Siheyuan: What bad intentions could a veterinarian like me have?

Chapter 11: The Cruel and Merciless Stupid Zhu

The creaking sound of a flatbed truck could be heard in the deep alley. Qin Huairu, holding a flashlight in front of the truck, led the truck northward along Nanluoguxiang, then passed through the wider Houyuanensi Hutong and headed towards the Sixth Courtyard.

In this era, electricity was still in the process of becoming popular, and there were very few street lamps. There was only a low-wattage street lamp installed at the entrance of the alleys and lanes. Whenever Qin Huairu came to a bright place, she would turn off the flashlight and walk forward a distance. When her vision became blurred, she would gently turn on the flashlight and illuminate another section of the road.

Jia Dongxu was heavy, and even if the old man and Sha Zhu pushed together, they would often encounter potholes and would have to push hard for a while. Qin Huairu would then come to help with a flashlight under her armpit.

After walking for a while, the group gradually slowed down, but fortunately they were getting closer and closer to the Sixth Hospital.

"Huai Ru, you go ahead and hold the flashlight. Don't worry about the two of us. We don't need to rest. Let's go to the hospital first!" Yi Zhonghai was so tired that he was out of breath. After walking on the bumpy road for a while, he told Qin Huai Ru to go to the front and not to come over to help.

"Uncle, thank you!" Qin Huairu was so grateful that she stopped crying now because she had someone to help her. However, her husband was still lying in the car after all. She thought about going to the hospital and having to pay the medical expenses. Although it was not much, she still had to pay for it herself. She became nervous again and couldn't help feeling uneasy when she walked to the front to lead the way.

Seeing her pitiful and miserable appearance, Sha Zhu, who was pushing the cart at the back, felt so distressed. He really couldn't get away with the cart, and there was an old man beside him, otherwise he would have rushed up to comfort the young wife next door.

The more he felt sorry for Qin Huairu, the more angry he became when he glanced at Jia Dongxu, who was now unconscious due to the bumpy cart. He took advantage of the cart hitting rocks several times to deliberately bump this happy little brat.

Yi Zhonghai, who was walking beside him and pushing the cart body with one hand, saw Sha Zhu's expression completely. Thinking about Jia Dongxu's injury tonight, he had some guesses in his mind about how to ask Sha Zhu.

"Damn it, old man, I would say that Li Xiangdong is just a blind cat that caught a dead mouse. Look at his behavior tonight. He just cured Dongxu's injury, and he acted like he had done a big deal. He even showed off in the yard and talked about whether there was a consultation fee or not! His behavior makes me sick!"

Sha Zhu thought about what happened in the evening and spat on the side of the road.

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's thoughts went back to earlier. Li Xiangdong's clear-headed and wise expression appeared in his mind, making him feel uncomfortable again.

He didn't care about the consultation fee or not. What he cared about was that the guy asked him to apologize and admit his mistake in front of everyone in the hospital. How embarrassing.

Nothing so embarrassing as this has ever happened to him in all these years.

This is the first time for a young lady to ride in a bridal sedan.

"You'd better be careful with that kid in the future. Don't get too close to him. He is not a good person!" Yi Zhonghai said gloomily.

"Tsk, I got close to him? He made up a story about me tonight, saying that the way I looked at Sister Qin was not right, and I haven't gotten even with him yet! I still can't get over this anger, the more I think about it, the worse it tastes! When have I ever been insulted like this before?"

I'm stupid, even if you are thinking about Sister Qin, that's not something you, Li Xiangdong, can just say in front of everyone!

I can do this, but you can't tell me! If you tell me, you're just trying to embarrass me!
When Sha Zhu talked about this, his chest seemed to be on fire, rising and falling, and his breath was filled with anger.

It would have been fine if he didn't mention it, but once he did, Yi Zhonghai had an excuse to ask.

He Yuzhu and Jia Dongxu, one of them is the candidate for his retirement plan that he has been thinking of, and the other is his apprentice and the backup candidate for his retirement.

Yi Zhonghai knew exactly what kind of personalities and characters these two men had.

Ever since Qin Huairu married into the Jia family many years ago, he had long discovered Sha Zhu's special feelings for Qin Huairu.

Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu used to fight and quarrel and looked down on each other, and everyone in the hospital knew about it.

But since Jia Dongxu got married, Sha Zhu seemed like a different person. He always called Jia Dongxu his brother, went to the Jia family every day, gave the Jia family a lot of benefits, and the children also liked him very much.

Yi Zhonghai certainly knew why, but he would not take the initiative to say it. Occasionally, he would quietly take advantage of Sha Zhu's weakness to control him.

But now, something happened to Jia Dongxu, and if you think about it carefully, the accident is quite inexplicable.

This is tantamount to touching his own retirement plan and damaging the interests of Yi Zhonghai.

He would not let such a thing happen. If it was not controlled, no one knew what the future would be like. "Silly Zhu!" Yi Zhonghai pretended to tuck Jia Dongxu in, and then he took a closer look at the boy's condition and found that he had indeed fallen asleep due to the swaying of the flatbed cart, so he called out softly.

"Uncle, what's wrong?" Sha Zhu turned his head away blankly.

Seeing that Qin Huairu didn't notice this, Yi Zhonghai lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "Did you know that Dongxu drank at night?"

"I know!" Sha Zhu said without hesitation, "After get off work, he came to look for me and asked me to tell Sister Qin that he would not be home for dinner tonight, so don't wait for him!"

When talking about being able to talk to Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu smiled and seemed to be very concerned about it.

The more he said this, the more certain Yi Zhonghai was that he had guessed correctly. He nodded and asked, "Did you lend the stairs to Dongxu?"

"Yes!" Sha Zhu blurted out, then suddenly frowned and asked, "Uncle, why are you asking this?"

Yi Zhonghai stared at him, observing his expression, narrowed his eyes and asked: "Dongxu asked you to borrow the stairs at night, where were you at that time?"

"I'm..." Sha Zhu was stunned and was about to blurt out something, but suddenly his face changed and he changed his words: "What a coincidence, I just came back from draining the water outside!"

Seeing that this guy was not in a natural mood, Yi Zhonghai knew what was going on. "Did you hear the rats making a noise at that time?"

"Uncle, why are you asking this suddenly? I don't remember it so clearly..." Sha Zhu hesitated.

"Nothing!" Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, "I was just curious, so I asked casually!"

"Oh!" Sha Zhu pretended to be indifferent, whistled casually, and looked around like a second-rate guy.

Looking at Sha Zhu's expression, Yi Zhonghai was almost certain that he was the one who did it.

Knowing that Jia Dongxu would drink at night, this kid probably waited for him to come back, ran outside the house and imitated the sound of a mouse, luring Jia Dongxu out to the roof. During this time, Sha Zhu probably said something to Jia Dongxu, which made Jia Dongxu so excited that he climbed onto the roof.

The roof is covered with snow in winter. People will slip if they step on it, and they will probably be half killed if they fall from it.

And Sha Zhu even took out a second insurance policy. If Jia Dongxu didn't go up to the room, he would step on the nails on the stairs and fall down from mid-air...

However, man proposes, God disposes. Jia Dongxu just stepped on a nail and it pierced his instep, but he was wearing thick clothes so it was not a big deal.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai looked at Sha Zhu's familiar face and suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, his heart as cold as water.

This kid... actually wanted to kill his own disciple just for a woman!

Too bad!
However, what is even more unacceptable is that this was a guess that he had come up with after thinking for a long time, but the young man Li Xiangdong had already seen the clues on the spot and reminded the people present in a roundabout way, but no one took it seriously.

That kid named Li is even smarter, more intelligent, and more shrewd than I am!
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai broke out in a sweat. He looked at Sha Zhu, hoping that his guess was wrong.

He quietly observed Sha Zhu's expression, took something out of his pocket and handed it to Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi, don't lose your things!"

"Huh?" Bewildered, Sha Zhu turned his head and his pupils shrank when he saw the object. He looked up at Yi Zhonghai in disbelief and slammed it to the ground. "Uncle, what are you talking about! This is not mine..."

As he spoke, he tried to hide the fierceness in his eyes. He raised his head with a grin on his face. He stopped the cart and said, "Uncle, Sister Qin, we're here! Quick, I'll ask the nurse to get Brother Jia in!"

With a clang, a nail as long as a middle finger rolled to the ground. It was the one that pierced the sole of Jia Dongxu's foot.

(End of this chapter)