"Can we sit down and discuss our problems properly?"
"Sure!" Liu Kai Xuan said with a faint smile. "Yan Bu Gui, if you give me back the 8 yuan I lost, I'll move the bed away right now!"
"But I..."
Yan Bu Gui chuckled awkwardly and replied, "What happened to the property has nothing to do with me directly. Why should I pay for it?"
Liu Kai Xuan retorted indignantly, "If it has nothing to do with you, why are you here bossing me around?"
"I..." Yan Bu Gui's old face instantly flushed red with anger, and he panted heavily.
After a long pause, he continued, "This matter has nothing to do with me, I'm not getting involved!"
With that final remark, Yan Bu Gui left the scene without looking back.
What a joke! Given Yan Bu Gui's calculating nature, how could he possibly be the one to be taken advantage of?
After Yan Bu Gui left, the deaf old lady also completely calmed down.
"Kai Xuan, please, I'm begging you, okay?"
"You move your things away first, and I promise I'll never oppose you again!"
"The grudges between our two families will be settled from now on!"
Liu Kai Xuan decisively refused, "What are you thinking, you deaf old hag?"
"You haven't even paid for the damage you caused, and you want to settle everything with me?"
"Pay me for the things you damaged first, and then we can talk about settling things!"
"I'm telling you, if you don't compensate me for my losses today, it won't matter who comes!"
As the situation remained at an impasse, Yi Zhong Hai arrived with Wang Jun, the director of the neighborhood committee.
Wang Jun came to the scene and, seeing the situation, hurried forward to greet them, saying, "Stop the commotion! Move the barricade away quickly!"
"This is blocking the entrance, how can this be?"
"Let's see who dares to touch my things!" Under Wang Jun's direction, Yi Zhong Hai prepared to move the broken bed.
However, Liu Kai Xuan cast a death stare at him at the critical moment.
After being glared at by Liu Kai Xuan, Yi Zhong Hai's body trembled, and he instinctively took several steps back.
Wang Jun said loudly, "Liu Kai Xuan, what do you mean by this?"
"Making such a scene will only escalate the problem and won't solve anything!"
Liu Kai Xuan looked back at Wang Jun and retorted, "What do you mean?"
"The deaf old lady damaged my property, and the matter hasn't been resolved yet, and you want to move things away just like that?"
"Who do you think you are?"
"I..." Liu Kai Xuan's words left Wang Jun red-faced.
Wang Jun suppressed his anger and continued, "Liu Kai Xuan, listen carefully!"
"This is a society governed by law now. Everything must be done reasonably, you know?"
"'Where there is reason, one travels far; without reason, one is blocked at every step!' (an idiom meaning justice prevails)"
"It's neither reasonable nor justifiable for you to block the door and bully an old lady!"
"The deaf old lady is a lonely elder, we should all show her more tolerance and understanding!"
"Your behavior now will only make the situation worse!"
Liu Kai Xuan coldly replied, "Wang Jun, are you trying to pull the wool over my eyes?"
"The deaf old lady damaged my property, and I'm coming to her for compensation, and you're jumping out to uphold justice for her?"
"When the deaf old lady came to my door to extort money, where were you then?"
"I..." Wang Jun forced himself to reply, "I was not aware of this matter!"
"Heh heh!" Liu Kai Xuan replied with a cold laugh, "What a high-sounding excuse! I almost believed you!"
As soon as Liu Kai Xuan spoke, Wang Jun's old face turned red all the way to his neck.
Wang Jun wasn't stupid.
The last time the deaf old lady caused trouble, she broke her leg, and it was a big fuss. As the director of the neighborhood committee, how could he not know?
He was simply feigning ignorance, pretending not to see.
If the deaf old lady caused trouble and extorted money, what could he do even if he came?
At this point, Wang Jun had seen the situation clearly!
Continuing to bicker with Liu Kai Xuan wouldn't solve any problems.
"Yi Zhong Hai, hurry up and report this to the police station!"
Unable to resolve it himself, Wang Jun could only place his hope in the police.
While Yi Zhong Hai was gone, Jiang Ai Ying and Zhao Fei Yan also came to help Liu Kai Xuan block the deaf old lady.
Later, Liu Xiao Yue also came skipping over.
More than ten minutes later, Yi Zhong Hai arrived at the scene with Wu Xue and others.
"What exactly is going on here!" Zhang Lei asked sternly.
Jiang Ai Ying sat on the broken wooden bed and wailed, "Police officers, you must help us!"
"My daughter is pregnant and needs nourishment to recuperate!"
"Kai Xuan saved up his grain coupons for months, reluctant to use them, just to get this bag of eggs!"
"This bag of eggs was intended for Fei Yan during her pregnancy, and the deaf old lady destroyed it all!"
"We can't go on living like this! Please help us!"
As she spoke, Jiang Ai Ying also showed the bag filled with broken eggs to Zhang Lei for inspection.
"This..." Zhang Lei felt a headache coming on.
The report Yi Zhong Hai gave was: Liu Kai Xuan was acting lawlessly and bullying the deaf old lady!
However, when they arrived at the scene, the deaf old lady hadn't even spoken yet, and Jiang Ai Ying had already stepped forward to pour out her grievances.
Wang Jun hurriedly stepped forward, saying, "Old Zhang, the deaf old lady is a five-guarantee household and lives in extreme poverty!"
"Liu Kai Xuan is making an outrageous demand, clearly trying to make things difficult for her!"
"We should arrest this troublemaker and prevent him from causing any more disturbances!"
Zhang Lei sternly replied, "This is not about arresting anyone!"
"The key issue now is, who is responsible for this bag of broken eggs!"
"If this problem isn't clarified, even if we arrest someone today, the conflict won't be resolved tomorrow!"
"Furthermore, this is a simple civil dispute, and no physical conflict has occurred!"
"It does not meet the criteria for arrest. Such matters should be resolved through mediation!"
Having been rejected by Zhang Lei, Wang Jun repeatedly nodded and smiled, "Of course, that's what I think too!"
"The problem is that Liu Kai Xuan refuses to mediate and insists on making a scene, which is infuriating!"
Liu Kai Xuan decisively retorted, "Wang Jun, you bigot, how dare you claim to be mediating?"
"You haven't even investigated the cause of the dispute, and you're spouting nonsense. Who do you think you are?"
"Liu Kai Xuan, you brat, don't be so arrogant, I..."
"Alright, alright, everyone, let's not argue!"
Seeing that Liu Kai Xuan and Wang Jun were about to clash again, Zhang Lei quickly intervened, "Let's all calm down first!"
"Let's sort out the entire sequence of events and the cause of the problem first!"
"To solve the problem, we must first clarify who is responsible!"