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

Chapter 242 Jia Dongxu's Shady Moves, Shifting the Blame East

“Jia Dongxu, if you still insist on denying it, then I will have no choice but to report it to the police station. When the police come to investigate, I hope you can still cover it up. I don’t believe that with so many police officers at the police station, they can’t find anything out.”

Seeing that Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu could not produce any evidence and refused to admit it, Sha Zhu sneered and threatened them.

"Go ahead! You idiot Zhu, go if you dare!"

Even though he was the one being beaten, Jia Dongxu was repeatedly threatened with the police by Sha Zhu. He was furious and stopped pretending. He shouted, "Sha Zhu, even if I put a sack over your head, look at us now, who has been beaten worse?"
Even if you don't report this to the police station, I still want the police to uphold justice for me!

Jia Dongxu was at his wit's end.

If Sha Zhu insists on calling the police, Jia Dongxu worries that his lie will be exposed, which would be detrimental to him.

As Sha Zhu just said, Jia Dongxu, feeling guilty, obviously didn't dare to gamble.

As for the people in the courtyard, well, let's just leave it at that.

Jia Dongxu wouldn't have the guts or confidence to lie to or deceive the police at the local police station, especially with the physical evidence of the sack and rolling pin!
The issue is.

Jia Dongxu tried to attack Sha Zhu, but failed. Instead, Sha Zhu committed the crime.

Even if his motives were impure, the consequences of Sha Zhu taking action would obviously be more severe than those of him.

Since they couldn't extricate themselves from the situation, they decided to drag Sha Zhu down with them.

The current situation is simply a contest of who is more miserable and who is more afraid of seeing the police.

"Jia Dongxu, now you finally admit it!"

Upon hearing Jia Dongxu admit his crime, Sha Zhu wasn't angry at all. Instead, he said to everyone with great pride, "Look everyone, Jia Dongxu did something wrong, but he won't admit it. He even tried to deceive everyone into speaking up for him. This guy is too despicable."

And then there's Qin Huairu. As expected of a couple who share a bed, she openly helped Jia Dongxu lie. Just now she spoke so eloquently that you'd think she had really suffered some injustice and grievance. She's such a good actress.

Add to that the troublemaking Banggeng, and Jia Zhangshi, who was sent back to the countryside for causing mischief; there wasn't a single good person in that family of four…

"enough!"

Faced with Sha Zhu's public slander of their family members, Jia Dongxu's face turned ashen. He roared and then angrily rebuked, "Sha Zhu, just say what you mean. What's with this slandering us?"

Uncle Yan, Uncle Du, and everyone else in the yard, I admit I wanted to mess with Sha Zhu, but what was the final result?
My attempt failed, and instead, I got beaten up by Sha Zhu and ended up like this. Look how ruthless Sha Zhu is; he's trying to kill me!

You all must stand up for me and give me justice…

At this moment, Jia Dongxu looked as aggrieved as a child and almost burst into tears on the spot.

"Hey!"

Seeing that Jia Dongxu was crying foul, Sha Zhu was furious and said angrily, "Listen to this, everyone, is Jia Dongxu speaking human language?"

He just admitted that he was the one who tried to sneak up on me and put a sack over my head.

As for what happened in the afternoon, it wasn't entirely my fault.

He took advantage of my drunkenness that night and ambushed me with a sack and a rolling pin. I was completely unprepared and empty-handed.

In this situation, if I don't fight back, won't Jia Dongxu beat me to death?
Do you all agree?

"Hey, this matter... it really was Jia Dongxu who did something unethical."

"Dongxu, you're something else, sneaking around in the dark to trap that idiot Zhu in a sack, how did you even think of that?"

"I think you deserved to be beaten up!"

"that is!"

"The key is that you did the deed but refused to admit it, and even put on an act in front of us. You two are putting on a show together. I can't believe you could do something like that."

"But Sha Zhu, you went too far! Look how badly you beat Dongxu..."

"..."

By this time, the situation was basically clear, and everyone began to criticize Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, and also complained about Sha Zhu.

"Gentlemen, you can't say that."

Seeing that he was being criticized along with Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu was unhappy and directly defended himself: "It was pitch black outside just now, you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. Jia Dongxu came up and put a sack over my head and started hitting me with a rolling pin. Do you know who he is?"

Besides, if others have already treated me so harshly, am I supposed to stand there and talk about civility and politeness? I would have been beaten to death long ago.

Look at this bruise on my arm, it's still there. It's from when Jia Dongxu hit me with a rolling pin, and I blocked it in my haste. It still hurts!
I fought back outside just now entirely in self-defense; Jia Dongxu deserved it!

As Sha Zhu spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, and everyone could see the bruises on his arms, which were indeed from being hit with a stick or something similar.

In this way, no one could say anything more about Sha Zhu.

"fart!"

Seeing that everyone was siding with Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu panicked and shouted, "Don't be fooled by Sha Zhu, he's lying!"
It's true that I made the first move, but it was only once. Immediately afterwards, Sha Zhu started punching and kicking me.

After I identified myself and admitted my mistake, Sha Zhu still kept attacking me relentlessly, clearly trying to kill me. What Sha Zhu said wasn't the truth at all.

"Have it?"

Sha Zhu simply pretended to be stupid.

"Shazhu, don't play dumb with me. I told you I was Jia Dongxu, but you attacked even more viciously. You clearly recognized me and were just deliberately retaliating."

Speaking of this, recalling the scene at the time, Jia Dongxu became even more furious.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have revealed his identity.

"Who knows if what you're saying is true?"

Sha Zhu curled his lip and scoffed, "You think I'd believe you just because you say you're Jia Dongxu? What if some scoundrel is trying to trick me by using your name?"

"Silly Zhu, you...we're from the same compound, don't you recognize my voice?"

Jia Dongxu was furious.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu became even more furious and said, "So what if we're from the same courtyard? The situation was so urgent and chaotic at the time, I didn't have the mind to care about anything else!"

Besides, I drank quite a bit tonight, and I was still a bit tipsy just now. The effects of the alcohol hadn't completely worn off. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, I might not recognize him..."

"Hey!"

"Uncle Yan, Uncle Du, in my opinion, neither Sha Zhu nor Jia Dongxu are good people. Once they realize their mistake, they'll just fight like dogs!"

"This Jia Dongxu, taking advantage of people being drunk late at night, stuffing sacks on them and hitting them with sticks, is clearly acting like a hooligan and bandit, committing evil under the cover of darkness."

"Sha Zhu isn't a good person either. He clearly recognized Jia Dongxu, but he pretended to be stupid and then killed him. It's obviously an act of retaliation."

"These two have completely ruined the atmosphere of our entire courtyard." "If you ask me, we should call the police and send them both to the police station. They'll keep each other company, and it'll rid our courtyard of two more menaces..."

"..."

While Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu were arguing happily, Xu Damao, who had been watching the scene with amusement, stepped forward and righteously uttered these words.

He didn't take sides with either Sha Zhu or Jia Dongxu, and attacked them indiscriminately.

This idiot Zhu is Xu Damao's mortal enemy, needless to say.

As for Jia Dongxu.

Xu Damao and he had a deep grudge against each other, and Xu Damao had just been extorted by Jia Dongxu that night. Naturally, Xu Damao would not let go of this good opportunity to kick someone when they were down.

"Xu Damao, you're asking for it!"

"Xu Damao, what's it to you?"

As soon as Xu Damao spoke, Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu, who had been at odds, seemed to reach a tacit understanding in an instant, turning their attention to Xu Damao with a shared sense of righteous indignation.

"Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu, after what you two did tonight, am I not allowed to say a word of justice?"

Seeing that Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu were pointing their guns at him, Xu Damao was not afraid at all and immediately started mocking them.

"Alright, Xu Damao, shut up!"

The situation between Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu was already troublesome enough, but then Xu Damao also came along to interfere. Yan Bugui was extremely annoyed and could only offer a word of advice to stop them.

"Alright! Uncle Yan, I'll give you face, but you'll have to keep a close eye on those two bad apples, Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu."

When Yan Bugui stepped in, Xu Damao, having clearly learned his lesson, didn't confront him directly but instead decisively threw the problem back at him.

With a slightly displeased look, Yan Bugui turned directly to Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu and asked in a deep voice, "Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu, which of you wants to report this to the police tonight?"

If you all share this view, then things will be easier to handle.

It's too late today, I think we shouldn't disturb the police officers at the local police station from resting.

Now that things are clear, we'll find some time tomorrow to have a few people accompany you to the police station to explain the situation.

"We'll handle this officially; how the matter is resolved will depend on the decision of the local police station..."

"Alright, let's do as Uncle Yan says!"

Sha Zhu wholeheartedly agreed with Yan Bugui's solution and said to everyone, "When we go to the police station tomorrow, I ask you all to be my witnesses. Jia Dongxu has already admitted that he started the fight and used underhanded tactics while I was drunk."

I fought back out of necessity. Although I hit a little too hard, I had no other choice at the time. After all, survival was the priority..."

Even though Jia Dongxu's injuries were more severe than his, he was in the right!
Reason prevails everywhere, and Sha Zhu clearly had Jia Dongxu figured out.

In comparison, Jia Dongxu was not so confident.

However, Jia Dongxu was clearly too embarrassed to admit it, and Qin Huairu, noticing this, feared that Sha Zhu would actually go to the police station to report the case, so she had no choice but to step in and plead for peace on his behalf:

“Shazhu, Dongxu was wrong in this matter, but you also made a mistake. However, we are all neighbors in the same courtyard, so I don’t think it’s necessary to disturb the police. Let’s just let it go.”

Although Jia Dongxu's outcome was worse, he was the one who started the fight, and especially after that, he lied and deceived everyone. He had already made himself look guilty before he could even finish deceiving them.

They originally wanted to play the victim to gain sympathy, or bluff to scare Shu, but neither worked.

Given Sha Zhu's reckless and unruly nature, coupled with his belief that he was in the right, he was clearly not afraid of going to the police station. Qin Huairu obviously dared not gamble.

There aren't many people in the court who understand the law, but from a secular and moral perspective, it's clear that Jia Dongxu is in the wrong in this matter.

Even if he got beaten up later, it was Jia Dongxu's own fault.

Sha Zhu had clearly drunk quite a bit, and the effects of the alcohol hadn't completely worn off. Under such circumstances, Jia Dongxu struck first with a club, yet he still got beaten up in return. Who can he blame?

The key is that Sha Zhu can still use the excuse that he drank alcohol at night, making him practically invincible.

"Qin Huairu, who do you think you are?"

"Such a big thing, you're just going to say we can just let it go?"

"Don't forget what you did to me this afternoon?"

"This is your family's underhanded act. In less than a day, the whole family of three has gotten involved. What did I, Sha Zhu, do to deserve this?"

"Getting tangled up with you guys has made me incredibly unlucky..."

"..."

The more Sha Zhu talked, the more unhappy he became.

I had made careful preparations for today, specifically to treat Li Hongbing to drinks, and he was in a very good mood until the afternoon.

As soon as the spiky sprouted, today's bad luck began.

If Li Hongbing hadn't intervened, he would have been in deep trouble because of Qin Huairu today. And now Qin Huairu still has the nerve to plead for Jia Dongxu.

Just now, Qin Huairu was helping Jia Dongxu lie, which clearly showed she had ulterior motives.

"Huai Ru, I did nothing wrong! If Sha Zhu wants to report this to the police station, let him. I, Jia Dongxu, will take responsibility for my actions!"

at this time.

Jia Dongxu, who had initially lacked confidence and even tacitly approved of Qin Huairu's attempt to make peace, suddenly stepped forward and shouted indignantly at Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu, let me tell you, I deliberately wanted to trap you in a sack and beat you up!"

"Dongxu?"

Qin Huairu was stunned.

I can no longer understand Jia Dongxu's actions.

"Well, Jia Dongxu, even at this point, you're still so arrogant. If I don't send you to the police station to be dealt with, I'm not called Sha Zhu."

Upon seeing this, Sha Zhu flew into a rage.

Jia Dongxu looked at Sha Zhu with disdain and said, "It was wrong of me to put a sack over your head, but don't you think about what you've done today?"
While I was away, you, a grown man, bullied a woman and a child. How dare you? I'm here to settle accounts with you on behalf of my wife and child. What's wrong with that?
Let me ask you this: what man could tolerate something like this?
"Silly Zhu, you humiliated my wife like that. If I don't do something to you, I, Jia Dongxu, am not worthy of being a man!"

After a moment of stunned silence, Sha Zhu became even more furious and said, "Jia Dongxu, how did I humiliate your wife? She's clearly your wife..."

"Silly Zhu, don't think that just because Huai Ru didn't tell me, I don't know what happened this afternoon."

Before Sha Zhu could finish speaking, Jia Dongxu glanced at Xu Damao, who was gloating in the crowd, and shouted, "Shortly after I got back tonight, Xu Damao told me the whole story from this afternoon..."

As soon as his name came out of Jia Dongxu's mouth, Xu Damao, who had been enjoying watching the drama unfold, suddenly changed his expression.

(End of this chapter)