Wang Dabao blinked and crossed his arms, adopting a posture of keeping his mouth and nose closed and his mind at ease.
Yan Bugui sighed helplessly and said to Xu Damao, "Damao, your request is unreasonable. Do you think Shazhu will obediently come over and let you hit him?"
Xu Damao, however, started to act shamelessly: "Anyway, these are my conditions, otherwise don't say I'm unreasonable."
Seemingly realizing that his attitude was not good, Xu Damao immediately changed his attitude and spoke again.
“Hey, uncles, what would you do if this happened to you? Just this afternoon, Sha Zhu went to the factory’s propaganda department and beat me up in front of everyone in the department.”
“Da Bao knows about this. He beat me so badly that my face was covered in blood. It even went to the security department, but he didn’t give Sha Zhu Dou any serious punishment afterwards. We’re all in the same boat, right? We shouldn’t hold a grudge against him for a little conflict.”
"But guess what he did? I never expected that bastard would wait for me on his way home from get off work. Right there in Banche Hutong, he was squatting down there and beat me up."
Xu Damao thrashed about with both hands, “Tell me, is this how people conduct themselves? How can Sha Zhu bully people like this? He hit me twice in half a day. Second Uncle saw it when I came back, right? My legs hurt so much I couldn’t even get on my bicycle. It took me half an hour to push it home.”
"Tell me, if this happened to you, who would be able to get revenge? So you have to understand me."
Yan Bugui, standing to the side, blinked and nodded: "Da Mao's words are indeed reasonable. Sha Zhu's actions are inhumane. There's no reason for him to beat someone twice in half a day for no reason."
"But this is between you and Sha Zhu, what does it have to do with Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu?!"
Liu Haizhong spoke up, but his tone and expression were much better than before; Xu Damao's explanation had worked.
Xu Damao took out cigarettes and offered them to the three of them: "Shazhu beat me up because of Qin Huairu. He thought I was the one who spread the rumors in the factory, but when the security department investigated, it turned out that wasn't the case."
"I get so angry just thinking about it. That idiot Zhu knew I had nothing to do with this, but he still beat me up twice. You know, that guy is really inhuman."
Having understood the source of Xu Damao's anger, the people at the table fell silent.
If we can't handle Xu Damao's situation, then we can't proceed to the next step.
"Old Yan, why don't you go and talk to Sha Zhu?"
Liu Haizhong flicked his cigarette ash, glanced at Yan Bugui who was carefully sipping his tea, and thought to himself, "What's the point of sipping your tea? It's worlds apart from Brother Dabao's."
Yan Bugui slowly put down his teacup: "This is not a good matter. If I go over there, Sha Zhu will be the one to get beaten up. He might even turn on me first and beat me up again."
"He dares!"
Xu Damao wanted to slam his hand on the table, but he held back. He still vividly remembered Yan Jiekuang's smirk last time. "Shazhu isn't that bold. He wouldn't dare to touch a hair on your head, Second Uncle. Call Jiecheng and Jiefang, and the three of us will go and teach him a lesson. He's gone too far."
Yan Bugui waved his hand: "Xu Damao, come on, last time Sha Zhu knocked you down in one go. Of course, Lao Liu and I aren't much better off either. This is really difficult to handle."
"Fine, if you're not going, I will."
Liu Haizhong stood up and sighed, "This matter has to be resolved. Even though the street office staff went back after hearing our explanation tonight, they are still waiting for our results. Every day the results are delayed, the street office will be watching us."
Liu Haizhong arrived at Sha Zhu's door and knocked.
Sha Zhu opened the door and saw Liu Haizhong. He looked a little impatient, but since this was a time to ask for a favor, he had to hold back.
"It's an old man! Come in and sit down, I'll get you some hot water."
Liu Haizhong nodded with his hands behind his back and stepped into the house: "Shazhu, we need to have a good talk about this today."
Sha Zhu got Liu Haizhong a stool, poured him some water, and then handed him a cigarette, treating him like a king.
Liu Haizhong took a drag of his cigarette, paused for a moment, and then said, "Shazhu, do you know what the key is to calm things down between Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai?"
"What's the key?"
Silly Zhu, sitting next to Liu Haizhong, was stumped by the question. "Uncle, stop beating around the bush. If I had your brain, I'd be an official too. Just tell me straight. If there's anything I, Silly Zhu, need to do, I'll definitely do it."
Liu Haizhong was not happy about Sha Zhu's promise.
"Let me tell you, the key is Xu Damao. He was the first to discover Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu in the vegetable cellar, and he also blocked the door, so he is also one of the parties involved."
"My idea is to get Xu Damao to change his mind and confirm that Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai discussed the job transfer in the vegetable cellar. Then we can hold a hospital-wide meeting to discuss the matter openly, and have Xu Damao explain it at the meeting. This way, everyone's opinion on the matter will change."
"Oh my, you really are a great old man, that's a good idea."
Sha Zhu looked excited; he also thought this method was feasible.
As long as Xu Damao explains at the hospital-wide meeting, he should be able to dispel everyone's doubts.
“Shazhu, but there’s something stuck in our way now, and I have to say a few words to you.” Liu Haizhong changed the subject. “Are you bored? Why did you beat him up twice a day? Now he refuses to change his mind no matter what. What do you suggest we do about this?!”
Liu Haizhong stared at Sha Zhu with wide eyes, making Sha Zhu feel a little uneasy.
With a 'thud,' Sha Zhu threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped it around. 'Damn it, Xu Damao is a son of a bitch. You sit here for a bit, I'll go over and give him a good beating and see if he changes his ways. I guarantee I'll give you a satisfactory answer.'
As he spoke, Sha Zhu got up and walked towards the door.
"You come back here right now! Haven't you caused enough trouble already?!"
Liu Haizhong's fat face turned red with anger. Well, he came here to let Sha Zhu get beaten up, but before he could even bring up the topic, Sha Zhu almost beat up Xu Damao.
He didn't care who got beaten; he was only thinking about giving the neighborhood committee an explanation as soon as possible.
"Come back and sit down."
Liu Haizhong pointed at the bench with a sullen face. When Sha Zhu saw that Liu Haizhong was really anxious, he stopped talking and obediently sat back down.
However, he still snorted and said, "He deserved to be beaten for slandering Sister Qin's reputation. I haven't even gone all out yet."
Liu Haizhong shook his head: "I've heard about this. Didn't the security department find out that he didn't do it? Besides, if you keep hitting him, it will be difficult to get him to change Qin Huairu's testimony."
Mentioning Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu's anger subsided: "Then what can we do, old man? As long as Xu Damao changes his tune, I can guarantee I won't hit him anymore."
Liu Haizhong really wanted to give Sha Zhu a good beating. "Are you even speaking human language? You promised not to hit Xu Damao? Xu Damao wants to beat you to death right now!"
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