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"Of course it's true, you'll see when you come next week," He Yudong said with a faint smile.

"Thank you so much, Dr. He! You're a miracle worker!" Old Li was full of gratitude. When the steel plate hit his calf, his entire leg was dented, but He Yudong managed to set the broken bones. Now he can clearly feel that his calf is recovering very quickly. They say "it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone," but He Yudong's treatment is effective in just ten days. What else could he be but a miracle worker?

Although Ding Qiunan admired He Yudong's medical skills, she was still shocked to hear that Old Li would be able to get out of bed next week. As a doctor herself, she was well-versed in medical knowledge and knew that He Yudong never boasted; this meant his medical skills were even higher than she had imagined. For her, who wanted to improve her medical skills, this was a tremendous opportunity. With such a miraculous doctor by her side, she might learn a great deal.

Just as it was lunchtime, He Yudong was about to go to the cafeteria to get his food when He Yushui rushed over, tears streaming down her face: "Brother!"

"What's wrong, Rainwater? What's wrong?" Seeing my sister crying, something must have happened.

"Brother, Qin Huai Rujia is bullying us! Just now, Bang Geng was carrying a chair and climbing through your window, trying to steal something. I caught him, and he was so scared that he fell and broke his leg! Now they're making me pay compensation, and Uncle Yi and Uncle Er are even helping them, saying our family should pay Bang Geng's medical expenses! Uncle Yi and Uncle Er have even gone to hold a general meeting for the whole courtyard. They're bullying us so much!" He Yushui wiped away her tears, feeling wronged, and explained what had happened in the courtyard.

He Yudong's anger flared: "Come on, I'll go back with you. Let's see who dares to bully you." "Should we call Big Brother back?" "No need, I'll go back myself. These beasts need to be taught a lesson!"

He rode his electric bicycle back to the courtyard house with He Yushui on the back. A number of people had already gathered in the middle courtyard, with Uncle Yi, Uncle Er, and Uncle San sitting in the center.

"Yu Dong, you've come at the right time!" Uncle Yi greeted him as soon as he returned.

"Oh, what a lively scene! Is this a hospital-wide meeting?" He Yudong glanced at Uncle Yi and sneered.

"Everyone's here, let's start the meeting." Uncle Yi cleared his throat. "Just now, Banggeng was climbing on a chair and playing. Yushui yelled, which startled him, and he fell and broke his leg and had to go to the hospital. The main responsibility lies with Yushui."

As soon as Uncle Yi arrived, he convicted He Yushui.

"Uncle Yi, you're talking nonsense! Why should I be held responsible?" He Yushui's face turned red with anger.

"Rain, your Uncle Yi is right." Uncle Yi said sternly, "He was playing happily with the stick, why were you yelling? If it weren't for you, would he have broken his leg? Your family will pay for the medical expenses."

"Uncle Yi is right," Uncle Er chimed in with his hair. "Yushui, you're not a kid anymore, how could you scare a child like that? Banggeng's leg is broken."

"Yes!" Jia Zhangshi shouted, "He Yushui, if you hadn't yelled at my grandson, would he have broken his leg? This can't end here. Besides medical expenses, he also needs to pay compensation for emotional distress, at least two hundred yuan!"

"Brother, look how they're bullying us!" He Yushui stomped her feet in frustration. "It was Bang Geng who tried to steal your things, that's why I called him out. Why should I have to pay for it?"

He Yudong's face grew increasingly cold as he stared at Uncle Yi and Uncle Er: "Uncle Yi, Uncle Er, what have you been doing? Bang Geng stole my things, and Yushui told him to stop him. What's wrong with that? He deserved to break his leg; it would have been better if he had died! You want me to pay you back? Dream on!"

"He Yudong, how dare you curse my grandson!" Madam Jia Zhang bared her teeth and claws, about to pounce, but Qin Huairu quickly stopped her. He Yudong was no pushover, and Madam Jia Zhang would surely suffer if she pounced on him.

"He Yudong, what do you mean? You don't want to take responsibility?" the old man said angrily.

"Yi Zhonghai, I'm giving you face by calling you 'Uncle Yi,' but do you deserve it?" He Yudong sneered. "You broke your leg while stealing, and you blame me? You blindly helped Qin Huairu, you must have been bribed, right?"

"He Yudong, you're spouting nonsense!" said Uncle Liu Haizhong. "It's obvious what happened; your family has to pay compensation."

"Liu Haizhong, I know you're seeking revenge because I didn't speak to the boss on your behalf." He Yudong remained unmoved. "And you guys, if Bang Geng breaks his leg while stealing again, will you compensate him too?"

"My grandson would never steal!" Jia Zhangshi shouted.

"Jia Zhangshi, I can't be bothered with you," He Yudong sneered. "Your grandson stole my pork belly, ate it, and got diarrhea, have you forgotten? He stole Xu Damao's chicken, Xu Damao has to pay fifty yuan in compensation. Qin Huairu went to the warehouse with Xu Damao, you know what they did!"

"He Yudong, you're talking nonsense!" Qin Huairu suddenly collapsed to the ground, bursting into tears. "When did I go to the warehouse with Xu Damao? We're not going to live anymore! Are orphans and widows just meant to be bullied?"

Seeing Qin Huairu in tears, Uncle Yi immediately felt sorry for him and said to He Yudong, "Stop making trouble! We're talking about compensation now, don't change the subject!"

"Heh, getting impatient?" He Yudong glanced at Qin Huairu. "Qin Huairu, you can fool others but not me. Lots of people saw it in the cafeteria that day. Should I call them over for a confrontation?"

Qin Huai panicked. She had indeed gone to the warehouse with Xu Damao that day, albeit briefly, but someone had definitely seen them. She cried even louder.

"He Yudong, don't change the subject!" said Uncle Liu Haizhong. "Are you going to pay back the money?"

"No need to say more." He Yudong turned to He Yushui, "Go to the police station to report the crime, let the police tell you who is right and who is wrong."

"He Yudong, this is a matter for the compound, why call the police?" Old Man Yi said anxiously, "Your salary is higher, over a hundred yuan more than mine, just pay it and let it go, don't ruin the harmony."

"Just because I earn a high salary doesn't mean I have to be a sucker!" He Yudong sneered. "Uncle Yi, you have no children, and you can't even spend a hundred yuan a month. Why don't you compensate Qin Huairu? Maybe she'll take care of you in your old age!"

"You, you're being unreasonable!" Yi Zhonghai was rendered speechless by the retort.

"Rain, what are you standing there for? Go call the police and tell them our house has been burgled!" He Yudong urged.

"Okay, brother, I'll go right now!" He Yushui replied, ignoring the others, and went straight out of the compound.

"Hmph, call the police then!" Madam Jia sneered. "My grandson didn't steal anything from you, but he broke his leg because of the rain, and you must pay for it!"

"Your grandson is so young and already doing bad things. He'll be shot sooner or later when he grows up," He Yudong sneered, his eyes full of disdain.

"He Yudong, you're the one who should be shot! You damned bastard, how dare you curse my grandson!" Madam Jia was so angry that she slapped her thigh and almost fainted.

"Sister-in-law, Huai Ru, don't panic! When the police arrive, we'll all be your witnesses. It's obvious that He Yushui is responsible for this. I don't believe the police can't distinguish right from wrong!" Uncle Liu Haizhong patted his chest and shouted.

"Hey, we're all from the same compound. Banggeng may be naughty, but he's a good kid after all. Now that he's broken his leg, Yudong, you should pay some money and apologize, and we can let this go." An old man named Yi Zhonghai also chimed in to smooth things over.

He Yudong's eyes were as cold as ice as he swept over Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai: "I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you. Let the police decide what's right and wrong. Also, I need to talk to the police about Bang Geng stealing my pork belly a few days ago."

He originally thought that although Yi Zhonghai was hypocritical, he wasn't a bad person. But now it seems that this old man is the worst. Could it be that Qin Huairu gave him some kind of favor in private?

"He Yudong, don't push your luck! We, Huairu, have already lost money on the pork belly. Besides, you poisoned the meat, causing me and my grandson to be hospitalized. How are you going to settle this score?" Madam Jia immediately exploded.

"You thieves, you deserve to be hospitalized, or even poisoned to death..."

"you……"

Not long after, He Yushui led two policemen into the courtyard. He Yudong glanced at the policeman in the lead and was delighted. It was none other than his sworn brother, Nie Jun! He had been thinking of arranging a get-together when they met last time, and today they had run into each other by chance.

Nie Jun also noticed He Yudong, gave him a wink, and immediately understood what was going on.

"Officers, you must help us, a widow and her orphan!" Jia Zhangshi cried and wailed as soon as she saw the police. Qin Huairu, seeing that the leading policeman looked smart, also quickly put on a pitiful act with tears streaming down his face.

"What exactly happened? Can someone tell me?" Nie Jun frowned.

"Officer, let me tell you," Liu Haizhong stepped forward, "This morning, a boy was playing at the Rujia Hotel in Qinhuai when He Yushui yelled at him, scaring him so much he fell and broke his leg. Don't you think He Yushui should be held responsible and pay for his medical expenses?"

"Second Uncle, stop talking nonsense!" He Yushui said anxiously.

"I'm talking nonsense? Ask an old man if that's true!" Liu Haizhong turned his head.

"Second Uncle is right, it's the rain's fault. But it's not a big deal. Apologize, pay the medical expenses, and we'll let it go," Yi Zhonghai quickly replied.

He Yudong watched the two old men's back-and-forth with a cold smile. Nie Jun turned to him: "Is that what happened?"

"Officers, they're blatantly lying! They only said my sister yelled and Banggeng broke his leg, but they won't say what Banggeng was doing," He Yudong said. "Banggeng was climbing through my window, trying to steal something! It's normal for my sister to yell when she sees a thief, right? He broke his leg because he was guilty, and now he wants us to pay him? He's even asking for two hundred yuan for medical expenses plus compensation for emotional distress—isn't that extortion? How do you calculate this?"

"He Yudong, you're talking nonsense! Our Banggeng would never steal anything!" Jia Zhangshi jumped up and down, while Qin Huairu kept crying. The two women acted as if they were really being bullied.

"Um... can I say a few words?" Uncle Yan Fugui finally spoke up. He had been silent from the beginning, but now he suddenly wanted to speak.

Nie Jun gestured for him to speak, and Yan Fugui cleared his throat: "If you ask me, this is all Bang Gang's fault! This kid is not learning good things, always stealing chickens and dogs, what will he be like when he grows up? Officer, what He Yudong said is true, that kid did break his leg when he tried to climb through the window to steal something."

"Old Yan, what do you mean? Didn't we agree to deal with He Yudong together?" Liu Haizhong blurted out in his haste.

"Oh, Second Uncle, so you two planned this all along to trick me?" He Yudong sneered, then glanced at Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai. "You two are something else! I've never wronged you, yet you team up against me."

His gaze also swept over an older woman, who quickly looked away. He Yudong had treated her before, and she was much better now, all thanks to He Yudong. Wasn't her husband repaying kindness with enmity by doing this?

He Yudong sneered inwardly: These people are truly beasts! Fortunately, the prescription he gave the old lady was only a temporary fix, at most regulating her body, otherwise he would have really regretted it.

The old man remained silent, inwardly cursing Liu Haizhong for being such an idiot and letting it slip.

"Yudong, your third uncle isn't with them," Yan Fugui quickly explained. "My second uncle came to me today, saying you're arrogant and wanted to teach you a lesson. He wanted to use the incident of Banggeng breaking his leg to make a fuss. I pretended to agree, just in case they exposed me at the crucial moment."

The Third Uncle is the most calculating. He might do things that harm others for his own benefit, but dealing with He Yudong would be harmful to both himself and others. Besides, He Yudong hasn't even received the ten catties of pork belly he promised him yet, so how can he offend him?

"Okay, Uncle, I've got it." He Yudong turned to Nie Jun, "Officer, is the situation clear now? What do you think we should do?"

"This behavior is outrageous, a typical case of staged accident!" Nie Jun shouted angrily. He was a soldier who had returned from the battlefield, and his imposing manner immediately intimidated everyone present, even the old men were subdued.

"First of all, your child broke his leg while stealing—serves him right! Even if he died, it's not the He siblings' fault. Secondly, your child steals frequently. Once he recovers, we'll take him home for a talking-to. Stealing at such a young age—what will he be like when he grows up?"

Qin Huairu panicked upon hearing this: "Officer, don't take my son away! He's still a child!"

"Hmph, just because a child can break the law? And you two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, you dare to extort money, two hundred yuan is enough for you to stay in jail for several months!" Nie Jun glared.

Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu's legs went weak on the spot.

"Furthermore, you two old men, without distinguishing right from wrong, falsely accused people and deliberately framed them. Come back to the station with us and explain yourselves!" Nie Jun pointed at Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai, and the Jia family mother and daughter-in-law.

"Officer, it's all a misunderstanding. We didn't know anything about it at the time!" Yi Zhonghai panicked. Going to the police station was a small matter, but if word got out, his reputation as an old man would be ruined.

Nie Jun sneered inwardly: Daring to lay a hand on my brother, he's asking for death! Back on the battlefield, He Yudong carried him out of a pile of corpses. If it weren't for He Yudong's medical skills, he would have been dead long ago. That life-or-death bond was closer than that of blood brothers.

"Yudong, your second uncle misunderstood you. I apologize," Liu Haizhong quickly said.

"Yu Dong, the old man was just confused today. Please let it go. We're all from the same compound, we'll run into each other all the time," Yi Zhonghai pleaded, shrinking his neck.

Qin Huairu trembled with fright and quickly grabbed He Yudong's arm: "Yudong, we were in the wrong today. We don't need the medical expenses, let's just let this matter go!"

"You want me to pay for your medical expenses?" He Yudong sneered. "Qin Huairu, do you have any shame? Just for the two hundred yuan you and your mother-in-law just extorted from me, that's enough for you to be in jail for a year and a half, believe it or not?"

"Comrade He Yudong is right. If it's really classified as extortion, two hundred yuan is enough for a year or two in prison," Nie Jun added.

"Yudong, I was confused for a moment, I was wrong, please forgive me!" Qin Huairu knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down her face. Jia Zhangshi was even more direct, collapsing to the ground and wailing, "Heavens above! My son died young, are orphans and widows meant to be bullied?"

"Shut up, both of you!" Nie Jun shouted, and the two men immediately fell silent. They were still intimidated by his identity.

"Aren't you people from your compound ashamed?" Nie Jun glanced at everyone. "You're the ones in the wrong today, and those two old men are always trying to pull off crooked schemes. Quickly apologize to He Yudong and He Yushui. If they can forgive you, settle it privately; if not, you'll be in jail!"

"Yu Dong, it was Second Uncle's fault!" Liu Haizhong quickly stepped in. "I only targeted you because I resented you for not speaking well of me to the leaders. Please forgive Second Uncle!"

"Yudong, Uncle Yi has always treated you and your siblings well. Today, I was just confused and listened to Uncle Er. Please forgive me!" Yi Zhonghai also smiled apologetically.

Qin Huairu wiped away her tears: "Yudong, please forgive me, considering how good your brother has always been to me!"

"Qin Huairu, stop pretending!" He Yudong exposed her. "My brother is a head chef in the cafeteria, earning seventy-something yuan a month. What wife couldn't he find? If it weren't for your interference, would he still be single? I'm not going to hold it against you today, but if you dare to ruin my brother's marriage again, I'll make you regret it!" He turned to Jia Zhangshi, "And your son Banggeng, if he dares to come to my house to steal chickens or dogs again, I'll send him straight to the police station. If you can't teach him properly, the state will!"

He glared at Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai: "I, He Yudong, haven't wronged you, have I? Yi Zhonghai, your wife had chest pain a few days ago, and I was the one who cured her! Put your hand on your heart, is it behaving like this, repaying kindness with enmity?"

Yi Zhonghai blushed; his compassion had been overwhelmed when Qin Huairu cried. "Yu Dong, I..."

"Stop talking!" He Yudong interrupted coldly. "Don't ask me for favors in the future. Yushui, let's go!"

That being said is one thing, but actually sending someone to the police station is just a scare tactic. In this day and age, without solid evidence, the police will only mediate when they come.

"Okay." He Yushui nodded and followed behind her brother. After Nie Jun finished training the others, he gave He Yudong a wink and left as well.

"Now you see the true colors of your 'good Sister Qin,' right?" He Yudong said as he walked.

"Brother, I understand!" He Yushui said angrily. "I'm never talking to them again. They're all beasts!"

"Come on, I'll treat you to something nice and introduce you to a friend." He Yudong smiled and led her out the door, locking the courtyard gate behind them.

Turning the corner, Nie Jun was waving. "Brother, you two know each other?" He Yushui asked in surprise. This policeman seemed to know her second brother quite well?

"Jun'er, this is my sister He Yushui. Yushui, Nie Jun is my sworn brother in the army, just call him Brother Nie Jun."

"Hello, Brother Nie Jun." He Yushui was a little reserved. Although Nie Jun was not as handsome as her brother, he was a man of great talent and had the air of a soldier.

"Hey Rain Water Girl, I'm treating you to dinner. Your brother is just an extra." Nie Jun teased her.

"Pfft," He Yushui chuckled, "Brother Nie Jun, are you itching for a beating again?"

"Hehe, just kidding."

The three of them went to a nearby hot pot restaurant.

Inside the courtyard house, a fierce argument was raging at Yi Zhonghai's house. An older woman scolded him, "Old Yi, are you out of your mind! What did He Yudong do to offend you? Banggeng broke his leg while stealing, what does that have to do with Yushui? You've offended He Yudong, now it'll be hard to get anything from him in the future!"

"I didn't understand the situation for a moment..." Yi Zhonghai explained.

"Haven't you seen how the old lady looks now?" The woman became increasingly agitated. "He Yudong treated her health, and her white hair has turned black again. She doesn't need a cane anymore! How skilled is he? We're old; if we have any illnesses, can't he help us? I had chest pain a while ago, and his medicine cured it!"

"Really?" Yi Zhonghai was stunned. He had indeed had this thought recently. His wife's health was poor, and they had no children to support them in their old age. When Qin Huairu was all over him, he had some wicked ideas, wanting to wait until Aunt Yi was "gone" before making his move. But now that his wife's illness had been cured by He Yudong, his wishful thinking had been disrupted. He felt no joy at all; instead, he was thinking about going to apologize that night so as not to ruin the relationship.

At the Ru family home in Qinhuai, Madam Jia Zhang was still cursing: "That damned He Yudong, he's trying to force us, a widow and her orphan, to our deaths!"

"Mom, stop it!" Qin Huairu said impatiently. "If you hadn't taught Banggeng to steal, would he have broken his leg? Isn't that embarrassing enough already?"

"You blame me?" Madam Jia glared. "I'm not good at cooking, and my grandson eats cornbread every day. He's being filial and wanted to get some, is that wrong? It's all He Yudong's fault! Ever since he came back, nothing good has happened. Now Sha Zhu has even locked the door! My grandson's leg is broken, and this isn't over!"

"You still want to cause trouble for He Yudong?" Qin Huairu frowned.

"What are you afraid of?" Jia Zhangshi rolled up her sleeves. "If you push him too far, I'll throw manure at his door!"

Qin Huairu was speechless: "By the way, Uncle Yi lent me fifty yuan today, and I don't have the money to pay him back. Mom, take out some of your savings."

"That's my retirement money!" Jia Zhangshi exclaimed anxiously. "Don't even think about it! Yi Zhonghai has designs on you, and you're going to pay me back? You didn't even pay back the money you borrowed from Sha Zhu before!"

"How can that be the same? Silly Zhu is silly, but Uncle Yi isn't!"

"I don't care!" Jia Zhangshi flung her hand away. "Aren't you good at playing the victim? Shed a couple of tears, and Yi Zhonghai will obediently hand over his money, won't he?"