Courtyard House: My max-level medical skills specialize in treating beasts.

When the old lady heard that Lou Xiao'e had left, she was very sad. She had always regarded Lou Xiao'e as her own granddaughter.

"I don't know if I'll ever see Xiao'e again after she leaves." Tears streamed down the old lady's face.

"Grandma, don't worry, they'll be back in a few years. I told you, you'll live to be 120. You're only in your eighties now, so you have at least another 30 years to live," He Yudong comforted her.

"Madam, I just hope you and Qiu Nan get married soon and give me a big, healthy great-grandson!" the old lady said, holding Ding Qiu Nan's hand.

Ding Qiunan's pretty face flushed red as she secretly glanced at He Yudong...

"Don't worry, Grandma, it'll be soon. Once this period is over, we'll go get our marriage certificate right away," He Yudong smiled.

"That's good, that's good!" the old lady said happily. "Qiu Nan is a good girl, you mustn't bully her."

"Grandma, Brother Yudong is very good to me. He would never bully me," Ding Qiunan said, blushing.

He Yudong was very happy. This girl was already speaking up for him before even getting married. She was suitable to be his wife.

"By the way, Yudong, how's that bastard Xu Damao doing now?" Shazhu asked. He was still seething with anger. If it weren't for that bastard Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e's family wouldn't have been forced to leave the capital and go to Hongkong.

"I don't know, he should be in the hospital now. I broke his leg, so he probably won't be showing off for a while," He Yudong said.

"Will he be alright?" Sha Zhu asked, not expecting that He Yudong had actually broken Xu Damao's leg.

"Don't worry, he has no idea it was me. And that bastard Li Yide also had his leg broken by me. I originally wanted to break all four of his limbs, but the police came, so I let them go for now. I'll deal with them properly later," He Yudong said.

"That bastard! I was originally thinking of beating him up, but now that you've broken his leg, I'll put this on hold for now and teach him a lesson after he's discharged from the hospital." Sha Zhu still felt a surge of resentment.

Xu Damao and Deputy Factory Director Li are truly wicked to the core, so wicked that even He Yudong is reluctant to kill them—because every time he punishes those two, he gains a large number of merit points. Tonight, for crippling those blue-hatted personnel, he even received 180 merit points.

He now has a total of 2250 merit points, enough for two more 10-pull draws with some left over. However, He Yudong doesn't plan to do any draws for now; he'll save up more later and do them all at once.

-

The next morning, He Yudong went directly to the police station where Nie Jun was. As soon as Nie Jun heard that He Yudong had come to see him, he immediately ran out—He Yudong was his brother, and would later become his brother-in-law, so he couldn't be neglected.

"Yu Dong, did you need something?" Nie Jun suddenly remembered the figure of the man who had taken down those blue-hatted men last night and realized that it looked like He Yu Dong.

"It's like this, I'd like to ask you for a favor," He Yudong said.

"Just say what's on your mind! We're like family, we're practically family!" Nie Jun said, patting his chest.

"I want to apply for a passport and visa. Can you help me with that?" He Yudong asked directly.

"You're going abroad?" Nie Jun was taken aback.

"No. My sister-in-law and her family left Beijing for Hong Kong last night, and my older brother can't leave because he doesn't have the necessary documents. My sister-in-law is pregnant, so my brother definitely has to go there. That's why I was wondering if you could help me get my passport and visa," He Yudong said.

"Is that so...?" Nie Jun was startled, then remembered that He Yudong's sister-in-law was the Lou family who left Beijing yesterday.

Immediately, Nie Jun pulled He Yudong aside and lowered his voice, saying, "Brother, was that you last night...?"

"Just tell me if you can help," He Yudong asked directly, without answering Nie Jun's question. Even though Nie Jun was his sworn brother, he didn't intend to tell him.

"Okay, don't worry! Just give me Brother Zhu's ID card, and I'll take care of the rest. But as you know, getting a visa and passport involves a lot of complicated checks and approvals, and it might take several months," Nie Jun said.

"It's alright, as long as we can get down. Thank you for your help." He Yudong immediately took out Sha Zhu's ID card and handed it to Nie Jun. "This is my brother's ID card."

Nie Jun took the ID card, nodded, and said, "Don't worry, Yu Dong, leave it to me. Also—no matter what, you carried me out of a pile of corpses; we're brothers forever. Some things don't need to be said so explicitly."

He Yudong naturally understood what Nie Jun meant; he was referring to the person he had disguised himself as the previous night.

He Yudong smiled faintly, patted Nie Jun on the shoulder, and then took his leave.

Seeing He Yudong leave, Nie Jun sighed—this damned movement had forced so many people to leave their homes. When he returned home for the weekend, his grandfather, Old Master Nie, was furious because more than a dozen of his scientists had been arrested and denounced by those bastards. He, a high-ranking official, was powerless to do anything about it and finally had to go directly to Elder Wu to secure the release of those important scientists.

As a lowly policeman, he naturally couldn't do much else, but he would do his best to help those around him.

-

Xu Damao and Deputy Factory Director Li were still in the hospital, looking miserable. Xu Damao was alright; his broken leg wasn't too serious, just a fracture. Deputy Factory Director Li's old injury had only healed a few days ago when it was broken again. Plus, the itching powder he was wearing hadn't worn off yet, so when he woke up that morning, he was unbearably itchy and struggled in pain.

The thought of the stranger who beat them up last night filled them with rage—who was that person? They'd never even seen him before, yet he'd attacked so many of them all by himself! If the police hadn't arrived, they would have been completely crippled.

In his memory, the only person who could fight like that was He Yudong, but He Yudong didn't look like that at all. Neither of them subconsciously believed in the existence of disguise techniques, especially since the other person's face shape was so different from He Yudong's; they didn't connect it to He Yudong.

"Damn it, we must avenge this! Director Li, has the Lou family already fled?" Xu Damao asked. He and Deputy Factory Director Li were in a ward at the moment, while the other dozen or so were in other wards, and they were not much better off—some had their fingers cut off, and the other injuries were relatively minor, but all of the dozen or so were covered in red rashes, itchy all over, just like Deputy Factory Director Li, and it was getting worse.

"How should I know! Doctor! Doctor, help me! I'm so itchy! Help me—!" Deputy Factory Director Li scratched desperately, but the more he scratched, the itchier it became, much itchier than yesterday.

At that moment, a doctor walked in and asked, "What happened?"

"Doctor, I'm so itchy! Quick! Help me! Quick!" Deputy Factory Director Li said with a pained expression.

The doctors were also somewhat helpless. The symptoms clearly indicated an allergic reaction, but they couldn't find a cure despite trying many methods; the people were still itchy. So, in the end, they could only inject Deputy Factory Director Li with a tranquilizer—once he fell asleep, the itching would stop, and the dozen or so blue-hatted members would feel the same way.

Xu Damao was relieved that he didn't suffer from the intense itching that Deputy Factory Director Li had experienced; it was simply unbearable. It seemed that He Yudong was behind it—just thinking about it sent chills down Xu Damao's spine.

He never expected that not only would they fail to raid Lou Xiao'e's house this time, but he would also be beaten and hospitalized. His resentment towards Lou Xiao'e and the Sha Zhu brothers grew even stronger.

When Qin Jingru heard the news about Xu Damao in the morning, she rushed to the hospital, and Qin Huairu came with her. Seeing Xu Damao's terrible condition, Qin Jingru burst into tears.

"Brother Da Mao, how are you..." Qin Jingru said with a mournful face.

"What are you crying for! I'm not dead yet!" Xu Damao cursed angrily, his anger boiling over.

"Xu Damao, why are you taking your anger out on a woman? If you're so tough, take it out on He Yudong!" Qin Huairu said with dissatisfaction.

"Qin Huairu, what's it to you?" Xu Damao glared at Qin Huairu. He also disliked this widow—he remembered that it was Qin Huairu who reminded him of the incident when he attacked Lou Xiao'e's family. As a result, he ended up in this situation, and Qin Huairu was partly to blame. Now, Qin Huairu was doing just fine.

"Do you think I wanted to come here? Chapter 67, Brother, open the door, there's a surprise. Click to unlock now. If it weren't for Jingru, do you think I would have wanted to come here?" Qin Huairu said.

She glanced at Deputy Factory Director Li, who had been given a tranquilizer. Actually, she had come mainly to inquire about Lou Xiao'e's family situation. Yesterday, she saw Sha Zhu return, but Lou Xiao'e didn't, and Sha Zhu was clearly not in a good mood. The fact that Xu Damao and Deputy Factory Director Li had been hospitalized again was somewhat unexpected—logically, with so many people wearing red armbands, raiding the Lou family's house should have been easy.

Xu Damao wasn't stupid; he knew from the start that Qin Huairu was no good. It would be strange if she didn't have some other purpose in coming to the hospital to see him.

"By the way, didn't you take people to raid Lou Xiao'e's house? How did you get injured like this? Did Lou Xiao'e's family beat you up?" Qin Huairu directly changed the topic to Lou Xiao'e's house.

"Who knows where that guy came from! Lou Xiao'e's family fled to Hong Kong a long time ago, and that bastard also appeared out of nowhere. Hey, wait, what does this have to do with you?"

"I was just asking casually. Lou Xiao'e went to Hong Kong? Why didn't Sha Zhu go?" Qin Huairu asked again.

"How would I know? It's better for those two to separate; it'll be more satisfying to see them!" Xu Damao said indignantly.

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this—could it be that Sha Zhu really broke up with Lou Xiao'e? Now that Lou Xiao'e has gone to Hong Kong, doesn't that give me a chance?

As for whether Lou Xiao'e's family lives or dies, Qin Huairu doesn't care. As long as Lou Xiao'e leaves Sha Zhu, her goal will be achieved.

She was thinking that she should take good care of Sha Zhu these few days, rebuild her relationship with him, and take advantage of his loneliness and emptiness to win him over. Then Sha Zhu would have no choice but to let her suck his blood.

Having ascertained what she wanted to know, Qin Huairu naturally had no intention of lingering. After a brief greeting, she returned to the courtyard house alone.

After arriving at the courtyard house, Qin Huairu intentionally or unintentionally spread the news that Lou Xiao'e had gone to Hong Kong.

Soon everyone in the courtyard knew about Lou Xiao'e's trip to Hong Kong. Many versions circulated – some said Lou Xiao'e abandoned Sha Zhu and ran away, others said she ran off with some other man, and still others said even worse things.

When this reached Sha Zhu's ears, he immediately flew into a rage, thinking that Xu Damao had spread the word. He immediately planned to go to the hospital to beat up Xu Damao, but He Yudong stopped him.

He Yudong knew perfectly well that Xu Damao was currently in the hospital, so the rumor couldn't possibly be about him. The most likely culprits were Liu Haizhong, Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu.

Even if we beat Xu Damao up now, it won't do any good. They can say whatever they want. Once Sha Zhu's visa is processed, he'll go straight to Hong Kong.

He Yudong told Sha Zhu not to reveal that he was going to Hong Kong.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai arrived at Sha Zhu's house. Sha Zhu asked in confusion, "Uncle, what's the matter?"

Ever since he saw through Yi Zhonghai's true colors last time, Sha Zhu had rarely associated with Yi Zhonghai's family, and even ignored them. Now that Yi Zhonghai had come, he was still somewhat wary.

"Shazhu, I heard that Lou Xiao'e left. What happened?" Yi Zhonghai asked with a concerned look.

"Nothing, I went to Hong Kong. What's wrong?" Sha Zhu said indifferently.

"Why did you go to Hong Kong all of a sudden? Does this mean you won't be able to come back?" Yi Zhonghai asked again.

Sha Zhu didn't answer. Just thinking about it filled him with rage; he wanted nothing more than to tear Xu Damao apart.

Seeing Sha Zhu like this, Yi Zhonghai was secretly delighted—if Sha Zhu had stayed with Lou Xiao'e and had children, he definitely wouldn't have been able to support him in his old age. Now that Lou Xiao'e had been forced away, he could continue to scheme against Sha Zhu and make him support him in his old age.

However, she still feigned concern for Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, don't take it to heart. She's gone, that's all. It just means you two weren't meant to be. Take it easy."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai left without lingering and with his hands behind his back.

Now that Lou Xiao'e is gone, there's plenty of time to scheme against Sha Zhu later. It seems I need to reconnect with Qin Huairu. I'll have to secretly discuss this with Qin Huairu sometime, and have her team up with Sha Zhu. I'll secretly have Qin Huairu have a child for me, which Sha Zhu will raise, and then I'll make sure Sha Zhu takes care of me in my old age.

As for his wife, an older woman, her health has been deteriorating recently, and she probably doesn't have many years left to live. Actually, ever since Yi Zhonghai took a liking to Qin Huairu, he'd been hoping his wife, who had endured so much hardship, would die soon. However, after she took the medicine prescribed by He Yudong last time, her health improved day by day, which made him feel uneasy. Now that her health has worsened again, he actually feels relieved.

He Yudong and Ding Qiunan were currently reading and discussing medical techniques in their room. Back home, to protect Ding Qiunan's reputation, He Yudong had her sleep in his sister He Yushui's room at night. Of course, everyone in the courtyard now knew the two were dating.

He Yudong also really liked Ding Qiunan.

He had just put down his book and walked out, intending to take some fruit from the small world for Ding Qiunan, when he saw Yi Zhonghai walking out of Sha Zhu's house.

He Yudong cursed inwardly—that old bastard, now that Lou Xiao'e is gone, who knows what kind of trick he's up to.

However, He Yudong only glanced at Yi Zhonghai and didn't take it to heart. He first went into Yushui's house, then with a thought, picked a lot of fruit from the orchard in the small world before coming out and returning to his own house.

Just as he was about to close the door, he peeked through the crack and saw Qin Huairu carrying half a bottle of liquor and a plate of peanuts toward Sha Zhu's house. Moreover, the widow walked with a swaying, coquettish air, acting like a virgin, which made He Yudong feel nauseous.

"Brother Yudong, what's wrong?" Ding Qiunan asked curiously.

"It's nothing." He Yudong smiled, placed the fruit on the table in front of Ding Qiunan, and said, "Have some fruit, I prepared it especially for you."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Yudong. You're so kind. You should have some too." Ding Qiunan said happily, taking a grape, carefully peeling off the skin, and offering it to He Yudong's lips.

At this moment, He Yudong saw through the window that Widow Qin walked out of Sha Zhu's house with a displeased look on her face, holding the half-bottle of liquor and peanuts in her hand—she had obviously been turned away at Sha Zhu's house.

This widow certainly has a lot of tricks up her sleeve, but at this moment, Sha Zhu was in a bad mood, and he was so eager to seduce her. It's no wonder he got kicked out. Sha Zhu's mind was full of Lou Xiao'e, and he had no time to pay attention to Qin Huairu. He simply said that he was not feeling well and needed to rest, and then asked Qin Huairu to leave, and then closed the door.

Qin Huai felt a surge of displeasure, but it only strengthened her conviction that a relationship between Sha Zhu and Lou Xiao'e was impossible. Although she had failed today, she believed that more attempts would surely bring success. She would wait until Sha Zhu was in a better mood in a few days, then show him more care and attention; she was sure she could win him over.

Widow Qin felt confident again. Back home, she stood in front of the mirror, shaking her head and turning around, convinced that her looks and figure were in no way inferior to Lou Xiao'e's. She refused to believe she couldn't handle a lonely, empty-hearted man.

"Beep...beep..." At this moment, the cell phone that He Yudong had never used before vibrated.

Upon closer inspection, the displayed number was an overseas number. It immediately dawned on them that this was likely a call from Lou Xiao'e's family.

He didn't answer the call immediately, but instead went to Sha Zhu's house and knocked on the door.

"Brother, open the door," He Yudong said.

Sha Zhu originally thought it was Qin Huairu again and didn't want to get up at all, but when he heard He Yudong's voice, he immediately jumped up, opened the door, and He Yudong went in.

Qin Huai looked out her window towards Sha Zhu's house and saw He Yudong enter and close the door. Her keen intuition immediately told her that the two brothers were hiding something.

Qin Huairu cautiously walked out of her house, wanting to eavesdrop in front of Sha Zhu's house and see what the two brothers were up to.

Once inside Sha Zhu's house, He Yudong pressed the answer button on his phone.

"Hello, is this Yudong?" Lou Xiao'e's voice came through the phone as soon as it was answered.