Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu didn't hesitate. He rolled up his sleeves and punched Xu Damao in the face.
Xu Damao was knocked back a few steps, and blood spurted from his nose instantly.
"You idiot Zhu, you dare to hit someone? I'm going to sue you!" Xu Damao shouted, covering his nose.
Sha Zhu glared angrily: "Sue me? You tell me first what about your spreading rumors about Uncle Yi? If you don't give me an explanation today, this isn't over!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Damao's eyes immediately lit up with panic, and his demeanor was no longer as forceful as before.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sha Zhu stepped forward and grabbed Xu Damao by the collar. "Xu Damao, you little bastard, if you don't admit it today, I'll let everyone in the compound see your cowardly appearance."
Yi Zhonghai, holding a bottle of liquor, said from the side, "Xu Damao, as long as you admit your mistake, this matter will end here. Otherwise, our compound cannot tolerate someone like you."
He knew in his heart that the few words that Sha Zhu had gleaned and his guesses were not enough to make Xu Damao submit. He could only try to trick him and try to get him to say something that would be in his favor.
Xu Damao smelled the strong smell of alcohol emanating from Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai's mouths, and his eyes darted around. Were these two drunk and trying to bluff their way out of this?!
The factory has already resolved the rumors and fined him; even if he denies it now, the other party can't do anything about it. But if he admits it, his reputation in the compound will be ruined, and his position as the third-in-command will soon be in jeopardy.
"Idiot Zhu, you fucking let go of me."
Xu Damao glared and kicked Sha Zhu in the stomach, "Go to hell! You dare to come to my house to frame me and beat me? I'm not done with you two!"
Sha Zhu had been drinking, so his grip was already loose. When Xu Damao kicked him hard, he immediately let go and stumbled back a few steps, bumping into Yi Zhonghai.
But Yi Zhonghai was also confused, and the two of them ended up falling to the ground one on top of the other.
With a gurgling sound, Yi Zhonghai loosened his grip, and the bottle fell to the ground.
The sound attracted Sha Zhu's attention. He grabbed a wine bottle, sprang up from the ground, and smashed it towards Xu Damao's head.
"Xu Damao, you son of a bitch! You dare to do it but not admit it. Today I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget."
With a loud thud, Xu Damao clutched his head and collapsed to the ground.
Blood flowed from the top of Xu Damao's head.
Sha Zhu stood there dumbfounded, holding the broken bottle, while Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting on the ground outside the door, was also stunned.
"Murder! Murder! Silly Zhu has murdered someone..."
Xu Damao covered his head and started wailing at the top of his lungs.
The other neighbors in the courtyard had already heard the commotion and rushed out of their homes to gather around. Everyone condemned Sha Zhu, saying that no matter what, he shouldn't have used a wine bottle to commit violence.
No one went to help Xu Damao.
"Ouch, how come there's blood?!"
Wang Dabao suddenly appeared out of nowhere, helped Xu Damao up from the ground, grabbed a rag from the side and wrapped it around Xu Damao's head, then shouted at Shazhu, "Zhuzi, don't just stand there, hurry up and go to the next courtyard to fetch Doctor Zhou, lest Damao bleeds to death."
Xu Damao looked at the blood on his hands and felt it still dripping down his head and face.
Upon hearing Wang Dabao say that if the bleeding continued, the person might die, he was terrified and immediately became unable to sit still, his body went limp and he fell backward.
Sha Zhu finally came to his senses, threw down the half-broken bottle, and turned to run to the neighboring courtyard to fetch Doctor Zhou.
"What...what's going on?"
Liu Haizhong, Liu Guangtian, Yan Bugui, Yan Jiecheng, Jia Dongxu and others also rushed over. They were stunned to see that Xu Damao's head and face were covered in blood.
The neighbors surrounded Xu Damao, chattering amongst themselves.
Some said that Sha Zhu would definitely be in jail this time, while others whispered that Xu Damao might have really done something bad to anger Sha Zhu.
Liu Haizhong and Wang Dabao helped lift Xu Damao onto a chair.
Before long, Sha Zhu arrived in a hurry with Doctor Zhou.
After examining Xu Damao's injuries, Dr. Zhou said, "The wound looks scary, but it's not too deep. Just stop the bleeding and bandage it up."
Hearing this, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai stood up, cleared his throat and said, "Zhu Zi did something wrong, but Xu Damao also has problems. I believe everyone has heard that the rumors that spread about me a few days ago were Xu Damao's doing, which almost caused me to lose my job. Zhu Zi was so angry that he came to confront Xu Damao, which led to what just happened. Let's clarify things first."
The surrounding neighbors were taken aback and started discussing it again, realizing that there was something else going on behind the scenes.
"If what Lao Yi said is true, then Xu Damao is too bad. He spread rumors about Lao Yi for no reason. How can we let such a person be a mediator? Isn't that just setting ourselves up for failure?"
"I know about the rumors about Yi Zhonghai; they've been circulating in the factory these past few days. I never imagined it was Xu Damao who spread them!"
“We can’t just listen to Yi Zhonghai’s side of the story. Just because he says it’s Xu Damao doesn’t mean it is. You need to provide evidence. If you don’t have evidence, then you’re just making baseless accusations.”
"That idiot Zhu went too far; he almost killed Xu Damao with a bottle."
"If Xu Damao really spread rumors, then he deserves it. He didn't get beaten up unjustly! If it were me, I might have beaten him even harder."
Hearing the surrounding discussions, Xu Damao was furious. Despite the pain, he shouted, "Yi Zhonghai, don't frame me like this. If you have evidence, produce it and let me go to jail. If you can't produce evidence, then Sha Zhu should go to jail for intentionally injuring someone."
Yi Zhonghai's heart tightened. He glanced at Sha Zhu and thought to himself that drinking had led to trouble. He shouldn't have followed Sha Zhu over to question him without any evidence.
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