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I told my son to stay still in the car and casually picked up a stainless steel pipe over a meter long. Kicking open the door to the main room, I found my wife's cousin and several men loudly drinking and chatting.
"What are you doing in my house?" I said coldly.
"Oh, isn't this my brother-in-law? Back for the New Year? You have nothing left in your hometown, where are you living now?" The cousin sat there unmoving, his gaze filled with mockery and disdain. "You probably don't know yet, but my uncle—your father-in-law—sold this yard to me for 80,000 yuan. If you have nothing to do, just sit down and have a drink. I can get my sister-in-law to bring you some chopsticks. If you have other business, feel free to go about it."
I was furious. "The house is mine! How dare you buy it from someone else? Who did you give the money to?"
"My uncle is your father-in-law, right? Isn't everything in your family decided by him? Of course, the 80,000 yuan went to him." My wife's cousin acted as if he didn't want to discuss it further.
The men drinking with him were bleary-eyed. One fat guy stood up and suddenly shoved me, causing me to stumble. "You looking for trouble? Do you believe I won't take you down?"
The others put down their cups too, some getting off their stools, others reaching for plates to throw at me.
With a loud crash, I flipped their dining table upside down. "This is my home! Don't mess with me!"
I raised the stainless steel pipe in my hand. "You trespassed here. Anyone who dares to make a move will be met with self-defense; if anyone gets hurt, it's on you."
Everyone looked at the cousin.
He was used to bullying us; years ago, when there were two big locust trees in our yard, he insisted they were planted by his father and had them cut down and sold for 800 yuan. I had never dared to speak up then, so my current reaction left him momentarily confused.
"What are you outsiders making a fuss about in our home? If you have guts, go talk to your father-in-law; he took 80,000 yuan from us! Are you all trying to extort us together?"
My cousin's wife came out with a spatula, lowering her head as she jabbed it toward me. "This is my house now! If you don't leave, I'll make sure you regret it!"
Seeing that I wouldn't dare lay a hand on a woman, the cousin and his friends laughed at my predicament.
This couldn't just end like this!
I pulled out my phone and dialed: "Someone has occupied my house... Hu Family Village in Lao Gu Township... My surname is Cheng...!"
In the countryside, even during fights or when someone gets hurt, it's usually just the village officials who come out to mediate. No one had ever called the police directly like this before.
The police arrived quickly; red and blue lights flashed. The cousin still tried to argue: "I bought this yard! I paid for it!"
"Would you want me to sell you the Town Government Building for 10 yuan?" said the leading deputy director with a serious expression.
"That's impossible! The Town Government Building isn't yours to sell!" The cousin's wife stammered.
"This person here is the rightful owner; how can you buy something from someone unrelated?" The deputy director looked at the property rights certificate I presented and spoke sternly: "Your transaction is illegal; get out immediately!"
The woman no longer dared to charge at me; she cried out dramatically, throwing herself on the ground in disarray: "What about the money we spent? You need to make him give it back! We can't live like this..."
"Whoever took your money, go ask them for it. Stop making a fuss here!" The officer showed no leniency.
"It's already dark; how can we move now... Let's talk about it after January..."
I had plans to return to the city on the seventh of January, and she was playing a clever delaying tactic.
My son came in, looking pitiful as he nestled beside me. "Dad, do we not have a home anymore?"
I hugged my son and said to the officer, "If they don't move out, my son and I won't have a place to stay tonight!"
The officer confirmed that they were indeed bullying someone like me, a decent person. The leading Deputy Director revealed his handcuffs. "You don't want to move, huh? We'll treat this as illegal entry. Come on, you'll spend the New Year in jail!"
Seeing that I was unyielding, they called for a police car, and chaos ensued as they began to pack their things hesitantly. I stepped forward again. "Officer, they've been living in my house for a year, and the utility bills were deducted from my account—over two thousand dollars in total. They owe me that money. Also, all the appliances and furniture in my house are gone; they need to give me an explanation!"
The Deputy Director grew angrier and said to my cousin, "Are you really bullying him? I'm warning you now: if you can't reach an understanding with him, you're definitely going with us today!"
How could we reach an understanding? I wouldn't be satisfied unless I received proper compensation!
Like cutting off flesh, my cousin and his wife reluctantly paid me seven thousand yuan and, with help from a group of drinking buddies, moved out of my house.
Seeing how pitiful my son and I were, the Deputy Director handed me a business card. "My surname is Jin; my phone number is on there!" He shot a glare at the drunken group. "I can't control your drinking, but if you cause trouble while drunk, that's under my jurisdiction. If it's a fight involving three or more people, it will be treated as gang-related!"
After sending off the police car and watching my cousin's family leave in disgrace, I saw several figures approaching aggressively.
"You two bastards really left us on the highway! Not only did you nearly freeze us to death, but we also had to spend five hundred yuan just to catch a ride back!" My sister-in-law lunged at us with fury.
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