Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1096: The Third Master vs. Liu Haizhong

"Help! Someone help me!"

The third uncle’s shouts echoed in the courtyard.

The third aunt paced anxiously at home. The more she listened, the more she felt that the voice was that of the third uncle. So she quickly found Yan Jiecheng and said anxiously: "Jiecheng, I think I heard your father shouting. Go to the men's room and see if he has an accident."

When Yan Jiecheng heard that he had to go to the men's restroom, he showed a disgusted expression on his face and waved his hands quickly, saying: "Mom, I won't go. The men's restroom is so dirty, I won't go there."

The third aunt said anxiously, "Jiecheng, maybe something happened to your father. You should go and take a look, just in case something happens."

Yan Jiecheng was still unwilling and muttered, "Mom, please find someone else to go. I really don't want to go there. Besides, what can happen to Dad?"

The third aunt was so angry that she stamped her feet. "How can you be so ignorant, kid? What if something happens to your father?"

Although Yan Jiecheng was extremely reluctant, he had no choice but to go to the toilet under the pressure of the third aunt. As he walked, he kept complaining in his heart, thinking that he was really unlucky and how could he be involved in such a thing.

When he arrived at the toilet door, the pungent smell almost made him turn around and run. But thinking of the anxious look of the third aunt, he gritted his teeth and walked in.

As soon as he entered the toilet, Yan Jiecheng saw the third uncle who had fallen into the pit. The third uncle was covered in feces and was looking at him desperately. Yan Jiecheng almost vomited, but he still resisted the nausea and quickly ran back to the yard to call Yan Jiefang.

"Jiefang, come with me quickly, Dad fell into the toilet." Yan Jiecheng shouted loudly.

Yan Jiefang was also shocked when he heard this, and quickly followed Yan Jiecheng to the toilet. The two looked at the uncle in the toilet, not knowing what to do.

"What should we do?" Yan Jiefang said with a frown.

Yan Jiecheng thought for a moment and said, "Let's find a rope and pull Dad up."

So they hurried home and found a rope. Yan Jiecheng threw one end of the rope to the third uncle and asked him to hold it tightly. Then, the two brothers worked together to slowly pull the third uncle up.

Uncle San was cold and scared in the toilet, and when he saw his sons coming to rescue him, he was moved. He held the rope tightly and climbed up with the help of his sons.

However, the pit was too slippery and the uncle nearly fell in several times. Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang were sweating profusely, but they did not give up and continued to pull the rope hard.

Finally, with their efforts, the third uncle was pulled up. As soon as the third uncle came out, he collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath. Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang were also exhausted and sat on the ground. Looking at the third uncle's miserable appearance, they felt helpless.

"Dad, how did you do this?" Yan Jiecheng asked.

The third uncle's face was filled with grief and indignation as he recounted the entire incident. After Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang heard the incident, they were both filled with anger towards Liu Haizhong.

"This Liu Haizhong is too much." Yan Jiefang said.

Yan Jiecheng nodded and said, "Dad, we can't just let this go. We must get Liu Haizhong to give an explanation."

The third uncle said weakly: "Don't talk about this for now, take me home quickly, I need to clean myself up."

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang quickly helped the uncle up and sent him home. Auntie San was so distressed when she saw the miserable state of the uncle that she burst into tears. She quickly got some hot water to wash the uncle's body.

After the third uncle was purged, he was still furious. He brought Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang to Liu Haizhong's house in a rage.

The third uncle stood at the door, pointed at Liu Haizhong and shouted angrily: "Liu Haizhong, you bastard! How dare you kick me into the toilet? You must give me an explanation today."

A flash of panic flashed across Liu Haizhong's face, but he quickly calmed down. He glared and said, "Uncle San, please don't spit blood on me! When did I kick you into the toilet? Do you have any evidence? No one else saw it, so how can you say it was me?"

The third uncle was so angry that he was shaking all over. He said, "You did it! I remember it clearly. It was you who kicked me down. Do you still want to deny it?"

Liu Haizhong spread his hands and said, "You said it was me, so it's me? Then I said it's not me. This is pure slander."

The third uncle's eyes widened, almost popping out. "You still dare to quibble? I think you are a cooked duck - stubborn. I tell you, this matter is not over today. I want to let everyone in the courtyard know the ugly face behind your bangs. From now on, you have to lower your head when you go out, otherwise the spit will drown you."

Liu Haizhong put his hands on his hips, looking fearless. "Hmph, go ahead and say what you want. I, Liu Haizhong, am not afraid of any slander. I think you just want to blackmail me, no way! I don't believe it. Without any evidence, what can you do to me?"

At this time, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang also joined the fight. Yan Jiecheng waved his fist and said, "Uncle Liu, you are too much. My father is so old, and you are so cruel. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Yan Jiefang also shouted: "That's right, if you don't apologize today, we will never let you go."

Liu Haizhong looked at the two brothers and said contemptuously, "You two little brats, what do you know? Get out of here. I'm not afraid of you."

The third uncle was so angry that he almost passed out. He covered his chest and said, "Liu Haizhong, just wait. I will make you pay the price. I will let you also taste the feeling of falling into the toilet."

Liu Haizhong laughed loudly and said, "Just brag! Do you think I'm afraid of you? If you have the guts, kick me into the toilet right now."

The uncle was so angry that he could not speak, but just kept panting. The neighbors around looked at the lively scene, some shook their heads and sighed, while others laughed so hard that they fell backwards.

Seeing that Liu Haizhong refused to admit it, the third uncle was furious like a volcano about to erupt. "Humph, since you don't admit it, don't blame me for being rude. Jiecheng, Jiefang, come on, give this scoundrel a good beating."

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang heard their father's order and immediately rushed towards Liu Haizhong like tigers out of a cage. Yan Jiecheng was the first to throw a punch, which went straight to Liu Haizhong's face with a whirring sound. "You bastard, today I'll let you know the consequences of bullying my father."

Seeing this, Liu Haizhong's eyes shone, and he dodged Yan Jiecheng's fist. His eyes widened with anger, and he shouted loudly: "You two little bastards, dare to fight with me? Let me teach you a lesson." After that, he suddenly stretched out his strong arm, grabbed Yan Jiecheng's wrist, and twisted it hard. Yan Jiecheng screamed in pain, and a painful expression appeared on his face.

Seeing his brother suffer, Yan Jiefang kicked Liu Haizhong in the stomach without hesitation. Liu Haizhong reacted quickly, blocking the kick with his other hand, and then pushed Yan Jiefang back.

"You two think you can defeat me? You are overestimating yourself." Liu Haizhong said proudly.

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang looked at each other, their hearts filled with unwillingness. They rushed forward again and started a fierce fight with Liu Haizhong. Yan Jiecheng waved his fists and continuously attacked Liu Haizhong's head and upper body; Yan Jiefang flexibly went behind Liu Haizhong and tried to sneak attack him. Although Liu Haizhong was physically strong, he gradually found it difficult to face the joint attack of the two. While resisting the attacks of the two, he was looking for an opportunity to counterattack. Suddenly, he saw a flaw in Yan Jiecheng, and immediately seized the opportunity and punched Yan Jiecheng in the chest. Yan Jiecheng was beaten back a few steps and almost fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Yan Jiefang was anxious and rushed forward to hug Liu Haizhong's waist, trying to throw him to the ground. Liu Haizhong struggled hard, and the two of them wrestled on the ground. Yan Jiecheng also rushed forward to help, and the three of them rolled and fought on the ground like a rolling gourd.

The residents in the compound watched the three people fighting, and they were so anxious that they turned around and around, but they couldn't pull them apart. In desperation, they could only go to find the second uncle Xu Damao.

Xu Damao was drinking tea at home leisurely. When he heard the news, he was stunned at first, and then he almost laughed out loud. "Haha, this is really lively. The two old guys, Third Uncle and Liu Haizhong, usually don't get along with me. This time, it's really a good show to watch."

Xu Damao stood up slowly, straightened his clothes, and had a sly smile on his face. "Let's go and watch this wonderful farce. I'm going to teach them a lesson this time."

He walked to the scene with a proud step and saw the third uncle, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang fighting with Liu Haizhong. The scene was in chaos. Xu Damao crossed his hands in front of his chest and deliberately said loudly: "Hey, what's going on? The fight is so lively. Aren't you afraid that this yard will be demolished?"

When the third uncle saw Xu Damao coming, his heart tightened. He knew that Xu Damao would definitely not help him. Liu Haizhong also stopped and looked at Xu Damao warily.

Xu Damao walked around them and said sarcastically, "Why are you doing this? Why can't you just solve the problem properly? Why do you have to resort to violence? But since you've fought like this, I can't just ignore it."

He cleared his throat and continued, "Third Uncle, Liu Haizhong, both of you are wrong. Third Uncle, you shouldn't have let your sons do it. Liu Haizhong, you kicked someone into the toilet, which is too much. I have to take care of this matter today."

The third uncle and Liu Haizhong were not convinced and retorted: "Xu Damao, stop pretending to be a good guy here. You must be trying to take advantage of this opportunity to mess with us."

After Xu Damao's thoughts were discovered by the two men, he rolled his eyes and thought: Hey, these two old guys are quite shrewd. But it doesn't matter, I, Xu Damao, will be a fair steward today and make you convinced.

Xu Damao walked up to the Third Uncle and said with a straight face, "Third Uncle, tell me, what is going on?"

The third uncle looked aggrieved, pointing at Liu Haizhong and saying, "Xu Damao, you have to take charge of this for me. This Liu Haizhong kicked me into the toilet. I was cleaning the toilet, and he came in and laughed at me. I argued with him, and he kicked me in."

Xu Damao nodded slightly, walked up to Liu Haizhong again, and asked, "Liu Haizhong, is what the Third Uncle said true?"

Liu Haizhong's neck stiffened and he shouted, "Xu Damao, don't listen to his nonsense. I didn't kick him. He fell in accidentally and he wants to blame me."

Xu Damao frowned and said, "Liu Haizhong, don't deny it. There must be an explanation for this matter. Although the third uncle is usually stingy, he is not the kind of person who lies."

Liu Haizhong got anxious and said, "Xu Damao, why do you believe him? I really didn't do that."

Xu Damao thought for a moment and said, "Well, both of you tell me what happened in detail. I will judge who is lying."

The uncle recounted the entire incident from beginning to end, and emphasized the miserable state he was in after being kicked into the toilet. Liu Haizhong insisted on his version of events, saying that the uncle was slandering him.

After listening to the two, Xu Damao came up with an idea. He cleared his throat and said, "In my opinion, this matter is really hard to judge. However, since you all insist on your own opinions, we have to find evidence. Whoever can produce evidence will be right."

The third uncle and Liu Haizhong were both stunned. They didn't expect Xu Damao to suggest finding evidence.

"Old Yi, yes, Old Yi must have seen it."

The third uncle thought of Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai had also gone to the toilet at that time and might have seen it, so Xu Damao sent Yan Jiecheng to invite Yi Zhonghai.

Yan Jiecheng rushed to Yi Zhonghai's house and said anxiously: "Uncle, you have to go and testify for my father. You were also in the toilet at that time, and you must have seen Liu Haizhong kicking my father into the toilet."

Yi Zhonghai looked embarrassed. He didn't want to offend Liu Haizhong, so he said, "Xie Cheng, it's not that I don't want to help your father, but I have a severe stomachache and I really can't go."

An old lady also chimed in: "Yes, Jiecheng, your uncle is not feeling well and can't go. You should go find someone else."

Yan Jiecheng said anxiously, "Uncle, please help us. My father has been bullied by Liu Haizhong like that, and now you are the only one who can help us. If you don't go to testify, my father will suffer in vain."

Yi Zhonghai still shook his head: "Jie Cheng, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that my body won't allow it. Please don't make it difficult for me."

Yan Jiecheng was helpless and continued to persuade him: "Uncle, you are highly respected in the courtyard. Everyone respects you. Now that my father has suffered such a great injustice, can't you stand up and seek justice? If you don't go, who will be able to uphold justice in this courtyard in the future?"

Yi Zhonghai was somewhat shaken by what Yan Jiecheng said, but when he thought of Liu Haizhong's temper, he hesitated again.

Just kidding, he was not willing to risk offending Liu Haizhong for the sake of the third uncle.

"Jie Cheng, this matter is indeed difficult to handle. If I go to testify, Liu Haizhong will definitely bear a grudge against me. There will be conflicts in this courtyard every day in the future."

Yan Jiecheng was unwilling to give up and continued to plead: "Uncle, please don't worry about Liu Haizhong. Just tell us the truth. My father is so pitiful, just consider it as doing us a favor."

Yi Zhonghai sighed, but still did not agree.

Yan Jiecheng returned to Liu Haizhong's house and told his third uncle what Yi Zhonghai had said.

The third uncle was so angry that he almost rolled his eyes.

"You are so good, Old Yi. You are afraid of Liu Haizhong, but you are not afraid of me? No, I have to talk to him today!"

As he spoke, the third uncle walked towards Yi Zhonghai's house.

The third aunt was afraid that he would quarrel with Yi Zhonghai, so she hurriedly followed behind.

(End of this chapter)