A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 978 Old lady, come with me! (Please subscribe!)

The first thing Hua Shier did when he took office as the security chief was to investigate the case of Yi Zhonghai embezzling He Yushui's living expenses. More than a thousand yuan is not a small case.

Both parties involved, Yi Zhonghai and the He father and son, were taken back to the security department for questioning.

Yi Zhonghai was very stubborn. No matter how he was asked, he insisted that he had taken He Yuzhu's living expenses out of kindness. He said he was afraid that He Yuzhu was too young to spend money recklessly, and that he would wait until He Yuzhu got married before taking the money out.

Hua Twelve pointed at his nose and cursed: "You are talking nonsense. That money was given to He Yushui by He Daqing. It has nothing to do with Sha Zhu. You just took other people's money. Admit it now!"

Yi Zhonghai was already a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water: "I didn't give Yu Shui, that's because I favor boys over girls. Like Jia Zhang, I think girls are money-losing goods. I just kept it for Sha Zhu, so what? It's not against the law to favor boys over girls!"

Hua Shier finally figured it out. Yi Zhonghai was just being stubborn and trying to evade the main point.

He chuckled: "Yi Zhonghai, the law is not what you say it is, but the result. It is based on the action, not the heart. If you do it, it is illegal, and you will not be tolerated to play rogue!"

He simply didn't want to interrogate him. There was no need to torture him. He would have plenty of ways to trick old Bidden later.

Ask two security officers to take Yi Zhonghai to the confinement room, handcuff him to the heating pipe, and let him suffer.

Then he asked the He father and son to follow him into the section chief's office and personally took He Daqing's statement.

He Daqing told everyone what happened that year in detail. What was unexpected was that it was Yi Zhonghai who introduced him to the White Widow. In his words, he was a cook who had never been out of the capital. How could he get to know a widow from Baoding without someone to introduce him to him?

Sha Zhu was stunned when he heard this. He still hasn't recovered from the shock. He didn't expect that after He Daqing left, Yi Zhonghai, who had always been caring for him and whom he regarded as an elder, was actually the culprit who caused him and Yu Shui to be abandoned by He Daqing.

He glared at He Daqing and snorted coldly: "You are all bad guys!"

  He Daqing showed an embarrassed look on his face. Hua Twelve was not willing to tolerate Sha Zhu, so he pointed at him and scolded him:

"You are such an ungrateful person, pure as a bastard!"

  He Yuzhu glared and was about to start cursing, but when he thought about how Hua Twelve beat him like it was a game, he held back his curse words. However, he was still not convinced and questioned:

"It was He Daqing who didn't want me first, so how can I be the ungrateful one?"

Hua lit up a cigarette and chuckled, "Okay, then I'll explain it to you. Let me ask you, how old were you when Uncle He left?"

"Sixteen, what's wrong?"

"You're already sixteen, and you can't even be self-reliant? Uncle He raised you for sixteen years, and when he left, he left you the house, arranged a job for you, and taught you a way to make a living. What else do you want?"

He Yuzhu opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. He always felt that he was abandoned by his father and was very miserable. But after hearing what Hua Shier said, he suddenly felt that He Daqing was really nice to him.

  Hua Twelve pointed outwards and said:

"Look at the second uncle's Guangtian and Guangfu, and then look at the third uncle's children. Who has the same treatment as you? If they were to switch places with you, I think Guangtian, Guangfu, Yan Jiecheng and the others would be so happy that they would die!"

He Yuzhu's voice became quiet, and he muttered:

"What about the rain? He felt sorry for the rain too. The rain was just a little heavy, but he left. It was me who raised the rain."

Hua Twelve sneered: "You are Yu Shui's biological brother, shouldn't you take care of Yu Shui?"

"It's Yu Shui who blames Uncle He for this, but you, his son, are not the one to blame, don't you know?"

"Uncle He has never done anything wrong to you. Besides, Yu Shui, Uncle He also sent money every month, but the money was embezzled by Yi Zhonghai!"

When He Daqing heard Hua Shier defending him, he was so moved that tears came to his eyes.

He Yuzhu was at a loss for words. He couldn't say that it was wrong for a brother to take care of his sister, but he was still angry:

"Then Yu Shui and I went to Baoding to look for him, but he didn't even see us and asked the White Widow to send us away. Yu Shui was so angry that she almost cried to death. How could he have the heart to do that!"

  Speaking of this, He Daqing wiped away his tears and sighed:

"Do you think I don't want to see you and Yu Shui? Dad has his own reasons. This is a secret that concerns the safety of our family."

Hua Twelve smiled and said, "Uncle He, do you want me to go out and let you and Sha Zhu talk alone?"

He could probably guess what He Daqing was going to say. It was nothing more than a question of composition.

He Daqing waved his hands quickly: "No, no, Twelve, you are one of us. You saved Uncle He's life, how could I not trust you?"

  He turned to explain to his silly son:

"Zhu Zi, our family background is not good. Dad wanted to leave the capital to avoid the limelight. Yu Shui was still young at that time, and Dad was afraid that he would be soft-hearted after meeting her and we would be inseparable!"

  Sha Zhu didn't believe it at all and spat angrily:

"You can't even find a good excuse for lying. My family has been hired as farmers for three generations. Who dares to say that my family background is not good?"

He Daqing was shocked. "Keep your voice down, you idiot. The class status was counted by the Military Control Office when the country was first established. Your father and I filled it out. Our family has traditional Tan family cuisine. What is Tan family cuisine? It's government cuisine. How can it be three generations of hired farmers?"

Shazhu was also stunned. He had never thought about this question before.

"Then why do you?"

Sha Zhu was a little confused. When the class status was first determined, there was no explanation. Even the people in Lou Bancheng were living well. He didn't understand why his father had to lie about his class status.

He Daqing sighed: "If I don't fill it that way, why should our family get the biggest house in the Siheyuan?"

This time Shazhu was silent.

He Daqing then recalled what happened back then: "Yi Zhonghai introduced the White Widow to me. We had been together for only two days when Yi Zhonghai came to me and said that my false reporting of my background had been exposed and that someone above was investigating the matter."

"I panicked at the time, and the White Widow took the opportunity to ask me to go to Baoding with her. I didn't want to implicate you and Yu Shui, so I agreed without thinking too much. Now that I think about it, I might have been tricked by Yi Zhonghai and the White Widow!"

After hearing what He Daqing said, He Yuzhu's eyes turned red: "Is what you said true? You had no choice but to abandon me and Yu Shui?"

He Daqing nodded: "If Dad is so cruel, why would he arrange a job for you and send money to Yu Shui? Our He family has been plotted against!"

He Yuzhu couldn't understand: "But why did Yi Zhonghai plot against our family?"

  Hua Twelve suddenly laughed at the side:

"I know this. I remember that before Uncle He left, he seemed to be the eldest uncle in our courtyard. Yi Zhonghai tricked him away, and the eldest uncle became his. In addition, Yi Zhonghai had no son to take care of him in his old age, so he probably wanted to train you to take care of him in his old age, so he got rid of your father first!"

  Sha Zhu didn't believe it at all and sneered:

"Just make it up. You said Yi Zhonghai was a big shot, which made sense, but you said he wanted me to take care of him in his old age? How is that possible! His disciple Jia Dongxu was still alive at the time. He didn't count on his disciple to take care of him in his old age, but on me? What a joke!"

Hua Twelve held up two fingers: "First, Jia Dongxu was not his apprentice at that time, and Old Jia was still alive. Why would Jia Dongxu support Yi Zhonghai in his old age?"

"Forehead"

Sha Zhu also realized that that was something that happened eleven or twelve years ago. At that time, Old Jia was indeed not dead, and Jia Dongxu was not Yi Zhonghai's apprentice.

Seeing him like that, Hua Twelve smiled and continued:

"Second, Yi Zhonghai has often taught you to respect and take good care of the elderly, right?" He Yuzhu sneered, "What you said is wrong. Filial piety comes first among all virtues. What he told me was a serious principle. There is nothing wrong with it, right?"

  Hua Twelve looked at him as if he were an idiot:

"Uncle He has already run away. Under the circumstances at that time, you have no elders left. Why did he tell you this? Who will you honor in the future?"

  He Yuzhu was struck by lightning, wasn't he? At that time, no one thought that He Daqing would come back. Then why did Yi Zhonghai keep instilling in him the principles of filial piety to the elderly and elders?

He Daqing believed Hua Twelve 100% and sighed:

“I didn’t expect Lao Yi to have such a deep plan!”

Hua Twelve put out the cigarette in his hand: "I think it's not just Yi Zhonghai's fault here. Uncle He, please recall who knew that you lied about your background?"

He Daqing also showed doubt: "How can I let others know about this kind of thing, eh?"

  Suddenly, an incredible look appeared on his face:

"Could it be her?"

Sha Zhu had already forgiven He Daqing in his heart at this time. He also wanted to know who had ripped off his family, so he quickly asked, "Tell me quickly, who knew about our family's affairs?"

He Daqing said solemnly: "Only one person knows, that is the deaf old lady in the backyard."

Sha Zhu was confused: "Old lady, how is it possible? It can't be her"

He Daqing pondered for a while and said, "The old lady was also from a wealthy family. She has tasted our cooking skills. She is the only one in the whole courtyard who knows our family's background. Could it be that she really told Yi Zhonghai?"

The He father and son didn't believe it, but Hua Twelve was very sure that there must be something about the deaf old lady.

This deaf old lady is very slippery. After Hua Twelve traveled through time, she smashed the glass of his house because of a small conflict. After he retaliated, the deaf old lady never showed up again. She is a difficult character to deal with.

Hua Twelve's eyes turned, and he planned to use the incident of Yi Zhonghai to lure out the deaf old lady and see what kind of person she was. If she was really treacherous, like the ones in many courtyard novels, such as an enemy spy or an old agent, then he would kill her directly.

If there was no crime and she was just an old lady who was alone and helpless, there was no need for him to make things difficult for her. He could just teach her a lesson.

With a plan in mind, Hua Twelve stopped talking and asked He Daqing to sign the recorded confession. Then he instructed the father and son:

"When you return to the courtyard, spread the news that Yi Zhonghai was arrested by the security department. But just say that he embezzled Yu Shui's living expenses. Don't mention other things to avoid alerting the enemy. Got it?"

He Daqing immediately understood; "You are suspicious of the old lady."

He Yuzhu looked angry: "The old lady is not that kind of person!"

Hua Twelve glared at him and said, "You know nothing. Last time, Yu Shui was crying because of hunger. He went to the old lady's room to ask for something to eat. The old lady was eating noodles by herself. When she saw Yu Shui coming in, she hid the bowl. Don't you know about this?"

He Yuzhu couldn't believe it: "Impossible, how is it possible, the old lady treats me like her own grandson?"

"You can find out if you go back and ask Yu Shui, but no matter what, remember this and don't talk nonsense when you go back. If you alert the enemy, I promise to let you know why the flowers are so red!"

He Daqing quickly assured: "Don't worry, Twelve, I'll watch him and will definitely not let Sha Zhu mess things up!"

After letting He Daqing and his son go back, Hua Shier went around the factory again and talked to Liu Haizhong and other employees living in the courtyard for a while. He also revealed the news of Yi Zhonghai's arrest. He wanted to pass the news back to the courtyard and force the deaf old lady to come forward and find a solution.

If this old lady is an enemy spy, she must have some connections that can be used, and then we can follow the clues to find her.

When he returned to the Security Department, the bell for the end of get off work rang. Hua Shier did not rush home, but went to the confinement room to take Yi Zhonghai's statement again.

  It didn't matter if Yi Zhonghai didn't plead guilty. He just wrote down what Yi Zhonghai said. After recording, he handed the transcript to Yi Zhonghai:

"Just sign it if there's no problem!"

Yi Zhonghai took it and read it carefully, and found that it was all what he said, so he signed his name immediately.

After Hua Shier was released, he wrote a confession in Yi Zhonghai's tone, admitting that he was greedy and had embezzled He Yushui's living expenses for eleven years.

Then he took a look at Yi Zhonghai's signature and casually wrote an identical signature on the new transcript, which was difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.

Then he took the new transcript and walked into the detention room: "Uncle, I forgot to put my fingerprint on the transcript just now. Please add one, otherwise it will be against the rules!"

After saying that, he took the ink pad and handed it over.

Yi Zhonghai saw that it was his signature, and without reading the content, he directly pressed a fingerprint, and then asked awkwardly:

"Twelve, when can you let me go back?"

Hua Shier was stunned: "You have already admitted your guilt, how can you go back? You stay here for one night, and I will send you to the police station tomorrow, and you can just wait for the prison food!"

Yi Zhonghai was confused: "When did I plead guilty?"

Hua Shier showed the transcript to Yi Zhonghai: "Look for yourself, you signed it and put your fingerprints on it, we can't deny it!"

After saying this, he even laughed.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the confession record with a look of shock; "Impossible, this is not the one just now, you are tricking me."

Hua Twelve smiled coldly: "You have to admit what you did. The confession is false, but the facts are true, right? Do you have any idea whether I am wrongly accusing you?"

After saying this, he put away the transcript, turned around and left, telling the officer on duty not to let Yi Zhonghai leave no matter who came, then rode his bicycle and went home from get off work.

After leaving the factory, he did not return to the Siheyuan, but went to Yaer Hutong to see his girlfriend. As for the Siheyuan, it would be interesting to let things ferment for a while.

When they arrived at Yaer Hutong, Hua Twelve looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he took out two pounds of bacon and a bottle of white wine and then went to the door.

When she saw it was him, she burst into laughter. They were in love at that time, and a day without seeing each other felt like a long time. Moreover, he had been away for several days. How could she not be happy to see him back?

After having a drink with my future father-in-law and brother-in-law, they talked about the thrills of this business trip. He talked like a storyteller, focusing on highlighting his own heroic image.

  You made the whole family stunned. Is this talking about you? Why does it sound like Zhao Zilong?

On the one hand, I was worried about him, but on the other hand, I was happy that he became a war hero.

Only Chatterbox had tears in his eyes: "Don't do such dangerous things in the future. I don't like you to be a combat hero. I would rather you be an ordinary worker and be safe!"

  After leaving Yaer Hutong and returning to the courtyard, he found that things had indeed fermented. All the windows of Hua Twelve's house were smashed. The deaf old lady was sitting in front of his house angrily, looking like she was going to fight to the death. When she saw him coming back, she immediately shouted:

"You little bastard, quickly release Xiao Yi to me, or I will make you suffer!"

Hua Twelve smiled and took out the handcuffs from his arms: "Old lady, you are breaking the law, do you know that? Come with me!"

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