Courtyard House: Drunk and barging into the Xu family's house, I woke up numb.

"Well, she's got everything covered: breaking off the engagement, stealing chickens, she really can't stay idle."

"Let me ask you this: after Banggeng was taken away, did Qin Huairu come looking for you?"

Yi Zhonghaidao.

"After Bang Geng was taken away, Qin Huairu cursed Xu Damao a few times and then chased after him."

"He hasn't come back yet; he's probably still at the police station."

Upon hearing this, the deaf old woman turned her gaze toward the door and said sternly.

"You are not allowed to interfere in or make any inquiries about that grandson of the Jia family."

Yi Zhonghai didn't have a good solution for He Yuzhu's problem, but he could really help with Bang Geng's problem.

Given his relationship with Director Wang, even if he can't release Bang Geng directly, he can at least minimize the punishment.

However, he couldn't do this favor for nothing, since he would owe someone a favor after all.

So now he's just waiting for Qin Huairu to come to him for help, and it would be only natural for him to ask for something in return.

But now that the deaf old lady has said she doesn't want him to get involved, he's in a real bind.

"Grandma, this isn't appropriate."

"Bang Geng is still a child. If no one speaks up for him, he might end up in a juvenile detention center."

"If this child is really sent to a juvenile detention center, his future will be ruined."

The deaf old woman snorted coldly.

"When Qin Huairu made Sha Zhu take the blame, did she think about Sha Zhu's future?"

"For the sake of them, a widow and her child, I won't kick them while they're down. Let them fend for themselves."

Yi Zhonghai asked.

"Over there by that pillar..."

The old lady sighed, ultimately unable to bring herself to do it.

"Here's what we'll do, Xiao Yi, you go to the security office for me."

"Tell Xiaoxu that I know about this and that he has been wronged these past two days."

"The fault for breaking off the engagement lies with Shazhu. He can hit or scold us as he pleases. When Shazhu comes back, I will personally take him to his parents' graves to kowtow and apologize."

"We all live in the same compound. Although we can't become in-laws, we can't become enemies either."

"I hope he'll let it go for my sake, and not make a big fuss, especially not at the factory-wide criticism meeting."

"Otherwise, he'll be accused of settling personal scores, which wouldn't sound good."

The deaf old lady paused for a moment before adding to the story.

"Also, tell Cao Xu that Sha Zhu can stay in the security department today."

"Let him have a good wake-up call, reflect on his mistakes, and think about what he should do in the future."

Upon hearing the deaf old lady's words, Yi Zhonghai secretly thought, "Good! Old people are wise; old ginger is spicier."

These words were a combination of subtlety and force, showing that everything was calculated.

Let alone Cao Xu, a mere youth, even I myself might not be able to handle him.

"Grandma, are you not bringing Sha Zhu back?"

The deaf old lady nodded.

"I'm not taking it. You might not be able to get it back from the security department."

"Besides, Cao Xu is in the security department. If you don't let him get his revenge, you'll have a hard time getting through this."

P.S.: The deaf old lady is shrewd and won't throw a tantrum like Jia Zhangshi. Let's see how Cao Xu deals with her!

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Chapter 29 Cao Xu reveals his murderous intent, wanting to shoot Sha Zhu!

Although the deaf old lady was shrewd and calculating, she had no idea that Cao Xu's intention was not to teach Sha Zhu a lesson at all.

Cao Xu wanted to torture Sha Zhu to death, because it was Sha Zhu who, in order to protect Qin Huairu, casually pushed Cao Xu's predecessor and took his life.

In addition to Cao Xu experiencing a scene of annulment that seems straight out of a novel yesterday, and today Sha Zhu publicly humiliating Lou Xiao'e in front of the entire hospital.

All of these factors combined mean that if Cao Xu doesn't deal with him thoroughly, he'll probably be too ashamed to stay in this body.

After hearing the old lady's advice, Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief.

In his view, now that the old lady had taken action, the matter was basically resolved.

Cao Xu might disrespect him, but he couldn't possibly disrespect the deaf old lady.

"Actually, today's troubles are all Xu Damao's fault. If he hadn't been more magnanimous and less petty, we wouldn't have had this problem."

"Once this is all over, I'll see how I deal with him."

"That's what the deaf old lady said."

"Xu Damao's grandson certainly deserves to be taught a lesson, but Jia Zhangshi's grandson is in the police station."

"When Qin Huairu comes back, their house will be on fire. You won't even need to lift a finger; she'll naturally go after Xu Damao to settle accounts."

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, "That makes sense. If the Jia family still wanted to gain benefits from He Yuzhu, they wouldn't have bothered He Yushui."

She couldn't afford to offend Cao Xu, the newly appointed head of the security department, so this matter would ultimately fall on Xu Damao's shoulders.

Given Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable behavior, Xu Damao's days are likely to be anything but peaceful.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was still sitting there without moving, the deaf old lady urged him on.

"Alright, stop standing there and hurry up and go find Cao Xu in the security department."

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Cheng Yuan walked in with a happy expression from the security department of the steel rolling mill.

"Cao Xu, He Yuzhu has admitted it."

"Liu Lan and Ma Hua have also given a lot of instructions. This time, Sha Zhu is in for a lot of trouble."

Cao Xu handed Cheng Yuan the enamel mug that had been filled with water.

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Yuan."

Cheng Yuan took the teacup and gulped down two mouthfuls like a cow, then wiped his mouth and said in a carefree manner.

"It's nothing, we're brothers, why are you being so polite with me?"

After Cheng Yuan sat down, Cao Xu continued to ask questions.

"How much have they confessed so far?"

Cheng Yuan put down his teacup and said.

"Sha Zhu brought it back from the cafeteria; he intercepted it at the banquet."

"Adding it all up, it must be two or three hundred yuan."

Cao Xu tapped his fingers on the table.

"Not enough, far from enough."

Cheng Yuandao.

"That's about enough. These things alone are enough to cost him his job."

"Even if someone in the factory protects him, he still has to go to the workshop for rehabilitation."

"If things go wrong, they might be relegated to sweeping the streets or cleaning toilets."

Cao Xu thought to himself, if it were just a matter of losing his job and sweeping the streets or cleaning toilets, why would he bother with so much effort?

“Brother Yuan, I’ll have to trouble you to continue the investigation. At least make him pay more than a thousand yuan in damages.”

Cheng Yuan was truly taken aback. He abruptly stood up and looked at Cao Xu.

"A thousand yuan, Cao Xu. If this is confirmed, even if Sha Zhu doesn't get shot, he'll still be in jail."

Cao Xu thought to himself that this was exactly the effect he wanted.

Seeing that Cao Xu's expression didn't seem fake, Cheng Yuan continued.

“Cao Xu, if this is an investigation into old accounts, it would be more than two thousand, let alone one thousand.”

"But we can't get ourselves involved; we can't leave these old accounts unresolved."

"Even if Sha Zhu brings chickens home every day for half a year, he still won't be able to scrape together a thousand yuan."

Cao Xu stopped tapping his fingers on the table.

"Then investigate his food and drink habits. He Yuzhu is the head chef in the cafeteria."

"The cafeteria director has the power to make purchases, but he also interferes in some things behind the scenes."