Courtyard House: Become Stronger Through Blind Dates

Upon seeing this scene, He Yuzhu's anger flared up instantly.

He strode forward, grabbed the still-cursing Xiao Laizi by the back of the neck, and yanked him back sharply.

Caught off guard, Xiao Laizi was pulled so hard he stumbled and almost fell, still cursing, "Who the hell..."

“Pah!”

A sharp, resounding slap landed squarely on Xiao Laizi's face.

His second half of the sentence was forcefully swallowed back down, and the surroundings instantly fell silent.

Xiao Laizi's accomplices were also stunned. One of them, with a crew cut, cursed, "Who the hell are you? Beat him up!"

As he spoke, he swung his fist and smashed it toward He Yuzhu's face.

He Yuzhu picked up the still dizzy Xiao Laizi with one hand and swung him like a sack of potatoes at the oncoming crew-cut guy.

"Ouch!"

"Bang!"

Two muffled thuds sounded almost simultaneously.

The man with the buzz cut was hit squarely by the "human weapon," screamed in pain, and fell to the ground.

The other two thugs, seeing this, were both shocked and furious, and pounced on them from the left and right.

He Yuzhu still held Xiao Laizi by the collar with his right hand and swung him around.

"call--"

Xiao Laizi was thrown into the air, making a whooshing sound, and landed accurately on the other two thugs with two "bangs".

The two thugs felt as if they had been hit in the chest by a tremendous force. They cried out in pain and staggered back several steps before collapsing to the ground, unable to catch their breath for a long time.

He Yuzhu then casually tossed the already dizzy Xiao Laizi onto the ground as if he were throwing away trash.

The whole process took only a dozen seconds. The thugs who were just moments ago so arrogant and domineering were now all lying on the ground, unable to get up.

The onlookers were stunned and fell silent.

He Yuzhu walked over to Qian Daniu, reached out and helped him up, asking, "Are you alright? How did you get into a fight with them?"

Qian Dani wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and pointed at Xiao Laizi, saying, "I just came out for a stroll, and these guys blocked my way, insisting that I go and call Jia Dongxu out, saying they had something to discuss with him."

"When I said I wasn't going, they said I was being disrespectful, and they started hitting me while hurling insults at me..."

He Yuzhu walked up to Xiao Laizi, who was lying on the ground, and squatted down.

"Slap! Slap!"

He Yuzhu swung his hand and delivered two more crisp blows to Xiao Laizi's cheeks, instantly causing them to swell up.

"You think you're so tough? Someone ignored you, so you started hitting them? Who gave you the guts?"

Little Laizi was so badly beaten that his vision went black, and it took him a long time to recover before he cried out, "Silly...Silly Zhu..."

"Snapped!"

Another slap.

"I'll give you one more chance. What should I call you?" He Yuzhu looked at the other person with icy eyes.

Little Laizi was completely outmatched after being beaten, and begged for mercy, "Brother Zhu... Brother Zhu! I'm sorry, I was wrong, I was wrong, okay?"

He Yuzhu then stood up, dusted off his hands, and said calmly, "If 'sorry' were enough, what would we need the police for?"

He turned to Qian Daniu and said, "Brother Daniu, come on, let's take these guys to the police station and let them sober up in there, so they won't be causing trouble on the streets all day long."

Qian Daniu hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Zhuzi, this... is sending them to the police station... what if they retaliate later?"

Before He Yuzhu could speak, Aunt Qian became anxious and stepped forward, saying, "Da Niu, listen to Zhu! These thugs need to be dealt with by the police! Send them in jail for a few days, and see if they dare to do it again!"

Seeing his mother's words and glancing at the fearful eyes of the thugs on the ground, Qian Daniu gritted his teeth and said, "Fine!"

He Yuzhu nodded and shouted at the men on the ground, "Get up, all of you. Go to the police station yourselves. Don't make me do it!"

Xiao Laizi and his friends helped each other up with difficulty, their heads hanging low, completely devoid of their previous arrogance.

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Escorted by He Yuzhu and Qian Daniu, the group headed towards the Nanluoguxiang Police Station.

The crowd of onlookers automatically parted to make way for them, watching them leave before a clamor of discussion erupted:

"He Yuzhu is too fierce! He took on four people by himself like it was nothing!"

"I've never seen anyone wielding a person as a weapon before!"

"That scoundrel really messed up this time, serves him right!"

"It's good to send them to the police station; these scourges should have been dealt with long ago!"

……

The police station wasn't far away; it only took a few minutes to get there.

Coincidentally, the police officer on duty tonight is the same young Officer Liu who was there when He Yuzhu reported the case last time.

Officer Liu was sitting by the fire in the duty room when he heard the noise, looked up, and was taken aback.

Upon recognizing that it was He Yuzhu leading in several thugs with bruised and swollen faces, he quickly stood up and went to greet them: "Comrade He Yuzhu? This is...?"

He Yuzhu briefly explained the situation and then showed him Qian Daniu's injuries.

Upon hearing this, Officer Liu smiled, and his gaze towards Xiao Laizi and his gang changed.

It's the end of the year, and every police station has its own public security targets. This is practically a free performance quota.

He quickly stepped forward, took the rope, and said solemnly, "Comrade He Yuzhu, this is an act of bravery! Come in, let's make a statement."

When Xiao Laizi and his friends heard that the police officer actually knew He Yuzhu, they became even more flustered.

"Officer, we were wrong, we were really wrong..." Little Laizi pleaded with a tearful face, "We just came to collect a debt, and we acted impulsively..."

"Yes, yes, we'll never do it again..."

Officer Liu's face darkened: "Enough nonsense, all of you behave yourselves! Beating someone in the street, and you still think you're right?"

He turned to He Yuzhu and said politely, "Comrade He Yuzhu, please come in first. Let me pour you a glass of water, and we can talk slowly."

He Yuzhu nodded and led Qian Daniu and Aunt Qian into the police station.

Officer Liu invited them to the reception room, took out paper and pen, and said, "Come on, tell me the details."

Qian Daniu recounted the whole story in detail, from how he encountered Xiao Laizi and his gang, to how he was beaten, and then to He Yuzhu's appearance and subduing them.

Officer Liu took notes very carefully, occasionally asking a few detailed questions.

After taking the statements, Officer Liu looked at the five thugs who were temporarily handcuffed to the radiator against the wall and asked, "Which of you will tell me first? Why did you look for Jia Dongxu? Why did you beat up Comrade Qian Daniu?"

The group of thugs looked at each other, none of them daring to speak.

Xiao Laizi gritted his teeth and whispered, "Officer, we...we just went to ask Jia Dongxu for money back..."

"What kind of money do you need?" Officer Liu pressed.

Xiao Laizi stammered, "Last time...last time Jia Dongxu promised me five thousand yuan, but he still hasn't given it to me..."

Officer Liu frowned and said, "Explain clearly, what exactly happened?"

Knowing he couldn't hide it any longer, Xiao Laizi blurted it all out: "The day before yesterday, Jia Dongxu found me, gave me five thousand yuan, and asked me to go near the He family's house and badmouth Brother Zhu..."

"I took the money and did as I was told, but later Jia Dongxu came to me again and told me not to spread rumors anymore. He also promised to give me another five thousand yuan as hush money."

"But two days have passed, and he hasn't given me a single penny. I'm going to find him today to ask for my money back..."