His gaze swept across the crowd, and he inadvertently caught sight of a pale-faced, thin man staring intently at him with eyes full of hatred, the anger in his eyes seeming to want to burn him to ashes.

Li Dabiao raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself: Hey, isn't this Jia Dongxu? So this guy is back.

Qin Huairu knelt on the ground, crying and pleading, but Li Dabiao ignored her completely, his face still cold and his eyes unmoved. Seeing his unwavering attitude, Qin Huairu looked completely bewildered, her sobs gradually subsiding. She instinctively looked towards the crowd, hoping to seek help.

Just then, Jia Dongxu, who was pale-faced in the crowd, was furious because he had been holding back his anger for too long due to Qin Huairu's pregnancy. He had secretly gone to the Eight Great Hutongs today and had a good time before slowly returning to the courtyard house. As soon as he entered the house, he ran into an old lady and learned that his mother had been arrested by Li Dabiao.

Already seething with anger, he was now overwhelmed by the humiliation of seeing his pregnant wife kneeling down and begging for mercy. Why should his wife, Jia Dongxu's wife, have to kneel and kowtow to an outsider?

Looking at Li Dabiao's physique, which was about the same as his own, Jia Dongxu thought to himself that he had been working as a fitter all day and his physical strength had improved a lot. Although he had overexerted himself during the day, he should have no problem dealing with the kid in front of him. Besides, he had a whole yard of outside help. Hmm, the advantage was on his side!

Just as Jia Dongxu realized what was happening, he looked up and saw Li Dabiao still daring to look at him with disdain. At that moment, he couldn't contain his anger any longer. He suddenly stepped out of the crowd, pointed at Li Dabiao, and cursed through gritted teeth, "Li Dabiao, is that right? Are you fucking crazy? Let me tell you, you'd better go to the police station right now, withdraw your reports against my mother, Uncle Yi, and Sha Zhu, and release them. Otherwise, I'll..."

Just as he was about to rush forward and yell at Li Dabiao, or even hit him, he finally saw a large group of grown men standing around the table inside the house as he approached. He was completely dumbfounded! Standing there, he felt utterly lost and helpless!

Li Erniu and his friends were already gritting their teeth at Qin Huairu and He Yushui, but they were too embarrassed to bully the child and pregnant woman together. Hearing Jia Dongxu's curses, they suddenly got excited. Their faces turned red, and they grabbed the wine bottles on the table with angry expressions. They walked quickly to the door, staring fiercely at Jia Dongxu, as if they would rush up and beat him up if he dared to say another word.

When Jia Dongxu saw the dozen or so burly men in front of him, each holding a bottle of liquor and with a fierce look in their eyes, he instantly cowered. The curses that were on the tip of his tongue got stuck in his throat. His body trembled slightly, and the hatred on his face was instantly replaced by fear. He didn't even dare to breathe. He never expected that there would be so many people in Li Dabiao's house, and that each of them looked like someone who was not to be trifled with.

Looking at Jia Dongxu's cowardly behavior, Li Dabiao's lips curled into a deep sneer. He said, "Oh, why did you stop? Keep talking! Weren't you going to keep me from this? I'd like to see how you're going to keep me from this!"

Jia Dongxu stammered for a long time, his eyes darting around, not daring to look directly into Li Dabiao's gaze, nor daring to look at the burly men at the door. He only glanced at the people inside the house with some fear, his lips moved, but he couldn't say a word. His cowardly appearance made the neighbors at the door secretly grimace.

Li Dabiao glanced at him disdainfully and said indifferently, "I've never seen such a cowardly man. You have the guts to curse, but not the guts to take responsibility. If you're not going to talk, then get lost and stop getting in my way. You're an eyesore just looking at me!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu glanced at her husband, who was too frightened to speak and cowered in fear. Her eyes were filled with sorrow and helplessness, and her tears fell even more fiercely. But she also knew that there was no turning back now. The play had already begun, and they could only grit their teeth and continue. Otherwise, not only would they fail to rescue Jia Zhangshi, but their family would also lose face in the courtyard.

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, wiped away her tears, and actually bowed down to Li Dabiao, pleading as she kowtowed, "Brother Dabiao, I beg you, I'm begging you, please spare my mother-in-law! I'll kowtow to you, I'll kowtow to you as many times as I want!"

Li Dabiao wore an expression as if he were looking at a fool, his tone full of sarcasm and impatience: "Qin Huairu, is that you? Are you stupid? If kowtowing could solve everything, what would be the point of the police and the law? A crime is a crime, and wrongdoing must be punished. It's not that I want to judge anyone, but that whoever breaks the law should be judged by the law. I really don't understand how you so-called city people can't even understand the most basic principles? All you know how to do is play this moral blackmail trick, it's disgusting!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu's face was filled with helplessness and despair. She subconsciously looked at the crowd to the side and accurately found the deaf old woman hiding behind the crowd. She saw the deaf old woman desperately trying to wink at her.

Qin Huairu gritted her teeth, and the despair in her heart was gradually replaced by a hint of ruthlessness. She suddenly got up from the ground and, taking advantage of Li Dabiao's inattention, pounced on him, wanting to grab his leg and continue to cry and plead, hoping to force Li Dabiao to give in this way.

But Li Dabiao had anticipated her move, so how could he fall for it? The instant she lunged, he dodged back a few steps, steadily avoiding her attack. Qin Huairu missed her target, lost her balance, and almost fell to the ground. She staggered a few steps before regaining her footing, her face filled with astonishment and resentment.

Seeing this, the neighbors at the door started talking even louder, with some continuing to complain on Qin Huairu's behalf about Li Dabiao: "Look at Li Dabiao, he's so heartless! A pregnant woman with a big belly has already knelt down and kowtowed to you, why won't you give in?"

"That's right, we should be forgiving. We're all from the same compound, there's no need to be so ruthless!"

Hearing the murmurs, Li Erniu and his men were immediately displeased. They raised their bottles and shouted at the crowd, "Stop talking nonsense! What do you mean Uncle Da Biao is heartless? They were the ones who did wrong, broke the law, and deserved to be arrested! Why should Uncle Da Biao drop the case? If you dare say another word, don't blame us for being impolite!"

The crowd fell silent instantly. Seeing the fierce looks on Li Erniu and his men's faces, no one dared to make any further comments.

Just then, an angry shout broke the silence in the courtyard: "Nonsense! This is utter nonsense!"

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