Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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At first, the police only arrested Gao Jun and a few others who were reselling flour. Since Deputy Factory Director Gao had facilitated this, they routinely searched his home.

What they found when they investigated was shocking: a letter of communication had been discovered. As a result, Deputy Factory Director Gao was immediately subjected to a surprise interrogation.

Many enemy agents have been arrested over the years since liberation. Deputy Factory Director Gao was also aware of the policy, and in order to obtain leniency, he confessed everything like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

The police officers at the local police station were excited. They hadn't expected that a seemingly ordinary case of illegal trafficking would involve a large number of local special agents.

Following this lead, they uncovered a radio station hideout and, by doing so, arrested the entire group.

He Yuzhu was shocked and didn't know what to say. He hadn't expected that the Gao family were enemy agents. He should have gone to their house to take a look.

He Yuzhu then asked, "Did Jia Dongxu and Xu Damao both go inside?"

Yan Bugui said, "Yes, those two were low-level employees who bought flour from the workers on a quota basis and then resold it to others."

"They deserve it. Two of our courtyard houses have been squatting here. It's really embarrassing."

He Yuzhu chatted with the two of them for a while to understand the whole story before taking his leave and entering the Intermediate People's Court.

A large group of people gathered together and chatted. Yi Zhonghai was still comforting the crying Qin Huairu. Xiao Banggeng was only one or two years old and did not know that his father had been arrested. He was just playing in the mud on the side.

Qin Huairu cried her heart out, and even Aunt Yi wiped away her tears. He Yuzhu noticed that Jia Zhangshi, who was standing next to her, was relatively calm. She was just pretending to sigh and groan, probably because she didn't want others to suspect anything.

He Yuzhu was too lazy to pay attention to them. He went into the main room, talked to He Daqing, and played with He Yushui for a while. He thought he had nothing to do, but after playing with He Yushui outside for a while, he was blocked by Xu Zhaodi on the way back.

"He Yuzhu, I have something to tell you." Xu Zhaodi's face was frosty, and her tone was extremely cold.

He Yuzhu said to Yushui, "You go back first, I want to talk to Zhaodi for a bit."

He Yushui looked up and saw that Xu Zhaodi looked like she had lost her father. There shouldn't be any problem. She nodded and skipped into the courtyard.

Xu Zhaodi then said, "It's not convenient to talk here, let's find another place."

"Alright." He Yuzhu had guessed why Zhao Di was looking for him. After all, this matter needed to be clarified. It wasn't him who had reported her, and he couldn't take the blame for Jia Zhangshi.

As the two entered the alley, Xu Zhaodi angrily asked, "Shazhu, you're so mean! Why did you report them? Even Da Mao got arrested."

"I wanted to ask you the same thing. Didn't Xu Damao want to report Jia Dongxu before? How come Xu Damao was also arrested?"

Xu Zhaodi's face flushed slightly. Xu Damao was such a worry. He had said he would report him at first, but how did he quickly become involved with Jia Dongxu?

“I don’t know what happened either. They thought about it for a long time before saying they wouldn’t report it, so I didn’t take it seriously. Later, Jia Dongxu treated Da Mao to drinks, and the two of them got drunk.”

Xu Zhaodi also recounted what happened that day.

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "You mean, Xu Damao didn't report it, and then he and Jia Dongxu went into the business of reselling flour?"

"Yes, I only found out afterward."

Xu Zhaodi then angrily questioned, "How could you be so wicked? You didn't even say anything when you reported it. Da Mao has already been arrested, and you're still laughing?"

In the end, seeing that He Yuzhu had even started to laugh, Xu Zhaodi became even more furious.

"Let me tell you first, this time it really wasn't me who reported it. I can guess what you guys were thinking before."

Xu Zhaodi blushed slightly. She did have the intention of manipulating He Yuzhu at the time, but He Yuzhu did not fall for it.

He Yuzhu said, "So you had a lead, then you told me to report it, and then you threatened me after I reported it?"

"Don't think of me as so despicable; we wouldn't have such thoughts."

"Heh, how did you all come up with this idea?"

"Stop framing us! Tell me, was it you who reported us this time?" Xu Zhaodi asked angrily.

Then he said, "This time, Da Mao will be fined 100 yuan, and you'll have to pay that."

Xu Zhaodi

"This time it really wasn't me who reported it," He Yuzhu quickly denied.

Xu Zhaodi threatened, "It's you. Don't deny it. You have to pay this hundred yuan, or I'll make it public. Then they'll all come after you."

This time, more than 10 people were brought in, including several enemy agents. If their families knew who reported them, they might secretly retaliate.

So Xu Zhaodi didn't make a fuss at first. She wanted to talk to He Yuzhu and ask him to spend money to get Xu Damao out first.

Only after confirming that He Yuzhu does not want to pay will they reveal that it was He Yuzhu who reported them, so that those people can hold He Yuzhu accountable.

He Yuzhu said very seriously, "Xu Zhaodi, stop talking nonsense. This time it really wasn't me who reported it."

"Who else could it be but you? It's you." Xu Zhaodi didn't believe He Yuzhu's nonsense at all.

Chapter 146 Was it Granny Zhang who reported this?

He Yuzhu said, "Do you know that Jia Dongxu lost 340 yuan?"

"I know, so what?" Xu Zhaodi didn't know why He Yuzhu brought this up at this time.

He Yuzhu said, "Now that everyone's inside, do you think the Jia family won't have to pay the remaining 140 yuan?"

“What 140 yuan? Jia Dongxu only gave Gao Jun 100 yuan, saying he would give him the rest in a couple of days.”

"They only gave you 100 yuan?"

"Yes, Da Mao told me the next day that Jia Dongxu only gave Gao Jun 100 yuan."

He Yuzhu was very surprised that Jia Dongxu had borrowed 200 yuan from Yi Zhonghai that night, but only gave Gao Jun 100 yuan the next day.

A little thought leads one to believe that Jia Dongxu had conspired with Granny Zhang to first pay Gao Jun 100 yuan, then Granny Zhang would report him, thus avoiding having to repay the remaining money.

Now that things have come to this, He Yuzhu is amazed at how lucky Granny Zhang is; she actually managed to catch the whole group and take them all to the police station.

In this way, Jia Dongxu only spent 100 yuan to settle the matter, which was much cheaper than spending 340 yuan.

In particular, they also brought down Deputy Factory Director Gao. Without his support, Gao Jun will definitely not pay back this mess when he gets out in a few years.

Xu Zhaodi said, "Alright, stop talking nonsense. You have to give me this 100 yuan, or I'll really tell them that you reported it."

He Yuzhu was not afraid of the threat at all, and said: "Go ahead and say it. I'll just say that you reported it. You are Xu Damao's sister. It's normal for you to hear news from Xu Damao. I'm an outsider. How would I know?"

"you..."

"What do you mean, 'what about me'? I don't work at the steel rolling mill, how would I know about their business? Besides, I have no grudge against them, why would I report them?"

"How could you be so mean? You were the one who reported them, otherwise how did they get in?" Xu Zhaodi was dumbfounded and couldn't help but defend herself.

He Yuzhu said, "If you dare to report it, I'll have my say. Anyway, I heard the news from you and Xu Damao, so I'll say it was you who instructed them."

He Yuzhu was a little afraid to talk nonsense to Zhao Di, but if he was intimidated by her, wouldn't he have to obediently hand over 100 yuan to them?

I didn't report it myself, so why should I let them threaten me?

He Yuzhu said, "Actually, I know who reported it."

"Who else could it be but you?" Xu Zhaodi said angrily.

"Didn't I just tell you? Because they were all arrested, Jia Dongxu only lost 240 yuan in compensation. Can't you guess who it was?"

Xu Zhaodi asked with some disbelief, "You said it was Jia Dongxu who reported it? But that shouldn't be the case. Why was Jia Dongxu also arrested after he reported it?"

"You've guessed pretty much right. Actually, the whistleblower is someone else entirely; it should be Jia Dongxu's mother."

Xu Zhaodi was very suspicious: "You mean, Aunt Zhang reported this?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "I went to the police station that day and saw Granny Zhang go to the reporting room."

"How can I not believe you when you say that?"

"Grandma Zhang was reluctant to spend her own money on Gao Jun, so she gritted her teeth and reported them all to the authorities, resulting in their arrest. This way, there were no more victims, and Jia Dongxu, who had lost 340 yuan, didn't have to pay back the rest."

Xu Zhaodi asked suspiciously, "You really didn't report it?"

"It really wasn't me. You can go ask Granny Zhang and you'll find out."

Although Xu Zhaodi had some doubts that He Yuzhu was the one who did it, she also believed him to some extent, so she said, "Okay, I'll go ask him. If he doesn't admit it, I'll come back to you."

With that, Xu Zhaodi turned and walked out.

He Yuzhu quickly stopped her and instructed her, "You must not tell anyone about me. Just say you saw Granny Zhang go to the police station, understand?"

Xu Zhaodi thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll say it that way."

Not long after He Yuzhu returned, he saw Xu Zhaodi come out of the Jia family home. Xu Zhaodi patted her pockets proudly, which were bulging with silver dollars.

He Yuzhu gave her a thumbs up. This girl was quite useful; she got 100 yuan from Granny Zhang so quickly, and at the same time cleared herself of suspicion of reporting him.

At first, Granny Zhang didn't want to give it to them, but when Xu Zhaodi said she saw Granny Zhang go into the police station, she knew things were going to get bad.

When Zhang Pozi heard during the day that Deputy Factory Director Gao and others were enemy agents, her left eyelid started twitching.

At this time, the enemy agents were still very arrogant. If some of the people who had escaped the net found out that it was Granny Zhang who reported them and sent that group of people to prison, wouldn't they take revenge on Granny Zhang?

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhaodi came to the door that evening, saying that she saw Zhang Pozi enter the police station, which terrified Zhang Pozi.

Xu Zhaodi suggested that Zhang Pozi should pay the 100 yuan fine imposed on Xu Damao, thus helping Zhang Pozi to cover it up.

Although Granny Zhang was usually arrogant and unreasonable, she wasn't stupid. She knew that this wasn't the time to be stingy with money, so she obediently took out the 100 yuan she had borrowed from Yi Zhonghai and gave it to Xu Zhaodi.

Then Granny Zhang made Xu Zhaodi swear an oath not to reveal that she was the one who reported it. Xu Zhaodi's most important task right now was to get the money and get Xu Damao out, so she agreed.

After Xu Zhaodi left, Granny Zhang sat there cursing angrily. She thought she could turn the 100 yuan into her own private stash, but she didn't expect that she could escape the first day of the month but not the fifteenth.

Despite all the planning, no one expected that Xu Zhaodi would take the money.

Qin Huairu said, "Mom, we gave Xu Zhaodi the 100 yuan, but Dongxu was also fined 50 yuan. What are we going to do tomorrow?"