The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Yang Dalin flicked his coat, pulled out a pistol from his waistband, and shot the other man in the thigh.

Then another shot, "bang," hit the other person's arm.

The red-tasseled spear fell to the ground.

Then, Yang Dalin flashed to the fourth man, slapped the man's pistol out of his hand, and put it in his hand. Before the two men holding firearms closest to him could react, they were kicked to the ground, and Yang Dalin snatched the firearms and tucked them under his left arm.

Yang Dalin pointed his gun at the others with his right hand and shouted, "All of you, behave yourselves and go move some wood! Hurry up, or I'll shoot you all in the head next!"

If there were two gunmen on each side hiding in the ditch and weeds, pointing their guns at this group of "peasants" who didn't know how to fight, Yang Dalin wouldn't have dared to do it.

Unfortunately, they didn't know anything, and a whole bunch of them suddenly appeared.

He was not satisfied with getting five dollars from a coin; he was still greedy and wanted to devour an elephant.

Yang Dalin had no choice but to help his fourth comrade clean house for this kind of person.

Otherwise, it could indeed kill them all.

Yang Dalin had seen these kinds of people who charged a small fee for passing through before, in his previous life at the beginning of the new century.

Because the national highway is under construction and closed to traffic, people have to drive around through the villages on both sides of the road from Shuicheng to their hometown county.

They just put a piece of wood across the road, charging five yuan for a small car and ten or twenty yuan for a large vehicle.

Most people give it to others, mainly because they don't want the hassle.

If you don't give way, he won't let you pass, and there's a traffic jam behind you, so you can't back out even if you try.

What are you going to do?

Moreover, they were collected by village officials and their entourage. If you really didn't pay, as long as you turned around and walked away, they wouldn't care.

The main point is that you can pass if you're willing to pay, and it's okay if you don't.

That's fine.

They won't force you to pay, so what can you do?

And back then, five yuan really wasn't much.

It's different from the kind of robbery that happens on the road.

That's robbing you of all your money. They only charged you five dollars for a small car back in the early 2000s.

It's not expensive.

Of course, this kind of thing is definitely illegal, but if you really want to take it seriously, you really can't afford to take it seriously if you don't have the power or status.

If you work for a particular organization, they might even let you pass without charging you any money.

Most people will try to minimize problems and let them go.

They just turned a blind eye and let it pass.

Those with power and influence don't take things seriously, but if you, someone with nothing, take things seriously, it's just foolish behavior.

Yang Dalin's two shots terrified them.

The others rushed off to move the wood.

Only the fourth brother hugged the fifth brother, who had fallen to the ground and was howling, and checked his injuries.

Yang Dalin walked over and said to him, "Tear some cloth or use the towels from your faces to bandage him up, and then find someone to take a look at him. If he's lucky, he might survive, but his legs and arms might not be as flexible. It'll be a lesson for him."

If he's not lucky, he can only blame himself for being too greedy.

He deserved it.

The fourth brother hurriedly tore off the cloth from his face to bandage the fifth brother's wound.

While bandaging her wound, she shouted at Yang Dalin, "You went too far!"

Are you going to kill someone?

You have to pay me back, or you're not allowed to leave.

Come on, is this fourth brother an idiot?

You brought men to rob me at gunpoint. Even if I kill you, it's for nothing. And you still dare to ask me for medical expenses.

Moreover, the fifth brother had just been stabbing the fourth brother in the back, and now the fourth brother is foolishly protecting the fifth brother.

Well, he's another leader who can't think straight.

Yang Dalin snorted: "You led a robbery with guns, you know that's illegal."

Even if I shoot you all to death, it will be for nothing.

You dare ask me for medical expenses? Are you really stupid or just pretending?

He got shot, so he's in the right?

Really.

Enraged, Yang Dalin bent the two gun barrels and threw them aside.

I glanced at that Mauser pistol; it didn't even have any bullets. No wonder it wasn't loaded; it was just a scare tactic.

Moreover, Yang Dalin didn't even want this junk as a trophy; he simply bent the barrel and threw it on the ground.

Yang Dalin's superhuman strength startled the fourth brother once again.

Yang Dalin took out five yuan from his pocket and handed it to the dumbfounded fourth brother.

"Here's the five dollars I promised you. I keep my word, not a penny more. Don't do this kind of thing again. It's illegal, you know? If someone else shoots you dead, you'll have died for nothing."

"Why don't you hurry up and get this idiot out of here? Leaving him here is just waiting to die!"

Yang Dalin roared, and the men who had finished carrying the wood rushed over to pick up the scraps on the ground, lifted up the unconscious Lao Wu, and ran away.

This fifth brother is already very weak, and he has lost so much blood. If he can find a skilled doctor, that will be alright, otherwise he probably won't make it through today.

This is the price of greed; Yang Dalin does not regret firing the gun.

He turned around, opened the door, and got into the car, which startled Brother Shao, who was still a little dazed.

"Let's hurry up and leave, Brother Shao. It'll be troublesome if the people from their village come and surround us."

Driver Shao then shifted into gear, started moving again, and left the place.

Driver Shao exclaimed, "Wow, brother, you're brave and resourceful, and you handled things decisively. Now I understand why you were promoted to Level 5 driver at such a young age."

Looks like quite a few shots were fired.

Yang Dalin unloaded his pistol and tucked it into his waistband, saying, "Yeah, I fired quite a few shots. I was thinking of just giving them five yuan and letting it go, knowing they were desperate. But I didn't expect to run into an idiot who wanted to steal my bicycle, so I had no choice but to shoot first."

If we don't teach him a lesson, he won't remember it, which indirectly saved the lives of eleven other people.

Otherwise, if they encounter someone else next time, and that person shoots without warning, they might be in big trouble.

After hearing this, Brother Shao nodded approvingly and said, "Yes, this time you made an example of them and scared those eleven people. Otherwise, someone like Lao Wu might have really killed them all."

That's too greedy. I'll just take your five yuan honestly and be done with it.

And now he needs a bicycle too. That's terrible. He'll need to be cared for for at least a few months when he gets home. If he doesn't get enough nutrition, the kid might be doomed.

Oh, right, here's five yuan, bro. I can't let you spend money on this today.

"After all, it's our company vehicle."

Yang Dalin put the five yuan that Brother Shao had given him under his windshield and weighed it down with an apple.

"Brother Shao, forget it, just consider it payment for the ride."

We brothers don't hold this against each other.

Driver Shao offered to let Yang Dalin take the offer several times, but Yang Dalin refused to accept it no matter what.

Seeing that Yang Dalin refused to go, and since he was also driving, Driver Shao decided not to let him pass for the time being.

Driver Shao added, "Luckily, you helped me today, brother. Otherwise, it might have been quite troublesome if I were on my own."

Yang Dalin also politely said, "No, Brother Shao, if you hadn't run into me, you wouldn't have had anything in your car. You could have just given me some money and moved on."

By the way, where's the passenger in your car? I didn't dare ask when you first got in.

Driver Shao sighed and said, "Oh, what bad luck. Yesterday, we went to Lincheng County to deliver a batch of supplies, but my co-driver was a bit of a drinker and had a few too many drinks. When he went out at night, he missed a step and hit his head, bleeding a lot. He's in Lincheng County Hospital now."

I'll have to go back by myself today.