After returning to the backyard, He Yuzhu began to busy himself with his own matters.
With a roll of his Supreme Force, the snow in the courtyard was cleared in a few minutes.
After that, he had to install the boiler, toilet, bathtub, water heater, and even the small household generator.
Because he had been delayed by the matters in the courtyard, it was already past nine o'clock by the time he was done.
It was already so late, so there was no need to go to her master's house.
He Yuzhu walked out of the backyard and prepared to return to He Daqing's room to get some food and make do with staying the night.
As soon as he opened the door, he was surprised to find that the snow in front of his courtyard had been swept clean.
A small path led from the door to the backyard that the neighbors had cleared out.
Walking on the snow-free path, she returned to the courtyard. As expected, she found that the snow in front of He Daqing's house and her and Yu Shui's house had also been cleared.
Without asking, He Yuzhu had already guessed who did it.
She was a grateful person, so she didn't give him the wrong name.
He Yuzhu glanced at the Jiang siblings 'house, which had already turned off the lights, and nodded with a smile.
She took the key to open the door of He Daqing's room and walked in.
He made a simple dinner and ate a mouthful before returning to his room to sleep.
As soon as she lay down, she heard footsteps coming from the front yard.
Not long after, the group of footsteps entered the courtyard and then went straight in the direction of Jiang Zhiyi's house.
"Dog leftovers, are you asleep?”
The sound of knocking on the door was heard in the courtyard, accompanied by Yi Zhonghai's shout.
A few moments later, the neighbors 'houses lit up.
Jiang Zhiyi turned on the lights, opened the door, and walked out of the house.
He remembered that He Yuzhu said that his sister's illness was caused by the cold wind, so he closed the door after he left.
He stood at the door and did not have the slightest intention of inviting Yi Zhonghai into the house.
He looked at Yi Zhonghai expressionlessly and asked," What's the matter?”
"Dog leftovers, we are all neighbors in the same courtyard. Jia Zhang-shi and Dongxu also know their mistakes.
"If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't come back now, they would have personally come to apologize to you and your sister.
"Look at this."
"Three thousand."
Jiang Zhiyi didn't waste any time talking to him and directly reported a number.
"What?" Yi Zhonghai was stunned, not understanding what he meant.
"If you want a letter of forgiveness, fine. Yours, Jia Zhangshi's, and Jia Dongxu's, three thousand.”
"You, you are blackmailing me."
"Extortion and blackmail refers to the use of intimidation, threats, or blackmail on the victim for the purpose of illegal possession.”
Jiang Zhiyi reported the definition of extortion that he had heard from He Yuzhu.
He looked at Yi Zhonghai calmly and said,"
"In most cases, the victim makes a reasonable and reasonable compensation request to the perpetrator. This is within the scope of private mediation that is legal and does not constitute extortion.
"In other words, in a case, when the perpetrator wants to settle the matter privately with the victim, the victim can make a reasonable compensation request based on the degree of injury.
"As the other party who settled the matter privately, the perpetrator also has the right to refuse the compensation that he thinks is high.
"Whether it's settled privately or not, we will follow the opinions of both parties.
"If you're willing to pay compensation, it means that the amount I'm asking for is within the range of what you're willing to accept.
"It is a reasonable and legal private compensation. It does not constitute extortion.
"Of course, you can also complain that I want too much money and not give me compensation.
"In the same way, I can also feel that you have caused too much harm to me and am unwilling to issue a letter of forgiveness.”
"You…"
He did not expect this young boy to know so much and be able to say such words.
Yi Zhonghai was caught in a dilemma. He wanted to curse but didn't dare to.
He wanted compensation, but 3,000 was too much.
After struggling for a long time, he finally leaned towards paying for the letter of forgiveness.
According to Councilman Wang, there was no letter of understanding.
Jia Dongxu would lose his job and be sentenced together with Jia Zhangshi.
Although Yi Zhonghai was not the main culprit, his subjective behavior had already constituted the crime of being an accomplice.
Not only would they have to receive criticism, education, and labor reform, but their work in the rolling mill would also be affected.
If things really came to this, not only would his reputation be ruined, but his plans for the past few years would also be completely aborted.
Therefore, as long as there was a possibility, he did not want things to go to the worst.
However, 3,000 was almost all he had.
In order to fish out Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu, he had to sacrifice all of his family's wealth. This was even more inconsistent with his calculations.
So...
"Can it be less?
"Three thousand is too much. I can't take it out.
"How about a thousand?"
"One thousand for you, one thousand for Jia Zhangshi, and one thousand for Jia Dongxu.
"How many? I'll write a few letters of understanding.”
Hearing the unquestionable tone in Jiang Zhiyi's voice, Yi Zhonghai hesitated for a while before gritting his teeth and saying," Alright, wait!”
With that, he turned around and walked into the Jia family's house.
It was unknown what he said to Old Merchant inside. After staying inside for five to six minutes, Yi Zhonghai walked back to the door of the Jiang family.
"Dog leftovers."
Yi Zhonghai clenched his fists tightly as he looked at the closed door of the Jiang family.
"Squeak ~"
Jiang Zhiyi opened the door, only revealing half of his body.
"No need to talk nonsense, just tell me the result.”
"3,000, we'll give it to you.
"It's just that my family and the Jia family don't have so much cash. We have to go to the bank tomorrow to withdraw it.
"Can you write the letter of understanding first? I'll send it to the committee first.”
The reason he could return to the courtyard was not because he had been released.
The reason why he was asked to come back was to let him and Jiang Zhiyi discuss whether they could settle the matter privately.
This was because he was only an accomplice and had a good relationship with Committee Member Wang.
If he did not get the letter of forgiveness tonight, he would not be able to go home.
Even if he did, he would have to let the committee capture him again.
Therefore, the only way to get the letter of forgiveness now was to show that he was not the main culprit and had a positive attitude of admitting his mistake. Only then could he be released and wait for the subsequent punishment.
After hearing Yi Zhonghai's request, Jiang Zhiyi looked at him with some suspicion.
"Gousheng, there are so many neighbors in the courtyard watching.
"I invite everyone to be my witness. As long as Gousheng writes me a letter of forgiveness, I will definitely hand over the three thousand yuan to him tomorrow.”
Jiang Zhiyi looked around and saw that many neighbors had gathered around to watch the commotion.
After a moment of hesitation, he nodded.
"Alright, wait a moment."
After another seven or eight minutes, Jiang Zhiyi walked out with three letters of understanding that he had scribbled out, agreeing to the lenient punishment of the three people.
"If I don't see the money tomorrow, I'll go straight to the prison.”
" Don't worry." Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and nodded. He took the three letters of understanding and walked out into the cold wind.
Without the liveliness to watch, the neighbors returned to their homes and went to bed.
Yi Zhonghai went to the committee and spent a long time. When it was almost midnight, he returned to the courtyard with Jia Dongxu.
As for Jia Zhangshi, as the main culprit, her attitude towards admitting her mistake was not good.
Even if she got the letter of forgiveness, it would be very difficult for her to return before the verdict was out.
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