Courtyard House: They all say I'm a good person

Chapter 156 Generosity? No problem, but you'll have to pay extra!

In the alley outside the courtyard house at night.

Silly Zhu, who had just returned from dinner with his partner, was in a great mood, humming a little tune as he walked forward with his hands behind his back.

The weather isn't very good today; it's overcast, the moonlight is obscured by clouds, and the night is rather dark.

Sha Zhu was walking along, completely unaware that two figures were rushing towards him from behind.

The boss slung his sack over Sha Zhu's head, covering both his head and arms inside.

"Who?"

"That bastard ambushed me!"

Sha Zhu cursed and tried to break free from the sack, but the next moment, the stick came crashing down on him.

"ah"

As the stick slammed heavily into Sha Zhu's arm, Sha Zhu let out a bloodcurdling scream.

After such a loud shout, the two men who were hitting Sha Zhu with sticks dropped their sticks and ran away.

The people in the courtyard, as well as the residents of the surrounding courtyards, rushed out upon hearing the commotion.

They quickly found the person lying on the ground screaming in agony, who was covered by a cloth bag.

"Pillar!"

"Silly Zhu!"

The crowd lifted the cloth bag and naturally saw Sha Zhu, who had been beaten terribly.

"Don't just stand there, get him to the hospital right now!"

Yi Zhonghai was the first to come to his senses and immediately told everyone to take Sha Zhu to the hospital.

Yan Bugui readily offered up his newly acquired secondhand bicycle, and of course, he didn't forget to collect a two-cent usage fee.

Yi Zhonghai was too lazy to argue with Yan Bugui over this matter, so he hurriedly sent Sha Zhu to the hospital.

The problem isn't major, but it's not minor either.

Sha Zhu's right arm was broken!

It will take at least three months of rest before I can use my right arm again. Right now, I can only keep my arm in a sling and be a patient.

"It must be Xu Damao who ruined me!"

On the way back to the courtyard house with Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu decisively concluded that Xu Damao was the one who harmed him.

Besides Xu Damao, there was no one else to be found.

After all, he had just beaten up Xu Damao yesterday.

Xu Damao was no match for him in a one-on-one fight, so he resorted to dirty tricks, putting a bag over his head and hitting him with a stick.

"It's not Xu Damao!"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Sha Zhu and continued, "When you were being beaten, Xu Damao was still getting water from the tap in the central courtyard, preparing to go back and take a shower!"

"He didn't do it himself, but someone he hired!"

"Besides Xu Damao, who else would harbor such a deep hatred for me?"

Sha Zhu firmly believes that there could be no one else but Xu Damao.

"Sir, could you do me a favor and take me to the factory security office? I'm determined to get to the bottom of this!"

Sha Zhu looked at Yi Zhonghai with a serious expression.

If it were just ordinary retaliation, Sha Zhu would accept it; it's just a matter of getting back at someone, that's what they do anyway.

But this time, the other party was clearly aiming to cripple him.

He won't be able to swallow this anger until he gets to the bottom of this.

"OK!"

Yi Zhonghai was used to the bickering between Sha Zhu and Xu Damao. After all, the two had been fighting for many years, with one hitting the other every day, but they had never gotten into such a big fight before.

This time, Yi Zhonghai felt that if it really was Xu Damao who instigated it, then this matter could not be left unresolved.

If the person who did it had used just a little more force, Sha Zhu's right hand would have been completely ruined.

This is no longer just ordinary playful fighting!

Yi Zhonghai pushed his bicycle, carrying Sha Zhu, all the way to the steel rolling mill.

When the security personnel saw Sha Zhu's sling arm and the hospital's diagnosis certificate, they didn't hesitate and immediately sent someone to accompany them to the courtyard house.

The backyard, the Xu family's residence.

Xu Damao was in a good mood.

Sha Zhu got beaten up, badly beaten up, but it really helped him get revenge.

Xu Damao was also thinking of finding an opportunity to strike Sha Zhu with a club, but before he could put his plan into action, some heroes had already made their move.

What a good person!

Xu Damao was just thinking about whether to have a couple of drinks when someone knocked on his door.

"Open the door!"

"Xu Damao, from the factory security department, your case has been exposed!"

The two people who came to the courtyard were Wang Dali and Zhao Minfu.

Xu Damao shuddered when he heard the shouts outside. Had he been caught? What happened?

Could it be that the factory found out about his affair with a young widow in the countryside?

Xu Damao panicked for a moment, but he had no choice but to open the door; he dared not refuse.

"Comrade, what's the matter?"

Xu Damao opened the door and saw Wang Dali and Zhao Minfu standing outside. He forced himself to remain calm.

"Xu Damao, He Yuzhu from the cafeteria reported you for having an employee assault him. Come with us for questioning!"

Wang Dali didn't hide anything and directly explained the reason for taking Xu Damao back.

"Comrade, I'm innocent! I didn't do this at all!"

"I swear to God, if I did this, may I be childless and die without descendants for life!"

Xu Damao felt he was wronged.

He really didn't do it.

However, Wang Dali and Zhao Minfu ignored what Xu Damao said and simply left with their men.

"You idiot Zhu, you're framing me! You wait, this isn't over!"

When Xu Damao was taken away, he glared angrily at Shazhu. If eyes could turn into knives, Shazhu would have been chopped into pieces by Xu Damao.

They've been neighbors for so many years, always bickering and fighting since they were in school. But Xu Damao always came out on the losing end. Even so, Xu Damao never hired anyone to do anything underhanded.

Unexpectedly, Sha Zhu was betrayed this time; that bastard actually framed him.

Damn it, this isn't over yet.

As Sha Zhu watched Xu Damao being taken away, he was basically certain that Xu Damao hadn't done it. After all, if Xu Damao had done it, he wouldn't be so self-righteous right now.

If it wasn't Xu Damao who hired someone to beat him up, then who could it be?

He didn't offend anyone!

"Zhu Zi, it doesn't seem like Xu Damao did it!"

Yi Zhonghai also noticed it.

"How about I talk to the security department and ask them to release Xu Damao? You two have been bickering for so many years, and he really hasn't had anyone do anything to harm you!"

"Sir, then, thank you for your help!"

After thinking it over, Sha Zhu finally decided to let Xu Damao go.

Yi Zhonghai quickly chased after him.

After listening to Yi Zhonghai's explanation, Wang Dali and Zhao Minfu looked at Yi Zhonghai with hostility.

"Master Yi, do you think the people in our security department are all that idle?"

"Officer Wang, I'm so sorry!"

"Didn't Xu Damao and Zhuzi have a conflict at the factory before? The next day, Zhuzi was beaten up, so naturally people assumed it was Xu Damao. But the way Xu Damao acted just now really didn't seem like the kind of person who would do something like that!"

Yi Zhonghai looked ashamed and embarrassed. "I'm so sorry to have troubled you all with this wasted trip. I'm so sorry!"

Wang Dali and Zhao Minfu exchanged a glance and decided to release Xu Damao.

"Master Yi, please don't do this again!"

"Definitely, definitely!"

Yi Zhonghai responded repeatedly.

Wang Dali and Zhao Minfu then left.

Xu Damao looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Uncle, shouldn't Sha Zhu give me an explanation for this?"

"Da Mao, please understand, Zhu Zi's arm is broken, and he's really angry!"

Yi Zhonghai raised his hand and patted Xu Damao's arm, hoping he would be magnanimous.

Xu Damao's eyes widened. Generous?

Okay, Sha Zhu has already suffered so much. If he doesn't show some magnanimity, people will say he's unreasonable.

He was being so magnanimous, but he was still unhappy inside!

"Sir, according to you, I'm supposed to suffer this injustice for no reason?"

Generous?

no problem!

But you'll have to pay extra!

Xu Damao is not what he used to be.

Without his wealthy wife Lou Xiao'e, he was sent to the foundry workshop for labor reform, and he no longer had the opportunity to earn extra money. If he wanted to live a good life, he would definitely have to find a way to make money.

That damn idiot Zhu, this isn't over until you bleed!

"I'll make Zhu Zi pay you five dollars!"

"Not enough, ten yuan!"

When Xu Damao heard Yi Zhonghai ask for five yuan, he naturally refused.

What can you do with five yuan?

Ten yuan is more like it!

He got beaten up by Sha Zhu, lost his good job as a projectionist, and is now doing heavy lifting in the foundry workshop. He should ask Sha Zhu for more money.

It's perfectly reasonable to offer some compensation.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "Alright, I'll talk to Zhuzi. But it's settled then, you've taken the money, so let's call it a day and not cause any more trouble!"

"And you, why do you always go and provoke the pillar?"

"Now look what happened, you've lost your job as a projectionist!"

"I don't know who Zhu Zi offended; his arm is badly injured, and he'll need at least three months to recover!"

Yi Zhonghai really didn't know what to say.

Xu Damao rolled his eyes and said, "Uncle, what you're saying doesn't make sense. I was just stating the truth, and besides, I was just joking!"

"We've grown up like this, who would have thought Sha Zhu would change!"

"You're kidding me!"

Yi Zhonghai snorted, "Zhu Zi already said you're not allowed to call him 'Silly Zhu' anymore. You know that, yet you still deliberately call him that. If you don't get beaten up, who will?"

Xu Damao immediately fell silent.

If Sha Zhu keeps pressing this point, then he'll be in the wrong again!

The two returned to the courtyard house one after the other. Yan Bugui was talking to others when he saw them return. He quickly came over and asked what had happened.

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"

Yi Zhonghai didn't give Xu Damao a chance to speak, and spoke first, defining the situation in advance. He said that Sha Zhu was too angry, and because he had a long-standing grudge against Xu Damao, he believed that Xu Damao had hired someone to do something underhanded.

"I knew it! Da Mao may be unreliable sometimes, but he wouldn't do something like hiring someone to beat up one of our own!"

"Old Yi, you too!"

Yan Bugui began talking about Yi Zhonghai, "Although you're not the head of our compound anymore, you used to be one. How could you follow Zhu Zi and act recklessly?"

"The arrival of these security personnel has had a huge impact on our institute's reputation!"

Faced with such a serious accusation, Yi Zhonghai simply smiled and said, "It's just a misunderstanding. Besides, what's wrong with the security personnel coming over?"

"What kind of impact could it have?"

"You should mind your own business!"

Yi Zhonghai showed no respect for Yan Bugui and directly retorted.

Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, not expecting Yan Bugui to be so disrespectful.

Regardless of whether Yan Bugui felt aggrieved or not, Yi Zhonghai headed straight for the Intermediate People's Court.

The manager?

The other people in the courtyard didn't understand what was going on, but how could Yi Zhonghai, who had been the manager, not understand?

Does Yan Bugui still want to outdo him?

Normally, he wouldn't bother with it and would let Yan Bugui do whatever he wanted, but today, Yi Zhonghai was in a bad mood and didn't want Yan Bugui to put on an act, so he simply shut him down and left.

"Hey, you old Yi, what are you doing? — Never mind, I'm not going to bother with you!"