He grabbed a little boy who was watching the commotion and slipped fifty cents into his hand.
"Go to the police station and report that there's a fight here."
The little boy's eyes lit up, and he clutched the money tightly as he ran outside.
"Don't worry, Uncle! I can run really fast!"
Inside the house, the battle had escalated.
Grandma Zhang's nephews got so angry that they grabbed brooms and started hitting Wu Er with them.
But Wu Er was tough and thick-skinned, and after being hit a few times, he became even more excited and rolled around with Old Lady Zhang even more happily.
My back is killing me...
Grandma Zhang's wailing had already turned into a sob.
Her blue blouse was unbuttoned, revealing a white undershirt underneath, which was covered in the black grime from Wu Er's clothes.
Suddenly, Wu Er rolled over and pinned Old Mrs. Zhang underneath.
The old lady's face was buried right in his chest, and his strong body odor filled her nostrils.
"vomit--"
Grandma Zhang couldn't hold back any longer and vomited all the chive dumplings she ate that morning onto Wu Ermai.
The onlookers gasped in surprise and quickly backed away.
The smell inside the room became even more interesting, a mixture of the sour stench of vomit and the smell of Wu Er's dirty clothes, which made several of his nephews gag.
"Stop it, all of you!"
A sharp shout came from the doorway.
Two police officers squeezed into the crowd.
One of the police officers frowned deeply when he saw the situation inside the house.
"What's going on?"
Su Jianguo immediately stepped forward and handed over the rental contract.
"Officer, you've come at the right time. This house was rented to Brother Wu by my daughter, but Old Mrs. Zhang and her nephews are occupying it and won't leave..."
Old Mrs. Zhang struggled to crawl out from under Wu Er's body, her hair disheveled and her face covered in tears.
"Officer! They're bullying an elderly person!"
The police officer glanced at Wu Er, who was covered in dirt, and then at the disheveled old lady Zhang, and his lips twitched.
"Come back to the police station with me and explain everything!"
"I'm not going!"
Grandma Zhang suddenly started throwing a tantrum and sat down on the ground.
"I'm going to die in this house!"
Seeing this, Wu Ermai followed suit and sat down on the ground, deliberately sidling up to Old Mrs. Zhang.
"Die...die together..."
"Get out of here!"
Grandma Zhang was so frightened that she scrambled to hide behind her nephew.
Police officer Xiao Wang stood at the door of Grandma Zhang's house, beads of sweat sliding down his temples.
He had been a policeman for three years and had handled many neighborhood disputes, but this was the first time he had ever seen anything like it.
An old woman with disheveled hair and a madman; the two of them seemed ready to die at the slightest provocation.
"Officer, you have to do me a favor!"
Grandma Zhang collapsed to the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing.
"This madman broke into my house and...and even assaulted me!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Ermaitai immediately jumped up from the kang (a heated brick bed), his dirty face showing a wronged expression.
"No...no! Brother Jianguo told me to come and stay here...this house is mine!"
Su Jianguo hurriedly handed over the rental contract.
Police officer Xiao Li frowned as he took the contract, exchanging a glance with his colleague.
"this..."
Xiao Li cleared his throat.
"Grandma Zhang, the contract does indeed state that the house was rented to this... Comrade Wu."
"fart!"
Old Mrs. Zhang suddenly got up from the ground and pointed at Su Jianguo's nose, cursing him.
"This house belongs to my son! Since he's dead, it should belong to me! My son was cursed to death by your daughter. If you want the house, you'll have to kill me first!!"
A murmur arose from the crowd of onlookers.
Aunt Wang said to her neighbor with a pout.
"That old woman is so unreasonable. Her son died, and she keeps blaming her daughter-in-law for being a jinx..."
"Officer."
Su Jianguo stepped forward.
"The ownership of this house has already been clearly determined by the railway bureau and the court. My daughter, Su Yufen, is Zhang Tiezhu's legal wife, and the house should rightfully belong to her and their two children. Old Mrs. Zhang is being unreasonable."
Police officer Xiao Wang wiped his sweat, caught in a dilemma.
On one side is a shrewish old woman, and on the other is a foul-smelling "madman." This case is extremely difficult.
"How about this?"
Xiao Wang suggested.
"Let's go to the police station and talk about it slowly..."
"I'm not going!"
Grandma Zhang plopped back down on the ground.
"I'm not going either..."
Wu Er, being filthy, followed suit.
The scene descended into chaos once again.
Police officer Xiao Wang sighed and whispered to his colleague.
"Go and call Director Wang from the neighborhood office; we can't handle this."
Ten minutes later, a middle-aged man wearing a blue Zhongshan suit and with his hair neatly combed back strode over.
The crowd parted to make way, and some people whispered among themselves.
"Director Wang is here..."
Director Wang was in his early forties, with a square face and bright, piercing eyes beneath thick eyebrows.
His arrival instantly changed the atmosphere of the entire courtyard.
"What happened?"
Director Wang's voice wasn't loud, but every word he spoke was firm and resolute.
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