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The group of seven people arrived at the subdistrict office again.

The people from the neighborhood committee all started to feel a headache when they saw them.

Du Dongliang, in particular, wanted to avoid Yi Zhonghai whenever he heard his name.

Unfortunately, he couldn't escape it.

Six elderly men and women in their eighties, plus one elderly woman in her sixties, blocked him at the entrance of the neighborhood office.

How can he hide?
Du Dongliang didn't dare to hide.

If this gets out of hand and the higher-ups find out, he won't be able to keep his position.

"Yi Zhonghai, what brings you to the subdistrict office?"

Yi Zhonghai and the others started complaining all at once, describing Da Dao and his gang as utterly wicked people.

"Director Du, if you don't help us, we'll be tortured to death by them sooner or later."

Du Dongliang asked in confusion, "I remember that half of your courtyard house was in your hands and the other half was in He Guoqiang's hands."

What's the deal with that guy called Big Knife?

How did he end up staying in your compound with his entourage?

Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "They rented Sha Zhu's house."

By now, Du Dongliang had also found out He Yuzhu's identity. As a member of the officialdom, he naturally understood that it was best not to involve He Yuzhu in this matter.

Involving He Yuzhu will not only be difficult to resolve, but will also offend people.

"Don't talk nonsense. The neighborhood committee has investigated and found that those houses belong to He Guoqiang."

"He Guoqiang is just a puppet put forward by Sha Zhu. If you don't believe me, you can ask Lao Yan and the others."

Yi Zhonghai didn't understand Du Dongliang's idea and insisted on dragging He Yuzhu into it.

For Yi Zhonghai, getting He Yuzhu involved was the result he wanted most.

He Yuzhu has status, and he also cares about his reputation.

As long as He Yuzhu can be dragged into this, He Yuzhu can't ignore them for the sake of his own reputation.

"Yi Zhonghai, you're an old comrade now, don't make things up without evidence."

The name on the property certificate is He Guoqiang. Don't ramble on.

You're so old, can't you just stay home and behave yourself?
Why do you have to make things so complicated?

This is something that Du Dongliang finds very difficult to understand.

Despite his obvious dissatisfaction, Yi Zhonghai was able to live a very comfortable life thanks to the money he got from Jin Qihao.

Yi Zhonghai, however, was restless and caused trouble everywhere.

Finally, they even dared to participate in the reform of state-owned enterprises, undermining the country's foundation.

Yi Zhonghai was very dissatisfied. He didn't ask for much; he just wanted to retire peacefully. Why was he accused of causing trouble?

Who would want to cause trouble if they could retire peacefully?

"Director Du, how can you talk like that? How have I caused any trouble?"

We are now destitute and almost kicked out.

We came to the neighborhood committee for help, and if you're unwilling to help, fine. But why are you labeling us?

Du Dongliang really had no good way to deal with Yi Zhonghai and his gang of scoundrels.

He could only take the people from the neighborhood committee to the courtyard house to investigate the situation.

Da Dao wasn't afraid when he saw the people from the neighborhood committee coming over.

Have these people done anything heinous or immoral?

However, their outfits still detracted from their overall impression.

Du Dongliang asked in a serious tone, "Who exactly are you people?"

Da Dao spoke frankly: "We're here to collect a debt. He's owing money and isn't paying it back."

Now that the government has stepped in, they should help us resolve this.

"Debt collection. What debt?" Du Dongliang looked at Da Dao with suspicion, then looked at Yi Zhonghai.

At the street office, Yi Zhonghai didn't tell him that Da Dao and his group were there to collect a debt.

Yi Zhonghai only said that Da Dao and his gang were bullying people and disturbing their rest.

Da Dao then had someone bring out the IOU and show it to Du Dongliang.

"Director Du, you saw it too. They mortgaged their houses to borrow money from us. I didn't know, maybe they borrowed money to undermine the country."

Now that I know, I'm here to ask them for my money back. They can't say we did anything wrong, can they?

They didn't have the money to pay, so I told them to use the house as collateral. Was that right?

"Then why did you say you wanted to take Banggeng's wife away?" Seeing that the situation was not going his way, Yi Zhonghai used the threatening words with his broadsword.

After saying that, he winked at Yan Bugui and the others, signaling them to step forward and testify.

Yan Bugui and the others knew that this matter concerned their interests, so they all stood up to condemn Da Dao.

Upon hearing these words, Du Dongliang stared at Da Dao with a warning look: "What they're saying is true."

Da Dao wasn't afraid and said directly, "They're taking advantage of their age to renege on their debts."

I had no choice but to use their children to scare them.

But, Director Du, I didn't do anything.

If I really take action, will their children still be able to live comfortably outside?
Saying a few words to scare someone isn't illegal, is it?

Du Dongliang knew that Da Dao might not be telling the truth, but there was nothing he could do.

Da Dao did not actually take any action; he cannot convict Da Dao simply because Da Dao uttered a few threatening words.

However, he still had to warn Big Knife: "You'd better behave yourself."

"Don't worry. As long as they honestly repay the money, I will absolutely not cause them any trouble."

Director Du, you've come at the right time. Please persuade them to return the money.

"I'll take the money and leave immediately."

Fearing that someone might die in the end, Du Dongliang just wanted to resolve the problem as soon as possible.

"Tell me, when do you plan to pay me back?"

Yi Zhonghai lowered his head and remained silent. They had nothing left and were living on their meager pensions, which were simply insufficient to repay the debt.

The big knife was pointed at Yi Zhonghai and the others: "Director, look. Paying back debts is a matter of course."

"As soon as we ask them to pay back the money, they act like this; it's obvious they're trying to renege on their debt."

Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "Who's refusing to pay their debt? It's not the due date yet!"
We agreed to borrow for three months, and it's not time yet.

Du Dongliang had seen through Yi Zhonghai and his associates' true nature. Expecting them to come up with money was basically impossible.

But it is only right to pay back debts.

There was nothing wrong with the loan agreement between Da Dao and Yi Zhonghai; he couldn't stop it.

The best course of action now is to stall for time, for as long as possible.

"Since it's not time to repay the loan yet, why are you in such a hurry for the money?"

Da Dao argued, "It's not that I'm in a hurry to pay, it's just that they simply can't pay me back."

"How do you know they won't arrive yet? It's not time. Since we signed a contract, we should stick to it," Du Dongliang said firmly.

Since Da Dao couldn't afford to offend Du Dongliang, he could only agree: "Then I'll wait until the due date to collect the debt from them. Anyway, there aren't many days left."

Not satisfied with the result, Yi Zhonghai said, "Director Du, have them move out."

They're staying in the courtyard, and we're all not getting enough rest.

When filing the complaint, Yi Zhonghai emphasized what Da Dao had done in the courtyard.

It was because of this that Du Dongliang stepped forward.

"Don't disrupt their lives. Move out."

Da Dao couldn't back down now: "Director Du, this won't do."

You should know that even their own children don't want them, and they can't find anyone.

If I don't keep an eye on them, how will I collect my debts?

We live here to keep an eye on them and prevent them from running away.

Don't worry, we won't disturb their rest.

The child's rejection of them nearly made Yi Zhonghai and his companions vomit blood.

Du Dongliang really didn't know about this, so he asked about it in detail.

Big Knife didn't hide anything and told them that several people's children had run away. (End of this chapter)