Old Lady Long spoke with divine grace, bestowing wealth to avert disaster, astonishing everyone in the courtyard who considered her a celestial being.
Who doesn't know that Granny Long is a Pixiu, only taking in and never giving out?
Throughout the entire No. 95 courtyard, which had three entrances and three exits, no matter which family cooked a delicious meal, they would send a portion to Old Lady Long as a sign of respect for their ancestor.
For this matter, Section Chief Zheng severely criticized and educated Yi Zhonghai and Granny Long for forming their own factions and acting like feudal patriarchs, and reprimanded them for their mistakes.
However, this kind of thing was done behind the scenes to save face for Old Lady Long because of her age. Old Lady Long secretly resented it and could only secretly use the Pixiu attribute.
Grandma Zhengya became an obstacle to Granny Long becoming an ancestor, repeatedly exposing Granny Long's crimes of taking advantage of others, taking advantage of her age to cheat people out of food and drink, and sowing the seeds of future trouble.
Now, many people in the courtyard know the inside story. This is the first time they have seen Old Lady Long suffer such a great loss, take the initiative to accept the punishment, and give up her money to avoid disaster.
You should know that neither Section Chief Zheng nor Grandma Zheng made Old Lady Long bleed even once!
At that moment, everyone in the courtyard felt a signal: the weather had changed!
In response, Zheng Ya angrily said, "Fine, since you've put it this way?"
If I don't agree to your request, it would seem too heartless of me.
If word got out, it would definitely damage my reputation as a young man. People would inevitably say that I'm out of touch with the masses, heartless, and unable to be lenient with an old woman who made a mistake.
On the contrary, insisting on severe punishment proves that I am ruthless and heartless.
This would make people say that I am malicious at such a young age, that I do not unite the masses, and that I do not respect the elderly and care for the young, right?
"Alright, I'll give you a chance to turn over a new leaf. Ten thousand yuan for a life, okay?"
"What?! Ten thousand yuan for one life? That's twenty thousand yuan for two lives? Why don't you just rob me?" Old Mrs. Long exclaimed in shock, breaking free from the support of the older woman.
He doesn't look like an old, decrepit person who needs help.
In reality, Grandma Long was only in her fifties. Due to her hunchback and bound feet, which affected her walking, she pretended to be an elderly person in need of help to gain sympathy.
The older woman was stunned; this old lady was stronger than me!
The people in the courtyard watched in amazement. Was this another instance of someone taking advantage of their age?
Zheng Ya refused to back down and snorted, "What? My father, Section Chief Zheng's life isn't worth ten thousand yuan?"
My grandmother is the orphan of a martyr; her life isn't worth ten thousand yuan.
"Come on, tell everyone in the compound that their lives aren't worth 20,000 yuan. Say it boldly!"
"I, I, I'll pay the money?" Seeing the mocking looks from everyone in the courtyard, Old Lady Long gave in as if she had lost her parents.
Who dares to say that the lives of martyrs' orphans are worthless?
Anyone who dares to say it will be beaten to death.
Seeing that she had given in, Zheng Ya beckoned to Yan Fugui: "Third Uncle, could you please write a statement?"
The 20,000 yuan was compensation they gave me to atone for murdering my father and grandmother.
I didn't extort them; they voluntarily paid compensation.
Everyone in the courtyard is a witness; please help by leaving your fingerprints as proof. We'll buy meat another day to treat the neighbors and express our gratitude. Thank you!
Being overly polite is never a bad thing; people from all directions bow to each other; courtesy comes before force.
Those who don't cooperate are the enemy; we'll deal with them slowly.
The people in the courtyard tacitly agreed, and some even nodded in agreement.
Most people didn't dare to provoke Old Lady Long and Yi Zhonghai, so they didn't express their opinions, but they also tacitly accepted the principle of majority rule. Other people in the courtyard testified, and they also testified, so Old Lady Long and Yi Zhonghai probably didn't dare to say anything.
Yan Fugui said with a regretful expression, "Oh, Zheng Ya, how could you do this?"
We agreed to bring them to justice and eliminate the menace in the yard.
Why are you so soft-hearted?
"Uncle, please stop. I'm so grateful for your help today. I'll repay you handsomely another day!" Yi Zhonghai was afraid that if he persuaded Zheng Ya to act according to the law, everything would be over.
In fact, the crimes they committed were neither particularly serious nor minor.
Tipping off enemy agents and plotting to murder Section Chief Zheng's family deserves severe punishment, even execution.
However, in the absence of evidence and the mastermind revealing their crimes, they are essentially innocent.
Their fear was that enemy agents would insist they were one of their own, and then they would become enemy agents themselves, and be doomed.
The enemy agent has been captured; he's basically doomed.
In this situation, enemy agents can kill as many people as they can.
After all, for enemy agents, being caught would likely be the result of their betrayal, leading to police tracking and arrest.
Then the enemy agents will have to be killed along with them.
This is what Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai are truly afraid of.
The only way to resolve this crisis is to get Zheng Ya, the victim, to forgive them and not pursue their crimes.
This was the key point Zheng Ya had instilled in Yan Fugui, and Yan Fugui had put on a convincing act, fooling both Old Lady Long and Yi Zhonghai. On the surface, he feigned disbelief in Yi Zhonghai's character, grumbling, "Hmph, do you think I'd believe that..."
"Uncle, no, brother, I beg you, I'll give you a hundred yuan separately after it's done, please help me?" Yi Zhonghai was really intimidated by him.
Today, Yan Fugui is too domineering. If he wasn't absolutely certain, Yi Zhonghai would never believe that Yan Fugui would dare to offend him and Old Lady Long, thereby losing his job and having to go to the countryside to farm.
That was the fate of Yan Fugui, who was obsessed with saving face, considered himself extraordinary, and claimed to have taught batches of students who would become leaders. He couldn't accept the New Year's gifts he received at home, even to the point of death.
Yan Fugui's biggest weakness is his love of money and his desire to save face.
At present, Yan Fugui's weakness has become a source of strength for him. He is determined to bring down Yi Zhonghai and Granny Long, and to gain a firm foothold in this compound. He has even convinced Yi Zhonghai that he is willing to give up his money to avoid disaster.
Yan Fugui distrustfully shook off his pull and stared into his eyes, pressing, "You keep your word, and you don't do anything underhanded?"
"It's certain. Whoever pulls a dirty trick will suffer a terrible fate!" Yi Zhonghai swore an oath to ensure that he was not instigated by Zheng Ya to bring him to justice.
Nobody knows what they're really thinking.
Only then did Yan Fugui reluctantly say, "Fine, I'll believe you this once."
"Solve it, shall we have paper and pen?"
"They're here, they're here!" Yan Jiecheng had already prepared paper and pen. He always thought ahead about how to take advantage of others; that's true shrewdness.
He was raised in a family that nurtured him, and he surpassed his predecessors in every way.
The people in the courtyard were used to it.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yan Jiecheng placed paper and pen on the table in the center of the courtyard, moved a chair for Yan Fugui to sit down, and wrote the certificate.
The proof that Zheng Ya was compensated 20,000 yuan included half of it from Yan Fugui. Yan Fugui was so excited that he almost shouted out, "I'm rich! I'm rich! I'm rich!"
A windfall, witnessed by all the adults in the hospital who left their fingerprints, became Zheng Ya's private property.
The certificate was in duplicate. Zheng Ya took one copy, checked it, and only spoke after confirming there were no problems: "Alright, time to pay?"
“Yes, give the money in public and resolve the matter completely to avoid further trouble, which would be bad for everyone,” Yan Fugui chimed in, still thinking about the hundred yuan Yi Zhonghai had promised him.
You should know that Yi Zhonghai, a level 7 fitter, only earns 84.5 yuan a month, which is not enough to pay him 100 yuan.
The 20,000 yuan compensation to Zheng Ya was an astronomical figure.
This sum of money shocked everyone in the hospital, who were all waiting for Yi Zhonghai and Granny Long to come up with the money.
Are they that rich?
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