The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu Returns with Boundless Hatred for Revenge

Before Yi Zhonghai could finish saying, "Huai Ru, don't worry, your master will go to the hospital with you right away. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything!" a loud scream came from inside the Jia family's house, and a dark figure suddenly rushed out from the inner room. Jia Zhangshi had obviously heard that her eldest son was in trouble, and seriously injured in the hospital. This was no small matter.

The old fat woman disregarded everything and sat down on the ground to start a tantrum. She pounded the ground with both hands and began to unleash the Jia family's ancestral summoning ritual at the top of her lungs:

The sun set in the west, and darkness fell.

I had just warmed the bed when I heard the door rattling loudly.

My heart was pounding like a drum. Could it be that those living devils were coming to bother me again?

A yellow-skinned stray dog ​​blocked the doorway, grinning with its teeth bared, while a black-furred wolf squatted on the wall, its eyes green with malice.

When I heard that Dongxu was seriously injured, my heart sank even further.

Old Jia, Old Jia, come up here quickly and take them all down with you!

The police officers and security personnel present, upon hearing what was being sung, instantly turned pale.

This is not only openly performing shamanistic rituals and promoting feudal superstitions in front of them, but also with those stray dogs and wolves inside—what does that mean? They're subtly insulting them! At that moment, a police officer was preparing to untie a rope from his body, clearly intending to tie up Jia Zhangshi.

Upon seeing this, Yi Zhonghai knew he was in trouble! This old hag was truly more trouble than she was worth! He quickly stepped forward, disregarding everything else, and reached out to pull Jia Zhangshi away, "Sister-in-law! Stop yelling! Get up quickly, this isn't the time to talk about this, we need to get to the hospital to see Dongxu!"

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi was singing with great enthusiasm and had no intention of listening. Instead, she wailed even more loudly, "I don't want to live anymore! Old Jia, look at this, now even Yi Zhonghai is trying to pull me away. They're ganging up on our Jia family..."

Yi Zhonghai couldn't possibly move the nearly 200-pound fat pig by himself. He cursed inwardly, "What time is it? Why are they still causing trouble?" In the end, Qin Huairu saw that the officials' faces had turned pale. She knew that if her mother-in-law continued to make a scene, she would probably be taken away by the police for education on the spot. Despite her physical discomfort, she stepped forward and, together with Yi Zhonghai, pulled and dragged Jia Zhangshi up from the ground.

The group then hurriedly left the courtyard and headed to the district hospital.

Upon arriving at the district hospital, the security department, having fulfilled their escort duties, left immediately. The police officers, however, had to stay to gather preliminary information. They summoned Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai and took brief statements.

"What did Comrade Jia Dongxu do last night? Has he offended anyone recently?"

Qin Huairu choked up as she said, "Dongxu said he went to a friend's house for drinks, but I don't know exactly where. He doesn't usually tell me these things."

Yi Zhonghai, standing to the side, was in a state of utter confusion. The elderly man's sudden misfortune and uncertain future filled him with anxiety. But when the police asked who he had offended, he almost instinctively threw the dirty water at He Yuzhu.

"Officer, Dongxu is an honest man and well-liked at the factory. But recently he's had a bit of a falling out with He Yuzhu from our compound. This He Yuzhu is a real troublemaker; he's a bully in the compound, and a few days ago he even beat up Dongxu and his mother! I think he's highly suspicious."

The police officers took notes but did not draw any conclusions. "Is it He Yuzhu? We understand. We'll have to wait until Comrade Jia Dongxu wakes up to ask him in detail. You should focus on taking care of the patient for now. We'll come back during the day to conduct a more thorough investigation after Comrade Jia Dongxu wakes up."

Jia Dongxu was taken to the hospital by his neighbors who were awakened nearby, and only then did he call the police. The police officers did not go to the scene to investigate, as many things needed to be done after the person involved regained consciousness. After taking his statement, the police officers left.

The three of them had just sat down in front of the operating room and hadn't even caught their breath when a nurse came over with a form: "Which of you is Jia Dongxu's family member? Go and pay the fee first, a prepayment of fifty yuan."

"Fifty yuan?" Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi immediately jumped up. "I have no money! Where would I get the money? Our family is so poor we can't even afford to eat!"

The nurse patiently explained, "Ma'am, this is just an advance payment. He works at a steel mill, and the factory will reimburse him in full according to regulations. The money you paid will be refunded."

"Reimbursement? Who knows when it will be approved? I have no money! Not a single penny!" Jia Zhangshi adopted a defiant attitude, as if she were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water. Once the money was in her pocket, there was no reason for her to take it out; not even her own son, let alone the King of Heaven himself, could help her.

Seeing her mother-in-law's state, Qin Huairu was filled with rage. "Your son is dying, and you still won't part with your money!" she thought. But she knew Jia Zhangshi's character; further persuasion would be useless, and she might even face two more harsh rebukes. So she could only turn her pleading gaze to Yi Zhonghai, "Master, you see, my mother probably really doesn't have any money on her. Dongxu needs it." She no longer addressed him as "Uncle" as usual, but as "Master," to remind Yi Zhonghai that the person inside was his own disciple, someone who would support him in his old age.

Yi Zhonghai was a hundred times unwilling. He knew Jia Zhangshi too well; once the money was given, even if the noodle factory reimbursed it later, the old hag would definitely renege on it and there was no way she would pay him back. Fifty yuan! That was almost half a month's salary for him! His retirement money was saved penny by penny.

But not refusing to help was not an option either. She had just told everyone that she would take care of everything. If she didn't, what would Dongxu think if he woke up and found out she hadn't helped him? Gritting her teeth, she finally pulled out some money from her inner pocket with trembling hands, counted out fifty yuan with great reluctance, and handed it to the nurse.

"Nurse, here, this is fifty yuan. I paid for this myself; you'll have to pay me back once the factory reimburses me."

Madam Jia snorted but didn't reply, her eyes fixed on the stack of money, as if Old Yi's money also belonged to her family. Qin Huairu nodded hurriedly, "Thank you, Master, thank you! I'll definitely pay you back once I get reimbursed!"

After paying, the three waited anxiously for over an hour. Finally, the operating room light went out, the door opened, and a doctor wearing a mask came out.

The three of them immediately surrounded them.

"Doctor, how is my son (husband)?"

The doctor removed his mask, his face showing a hint of fatigue, but also a faint smile. After all, these days, saving a person from devastating leg injuries and keeping them alive is considered a remarkable success. The doctor felt a sense of accomplishment at that moment.

"The surgery was a success. The patient's vital signs are stable, and his life has been saved."

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief, and even subconsciously showed a slight smile on their faces.

But the doctor's next words were like a bolt from the blue, instantly shattering their newly raised hopes!

"However, his leg injuries were too severe; his legs below the knees were completely comminuted and necrotic. To save his life, we had no choice but to perform an amputation."

Amputation?

Legs, gone?

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu felt a buzzing in their heads, as if the whole world was spinning and collapsing! Yi Zhonghai's vision went black, and he staggered, barely managing to grab the wall to avoid falling. His handpicked caretaker was now useless...