Siheyuan: I am the God of Cooking, and all the birds are crying with envy!

PS: This chapter is 4000 words.

He Yuzhu's words were already so clear, and Xu Xinyue was not stupid either.

She looked him in the eyes, and the obvious answer seemed to overflow from her chest.

Xu Xinyue opened her mouth, and finally bit her lip and whispered, "Brother Zhuzi, this is a frame-up."

He Yuzhu nodded, "Yes, I also think it's a frame-up."

Xu Xinyue grabbed his hand fearfully and asked worriedly, "Brother Zhuzi, have you offended anyone?"

A faint light flashed in He Yuzhu's eyes, "I have a rough idea, but as to whether it is as I imagined, I need to test it."

"Brother Zhuzi, how are you going to try?"

He Yuzhu pondered for a moment and answered the question irrelevantly: "Wife, leave this matter to me. You should behave as usual in front of outsiders and don't show your true colors."

He Yuzhu stared at the aluminum lunch box with a twinkle in his eyes. He said, "As for the person who framed us, we'll know if he's a mule or a horse after we sneak him out and give it a try."

Seeing how well-planned and strategic he was, Xu Xinyue felt relieved from her anxiety and panic.

Xu Xinyue pointed at the coins and jewelry in the lunch box and said, "Brother Zhuzi, what should we do with these things?"

He Yuzhu curled his lips and sneered, "No big deal, just put it back where it was."

"What?" Xu Xinyue was stunned.

Would returning the item to its original place help the thief to frame you successfully?

Just now I believed that he had a plan, why is he now saying that the stolen goods should be returned to their place?

Wouldn't that allow those with ulterior motives to succeed?

"Wife, listen to me..."

He Yuzhu originally planned to tell Xu Xinyue about his plan, but there were knocks on the door.

Xu Xinyue grabbed He Yuzhu's arm in panic, and she wanted to speak with a trembling voice.

But I was too scared to say it.

He Yuzhu hugged her and patted her back to calm Xu Xinyue down, then he asked loudly,

"Who?"

Then I heard an old lady say, "Shazhu, the police are here. They said they need to conduct inquiries and investigations, and they also need to calculate the amount of money stolen from each household."

"Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui and those guys have already sent people to call them back."

"You are now a capable man in our hospital, and we need you to negotiate with the police."

"Silly Zhu, don't hide in the room, you old man. The yard is in chaos now."

"Some people can't bear it and are dying. You'd better come out quickly!"

"Come right away."

He Yuzhu sent the man away, and then he comforted Xu Xinyue, "Wife, don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

"I promise that the thieves' conspiracy will not succeed, wife, do you believe me?"

He Yuzhu assured Xu Xinyue in an extremely firm tone, and her panicked look disappeared. She nodded solemnly, "Brother Zhuzi, I believe you."

"Wife, go out and deal with them first. I'll put this thing back in place before I go out."

After Xu Xinyue left, He Yuzhu put the lunch box back into the hole in the wall and filled it with stones and soil.

He Yuzhu looked at the place where the lunch box was placed and found that it was no different from other places, so he left the room with satisfaction.

When He Yuzhu arrived at the yard, the four police officers were surrounded by the crowd.

They rushed to tell the police about their own losses.

It's like they think whoever speaks first will get their money back first.

But because most of these people are women and the elderly, the women only care about their own interests, and even the police’s repeated assurances cannot make them shut up.

Among them, Jia Zhang was the most excited. "Comrade from the Public Security Bureau, more than 900 yuan was stolen from me. My husband died early, and my son died a few years ago. I still have three grandchildren to raise. This money is not only for my coffin, but also for the support of my three grandchildren. You must help me, otherwise the four of us will not survive."

"Ms. Jia Zhang, please don't go too far. You've already told the police many times." Mrs. Lin grabbed the back of Jia Zhang's collar and tried to pull her away.

But how could Mrs. Lin move the plump and round Jia Zhang?

Seeing that she couldn't do anything to Jia Zhang, Mrs. Lin took the opportunity to pinch her waist.

Because of the pain, Jia Zhang instinctively turned around and started fighting with Mrs. Lin.

"Mrs. Lin, you are a shameless old bitch, you are a fool, you are a scumbag, you are a black bitch, you actually dared to pinch me, I will never let you go."

As Jia Zhang spoke, she pulled Mrs. Lin's hair.

Although the old woman was skinny, she was used to working after all, and she grabbed her hair with her backhand.

In short, the two fought hard.

When others saw this, some went up to persuade them to stop fighting, while others took the opportunity to retaliate.

The scene at this moment was like a fight between gangsters, and it was chaotic for a while.

The situation was out of control with sounds of abuse, curses, noise, and crying mixed together.

Because the four police officers were surrounded in the middle, when the chaos broke out, it was impossible for them to stop it or even break out of the encirclement.

Seeing that a stampede was about to occur, He Yuzhu took two steps forward at a time.

He pulled them away one by one with each hand. He didn't hold back at all and was filled with anger.

Therefore, without exception, everyone he dragged was thrown to the ground.

The sudden gravity also made those who were trying to take advantage of the situation and cause trouble curse in pain.

Of course, there are also lucky people who are caught.

He Yuzhu had a gloomy face, as if possessed by the god of death. He forcibly pulled the four police officers out of the encirclement.

The four police officers who were rescued had messy hair, torn clothes, and scratches on their faces and necks.

It was as embarrassing as it could be. If it wasn't the wrong timing, He Yuzhu would have wanted to laugh out loud.

At this moment they looked like refugees.

The four police officers took a short break and then shouted angrily, "If you guys keep quarreling or fighting, we'll have you fight at the police station."

"Since you like fighting so much, then go to the Public Security Bureau and fight to your heart's content."

When Jia Zhang and Mrs. Lin heard this, they were startled and simultaneously let go of each other's hands.

Go to the police to fight?

That won't work.

You can go anywhere, just don't go to the Public Security Bureau.

Whoever likes to eat prison food can eat it.

The police's words successfully restored peace to the noisy scene.

The police officers straightened their tattered uniforms, trying to regain their dignity, but...

Still not satisfactory.

"We are here to help you solve your problems. If you continue to quarrel, fight, or cause trouble, you will have to deal with it on your own."

"Go catch the thief and recover the loss yourself."

"Since you are so capable, what do you need us, the police, for?"

It's really infuriating.

I have never seen such a rude and unreasonable person.

They even dared to beat up the police. They are truly lawless.

Seeing that the police were serious about their actions, Jia Zhang was frightened, worried and angry, but she still put away her unreasonable thoughts.

Everyone had the same thought as her, and they were all silent for a moment.

When the police saw that they had finally shut up, they opened the notebook and asked He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu told the truth about his own situation, and as for the losses of others, he let them talk about it themselves.

He was just responsible for maintaining order and making them line up to report the case.

An hour later, under the threat of He Yuzhu, the confession was finally recorded and the losses were counted.

"The family of Yi Zhonghai had the most stolen money, with 1286 pieces, followed by Jia Zhang's family with 965 pieces, and then..."

The family with the most stolen items had 1286 yuan, and the family with the least stolen items lost 15 yuan.

"A total of 4932 yuan was stolen."

"Hiss! So many!" But in a moment, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi already had more than 2000.

There were so many people living in the courtyard, and every household had their belongings robbed. In fact, the total amount was less than 5000 yuan, which didn't seem like a lot.

"When were you robbed? Are there any suspicious people? Or any suspicious places?"

Everyone looked at each other, and they all got the answer from each other's eyes or words.

"No, I've been going out for a walk every day recently, and I didn't see any suspicious people wandering around outside."

Jia Zhang was the idlest person in the courtyard. She didn't have to cook or wash.

Her daily task is to walk around the streets, and she likes visiting neighbors the most.

As soon as you have time, turn outside.

And Jia Zhang was sure that no one had been following her recently.

Seeing everyone shaking their heads, the police officer continued to persuade them:

"Like, is there anyone wandering around outside? Or has anyone approached you to get information?"

The answer I got was still no.

Finally, the police gave the last piece of information.

"And whether there are any strangers living here recently."

The last one made the scene noisy again.

Everyone spoke out what they knew.

"No new people have moved in recently, but someone moved in a month ago." said an old lady, pulling her apron.

"Yes, yes, Xie Jianguo moved in a month ago." The third aunt also remembered.

The reason she knew that the newcomer was called Xie Jianguo was thanks to Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang praised Xie Jianguo highly in front of her.

Say how good he is and how generous he is.

If it weren't for Jia Zhang, she wouldn't have remembered Xie Jianguo.

After all, she had only met this person a few times.

"He has lived in the courtyard for 42 days."

"But he doesn't seem to like to meet people. I haven't seen him three times in more than a month."

Mrs. Lin curled her lips and said with disdain:

"That old man is so lonely. He doesn't come out to see people. I didn't even think about it. There is such a person in our hospital."

In contrast, Jia Zhang kept her mouth tightly shut, looking doubtful and worried.

He Yuzhu's eyes darkened and he lowered his eyes calmly.

More and more people talked about Xie Jianguo. When it came to Xie Jianguo's age, the three aunts refuted.

"Although Xie Jianguo has a head full of white hair, he is tall and thin, with dark skin, and looks like an old farmer."

"But in fact, Xie Jianguo is only 38 or even 40 years old."

"I have heard Jia Zhang say more than once that Xie Jianguo is very generous and seems to be very rich."

"He would give money to the three Banggeng siblings to buy food and toys. He gave them quite a bit. Jia Zhang once said that Xie Jianguo gave his eldest grandson 10 yuan."

"Bang Geng took the 10 yuan and spent it on buying snacks and toys with his sister."

"Mrs. Jia Zhang grumbled about this for a long time."

Jia Zhang opened her mouth to explain, but...

Not only did the three aunts say so, more and more people said the same thing.

At this moment, she wanted to slap herself in the mouth.

I dislike this mouth that can't keep secrets.

Although there is no evidence to prove that Xie Jianguo is a thief, but...

Just as the third aunt said, Xie Jianguo gave Bang Geng 10 yuan pocket money without even blinking an eye.

I also buy meat and steamed buns every day.

These all cost money.

However, he never said what he did, and I never saw him go out to work.

Therefore, Jia Zhang herself also became suspicious.

Adhering to the principle that the more you talk, the more mistakes you make, she simply kept silent.

She also chose to be selectively deaf to the doubts raised by the three aunts and everyone else.

The third aunt continued, "But we don't know what he does, and we haven't seen him go out to work."

"Xie Jianguo?" Those who can be police officers have sharper intuition.

The four of them looked at each other and saw understanding in each other's eyes.

The police looked around in front of everyone but found no suspicious persons.

So he asked, "Who is Xie Jianguo?"

"Is Xie Jianguo here?"

"Xie Jianguo is not here." The third aunt looked around but did not see Xie Jianguo.

"He might be in his room. He doesn't like interacting with people. He locks himself in his room all day. Anyway, I haven't seen him many times."

The four police officers looked at each other, and two of them volunteered, "Let's go to his house and take a look."

The police originally wanted He Yuzhu to lead the way, but a gray-haired man with a stick appeared in the middle courtyard.

He held firecrackers and a kite in one hand and a stick in the other.

When he raised his head, he saw so many people gathered in the yard, and then he saw the police. He lowered his head in fear, and his shoulders unconsciously shrank.

This frightened and cowardly look dispelled people's suspicion of him.

Four police officers came to Xie Jianguo and asked:

"Are you Xie Jianguo?"

Xie Jianguo was so frightened that his shoulders began to tremble. He shrank his head and stammered:

"I...I...I am...thank you...thank you...thank you Jianguo."

After Xie Jianguo finished speaking, he grabbed Bang Geng's hand tightly.

Bang Geng cried out in pain, "Uncle Xie, you're hurting me."

Xie Jianguo was frightened by Banggeng's crying and quickly let go of his hand. He raised his head, then lowered it again in fear and guilt.

"What were you doing just now?" Four police officers stared at Xie Jianguo with eight eyes.

Facing the arresting gazes of the four policemen, Xie Jianguo's body trembled noticeably. She walked behind Bang Geng inconspicuously, and the other end seemed to have gone into her stomach.

Bang Geng turned his head and looked at Xie Jianguo, and answered for him,

"Uncle Xie took me to buy firecrackers and kites. We played outside for a long time. Then we heard that the police had come to our yard. Uncle Xie was worried about what happened in the yard, so he hurried me back."

"Uncle Public Security, what happened? What are you doing in our yard?"

The police were stunned. They didn't expect that Xie Jianguo was not even as good as a child.

His courage and determination are not even as good as a child's. With this courage? With this cowardice? How could he have the ability to steal nearly 5000 yuan from a courtyard house?

At this moment, the public security officer began to doubt his own ideas.

"Bang Geng, damn, more than 900 yuan was stolen."

"What?" The two words "banggeng" were not out of shock, but out of fear.

Banggeng is a child after all, and no matter how he tries to hide it, he can't remain calm.

Although it was fleeting, He Yuzhu captured it.

When I said these two words to him, he obviously wanted to turn back.

But for some reason he did not turn around, and the fear was only fleeting, and then he threw himself on Jia Zhang and cried out to the sky.

"Grandma, your coffin was stolen? How could you be so careless?"

"Usually when there was no food at home and I asked you to buy food, you refused. Now look what happened. The book was stolen just now!"

"If you had used it to buy food earlier, the money wouldn't have been stolen."

"Now, the coffin is gone, and the food is not bought. I have nothing to eat and nothing to spend. Grandma, why don't you keep all this money safe?"