Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 962 Trying to gain a little will lead to a big loss!
Yan Bugui never expected that the news of him picking up the headless female corpse by the Yongding River that morning would reach Jia Dongming's ears so quickly. Faced with Jia Dongming's teasing and recalling what happened that morning, Yan Bugui's face turned pale and then red.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's not only affirmative answer, Sha Zhu immediately smiled and asked Yan Bugui, who looked sullen, "Teacher Yan! You always say that when someone has something good, they should treat everyone in the courtyard to drinks. Now that you've found a great treasure by the Yongding River, shouldn't you also set up a few tables and invite our neighbors in the courtyard to drink?"

Recalling the bloody scene from that morning, Yan Bugui felt both uneasy and terrified. Now, Sha Zhu was using his habit of taking advantage of the neighbors to insult him, which made Yan Bugui furious. He angrily cursed at Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu! You've gone too far!"

At this moment, Sha Zhu was unaware that Yan Bugui had found a headless female corpse while fishing. Seeing Yan Bugui's exasperated appearance, he assumed that Yan Bugui was unwilling to treat everyone and sneered at him with disdain, "Teacher Yan! You're always the one who rushes to take advantage of anyone in the neighborhood when they have something good to offer. This time you found a great treasure in the Yongding River, shouldn't you treat your neighbors to a feast?"

Hearing Sha Zhu's mockery and recalling the bloody scene, Yan Bugui angrily said to Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu! You want to pick up this kind of treasure? Then I congratulate your whole family, that you'll be able to pick up this kind of big treasure every day from now on!"

Sha Zhu knew exactly who Yan Bugui was. When he heard Yan Bugui's answer and saw his exasperated expression, he immediately realized that there must be something going on. He quickly asked Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! Didn't you say that Teacher Yan found a great treasure by the Yongding River? What exactly happened?"

When Jia Dongming heard Sha Zhu's question and saw Yan Bugui's exasperated look, he laughed and said to Sha Zhu, "Zhuzi! Our teacher Yan, instead of fishing in Luosha Sea, rode his bike for more than an hour to fish in Yongding River. As a result, while fishing, he saw a big oil drum floating on the water."

"When Teacher Yan saw the big oil drum, he thought he had found a treasure. So he stopped fishing and used a fishing rod to fish for the oil drum. When he finally managed to pull the oil drum to the shore, he discovered that there was a headless female corpse inside the oil drum."

"What! There's a headless female corpse hidden in the oil drum! Brother Dongming! Is this true?" When Shazhu heard Jia Dongming's explanation and learned the so-called truth about Yan Bugui finding a treasure, an incredulous expression appeared on his face. He asked Jia Dongming in great surprise to confirm the news.

When Jia Dongming heard Sha Zhu's question and saw Yan Bugui's embarrassed expression, he smiled and nodded, then introduced, "Zhu Zi! This is absolutely true. After Teacher Yan found the body, he went to the police station to report the case. The FT District Branch learned Teacher Yan's home address and called me to verify Teacher Yan's identity. Otherwise, I would not have known about this."

When Sha Zhu heard Jia Dongming's account of Yan Bugui's fishing trip and finding an oil drum, which resulted in him discovering a headless female corpse, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face. He said to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! What's that saying again? 'Penny wise, pound foolish.' This really proves it."

"Shazhu! What did you say? Say it again if you dare!" Yan Bugui felt a fire burning in his chest when he heard Shazhu's words, and asked Shazhu angrily.

Hearing Yan Bugui's angry question and seeing his murderous glare, Sha Zhu completely disregarded his threat and replied nonchalantly, "Teacher Yan! There are so many people fishing on the Yongding River. The oil drums floated downstream; surely many people saw them? Why didn't others pick them up, but you did? Isn't this a classic case of being penny-wise and pound-foolish?" As Sha Zhu spoke, he recalled the scene of Yan Bugui discovering the female corpse and couldn't help but burst into laughter, adding sarcastically, "Haha! Haha! Haha! That's hilarious! He thought he'd found a treasure, but all he got was a headless female corpse. That's truly laughable!"

"Shazhu! From now on, my Yan family will never let you get away with this!" Yan Bugui heard Shazhu's mockery and saw Shazhu laughing so hard that tears were streaming down his face. He was so angry that his face turned ashen. He angrily uttered a harsh threat to Shazhu and then turned and went into his house.

When Sha Zhu heard Yan Bugui's threat and watched Yan Bugui walk back to the Yan family in a fit of rage, a look of disdain appeared on his face. Then he smiled and said to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! This joke is just too funny. I have to help our Teacher Yan spread the word in the alley."

"Uncle! Is what you just said true? Did Yan Bugui really catch a headless female corpse while fishing in the Yongding River?" Bang Geng watched Yan Bugui run back to the Yan family in a fit of rage, still feeling that the matter was somewhat unreal. He then asked Jia Dongming in a gloating tone.

Upon hearing Bang Geng's question, Jia Dongming walked towards the Intermediate People's Court and replied, "Yan Bugui lives in Tongluoguxiang. He went fishing in the Yongding River. The comrades from the Fengtai Branch suspected Yan Bugui's motives for going to the Yongding River, so they called me to inquire about Yan Bugui's situation. That's how I found out about this."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's answer, Banggeng, considering the distance between Tongluoguxiang and the Yongding River, was equally puzzled by Yan Bugui's decision to go all the way to the Yongding River to fish. He asked Jia Dongming with a puzzled expression, "Uncle! Is Yan Bugui out of his mind? There are many bodies of water in our Dongcheng District. Why would he go to the Yongding River to fish instead of fishing here? No wonder the comrades from the Fengtai Branch Bureau are suspicious of Yan Bugui's motives."

Upon hearing Banggeng's words, Jia Dongming recalled what Yan Bugui and Li Xianjin had told him and said with a smile, "Banggeng! I don't know where Yan Bugui heard it from, but he said that the fish in the Yongding River are bigger than the fish in the Luosha Sea, so he went to fish in the Yongding River. But to be fair, the fish in the Yongding River are indeed very big."

Banggeng couldn't help but laugh when he heard Jia Dongming's implied meaning. He replied, "Uncle! I reckon that after this incident, no matter how big the fish in the Yongding River are, Yan Bugui will definitely not dare to go fishing in the Yongding River anymore."

Thanks to Sha Zhu's deliberate propaganda, Yan Bugui traveled a long way to fish in the Yongding River. The news that he caught a headless female corpse in the Yongding River quickly spread around Tongluoguxiang. This made Yan Bugui so angry that he wanted to smash things several times, but he couldn't bear to.

(End of this chapter)