"I've lived long enough, and even if I die, I'll spit blood all over you!"
Zhang Cuihua, now lying on the ground like a dead dog, was truly difficult to deal with.
Even if Liu Kai Xuan wanted to kill Zhang Cuihua, that shameless wretch, he definitely couldn't do it in full view of everyone.
Thinking of this, Liu Kai Xuan sneered, "Zhang Cuihua, you're nothing but a shameless old dog with a broken leg!"
"Instead of lying in your doghouse and waiting to die, you insist on coming out to bark and howl, right?"
At this moment, Jia Zhangshi couldn't care less about her reputation. She was determined to fight Liu Kai Xuan to the bitter end.
This time, she had been injured and hospitalized, and Jia Zhangshi's medical expenses alone amounted to over ten yuan.
Moreover, she still needed to go to the hospital for follow-up dressing changes and treatment.
If she couldn't recover such a large expenditure, Jia Zhangshi would surely die of anger.
"Liu Kai Xuan, listen to me. If you have the guts, kill me!"
"If you don't have the courage to kill me, then obediently compensate me fifty yuan for medical expenses, or I'm not done with you!"
"I'll lie at your doorstep every day and disgust you!"
"Go to hell!"
"Splash..."
As soon as Jia Zhangshi uttered her arrogant words, Liu Kai Xuan came out of the kitchen with a basin of dirty dishwater and splashed it all over Zhang Cuihua.
The basin of dirty water was enough to drench Jia Zhangshi like a drowned rat.
"Help, help! Liu Kai Xuan is killing me!"
"Help, Liu Kai Xuan is going on a killing spree!"
Jia Zhangshi thought Liu Kai Xuan was going to lay a heavy hand on her and started screaming at the top of her lungs.
But in reality, Liu Kai Xuan had no intention of touching her.
After splashing the basin of dirty water, Liu Kai Xuan didn't stay inside. Instead, he brought out a small stool and watched Zhang Cuihua up close.
"You... what do you want?" Jia Zhangshi was unnerved by Liu Kai Xuan's gaze.
Liu Kai Xuan replied with a chuckle, "Watching a monkey show!"
"Let me see how frost-resistant this old monkey is!"
"When the old monkey turns into an ice pop from the cold, let's see if she can still be so arrogant?"
The winter in the capital was, after all, very cold.
It had snowed heavily two days ago, and the snow was still everywhere, un-melted.
The ice-cold dirty water that Liu Kai Xuan had splashed on Jia Zhangshi had already begun to freeze into icy shards.
When Jia Zhangshi was throwing a tantrum earlier, she had been fueled by a surge of ferocity and hadn't felt anything.
Now that the surge of adrenaline had passed, Jia Zhangshi felt as if her entire body had plunged into a bottomless ice cave.
"Quick, save me! Take me back to the heated brick bed to warm up, quickly save me..."
Realizing something was wrong, Jia Zhangshi began to desperately cry for help.
Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, standing at a distance, saw this scene and had no intention of interfering.
Yi Zhonghai was eagerly hoping that Jia Zhangshi would freeze to death quickly.
This way, it would be killing two birds with one stone.
Jia Zhangshi would have frozen to death because Liu Kai Xuan had splashed her with cold water. Although Liu Kai Xuan hadn't directly killed her, he would still be held responsible for negligent homicide.
In this way, Liu Kai Xuan going to prison would indirectly help Yi Zhonghai eliminate a major worry.
Furthermore, if Zhang Cuihua died, Yi Zhonghai would no longer have to sneak around when interacting with Qin Huairu.
But the crucial question now was, was Jia Zhangshi really not afraid of death?
If she wasn't afraid of death, that would be strange!
Jia Zhangshi was convinced that Liu Kai Xuan wouldn't dare to beat her to death publicly and cause a death, which was why she dared to shamelessly come to extort money!
Now, although Jia Zhangshi wasn't dead yet, she was in more pain than death.
If Jia Zhangshi died now, the forensic examiner would only issue one determination: cause of death – freezing!
For Jia Zhangshi: freezing to death in front of her own house would only mean she was tired of living and eager to die!
For Liu Kai Xuan: When I was splashing dirty dishwater outside, some accidentally splashed onto you.
Is there a problem? There's no problem!
Even if this matter went to court, it would definitely not be considered intentional homicide by Liu Kai Xuan.
Jia Zhangshi cried and begged for help for a long time, but no one paid attention to her.
This old woman had an extremely strong will to survive. With both her hands and feet broken and unable to move, she actually used a "rolling" method, "rolling" her way back.
Later, Yan Bugui couldn't stand it any longer and called Yan Jiecheng to help carry Jia Zhangshi back.
"Oh, my child... you've died so unjustly! We've been bullied like this, and no one cares!"
"My life is truly bitter, sob sob sob..."
After being sent back to the heated brick bed and regaining some body temperature, Jia Zhangshi immediately began to wail hysterically again.
Yan Bugui didn't want to listen to her nonsense and got up to leave.
Just then, Jia Zhangshi shouted again, "Yan Bugui, don't go!"
"In our family's situation, only you can help us seek justice now!"
"Liu Kai Xuan, that little beast, is lawless and bullies our Jia family's orphans and widows. Can't you see such a big problem?"
Yan Bugui sighed helplessly, "Jia Zhangshi, how can I help you?"
"Liu Kai Xuan still holds a promissory note written by Qin Huairu. It's clear and black and white!"
"So what?"
Jia Zhangshi said sternly, "Don't you see what Liu Kai Xuan, that little beast, has done to me!"
"My old bones are about to fall apart from his beating!"
Regarding Jia Zhangshi's furious accusations, Yan Bugui didn't want to argue with her any longer.
Yan Bugui wanted to leave, but as soon as he stepped out, he was stopped by Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.
Yi Zhonghai stated that letting the Jia and Liu families continue their endless squabbling was definitely not a solution.
Since the three of them were the elders of the courtyard, they had to find a way to completely resolve this trouble.
Using force was definitely not an option, as Liu Kai Xuan was simply too skilled in fighting.
Yi Zhonghai decided to "reason" with Liu Kai Xuan.
To prevent Liu Kai Xuan from resorting to "unreasonable" force again, Yi Zhonghai decided to invite several highly respected elders from the courtyard.
Yan Bugui thought it made sense, and then the three of them split up to invite several elders from the quadrangle house.
Seven or eight people gathered at Liu Kai Xuan's home.
Upon entering, Yi Zhonghai spoke first: "Liu Kai Xuan, listen!"
"It's time for the grievances between your Liu family and the Jia family to come to an end!"
"Is that so?" Liu Kai Xuan asked, "Resolving the problem is actually very simple!"
"I only have two demands!"
"My first demand is: the Jia family must repay all the money they owe me!"
"My second demand is: Jia Zhangshi assaulted my sister without reason and injured her. She needs to surrender herself to the authorities!"