Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Sha Zhu followed Director Wang into the Military Control Commission.

The military control commission, which used to be filled with office staff, is now deserted as Sha Zhu walks by.

Five or six rooms were empty, and the sign at the office door was nowhere to be found.

Sha Zhu thought to himself, "So they've abolished the military control commission and established a street office instead?"

Having heard no news, Sha Zhu, preoccupied with other matters, followed behind into Director Wang's office.

Two young soldiers stood guard at the office door; inside the office...

The two injured men, who had been kicked to the ground by Sha Zhu, were now being helped up by several neighbors to stand in front of the desk inside the house.

Director Wang walked into the office and naturally sat down in the seat in front of his desk.

He picked up the teacup on the table, lifted the lid, and took a sip of tea.

Looking at the people in front of the desk, he said, "There are chairs against the wall, please sit down."

Then he turned to Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, find a chair and sit down too."

After everyone was seated, Director Wang continued...

"Everyone knows what happened."

Do you guys think that the Qing Dynasty has gone to some other place?

"Without adult supervision, they can bully this boy however they want."

Several neighbors sitting in the chairs quickly stood up and started talking all at once.

"No, we really didn't. We just wanted to go and help."

"Shut up, all of you, sit down!" Director Wang's loud shout silenced everyone.

Everyone quickly shut their mouths and carefully sat down.

Director Wang then spoke up.

"Especially you, Old Liu, last time you and your nephew got into a gambling dispute."

You two, uncle and nephew, were locked up for two weeks, and now that you're out, you're feeling really unwell again, aren't you?

If it weren't for the fact that you two didn't have any money last time, and you were just bystanders,

I'm telling you two, I absolutely have to give each of you a peanut.

After hearing what Director Wang said, Sha Zhu realized that these two people were really no good.

Those who participate in gambling deserve to die. Not only do they harm themselves and others, but it's also common for them to sell their children and wives when they're blinded by greed.

These neighbors who followed Old Liu don't seem to be any good either.

In a moment of impulsiveness, Sha Zhu blurted out, "Director Wang, you must have made a mistake."

It's certain that both uncle and nephew were involved in gambling, but they probably lost it all.

They only stopped watching because they had no money and had no other choice.

I reckon he not only lost everything, but he might even owe the casino money.

The casino staff were all imprisoned and hadn't been released, which is why no one was pressing them for payment.

"You're talking nonsense, you little brat, you want to die!"

As they were talking, the uncle and nephew tried to stand up and attack Sha Zhu.

The two young soldiers standing guard at the gate heard the commotion inside and started shouting.

Fearing something bad might happen, I pushed the door open and came in.

Seeing the uncle and nephew's actions, the two young soldiers pulled back the bolts, gripped their rifles with both hands,

He raised his hand and pointed the gun at the uncle and nephew, scaring the old man and the young man so much that they stumbled back and fell to the ground.

Director Wang glared at Sha Zhu with a dark expression. He had initially had a somewhat favorable impression of Sha Zhu.

If I weren't a public official, I might have gone up and punched Sha Zhu a few times.

Director Wang, seeing that there were no suitable tools on the table, said to Sha Zhu,

"He Yuzhu, shut up! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll have someone sew your mouth shut."

Director Wang thought to himself, "Do you think I don't know what's going on? So many people are involved in gambling."

We can't just feed them a peanut, can we? Most people are locked up for a while and then released after a fine.

When Sha Zhu heard Director Wang say he was going to sew his mouth shut, he was so frightened that he quickly replied.

"Director Wang, I, I'll shut up, I won't say anything anymore." He quickly covered his foul mouth with both hands as he spoke.

But deep down he was thinking, "A leopard can't change its spots. Sooner or later, I'll wipe you all out."

Last time, that two-handed guy from the courtyard blocked my way and I taught him a lesson.

I was given the address of a casino, but I haven't had time to go check it out yet.

Here comes another one; hopefully these two casinos aren't part of the same group.

Looks like I have some time now, I should come and take a stroll around my neighborhood.

Check the exact location of the source of evil; are there any enemy agents near my home?

If someone bullies you, you might just confront these bad people.

Kill him and dump him in the casino; you can also rob him while you're at it.

Or you could throw it to enemy agents, kill them all, and make a quick buck along the way.

It doesn't harm social order, but it helps to deal with people who harm society. I, Sha Zhu, am just that quiet and unknown.

Sha Zhu was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice his drool was flowing out.

Director Wang was watching him closely, thinking to himself, "This kid is drooling after I scolded him."

Looking at Sha Zhu's unfocused gaze, could he be dreaming in broad daylight?

"He Yuzhu, wipe your drool off," she glanced at Sha Zhu and then ignored him.

Startled, Sha Zhu quickly wiped his mouth with his sleeve, his mind returning to normal, and he stopped thinking nonsense.

Director Wang looked at the two people sitting on the ground and thought to himself, "Now is the time to abolish the Military Control Commission."

During the critical period of establishing a subdistrict office, stability must be maintained within its jurisdiction.

He stared at the two of them and said, "It seems you two, uncle and nephew, didn't have enough time inside."

Their ideological education failed to keep up; now that they're out, they don't even think about finding a proper job. They're such grown men!

They're still two bachelors, doing nothing all day. Since that's the case...

Our military control commission just established an engineering team and is currently repairing roads, but we are severely short-handed.

You two, uncle and nephew, go to the labor camp for reform. You can come back when you've completed your reform.

Upon hearing that they were going to work on the road, the uncle and nephew surnamed Liu immediately stood up.

Judging from his appearance, he seems to have recovered and his body is no longer in pain.

Bending over, they pleaded with Director Wang, "Director Wang, please let us go. We'll never dare to do it again."

We thought it was stupid that He Zhuzi's family was building a new house and didn't want the bricks anymore.

It's close to home, so I'm thinking of taking some back to build a chicken coop.

We were also able to help the family clear out some broken bricks; we really weren't causing any trouble.

"If you don't believe me, ask Shazhu. We really didn't bully him."

As he spoke, Old Liu narrowed his eyes and looked at Sha Zhu, as if he were subtly threatening him.

This old Liu is not young anymore.

This is out of fear. Don't underestimate road construction; cities are undergoing massive construction these days.

If the roads aren't repaired, transportation will be a real problem.

Working with the road construction team for labor reform only ensured you were fed enough to keep you from going hungry; good food was out of the question, and you didn't get paid.

If they happen to encounter a corrupt supervisor, these labor reformers will have trouble even getting enough to eat.

Every day, I followed the construction team, moving stones and digging soil to fill pits.

Aside from mealtimes, there's not even a break, let alone time to overthink.

We won't do justice to the term "labor reform" until we've squeezed every last bit of strength out of you.

Sha Zhu, looking at this old man's eyes, dared to threaten him? Didn't he even know where he was?

You're asking for it. Stand up right now and say something to Director Wang.

"Director Wang, look at that murderous look in Old Liu's eyes, staring at me like that."

He's threatening me; if I don't answer him as he says, this old Liu is thinking of causing me trouble when he gets out of here.