Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

Zhang Dabiao shrugged: "Medicine and medicine have always been intertwined. My dad cured me, he opened my eyes, and my mind became sharp again. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

With this excuse, Zhang Dabiao wasn't worried at all. Zhang Banxian did indeed have some medical skills, though not exceptional, but the medicine he prescribed wouldn't kill anyone. Besides, there was the Zhuyou branch of traditional Chinese medicine, and Zhang Dabiao had read quite a few novels about it. If he really wanted to make something up, he could easily entertain the crowd with some nonsense.

If all else fails, I could say that my 16-year-old cerebral thrombosis was "resolved" by the Jia family's issue of borrowing my house and workspace. That wouldn't be wrong, would it?

"Nonsense! Your father is a superstitious feudalist. He was performing a ritual in the courtyard! Everyone saw it!" Jia Zhangshi immediately shouted.

Yi Zhonghai tried several times to "guide" everyone's thinking, but the deaf old woman stopped him with her eyes. They have serious problems; we shouldn't get involved in such trivial matters now. The more we say, the more mistakes we'll make.

Moreover, it seems that the Jia family's fighting strength is still quite considerable.

Once Zhang Dabiao is labeled as "engaging in feudal superstition," things will be much easier to handle.

"Yes, yes, you're right. My father was practicing feudal superstition. He tried to summon my spirit and defy fate to change my destiny, trading his life for my own. In the end, he died vomiting blood."

Everyone was a little stunned when Zhang Dabiao admitted it so casually.

"What do you mean?"

"My father is dead. He was just indulging in feudal superstitions. Why don't you go find him?"

"It's not like I'm into feudal superstition. Everyone knows I was a bit of a simpleton before; I was still in third grade at 16. You think I wouldn't know how to do that?"

"I'm the kind of person who prefers to be passive... no, I mean, throughout the entire process of this feudal superstitious activity, I was in a passive position."

"He didn't even ask me if I wanted to wake up before he started performing the ritual. I was really helpless."

"You're not a fish, how can you know the joy of a fish? Being a carefree fool isn't so bad."

So—

"I am a victim! I am a victim of this feudal superstition!"

"How could I possibly have the ability to engage in feudal superstition?"

"Even if I wanted to, I couldn't do it! I couldn't even learn Jia Zhangshi's three-step technique of sitting on the ground and slapping her hips to summon the soul!"

"I'm innocent!"

Upon hearing this, even the usually sullen and silent Sha Zhu couldn't help but burst into laughter!

Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e, He Yushui, and others also burst into laughter, with Lou Xiao'e laughing the most exaggeratedly—she kept laughing "goose goose goose goose."

The three-pronged approach of sitting on the ground and slapping one's hips to summon the soul!

That's a really vivid description!

I can already picture it in my mind!

However, Xu Damao was still being cheeky, muttering to himself as if he were being clever—"That doesn't prove you're Zhang Dabiao."

[Oh ho, so you think you're so smart, Xu Damao? So you're so clear-headed, huh?]

"Xu Damao, you went to the Eight Great Hutongs during the summer vacation before the Lunar New Year, and you even bragged about it to me when you came back—" Zhang Dabiao immediately revealed the secret that Xu Damao had shown off in front of him back then! He was an idiot, and his words were cryptic and unbelievable. Even if he said it, no one would believe him, so Xu Damao treated him as a confidant and would occasionally show off his superiority in front of him.

"I believe you! I believe you! You are my brother Da Biao!" Xu Damao's face turned green!

Xu Fugui immediately slapped him across the back of the head, delivering a powerful blow.

"The summer before last? In my second year of high school?"

Xu Damao quickly covered his head and whispered an explanation: "Dad, I was just bragging to Ershazi. I'll explain it to you when we get back."

Sha Zhu snorted softly from the side, then looked coldly at Zhang Dabiao and muttered, "Anyway, I don't believe it."

Zhang Dabiao held out his palm and, amidst the bewildered gazes of the crowd, said, "Shazhu, you said your record is 5 times..."

"Holy crap! Brother Da Biao! You're like a real brother to me! I believe you! I absolutely believe you!"

Even Sha Zhu is red-hot!

Damn, what an idiot! He dares to say anything to outsiders?

Only Lou Xiao'e and He Yushui were there, bewildered.

Rainwater pulled Shazhu aside and asked, "Brother, what record is 5 times?"

Sha Zhu really wants to die right now!

Destroy it!

Director Wang, Section Chief Xie, and Director Chen exchanged a helpless glance. This No. 95 compound is full of truly talented people…

Now that everyone has confirmed his identity, there's no longer any question of him being possessed by a ghost. Director Chen cleared his throat and said, "Well, in our department's opinion..."

The claim that Comrade Zhang Dabiao was involved in feudal superstition is completely unfounded.

"What other opinions do the leaders of the subdistrict office and the security department of the steel rolling mill have?"

The police station has already made its determination, and they don't want to get involved.

Director Wang and Section Chief Xie had no choice but to leave it at that. What else could they do?

"Wait! This isn't over! He cursed our Dongxu! He even said our Huairu will change to something in the future... Isn't that just being a scoundrel?!"

Madam Jia was anxious; she and Jia Dongxu had a reason for staying here.

Because they participated in beating Zhang Dabiao, if it weren't for Zhang Dabiao's "feudal superstition" causing trouble, they would have had to pay compensation for the beating!

When the old deaf man was trying to find connections, Yi Zhonghai had already explained the implications to them.

In more serious cases, if the person is detained or sentenced, and this is recorded in their personnel file, it will affect Bang Geng's future schooling and job search, as well as Jia Dongxu's ability to pass the factory's certification exams.

Jia Zhangshi was hoping that Jia Dongxu and Banggeng would become factory directors in the future so that she could enjoy a comfortable life, so she was naturally willing to put in the effort.

Furthermore, so many people beat up a mentally disabled minor, cracking his head open. Although he wasn't killed, the incident has been reported to the police station, which is no small matter.

This is also why she has always been at the forefront "accusing" Zhang Dabiao of "engaging in feudal superstition".

"My dad told me he can predict the future, he's into feudal superstition, believe it or not. If you don't believe me, go down there and settle accounts with him, you might as well catch him!"

Zhang Dabiao retorted confidently, "Anyway, you just push everything onto your dead father and help your son out a little more. I'll burn you more paper money during festivals, so you won't lose out, right?"

"Goose, goose, goose, goose—"

Lou Xiao'e laughed even harder...

Lou Xiao'e is very cute, like a porcelain doll, but right now Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng, and Sha Zhu have no interest in flirting with girls. The two of them have been beaten into having no descendants, and the father of one of them was tricked into leaving Beijing, and his sister's living expenses were embezzled. They are all very troubled.

Everyone had a strange look on their faces; they wanted to laugh, but they didn't feel comfortable with it.

Let Jia Zhangshi go down and settle accounts with Zhang Banxian?

This can be!

But there's no need to bring him back; Jia Zhangshi doesn't have the ability, does she?

"Zhang Dabiao, be serious," Director Wang said sternly.

"You, you, you! You little beast, you..." Jia Zhangshi was so angry she was in pain! Her finger trembled as she pointed at Zhang Dabiao. If they weren't at the police station, she would have already charged at him with bared teeth and claws.

"Jia Zhangshi, you shut up! If you keep causing trouble, I'll send you back to the countryside!" Director Wang was extremely annoyed. She had to keep Zhang Dabiao in check and also Jia Zhangshi; she was so exhausted...

Director Wang could accept Zhang Dabiao's "explanation." Zhang the fortune teller was capable of divination, and even if he wasn't right, he didn't cheat you out of money, and the person was already dead, so what could you do?

Just take it as an insult.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Director Chen wanted to move on to the next matter, but Lou Bancheng spoke first.

"I have a few questions for Zhang Dabiao. May I say a few words first?"

Director Chen nodded. Originally, all these troublesome matters were supposed to be resolved together today.

"Boss Lou, please speak." Regardless of whether Lou Bancheng was good or bad, Zhang Dabiao still had to maintain the most basic respect for him—because the house and job were gifts from him, and that's called being obligated to help someone who has taken your money.

"I, Lou, have never offended you, have I?" Lou Bancheng said calmly, his expression revealing neither joy nor anger.

"What are you saying... My house and my dad's job were both given to me by you, Boss Lou. There's no offense involved, nothing at all," Zhang Dabiao quickly explained. However, there was no real favor involved. Back then, his father had saved Lou Bancheng, and Lou Bancheng had given him the house and the job in return. It was essentially an equal exchange, and the grudges were long gone.

"Since we haven't offended you, why have you ruined Xiao'e's reputation?"

"She's not Xu Damao's wife at all, so why do you say she'd have a child with Shazhu and cheat on Xu Damao?"

"How is Xiao'e supposed to get married in the future?"

At this point, Lou Bancheng was truly enraged. Why?

His daughter got married out of nowhere, how come he didn't know?

You dare to bully the Lou family? If this were before liberation, we would have buried you alive in no time, believe it or not!

Do you really think Lou Bancheng got his name from doing good deeds?