allendalepharm Chapter 889 Yan Bugui took out the money
Chapter 889 Yan Bugui took out the money
The neighbors looked at each other, all confused. They had no idea what was going on and naturally didn't know how to respond. The yard suddenly fell silent.
Yan Bugui stood aside, calculating internally. He knew the Public Security Bureau hadn't revealed anything, and if he kept his mouth shut, the people in the courtyard would most likely suspect Gu Nan—after all, Gu Nan was the only one in the courtyard who always liked to deal with the Public Security Bureau. He was about to echo Liu Haizhong, directing the blame at Gu Nan, when a voice interrupted him.
Tiedan stood in the crowd, blinked, looked at Yan Bugui, and asked innocently (with a hint of curiosity in his tone): "Second Uncle, when my dad and I went to sell scrap this morning, I thought I saw you coming out of the Public Security Bureau. I wonder what you were doing there?"
Yan Bugui's heart skipped a beat, and he panicked instantly. His face turned pale, and he quickly retorted (his voice was a little tight, with obvious panic): "What nonsense are you talking about, kid! When have I ever been to the Public Security Bureau? Don't make up stories here!"
Tiedan, however, remained calm and said with a smile (with a hint of cunning in his eyes): "How about we go to the Public Security Bureau and ask? Who knows, maybe it was you, Second Uncle, who reported this incident?"
He Yuzhu had been watching coldly for a long time, then suddenly seemed to understand something. He looked at Yan Bugui and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Second Uncle, you're really smart. You've got the benefits and the money, and now you've even thought of calling the police. You've taken advantage of everything. You're really calculating."
After saying this, He Yuzhu turned around and left without caring how ugly Yan Bugui's face was. In his opinion, this matter no longer had much to do with him - anyway, the people in the Public Security Bureau already knew the inside story, and there was no hope for their family to get the deaf old lady's house.
Liu Haizhong was skeptical at first, but now that all the signs were in front of him, he was completely convinced. He turned to look at Yan Bugui and said in a deep voice, "Old Yan, don't rush back. I have something I want to talk to you about."
Yan Bugui didn't respond, but just stood there silently. The neighbors around him saw that the atmosphere was not right and tactfully dispersed. Soon, only he, Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu were left in the huge yard.
Yi Zhonghai spoke first, his tone filled with confusion and reproach: "Old Yan, we are all neighbors living in the same courtyard. We see each other every day. How could you do such a thing?"
Yan Bugui was shocked and angry. He hadn't expected that his plan, which he thought was flawless, would be exposed by Tiedan and He Yuzhu. He couldn't figure out how Tiedan knew he had been to the Public Security Bureau. But he was quick-witted and naturally wouldn't admit it easily - after all, only a fool would take such a thing on himself for no reason.
He looked at Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong and said calmly, "Old Liu, Old Yi, I am also the head of this courtyard. How could I be so foolish as to do something that would offend the people here? This matter has nothing to do with me."
Liu Haizhong listened and nodded in agreement, "Old Yi, what Old Yan said makes sense. I don't think he did it. After all, Old Yan is the second uncle in the courtyard. He can't ignore the reputation of the courtyard."
Yi Zhonghai wanted to refute Liu Haizhong, but swallowed the words back when they reached his lips. He turned to look at Yan Bugui, his tone calm but with unquestionable certainty: "Old Yan, this matter is actually easy to handle. Let's go directly to the Public Security Bureau. I know a friend there. We can ask him and find out whether it is really as you said."
Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui suddenly became anxious, mentally cursing how things had gone wrong. He had originally planned to give Liu Haizhong and the Jia family a headache, but he had never imagined they would push him to this point. He knew that at this point, denying it was no use.
So he took a deep breath, looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "Yes, I did report this matter. But I also did it for the good of the people in Siheyuan. I wanted to resolve the matter as soon as possible."
Liu Haizhong was speechless after hearing his words. After a long pause, he managed to utter, "Old Yan, I never thought you were the one who did this. Now that things have come to this, let's not talk any more. Just hand over the money honestly."
Yan Bugui wanted to make a few more excuses, but Yi Zhonghai sighed and advised, "Old Yan, we already said it's a quadrangle courtyard. If there's anything, we should discuss it in the courtyard first. How could you talk directly to the Public Security Bureau? Don't do such stupid things again in the future."
Yan Bugui knew that he was in the wrong, but the thought of taking out the money was like cutting his flesh - that was almost the savings he had accumulated for most of his life, and taking it out would almost cost him his life.
He looked at Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai, and asked with a bit of grievance and confusion: "Old Yi, I wrote a letter of guarantee, why do you still want money?"
Qin Huairu, who was standing by, initially took Yan Bugui's pride into consideration and didn't dare to say anything. But at this point, she couldn't help herself and said in a serious tone, "Second Master, you did something wrong. Things in the courtyard must be handled with respect. How can you be so disregarding of the neighbors' feelings?"
Yan Bugui has always valued money a hundred times more than his reputation. Now, under Qin Huairu's questioning, his neck stiffened and a bit of arrogance appeared on his face: "What nonsense are you talking about! This money should have been mine. It has nothing to do with your Jia family. Why do you want to control me?"
Qin Huairu hadn't expected him to be so shameless and unsympathetic. Her face darkened immediately, and her tone hardened. "Second Uncle, you need to think carefully before you speak. If this gets reported to the higher-ups and the people in the neighborhood office find out, how embarrassed would you be? If you really push us to the limit, we can just call the police, but then no one will have an easy time!"
Yan Bugui was choked by these words, his face flushed with anger. He pointed at Qin Huairu with a trembling hand: "Qin Huairu, we live in the same courtyard, we see each other every day, do you really have to do such a thing?"
"Teacher Yan, there's no point in saying more." Qin Huairu's eyes were firm, and she refused to give in. "You took the money and not only did you not tell me, you even went back and called the police. This whole thing is your fault. If you know what's good for you, just hand over the money and stop asking for trouble."
Yan Bugui was furious, but he also knew that Qin Huairu's words had hit a soft spot for him. If the police were called, and word got out about him taking advantage of someone, he'd be humiliated, both at school and in the academy. He had no choice but to grit his teeth and reluctantly pull the money out of his pocket.