Chapter 264 Neighbors’ Reactions
Although He Yuzhu has returned to the Central Court,
But the neighbors in the courtyard still felt a little embarrassed. They looked at each other guiltily and went home one after another.

Seeing Xu Fugui and his son pushing their bicycles towards the backyard, Yan Bugui smacked his lips, his face full of envy.

Although he had wanted to buy one for a long time,
But bicycles are in short supply now.

There are only a few bicycles in the state-owned stores all year round. When one finally comes, it is already bought by someone else before the common people like them even get the news.

Even if he envied Xu Fugui, he could only watch helplessly without the opportunity.

Not long after He Yuzhu finished cooking dinner, He Daqing and his friends came back from get off work.
At this time, Xu Fugui had already finished dinner and pushed his bicycle with the film projection equipment to the Bell and Drum Tower to meet up with his comrades in the film projection team.

The neighbors in the courtyard had finished their dinner and didn't even bother to wash the pots and pans.

They all hurriedly carried their stools to the Bell and Drum Tower to reserve seats.

But even if everyone went out early, when the group arrived at the Bell and Drum Tower, there were so many people that they could not even stand.

If Lin Zheng and Li Hongying had not received the task from the district office to send comrades from the street government and the branch office to maintain order,

I guess the Bell and Drum Tower has already been in chaos.

Seeing that even the branch office and the street government came to cooperate with Xu Fugui and his team,

He Yuzhu knew that the main purpose of having Xu Fugui and others show movies in the city was actually to gather the people together and publicize the policies of the State Council.

As for the neighbors' eagerness to watch movies, it was completely incidental.

Fortunately, Xu Fugui and his friends were quite smart.
After placing all the film equipment such as the projector, generator, phonograph, amplifier, and loudspeaker, the screen was hung high on the wall of the Bell and Drum Tower.
In addition, people of this generation have very good eyesight, so they can see clearly even if they are a little far away.

So most of the neighbors came to the bell and drum tower,
He just casually placed a bench in the middle of the curb and sat down.

As time went by, people from the Shichahai area flocked to the Bell and Drum Tower, and soon the main streets were crowded.
Seeing that most people had arrived, Xu Fugui and his team began the preliminary promotional activities.

As Xu Fugui turned on the movie projector, a huge white light shone on the movie screen, and some words and photos immediately appeared on it.

He Yuzhu took a closer look and found that they were all crimes committed by spies and bullies against ordinary people in recent years.

Just as he was concentrating on watching the slides, he felt his arm being hugged by He Yushui who was sitting next to him.

"Brother, what did Uncle Xu put there? It's so scary. I can't even look at it in the rain."

Seeing He Yushui burying her head in her arms, He Yuzhu patted her back with his other hand with a smile.
"Don't be afraid of the rain, I have my brother."

At this time, the neighbors nearby also started to discuss angrily.

"These damn spies are really beasts. They are capable of doing such things. The Executive Yuan should kill them."

"Yes, these damn spies should be killed. They are so heartless and inhumane."

……

At first, the neighbors just criticized the spies verbally, but then someone asked,
"Brother Huang, I heard that your brother Zhang Baokun from Siheyuan is actually a spy of the Bureau of Secrets. He went to the branch office to surrender himself some time ago.

Is this true?

You have known for a long time that he is a spy and have been protecting him. "

Huang Zhanyuan was shocked when he saw the neighbors tying Zhang Baokun's affairs to himself, and he began to distance himself from the matter without hesitation.

"Don't talk nonsense. Although he and I have been neighbors for many years, I only knew him as a street thug. I never thought he was a spy for the Secret Service.
If I had known this earlier, I would have reported him long ago. I might even be rewarded for my meritorious service, and the police station might even give me something good."

"Really? You're not lying to us!"

Even though he had distanced himself from the matter immediately, the neighbors were still somewhat skeptical.
Huang Zhanyuan nodded helplessly.

"Who lied to you?

I really didn't know he was a spy for the Secret Service.

Haven't you seen how many old neighbors and old neighbours in Shichahai have surrendered themselves to the police station during this period?

If what you said is true, then most of the neighbors in the courtyard house are protecting them?"

When the neighbors heard Huang Zhanyuan say that the people in the courtyards where the spies turned themselves in were all shielding the spies, they immediately felt that the matter was getting a bit out of hand and that they might be implicated.

Everyone subconsciously kept silent, smiled flatteringly and chose to change the subject.
"What do you think the Military Control Commission will do with the spies who surrendered themselves this time? Will they just shoot them?"

“How would we know that?

But I don't think it can do this.

After all, there are so many people. If we kill them all, I don’t know how many families will be destroyed, and I don’t know how big a mess it will cause.”

"Hey, what's the point of talking so much here? Aren't Director Lin and Director Li here to maintain order?

Why don’t we go and ask them?”

"Tsk, don't you see how many people are here? Do you think you can move your feet?"

"Zhu Zi, do you know how the higher-ups will deal with these spies and gangsters who surrendered themselves?

In my opinion, just shoot him directly."

He Yuzhu, who was watching the slides, heard the neighbors' angry words and immediately turned around and said,

"What are you thinking about?

Isn't it clearly stipulated in the "Double Tenth Directive" and the "Punishment Regulations" that [the main culprit must be punished, those who are coerced will not be questioned, and those who have made contributions will be rewarded]?

The above does not mean that different punishments should be given according to the severity of the case.
The vast majority of those spies would eventually be released back to their respective courtyards and placed under the supervision of the masters in charge.

It is impossible for the higher-ups to execute them all. If they were all executed, the remaining leaders would be determined to leave the Secret Service.
It will definitely be difficult to do spy work in the future."

When the neighbors heard He Yuzhu say this was the idea, they thought about it and nodded in agreement.

At this time, He Yuzhu suddenly had an idea and asked with a smile,

"Dear uncles and aunts, please help find those victims who have been oppressed and bullied, and ask them to come to the police station to report the case.

The Peking Military Control Commission will definitely give them justice."

Hearing He Yuzhu's request, the neighbors all agreed with a smile, but He Yuzhu didn't know whether they would actually go.

(End of this chapter)