The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

Originally, Yi Zhonghai was almost driven half to death by anger.

Or to be more precise, besides anger, he was more incredulous.

You know, the silly Zhu he usually interacts with is someone he can easily manipulate, isn't he?

Why, why does the other person seem like a completely different person today?!

Not only did they treat me this way from the start, but more importantly, they actually attacked me.

This was something he had never imagined, after all, Sha Zhu was supposed to be a backup plan for retirement that he could easily control.

But today's attitude made him feel like he had become a different person.

Anger surged within him, and his first instinct was to report it to the military control commission, since he had only intended to show concern for the other party out of kindness.

However, the moment he saw Cao Wei's slightly amused gaze and the things he supposedly did, he was deeply moved.

He suddenly felt a chill run through his body. Had his scheme with the old deaf man against He Daqing been discovered?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head, puzzled.

But if not, what else have I done?

He quickly came up with the so-called answer.

So it must be about me helping my apprentice seize the He family's property, right? No, it must be about the Cao family's house.

The matter was eventually suppressed, and they went to the steel rolling mill to ask for half a month's leave, saying that something had happened.

If this matter were to be reported to the steel rolling mill, it would be quite serious, and it might even lead to disciplinary action against him by the steel rolling mill, not to mention ruining his reputation.

Rather than believing the former, Cao Wei preferred to believe the latter.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and glare fiercely at Cao Wei's back, cursing.

"You little bastard, you just wait!"

After finishing his tirade, Yi Zhonghai, perhaps somewhat disheveled, returned to the courtyard.

When they got home, Li Mei saw Yi Zhonghai looking disheveled and clearly beaten, and immediately went over to check on him.

"Old Yi, who did this? Did you get robbed? Let's go call the police!"

As she spoke, Li Mei subconsciously prepared to pull Yi Zhonghai to the police station, since being robbed meant losing money, not to mention that.

He even got beaten up.

However, Yi Zhonghai's expression was not good; it was extremely gloomy.

"I was beaten, but I wasn't robbed."

These words immediately stirred up countless questions in Li Mei, until Yi Zhonghai finished speaking about how he had been beaten by Sha Zhu.

Li Mei almost instinctively denied it. She knew that Sha Zhu was the same kid she had watched grow up. Although he was a bit reckless, she didn't really believe that he would do something like hitting someone.

Furthermore, Yi Zhonghai was, after all, Sha Zhu's elder, and she found it hard to imagine that Sha Zhu would do such a thing.

Yi Zhonghai nodded in agreement.

After that, Li Mei applied some medicine to him first, and then helped him walk towards the backyard.

That limping figure immediately prompted the other beastly neighbors to start chattering amongst themselves.

"Hey, Old Yi got beaten up again?"

"Who knows? Maybe they've gone to occupy someone else's house again."

"..."

Faced with these beastly neighbors' whispered and malicious attacks when they were down.

Yi Zhonghai almost ground his teeth to powder, but there was nothing he could do.

After all, he wasn't a level eight worker, nor was he the person in charge, and having been to the police station once, he didn't have much authority.

Upon arriving at the deaf old woman's house in the backyard, the old deaf man was quite surprised to see Yi Zhonghai's appearance.

"Zhonghai, who have you offended this time?"

"This isn't that damned idiot Zhu."

Before Yi Zhonghai's vicious voice had even finished, the old deaf man, after a brief moment of astonishment, subconsciously interrupted him with an incredulous tone.

"You...you mean Sha Zhu? That's absolutely impossible."

In response, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but roll his eyes at the old deaf man, expressing his helplessness.

"Why would I lie to you? After we moved out, when I saw Sha Zhu again, he seemed like a completely different person. At first, his attitude towards me was extremely hostile, and he even hit me in the end."

These words were undoubtedly shattering the old deaf man's perception of Sha Zhu.

Could the other party really have changed so much in less than a month?

But at that moment, the old deaf man seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but speak in a gloomy tone.

"Is that new little bastard still around?"

"That's right, that little bastard was right too, so I took action."

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's answer, Li Mei seemed to have found some flaw and couldn't help but speak with a hint of surprise.

"Zhonghai, since he's attacked you like this, we should report it to the Military Control Commission and make him return the money."

"Why report it to the military control commission? What if this kid exposes what I did to the steel mill? How am I ever going to get promoted? Wouldn't the factory punish me again?"

Yi Zhonghai said these words almost through gritted teeth.

Li Mei fell silent.

At the same time, as if he had just thought of something, the old deaf man suddenly put forward his idea.

"Zhonghai, I feel there's something fishy about this."

"It's very likely that He Daqing had a change of heart and moved away before leaving with Widow Bai. Cao Wei is also from Fengzeyuan. According to you, he seems to be He Daqing's apprentice. It's very likely that He Daqing gave Cao Wei a few pointers, and then this little bastard completely corrupted Shazhu."

As soon as the old deaf man finished his analysis, Yi Zhonghai was completely dumbfounded.

Because, although he was somewhat unwilling to accept this analysis, it was the most reasonable fact at present.

If He Daqing hadn't realized what was happening, why would he have rushed to move at that point?

Furthermore, after Cao Wei moved in, in less than a month, Sha Zhu's attitude towards him completely changed.

This could only be because He Daqing occasionally uttered a few words about Cao Wei, that little beast, and was corrupted by their daily interactions.

This caused Yi Zhonghai's expression to become extremely ferocious, and he couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"That damned little bastard! Making me lose money wasn't enough, he also ruined my plans! I'll make him die!"

Meanwhile, the old deaf man who said these words didn't look too good either, after all, he had been craving that silly Zhu's cooking for a long time, but after thinking it through...

Furthermore, based on what Yi Zhonghai said, the chances of persuading Sha Zhu to come back are extremely low.

After all, you have to understand that even though Sha Zhu has a title, he can't really be stupid because of the guidance of his own father and the people he spends every day with.

The chances of them listening to us again are practically zero.

Yi Zhonghai, seemingly blinded by rage, couldn't help but stare at the deaf old woman and press her for answers.

"Grandma, how much more money do you want to slaughter this little beast?"