Courtyard No. 95, Tongluo Lane.
Yan Fugui strode into the central courtyard, stopped in the middle, and shouted with his hands behind his back, "Meeting! Meeting! Everyone gather in the central courtyard for the meeting!"
"Yan Laosan, what are you up to?" Yi Zhonghai rushed out the door to question him, taking a big step that aggravated the pain in his broken testicles. He grimaced in pain, broke out in a cold sweat, and leaned against the door frame, gasping for breath.
As he walked out the door, Liu Haizhong, with an air of composure, asked, "Hey, what's with this sudden meeting, Uncle San?"
You're being selfish and abusing your power without even consulting me, your uncle.
Without even consulting our respected elder, you decided to convene a meeting of everyone in the courtyard on your own. What kind of behavior is this?
Do you even respect me as your second uncle?
"Liu Haizhong, stop putting on airs and acting like an official."
I'm telling you, today's meeting is to expose the mastermind behind the murder of Section Chief Zheng by Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai, the hiring of assassins to harm Zheng Ya, and the poisoning of Zheng Ya's grandmother.
"Of course, you're also their accomplice..." Yan Fugui said something shocking, taking Zheng Ya's words to a whole new level.
You can't stand firm if you're not ruthless.
If the initial assertiveness fails to intimidate Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai, the subsequent compensation meeting will be difficult to proceed.
Liu Haizhong was terrified and hid to the side. Yi Zhonghai stared at Yan Fugui in shock, feeling like everyone gathered in the courtyard was looking at him. He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and his mind went numb.
Grandma Long got angry as soon as she heard the question, and with Sha Zhu's help, she walked out the door and shouted, "Yan Fugui, what nonsense are you talking about here?"
You should be responsible for your words. Do you have any evidence?
"Yes, what evidence do you have to prove that we murdered for money..." Yi Zhonghai snapped back to reality and shouted.
I was terrified when Yan Fugui exposed my shameful deeds. I thought someone had evidence of my misdeeds and I was doomed. I was scared out of my wits.
The people in the courtyard listened intently; they were in for a good show.
In fact, adults are as clear-headed as mirrors. They can see the signs of what Grandma Long and Yi Zhonghai did without needing any evidence.
However, this kind of thing can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words.
Spreading this word will only cause trouble for yourself.
Whether it's Old Lady Long coming to the door to cause trouble, which is very difficult, or Yi Zhonghai making things difficult at the factory, deducting wages and losing his job, or even being ambushed by Sha Zhu at their behest, none of these are unbearable consequences.
Just watch the show, maybe offer a few words of encouragement or support.
At the clapping gesture of Old Lady Long, Sha Zhu rubbed his hands together and stepped forward, asking, "Third Uncle, what did you just say?"
I didn't hear you clearly. Could you say it again for everyone to hear?
"Okay, if you didn't hear me clearly, I'll say it again."
"I'm not afraid of you being instructed by them to beat me. I have five family members who are going to call the police. You try hitting me, okay?" Yan Fugui scoffed and took a big step forward, getting right up to Sha Zhu and looking for a beating.
This startled Sha Zhu. He looked around but didn't see any of Yan Fugui's family members. Then he heard Yi Zhonghai intervening: "Alright, Sha Zhu, hitting people is wrong. Go to the side."
Should Yan Fugui chair the meeting?
"Shasha" - people in the courtyard had already moved out tables and chairs and placed them in the center of the courtyard.
That was the reserved seat for the three old men. There was a plate of peanuts on the table, which were snacks for the three old men to have during their meetings.
This treatment is a benefit permitted by the subdistrict office.
Today's situation is special. Only Yan Fugui sat down at the table, while Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong stood in the open space opposite the table to criticize: "Yi Zhonghai, Old Lady Long, Liu Haizhong, and Shazhu, you all plotted to harm Section Chief Zheng, poisoned Grandma Zheng Ya, and in the end, you didn't let Zheng Ya go, hiring someone to kill him and eating up his family's blood."
Can you deny it?
Anyway, Zheng Ya has already reported it to the police, and the police have arrested the murderer you hired and are currently interrogating him.
The reason I'm holding this meeting is at Zheng Ya's invitation.
Zheng Ya does not want the neighbors in the courtyard to be implicated in your murder for money, and wants to give everyone a chance to repent and start anew.
Zheng Ya will forgive and forget those who are willing to stand up and expose all their crimes of bullying Zheng Ya, exploiting his family, seizing his property, and beating him to death.
Otherwise, Zheng Ya would leave everyone with the accusation of knowing about the crime but failing to report it, and protecting criminals.
Okay, that's all for the meeting.
That's all, meeting adjourned. You can all go home and think about how to cooperate with the police and neighborhood committee's questioning. That's all, that's all..."
"Wait, can't we disperse?" Old Lady Long called out.
This is hardly a meeting!
This is clearly a death ultimatum!
What a joke! Murder for money, murdering three people in a row, robbing family property, deceiving the director of the neighborhood committee, covering up the truth, committing countless crimes, how can this be tolerated?
The key issue is that there are over a hundred people in the compound. If Yan Fugui identifies the criminal, then a second, third, and even more people will identify the criminal. It's impossible to cover it up!
Grandma Long was getting anxious, and Yi Zhonghai was sweating profusely. He waved his hands repeatedly to stop them, saying, "Don't go, don't go, let's continue the meeting."
There was a misunderstanding, but it'll be fine once it's been cleared up..."
"Yi Zhonghai, Granny Long, are you scared?"
I'm telling you, it's too late to be afraid. Zheng Ya is focused on dealing with the culprits, and none of you will escape.
I am the first person to expose your crimes.
I believe that the other members of the institute will take the initiative to expose your crimes in order not to cover up for criminals and harm themselves and others.
"You'll all be going to jail and being executed! Disperse, disperse..." Yan Fugui kept urging people to leave, which made Old Lady Long and Yi Zhonghai very anxious. They kept bowing to the people in the courtyard, pleading, "No, don't disperse! There's a misunderstanding. We can clear it up in the meeting. Don't go..."
"Stop right there, all of you! Let's see who dares to leave!" Sha Zhu rolled up his sleeves, rubbing his fists together, ready to fight.
The people in the courtyard felt uneasy, caught in a dilemma.
Zheng Ya watched the whole thing with a cold smile on his face. Yan Fugui glanced at him and burst out laughing: "Haha, everyone, don't be afraid, let him hit us?"
He's a dog kept by Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai; he bites anyone he can get his hands on.
"Let him bite today, every bite he takes adds another crime to his list..."
"Yan Fugui, Yan Laosan, Yan Laokou, are you looking for death?!" Sha Zhu felt that all the prestige he had built up over the years had been destroyed by Yan Fugui's few words.
He even insulted her like a dog, which was simply intolerable. How could her aunt tolerate it?
Seeing that Sha Zhu was about to hit someone, Old Lady Long acquiesced.
Who knows, if we beat Yan Fugui down, the people in the courtyard will behave themselves.
Yi Zhonghai winked at Sha Zhu, signaling him to attack, to attack to the death. Sha Zhu then charged towards Yan Fugui.
Yan Fugui laughed loudly, "You silly dog, you bit someone! Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish; you'll get your retribution..."
"Bang, ah!" Sha Zhu once again experienced the feeling of his thigh cramping and falling face-first into the mud, just as Yan Fugui had predicted.
Actually, it was all thanks to Zheng Ya's plan to make Sha Zhu's leg cramp up. Yan Fugui sneered and showed off: "Sha Zhu, it's not a holiday or festival, why are you giving such a big greeting?"
See? He got his comeuppance.
Grandma Long, you try it! And Yi Zhonghai, you're one of us too, come and hit me!
I uphold justice and am not afraid of being bullied by you criminals. You will all face retribution, go to jail, or be executed.
"No, this isn't real, it can't be..." Old Mrs. Long was terrified. Nothing was more frightening than witnessing Sha Zhu suffer retribution with her own eyes; it was too terrifying...
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