Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 20 was terrifying.
Li Hongbing was surprised by how quickly Yi Zhonghai changed his attitude.

In front of everyone, Li Hongbing didn't hold back and directly mocked him, saying, "Hey old man, are you a monkey or a Sichuan opera performer? Why do you change your face so quickly? Your temper is like a dog's, changing every minute. Are you performing an opera here?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a burst of laughter erupted in the courtyard.

With both monkey and dog names, anyone with eyes can tell that Li Hongbing is cursing.

“Hongbing, this was the old man’s fault. He shouldn’t have misunderstood you before things were cleared up, causing you to suffer.

Even though he was the one being scolded and humiliated, Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to suppress his anger and continue to lower himself and apologize.

The situation is beyond our control.

Having already exhausted all means against Li Hongbing, Yi Zhonghai was even less willing to give others leverage to confirm Li Hongbing's earlier words.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's current subservient demeanor, Li Hongbing couldn't help but feel contempt.

He didn't know he was wrong; he just knew he might be finished, so he was afraid.

The two completely opposite faces are laughable.

"Sir, may I go now?"

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had no shame, Li Hongbing lost interest in humiliating him and asked directly.

"Ok, Ok."

Yi Zhonghai nodded hurriedly, and then announced to the onlookers, "Today's meeting is now over. Everyone may leave."

At this moment.

No one wanted to end this self-humiliating farce more than Yi Zhonghai.

Seeing this, Li Hongbing chose to stop while he was ahead and had no intention of continuing the commotion.

If this continues, it will only make things worse and more ugly; it's pointless.

The key is.

Li Hongbing has already dug out this bomb in public, and is just waiting for someone to step forward and detonate it.

Holding this hospital-wide meeting today will definitely be one of Yi Zhonghai's most regrettable decisions.

Yesterday, Li Hongbing had already realized that Yi Zhonghai, Xu Fugui, and Liu Haizhong, these three old men, were not of one mind. Each of them had their own ideas and ulterior motives, and now that they had the opportunity, it was inevitable that they would take action.

Li Hongbing wasn't gambling on anything else, but on people's hearts.

It's difficult to offer help in times of need, but those who kick you when you're down are never in the minority.

“Hongbing, no matter what, Uncle Yi is still an elder. Aren’t you being a bit disrespectful to him?”

As Yi Zhonghai announced the end of the plenary session, before Li Hongbing could even leave the Central Court, Sha Zhu rushed over impatiently.

"Having an elder like Yi Zhonghai is simply the worst luck imaginable; we can't afford to accept it."

Li Hongbing almost laughed out loud.

Sha Zhu himself is willing to treat Yi Zhonghai as an elder, but he can't control him.

Watching Li Hongbing and Li Hongmei leave, Sha Zhu sighed helplessly, then quickly ran to Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu and said, "Uncle, you really misunderstood Hongbing this time. When he came back just now, I asked him outside. He had just finished work at Fengzeyuan and the tram broke down on the way, which is why he came back late. The matter of you two being covered in sacks has nothing to do with him."

At this time, not everyone in the courtyard had left yet, and upon hearing Sha Zhu's words, they couldn't help but stop.

Upon discovering this, Jia Dongxu immediately lost face and said to Sha Zhu with a dark expression, "Sha Zhu, did you do this on purpose? Knowing this, why didn't you say so sooner? Now my master and I have made such a fool of ourselves."

"Hey! Jia Dongxu, whose fault is this?"

"Just now, before Hongbing and I even arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, we heard you falsely accusing Hongbing and bullying Sister Hongmei, a woman. How can you be so shameless?"

“I wanted to explain, but you didn’t give me a chance to speak, and immediately accused Hongbing of doing it.”

"Besides, what does this have to do with me?"

"Now that I'm trying to kindly remind you, it's become my fault? It's like a dog biting Lü Dongbin—unappreciative of a kind heart." "..."

Sha Zhu respected Yi Zhonghai, but that didn't mean he respected Jia Dongxu as much. The two had never gotten along and would start arguing after just a few words.

"Who are you calling a dog?"

Jia Dongxu was furious.

Having just been humiliated by Li Hongmei and Li Hongbing, and now being ridiculed by Sha Zhu, he immediately lost his temper.

In the past, Jia Dongxu looked down on Sha Zhu, thinking he was not smart enough.

Later, He Daqing ran away, and Sha Zhu, who had long lost his mother, lost his father as well. Although Jia Dongxu didn't mock them as often as Xu Damao, he still gloated and fanned the flames whenever they made a move.

Yi Zhonghai's closeness to Sha Zhu did not ease their relationship; instead, it aroused Jia Dongxu's dissatisfaction, who felt that Sha Zhu had taken away the unique "love" that his master, Yi Zhonghai, had for him.

"Anyone who answers is a dog!"

Sha Zhu couldn't help but feel smug and immediately stirred up hatred by saying, "Anyway, I didn't name anyone, but someone just came up with the admission on their own."

“Idiot Zhu, I’ll fuck you…”

"enough!"

Seeing that Jia Dongxu was about to say something disastrous, Yi Zhonghai, unable to bear it any longer, had no choice but to speak up and stop him.

He knew all too well Sha Zhu's stubbornness.

If we really provoke Sha Zhu into acting recklessly, even if he intervenes, he might not listen.

Despite being several years older than Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu is no match for Sha Zhu in terms of brute strength.

"Shazhu, were you telling the truth just now?"

Without making a sound, Yi Zhonghai glanced at those who hadn't left yet, then his gaze landed on Sha Zhu, and he asked intentionally.

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu quickly replied, "Uncle, I would never lie to you!"

"It seems we really misunderstood Hongbing."

Yi Zhonghai feigned regret, sighed, and "educated" Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu, don't be so impulsive next time. I know you're angry because you were tricked, but you should be careful what you say without evidence, otherwise it will cause a misunderstanding like this time."

The purpose of this meeting is simply to find the murderer, not to offend anyone or deliberately target anyone!

“The old man is right. And Jia Dongxu, you should use your brain. Hongbing is only a few days old and he has just recovered from his illness. Do you think he has the ability to lay a hand on you and the old man?”

Sha Zhu chimed in.

Yi Zhonghai's words just now really resonated with him.

But Jia Dongxu disagreed and retorted on the spot: "Who knows if Li Hongbing has any helpers? Even if he didn't do it himself this time, can't he just pay someone to do it?"

"Alright, I already said at the meeting that this matter has nothing to do with Li Hongbing, Dongxu, so please stop saying these things."

Yi Zhonghai was furious.

What he just said was specifically for the people in the courtyard to hear.

The purpose was to make amends for himself and Jia Dongxu.

After all, as the victim who was trapped in a sack and beaten, even if the actions were inappropriate, there is still some sympathy for them.

Yi Zhonghai no longer wanted to pursue this matter, nor dared to, and preferred to leave it at that.

Unfortunately, Jia Dongxu didn't understand his thoughts at all, rendering all his previous words useless.

Yi Zhonghai was well aware that Li Hongbing might also hire someone to commit the crime.

Even though Li Hongbing is still a suspect, in order not to make today's matter bigger, he can only pretend not to know for now.

(End of this chapter)