Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Chapter 1132 Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu join forces
Sha Zhu sneered: "Oh, I don't need your face. If you have nothing else to do, don't keep me drinking here." He glanced at Liu Haizhong with disdain in his eyes.

Just kidding, Liu Haizhong used to be the boss in the compound because he was the second uncle, and although Sha Zhu didn't like his behavior, he would still give him some face. But now, Liu Haizhong is just an ordinary worker, without the power he used to have, Sha Zhu will naturally not indulge him anymore.

When Liu Haizhong heard what Sha Zhu said, his face turned pale. He was furious and felt that his dignity was greatly insulted. "Sha Zhu, you are such a dog-eyed person!" He pointed at Sha Zhu and cursed, "Don't think you are great just because you have some money now. Aren't you just a cook who got out of prison?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he was immediately furious. He didn't like Liu Haizhong in the first place, and now he was scolded by him, he was even more furious. "Liu Haizhong, watch your mouth! Don't act like a jerk in front of me. I just got out of prison, so what? I make money with my own ability, unlike you, who fought with your own son to death for a little property. You still have the nerve to scold me here?"

Liu Haizhong was so angry at Sha Zhu's words that he was shaking all over, his fists were clenched tightly, and the veins on his arms were bulging. His angry eyes seemed to want to eat Sha Zhu alive. At that moment, he really wanted to swing his fist desperately and teach this arrogant Sha Zhu a lesson.

But just as he was about to throw his fist, Liu Haizhong suddenly remembered the purpose of his trip. He forcibly suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth, and tried to calm himself down. He took a deep breath and asked in a calm tone, "Shazhu, I won't argue with you. I just want to ask you, where did you get the money from? You eat meat and drink alcohol every day, so you must have some way to make money."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he burst into laughter. He looked at Liu Haizhong with a mocking look and said, "Hey, Liu Haizhong, you are really interesting. Why should I tell you? Who do you think you are? Weren't you very impressive before? What's wrong with you now? You come to ask me how to make money? I tell you, even if I know, I won't tell you, you selfish guy."

Liu Haizhong's face turned even uglier after hearing this. His lips trembled slightly as he said, "Shazhu, don't go too far. I'm just asking you, I didn't say I was going to steal your business. Do you have to be like this? We're all neighbors, can't you be more flexible?"

Sha Zhu sneered and said, "Neighbor? Are you qualified to mention neighbor to me? Have you forgotten how you treated me in the past? Although I, Sha Zhu, am not well educated, I know who should be helped and who should not be helped. For people like you, even if I have money, I will not let you know how I make money. Just forget about it."

After saying that, Sha Zhu turned around and was about to close the door, ignoring Liu Haizhong. Liu Haizhong quickly stretched out his hand to block the door and said, "Sha Zhu, you can't do this. I'm really in trouble now, just think of it as helping me, okay?"

Sha Zhu pushed Liu Haizhong's hand away and said harshly, "Are you in trouble? What were you doing before? When you were fighting with your son, why didn't you think about this day? When you were occupying the family property, why didn't you think about the difficulties? I tell you, Liu Haizhong, you have to clean up your own mess yourself, don't come to me. I don't have time to chat with you."

After saying that, Sha Zhu slammed the door shut with a bang, leaving Liu Haizhong outside.

Liu Haizhong stood outside Sha Zhu's house, feeling angry and helpless. He was really desperate, so he came up with this way to threaten Sha Zhu.

He shouted towards the door: "Shazhu, don't think you can get away with this. If you don't tell me how to make money, I will report you to the police station. I don't believe that I can't deal with you!" There was a hint of determination in Liu Haizhong's voice. He thought, he had nothing to lose now, so he might as well take a gamble.

When Sha Zhu in the room heard Liu Haizhong's threat, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He did feel guilty. Although he thought that there was nothing wrong with the way he made money, he couldn't stand being investigated by the police. If he was really investigated, even if he was fine in the end, he would still be in trouble.

In desperation, Sha Zhu quickly opened the door. He looked at Liu Haizhong outside the door with an unhappy expression on his face, but his tone was a little softer than before: "Liu Haizhong, can you stop being crazy? Let's talk it over nicely."

Liu Haizhong was secretly pleased when he saw Sha Zhu open the door. He felt that his trick was quite effective, so he said with more confidence: "Humph, you are afraid now? What were you doing before? Tell me how to make money quickly, or I will really go to the police station."

Sha Zhu frowned, hesitated for a while, and said, "Okay, you come in first, and we'll talk inside. But I tell you, my way of making money is all serious, don't mess around here."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, he nodded quickly and followed Sha Zhu into the house impatiently.

After entering the house, Sha Zhu carefully closed the door, and then said to Liu Haizhong with a mysterious look on his face: "Liu Haizhong, let me tell you, I know Fatty Wang, the chef of the timber factory cafeteria. The two of us secretly took out the meat from the cafeteria and sold it, and that's how we made money."

When Liu Haizhong heard this, his eyes widened and his face was full of surprise. "What? You are stealing public property. This is a crime!" He couldn't help but shout, his voice full of shock and worry.

Sha Zhu waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "What do you know? We are very careful in this matter, and no one will find out. Besides, it's just some meat, how big a deal can it be."

Liu Haizhong still felt something was wrong, he frowned and said: "Silly Zhu, don't do anything rash. If you get caught, you'll be in big trouble."

Sha Zhu looked at Liu Haizhong's timid appearance and said impatiently, "If you don't want to do it, just shut up. Don't talk nonsense, or I won't let you go. I'm telling you this because you're desperate now. Don't be ungrateful."

Liu Haizhong fell into deep thought. On the one hand, he felt that Sha Zhu's approach was too risky and he didn't want to get involved in such a thing that might get him into big trouble; on the other hand, he really needed money urgently to solve the problems between himself and Liu Guangfu.

Liu Haizhong repeatedly weighed the pros and cons in his mind, his expression changing from mood to mood. On the one hand, he was concerned about stealing meat from the cafeteria due to legal and moral constraints; on the other hand, the current predicament was like a mountain pressing down on him, and he urgently needed the money to solve the problem.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Liu Haizhong finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind to follow Sha Zhu. He looked at Sha Zhu with a look of firmness and determination in his eyes.

But Sha Zhu didn't believe him immediately. Instead, he said seriously, "Liu Haizhong, you have to think it over carefully. This is not a joke. If you decide to do it, you have to swear that you will never let this matter out, otherwise both of us will be in trouble."

Liu Haizhong nodded, raised his right hand, and said solemnly: "I, Liu Haizhong, swear that if I leak even a little bit of what Sha Zhu told me today, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death." Sha Zhu watched Liu Haizhong swear, and then he felt relieved. He nodded and said: "Okay, then you remember, we will meet at the gate of the courtyard at two o'clock in the middle of the night. Don't be late, we have to hurry."

Liu Haizhong responded, then left Sha Zhu's house with a heavy heart.

The clock struck two in the middle of the night, and the slight sound was particularly clear in the quiet night. Liu Haizhong was lying on the bed. After hearing the clock, he slowly opened his eyes, revealing a hint of nervousness and excitement. He gently lifted the quilt and sat up carefully, trying not to make any noise.

However, even though he was careful enough, in this quiet night, even the slightest movement seemed particularly abrupt. His movement still startled the second aunt sleeping beside him. The second aunt was originally sleeping soundly, but after being awakened by the slight movement, she asked in a daze: "Old man, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"

Liu Haizhong was startled and his heart skipped a beat. He quickly lowered his voice and said to the second aunt, "Don't worry about it. I have something to do outside. You should go to sleep."

When the second aunt heard this, she suddenly sobered up a little, and she felt that something was wrong. "What could you do in the middle of the night? Are you going to do something bad again?" The second aunt's voice was full of suspicion and worry.

Liu Haizhong said impatiently, "Don't make wild guesses. What bad things can I do? I'm just going out to do something and will be back soon. Stop nagging and go to sleep."

The second aunt was still worried, she sat up and tried to pull Liu Haizhong. "How can I let you go without you telling me clearly? What are you going to do?"

Liu Haizhong was helpless and afraid of wasting time, so he could only make up an excuse: "I... I just went to discuss something with a friend, it's really nothing. Don't ask, I'll be back soon."

The second aunt looked at Liu Haizhong's panic and became more suspicious. But she also knew that she couldn't stop Liu Haizhong. "Then you should come back early and be careful." The second aunt said helplessly.

Liu Haizhong nodded, then quickly put on his clothes and tiptoed out of the room. He closed the door gently, fearing that any more noise would wake up the second aunt. After leaving the house, he took a deep breath and walked towards the entrance of the courtyard. The night was particularly quiet at this time, and only his footsteps echoed in the empty courtyard.
It's Liu Haizhong's bad luck.

Xu Damao got up sleepily and prepared to go to the toilet. When he passed the yard, he suddenly saw a figure moving stealthily in the faint moonlight. He looked carefully and found it was Liu Haizhong.

"Liu Haizhong, what are you doing in the middle of the night?" Xu Damao asked loudly. His voice was particularly loud in the quiet night, which scared Liu Haizhong.

Liu Haizhong's heart suddenly tightened, and his body trembled involuntarily. He turned his head in panic and saw that it was Xu Damao, with a look of horror on his face. "I... I didn't do anything, I just went out for something." Liu Haizhong stammered, his eyes flickering, not daring to look directly into Xu Damao's eyes.

"What could happen in the middle of the night? Are you doing something shameful?" Xu Damao looked at Liu Haizhong suspiciously and slowly approached him. Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong didn't get along well on weekdays, and seeing him like this, he felt that something was wrong.

Liu Haizhong felt his palms sweating. He tried to calm himself down and said, "Don't talk nonsense. What shameful things can I have? I just have something urgent to deal with."

"Urgent matter? What urgent matter can't be handled during the day? Why does it have to be done secretly in the middle of the night?" Xu Damao kept asking. The more he thought about it, the more suspicious it seemed to him.

Liu Haizhong's brain was working fast at this time, thinking about how to deal with Xu Damao. He knew that he couldn't let Xu Damao know what he was going to do with Sha Zhu, otherwise he would definitely get into big trouble. "Oh, don't ask, it's just a personal matter anyway. Go to your toilet quickly and don't waste my time here." Liu Haizhong said anxiously, trying to send Xu Damao away.

Xu Damao stared at Liu Haizhong closely, and seeing him so nervous that he was at a loss, his suspicion grew stronger. He rolled his eyes and came up with a plan. He decided to use the name of the second uncle to put pressure on Liu Haizhong and see what he was up to.

"Liu Haizhong, you must explain the situation clearly to me today. Don't think you can get away with it. I am now ordering you in the name of the second uncle. Tell me honestly, what are you going to do?" Xu Damao put his hands on his hips and said seriously, with a rather majestic look on his face.

When Liu Haizhong heard what Xu Damao said, he secretly groaned in his heart. He knew that Xu Damao was deliberately making things difficult for him, but he couldn't just turn against him. In a panic, he thought of a way out and quickly said, "I really didn't do anything. I just went to the toilet." After saying that, he deliberately pretended to be anxious, as if he really couldn't hold it in any longer.

How could Xu Damao believe him so easily? He sneered and said, "Okay, you said you were going to the toilet. That's great, I'm going to the toilet too, so come with me." As he said that, he walked towards the toilet, but his eyes were always fixed on Liu Haizhong to see his reaction.

Liu Haizhong was dumbfounded. He had just made up an excuse and didn't really go to the toilet. If he followed Xu Damao to the toilet, he would be exposed. But if he didn't go, Xu Damao would be even more suspicious. He stood there with a look of embarrassment on his face. He didn't know whether to go forward or backward.

Seeing Liu Haizhong's hesitation, Xu Damao was even more certain that he had something to hide. "Why? You don't dare to go? It seems that there is something wrong with you." Xu Damao said proudly. He felt that he was about to catch Liu Haizhong's handle.

Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth and decided to go with Xu Damao. He thought that he would find a chance to slip away when he got to the toilet. So, he pretended to be calm and said, "Let's go, who's afraid of who?"

After saying that, he followed Xu Damao and walked towards the toilet.

Along the way, his heart was in turmoil and he kept thinking about how to deal with the situation.