Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

Supporting his weak and aching body, Xu Damao stood up and looked around for a crack in the ground.

A dog hole will do, as long as it allows him to escape and get far away.

Xu Damao was filled with remorse, wondering why he had to come back and provoke him again.

Yang Jianguo, is he trying to kill someone?!

And his strength! Xu Damao clutched his chest, feeling as if his ribs were broken.

With each breath, a tearing pain shot through his chest, gradually contorting his expression.

Xu Damao felt that he hadn't been beaten, but rather that a bear had grabbed him and slapped him twice.

fear! ! !

Just as Yang Jianguo was about to come in, someone outside suddenly called out to him.

Yang Jianguo, who had previously looked like a menacing figure, immediately froze.

Facial expression, demeanor.

Everything returned to its usual peaceful state, as if what had just happened was an illusion.

But the wound on his chest and the burning sensation on his cheeks told Xu Damao that...

This is not an illusion; it's real.

He threw a pebble, and Yang Jianguo, like an enraged bear, immediately beat him half to death.

Hide timidly against the wall, too afraid to look, Xu Damao silently prayed, 'Go, go, go!'

At that moment, he had no other thoughts but to get that menacing figure at the door to leave as soon as possible.

Otherwise, I'm afraid I'd be dead.

Standing at the door, Yang Jianguo glanced expressionlessly at the people blocking his way.

Upon seeing him, the person blocking his way lowered their head guiltily and let go of his hand.

I don't know why, but I didn't do anything bad.

But when I met those eyes, I felt inexplicably uneasy.

It wasn't so much fear as reverence.

He shrugged his shoulders, grabbed the hem of his clothes and pulled it down a few times to smooth out the wrinkles.

Yang Jianguo stood at the door, looking at Xu Damao, who was shivering against the wall inside, and said, "Damao, let's find somewhere else to stay!"

Looking around the compound, Yang Jianguo said casually, "This compound isn't suitable for you. Last time I went to shoot targets with the security team, there was a separate compound next door."

"There's a monument up there, and I think it suits you quite well. How about I take you to see it tonight?"

Xu Damao shuddered, raised his head and hurriedly said, "No need, no need, I, cough cough... I have a place to stay."

The moment Yang Jianguo uttered those two words, "Tomorrow..." his expression changed.

With raised eyebrows and upturned eyes, an invisible aura of ferocity emanated from him.

Xu Damao practically jumped up and down, shouting, "Now! I'm moving right now! This house isn't suitable!"

Smoothing his raised eyebrows, Yang Jianguo asked politely, "Need any help? I can lend you a hand."

"No need, no need, I can manage on my own. I didn't bring anything, so there's no need to bring anything."

Xu Damao's lips twitched in pain, and he walked out while waving his hand and speaking in a tearful voice.

He was so scared he was almost crying; he couldn't stand it for even a minute longer.

As long as he can leave this place, he can go anywhere.

...Apart from the detached courtyard with the stone tablet that Yang Jianguo just mentioned.

The area where the security department conducts live-fire shooting is next to a detached courtyard.

There is more than one stone tablet in front of it.

That's a damn graveyard, and the detached houses are where the grave keepers live.

Can Xu Damao go?!

That's not inviting him to live there, that's digging a hole and burying him.

Yang Jianguo's ruthlessness terrified Xu Damao.

Seeing that Yang Jianguo was guarding the door and wouldn't let him in, Xu Damao pressed himself against the door and squeezed his way out.

swoosh~

With swift steps, Xu Damao darted away like a mouse being chased by a cat.

Thump, "Ouch."

Xu Damao, who was running too fast, tripped and fell in the yard, but didn't dare to cry out in pain.

He covered his head and groaned as he left the compound.

Without uttering a single harsh word, Xu Damao was truly terrified this time.

How come Yang Jianguo is so amazing?!

Seeing Xu Damao disappear, Yang Jianguo's face regained a faint smile: "I was a bit impulsive earlier and startled everyone. I'm going back, I'm going back."

"Hehe, slow down."

"Jianguo, just say the word if you need anything. We're all neighbors here."

"Jianguo, come visit often when you have time."

Watching Yang Jianguo walk from the courtyard to the gate with his hands behind his back, intending to take a detour back.

The residents who had previously invited him to "come often" became close to him, and a group of people became very familiar with him.

"Are you out of your mind? Why do you come here so often? Just to vent your anger by slapping me twice?"

"No, doesn't that just sound natural?"

"Alright, that's enough. It's time for Xu Damao to get a beating. He's just a minor deputy director, and he's acting all high and mighty."

"Hey, what's going on?"

"I saw Xu Damao throw something across the street...it looked like it hit a child."

"That kid Jianguo, right? My God, Xu Damao is really bold."

"That's right. When have you ever seen Jianguo blush with anyone? This hit a nerve."

"Anyone who's heard of him knows that Yang Jianguo is the most family-oriented and doting husband. Why did you have to mess with someone else's kid?"

"Hey~ This Xu Damao is really something else, I think we didn't beat him up enough."

"Come on, didn't you see he was almost beaten to death? You think that's lenient? Xu Damao is going to get what's coming to him this time."

"I'm back. Hey~ I think I just heard Xu Damao's chest crack. Could it be that his bones broke?"

"No way?" How much force would it take to break someone's chest with a kick?

After leaving the compound, Xu Damao stumbled and ran towards the alleyway, where he bumped into a tricycle at the entrance.

"Tricycle, tricycle, to the People's Hospital, quick!" Xu Damao slumped onto the seat, groaning in pain.

Seeing his condition, the master didn't dare to delay.

He rode his bike to the hospital, and when he arrived, the doctor examined him and told him that his bone was fractured.

Two locations: the knee and the chest.

"Did you fall off your bike or get hit by a car? You're not even watching where you're walking."

Upon hearing the doctor's words, Xu Damao just wanted to cry, "He was beaten up."

"..." The doctor was stunned. Good heavens, who beat him up like this?

That's really ruthless. A few more blows and he'd be dead.

Looking up at Xu Damao's swollen face, the doctor wanted to laugh but was also a little embarrassed.

I forced myself to apply the medicine, but as soon as I stepped outside, I couldn't hold it in any longer.

His face now looked no different from the pig's head used in rural New Year's sacrifices a few years ago.

After tidying up Xu Damao, Yang Jianguo walked around the courtyard and went back.

When they got into the courtyard, they saw Aunt Liu standing guard at the front entrance. "Jianguo, Xu Damao is really in the neighboring yard. Did you beat him up?"

"Okay." Yang Jianguo readily agreed; once he'd hit someone, he'd hit them.

He's the kind of person who doesn't cause trouble; he just wants a peaceful life.

That's not to say he's a coward.

You, Xu Damao, are using underhanded tactics. If you want to go out, come at me. If you even flinch, I'm not a real man.

But you dare to come at my son, daughter, and wife.

In such a chaotic world, losing a person in the dark isn't really a big deal.

"Was the beating serious?" Aunt Liu asked worriedly, then Xu Damao went to report her.

Yang Jianguo nodded and said, "It should be a broken bone."

Seeing how worried she was, Yang Jianguo smiled and said, "It's nothing, Aunt Liu, it's not a big deal."

“Even if Xu Damao really comes to my door to complain, I have my reasons.”

"Don't you know who I am?" Hearing Yang Jianguo say this, Aunt Liu nodded in relief.

Indeed, Jian Guo was always reliable in handling affairs.

Since he's capable of doing this, he must have made preparations, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

However, her understanding of Yang Jianguo was still somewhat one-sided.

As long as we don't cross his line, we can say whatever we want, and it doesn't matter if we suffer a little loss.

But if you happen to encounter one, even a crouching bear will eat you.

At the hospital, Xu Damao had someone contact his men and call them all to his ward.

The group of people whispered among themselves in the ward for a long time before Xu Damao finally had someone leave.

He painfully propped himself up and lay down, staring at the ceiling with his pig-faced expression.

The lingering fear in my heart dissipated and shattered my anger.

"Yang Jianguo, Yang Jianguo." He clenched his fists tightly, his chest heaving violently as it aggravated his wound.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." All the bravado he had managed to build up earlier vanished in an instant, replaced by a comical tone.

I chatted with Aunt Liu and the two Yan brothers in the front yard for a while.

When Yang Jianguo entered the courtyard, he saw Yingzi holding her son, with her daughter standing behind her.

Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu were also by his side.

Seeing him, they all rushed over: "Jianguo, are you alright?"

"Jianguo, where did that dog Xu Damao go?" Shazhu asked.

"Master, are you okay?"

With everyone talking at once, Yang Jianguo didn't know which response to give.

Yingzi, who was holding the child, stood there silently, looking at him with worry in her eyes.

He stepped forward, walked up to her, and hugged her and the child in his arms. Yang Jianguo said softly, "It's okay, I know what I'm doing, I can handle it."

Yingzi said softly, "But he's the deputy director now, and there are several thousand people participating in the demonstrations."

“Those who are marching don’t listen to him either; Xu Damao doesn’t have that much power.”

"If he really makes such a big fuss, then Xu Damao is truly stupid. None of the things he's done are clean."

Chapter 258 The Storm Arrives

For the next period of time, everything remained peaceful and uneventful.