Siheyuan: I, Shazhu, started out as an army and became a general.

The entire room fell silent.

The drooling idiot was still chuckling when his mother slapped him, covering his mouth.

Because the murderous aura emanating from the man who walked in could freeze the air in the courtyard into ice crystals.

He Yuzhu took off his leather gloves, his eyes as cold as knives, scraping across the faces of everyone present.

Finally, the image freezes on the bright red handprint on He Yushui's face.

"elder brother……"

The rag in He Yushui's mouth was loosened by the shock, and a hoarse cry ripped out, heart-wrenching.

All the grievances, fears, and despair I felt during this time burst forth the moment I saw that figure.

"Idiot...Idiot Pillar?"

Jia Zhangshi's hand, which was about to strike again, froze in mid-air. The fat on her face jiggled like lard in the wind. "You... are you a human or a ghost?"

The bag of cornmeal in Qin Huairu's hand fell to the ground with a "thud," scattering white flour all over the floor.

She stared intently at He Yuzhu.

His face was darker and harder than before, but the two bright gold stars on his shoulders stung her eyes in the winter sun.

Lieutenant General? !

"Qin Huairu!" He Yuzhu roared, ignoring Jia Zhangshi and staring directly at this black-hearted white lotus. "When I left, I left Yushui enough money and ration coupons for her to live on. Where's the money?"

Qin Huairu's face was ashen, her lips trembling as she stammered, "I...I saw the rain was light, and I was afraid she'd waste it...so I...so I saved it for her..."

"Store it?" He Yuzhu laughed, but his laughter was colder than ice. He kicked at the cornmeal on the ground with his toe. "Store it in your Jia family's rice bin? Store it until you sell her to a fool for a dowry?"

"Misunderstanding! A huge misunderstanding!" Seeing the situation was getting out of hand, Madam Jia quickly stopped, adopting her usual old-fashioned manner. "Zhu Zi, you've been gone for so long without a word, we were worried about who would take care of you during the rainy season. The Liu family is quite well-off..."

"Bang!"

A muffled thud!

No one could see how He Yuzhu moved his leg.

Then, the obese Jia Zhangshi flew out like a tattered sack, crashing and collapsing the dowry table!

Twenty pounds of cornmeal exploded, smearing her head and face, making her look like a newly unearthed white terracotta warrior.

"Ah! Murder! Soldiers are beating people!" Jia Zhangshi clutched her stomach, plopped down on the ground, and began to throw a tantrum, "This is outrageous! This is lawless!"

"Old Jia, you'd better take him away quickly..."

He Yuzhu didn't even glance at her, walked straight to He Yushui, took out a sharp military dagger, and flicked his wrist.

Swish!

The rope snapped instantly.

He took off his general's overcoat and wrapped it around his sister, who was trembling like a leaf in the wind, his movements as gentle as if he were wiping a national treasure.

"I'm here, everything's alright."

He Yuzhu patted her head and slowly turned around.

In that instant, his gaze shifted, and he became a demon among men.

The guard behind him received a signal, walked up to Jia Zhangshi who was rolling on the ground, and slapped her across the face.

"Snapped!"

A jet of blood shot out, carrying three molars. Blood mixed with snot, and Jia Zhangshi's face immediately swelled up like a pig's head.

The guard looked down at her as if she were a maggot.

"Dare to say our leader beats ordinary people?" The guard pulled out a dark pistol from his pocket, and the bolt clicked crisply.

"I'll kill you!!"

The cold muzzle of the gun was pressed firmly against Jia Zhangshi's forehead.

Jia Zhangshi's howling stopped abruptly, like a chicken being choked, and a foul stench instantly filled the air.

He Yuzhu, holding the girl, surveyed the birds in the yard. "Have you heard of the 'Regulations on the Protection of Military Families'?" His voice was devoid of any warmth. "Taking advantage of soldiers carrying out top-secret missions, stealing their family property and selling their relatives."

"This isn't a neighborhood dispute; this is undermining morale; this is—colluding with the enemy!"

boom--

The words "colluding with the enemy" struck like two heavy blows, making everyone present feel weak in the knees.

These days, this kind of crime will get you shot at!

"No...no, sir!" The mentally challenged man's mother was so frightened that her pants were soaked. She grabbed her son and tried to run away. "We didn't know! This old hag begged us to buy it, saying she had no one else wanting it!"

"Trying to leave?"

He Yuzhu didn't even turn his head before the door behind him was slammed open with a "bang".

A team of fully armed guards rushed in, and without saying a word, they pinned the mother and daughter to the ground, pointing the dark muzzles of their guns directly at their temples and the beasts in the yard.

"Get everything under control." He Yuzhu gently covered He Yushui's eyes, as if there was something dirty inside.

"Zhu Zi! For the sake of being neighbors for so many years..." An old man named Yi Zhonghai knelt down with a "thump," trembling like a leaf.

"Neighbors?" He Yuzhu laughed, a laugh that sent chills down everyone's spine. "When I was in this courtyard, you all treated me like a fool. I protected your home and country, and you betrayed my sister behind my back."

He walked step by step toward the door.

Qin Huairu knelt down, hugged his legs, tears streaming down her face, and put on her usual pitiful look: "Zhuzi, sister... sister really has her reasons. These days are tough, and Banggeng and the others are still growing..."

"Your only grievance is to suck my blood, then my sister's blood, to feed your offspring?"

He Yuzhu showed no pity in his eyes and kicked her away.

[Ding! Host detected direct confrontation, crushing all beasts present!]

[Check-in successful! Location: Shura Field in Nanluoguxiang!]

[Rewards: Truth Potion (Spray), 3 Bad Luck Charms, Large Cold Storage Supply Pack!]

Just in time.

He Yuzhu had a sudden thought and chose to use the [True Word Potion].

A colorless and odorless gas quietly spread through the courtyard.

"Speak, Yi Zhonghai." He Yuzhu had the guards drag the old man closer and spoke coldly, "I'm very curious, why would you, this self-proclaimed moral saint, treat my sister like this?"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes instantly went blank, and his mouth opened and closed uncontrollably: "Because... you're gone, and there's no one to take care of me in my old age!"

"I...I have to get rid of this scourge of rainwater, earn some money to buy your house back, and have Banggeng take care of me in my old age! She knows too much about me..."

Whoosh—!

The entire hospital was in an uproar. Was this the old man they respected?

"Jia Zhangshi, and what about you?"

As Jia Zhangshi sobbed, she cried out, "That wretched girl is a complete waste of money! The grain coupons I got from selling her would be enough for me to buy painkillers for six months, and I could even buy two feet of new cloth for my grandson Banggeng to make clothes!"

The truth has been laid bare, leaving nothing behind.

Looking at the fascinating expressions on their faces, He Yuzhu curled his lips into a mocking smile: "Now, it's my turn."

He waved.

"Take them all away. Hand them over to a military court and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law for treason and human trafficking."

"No! Zhu Zi! You can't be so heartless!" Qin Huairu screamed in despair.

He Yuzhu ignored her, picked up the rainwater, and turned to leave.

"Heartless? Compared to you beasts, I'm far from being ruthless!"

As he walked to the gate, he paused, turned around, and took one last look at the filthy courtyard.

"Seal off this yard."

"From now on, turn it into a public toilet!"

(P.S.: New book added to the library, please add it to your bookshelf, leave a comment to urge me to update, your support is the author's greatest motivation, thank you~)