Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1139 Liu Haizhong Beats Jia Zhang
"Liu Haizhong, don't think you can get rid of me like this. I'm telling you, I wasn't brought up to be scared." Jia Zhang said in a timid tone, "If you don't give me the money, I'll go to the street office to find Director Wang and expose all your shameful deeds. You'll be in trouble then."

Liu Haizhong's eyes turned. He knew that Jia Zhang was a troublemaker. If he allowed her to go to the street office and talk nonsense, even if there was no evidence, it would bring him trouble. He suddenly raised his hand and slapped Jia Zhang's wrinkled face with a loud slap.

This slap made Jia Zhang unable to recover for a long time. She covered her face with her hands, her eyes full of shock and anger: "You... you dare to hit me?"

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Liu Haizhong's eyes. "Humph, so what if I beat you? You old bitch, you came to my house to act wildly and blackmail me, how can I tolerate you? If you know what's good for you, just get out of here. If you dare to pester me again, don't blame me for being rude."

Jia Zhang was so angry that she was shaking all over. She didn't expect Liu Haizhong to be so bold as to hit her. She was about to open her mouth to curse, but she saw Liu Haizhong's threatening eyes. She couldn't help but feel a little scared, but she still refused to give in: "You are so good, Liu Haizhong, just wait, I will never let you go." After saying that, she covered her face and stumbled out the door.
As soon as she arrived in the yard, she started yelling at the top of her voice: "Everyone come and see! Liu Haizhong is beating someone up! This inhuman beast is bullying an old woman like me!" Her voice echoed in the yard, and the sharp voice broke the original tranquility of the compound. Many residents heard the noise and opened their doors and stuck their heads out.

"He did something bad and didn't allow anyone to say anything. I just said a few fair words and he hit me! Look, is there any law here?" Jia Zhang shouted, pointing at her red face.

The originally quiet courtyard was broken by Jia Zhang's shouting, and the residents who had fallen asleep were awakened and came out of the house one after another, wearing clothes and slippers. Soon, a group of people gathered in front of Liu Haizhong's house, and everyone was talking about it.

"What's going on at this late hour? Jia Zhang, what are you shouting for?"

"Yeah, it's so noisy, how can I sleep?"

Seeing more and more people coming, Jia Zhang cried even harder. She pointed at the door of Liu Haizhong's house and cried, "Everyone, please give me some justice! I just said a few words about Liu Haizhong stealing things, and he got so angry that he hit me. Look at my face." As she spoke, she put down her hands that were covering her face, revealing her slightly red and swollen face, which looked particularly glaring in the dim light.

When everyone saw Jia Zhang's face, they were suddenly shocked and their eyes turned to Liu Haizhong's house, their eyes full of surprise and confusion.

Liu Haizhong walked out of the house angrily and said to the crowd, "Neighbors, don't listen to this crazy woman's nonsense. She is trying to blackmail me! When have I, Liu Haizhong, ever done anything like stealing?"

When Jia Zhang heard this, she jumped up and shouted, "You're still trying to make excuses! You and Sha Zhu were sneaking around the lumber mill that night. If it wasn't stealing, what was that? Do you think I didn't see it?"

Liu Haizhong's face showed an angry expression as if he had been wronged: "Jia Zhang, you are slandering me! I think you are crazy because you are poor and crazy about money, so you make up such nonsense to slander me." As he said that, he suddenly rushed towards Jia Zhang, grabbed her collar and pretended to hit her.

Jia Zhang was frightened, but she still insisted: "You dare? If you hit me, it proves that you are guilty!"

Liu Haizhong's eyes were fierce, and he increased the strength of his hands. He shook Jia Zhang and shouted, "Today I will teach you a lesson, you old woman who spread rumors and caused trouble!" As he said that, he raised his fist and punched Jia Zhang, one punch after another, cursing as he hit her, "I told you not to talk nonsense and frame me!"

When the people around saw this, some screamed in fear, while others rushed forward to stop the fight: "Liu Haizhong, stop fighting, let's talk it out!"

Liu Haizhong had already fallen into a frenzy at this time. He knew very well that if he did not completely calm Jia Zhang down at this time, once the residents in the compound believed Jia Zhang's nonsense, even if there was only a trace of suspicion, it would be a disaster for him. At this critical juncture, he could not afford to hesitate or be soft-hearted.

His fists rained down on Jia Zhang, each one was fierce. He roared as he hit her: "I told you to frame me, you old bastard! I must teach you a lesson today." Jia Zhang was beaten so hard that she screamed in pain. She began to get scared and tried to break free, but the power in his bangs was too great and she couldn't get rid of it at all.

The residents around were all stunned by the sudden violence. Some shouted, "Stop it! Someone will die if you continue!"

Qin Huairu quietly watched the chaotic scene from behind the crowd, her lips slightly raised, and she cursed in her heart: "This old woman deserves it. Who made you so greedy and go around causing trouble?" But after a while, her brows furrowed and she began to worry. She knew that Jia Zhang's old bones could not stand such a toss. If she was really broken by Liu Haizhong, the money for the treatment would have to be paid by her family. The family was originally poor, so how could they have spare money for her treatment?

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu gritted her teeth, squeezed out from behind the crowd, hurriedly stepped forward to grab Liu Haizhong, and shouted loudly: "Liu Haizhong, stop hitting me! If you continue like this, someone will die. Let's talk it out."

Liu Haizhong was fighting vigorously, but when Qin Huairu pulled him, he turned around and shouted with red eyes: "Qin Huairu, don't mind my business, I must teach this old bitch a lesson today!"

Qin Huairu grabbed Liu Haizhong tightly and begged bitterly, "Brother Haizhong, I know Aunt Jia is wrong, but if you beat her up, it will be hard for all of us. Please forgive her this time because we are all neighbors."

The residents around also echoed: "Yes, Liu Haizhong, stop hitting him, or something serious will happen."

Liu Haizhong was panting heavily, his eyes wide open like bells, staring at Jia Zhang lying on the ground, and shouted loudly: "Jia Zhang, you must admit in front of everyone that you are framing me, otherwise I will never let you go today!"

Jia Zhang's face was covered in bruises and her hair was a mess. She glared back at Liu Haizhong fiercely, with a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth. She gritted her teeth and said, "I didn't frame you. You just stole something. I saw it with my own eyes. If you want me to change my words, there's no way!"

Liu Haizhong was so angry that he was shaking all over. He stepped forward, pointed at Jia Zhang's nose and cursed: "You old stubborn man, you are still stubborn even when you are about to die. I, Liu Haizhong, have always been upright. When have I ever done such a despicable thing? If you talk nonsense again, I will beat you!"

Jia Zhang spat a mouthful of blood on the ground and sneered, "Humph, if you have the guts, just beat me to death. Do you think I'm afraid of you? You are just guilty and want me to change my words to cover up your crime. I won't let you succeed."

Liu Haizhong's eyes turned red, and he raised his hand as if to hit him again: "You are such a fool, I will give you one more chance, will you tell me?"

The residents around hurried forward to dissuade him: "Liu Haizhong, don't be impulsive!" "Aunt Jia, don't be stubborn, just solve this problem first."

Jia Zhang was unmoved and continued to shout: "Don't be fooled by him, he is a thief who did bad things with Sha Zhu. I came to expose him for the good of the compound." Liu Haizhong was furious: "You are simply making a fuss, I didn't do it at all, what right do you have to slander me? If you don't admit it today, I will make sure you can't stay in this compound!"

Jia Zhang stiffened her neck and said, "I'm not wrong. I'm not afraid of your threats. If you have the guts, just keep hitting me. I'll see what you can do to me."

Qin Huairu was extremely anxious, with beads of sweat rolling down her forehead. She knew that if things continued like this, Jia Zhang would be beaten to death by Liu Haizhong, and this matter would become a big deal. She searched the crowd anxiously, and suddenly, she saw a woman.

Qin Huairu rushed over and grabbed Auntie's arm, her voice trembling a little: "Auntie, please go find Uncle Er and Xu Damao, they are the only ones who can stop Liu Haizhong."

The lady looked puzzled and said, "Why don't you go? Wouldn't it be faster if you go?"

Qin Huairu's eyes flashed with helplessness and embarrassment, and she said with a bitter face: "Aunt, you don't know, Xu Damao and I have had a falling out a long time ago. If I go, he will definitely not come. This matter can't wait, please, just go."

The aunt was kind-hearted. Seeing Qin Huairu's anxious look and thinking about the seriousness of the matter, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try. You should find a way to calm them down first." After that, the aunt turned around and walked quickly out of the yard. Her figure soon disappeared into the night.

At this time, Xu Damao was immersed in his sleep. The noise outside lingered on the edge of his dream, but he subconsciously didn't want to pay attention to it. He turned over and planned to continue sleeping. However, the shouting became louder and louder, and it persisted in drilling into his ears.

"Don't worry about them. What could happen in the middle of the night?" Xu Damao muttered and pulled the quilt higher, trying to isolate himself from the noise from the outside world.

Qin Jingru, who was standing by, was getting annoyed by the noise. She frowned and kicked Xu Damao: "Are you deaf? There's such a big noise outside. Maybe something has happened, and you're still sleeping!"

Xu Damao felt the pain and jumped up from the bed with a cry of "Ouch". He glared at Qin Jingru in dissatisfaction: "What are you doing? Why are you going crazy so late at night?"

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"Go and have a look quickly. Something must have happened in the compound. If something really happened, we will not be able to escape responsibility." Qin Jingru urged.

Xu Damao put on his clothes reluctantly, complaining all the time: "Really? Can't I sleep well?" He dragged his heavy steps to the door and opened it. The glaring light made him squint his eyes, and he looked outside the door with impatience.

When Xu Damao saw an old lady standing outside the door, his brows immediately furrowed, and his tone was full of annoyance: "Auntie, what's the matter at this time of night?"

The auntie panted and said, "Xu Damao, something terrible has happened! Jia Zhang and Liu Haizhong are fighting, and the scene is terrifying. If we don't stop them, someone will die!"

Xu Damao sneered in his heart. In his mind, neither Jia Zhang nor Liu Haizhong were good people. They had many conflicts with him and were his enemies. He hoped that the two would fight each other and both would be injured. It would be best if they died together, so that they would not cause trouble for him again in the future.

So, a look of disdain appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "Auntie, they are fighting, why do you come to me? I'm not from the neighborhood committee, so I can't take care of such trivial matters. You should find someone else." As he said that, he was about to close the door.

An auntie quickly stretched out her hand to block the door and said anxiously, "Xu Damao, you can't do this! We are all from the compound, can you bear to watch them get into trouble? If this matter gets out of hand, it will not be good for our compound."

Xu Damao was unmoved: "Hmph, they have caused their own problems, so they should solve them themselves. I still have to go to sleep." After saying that, he pushed the door hard, trying to keep the aunt out.

Seeing Xu Damao was about to close the door, Auntie raised her voice and said, "Xu Damao, don't close the door yet! There is something else going on. Jia Zhang said that Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu stole things together. If this is true, it will be a disaster!"

Xu Damao stopped pushing the door halfway. His eyes narrowed slightly, and his mind flashed through all the conflicts he had with Sha Zhu in the past. All those times when Sha Zhu teased him and made him look bad in front of everyone came to mind, and he was excited. If he could use the incident of Jia Zhang to uncover the truth about Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu's theft, it would be a godsend.

The corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a sinister smile, he slowly opened the door, looked at the aunt and said: "Auntie, if that's the case, then I have to go and take a look. This compound cannot tolerate such sneaky things."

The lady breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Yes, yes, you should go quickly. If you are late, someone might die."

As Xu Damao walked quickly into the yard, he was thinking in his mind, "Humph, Shazhu, Liu Haizhong, don't think you can get away easily this time. I will ruin your reputation."

The yard was in chaos at this time. The second aunt used all her strength to hug Liu Haizhong's waist tightly, shouting at the top of her lungs: "Lao Hai, don't be impulsive! If you continue to hit me, someone will die!" Liu Haizhong was still struggling, his eyes were red, and he kept cursing Jia Zhang.

At this moment, Xu Damao strode over. He raised his voice deliberately, his face full of anger: "What are you doing? It's late at night, and you're disturbing the whole hospital. No one can sleep, right?"

He walked up to Liu Haizhong and Jia Zhangshi and glared at Liu Haizhong first: "Liu Haizhong, you are a well-known person after all. You are ashamed to fight with an old lady? Look at what you have done to this courtyard."

Then he turned to Jia Zhang, his tone full of disgust: "And you, Jia Zhang, you are not an easy person to deal with either. You just stir up trouble every day. Look at you now, what do you look like?"

Liu Haizhong panted heavily and tried to defend himself: "Xu Damao, you don't know, this old woman slandered me, saying that I stole things, I didn't do it at all."

Jia Zhang was not to be outdone. She got up from the ground and pointed at Liu Haizhong: "He did steal something. I saw it with my own eyes. He even wanted to beat someone up to silence him."