Chapter 317: Causing a Scene at the Wedding

He Yuzhu thought for a moment, then cast his gaze toward that sniper.

He was familiar with the terrain in this area; he nimbly vaulted over several courtyard walls, circled behind the opponent, and climbed onto the roof as lightly as a cat.

The sniper suddenly sensed someone behind him and turned his head abruptly—but it was already too late.

A flash of cold light streaked by, and the Flying Knife sank precisely into his throat.

The man's body went limp, and just as he was about to roll off the eaves, He Yuzhu's mind stirred, and he instantly collected the person into his space.

He Yuzhu leaped lightly off the house and walked toward the main street, where he happened to see a peddler carrying a straw target selling candied gourds; he simply bought the entire bundle.

He walked into an abandoned courtyard, entered his space, and quickly applied makeup and changed his clothes inside.

He Yuzhu emerged from the space transformed into a most ordinary candied gourd peddler, walking unhurriedly along Nanluoguxiang.

"Candied gourds... freshly dipped candied gourds..."

While calling out his wares, he moved closer to the secret agents disguised as peddlers without changing his expression.

When he reached crowded areas, he quietly collected the weapons on the agents into his space; when he reached quiet corners, he simply collected the people and their guns together into the space.

After making a round, twelve of the twenty enemies were gone, and the remaining eight had also inexplicably lost their weapons.

He Yuzhu recognized two Plainclothes Police under Tian Dan, leaned in close, and whispered, "It's me, He Yuzhu. How many of you came?"

One of the Plainclothes Police recognized him and hurriedly replied, "The five people over there selling frozen pears and frozen persimmons are our people."

He Yuzhu swept a glance at the eight agents who were at a loss after discovering their guns were gone, and quickly arranged, "Leave the five on the right to you; I'll handle the three rickshaw pullers on the left."

After speaking, he walked straight toward the three agents sitting on the rickshaws and greeted them with a smile: "You three have worked hard; who can pull me to Qianmen?"

One of the rickshaw pullers glared at him viciously: "Get lost, don't go looking for trouble!"

Before the words had even faded, He Yuzhu suddenly struck, knocking the speaker unconscious to the ground with one punch.

The other two were just about to move when he attacked from both sides, kicking both of them heavily to the ground with two side kicks.

The two still wanted to struggle to get up, but He Yuzhu had already stepped forward quickly, putting force into his feet; only a crisp sound of bone cracking was heard, and the thighs of the two men instantly changed shape.

The two agents clutched their thighs and wailed.

This sudden fight quickly ignited the crowd of onlookers, who gathered around one after another to watch the excitement.

Seeing He Yuzhu strike with such ruthlessness, the crowd was both shocked and afraid, subconsciously forming a semicircle; they dared not step forward, yet were unwilling to leave, all wanting to see the outcome.

He Yuzhu took out Handcuffs and cuffed the three men.

At this moment, the other five Plainclothes Police had also succeeded and were busy putting Handcuffs on the agents.

The onlookers finally understood—it turned out to be Plainclothes Police carrying out a mission.

"Everyone make way, make way!" He Yuzhu handed the three agents over to the Plainclothes Police, while he carried the candied gourds, squeezed through the crowd, and headed toward the Courtyard.

As soon as He Yuzhu entered the Siheyuan, he found that quite a few people were gathered around the gift tables of Yan Bugui and Qin Huairu, arguing noisily.

He stopped to listen and finally understood.

Five households in the courtyard had given gifts to the Jia Family side, only to find the food prepared there was truly meager, consisting of only two or three ordinary home-cooked dishes, which were barely made by Yi Zhonghai's wife, Yan Bugui's wife, and Liu Haizhong's wife. They wanted to get their money back and give their gifts to the Zhao family instead.

The main reason was that the sixteen hearty dishes at the Zhao family were truly attractive, and the children of those households were pulling on their parents and crying loudly.

Yan Bugui wore a bitter smile, not knowing what to do.

He Yuzhu smiled and walked straight into the courtyard.

He Yushui ran over and said, "Candied gourd seller, buy me four skewers!"

He Yuzhu immediately gave her the whole bundle.

She looked at He Yuzhu in surprise.

"I'm your brother!"

He Yushui finally recognized him and immediately said, "Dahua, go call the children in the courtyard over; let's share the candied gourds with them."

Dahua immediately ran off to call people.

Tian Dan immediately came up to meet him, asking about the situation outside with her eyes.

"The agents outside have all been dealt with."

He Yuzhu nodded, then asked, "How many are there in the courtyard?"

"There are three who are quite suspicious." Tian Dan cast her gaze toward the three people beside Hu Yunbin.

"Sister, your eyes are truly like torches," He Yuzhu praised. "I can tell those three are carrying guns, but I can't tell they are agents."

Hearing this, Tian Dan curled her lips and scolded with a smile: "Cut the act!"

He Yuzhu asked with a grin, "Should we act now, or wait until the banquet is over?"

"It's best to wait until the wedding banquet is over. After all, once we start, this wedding banquet will be ruined." Tian Dan was slightly hesitant.

"Are you worried about their guns?" He Yuzhu said, "I can solve that."

"If that's really the case, then I can rest easy!"

He Yuzhu walked over to Hu Yunbin and greeted him warmly, taking the opportunity to swap out the weapons of the three people beside him.

Li Hua watched He Yuzhu put on a fake smile, and He Yuzhu shook hands with him warmly.

He Yuzhu returned to the kitchen and said, "Even though the weapons are gone, there are still wine bottles; we need to be careful."

"You two keep a close watch!" Tian Dan instructed her two colleagues disguised as chefs.

The two Plainclothes Police, acting as servers bringing dishes to the tent, cast their eyes toward the main table from time to time.

By this time, the guests had all taken their seats, and He Yuzhu began directing Ershuan, Wang Zhifu, Xiaomi, and Dahua's father to serve the dishes to everyone.

Most of the dishes were pre-made and frozen; as long as they were heated in a large pot, they could be served, so the serving speed was very fast.

He Yuzhu also stir-fried a few hot dishes on the spot: Twice Cooked Pork, Vinegar-Glazed Cabbage, and Boiled Pork with Sauerkraut.

Outside the courtyard, many relatives of the Jia Family had already finished eating—mainly because there wasn't much to eat.

They stood in the courtyard, smelling the waves of meat fragrance wafting from the East Cross Courtyard and listening to the lively sounds of finger-guessing games inside, all feeling incredibly jealous and cursing: "A single wedding, we gave gifts, yet it turned out with two different treatments! Damn it!"

"Isn't this judging people by their dishes?"

A banquet table was set on the kang in the Jia Family home, and all those seated were close relatives of the Jia Family.

Jia Zhangshi's younger brother, Zhang Dayou, took a sip of wine, glanced out the window, and instigated, "Big Sister, did you hear that? What kind of situation do you call this? We're eating coarse tea and simple rice here, while the bride's family has big fish and meat... I'm afraid Dongxu won't have an easy life after this!"

Jia Zhangshi's third younger brother, Zhang Dagang, also added fuel to the fire, "Since the bride's family has money, shouldn't they help out a bit? Acting like this now, isn't it just making us a laughingstock?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi flew into a rage, gritted her teeth, and said, "That little hussy, just wait until she crosses the threshold tomorrow, see how I deal with her!" She turned her head and ordered Jia Dongxu, "Tonight, you are to demand all the gift money!"

Jia Dongxu replied timidly, "Mother, this... this isn't very appropriate, is it?"

"What's not appropriate about it?" Jia Zhangshi slammed the table hard. "Once she has married over, she is a member of the Jia Family, and the money naturally belongs to the Jia Family too!"

Jia Dongxu stole a glance at the relatives present and stammered, "I... I'll try. But if she doesn't give it, I won't have any way..."

"You spineless thing!" Jia Zhangshi stomped her feet in anger. "How did I give birth to such a coward like you!"

At this time, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui from Zhongyuan, along with two neighbors from Houyuan, were sitting around a table drinking sullen wine.

"The friends Zhao Si's family brought don't look like good people at all; they clearly don't want us three to have contact with these people!" Liu Haizhong poured himself a drink in indignation.

"Old Liu, don't blow things out of proportion!" Yi Zhonghai said.

Yan Bugui had been keeping his head down eating, but at this moment he looked up and said slowly and methodically, "Since we chose to take the side of the Jia Family, we deserve to eat this meal..."

Yi Zhonghai nodded upon hearing this, feeling that what Yan Bugui said made sense.

But Liu Haizhong disagreed, stiffening his neck as he said, "No matter what, we, we are the managing elders! Without us, their wedding isn't legitimate or official! I'm going to find Zhao Si right now and have him add a few dishes for us!"

Having said that, Liu Haizhong walked out.

Emboldened by the alcohol, Liu Haizhong stumbled toward Zhao Si's table and reached out to grab Zhao Si by the collar.

This sudden action caused Li Hua, who was beside him, to instantly misjudge the situation—

Li Hua subconsciously reached toward his waist, his heart sinking abruptly: the gun didn't feel right; inside the holster was only an iron object roughly shaped like one. He reached to probe for the Dagger strapped to his lower leg, but there was only a sheath! He was instantly drenched in a cold sweat.

In his desperation, Li Hua grabbed a wine bottle from the table and smashed it with a "crack," the sharp glass shards pressing directly against Liu Haizhong's throat: "Don't move!"

Liu Haizhong's drunkenness vanished for the most part, his legs trembled uncontrollably, and he froze in place, unable to move. He did not know what had happened.

At the same time, the other two secret agents experienced a situation similar to Li Hua's.

Seeing that their cover was blown, each of them seized a nearby guest, the three of them forming a defensive triangle, and shouted in unison: "He Yuzhu! I know you're the one behind this, get out here right now! If you don't come out, all three of these people will die!"

"Don't move!" Tian Dan and two plainclothes officers drew their guns simultaneously, their pitch-black muzzles precisely locked onto the brows of the three thugs.

The originally festive banquet instantly descended into chaos.

Guests scattered in panic, tables and chairs were knocked askew, and cups and plates shattered all over the floor with a clatter.