The entire courtyard is full of villains

"Oh ho," Section Chief Zhou glanced at Sha Zhu, "You've really made something of yourself, daring to hit even the leaders? A cook who's always bossing people around, he's finally met his match."

After saying that, he ordered someone to lock Sha Zhu up inside.

Sha Zhu usually acted arrogantly in the third canteen, offending everyone he knew. Surprisingly, no one bothered to inform Yi Zhonghai about his being sent to the security office. Yi Zhonghai didn't even hear about it until he was off work; he'd actually beaten the canteen manager so badly he was hospitalized.

"This is outrageous!"

Now that Jia Dongxu is in jail, Sha Zhu is a crucial part of his retirement plan. What if he gets disciplined at the factory, or even fired?

Yi Zhonghai ran from the front yard to the back yard in one breath, and without knocking, he pushed the door open and went straight into the deaf old woman's room.

The deaf old woman was sitting and reading a letter when she saw Yi Zhonghai barge in. A hint of displeasure flashed in her eyes, but she quickly folded the letter.

"Zhonghai, what's wrong with you?"

"Grandma, something terrible has happened! Zhu Zi has been arrested by the security department!"

"What? What did Zhu Zi do?"

"I don't know either. I only heard about it after I got off work. They said that Zhu Zi had apparently beaten their cafeteria manager so badly that he ended up in the hospital."

"Oh dear, my fool Zhu! How could I be so reckless!" The deaf old woman slapped her thigh. "Quick, Zhonghai, help me to the factory, let's find Xiao Yang."

Yi Zhonghai carried the deaf old lady on his back and ran all the way to the steel rolling mill, only to be turned away at the door—Director Yang had gone to inspect the branch factories below and would probably not be back for two or three days.

The deaf old woman was completely bewildered.

"Grandma, what... what should we do?" Yi Zhonghai was so anxious that he kept stamping his feet.

“Let’s go back to the courtyard first,” the deaf old woman said, composing herself. “Let’s go find Zhang Erhe.”

"Grandma, is it possible to find him...?"

"Whether it works or not, we have no choice but to try anything."

At this moment, at Zhang Erhe's home.

He was urging his family to finish dinner as soon as possible.

There's another good show to watch tonight.

We had just finished eating, and my mother-in-law was clearing away the dishes, when we heard a loud knocking on the door.

"Jiaojiao, go open the door," Guan Xue said.

"Hey!" Zhang Jiao responded, jumped off the stool, and skipped off to open the door.

The deaf old woman and Yi Zhonghai stood outside the door. The deaf old woman lowered her head and forced what she thought was a kind smile at Zhang Jiao, but it only startled the child. Zhang Jiao ran back into the house and hid behind her mother: "Mom, Dad, there's a man-eating monster outside!"

Guan Xue turned her head and saw the deaf old woman's wrinkled face. She couldn't help but laugh, then gave her daughter a light glare.

At this moment, Zhang Erhe also came out of the inner room.

"Oh, what brings you two to my house?"

Yi Zhonghai, supporting the deaf old woman, looked displeased: "Zhang Erhe, this old lady is so old, and she comes to your doorstep without even inviting you in to sit down? And your daughter, how have you raised her? She has no manners at all..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Erhe slammed the teacup in his hand down with a loud crash, hitting Yi Zhonghai squarely in the face. The scalding hot water made him stagger.

"Zhang Erhe, how dare you..." Yi Zhonghai was both shocked and furious.

“Yi Zhonghai, shut up! I know you can’t have children yourself, so I’m always eager to teach other people’s kids a lesson,” Zhang Erhe said coldly. “Too bad you’re childless, you’re not destined for that. What about my daughter? Who are you to tell her what to do? Coming to my doorstep to lecture my daughter, you think you’re qualified to talk about rules? Get out!”

The deaf old woman glanced at Yi Zhonghai from the side, secretly annoyed that he had no sense of propriety—he didn't even have the manner of asking for a favor.

She had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "Zhang Erhe, did you do what you did to Zhuzi?"

"Deaf old lady, are you out of your mind?" Zhang Erhe sneered. "How could I have time to care about the lives of you bunch of widows? The purchasing department is already too busy with a ton of work, how could I possibly care about a stinking cook like him?"

"That's good," the deaf old woman's expression softened slightly. "Then... could you please pass on a message to the security department and ask them to remove the pillar..."

"You think I'm being too nice to you?" Zhang Erhe interrupted directly. "You dare to push your luck? Do you believe I'll go to the security department right now and suggest they send Sha Zhu in and sentence him? That bastard dares to hit even his superiors, he's gone too far!"

"No, no..." The deaf old woman hurriedly waved her hand, "Zhonghai, let's go back first."

After saying that, she turned and left, leaning on her cane.

Yi Zhonghai glared at Zhang Erhe with hatred.

Zhang Erhe simply gave him the middle finger.

"You bastard, you just wait. Don't you like keeping 'elders'?" Zhang Erhe sneered at his retreating back, "I'll let you keep as many as you want."

At the entrance of courtyard house number 95, Big Dog Brother led a large group of people to arrive in a grand procession.

"San Dezi, is this the place?"

“Brother Dog, it’s right here. I saw that bastard Yan Bugui sneak back into this yard with my own eyes.”

“Alright,” Big Dog nodded, “You take a few people and put up the banner. Liu Qian, you kneel down at the door and just keep crying.”

He then pointed to several women beside him: "You lot, you all know what today's task is, right?"

"clear!"

"In a moment, keep an eye on the Yan family, scratch their faces while they cry and make a scene, and make them give us an explanation!"

"What if the police come?"

"I'll be there when the police come, what are you afraid of?" Big Dog waved his hand. "After the commotion, each of you will get three catties of cornmeal. If you behave well, you'll get two more catties."

The women's eyes lit up when they heard there was cornmeal.

"Look at it!"

"Have you all memorized your identities?"

“We remember! We said we were neighbors of Old Liu's family, and we were so angry that we came here to seek justice!”

"to make."

With everything arranged, Big Dog led his men and stormed into the courtyard house.

"This is the one!" San Dezi pointed to the Yan family's door.

Without saying a word, Big Dog went up and kicked the door open with a "bang".

Inside the room, Yan Bugui's throat was parched from talking so much that he finally managed to convince Yang Ruihua of his suspicions. He had just picked up his cup to clear his throat when the door was kicked open.

Big Dog and his men barged in.

Yan Bugui shuddered in fright: "You, you... how did you manage to follow me all the way to my house?!"

"Well, Zhang is indeed a scoundrel, he actually let you go," Big Dog sneered. "Fine, today I'll act on behalf of Heaven—get him out of here!"

Two henchmen rushed up, grabbed Yan Bugui, and dragged him outside.

"Hey! What are you doing! Let me go! Jie Cheng! Jie Cheng, go call the police—murder!!" Yan Bugui yelled at the top of his lungs. He still remembered the beating he got last time; this Big Dog was no pushover.

From the east wing across the street, Zhang Erhe heard crying and commotion coming from the Yan family. He smiled and waved to his daughter, "Come on, Jiaojiao, let's go see what's going on!"

Zhang Jiao threw herself into his arms, and Zhang Erhe picked her up. He then turned to his mother-in-law and instructed, "Mom, keep an eye on Guan Xue. Just have her watch over her at the door. Don't let her squeeze into the crowd, understand?"

Guan Baishi quickly nodded: "Understood, son-in-law."

The father and daughter hurried outside—to see the excitement, how could they not grab a good spot?

San Dezi and his companion dragged Yan Bugui out of the house and shoved him to the ground. The women's eyes turned red—this wasn't Yan Bugui, he was practically a walking cornbread block! Didn't you hear what Brother Da Gou said? The bigger the commotion, the bigger the reward!

They pounced on him and started scratching, their mouths slurring as they went:

"You beast!"

"You heartless bastard!"

"You filthy bastard, you cheap slut!"

Curses and ripping filled the air, and in no time, Yan Bugui's clothes were reduced to rags.

Chapter 146 Reflect on Yourself

More and more people gathered in the courtyard, and a buzz of discussion arose.

"Didn't Yi Zhonghai say that Yan Bugui had been released by the police and was fine? How come they're being attacked again?"

"Tch, you believe what Yi Zhonghai says? Everyone knows that three old men used to be in cahoots, right? Maybe Yi Zhonghai already knew about what Yan Bugui did, and even got involved!"

"Wow! Is that so? Tell me more!"

Yi Zhonghai, still seething with anger after being kicked out of his house by the deaf old woman, glared fiercely at the man upon hearing this. The man initially shrank back, then straightened his back and glared back—"You think you're some big shot in the management office? I'm not afraid of you now!"

On the ground, Yan Bugui was being scratched and clawed by several women. This time, he finally learned his lesson and tightly protected his face with both hands, wailing incessantly, "Ruihua! Ruihua, come out and lend a hand!"

Yang Ruihua, ultimately mindful of their marital bond, rushed out of the house. But her appearance only emboldened the women—they were just worried about not having enough people to go around with! Big Dog hadn't said he couldn't scratch his wife!

Okay, let's all come together.

In the blink of an eye, spittle and fingernails flew everywhere, and within minutes, Yang Ruihua had also ended up with the same "beggar look" as Yan Bugui. The couple collapsed on the ground, wailing incessantly.

Yan Jiefang and the other children huddled inside the house, trembling like a flock of quails. Yan Jiecheng, being older, seized the opportunity to slip out of the yard and ran wildly towards the police station.

Zhang Erhe watched with great pleasure, holding his daughter in his arms.

Where did this big dog find these women? They're all even fiercer than Sun Erniang!

That was so much fun! So much fun!

Liu Qian knelt at the entrance of the Yan family's house, sobbing softly. More and more people gathered around the courtyard, and even the neighborhood committee officials were alerted.

The one leading the group was none other than former Director Wang.

"Stop it! Which street are you from? Why are you causing trouble here?! Stop right now!"

But this group had received a strict order from Brother Big Dog; if he didn't give the order to stop, even the police wouldn't be able to stop them. The women, on the contrary, slapped Yan Bugui and his wife even harder.

Over there, Yan Jiecheng rushed into the police station, panting, and after explaining what had happened, Zhang Guowei was completely bewildered.

Damn it, can't No. 95 Courtyard just have one more day of peace?

With no other option, he called a few police officers on duty and they ran all the way there. As soon as he entered Nanluoguxiang, he was dumbfounded—the crowd was three layers deep, even bigger than the last time at the school.

"Make way! Make way! Police! Let the police in!"

When he finally managed to squeeze inside, he saw former Director Wang shouting "Stop!" but the women were surrounding Yan Bugui and his wife, refusing to let go.

"Stop!" Zhang Guowei shouted.