Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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"Why are the police officers here at this time?"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned deathly pale. Had Xu Wude really gone to report the crime?

The crowd parted, and two police officers approached Yi Zhonghai.

"Yi Zhonghai, we need your cooperation in investigating a case. Please leave."

As he spoke, Tie Dan took out gleaming silver handcuffs and handcuffed Yi Zhonghai.

"You even arrested Lao Yi?"

"Did Grandpa Yi break the law too?"

Liu Haizhong asked, "Officer, what law did Lao Yi break?"

"We need to investigate this matter thoroughly before we can make any public announcements."

After saying that, Tie Dan took Yi Zhonghai away.

With a loud thud, Aunt Yi fell straight to the ground.

Yi Zhonghai never imagined that he would be taken to the police station one day. It wasn't until the interrogation began that he realized his current predicament.

"Comrade, I'm innocent! Why are you arresting me?"

"Why? That's a good question. Why were you singled out out of more than 200 million people on the street?"

"Tell me, what mistake did you make? Quickly confess honestly."

"I...I have no choice," Yi Zhonghai said, unwilling to admit it.

"You're still not being honest now? Confess and you'll be treated leniently; resist and you'll be punished severely. If you keep making trouble, your crime will be compounded."

Tie Dan slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "What did you say to Xu Damao?"

"I...I didn't say anything!"

Yi Zhonghai wanted to argue, but seeing the serious expressions on their faces, he said, "I didn't say anything. I just said that the fact that Xu Wude was caught by you was probably reported by He Yuzhu."

"Eighty percent? You're still trying to deny it at this point? You say eighty percent?"

"That's exactly what I said, I wasn't lying."

Yi Zhonghai suddenly wanted to slap himself. Why did he have to tell the truth? He could have just denied it.

Xu Zhaodi and Xu Damao are siblings, they are relatives, and it's also possible they're slandering her, so why admit it so directly?

I was so stupid to admit it. I should have just denied it. Anyway, no one else was there, so there's no way to prove it.

Yi Zhonghai sighed; he was really in for a world of trouble.

"Comrade, this is not my fault. I just said it casually. I did not ask him to go and chop people. He took the knife and went to find He Yuzhu himself."

"Where did he get his kitchen knife?"

"A kitchen knife? Xu Damao took it from our kitchen. Can I ask him to pay me back for the kitchen knife?"

"You're offering to pay for the kitchen knife? So you're saying you provided the murder weapon?"

"No, no! He took it himself."

Yi Zhonghai is now filled with regret. He only pretended to stop Xu Damao a couple of times, letting him take the kitchen knife from his house.

She simply stood aside and watched him leave without asking anyone to stop Xu Damao.

I didn't think much about it at the time; I just thought that Xu Damao was just trying to scare Sha Zhu, and that no one should die.

This will teach Sha Zhu a lesson, since he cheated him out of four hundred yuan.

However, no one expected the consequences to be so severe. Sha Zhu actually chose to report the case to the police and sent Xu Damao to jail.

He even foolishly helped Xu Wude pay his 200 yuan fine. Xu Wude is a real man.

After getting out, he immediately reported himself, which resulted in him being arrested and taken to the police station.

"Still trying to deny it at this point? Quickly confess all the details."

Yi Zhonghai sighed, feeling that today was the darkest day of his life.

Chaos erupted in the courtyard. Yi Zhonghai was arrested, and Aunt Yi fainted. Although she was rescued, she was immediately exhausted and lay on the bed sighing.

Everyone else was talking about it, saying all sorts of things.

The courtyard has been bustling these past two days. First, Xu Wude made a deal to buy and sell a batch of grain.

He didn't enjoy his success for more than a few days before someone reported him and he was arrested.

In the blink of an eye, Xu Damao actually grabbed a kitchen knife and went to fight He Yuzhu, only to be taken directly to the police station by He Yuzhu.

Yi Zhonghai lent money to Xu Wude to get him out of trouble, but Xu Wude was outrageous. Less than an hour after entering the house, he turned around and reported Yi Zhonghai, sending Yi Zhonghai to the police station.

One by one, they took turns lining up to enter the police station. Everyone's movements were so dazzling that it was hard to keep up. They gathered together to chat, all guessing who would be the next to enter the police station.

The entire courtyard was in chaos, filled with an indescribable atmosphere, as if something was brewing.

Today's events were so numerous and overwhelming that it was hard to keep up. The deaf old lady in the backyard had caught a cold these past two days, and Aunt Yi had been bringing her meals. It was past mealtime, and Aunt Yi still hadn't arrived, so the old lady couldn't sit still any longer.

He got out of bed shakily, his steps a little unsteady, but after all, he was only over 50 years old and hadn't reached the point where he needed a cane.

As soon as they came out, they heard a commotion ahead. They ran into Liu Haizhong's wife and asked, "What's going on today? What happened?"

The second aunt said, "You don't know yet, do you? Old Yi was reported by Xu Wude and taken to the police station."

"What? How could this happen?"

The old lady, with her bound feet, passed through the moon gate and heard Jia Zhangshi spouting nonsense, making up stories about Yi Zhonghai as if he were completely worthless, such as ordering Xu Damao to assassinate Sha Zhu, as if she were a theatrical performer.

"Zhang girl, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Granny Zhang was in the middle of her story when she heard the old lady's shout. She was so startled that she shuddered and turned around, saying sheepishly:

"Grandma, I'm not making this up, it's all true."

"Everyone knows how sharp your tongue is; you can talk the dead back to life. If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart."

"Hmph, it's not like I'm the only one talking." Granny Zhang's voice grew softer and softer.

Although Granny Zhang was stubborn, she didn't dare to argue with the old lady.

The old lady went to the east wing. Suddenly, Aunt Yi regained her strength and struggled to get out of bed, saying, "Old lady, you must save Old Yi."

"Tell me what happened first."

"This is what happened..."

Actually, Aunt Yi didn't know everything either. She didn't know why Xu Wude would report Lao Yi, or what mistakes Lao Yi had made in the process.

However, it is true that Xu Damao attacked He Yuzhu with a knife and was then taken to the police station.

"I went to find that Xu guy, and he caused a huge uproar," the old woman said viciously.

Aunt Yi perked up. How could she have been so confused in her anger? She hadn't even thought of asking the old lady for help. Now, as if she had found a pillar of support, she helped the old lady out the door, looking quite energetic.

The two walked along the covered walkway, passed through the moon gate, and arrived at the backyard.

They went straight into the west wing.

"Grandma, what brings you here?" Xu Wude quickly stood up and said.

"If I don't come to this courtyard house, won't I be surnamed Xu too?"

The old woman asked, "Why did you frame Lao Yi?"

Xu Wude feigned a wronged expression: "Grandma, you've wronged me. It was clearly Lao Yi who instructed our Da Mao to commit murder. I was just going to the police station to report the situation truthfully."

"You're talking nonsense. How could Lao Yi do such a thing?" Aunt Yi said, displeased.

The old lady spoke up: "Alright, you surnamed Xu, I don't care about your nonsense. You'd better go and withdraw your report, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"You're welcome. What can you do about it? If Lao Yi can't go to the police station, does that mean my son has to go to jail? What kind of logic is that?"

If it were a minor matter, Xu Wude would have given face and let it go. But he reported Lao Yi in order to get his son out of jail. How could he let Lao Yi out so easily? Wouldn't that mean his son would spend the rest of his life in jail?

The old lady said angrily, "You surnamed Xu, you're the one framing me."

"It was clearly Lao Yi who ordered it, otherwise why would Da Mao have gone to chop up Sha Zhu?"

The old lady thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you go find Sha Zhu and ask him to withdraw the report?"

“I went there once, but Sha Zhu wasn’t there.”

In the afternoon, Xu Wude and Xu Zhaodi went to find He Yuzhu, but He Yuzhu had gone out and they didn't know where he had gone. After waiting for a while, the two of them had no choice but to return disappointed, planning to go find him again in the evening.

He Yuzhu had already guessed that Xu Wude would come looking for him, so he went out with Xu Huizhen in the afternoon to go shopping and buy autumn and winter clothes and shoes.

They didn't return to the tavern until the bright moon hung high in the sky that night.

As soon as the two entered, Xiangcao came over and said, "Shopkeeper, several of your neighbors have come and are waiting for you."

"You've been waiting all this time?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Yes, I'm not leaving." Vanilla said helplessly.

He Yuzhu suddenly felt a little regretful. This shop on Yandaixie Street was only about a kilometer away from No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. These people could come to him in no time.

I wanted to leave, but I was stuck at home, so I had no choice but to come see them.

Upon entering the house, one could see the old lady sitting in the center of the main seat, with Liu Haizhong and Xu Wude sitting on either side.