Chapter Seventeen: Crazy Zhao the Second Uncle

  I firmly believe that Zhao Ershu must have been afraid of retaliation after reporting, so he hid at home and pretended to be crazy. Right! It must be like this.

  Zhao Shu's home is a neighbor of mine, but it's not adjacent to ours. There is an empty space over 20 meters wide between us. This empty space was left by another family as a house foundation, they just haven't built a house on it yet.

  I pushed through the crowd and headed straight for Zhao Ershu's home.

  As I stormed towards Zhao Shu's house, the villagers who were watching the commotion followed me with an attitude of "watching a show" without minding their own business.

  When I arrived at Zhao Ershu's house, I found that the door of Zhao Ershu's house was actually open and not closed. So, I directly "killed" into Zhao Ershu's home.

  When I entered the house from his door, a pungent smell of feces rushed into my nose and mouth, making me almost vomit. This smell was clearly no different from the smell of squatting in a toilet.

  Did Uncle Zhao really solve all his problems at home?

  Suspicion is suspicion, now the problem is that my father was reported by him and may be sentenced to life imprisonment. If I can spare Zhao Ershu, it would be strange. After all, my father committed a capital crime, all for helping to save his wife, not expecting him to repay kindness, but also don't stab in the back!

  After passing by the outer house of Zhao's second uncle, I rushed to his inner house. However, when I saw Zhao's second uncle in the room, my brain suddenly felt like it had been pierced and was really painful!

  Has this guy really gone stupid?!

  I saw Zhao Shu in the inner room, squatting on the kang... and then... what made me feel sick was that his whole body, from inside to outside, emitted a strong smell of feces, and the pants under him were wet and soggy, as if they had been completely soaked through with urine.

  What's even more unbelievable is that he actually started tearing apart the quilt on the kang with his mouth, pulling out clumps of cotton from inside the quilt and then devouring them in big mouthfuls, just like he was savoring some incredibly delicious flavor!

  Although Zhao Ershu's entire state and performance shocked me, I didn't plan to let him off the hook. What if he was really acting? I don't believe it, who the hell says someone becomes stupid, and they become stupid in just a few hours. This good person, without any stimulation or anything, how could they possibly become stupid just like that.

  So I shouted at Zhao Ershu: "Zhao Laoer, don't pretend to be stupid with me. I just ask you, why did you report my dad? My dad committed a crime for who? Speaking big, it's for our whole village, speaking small, it's for your wife! Who can report, only you reported, isn't that right?! Can't you remember the good things my dad has done for you when you were bullied in the village?!

  When I was loudly scolding Zhao Shu, he had a silly and cute expression on his face. After he finished watching me, he smiled foolishly at me and said: "Uncle, this cotton candy is delicious, do you want to have some too, hehehe..."

  Zhao Shu's voice sounded completely different from his previous one, as if it had suddenly turned into a child's voice!

  How did this happen? How can even the tone of speech become like a child's?

  Hearing his voice like this, I suddenly had a feeling of goosebumps.

  "I... I'm telling you, Zhao Laore, stop pretending to be stupid! Speak properly! You're a grown man, are you daring to report me but not dare to face me? If you don't speak properly with me again, believe it or not, I'll chop off your head!"

  "Haha! Uncle, this cotton candy is so delicious, so delicious, haha...". My words completely fell on deaf ears, and he still had a silly and cute expression.

  "I curse your ancestors! I'll let you pretend with me!"

  I was so angry that I stepped onto Zhao Ershu's kang and grabbed his collar, pulling him up to his feet.

  "Zhao Lao Er, can't you speak properly with me? Tell me! Why did you report my dad? What did he ever do to wrong you? I said I'd secretly give you the money for the two mu of land, what more do you want? You've been taking advantage of us all along, and now you're pulling this stunt?"

  How did I know that Zhao Ershu was pulled up by me, and his entire expression suddenly changed. He stared at me with his mouth open, holding a cotton ball in front of me for about three to five seconds...

  The next moment, he suddenly burst into loud wailing like a child, crying and shouting at the same time: "Wow~~~~ Uncle is bullying me! Uncle is bullying me!!! Wow......"

  When I heard Zhao Ershu cry like that, I was stunned at the time. Is he acting or has he really gone crazy? If it's acting, then this is too realistic! But if he's really gone mad, how could it happen so suddenly?

  Just as I was at a loss for what to do, an old man came walking in from outside. As he walked towards the inner room, he shouted at me in a loud voice.

  "Ge Dong, don't ask anymore, Zhao Lao Er has gone mad!"

  The voice of this speaker is unmistakably that of Yin Lao Liu.

  As soon as I heard Yin Lao Liu's voice, my temper suddenly flared up. First, I let go of Zhao Ershu's collar and let him fall onto the kang, where he sat crying loudly. I got down from the kang and shouted at Yin Lao Liu, who was rushing towards me: "Yin Lao! What's going on here? Why didn't you answer my phone call? What the hell is all this about!"

  Seeing me scolding him, Yin Lao Liu said with a gloomy face: "What's your noise! What's wrong, why are you asking me? I reminded you to remind your dad to be careful before, fearing he would have trouble in prison. How did you do it, how did this happen?"

  When he said that, I was even more furious: "How would I know? My dad had some unpleasantness with Zhao Lao Er before, but it shouldn't have been enough for Zhao Lao Er to report my dad! I think it's probably because I entered that damned wooden house a step too early and broke some kind of taboo about harming one's relatives, so I implicated my dad. Yin Lao Tou, tell me, is this really what happened?

  "What? You went into the cabin ahead of time? Didn't I remind you to wait until after midnight before going in? Are you taking my words lightly? No wonder Zhao Lao Er had an accident, sigh, you're really giving me a headache!" As soon as I said this, Yin Lao Liu's face changed, filled with pain and regret.

  Looking at Yin Lao Liu's expression and tone, I reckon it's probably that so-called "taboo" that's causing trouble. So I shouted at him: "Yin old head, this ghostly errand I absolutely won't do! Not doing it! I definitely won't do it!! Unless you kill me!!!!"

  Seeing me shouting, Yin Lao Liu first looked at the onlookers outside the window, then frowned and said to me: "There are many people here, don't talk nonsense. Now is not the time to consider whether you do it or not, but how to get your dad out of the yamen, and how to make Zhao Lao Er come back to his senses!"

  As soon as Yin Lao Liu reminded me, I suddenly calmed down. Yes, this is not the time for me to lose my temper, I need to think of a way to save my father. Also, I want to know why Zhao Er Shu reported my father without any reason.

  As I calmed down, Yin Lao Liu said to me: "I've already learned about the whole thing and called some influential people in the city to help stall your dad's case. So don't worry, your dad will temporarily suffer a bit in jail, but he won't be locked up forever. The problem is, your father did kill someone, regardless of whether that person was good or bad, killing someone is a serious crime, and this prison sentence might be hard to escape... unless..."

  "What if?" I stared at Lao Da with wide eyes.

  "Unless some special means are used!" As I said this, I saw a strange glow in Old Six Yin's eyes...

  Then, Old Yin Liu said to me: "Ge Dong, you go and inform your mom and relatives to keep an eye on the situation at the city bureau. After all, your dad has committed a crime, it's not good for family members to just wait at home for news. However, you are not allowed to go, after you've informed your mom, come back here and help me rescue Old Zhao first. I'm afraid if we delay any further, Old Zhao won't last much longer!"

  "Save him? What's wrong with him?" I curiously asked as I looked at Zhao the Second Uncle who was sitting on the kang, crying and making a fuss.

  Listen to me, Yin Lao Liu said with a heavy heart: "Ge Dong, you have committed the taboo of harming your relatives. Although you harmed your father and were reported by Zhao Lao Er, but the one who was most harmed is actually the foolish-looking Zhao Lao Er you see now."

  The noble gathering hall is shrouded in dark fate

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