Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

Time flies. One day, Da Dao led a group of people to the courtyard and cornered Yi Zhonghai and his men inside.

"Tell me, how are you going to pay off your debts?"

Facing more than a dozen burly men, Yi Zhonghai and his companions felt a chill run down their spines.

They used to band together and bully others because of their numbers, but now they've turned against the Heavenly Gang.

What are you trying to do?

"Nonsense, of course we're going to collect the debt. Paying back debts is a matter of course. If you don't pay, we'll have no choice but to use force."

"Tell me, when are you moving?" Big Knife shouted sternly.

His underlings all took a step forward in unison, their eyes fixed on Yi Zhonghai and the others.

Yi Zhonghai and the others subconsciously took a few steps back, then felt embarrassed and their faces turned red.

At this moment, Liu Haizhong and the others all looked at Yi Zhonghai expectantly, hoping that he would step forward.

Da Dao also looked at Yi Zhonghai, waiting for him to speak.

Under this double pressure, Yi Zhonghai's heart was pounding, and he wished he could just throw up his sleeves and hide at home.

But he knew that was impossible. That wouldn't solve the problem.

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to take a deep breath and try to negotiate with Da Dao: "We have nothing left but this house."

If we give you the house, we'll have nowhere to live.

As the saying goes, of all virtues, filial piety is the most important.

No matter what, one should never forget filial piety…

"Pah!" Big Knife spat a mouthful of phlegm onto Yi Zhonghai's face: "You old bastard, what do you mean?"

“Brother, what he means is that we should be filial to him,” one of the younger brothers said.

He pointed the broadsword at Yi Zhonghai: "I've seen people who are delusional, but I've never seen anyone as delusional as you."

I don't even respect my own parents, yet you expect me to respect you?

What are you thinking about?

"You lot, answer me honestly: are you paying back the money, or are you moving?"

This is a critical problem.

For Yi Zhonghai and his group, neither option was what they wanted.

Big Knife snorted: "Not going to talk, huh? Fine, go call the police and say someone owes you money and isn't paying it back."

Oh, and let's invite Director Du from the neighborhood office over as well.

Last time, he told us to wait until the debt period ended.

Now that the time has come, I should at least tell him.

One of the henchmen ran out quickly and soon returned with the police and Du Dongliang.

Da Dao said directly, "Director Du, I'll listen to you and wait until the day I have to pay back the money."

The time has come; it's time for them to pay back the money.

The police officer glanced at the loan agreement provided by Da Dao and found no problems other than the slightly high interest rate.

But this interest rate is not illegal.

This made it impossible for them to manage it.

Logically, they should support Da Dao in demanding repayment.

The problem is that Yi Zhonghai and the others are too old, and it's difficult to persuade them.

Du Dongliang looked at Yi Zhonghai with a headache. He regretted going to see Yi Zhonghai in the first place.

Since meeting Yi Zhonghai, he hasn't encountered a single pleasant thing.

"Tell me, what are you planning to do?"

With the help of the police and Du Dongliang, Yi Zhonghai and his group felt much more confident.

They all began to explain their reasons.

The reason given was nothing new; they simply said they were too old to repay the money.

"You're incompetent, and so are your sons." Da Dao's mission was to drive Yi Zhonghai and his group out of the courtyard, so he certainly wouldn't believe what Yi Zhonghai and his group said.

When the topic of children came up, none of them spoke. It was a fact that the children were unfilial, but it was still very difficult for them to say it out loud.

Du Dongliang and the police wanted to resolve this problem as soon as possible, so they sent people to look for the children from the three families.

Knowing that Yan Bugui's son-in-law was a policeman, they went to find Luo Hong.

Luo Hong already knew about these things, so he informed Yan Jiedi and asked her to handle them.

The police then located the three Yan brothers through Yan Jiedi.

On the Liu family's side, they only found Liu Guangqi, not the two brothers Liu Guangtian, and only their wives.

These two brothers are currently working in Shanghai. They went to Shanghai, found Ma Hua, and begged him to help them find jobs.

After consulting with He Yuzhu, Ma Hua introduced them to the car factory, where they worked as laborers in the workshop.

The two were in Shanghai, unfamiliar with the place and its people, and dared not cause trouble, so they worked honestly.

On the Jia family's side, the police only found the addresses of Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua, but not Bang Geng's address.

These days, things aren't as convenient as they are now. Without any news, it's not so easy for the police to find someone.

Da Dao questioned Qin Huairu: "You, as a mother, really don't know where your own son lives?"

Qin Huairu just cried without saying a word.

If she were thirty or forty years younger, it might have an effect. A woman in her sixties—except for Yi Zhonghai, nobody would care.

Madam Jia mustered her courage and said, "I don't know, I just don't know."

They didn't know, but He Yuzhu did.

He Yuzhu wanted to see Yi Zhonghai being kicked out of his home, so how could he let Bang Geng get away?

Knowing that the police were looking for Bang Geng, he sent someone to deliver a note with Bang Geng's address on it.

After hearing the news, the henchman came to the courtyard: "You don't know, but we do. Officer, Bang Geng lives here."

The police took the note and then sent someone to find Bang Geng: "How did you know?"

After receiving a hint from his underling, Da Dao quickly said, "We're just worried that they might not want to pay back the money and might run away."

So they sent people to keep an eye on them.

This was somewhat illegal, but the police didn't want to make things complicated, so they didn't pursue the matter further.

Upon hearing these words, Qin Huairu forgot all about crying. She was terrified.

The fact that Da Dao sent people to keep an eye on Bang Geng means that their lives have always been in someone else's hands.

Yi Zhonghai and the others standing nearby also realized the problem, and fear showed in their eyes.

Since Bang Geng hadn't arrived yet, and with so many people, it was impossible to wait for just Bang Geng, they started asking the others first.

As the director of the subdistrict office, Du Dongliang had no choice but to step forward and preside: "You all tell me how you want to resolve this."

Da Dao's demands were simple: "Either return the money, or return the house."

He has powerful backers, and as long as he doesn't break the law, no one can do anything to him.

He did whatever his superiors told him to do.

Du Dongliang glanced at Yi Zhonghai and the others, knowing in his heart that there was actually only one option between the two.

People like Yi Zhonghai are unable to repay their debts and can only use their houses to settle them.

To be honest, Du Dongliang couldn't wait for Yi Zhonghai and the others to move out.

The children of Yi Zhonghai and his family are not in his jurisdiction. Once Yi Zhonghai and his family move away, they will no longer be under his care.

He couldn't say these things, so he turned to Yi Zhonghai and the others and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

“We don’t want to move,” Yi Zhonghai replied in a muffled voice.

For Yi Zhonghai, the courtyard house was of no importance.

The most important thing is that they can live together in the courtyard house. With Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui around, the three of them can look after each other, ensuring his retirement is secure.

Once they move out, they won't be able to live together anymore. Without help, he simply can't trust anyone.

Yan Bugui looked at his four children and found that all of them were looking to the side, ignoring his pleading gaze.

Yan Bugui knew he had no choice. Living in a courtyard house was the best option for a peaceful retirement.

"I don't want to move either." (End of Chapter)