Siheyuan: Start with a big car

After Liu Haizhong escaped, the yard temporarily returned to peace. Qin Huairu heard the sound of the window breaking and hurried into the house. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Banggeng standing by the window with a evasive look in his eyes.

Qin Huairu frowned and looked at the broken window, full of doubts. Seeing this, Banggeng quickly lied, "Mom, a bird suddenly crashed into the window and scared me." Banggeng's voice was trembling, and he didn't dare to look his mother in the eye.

Qin Huairu looked at Bang Geng. She knew in her heart that this could not be caused by a bird. But when she saw that Bang Geng did not run away, her anger subsided a little. She knew that Bang Geng might have been bewitched by Liu Haizhong, and he was still afraid.

Qin Huairu was silent for a while, and did not expose Banggeng's lie. She slowly walked to Banggeng, gently touched his head, and said, "Banggeng, no matter what happens, Mom hopes you can be honest. But this time, Mom believes you."

Bang Geng was very proud of himself. He was happy that he had deceived Qin Huairu. The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, and a sly look flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself, "Haha, Qin Huairu actually believed me. It seems that I am still very smart."

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On the other hand, most of the residents had gone to work at this time, and the courtyard was quiet.

Liu Haizhong held the copper block tightly and walked cautiously toward the door of Li Weidong's house. His footsteps were very light, as if he was afraid of disturbing the air around him. With every step he took, he looked around nervously, his eyes revealing a kind of panic as if he was guilty of something.

At this moment, Sha Zhu was humming a little tune, preparing to go to work in high spirits. He was wearing a neat work suit, holding a lunch box in his hand, and walking towards him from the other direction with big strides. Sha Zhu's sharp eyes immediately saw the sneaky bangs. He frowned, and a trace of doubt surged in his heart.

Sha Zhu stopped, crossed his arms, and blocked Liu Haizhong's way. He looked Liu Haizhong up and down, his eyes full of suspicion, and asked loudly: "Liu Haizhong, what are you doing here so early in the morning? Why are you sneaking around?"

Liu Haizhong was so shocked by Sha Zhu's sudden stop that he almost threw the copper in his arms. His face turned pale instantly, but he quickly pretended to be calm and stammered, "I... I'm taking a walk. It's early in the morning and the air is good. I came out for a walk to stretch my muscles." As he spoke, he deliberately stretched his arms and kicked his legs, trying to make himself look like he was really taking a walk.

Sha Zhu is not so easy to fool. He looked at Liu Haizhong's unnatural look and became even more confused. "Walking? When did you have the leisure time to do this? And you're walking with something in your arms? Don't think I don't know what you're doing." Sha Zhu's voice became a little higher and his eyes became sharper.

Liu Haizhong was panicking. He knew Sha Zhu's temper. If he discovered his secret, he would not let it go. Cold sweat began to appear on his forehead. He avoided looking at Sha Zhu. "Sha Zhu, don't talk nonsense. I was just taking a walk. This... This is something I picked up on the road. I was going to take it home." Liu Haizhong said as he hugged the copper block tightly, fearing that Sha Zhu would snatch it away.

Sha Zhu looked at Liu Haizhong's nervous expression and felt something was wrong. But he looked at the time and realized that he had to go to the cafeteria to work and couldn't stay here for too long. So he glared at Liu Haizhong fiercely and said, "Liu Haizhong, I'm telling you, you'd better not do anything bad. If I find out that you have done something to let everyone down, I won't forgive you."

Liu Haizhong nodded quickly, as if he had been granted amnesty, and said, "Shazhu, don't worry. What bad things could I do? Go to work quickly, don't be late."

Sha Zhu glanced at Liu Haizhong again, then turned around and strode away. Liu Haizhong finally breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Sha Zhu's back go away. He felt his heart was about to jump out of his chest, and his back was soaked with sweat. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, carefully looked around, and after making sure that no one was paying attention to him, he quietly walked towards Li Weidong's house.

At this moment, his heart was beating violently in his bangs, and his nervousness and excitement intertwined, making his breathing become rapid. He held the copper block tightly, as if it was the key to his success. He knew that his plan had reached a critical step. As long as he successfully put the copper block in Li Weidong's house, he could achieve his goal.

Liu Haizhong walked cautiously to the door of Li Weidong's house. He listened for a while and made sure there was no movement in the house. Then, he knocked on the door gently to confirm that Li Weidong was not at home. Then, a cunning look flashed in his eyes. He walked to the window, pushed it open with great effort, and then climbed in carefully.

As soon as he landed, before he could stand firmly, he suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from his feet. "Ah!" He couldn't help but screamed in a low voice, but quickly covered his mouth again.

It turned out that he stepped on the mousetrap that Li Weidong had set up in advance. The mousetrap was very powerful and clamped his foot tightly. Liu Haizhong turned pale in pain, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead in an instant. He clenched his teeth tightly, endured the pain, and did not dare to make too much noise, for fear of being discovered by others.

He tried to lift his foot to remove the mousetrap from his foot, but every time he moved, the pain intensified. His eyes were filled with pain and fear, and he began to regret what he had done. However, worse things were yet to come.

Liu Haizhong tried to run out of the house with a limp, but in his panic, he didn't notice that there was a mousetrap at the door. With a "click", his other foot was caught again. This time, Liu Haizhong couldn't bear it anymore, and the pain came like a tide, almost making him lose his mind.

"Ah! It hurts so much!" he shouted loudly, and his voice echoed in the silent room.

Liu Haizhong's miserable screams broke the tranquility of the compound and soon alarmed the residents. The third uncle, Yi Zhonghai, and several old women put down their work and hurried to Li Weidong's house.

Everyone rushed in and saw Liu Haizhong lying on the ground, his feet tightly clamped by mousetraps, bleeding profusely. The miserable sight made people gasp. The third uncle frowned, his eyes revealing a hint of disgust and suspicion. He looked at Liu Haizhong and said coldly: "Liu Haizhong, what are you doing? Looking at your appearance, I know you are up to no good."

Liu Haizhong was grimacing in pain at this moment, and had no time to care about the third uncle's questioning. He just groaned, his eyes full of pain and fear.

Seeing that Liu Haizhong didn't say anything, the third uncle became more certain of his guess. He walked forward and raised his voice to ask again: "Liu Haizhong, don't play dumb. What on earth are you doing in Li Weidong's house? You must give us an explanation today."

Liu Haizhong opened his mouth and wanted to explain, but found that he had nothing to say. He knew that his behavior had been discovered by everyone, and no matter how he explained, he could not cover up his crime. His face became even paler, and his eyes began to evade. Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong lying on the ground, and instantly understood his intention. Yi Zhonghai had a grudge against Li Weidong, so he naturally wanted to help Liu Haizhong get out of trouble at this time.

Yi Zhonghai cleared his throat, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, and he said to everyone: "Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. I think Liu Haizhong may want to deliver food to Li Weidong, so he went into Li Weidong's house. Liu Haizhong is doing good things, how could you misunderstand him like this?" After saying that, he deliberately looked at the people around him, as if waiting for everyone's approval.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, everyone showed a puzzled expression. The third uncle frowned and said, "Old Yi, your words are a bit far-fetched, right? How could the food delivery be so messed up?"

Yi Zhonghai continued calmly, "Think about it, Li Weidong set a mousetrap at home. Isn't this intentional to harm Liu Haizhong and our neighbors? His intentions are so vicious."

When Liu Haizhong heard Yi Zhonghai say this, he felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw and quickly nodded and said, "That's right, that's right. I just wanted to send him food, but I didn't expect him to set a mousetrap at home to harm me." As he spoke, he pretended to be aggrieved, with tears welling up in his eyes.

After hearing this, the old ladies began to waver. "Did we really misunderstand Liu Haizhong?" "How could Li Weidong do this? Setting a mousetrap is too dangerous."

The third uncle still felt that something was wrong, but seeing that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were singing the same tune, he didn't know what to say.

Yi Zhonghai was secretly pleased to see that everyone's attitude had changed. A barely perceptible smile appeared on his weather-beaten face, and a cunning light flashed in his eyes. He continued, "I think we have to go find Li Weidong and ask him about this. We can't let him bully the people in our compound like this." His voice echoed in the room, carrying a kind of inciting power.

At this moment, the second aunt came in a hurry. When she saw Liu Haizhong lying on the ground with blood on his feet, she immediately understood everything. She knew that Liu Haizhong had failed this time, and she was angry and distressed. The second aunt widened her eyes, put her hands on her hips, and began to curse Li Weidong for being a bastard who deliberately murdered Liu Haizhong. Her voice was sharp and piercing, like a shrew scolding on the street: "Li Weidong, you conscienceless thing, how can you be so cruel? Our Haizhong has no grudges against you, why did you hurt him like this? You bastard, you shall not die well!"

Yi Zhonghai listened to the scolding of the second aunt, and he became more certain of his plan. He rolled his eyes and looked at Yan Jiecheng who was standing beside him, and said, "Jiecheng, go to the motorcycle workshop and call Li Weidong back to make him compensate Haizhong for the loss. He must give us an explanation for this matter." Yan Jiecheng hesitated. He looked at Liu Haizhong lying on the ground, then at the angry second aunt and Yi Zhonghai with a gloomy face, not knowing what to do.

Yan Jiecheng had no choice but to nod and turn around to walk towards the motorcycle workshop. Along the way, he felt very complicated. He didn't want to get involved in this dispute, but it was not easy to go against Yi Zhonghai's wishes.

Arriving at the motorcycle workshop, Yan Jiecheng looked around for Li Weidong. The machines in the workshop were roaring, and the workers were busy working. Yan Jiecheng asked several workers, but no one had seen Li Weidong. Just when he felt helpless, Qin Jingru came over.

Qin Jingru saw Yan Jiecheng and asked curiously, "Yan Jiecheng, why are you here? Are you looking for Li Weidong?" Yan Jiecheng nodded quickly and asked anxiously, "Do you know where Li Weidong is?" Qin Jingru told him, "Li Weidong went to a meeting in the department and may not be back until very late."

Yan Jiecheng heard this and secretly groaned in his heart. He sighed helplessly and turned to walk back to the courtyard. When he returned to the courtyard, he saw Yi Zhonghai and the second aunt surrounding Liu Haizhong. Liu Haizhong's feet had already started bleeding, and the blood on the ground was shocking.

When the second aunt saw Yan Jiecheng coming back, she hurriedly asked, "Jiecheng, have you found Li Weidong?" Yan Jiecheng shook his head and told them what Qin Jingru had told him. The second aunt was immediately panicked when she heard it. She looked at the bleeding feet in her bangs and was so distressed that tears almost came out.

"What should we do? Haizhong's feet are bleeding. If he doesn't go to the hospital, will he become disabled?" Second Auntie said anxiously. As she spoke, she tried to lift Liu Haizhong up and take him to the hospital.

However, Liu Haizhong was unwilling to go to the hospital like this. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain and said, "No, we can't just go to the hospital like this. We should wait for Li Weidong to come back before asking for compensation. If we go to the hospital now, what if Li Weidong comes back and refuses to admit it?"

After hearing what Liu Haizhong said, the second aunt hesitated. She was worried about Liu Haizhong's injury, but she also felt that what Liu Haizhong said made sense. "But, Haizhong's feet..." The second aunt looked at Liu Haizhong, her eyes full of worry.

Liu Haizhong clenched his fists tightly, his eyes revealing a hint of determination. "Old lady, I'm fine. This injury is nothing. We must wait for Li Weidong to come back and make him pay for what he did." His voice was weak but full of stubbornness.

Yi Zhonghai stood aside and thought for a moment before saying, "Hai Zhong is right. We can't just let Li Weidong go. Let's wait here for him to come back and see what he says."

The third uncle watched this scene quietly, with a hint of doubt in his shrewd eyes. He looked at Liu Haizhong's painful expression, and then looked at Yi Zhonghai's resolute attitude, and secretly felt that they were shooting themselves in the foot if they wanted to deal with Li Weidong. The third uncle knew very well that Li Weidong was not someone who could be easily provoked, and that doing so would probably bring trouble to themselves.

However, the third uncle did not intend to point it out.

He thought that this matter had nothing to do with him, so there was no need for him to get involved. He didn't want to offend Yi Zhonghai and the others because of this matter. After all, in this compound, less trouble is worse than more trouble.

Not only that, the third uncle felt that Yan Jiecheng had offended Li Weidong so many times recently, so this time he could let Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong disperse their firepower (end of this chapter)