Liu Haizhong nodded and turned to discuss it with Yan Bugui.
Yi Zhonghai carried the deaf old woman on his back, with an older woman supporting her from the side. The couple took the deaf old woman back to the backyard.
Wang Dabao, Xu Damao, Liu Guangtian, and Yan Jiecheng rolled up the bedding on Shazhu's bed to one side and sat down on the bed board.
Xu Damao took out a cigarette and handed it to Wang Dabao. After they lit it, Xu Damao didn't even bother to be polite to Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng before stuffing it back into his pocket.
"snort!"
Liu Guangtian snorted lightly and took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
The most awkward one is Yan Jiecheng. Ever since his father Yan Bugui made a bet with Wang Dabao while fishing, he has been short of money. He finally managed to save up some money to buy a box of Economic Eyes, but he finished it all last night.
Wang Dabao found it amusing and tossed over the cheap cigarettes he had exchanged with the security guard that afternoon.
Firstly, these economy cigarettes are really not good to smoke. After all, they only cost a few cents, and they are incomparable to the boxes of Zhonghua and Da Zhong Jiu cigarettes in the warehouse.
Secondly, Yan Jiecheng has been performing well recently, and in the future... perhaps it won't be long before we'll need him.
Yan Jiecheng's eyes lit up when he saw the cigarettes. He took one out and then handed the cigarette box back to Wang Dabao.
"Don't be so polite with me, you can keep it for yourself."
Wang Dabao smoked for a long time, but there were only a few cigarettes left. He might as well use them to win people's hearts.
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Da Bao." Yan Jiecheng happily put the cigarette into his pocket.
Sha Zhu rolled his eyes at the four people sitting on his bed, feeling angry but not daring to vent his anger, thinking about how to resolve the current situation when Yi Zhonghai returned.
"What are you looking at? You silly Zhu, you'd better hurry up and think back to how you stole Aunt Jia's underwear."
Xu Damao, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, glanced sideways at the bruised and swollen Sha Zhu and couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that dealing with Sha Zhu was so simple. Why hadn't he thought of using this trick before?
I couldn't help but admire Brother Da Bao's resourcefulness; this alliance was now set in stone.
"Xu Damao, tell me, did you do this?"
Sha Zhu stared at Xu Damao and asked, "If you admit it now, I'll respect you as a man. Don't wait until it gets out and things get messy."
Xu Damao threw his cigarette butt on the ground: "Shazhu, are you out of your mind? You're just like that old woman, always trying to shift the blame. No wonder you two aren't related by blood, yet you're so close. You're birds of a feather."
"Damn Xu Damao..."
Sha Zhu's eyes widened, and he reached out to grab the stove hook next to him.
"Silly Zhu, what are you doing? Haven't you caused enough trouble today? You better shut up."
Liu Haizhong was discussing with Yan Bugui when he heard the commotion and looked over. Xu Damao had spoken up for Liu Guangtian earlier, and Liu Haizhong was returning the favor this time. "We will investigate what exactly happened. If you get into any more conflicts with people during this time, we old men will think you are trying to evade the investigation results."
"Liu Haizhong, you're something else."
Sha Zhu, panting heavily, glared at the other person hatefully. "I guess I'm just unlucky today, but I'll say it again: I will never admit to something I didn't do, and it won't be so easy for anyone to frame me. Once I find this person, I'll skin him alive."
Sha Zhu said this through gritted teeth.
Moreover, the last sentence was clearly directed at Xu Damao.
Yi Zhonghai returned quickly.
After further discussion, the three stewards decided to inspect Jia Zhangshi's bright red underpants.
However, persuading Jia Zhangshi to take out her underwear was not an easy task. After all, it was a woman's private item. Jia Zhangshi was once a young woman, and although her grandson was already so big, reputation was very important these days.
"Sister-in-law, in order to find out the truth, we've decided to look for brick fragments on your clothes."
Yi Zhonghai blushed slightly as he said this, "It's also to help you find the thief who stole your clothes."
Madam Jia Zhang had already gotten up from the ground and sat on a bench in the main room, with Jia Dongxu accompanying her. Bang Geng followed Qin Huairu home when she ran back.
“He’s an old man. Even though I’m old, I’m still a woman. I’ve completely lost face today.”
After a moment of preparation, Jia Zhangshi began to weep and lament, "Now you want me to take out my clothes for a thorough inspection? I might as well just die."
Wang Dabao and the others got up and followed Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui into the main room to watch the excitement.
Wang Dabao's original intention was simply to disgust Sha Zhu and sow discord between Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai. He didn't intend to kill or cripple Sha Zhu. Even if he found something on Jia Zhangshi's underwear, it wouldn't be a big deal, since he had already achieved his goal.
Xu Damao was different; he wished he could just crush Sha Zhu to death.
"I say, gentlemen, what you're doing is going too far."
Xu Damao's eyes gleamed as he argued, "Aunt Jia is a victim after all. What you're doing is a form of secondary harm."
Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath: "Xu Damao, this is none of your business. We are investigating a case, and we don't need you to interfere."
Then Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhangshi again: "It's like this, old sister-in-law. We've decided to have Sha Zhu give you three yuan as compensation for your emotional distress. After that, bring out your clothes and we'll look for evidence."
Upon hearing that there was money to be made, Jia Zhangshi immediately stopped crying.
Jia Dongxu, who was standing next to him, was also stunned. He could get three yuan just by checking the underwear. Anyone could do the math.
"Mom, look, my master has already said so, so just agree. It won't be a free check-up. Didn't my master say he'll also compensate for emotional distress?" Jia Dongxu advised from the side.
"Hey old man, this isn't about the money. Do you think my old face is only worth three yuan?!"
Jia Zhangshi's expression changed quickly, and she immediately put on a mournful face. "These clothes were found on Sha Zhu's bed. He can't escape responsibility. What you're doing is mostly in vain. I just want Sha Zhu to give me an explanation."
Yi Zhonghai knew that Jia Zhangshi wanted more money, so he said, "Sister-in-law, how about this? Since something like this happened in the yard, the three of us uncles also bear some responsibility. We'll each give you an extra 50 cents."
Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui's face immediately froze. How much did he earn in a day? And now he was going to spend 50 cents?
If you're this kind of boss and have to pay money every few days, what's the point of being one?
You, Yi Zhonghai, earn so much, why don't you just give it all away? Anyway, this is just to prove Sha Zhu, and I won't get any benefit from it.
"Old Yi, my family is short of money lately and can't come up with any."
Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses. "Why don't you pay for my share?"
Liu Haizhong blinked his small eyes: "Old Yi, the paychecks are still a while away, and I'm not exactly flush with cash lately, so why don't you just pay for it all?"
Liu Haizhong was also unwilling to pay the money. Why should we pay extra money without consulting us? Just because the other party is the Jia family, just because Jia Dongxu is your apprentice, just because you have a good relationship with Shazhu, we have to pay for evidence. This is ridiculous!
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