In the autumn of 1975, scout Lin Yifeng transfers to the security department of Red Star Steelworks and moves into Courtyard No. 95 on Nanluoguxiang.
He knows everyone in the courtyard’s hidden cards
Qin Huairu’s tears are a weapon, Jia Zhangshi’s tantrums are a tactic, Xu Damao’s scheming is instinct, and Silly Zhu’s sense of honor is his weakness. The courtyard-wide meetings are stages for moral coercion, while Granny Deaf is the biased supreme ruler.
In his previous life, he was a top lawyer who sent countless criminals to prison.
In this life, he is a scout trained in combat and interrogation.
When Qin Huairu uses a steamed corn bun to ingratiate herself and hint that “it’s time to hand over the ration coupons,” he smiles and gives her a copy of the Criminal Law;
When Jia Zhangshi throws herself on the ground and throws a fit, he crouches down and says softly, “Ma’am, abandoning a child carries a maximum sentence of five years. Think carefully before you say anything”;
When Xu Damao tries to trip him up behind his back, he quietly gathers evidence, waits for the man to finish his act, then sends him straight to the Public Security Bureau;
When the courtyard meeting’s moral blackmail begins, he stands up and reads the relevant laws aloud, one by one.
This courtyard has never lacked kind people. What it lacks is a set of rules to keep the kind from being bullied.
He won’t be a fool who’s nice to everyone, a sucker who gets taken advantage of, or anyone’s meal ticket for life.
He’ll turn this whole courtyard upside down in his own way.
Mark, look depressing