Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Officer Sun said to He Yuzhu and his wife, "It's too late today. You should go back and rest first. We will continue to investigate this case after work tomorrow."

In the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai had been paying attention to the movements in the yard. Today, He Yuzhu and his wife had not returned yet, and he was very worried. On the one hand, he hoped that they would learn a lesson, so that this couple who did not know their place would know who was the king in this courtyard.

On the other hand, he was afraid that if his plan came true, he would be implicated. Although he did not reveal his identity at the time, he was afraid of the worst. Thinking of this, he was a little scared and regretted that he was blinded by his anger.

At this point, we can only pray for God's blessing. Seeing the old man tossing and turning, the aunt asked: "Old Yi, are you worried about something?"

Yi Zhonghai said impatiently: "Nothing, go to sleep."

The next morning, after Yi Zhonghai had finished his breakfast and was about to go to work, two police officers came to the yard.

Led by the courtyard god Yan Bugui, they came to Yi Zhonghai's house. One of the police asked, "Is Yi Zhonghai at home?"

Yi Zhonghai lifted the door curtain and was startled. He immediately regained his composure and said, "I am Yi Zhonghai. What can I do for you two police officers?"

A police officer came up and grabbed Yi Zhonghai's hand, and handcuffed him with a click. No matter if he was the man behind the scenes or not, he couldn't be allowed to escape halfway.

Yi Zhonghai protested: "What did I do wrong? Why are you treating me like this?" All he could do was refuse to admit it.

The police officer said coldly: "There is a case and we need you to assist us in investigating it."

The two police officers didn't hesitate and dragged him out. An old lady ran after him and called out, "Lao Yi, Lao Yi, what's going on?"

Yi Zhonghai said to her, "Go to the backyard and find the old lady." Only then did the old lady stop.

Xu Huizhen was at home, watching everything that happened in the yard from the windowsill. Xu Huizhen asked: "Zhu Zi, do you think we can send Yi Zhonghai to jail this time?"

He Yuzhu said: "Who knows? I'm afraid the evidence is insufficient. This is an old fox."

Xu Huizhen: "I've felt that something was wrong with him for the past few days. Fortunately, I was prepared, otherwise it would have been really dangerous yesterday. I'm scared when I think about it now."

If she were alone, she could hide in the space, but since she was with He Yuzhu, she didn't want to expose the secret of the space.

He Yuzhu: "By the way, my wife, you were so awesome yesterday. How did you manage to knock down those two people in one go?"

Xu Huizhen said: "I carried pepper spray with me and sprinkled it into their eyes at night, so they couldn't open their eyes. Imagine how it would feel to have pepper spray in their eyes, and then I took advantage of their illness to kill them."

He Yuzhu was delighted when he heard this: "My wife is amazing. Fortunately, you had foresight. By the way, do you want to go to the police station to check the situation?"

Xu Huizhen: "You go to work. I'll send Kunkun to Aunt Han first. I'll go to the police station when I have time. I must make Yi Zhonghai suffer the consequences of his actions."

Another auntie hurried to the backyard and found the deaf old lady. She said anxiously, "Old lady, Zhong Hai has been taken away by the police. Please think of a solution. We all rely on Lao Yi to make a living. What should we do?"

The deaf old lady: "Don't worry. Tell me why the police arrested Zhong Hai?"

Auntie: "They said there's a case that needs his help in investigating."

The deaf old lady: "Go find out what it is and come back to tell me."

As for Yi Zhonghai, after he entered the police station, he was stubborn and refused to admit anything no matter how the public security comrades questioned him. He said he didn't know anything and said, "I don't know, it's not me, I don't know."

The police had no choice but to bring criminal A over to identify him. First, they asked criminal A to hide in the dark, look at Yi Zhonghai's figure, and listen to Yi Zhonghai's voice.

Criminal A nodded affirmatively and said, "It was him. I remember the voice very clearly. And, just in case, I observed his physical features very carefully at the time. I can't be wrong."

The police asked him to come closer and look at Yi Zhonghai's hands. Yi Zhonghai was a fitter in the factory. He often fiddled with iron products, and even after washing his hands after get off work, there were still black residues between his nails.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Gangster A, his heart was pounding with fear. He tried to remain calm and pretended not to know Gangster A. He cursed in his heart: "These dishonest charlatans took so much money from me and promised to keep the identity of the client confidential, but when the job went wrong, they turned their backs on me!"

Gangster A carefully observed Yi Zhonghai's hands and said, "It's these hands, with protruding veins and black dirt between the nails."

Yi Zhonghai: "You are talking nonsense. There are many people who have black dirt in the nail crevices. Which worker in our workshop doesn't have this?"

The public security comrades asked criminal C to come over to identify him. They found five people, all of whom wore hats and scarves and stood together. Criminal C observed carefully and also identified Yi Zhonghai from the crowd.

Yi Zhonghai felt something was wrong.

The public security comrade asked Yi Zhonghai again: "Where were you five days ago, that is, on the night of December 12th?"

Yi Zhonghai: "Let me think about it. It's been so many days, I can't remember it. Oh, by the way, after dinner that day, I went to an old friend Lao Zhao's house, sat for a while, and then went home."

Police: "What did you do at Lao Zhao's house? What time did you go there? What time did you leave?"

Yi Zhonghai: "I went there after dinner at about 6:30, sat there for about an hour, and went home at about 8:00. The Zhao family had a daughter, and they wanted me to introduce her to the second son of the Qian family in our courtyard, just for this reason."

Police: "Can you be more specific about the time? What time did you leave Lao Zhao's house, and what time did you return home?"

Yi Zhonghai: "I really didn't pay much attention to this. You can go to Lao Zhao's house and ask him if he remembers it?"

Yi Zhonghai was also a cunning man. The Zhao family was extremely poor and had neither a clock nor a watch. Everyone was having a hard time in those days, so who could remember the exact time?

He thought of this, and in order to have a reasonable reason to go out, he deliberately went to Lao Zhao's house that day, because Lao Zhao's house was very close to the criminal A, just in time. After leaving Lao Zhao's house, he went to the criminal's house, settled the matter, and it only took a few minutes before he trotted back home.

The criminal said it was him, but Yi Zhonghai said it wasn't him. The man said he was right, and the woman said she was right. The police in this era don't enforce the law in a civilized manner. Seeing that he was stubborn, he used a great memory recovery technique on him.

Yi Zhonghai knew that he could not admit it even if he was beaten to death, otherwise he would have to go to jail. So he gritted his teeth and endured the wrath of the police.

When the auntie arrived at the police station, the police questioned her again. The auntie didn't know what Yi Zhonghai had done, and didn't get any useful information. As for the time when Yi Zhonghai returned home that day, she didn't pay attention to the specific time.

A middle-aged woman: "Police comrade, what crime did our Lao Yi commit? You must have a reason to arrest him, right?"

Police: "He Yuzhu and his wife in your yard were intercepted by criminals last night. We suspect Yi Zhonghai is the mastermind behind this. The case is under investigation, and it is inconvenient to disclose other information."

The auntie was shocked when she heard this. She had felt that Old Yi was a little abnormal in the past few days. Was this really the work of Yi Zhonghai?