Courtyard House: Inheriting the Restaurant, the Jia Family Wants to Get It for Free

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The deaf old lady was so speechless by Sha Zhu's words that she almost fainted.

She then remembered that Sha Zhu, that kid, was now close to Cheng Shuhai and was no longer the silly boy who used to listen to her every word!

When the deaf old lady saw that she couldn't command Sha Zhu, she was both angry and anxious.

Her gaze swept around the courtyard again, finally settling on Liu Haizhong's family.

Liu Haizhong is currently struggling to survive and cannot be relied upon.

But his wife, Sun Dali, is still alive!

"The Hai family!" the deaf old woman cried out as if grasping at a straw, "Your husband and son have been beaten, what are you standing there for? Go and call for help! Only when the police come can they stand up for your family!"

Sun Dali was already terrified by the scene and was sitting on the ground crying.

Hearing the deaf old lady's words, he seemed to have found his pillar of support and suddenly raised his head.

Yes! Call the police!

Cheng Shuhai and Sha Zhu beat our family up like this; they must go to jail!

"Okay! I'm going right now! I'm going right now!"

Sun Dali scrambled to her feet, not even bothering to brush the dirt off her clothes, wiped away her tears, and rushed out of the yard.

"Stop her!"

Sha Zhu panicked when he saw this and was about to chase after him.

"Need not."

A hand grabbed him.

It's Cheng Shuhai.

There was no sign of panic on his face, but rather a faint smile.

"Shazhu, don't worry." Cheng Shuhai's voice was calm. "Let her go. In today's incident, they're the ones who will suffer."

Seeing Cheng Shuhai's confident demeanor, Sha Zhu's anxiety gradually subsided.

If Brother Cheng says it's okay, then it must be okay!

He stopped and stood back beside Cheng Shuhai, but his gaze toward Liu Haizhong held a newfound hostility.

When Liu Haizhong saw his wife run out to call for help, he immediately regained his confidence.

He scrambled to his feet, clutching his swollen face, and pointed triumphantly at Cheng Shuhai and Sha Zhu, yelling, "Cheng! And you, Sha Zhu! You're finished! When the police and the military control commission arrive, you'll be in for a world of hurt! Then, I'll..."

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a blur before his eyes.

"Snapped!"

A crisp, loud slap landed hard on his face.

It's Cheng Shuhai.

He had strode up to Liu Haizhong without anyone noticing.

The slap was so powerful that it sent Liu Haizhong spinning halfway around before he fell to the ground with a thud.

"Whose father are you talking to?" Cheng Shuhai looked down at him, his voice icy. "Looks like you haven't had enough of being beaten yet."

Liu Haizhong was so badly hit that he saw stars, half of his face was burning with pain, and his mouth tasted like rust.

He was about to open his mouth to curse when he saw Cheng Shuhai raise his hand again.

He shuddered in fright, swallowing back the curse that was about to come out of his mouth, and could only glare at Cheng Shuhai with resentful eyes.

The two brothers, Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangtian, who were standing nearby, were so frightened by seeing their father being beaten again that they quietly moved to the side, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

Liu Guangtian still had some conscience, and he helped his younger brother Liu Guangfu, who was still crying softly on the ground.

This poor child has been crying ever since he was kicked down by Sha Zhu, and he hasn't stopped yet.

The deaf old woman trembled with anger at the sight, but she did not utter another word.

Once the police and military control commission arrive, let's see how arrogant you, Cheng Shuhai, will be!

She thought viciously to herself, as if she could already see Cheng Shuhai being handcuffed and taken away.

Sun Dali moved quickly, and soon a series of hurried footsteps and noisy voices came from the courtyard gate.

"This is it! Officer Wang, police officers! It's them! They're beating people!"

Sun Dali's shrill voice, trembling with sobs, was the first to come in.

Immediately afterwards, Wang, an official from the neighborhood committee, led two uniformed police officers into the courtyard.

As soon as Officer Wang entered the courtyard and saw the scene before him, his brows furrowed tightly.

In the center of the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai lay on the ground, supported by his wife Tan Zhaodi, groaning incessantly, seemingly seriously injured.

On the other side, Liu Haizhong sat on the ground with a bruised and swollen face, while his three sons were also staggering and looking disheveled.

Cheng Shuhai and Sha Zhu stood perfectly fine to the side, without a speck of dirt on them.

The neighbors gathered in a circle, craning their necks, their faces beaming with excitement at the spectacle.

The scene looked eerie no matter how you looked at it.

"What happened?"

Officer Wang's voice was serious, carrying an aura of authority without being angry.

As soon as she spoke, the noisy discussions in the courtyard immediately subsided.

"Officer Wang! Police officers! You must stand up for us!"

As soon as Liu Haizhong saw Officer Wang, he rushed over as if he had seen a savior, pointing at Cheng Shuhai and Sha Zhu, and began to falsely accuse them.

"It's them! It's Cheng Shuhai and Sha Zhu! Those two are lawless, openly committing violence and beating people in the yard!"

"Look what they've done to me! And Yi Zhonghai, he's almost dead from Cheng Shuhai's beating!"

As he spoke, he squeezed out a few tears, putting on a pitiful appearance.

"Officer Wang, this kind of person is a disgrace to society! A black sheep!"

"Arrest them immediately and lock them up in jail! Otherwise, who will dare to live in this compound anymore!"

Sun Dali quickly added.

"Yes, Officer Wang!" Tan Zhaodi chimed in, crying, "Cheng Shuhai was too ruthless! He beat my old man Yi like this!!"

As Officer Wang listened to the two people's tearful complaints, his expression grew increasingly grim.

She turned her head and looked intently at Cheng Shu-Hai.

"Cheng Shuhai, you explain yourself."

All eyes in the courtyard instantly focused on Cheng Shuhai.

The deaf old woman stood at the back of the crowd, a smug, cold smile playing on her lips.

With witnesses and physical evidence, let's see how you turn things around this time!

However, Cheng Shuhai's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.

There was no sign of panic on his face, not even a hint of tension.

He met Officer Wang's gaze and calmly said, "Officer Wang, things aren't as they say."

"I hit Yi Zhonghai because he hit me first."

"After I subdued him, he became enraged and attacked me from behind, trying to strangle me. I had no choice but to fight back for my own safety."

"As for Liu Haizhong," Cheng Shuhai glanced at Liu Haizhong on the ground, his tone tinged with disdain, "he tried to ambush me from behind when I was fighting with Yi Zhonghai, but Sha Zhu discovered him and beat him up. In the end, both of them, one wanted to kill and the other wanted to ambush, so they only had themselves to blame."

Cheng Shuhai spoke clearly and logically, neither servile nor arrogant.

Moreover, every word he said was true.

The neighbors in the courtyard nodded in agreement.

Yes, that's exactly what happened.