Courtyard House: I fish in the heavens, a professional bird abuser.

"boom!"

He Yuanchao's words struck Yi Zhonghai's heart like a heavy hammer!

"Blind to both eyes and heart!"

These six words are even more vicious than slapping him across the face!

Tear away the last shred of fig leaf he was clinging to!

Yi Zhonghai's face turned from green to purple, then from purple to black, his chest heaving violently as he pointed at He Yuanchao: "You...you...He Yuanchao!"

You've gone too far!

Do you even respect me, an old man?!

"An old man?"

He Yuanchao scoffed, his gaze sweeping over the wailing Bang Geng and the tantrum-throwing Jia Zhangshi on the ground, filled with utter contempt. "An 'old man' who led the way in framing his neighbor, couldn't distinguish right from wrong, and shielded the real culprit? I, He Yuanchao, don't acknowledge him!"

"you…………!"

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his vision blurred and he almost couldn't catch his breath.

"Look! Go see!"

Xu Damao was now as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and he quipped about the line, "The chicken bones were buried in their stove."

It echoed in his mind like a spell.

He suddenly broke free from the person holding him, his eyes red, and charged towards the Jia family's gate like a mad bull, shouting, "Get out of the way! Jia Zhangshi! You old hag!"

Get the hell out of my way!

I want to see if those chicken bones are really buried in your stove! What a load of rubbish!

You little bastard!

You dare to curse me after eating my chicken! I'll skin you alive today!

When Jia Zhangshi saw Xu Damao about to rush into her house, she was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Forgetting all about throwing a tantrum, she screamed and scrambled to her own doorway, spreading her arms wide to block him, like a mad tiger.

"No entry! Who dares to enter my house?! Xu Damao!"

You damned bastard!

You're bullying us, an orphan and a widow!

If you dare barge in, I'll fight you to the death!

I'll run myself over and die right in front of you!

"Grandpa! Grandpa! You need to do something about this! This is outrageous!"

She screamed as she braced herself against the door, her old face contorted with extreme fear and madness.

Bang Geng was so terrified that he collapsed to the ground, forgetting even to cry out, only trembling like a leaf, and the wetness in his crotch increased even more.

"Get out of here, you old hag!"

Xu Damao didn't care about any of that anymore. New and old grudges surged into his heart, and Bang Geng's words calling him an idiot only added fuel to the fire. At this moment, all he wanted was to find evidence and kill the Jia family, this whole bunch of thieves!

He grabbed Jia Zhangshi's greasy hair and pulled it back forcefully!

"Ah—! Murder! Help!"

Jia Zhangshi let out a pig-like scream, her scalp throbbing with pain. She was dragged away from the doorway by Xu Damao and thrown heavily to the ground, covered in dust and looking utterly disheveled.

"Bang!"

Xu Damao kicked open the Jia family's dilapidated door!

"Let's go! Everyone, let's go in and take a look! Let's see what filthy things are hidden in this den of thieves!"

Yan Jiecheng had been holding back his anger for a long time. When he saw the gate wide open, he was the first to respond and called on the neighbors who had been intimidated by Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai to rush inside.

Yan Bugui quickly followed, and the three aunts hesitated for a moment before going in to watch the excitement.

Hurala!

The people who were just standing around He Yuanchao's door suddenly surged into Jia's small, dark house, which reeked of a strange mixture of cheap grease and cornmeal.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were deathly pale, standing there, unable to move forward or backward, like two abandoned puppets.

Sha Zhu looked at Jia Zhangshi, who was being dragged to the ground by Xu Damao and was crying and rolling around, then at Bang Geng, who was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder and was lying on the ground like a rag doll, and then at the Jia family's door being rushed into by the crowd. His face was filled with complex emotions: anger, resentment, heartache for Qin Huairu, and a sense of being fooled.

He Yuanchao did not move. He remained standing in the same spot, calmly watching the whole farce, as if he were a detached bystander.

But his mental energy had already locked onto the Jia family's house.

Inside the Jia family's house, everything was in a mess.

In the dim light, the chicken bones that several teenagers had gnawed on were still carelessly thrown on the small, legless kang table, along with greasy fried dough twists.

But Xu Damao's goal was crystal clear—the stove!

Like a hyena that has smelled blood, he rushed to the greasy stove made of bricks and mud in a few steps.

The stove in the Jia family's house was still warm, indicating that they had just cooked dinner that night.

"Get out of the way!"

Xu Damao shoved aside Yan Jiefang, who was blocking his way to watch the commotion, and without caring about the dirt, rolled up his sleeves and reached his hands into the dark, ashes-filled stove, frantically digging around.

"Splash... splash..."

The cold ashes were stirred, raising a cloud of dust.

"No? Impossible!"

Xu Damao rummaged around for a while, but found nothing but ashes, and his eyes turned even redder.

"The stick is buried under the ash! Deeper!"

Yan Jiecheng reminded him from behind, his tone filled with excitement.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao gritted his teeth and reached his hand deeper into the stove, almost inserting his entire arm into the firebox, digging forcefully at the bottom of the cold ashes.

suddenly!

His movements suddenly stopped!

My finger touched something hard!

"Got it!"

Xu Damao let out a wild roar of joy, and ignoring the heat, he suddenly pulled something out from the deepest part of the stove!

Illuminated by several beams of flashlight, the object was held high, clearly displayed before everyone—

It was a small pile of chicken bones that had been burned to a blackened state, but whose shape could still be discerned!

It contains leg bones, wing bones, and small fragments of ribs!

There were even bits of meat and teeth marks left on it!

There were also a few unburnt, ash-covered reddish-brown feathers and white down mixed in!

The proof is like a mountain!

Undeniable!

"Look, everyone! Look damn well!"

Xu Damao held up the pile of chicken bones and feathers, trembling with excitement. His voice was hoarse and distorted with extreme anger and ecstasy. "Bang Geng!"

Jia Zhangshi!

You two thieving old hags!

Anything else to say?!

irrefutable evidence!

This is irrefutable evidence! You stole my chicken! And ate it!

They gnawed on the bones! Then they buried the bones and chicken feathers! And they framed He Yuanchao! You…you whole family are thieves! Shameless, despicable thieves!

"boom!"

The neighbors, crammed into the small space of the Jia family home, instantly erupted in uproar!

"Oh my god! There really are chicken bones!"

"They're still buried in their own stove! They're feeling guilty!"

"That kid Banggeng just confessed everything! It's no lie!"

"Just now, Jia Zhangshi was throwing a tantrum and refusing to admit anything! Bah! How shameless!"

"This whole family is no good! The elders taught the younger ones to steal! And they even framed someone!"

"Send this guy to a juvenile detention center! So vicious at such a young age! What will he be like when he grows up?"

"Jia Zhangshi must be arrested too! She's an old instigator!"

The scornful comments, angry accusations, and despised curses surged like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing Jia Zhangshi, who was slumped at the door with a deathly pale face, and the trembling stick on the ground.

Qin Huairu stood on the outskirts of the crowd, looking at the chicken bone that her son had gnawed on, which Xu Damao held high, and listening to the overwhelming curses and shouts of "Send him to juvenile detention center" all around her.

The cry of despair gripped her heart, draining all her strength.

Her vision went black, and her body slid limply down the door frame to the ground. She covered her face and let out a suppressed, desperate sob, like that of a wounded animal.

Finished!

Bang Geng... Bang Geng's life is... completely ruined!

Just then, Uncle Yan Bugui, who had been silently watching the farce, suddenly straightened his thin back, pushed up his broken glasses, and his eyes behind the lenses gleamed with an unprecedented sharpness!

This is the perfect opportunity for Yan Xishan to rebuild his prestige and curry favor with He Yuanchao!

He cleared his throat, his voice suddenly rising in pitch, carrying a tone of "righteous indignation" that drowned out the noise:

"Silence! Everyone, please be quiet!"

Once everyone's attention was drawn to him, Yan Bugui straightened his chest, his gaze sweeping over the despairing Qin Huairu on the ground, the ashen-faced Jia Zhangshi, and Bang Geng, finally settling on the livid-faced Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, and he said firmly:

"Neighbors! The matter is crystal clear!"

Banggeng Jiageng stole Comrade Xu Damao's personal property—a laying hen, which was of great value!

In an attempt to evade responsibility, he was instigated by his grandmother, Jia Zhangshi, to transfer some of the stolen goods to the stove in Comrade He Yuanchao's home, framing him and trying to shift the blame onto someone!

The nature of this is extremely heinous!

The methods used were extremely despicable! This is a serious illegal and criminal act!

He paused, his tone becoming even more stern, as if he were reading a verdict:

"Although Bang Geng is a minor, he is over twelve years old, and the facts of theft and framing are clear and the evidence is conclusive!"

According to the "Regulations on Administrative Penalties for Public Security" and the "Several Provisions on Handling Juvenile Criminal Cases", his behavior constitutes the crimes of theft and false accusation!

They must be severely punished!

I propose that this man be immediately handed over to the public security authorities and placed in a juvenile detention center for education and reform! This will serve as a warning to others!

"As for the instigator, Jia Zhangshi!"

Yan Bugui's finger, like a javelin, pointed fiercely at the trembling old woman on the ground. "Disrespectful to elders, with a wicked heart, instigating minors to commit crimes, framing neighbors, her actions are despicable, and her heart is worthy of condemnation!"

They should also be held legally responsible! It is recommended that they be handed over to the authorities for prosecution!

"Send them to a juvenile detention center! Bring them to the law!"

"Arrest them! Arrest this entire gang of thieves!"

"Yes! They can't be let off easily!"

Yan Bugui's words were like igniting a powder keg, instantly igniting public outrage!

The anger that had just been suppressed by Jia Zhangshi's tantrum and Yi Zhonghai's attempts to smooth things over was now completely ignited and erupted!

"No—! You can't take my grandson! Bang Geng is still a child!"

He's so immature!

"It's all that sorcerer He Yuanchao's fault! He used sorcery! You can't believe him!"

Upon hearing the words "sent to a juvenile detention center" and "to be brought to justice," Jia Zhangshi sprang to her feet like a venomous snake whose tail had been stepped on. Her hair was disheveled, her face covered in snot, tears, and dust, and she let out a mournful, desperate wail.

She lunged at Banggeng again, clinging to him tightly as if he were her last lifeline.

"Arrest my old woman! I stole the chicken! I framed her!"

This has nothing to do with my grandson! Come at me! Come at me!

She was truly terrified at that moment!

If Bang Geng goes to a juvenile detention center, his life will be ruined!

The only male heir in the Jia family is gone!

Hearing her mother-in-law's wailing, Qin Huairu felt her heart breaking. She suddenly raised her head, her eyes brimming with tears. Her gaze was like that of a drowning person grasping at the last piece of driftwood, filled with endless pleading and despair. She looked over the chaotic crowd and stared intently at Sha Zhu's face.

The helplessness, despair, pleading, and a barely perceptible dependence on Sha Zhu like a lifeline were in his eyes…

Like a heavy hammer, it slammed into Sha Zhu's heart, which had already been softened by Qin Huairu calling him "Zhu Zi"!

Sha Zhu felt a surge of heat rush to his head!

What rationality!

What will be the consequences!

What frame-up!

All of them were burned to ashes by Qin Huairu's pitiful and desperate eyes!

He had only one thought in his mind: He couldn't let the stick go in!

We can't let Sister Qin despair!

"Stop! All of you, stop the fuck!"

Sha Zhu suddenly let out a thunderous roar, his burly body smashing through the people blocking his way like a bull. In a few steps, he rushed to the center of the crowd, standing in front of the wailing Jia Zhangshi and the trembling Bang Geng, spreading his arms wide.

Like a mother hen protecting her chicks, she glared angrily at everyone, especially Xu Damao and Yan Bugui, and roared with spittle flying:

"I stole the chicken!"

"Xu Damao! I stole your hen that lays eggs!"

It has nothing to do with sticks!

It has nothing to do with the Jia family!

His voice was loud and clear, carrying a resolute determination that echoed throughout the courtyard!

In an instant, all the noise, cursing, and wailing stopped abruptly, as if a pause button had been pressed!

Everyone was stunned, staring incredulously at the silly Zhu who had suddenly jumped out.

Qin Huairu's crying suddenly stopped, and her desperate eyes instantly burst with an incredulous light and a hint of wild joy!

It was like seeing a ray of light in endless darkness!

Sha Zhu... Sha Zhu... he stepped forward!

He's willing to take the blame!

The pheasant... the pheasant is saved!

Jia Zhangshi's wailing was also stuck in her throat. She suddenly looked up and saw Sha Zhu's broad back. A look of surprise flashed in her turbid triangular eyes, which was immediately replaced by great joy and vicious scheming!

Yup!

Silly column!

What an idiot!

This fool is completely infatuated with Qin Huairu!

He's willing to take the blame!

Very good!

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were also startled, their eyes filled with astonishment and complex emotions as they looked at Sha Zhu.

Yi Zhonghai was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. That idiot Zhu... although he was stupid, his "loyalty" in risking everything for Qin Huairu and her son was admirable.

……well!

Xu Damao, holding a chicken bone, stared blankly at Sha Zhu who had suddenly jumped out: "Sha Zhu? You... what the hell are you doing?"

Yan Bugui frowned and pushed up his glasses: "Shazhu, you...you mustn't be talking nonsense! The chicken bones were found in the Jia family's stove! Banggeng himself admitted it!"

"I'm talking nonsense!"

Sha Zhu, neck stiff and eyes wide, looked like he was saying, "I'm going to do it, what can you do about it?"

He pointed at Xu Damao's nose, looking like a piece of tough meat.

"Xu Damao! Everyone in the hospital knows I don't get along with you! I just can't stand your arrogance!"

I couldn't stand your cheating! So I stole your chicken! So what? I admit it! That's how it is!!!