SWDnovel Chapter 178: Sha Zhu Injured and Hospitalized
Chapter 178: Sha Zhu Injured and Hospitalized
After hearing about Yi Zhonghai's actions, Zhang Lei frowned and asked, "Have you found the person who hurt your brother? Have you called the police?"
He Yushui nodded, tears welling up again: "We called the police, but my brother didn't see clearly who hit him. The police said it's difficult to handle these kinds of things and told us to wait for news."
Hearing this, Zhang Lei became even more puzzled and asked, "Besides visiting your brother, did Yi Zhonghai say anything else? Did he mention how to resolve this?"
He Yushui shook her head: "No, I just looked around, gave some money, and then left."
Hearing this, Zhang Lei was somewhat puzzled, thinking to himself, "This shouldn't be the case."
He knew Yi Zhonghai too well. That old man had always considered He Yuzhu as his retirement partner. How could he have let such a serious incident happen and then simply glance at him and call it a day? There must be something wrong here.
Zhang Lei composed himself, looked at He Yushui, and said firmly, "Yushui, don't worry. I'll go with you to the hospital to see your brother tomorrow. I'll take care of things for him then!"
Meanwhile, the people in the courtyard, having learned of the large number of Zhang family relatives who had come to the meeting that evening, were all discussing it amongst themselves.
On the Yan family's side, Yan Fugui looked at his family members and said with a serious expression, "During this time, you must not have any conflicts with Zhang Lei's family in the yard, understand?"
Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, and Yan Jiekuang all nodded quickly.
The three women looked at Yan Fugui and asked in confusion, "Sir, why do you think Zhang Lei brought so many members of the Ye family to the city? Isn't that too much trouble?"
Yan Fugui glanced at her and slowly said, "What else could it be? It's definitely to bolster our strength!"
"Strengthening momentum?" The third aunt was somewhat puzzled.
"Yes," Yan Fugui nodded, "The saying 'strength in numbers' isn't without reason. Look, how many people were in the Zhang family before? Now? Suddenly it's more than a dozen. If anyone causes trouble again, do you think anyone would dare to easily mess with Zhang Lei? Everyone would have to think twice about whether they can fight against a family of seventeen."
Upon hearing this, the third aunt suddenly realized and said, "I knew it! Zhang Lei has won over all his brothers-in-law; it seems he was prepared in advance!"
Yan Fugui nodded, and said solemnly, "Yes, Zhang Lei may be young, but he's not simple; he's very shrewd."
At this moment, the third aunt looked at her sons and said sternly, "You three, did you hear what your father said? Never go against the Zhang family again!"
Yan Jiecheng nodded quickly and said, "Mom and Dad, don't worry, we won't. Besides, Zhang Lei's three brothers-in-law look like they're not to be trifled with. We're not stupid enough to provoke them."
Hearing her son's words, the third aunt nodded in satisfaction and felt relieved.
On the Jia family's side in the Intermediate People's Court, Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhangshi, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Mom, so many people have come to Zhang Lei's house all at once. Do you think it's a good thing or a bad thing?"
Madam Jia glanced at her and said irritably, "What's so good about it? They're all a bunch of poor relatives. It's just unpleasant to look at them."
Although she said that, Jia Zhangshi was inwardly seething with jealousy. She thought to herself, if the Jia family had so many strong men, would she still be a widow and orphan, being bullied by others?
Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhangshi, then at Jia Dongxu lying paralyzed on the bed, remaining silent, lost in thought. After a long while, she seemed to have made up her mind, steeling herself as if she were about to make an important decision.
In the backyard of the Liu family's house, Liu Haizhong was drinking a little wine, eating eggs, and leisurely listening to the radio.
The second aunt looked at him with some concern and said, "Old Liu, do you think Zhang Lei might have some ulterior motive, with so many relatives coming to our courtyard today?"
Liu Haizhong scoffed dismissively, "Plotting? Plotting what? They're just some poor relatives, what trouble could they possibly cause?"
The second aunt thought for a moment and then said, "But Zhang Lei brought all three of his wife's brothers to the city and even arranged jobs for them. Could it be that Zhang Lei has some kind of leverage over his wife and was forced to do this?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong immediately became interested. He put down his wine glass, thought for a moment, and said, "Hmm, that should be it! Otherwise, who would be so foolish as to create so many positions for their wife's family and bring in so many people? They probably see Zhang Lei as a childless heir and want to devour him completely."
Auntie Er was startled by Liu Haizhong's words and said, "Really? Zhang Lei doesn't seem that stupid."
Liu Haizhong said dismissively, "How old is he? Only bystanders like us can see things clearly. He's caught in the middle of it all, he's too caught up in it to see the intricacies, and he'll only get deeper and deeper into trouble."
Hearing this, the second aunt hesitated and said, "Old Liu, that's true, but Zhang Lei has helped us a lot before. If he's really been tricked, shouldn't we...?"
Liu Haizhong glanced at the second aunt and said irritably, "Alright, stop meddling. He helped us? He helped us for a reason. He not only swindled me out of twenty yuan, but also successfully became the fourth uncle. That's not something money can buy."
When Aunt Er heard Liu Haizhong say this, she didn't dare to say anything more and just nodded, after all, Liu Haizhong was still the one who made the decisions in this family.
易家
The older woman and Yi Zhonghai were still troubled by Sha Zhu's situation. Yi Zhonghai looked at the older woman and asked, "Wife, has the food been delivered to Zhu's side yet?"
The woman nodded: "I delivered it. I prepared it in advance and entrusted it to the rainwater delivery team."
When Yi Zhonghai heard his wife say that it had been delivered, he nodded and said, "It's good that it's been delivered. You should deliver it yourself tomorrow so he knows we care about him too."
The older woman glanced at Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Old Yi, how's your investigation into Zhu Zi's matter going?"
Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said helplessly, "It's hard to investigate. There are no clues at all, and we don't even know who Zhu Zi has a grudge against."
The older woman then asked, "Are there any suspects?"
Yi Zhonghai sighed: "Sigh, I suspected Zhang Lei before, but seeing Zhang Lei's family of more than a dozen people having a lively meal together today, I immediately ruled out Zhang Lei."
An older woman asked, "Why?"
Yi Zhonghai looked at her and slowly said, "The fewer people who know about this kind of thing, the better. Zhang Lei should have been at his wife's parents' house a couple of days ago. With so many people around him, how could he possibly have had time to come back and arrange for someone to do this? The timing just doesn't match up."
The older woman thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true."
At this point, the older woman turned to the woman and said, "Could it be someone else from the steel rolling mill?"
Yi Zhonghai shook his head: "I don't know either, but Zhu Zi's mouth is indeed prone to offending people. He's had his share of arguments with people at the factory. Who knows which nemesis has come knocking on our door."