Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

“Son, just taking away his money and the ill-gotten gains is too little for him.”

Liu Haizhong said fiercely.

“I think that’s about right. He’s been lying here all night, so he’s probably not feeling any better the next day. If we cause a death and it gets out, my son and I will be in deep trouble.”

After venting his anger, Liu Guangqi calmed down.

If you've only reached this level, that's good enough.

It's winter in this desolate wilderness, and it'll be freezing all night.

The next day will definitely not be much better; at the very least, your hands and feet will get frostbite.

If they went any further and really killed Xu Damao, resulting in a death, there would definitely be a thorough investigation.

At that point, it won't be as simple as retaliation.

I and my father are definitely going to jail.

Upon hearing Liu Guangqi's words, Liu Haizhong went up and slapped him.

"So you've been eating all these years of food that have gone to waste? Would I dare to do anything illegal? I'm definitely not talking about killing Xu Damao. We may have some grudges, but it's not worth going to such lengths."

"I mean, try approaching it from a different angle."

As Liu Haizhong spoke, his gaze drifted toward the projector lying to the side.

Liu Guangqi then understood his father's meaning.

"Dad, do you mean we should break this projector for him? Then he'll get frostbite tomorrow, and the machine will be damaged. He won't be able to explain it when he goes back to the factory. He won't dare to say that his things were taken."

"This is all ill-gotten gains. He'll be left with no recourse but to suffer in silence. What a brilliant scheme!"

Liu Guangqi said cheerfully.

"That's right. You still have a lot to learn from your father when it comes to using your brain. If you just eat all day without developing your brain, even if you become an official, you won't last long."

Liu Haizhong spoke in an official tone.

Liu Guangqi nodded, looked around, and saw a stone in the field.

He picked up a rock and smashed it against the projector for a long time, then slammed the projector to the ground.

Seeing that the projector was almost completely damaged, the father and son were finally satisfied and rode away from the scene of the crime.

By the time Liu Haizhong and his son returned to Beijing and entered their courtyard house, it was already 2 a.m.

"Old Liu, where have you been so late? Did you manage to damage my precious bicycle?"

Suddenly, a voice came from a corner, startling Liu Haizhong and his son. 6

"Old Liu, is it really necessary? All I asked was to borrow your bike, didn't I give you a dollar? We just went to the pigeon market to get some stuff. It's almost Chinese New Year, how are we going to celebrate if we don't get something?"

Liu Haizhong reacted quickly, immediately fabricating a lie.

"Going to the pigeon market shouldn't take that long, right? Almost five hours have passed since you borrowed my car and came back. Even if you were doing business at the pigeon market, you'd only be there for two or three hours at most, which is considered long."

Yan Bugui said with a puzzled look. 5

However, Yan Bugui intended to take advantage of the situation. 5.

Normally, no one would come back from the pigeon market that late.

It's obvious that Liu Haizhong made up a lie.

Yan Bugui knew the closing time of the pigeon market better than anyone.

Yan Bugui had previously closed the main gate himself in order to profit from the people returning from the pigeon market.

Yan Bugui knew that Liu Haizhong and his son had definitely done something shameful.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have acted so flustered.

"Old Yan, pick ten eggs from this basket, and don't ask any more questions."

Liu Haizhong was also afraid that things would be exposed if Yan Bugui found out.

This time they're going to mess with Xu Damao, which is a matter that could cost them their lives!

"It's so late, let's talk again tomorrow!"

Chapter 140 Taking Advantage of the Situation: Yan Bugui

Yan Bugui was shocked to see that he was only asked to give ten eggs, which was like giving a beggar a bribe!

People who used to come back from the pigeon market would usually give themselves some money.

There were also things brought back from the pigeon market.

Yan Bugui took one look and saw that the car was loaded with bags and packages of all sizes, there must be quite a lot of them.

Of course, I wasn't willing to take such a small amount of stuff.

"Old Yan, let's go outside and talk."

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong had no choice but to call Yan Bugui out of the courtyard.

Even though it was nighttime and everyone was asleep, it was best not to let others know what was being discussed.

To avoid causing any further unnecessary trouble.

"What else is there to say? It's so cold tonight. Let's talk again tomorrow. I'm going back to sleep."

Yan Bugui could tell from the look of guilt on Liu Haizhong and his son's faces that the two must have been up to no good when they went out.

If I don't make a killing, how can I justify staying up late and waiting outside the door?

Yan Bugui was quite certain about this, having saved up so much money over the years.

They were all saved up little by little, demonstrating a keen understanding of the importance of careful budgeting.

Seeing Yan Bugui turn to walk back into the house, Liu Haizhong quickly took out two bills from his pocket and handed them over.

Yan Bugui took the bill and knew it just by touching it.

One ticket is ten yuan, two tickets are twenty yuan.

"Alright then, it's so late, let's chat for a while at the door."

Seeing that Liu Haizhong could pull out twenty yuan for him, Yan Bugui knew there must be more benefits to be gained.

Normally, Liu Haizhong and his family are very calculating and have a very bad temper.

Today's behavior is completely out of character; there must be something to hide.

As long as you grasp this point, you can reap more benefits.

The three of them walked out of the courtyard and into the alley next to it.

Unbeknownst to the three, their commotion woke up Li Xiangdong, who was still awake.

The reason Li Xiangdong was still awake so late was because he was thinking about it.

He figured he could decorate the house beautifully without anyone noticing, so he used materials from later generations.

Upon hearing the noise, Li Xiangdong also got up and tiptoed to the door.

……

In the alley.

"Old Liu, I don't care at all what you're going to do."

Yan Bugui said hypocritically.

"Old Yan, we've been neighbors for so many years, can't you at least show some respect? You've already taken the money, so here's some of the stuff. Just pretend you didn't see this today."

Liu Haizhong said with a forced smile.

"Old Liu, I'm not like you. I'm a cultured man, and we cultured men do things differently. I won't talk about what happened today, as long as you give me some hush money. As long as the money is right, I won't say I saw anything tonight."

Yan Bugui took advantage of the chaos to rob people.

"Old Yan, to tell you the truth, the factory withheld two months' wages from my son and me. That's why we were thinking of going out to get some things. I really don't have any extra money. How about I give you ten yuan in three months? Is that okay?"

Having no other option, Liu Haizhong resorted to this delaying tactic.

"Three months from now, who knows what will happen? That won't do. If you try to renege on your debt then, and I say something, you'll accuse me of slander. What am I supposed to do then? I won't get my money back, and I'll be in a lot of trouble. I'm not going to do that."

Yan Bugui will not act until he sees a rabbit.

No matter what, I'm going to squeeze another ten dollars out of Liu Haizhong today.

With this thirty yuan, it would be equivalent to two months of teaching.

This year will be more comfortable.

Liu Guangqi pulled at his bangs.

"Old Yan, here's what I'll do: I'll talk to my son and see if he has any money."

Liu Haizhong quickly said.

Liu Guangqi pulled Liu Haizhong aside.

"Dad, don't worry about that little bit of money anymore. If Yan Bugui really tells everyone that we came home so late tonight, Xu Damao will definitely be suspicious first thing tomorrow morning."

"Don't forget, that projector is worth a fortune, and we don't have the money to pay for it."