Uncle Shazhu, a simple-minded man in a courtyard house, persuades people with reason.

What is the truth...? The truth is any established fact that serves one's own interests. What are established facts...? An unchangeable truth that serves one's own interests! Heh... Russian nesting dolls!

He Ping'an holds reason in his left hand and axioms in his right, with truth hanging at his waist; he naturally has the right to demand the truth!

With blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, Jia Zhangshi stepped forward in a disheveled state. "Brother Ping'an, what I just said is true... Dongxu and I never intended to fight over the house. It was all that slut Qin Huairu's fault..."

She spat angrily in her own direction, having completely betrayed Qin Huairu.

"She insisted that newborn babies are fragile and easily catch illnesses with so many people coming and going in the house. That's when my Dongxu started having these inappropriate thoughts, Ping'an brother..."

In the Jia family home, Qin Huairu, heavily pregnant, was peering through the window, glaring maliciously at Jia Zhangshi, who had denounced her… The mention of seizing the house was merely a casual remark. Ultimately, it was the Jia family mother and son's foolish greed that led to this.

Qin Huai wanted to go out and argue, but after glancing at her nine-month pregnant belly, she could only mutter coldly, "Old hag!"

As Jia Zhangshi spoke, she didn't forget to crawl towards He Ping'an's feet. It was clear she was desperate to survive!

"Get lost..." He Ping'an didn't want a fat pig to dirty his leather shoes, so he kicked Jia Zhangshi and sent her rolling back to Jia Dongxu's side.

"Pillar, you said..."

"Uncle, it's like this..." He Yuzhu pointed to each of the beasts in the yard, recounting his experiences over the past six months with resentment. Finally, he added, "Uncle, you can't let them get away with this again!"

"Serves you right!" He Ping'an released his grip and kicked his foolish nephew aside. "You couldn't even see through such an obvious scheme? How could you not be stupid enough to die? Now you know to complain? Where were you before? I wasn't here, and neither was your aunt, huh?"

"I..." He Yuzhu, who had been looking aggrieved, glanced at his aunt and awkwardly stepped aside.

A pathetic sense of pride, and more than that, foolishness! He Ping'an knew what was going on without even asking... It was simply that Bai Ling was more enthusiastic towards the rain, and he felt uneasy. Seventeen-year-old boys are at an age when they most want to prove themselves!

Adding to the provocation from the beast in the courtyard, there's a high probability that there's more... He Ping'an glanced at the figure reflected in the wall of the middle and back courtyard, too lazy to pay attention to that old ghost.

Old ghosts are the most adept at survival in this world, because they can always precisely step on the bottom line and jump back and forth!

"No! That's not it... It's Qin Huairu, and Yi Zhonghai. Yes! And Yi Zhonghai, it was all their doing! Brother Ping An..."

"Get out..." He Ping'an kicked Jia Zhangshi again, sending her rolling over.

"I'll let you die knowing why... I really don't believe you and your son started this. It's not that I believe you have any conscience, it's that you simply don't have the guts. But in the end, it still falls on your shoulders, do you know why...?"

He Ping'an curled the corners of his lips, his tone mocking: "Because of your foolish greed..."

You're all so foolish as to believe the rumor that my elder brother ran off with an actress, and even the absurd story that I died in Korea! Just because of these two ridiculous rumors, you dare to eat up my family's bloodline?

He Ping'an stood up, smiling, and stepped on Jia Dongxu's arm where he had been holding the stick. Amidst Jia Zhangshi's incessant kowtowing and begging, he suddenly exerted force.

"Click!"

"what!"

The crisp sound of bones breaking was followed by Jia Dongxu's mournful wail.

Meeting the hateful gaze of Jia Zhangshi, He Ping'an provocatively rubbed Jia Dongxu's severed arm repeatedly. The pain caused Jia Dongxu to let out a wild, piercing howl.

"Dongxu..." Jia Dongxu's wailing caused Jia Zhangshi to roll her eyes and faint.

This scene terrified the surrounding beasts, who retreated hastily. Even Bai Ling couldn't help but frown...

Jia Dongxu's situation was tragic, but he deserved it. Robbery? And robbing a military family member at that—he deserved to be executed on the spot. She was worried about her lover's mental state!

Bai Ling stepped forward with concern and took her lover's arm.

"Safety……"

He Ping'an patted the beauty's hand and chuckled reassuringly, "Don't worry, your man is very mentally strong; he doesn't have any mental illnesses!"

Having said that, He Ping'an withdrew his steps, looking at Yi Zhonghai with a bored expression. The old man had woken up again at just the right moment… Looking at Jia Dongxu rolling around on the ground, he was trembling with fear!

"Peace...peace...ah!"

The finger that Yi Zhonghai had just pointed at He Yuzhu was bent into a strange arc under the back and forth crushing of He Ping'an's big foot.

"Thump..." "Thump..."

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, who were also feigning misery, knelt before He Ping'an, pleading, "Brother Ping'an...we are truly innocent!"

He Ping'an kicked Liu Haizhong far away, then looked at Yan Bugui with amusement. "Liu Haizhong says he was being used, I believe him. He's just a brainless bastard…! You…"

"Smack..." He Ping'an used the same force he used to hit Yi Zhonghai in that slap, and unsurprisingly, Yan Bugui spat out two back teeth in mid-air. He didn't faint, though...

He Ping'an glanced at Yi Zhonghai, who was competing with Jia Dongxu to see who could shout the loudest, and his cold voice rang out above Yan Bugui's head:

"I already said, I hate greedy idiots the most... Do you really think I don't know what kind of person you are? Would you do something that doesn't benefit you?"

Bai Ling spoke up at the opportune moment, recounting Yan Bugui's life story. "Yan Bugui came from a small business family. He studied at… He was stingy, calculating, and obsessed with money!"

Knowing the true nature of the sluts in the courtyard, He Ping'an naturally made thorough preparations before leaving Beijing. Bai Ling had been in complete control over everything related to the courtyard over the past few years, including Yi Zhonghai's blatant infidelity.

The reason for letting the beast run rampant was also He Ping'an's arrangement... firstly, to train his silly nephew; secondly, after fighting for three years, he needed to find some fun to relax and unwind!

As Bai Ling recounted her story, Yan Bugui, his face deathly pale, stared blankly into the distance.

Jia Zhangshi fainted. Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu, the master and apprentice of the mutual greening duo, competed to see who could shout the loudest. Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui remained silent, just like the one with the bruised and swollen face.

With all the main forces wiped out, He Ping'an still showed no intention of leaving, calmly sitting back in his chair. His gaze occasionally swept across the corridor of the front courtyard.

Many things in the world cannot withstand scrutiny... For example, He Yuzhu, a 30-year-old man with a strong family background who was still unmarried in the original drama.

This was a vibrant era when the government encouraged widows to remarry and have children! If someone reached a certain age and was still unmarried, the neighborhood committee would visit their home to inquire about their situation and even help them find a partner.

Right under the emperor's nose, he owns a house, has money, and works as a chef—one of the "Eight Great Officials"—yet he's 30 and still unmarried. With such a person appearing in the neighborhood, why hasn't the neighborhood office reacted at all?

Even if Sha Zhu has a bad temper, how many people starved and fled famine during those three years, and Beijing took in the most? Couldn't that have worked?

Hehe...that's quite interesting!

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