Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

After Li Jiuzhou spoke, the entire courtyard fell silent.

Lying on the ground, Zhou Wenlong stopped crying out in pain. He wasn't exactly scared, but the word "execution" was too heavy for him. He thought to himself:

"I didn't kill anyone or commit arson, this kind of crime shouldn't warrant execution, right?"

"Besides, Li Jiuzhou, all you have is an uncle who's a military officer. You think you can kill me just by saying a few words?"

"Brother Long, I really don't believe it!"

At this moment, Old Zhou stepped forward, after all, Sha Zhu was stepping on his own son.

"Young man from the Li family, it was my second son who handled things unfairly, we admit defeat. What are your demands? Just tell us."

"Hehe," Li Jiuzhou chuckled softly upon hearing this.

"Old man, you make it sound so easy. Your son is a good-for-nothing."

"Just some low-level scoundrels in society."

"I don't know who dared to come to my house and extort money from me!"

"Believe it or not, I have countless ways to make Zhou Lao Er lose an arm or a leg."

"I can even take care of everyone in your Zhou family."

"I have connections in official circles, and I know even more people from all walks of life."

"What makes you Zhou family's bunch of worthless scoundrels think you can fight me?"

"And another thing, I just don't like the way you talk, old man."

Li Jiuzhou grew angrier as he spoke and stepped forward to give Old Zhou a hard slap:

"Snapped!"

"You fucking stand at attention and talk to me!"

One slap and the entire room fell silent.

Old Zhou covered his face and stared at Li Jiuzhou in disbelief.

Upon seeing his father being beaten, the eldest son of the Zhou family rushed forward, his eyes red, and roared at the top of his lungs:

"You dare touch my father? I'll fucking kill you!"

Before the eldest son of the Zhou family could even exert his strength, he was quickly taken down by Sha Zhu.

The eldest son of the Zhou family was punched hard by Sha Zhu several times.

Curled up in a ball, wailing incessantly.

The more arrogant they were just now, the more pathetic they are now.

The Zhou family only had one male member left, the youngest son, who was in junior high school. He looked nervous, his forehead was covered in sweat, and his hand was on his mother's body, as if he were being pulled along.

He kept talking:

"Mom, don't stop me! I'm going to avenge Dad, my older brothers, and my second older brothers! That damn idiot Zhu, I'll kill him!"

His mother knew perfectly well that her third son was scared; his own father and brothers were being beaten, but he didn't dare to step forward.

No one will say anything if you don't dare to step forward; nobody likes being beaten, but your actions are unacceptable—you're trying to have your cake and eat it too.

His mother could only close her eyes helplessly. If she had known this would happen, she should have let her husband ejaculate on the wall that night.

That damn beast! That beast!

Sha Zhu was so amused by Zhou's third son's actions that he laughed in exasperation.

If Zhou's third son had dared to come up, Sha Zhu would have respected him as a man and might have gone easy on him, since he was still a student.

Is that all?

Talk is cheap; actions speak louder than words.

The three men of the Zhou family were easily defeated by Sha Zhu alone, without even being able to fight back.

The three men were left in a corner, looking utterly pathetic, by Sha Zhu.

It's incredibly embarrassing to be watched by so many people at the same time.

Old Zhou now understands that Li Jiuzhou won't admit defeat unless he properly bows his head and admits it.

"The Li family, our Zhou family is wrong, but my second son, that beast, is even more wrong."

"You're a generous person, so please loosen your grip. Make any requests you have, and the Zhou family will fulfill them without hesitation, as long as it's within their capabilities."

Li Jiuzhou did not answer directly, but looked at the second son of the Zhou family and slowly said:

"It's not that I'm not going to let your Zhou family off the hook, but look at the look in your second son's eyes. He'll probably be looking for trouble with me in the future."

Upon hearing Li Jiuzhou's words, Zhou Wenlong immediately lowered his head, naturally thinking of revenge.

Old Zhou sighed. Not to mention his second son wanted revenge, even he himself wanted to give Li Jiuzhou a hard time afterward!

Li Jiuzhou looked at the three Zhou family men and sneered inwardly. He didn't want to waste any more time arguing with them.

"Alright, you can leave now. I don't need any compensation from you. Just stay home and wait!"

"Senior brother..." Sha Zhu tried to stop him.

Li Jiuzhou waved his hand, signaling him to shut up.

"Let the Zhou family leave..."

The neighbors in both courtyards looked at each other, somewhat confused about what Li Jiuzhou was up to.

Shouldn't they be asking for compensation at this point?

This is the correct way to handle it. The winning party can request compensation, and the losing party should definitely pay, since there are so many neighbors as witnesses.

Of course, you can bargain!

This is usually how major conflicts between neighbors are resolved.

They were a little confused by Li Jiuzhou's refusal to spend a single penny, and even felt that he was being excessively generous.

Old Zhou was suspicious, but since Li Jiuzhou didn't want anything and was letting them go, what the hell were they waiting for?

The wind is pulling tight...

She gave her two sons a wink and then scrambled away.

That was because they were afraid Li Jiuzhou would change his mind, since apologies were just empty words.

They'll definitely have to pay compensation!

Since Old Zhou is happy to avoid paying compensation, what's wrong with getting beaten up?

As for losing face among all the neighbors?

How much is face worth?

Why worry about so much? Let's just get out of here first.

With the Zhou family leaving, No. 95 courtyard became quiet.

Before the matter was over, several neighbors came up to Li Jiuzhou and gave him some advice.

They said the Zhou family was not to be trifled with, and warned him and Shazhu to be careful not to get caught in a trap by the second son of the Zhou family.

Li Jiuzhou thanked all his neighbors for their kindness.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they all went home.

Bingbing was a little worried, after all, no one would be happy when something like this happened between neighbors.

Li Jiuzhou comforted her, saying:

"Don't worry, this isn't over yet. We're not going to let them off so easily."

"I don't want to live in constant fear. I'll go find my second uncle tomorrow; someone will take care of them."

Seeing her husband say this, Bingbing felt relieved. She knew her second uncle's identity and was confident in her abilities.

Yi Zhonghai watched the whole thing from beginning to end without saying a word, observing Li Jiuzhou and Sha Zhu dealing with the Zhou family.

Because he never thought that Li Jiuzhou would suffer a loss.

Because Li Jiuzhou had mentioned that he had a second uncle who was a military officer, and everyone in the compound knew about it.

The Zhou family can't do anything to Li Jiuzhou.

Yi Zhonghai was very certain that Li Jiuzhou had a backup plan, as he had let the Zhou family leave so easily tonight.

Just wait, we'll hear news in a few days.

At this moment, in the neighboring courtyard No. 96, the youngest son of the Zhou family was being brutally beaten by his two older brothers and his own father!

The wails echoed throughout the street. At this moment, Zhou's third son felt nothing but endless regret. He should have rushed out and taken two punches from Sha Zhu.

Damn, Dad and my two older brothers really went all out...

Sure enough, the three of them took out all the injuries they sustained in courtyard number 95 on the youngest son of the Zhou family!

They were incredibly ruthless; they'd beat anyone who wasn't dead!