In the courtyard of No. 95 Tongluo Lane, Sha Zhu stood with his hands on his hips in the middle of the courtyard, yelling at Yi Zhonghai's family: "Yi Zhonghai, you old widower, get out here and come with me to see the officials..."
"Oh dear, you silly Zhu, how can you be so rude..." Zhang Dongmei, an older woman, was startled. In a panic, she clutched her lower abdomen and went out to complain to Sha Zhu, afraid that he would scare her away and causing her to have a toothache from anger.
That idiot Zhu has such a foul mouth, he's offended everyone. No wonder he can't find a wife, he deserves it.
Sha Zhu didn't give her a friendly look and retorted, "Oh, so you have to be polite to a murderer who has been holding someone else's money for a long time?"
How novel! Tomorrow, when people are paraded through the streets, you'd better show me some manners!
Let's see if the people agree...
"Alright, go home quickly, don't scare the baby in your belly. I'll talk to him." Yi Zhonghai was afraid that Sha Zhu would hit his wife and that aborting the child would ruin everything. He endured the fear of being beaten half to death by Sha Zhu and went out to stand in front of Zhang Dongmei.
In just a few words, he attracted other people in the courtyard, who gathered around to watch the excitement.
Sha Zhu got even more excited: "Oh ho, the old clam has given birth to a pearl?"
"What? You haven't even given birth yet, and you're deliberately shouting so loudly to prove you're not childless? Can you guarantee you can get rid of this label?"
The people in the courtyard burst into laughter.
There's nothing we can do. Now, the people in the compound aren't afraid of Yi Zhonghai's moral blackmail at all. On the contrary, they hate Yi Zhonghai for blocking their path to making big money by befriending Zheng Ya. They've all been ruined by Yi Zhonghai and Old Lady Long, making them feel like they're in a bad situation no one can stand up to.
Just when there was no chance to get revenge on Yi Zhonghai, this is exactly what happened.
So the people in the courtyard gathered together to ridicule Yi Zhonghai, the old man without a son, and enjoyed watching him make a fool of himself.
Yi Zhonghai, his face flushed with anger, yet feeling guilty, advised Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu, the old man has been very kind to you and your siblings..."
"Pah! You bastard, Yi, you still have the nerve to mention taking care of me? Do you really think I don't know you're plotting to get me to take care of you in your old age? You've been secretly withholding the living expenses my dad sent back without saying a word. What the hell are you up to..." Sha Zhu grabbed Yi Zhonghai's collar in anger, shoving and roaring.
His furious, murderous posture provoked shouts from the people in the courtyard: "Beat him! Beat Yi Juehu to death! Beat that scourge to death..."
"Haha, the wind has shifted in the courtyard, Yi Juehu is going to be in trouble!"
"Haha, it's true! Yi Juehu and Old Lady Long, relying on their age, threatened and kidnapped the people in the courtyard to incite independence. Their dictatorial rule is over, haha!"
"Yes, now is the perfect time for Zheng Ya to lead everyone in the courtyard to wealth. We can't tolerate that old sly fox Yi Juehu. We should beat him to death..."
The people in the courtyard fanned the flames, and Sha Zhu, suppressing the urge to beat Yi Zhonghai to death, raised his fist but missed, making his teeth ache with anger.
Yi Zhonghai trembled with fear: "Shazhu, whose slander have you listened to? Don't talk nonsense!"
"Haha, Yi Juehu, you've managed to set this up for me, haven't you?" Sha Zhu had no idea that Yi Zhonghai had done such a good thing before.
However, a series of cases broke out in the courtyard, prompting a thorough investigation by the military police and Wu Wei's confidential unit. They easily discovered that Yi Zhonghai had withheld the living expenses of He Daqing's children, Sha Zhu and He Yushui.
Wu Wei used this information to win over Sha Zhu and get him to work for her. She also gave him advice and analyzed the schemes that people in the courtyard had against him.
Originally, Wu Wei wasn't that gossipy, and organizational principles didn't allow her to incite conflict among the people.
However, in order to solve the case better, Wu Wei had to guide Sha Zhu onto the right path. After recognizing the true nature of the people in the courtyard, she persuaded Sha Zhu to keep an eye on them for her.
Knowing your enemy and knowing yourself is the key to victory in every battle!
Sha Zhu wasn't stupid. After Wu Wei presented concrete evidence and explained the true nature of the people in the courtyard, he realized his mistake!
Today, Sha Zhu was helping Wu Wei go to the hospital to capture enemy agents when Wu Wei disappeared halfway there, which worried the military and police personnel, who searched the entire hospital for her.
During this time, Sha Zhu saw Yi Zhonghai rushing to the hospital during his shift, and Old Lady Long also leaving the hospital in a hurry, so he felt that Wu Wei's disappearance was related to the two of them.
So, Sha Zhu asked around the hospital and learned that Granny Long and Yi Zhonghai had helped Wu Wei in the corridor on the third floor of the inpatient department. He was convinced that the two were the murderers who helped the enemy agents to kill Wu Wei.
Sha Zhu rushed back to the courtyard to confront the two men and rescue Wu Wei.
After all, only Wu Wei can save Sha Zhu's life and job!
The cases of stealing materials from the steel rolling mill, helping Yi Zhonghailong persecute Zheng Ya, and assisting enemy agents in plotting to kill Zheng Daotong have all been uncovered.
There's also the matter of breaking Xu Damao's manhood. Even if compensation has been made, there's no guarantee that Xu Damao won't overturn the case.
These crimes urgently require Sha Zhu to atone for them through meritorious service.
Saving Wu Wei became Sha Zhu's lifeline!
If Wu Wei were killed by Yi Zhonghailong's old lady, Sha Zhu would feel that his life was over.
Yi Zhonghai, flustered, broke free from the hand that was grabbing his collar and said, "Shazhu, I gave all the money your father He Daqing sent back to Yushui..."
"Pah, where were you all this time?"
When my father and his widow ran away, my siblings and I were begging for a living. Why didn't you take out the living expenses that my father sent to my siblings and me?
"What are you up to?" Sha Zhu grabbed his collar a second time, lifted him up and roared, his eyes red with anger.
I was so angry I wanted to kill him.
That happened three years ago. Sha Zhu was only seventeen years old, somewhere between being sensible and naive, just an ignorant and impulsive young man.
She had a seven-year-old sister and suffered bullying from the other children in the neighborhood.
During the days when there was no money or food at home, the people in the compound ate all their property and divided the house, but they fought back with their fists.
But their days were numbered, and no one would give them a single meal, so they had to beg for food to survive.
All of this suffering was deliberately inflicted by Yi Zhonghai, who wanted to drive Sha Zhu to the brink of despair, secretly provide for him, and make Sha Zhu grateful to Yi Zhonghai so that Sha Zhu would take care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age and see him off in his final days!
So, Yi Zhonghai detained He Daqing, worried that Sha Zhu was too young to manage money. Before leaving, he entrusted He Daqing with 100 yuan to keep for Sha Zhu and his sister, but he pocketed the money and never mentioned it again.
If it weren't for the joint investigation by the military and police, and a phone call to He Daqing, who works in Tianjin, we wouldn't have known about the disgraceful things Yi Zhonghai had done.
In fact, Yi Zhonghai was acting under the instructions of Granny Long. Now that he has been blamed, he apologized repeatedly: "Silly Zhu, don't misunderstand me."
"Who told your father, He Daqing, to keep telling me to temper your impulsive nature? I was just following your father's wishes..."
"Yi Juehu, you are shameless! Even now you still refuse to admit your mistake. How do you explain the fact that you and Granny Long helped the enemy agents kidnap Wu Wei in the courtyard?"
"Don't tell me no one saw you murder Wu Wei..." Sha Zhu was so angry he wanted to bite him to death; it was too shameless.
With saving lives as his top priority, Sha Zhu suppressed his urge to kill Yi Zhonghai and began interrogating him, giving Yi Zhonghai a surprise attack...
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