bookbashuk Chapter 106: Furious
Chapter 106: Furious
The slightly hoarse voice of the deaf woman was like a devil's sound in his ears, which frightened He Yuzhu so much that his hands trembled.
Lu Zixuan immediately tugged at the corner of his clothes and said:
"What's the matter, uncle? Are you afraid of her?"
He Yuzhu picked up Lu Zixuan again and whispered in his ear.
"Yeah, I get a little nervous when I see her. She says I'm unfilial all day long, and that I recognize a thief as my mother and can't tell the difference between good and bad people. It's like she's chanting a sutra. She's different from Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai makes me feel annoyed when I see him.
She makes me want to hide when I see her, and keeps nagging in my ear. At her age, I can neither scold nor hit her, so I can only hide. I really can’t stand it anymore.”
"It's okay, uncle, I'll teach you how to say it, you just..."
Lu Zixuan whispered in He Yuzhu's ear how to deal with the situation.
"Eh? That's not right. Yi Zhonghai, didn't you say that the deaf woman was dying after eating the food that Zhuzi had drugged? How come she's so lively? She even went out for a walk to help digest her food? Yi Zhonghai, this is not right. You're so bold to frame someone without even conspiring with them.
How about we trouble our father and mother official, Deputy Director Zhou, to do justice for us again?"
Chen Ping made a few sarcastic remarks about Yi Zhonghai and Deputy Director Zhou.
"Chen Ping, what are you talking about? When did I say I was dying? What did you collude with Xiao Yi again? I just came back from the hospital. Do you want to see the hospital's bill? The doctor has confirmed that I ate too much croton powder, which caused the diarrhea.
"Zhuzi, I wanted to frame you before, but isn't that all in the past? As for holding a grudge? Are you happy if an old woman like me dies? Why don't you just take a knife and kill me?"
The deaf old woman walked towards the central courtyard, still questioning.
"Did the doctor also tell you that I, He Yuzhu, put croton powder in the food you ate? Did he also tell you which store I bought the croton powder from?"
He Yuzhu teased the deaf woman a few words, and Lu Zixuan whispered a few words in He Yuzhu's ear, and He Yuzhu immediately let go of Lu Zixuan.
Veins bulged, finger joints cracked, and then he jumped up like thunder and ran towards the deaf woman who was walking towards the middle courtyard, shouting loudly:
"Deaf woman, I really want to chop you to pieces with a knife, you damned bastard, do you know what you have done? If you want to kill me, I will sacrifice you bastards to the gods first.
Damn it, there are so many people, but you have to pit me alone. Did I dig up your ancestral grave or kill your father? No one of us will survive today."
He Yuzhu's series of actions directly scared everyone. Only Deputy Director Zhou still had a clear mind. He immediately stood at the hanging flower gate, ready to stop He Yuzhu.
"What do you want to do? Killing is against the law. Stop right there. Don't be impulsive. You are still young. Think more about your family."
He Yuzhu stopped, stared at the deaf woman and asked loudly:
"Deaf woman, you damned beast, are you going to spread the word that I put drugs in the food? Fuck your ancestors, if you dare to cut off my escape route, I will cut off your and Yi Zhonghai's escape route.
Deputy Director Zhou, do you think you can handle what happened today? Will you go to all of Beijing to clear my name? If not, shut up.
Old deaf man, I must kill you today."
Seeing that the matter was getting bigger and bigger, Deputy Director Zhou didn't dare to deal with it anymore, so he made a suggestion.
"Well, comrade, don't get excited. How about we notify the police station to handle it? I don't care, okay? Yi Zhonghai, immediately, go to the police station and ask someone to handle it. Quick."
Seeing that He Yuzhu was really going to kill someone, Yi Zhonghai dared not delay and ran out of the door.
He Yushui was worried about her brother's condition and was about to step forward, but Lu Zixuan grabbed her sleeve and shook his head to indicate that it was okay.
It was the first time that Chen Ping saw He Yuzhu so angry. She did not dare to move forward and instinctively looked for her son. When she saw him shaking his head in the rain, she knew she didn't need to worry too much.
The deaf woman's legs were shaking, and she was almost hanging on Aunt Zhou who was standing beside her. Aunt Zhou was also so scared that her face turned pale.
In this way, several groups of people were deadlocked for half an hour, and Yi Zhonghai led four people from the police station into the middle courtyard. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they pointed at He Yuzhu and said to the police station
"He is the one who wants to kill people. Catch him quickly."
Chen Ping was the first to step forward.
"Comrade Public Security, is it a crime to falsely accuse someone? Is it against the law to spread rumors and harm others?"
"Either situation is wrong. We need to understand the situation first and we won't listen to anyone's one-sided words."
A police officer who led the team came out and said.
Deputy Director Zhou stepped forward and greeted
"Deputy Director Qian, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble. It's our fault that our subdistrict office failed to do its job. You were alarmed by a small matter. Come, have a cigarette first and slowly understand what happened."
Deputy Director Qian did not answer. He frowned slightly and looked at Deputy Director Zhou, asking in confusion:
"I'm sorry, I just got transferred here not long ago and I haven't had time to recognize everyone yet. May I ask your name?"
Deputy Director Zhou took back the cigarette with some embarrassment and introduced himself with a kind smile.
"My last name is Zhou, and I'm the deputy director of the subdistrict office. We met at a meeting at the district government. You are such a forgetful person."
Deputy Director Qian thought for a moment, then suddenly realized what was going on and shook Deputy Director Zhou's hand and said,
"Oh, didn't the flood wash away the Dragon King Temple? You should have told me earlier. I don't have many problems, except that I don't have a good memory.
Brother, please forgive me. I will host you another day. Let’s do the business first today and then we can chat.”
Then, he arranged for others to question the people in the courtyard, walked up to He Yuzhu, and asked directly
"What's the situation? Tell me, what is it that is forcing you to destroy yourself?"
"It was the twenty-ninth day before the New Year..."
He Yuzhu recounted the incident again and continued
"My sister just came back from another place today, and Yi Zhonghai came to her to ask for compensation, insisting that I put drugs in the dishes, but Old Sun said he couldn't remember.
We hadn't even finished the meeting when the deaf woman came back from outside in high spirits. I hadn't intended to make such a big fuss, but the deaf woman framed me time and again, and it was obvious that this was going to end my life.
Just because I can cook, I have to cook for her? Just because my cooking is delicious, she has to kill me and make me beg for food like a dog?
If I give in, am I still a human being?"
After listening to this, Deputy Director Qian patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and praised him highly.
"Yes, he is a man."
Then he lowered his voice and said
"But you're wrong to say it like that. I know you were trying to scare her, but she's so old, and if you really scared her to death, you'd be guilty.
Okay, I'll find out more."
After the conversation, Deputy Director Qian walked up to the deaf woman, asked her some questions, and then turned to everyone and said:
"Today's incident is a big one, involving the murder of a person. It is also a small one, as one party suspected the other party of drugging someone, and the other party felt wronged and believed that the other party was deliberately destroying their reputation.
There's nothing special you can get from here. I'll ask a few people to go with me to the institute to continue the investigation. Once we've gotten to the bottom of it, I'll give you an answer.
I'm calling out your names now: He Yuzhu, the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, Sun San, Qin Huairu. You all should follow me to the police station and give your detailed statements.
If family members are worried, they can go and wait, but they are not allowed to enter the police station. That’s it, everyone go home.”
Chen Ping and He Yushui were worried and followed him to the police station. Lu Zixuan said that nothing serious would happen to He Yuzhu, so he did not go.
When everything inside and outside the courtyard returned to peace, a small figure quietly walked out of the courtyard and disappeared into the night.