participated in the investigation.

With all the evidence gathered, all of Yi Zhonghai's crimes were finally revealed.

In the serious and solemn interrogation room of the Public Security Bureau, the lights were dim and depressing.

Li Dajiang and Li Weiguo, who were important personnel who participated in the investigation, also came here. They recounted in detail the series of processes they had experienced.

Li Dajiang said solemnly, "Initially, we only arrested Boss Hu. When we interrogated him, we discovered the true identities of Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady. That's when I realized that I was beaten up by someone hired by Yi Zhonghai because I helped He Yuzhu and his sister and disrupted his retirement plan."

Li Weiguo went on to say, "At that time, we also learned from Boss Hu that Yi Zhonghai suspected that I had seen him embezzle the living expenses of He Yuzhu and his sister, so Yi Zhonghai asked Boss Hu to deal with me. He asked Boss Hu and others to create the illusion of a police raid in Gezi City, and took the opportunity to hit me on the head with a wooden stick, causing me to faint."

The word "fatal" was spoken from Li Weiguo's heart.