I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

Ersheng and another young man of similar age were seen pulling Yi Zhonghai on either side.

Brother Wu grabbed Yi Zhonghai by the collar and shouted angrily, "You still have the nerve to talk back? If you hadn't lied to my apprentice Zhuzi back then, how could Zhuzi have suffered so much those years? You shameless bastard! I went to your courtyard specifically to see you back then, and what did you say to me? You still have the nerve to say you were doing it for Zhuzi's own good? For my own good, my ass!"

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai's clothes were disheveled, his face was extremely pale, and he looked around at his neighbors with a panicked expression.

It was the morning rush hour, and everyone in the hospital was gathered at the Central Courtyard.

Xu Damao hid in a corner, laughing and clapping gleefully.

Jia Dongxu opened a crack in the door and secretly peeked in.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Weiguo roughly guessed the reason for the incident. He was not in a hurry to step forward, but simply stood aside and watched with great interest.

After thinking for a long time, Yi Zhonghai finally came up with an idea and quickly said, "Comrade, let go first. Let me tell you, this whole thing was a misunderstanding back then, and I was also deceived by He Daqing."

I thought the Qing Dynasty had already told you, but you, as his master, didn't tell Zhu Zi. I really didn't think too much about it back then. And after all these years, you came all this way to my door to tear and pull at me. Isn't that a bit inappropriate? We're both elders; what kind of behavior is this in front of a young person?"

Upon hearing this, Brother Wu flew into a rage and slapped him hard across the face, cursing, "You elder, you son of a bitch! You think you're worthy of being called an elder? It's all because of your selfishness that I haven't had any contact with Zhu Zi, my master and disciple, for so many years."

"How could you be so despicable! I heard from them that you're childless, no wonder you're so blind, trying to trick my Zhuzi into supporting you in your old age! Bah! You're dreaming! My Zhuzi is my father's son, I wouldn't even let him work for me, and you think you can take care of him? You're blind as a fool!"

At this moment, an older woman rushed over in a panic. She was startled by the scene and hurriedly tried to help.

She lunged forward, shouting, "What are you doing! Let go of my husband! This is illegal, do you know that?"

Zhu Zi's master's wife, who had been standing by and watching coldly, saw the older woman rush out and immediately grabbed her hair, yelling, "A grown man like you has no right to interfere! You want to cause trouble? Come on, let's go over there and have a proper 'talk'!"

Master Zhu's wife is a proper cook. She has spent her whole life wielding woks and ladles, so dealing with a housewife is a piece of cake for her.

An older woman was pinned to the ground, wailing incessantly, "Ouch! Ouch! Dongxu! Dongxu! Come quickly and save your master! They've been bullying him terribly! Dongxu! Dongxu!"

No matter how much she called out, Jia Dongxu remained silent and even closed the door tightly.

Seeing Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui watching the commotion, Yi Zhonghai quickly shouted, "Liu Haizhong! Yan Fugui! As the heads of the compound, how can you stand idly by when someone in the compound is being bullied? Don't you want to be leaders anymore?"

Liu Haizhong had just finished cleaning the public restroom that morning and was about to go to work when Yi Zhonghai touched a nerve. He immediately retorted, "Don't give me that crap! I'm just a member of the public now!"

Yi Zhonghai then realized that Liu Haizhong had been dismissed from his post, and could only turn to Yan Fugui for help.

Upon seeing this, Yan Fugui quickly said, "Um... Lao Yi, hold on for a bit, I'll go call the police."

Brother Wu remained unmoved and shouted, "Fine! Go call the police right now! I want to see what the police have to say about this bastard swindling the job and money my son's father left him, and also pocketing the 10 yuan living expenses He Daqing sends to Yushui every month!"

These words immediately caused an uproar among the crowd.

Although some people had vaguely guessed that something had happened back then, they hadn't said it out loud. Now that the truth had suddenly been revealed, everyone looked at Yi Zhonghai with strange eyes.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's expression changed drastically. He instinctively turned to look at Zhu Zi and shouted, "Zhu Zi! Didn't you promise not to tell anyone? How could you tell him?!"

He Yuzhu scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

Zhou Weiguo slapped Zhu Zi on the head and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi, tell me, is Zhu Zi's master an outsider? He just said that Zhu Zi is a disciple! What does that mean?"

Don't tell me you don't understand. Oh, I forgot. Maybe you really don't understand, since you've never taken on a son as an apprentice. Let me explain. It means you teach and raise your apprentice like a son. Your son, in turn, respects and serves you like a father. Do you understand?

Yan Fugui's eyes darted around, and he shouted, "Old Yi, hold on a little longer, or I'm really going to call the police!"

Yi Zhonghai quickly said, "Yan Fugui, don't go! The matter can be handled by the court; there's no need to trouble the police officers."

Then, he quickly turned to Brother Wu and said, "Old comrade, just tell me, what do you want to do? I think you must have some purpose in making such a fuss."

Brother Wu chuckled and said, "I have no other purpose than to annoy you! You caused me to fall out with my apprentice for years, so I'm going to make sure you lose all your reputation in your own yard. That's just a little interest! If you ask me, I should just call the police and send you to shoot targets!"

At this point, Yi Zhonghai seemed to have given up all hope, saying nonchalantly, "Zhu Zi's master, I can't shoot targets. I've already reconciled with Zhu Zi and his uncle, and I've paid compensation. You can't threaten me with that."

Wu Yousheng laughed and said, "Who said I was going to threaten you with this? I'm going to let the whole hospital, the whole of Nanluoguxiang, the whole street office, even the whole steel mill, and everyone in Beijing know what kind of person you, Yi Zhonghai, really are! Ah, that makes me feel good!"

Yi Zhonghai, his face filled with shock, shouted, "No! Absolutely not! I'm telling you, don't go too far! What you're doing is illegal, it's against the law! I advise you to let me go right now, and never mention this again! Otherwise I'll... *slap*"

Yi Zhonghai stared blankly at Wu Yousheng, who had slapped him again, his eyes red.

He shouted angrily, "Why the hell did you hit me again...?"

"Snapped!"

Wu Yousheng slapped Yi Zhonghai across the face again.

"I... *slap*."

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red from the slaps, and he glared at Wu Yousheng.

"Snapped!"

Yi Zhonghai, looking utterly devastated, shouted, "I didn't say anything, why are you hitting me too?"

Wu Yousheng stretched out his hand, looking embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, I got carried away. It's okay, don't worry. I hit you too many times just now, I'll give you another one."

"Smack..."

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