"Madam, you're so old, please don't make a scene here, or you'll ruin your reputation for most of your life."
Liu Haizhong put down his teacup and said that it was not surprising for the deaf old woman to stand up for Shazhu. "Shazhu, if you're a man, you should let the old woman sit down. You and Yi Zhonghai made a mistake and you should be punished. It's only right and proper. Don't let the old woman stand up for you."
Standing next to Sha Zhu, Liu Guangfu muttered under his breath, "What the hell are these people? They dare to jump out like that, do they really think everyone will fawn over them?"
"Liu Guangfu, you dare say that again!"
Sha Zhu immediately objected, wanting to roll up his sleeves and fight Liu Guangfu, but when he touched his arm, he realized he had been careless.
"It's the same thing no matter how many times you say it."
With Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangtian both present, how could Liu Guangfu lack momentum? He spoke boldly, "Don't think that just because you're old you're someone important. Bringing up past deeds, who knows if they're true or not? There are plenty of people who support building a new country. Who do you see who keeps talking about their past? I think they're just feeling guilty!"
Wang Dabao nodded repeatedly, nudging Yan Jiekuang with his elbow: "Applause!"
Upon receiving the instruction, Yan Jiekuang immediately stood up and clapped his hands.
With Yan Jiekuang taking the lead, scattered applause also came from the neighbors behind him.
The deaf old woman's orange-peel-like face turned red with anger, and Yi Zhonghai quickly stepped forward to help her sit down.
Liu Haizhong ignored this and said loudly, "Alright, let's begin. Ladies, turn your heads away. He Yuzhu, pull your pants down to your thighs."
"I won't take my pants off. If you want to hit me, then hit me. Don't take your pants off and insult me."
Sha Zhu swung his arms and yelled, adopting a posture of refusing to accept punishment unless he took off his pants. "Last time you beat me after I took off my pants, wasn't that humiliating enough? You're doing it again this time? Do you think I'm a three-year-old?"
Sha Zhu's words immediately caused the neighbors to burst into laughter.
"The words may be crude, but the principle is sound. Let's fight him with his pants on, at least leave him some face." Wang Dabao chimed in from below, "Killing someone is just a matter of a head falling to the ground, it's just a matter of putting in a little more force."
Although Yan Jiekuang didn't know why Uncle Dabao was speaking up for Shazhu, he was willing to follow Wang Dabao's lead.
“That’s right, even a kid like me knows shame, let alone a grown man like Sha Zhu. If Xu Damao isn’t energetic, let me do it.” Yan Jiekuang shouted at the top of his lungs.
The neighbors downstairs joined in the commotion.
"It's getting cold now, and if I take my pants off, my butt will freeze!"
"Hey, I'm so old, I don't feel ashamed. Last time they wouldn't let us women look, but I still sneaked a peek. Don't let Sha Zhu's rough appearance fool you, his butt is really fair and clean, just like a young girl's face."
"Oh my, Auntie, you're really something. Why didn't you call me so I could see for myself? Now that you've said something outrageous, Zhu Zi will have to take his pants off."
"Yes, yes, I glanced at it too. So fair and tender. I don't know how Sha Zhu got such good looks. Even I, a woman, am envious."
Listening to the neighbors' gossip, Sha Zhu's rough face turned as red as a yellow-green light, and he felt an urge to run away while standing in front of the bench.
"Xu Damao, are you going to continue fighting or not? If you are, then hurry up. If you're not going to fight, I'm going home."
Sha Zhu looked at Xu Damao, who was sitting calmly by the table, and said, "It's absolutely impossible for me to take off my pants. If I do, I'll get beaten up, my butt will be exposed, and I'll lose all face. It would be better to send me to the police station."
Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui turned their attention to Xu Damao.
"Alright, alright, that's settled then. I'll just have to put in a lot more effort." Xu Damao waved his hand, signaling Shazhu to quickly lie down on the bench. "Shazhu, don't say I don't care about neighborly relations. Since you don't want to take your pants off, then I'll put in a lot of effort."
"Fine, since you've caught me red-handed, I admit defeat."
Sha Zhu brazenly sprawled on the bench, took a deep breath, and teased, "Thank you, Xu Damao, for going to all this trouble to loosen up my muscles."
Xu Damao was amused by Sha Zhu's words.
"Alright, then I'll loosen it up for you, Master Zhu, and mark you while I'm at it."
Xu Damao gritted his teeth and smiled at Sha Zhu. Then he got up from the stool, went to the table, reached out and grabbed the belt. With a snap, the belt was taut in his hands.
Despite his confident words, Sha Zhu couldn't help but shudder at the sound of the belt, narrowly avoiding falling off the bench.
Xu Damao chuckled, grabbed his belt, and walked over, shouting, "Silly Zhu, I'm starting!"
"Come on, give Master Zhu a scratch... ah..."
As soon as Sha Zhu was speaking, Xu Damao raised the belt in his hand, and before Sha Zhu could finish speaking, the belt had already struck him.
The louder Sha Zhu yelled, the more vigorously Xu Damao smoked.
The sounds of slapping were incessant, accompanied by Sha Zhu's screams of agony.
The neighbors all stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with excitement, as if they were watching a grand circus.
After whipping him more than a dozen times, Xu Damao was starting to lose strength and couldn't keep up with the blows. However, what surprised him was that Shazhu's cries grew louder and louder with each strike.
Something's not right!
Xu Damao frowned immediately, and the pressure on his hand loosened considerably, but Sha Zhu still shouted loudly.
Just as he was wondering, he caught a glimpse of a hand waving. Looking closer, he saw Wang Dabao winking at him and constantly giving him meaningful glances.
Xu Damao took a deep breath and, reminded by Wang Dabao, immediately realized that Sha Zhu was up to something.
He stopped holding the belt, reached out and touched Sha Zhu's butt, which immediately made Sha Zhu shout.
After the shout, Shazhu was also stunned.
If no belt was on him, wouldn't his shout have revealed his "equipment"?
After touching him, Xu Damao punched Sha Zhu in the buttocks. This time, Sha Zhu's scream was real, and he was in so much pain that he rolled off the bench.
"You idiot Zhu, you son of a bitch, you dare to mess with me."
Xu Damao got anxious. So all that idiot Zhu's constant yelling was just him being teased?
Xu Damao, holding his belt, looked around, pointed at Shazhu, and shouted, "Everyone, Shazhu cheated; he put something under his butt."
"You're talking nonsense! You're just slandering me. You just want to take the opportunity to hit me a few more times. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?" Sha Zhu retorted, not to be outdone. "Xu Damao, you son of a bitch, are you going to hit me or not? If not, I'm going home to apply medicine."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sha Zhu grimaced and limped forward two steps.
Everyone saw it all, but had no idea who was telling the truth.
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