Courtyard House: Inheriting the Restaurant, the Jia Family Wants to Get It for Free

Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady, in particular, felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

Ask them one by one?

Then no one will know who said it?

Those fence-sitters in that courtyard will definitely tell the truth!

"Grandma, what should we do now?"

Yi Zhonghai was starting to panic.

They had originally planned to take this opportunity to send Cheng Shuhai to the police station.

It seems I'm going to make a bad impression on another military control officer.

The military control committee in Nanluoguxiang only had a few officers, and they had offended two of them!

"Sigh, I was too greedy."

The deaf old lady now regrets it.

I should have never had this idea; now I'm doomed.

Officer Bai ignored their expressions and waved his hand dismissively: "Take them out and start questioning them from the front yard!"

"yes!"

The two police officers immediately took action, first "inviting" Yan Bugui and his wife out.

Soon, Yan Bugui and his wife returned, followed by Xu Fugui's family, and then the other neighbors...

One by one, they were taken out for questioning.

When it was Qin Huairu's turn, she hesitated for a moment.

She glanced at Cheng Shuhai, then at Yi Zhonghai, whose eyes were filled with resentment, and at the deaf old woman.

Involuntarily, the warm light shining from Cheng Shuhai's window that night and his gentle profile as he fed his sister came to mind.

Then I think about what kind of life I'm living...

She made up her mind.

She followed the police out and whispered a few words.

Soon, all the neighbors were asked.

A policeman walked up to Bai and whispered a few words in her ear.

After listening, Bai nodded, his face turning completely cold.

She walked up to the deaf old woman and looked down at her.

"Grandma, I'll ask you one more time, how exactly did you fall?"

The deaf old woman looked into her emotionless eyes and felt inexplicably uneasy.

So she slowly said, "Don't mention it, I just fell down on my own. I was confused for a moment, so I didn't..."

Bai Ganshi reached out and interrupted the deaf old lady.

"Alright, that's all."

"After you recover from your injuries, come to our military control committee for training!"

If it weren't for the fact that this deaf old lady was quite old, I would have made this guy sweep the streets instead of doing this job.

Bai Ganshi's words were like a resounding slap across the deaf old lady's face.

Everyone in the courtyard was now looking at the deaf old woman with schadenfreude.

Xu Damao was the one who laughed the most.

This deaf old lady has said quite a few times that he's a bad seed.

Now the deaf old lady is finished!

"It's a waste of time; the old lady is so old..."

Yi Zhonghai then forced himself to speak despite the pain.

"What, Yi Zhonghai, do you want to sweep the streets?"

Bai Ganshi looked at Yi Zhonghai with a dark expression.

"I.........."

Yi Zhonghai immediately shut up.

The deaf old woman was speechless, her face flushed red with anger and anxiety.

She knew she was completely finished this time.

After reprimanding the deaf old lady, Bai Ganshi turned to Cheng Shuhai.

She looked at Cheng Shuhai, her tone softening somewhat, but still carrying a warning: "Comrade Cheng, next time there's a conflict, don't be so extreme."

"If there are conflicts between neighbors, they can come to our military control committee for mediation. If the other party has really gone too far, don't beat them so badly." She pointed at Yi Zhonghai, "Look at the state you've created for him! If this causes serious injury, you'll lose your moral high ground, even if you're in the right, you understand?"

"Yes, Mr. Bai, you're right. I'll be more careful next time."

Cheng Shuhai readily admitted his mistake.

Seeing his sincere attitude, Officer Bai nodded and said no more.

She waved her hand: "Alright, everyone disperse!"

After saying that, she turned and left with her people.

The whole affair ended abruptly, with a lot of drama but little substance.

As soon as the military control officers left, the courtyard returned to its noisy state.

The neighbors looked at Yi Zhonghai, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, and the deaf old woman who was clutching her arm and looked pale with pain, and they all looked at them with complicated expressions.

Sympathy? It seems not.

Schadenfreude? There's a bit of that in me.

Yi Zhonghai struggled to get up from the ground. He looked at the amused faces of his neighbors and then at those who deliberately avoided his gaze.

Cheng Shuhai!

He raised his head and stared intently at Cheng Shuhai with his eyes, which were swollen to slits, his teeth almost grinding to powder.

The resentment in his eyes was almost tangible.

Cheng Shuhai felt his gaze, but only gave a disdainful sneer, turned his head away, and didn't take him seriously at all.

He was just a defeated opponent.

On the other side, the deaf old lady's arm was hurting more and more, and she felt as if the bone was really dislocated.

"Zhonghai...quick...quick, get me to the hospital..."

The deaf old woman called out weakly to Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai disregarded his own injuries. He knew he had to get the old lady to the hospital as soon as possible, otherwise, if something really happened, he would lose a valuable asset in the future.

He wanted to ask the people in the yard to lend a hand and help lift it.

"Hey... Old Yan, Old Xu, give us a hand, let's get the old lady to the hospital!"

He shouted at Yan Bugui and Xu Fugui.

However, Yan Bugui pushed up his glasses, pretended not to hear, and turned to go inside.

Xu Fugui was even more direct, crying out "Ouch!" and clutching his back: "No, no, my old back hurt a couple of days ago, I can't use it."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the others, and as if they had all agreed beforehand, they either turned around and went home or looked down at the ground; no one came forward to help.

Betrayed by everyone!

These four words clearly appeared in Yi Zhonghai's mind.

He was trembling with anger, yet there was nothing he could do.

He dared not offend anyone.

In the end, he alone, supporting and carrying her, finally managed to get the deaf old lady to the gate of the courtyard.

But how do I get to the hospital?

We can't just walk there like that, can we?

Having no other choice, Yi Zhonghai went to the alley entrance and spent a lot of money to hire a cart puller to get the deaf old lady onto the cart.

He ignored the injuries on his face and limped along behind the cart, heading towards the hospital.

His disheveled appearance drew the attention of passersby.

In the courtyard, Cheng Shuhai watched their departing figures and felt a sense of relief.

He turned around and thanked Sha Zhu and He Yushui, who were still standing there.

"Shazhu, Yushui, thank you both so much for today."

"Hey, Brother Cheng, you're being too polite." Sha Zhu scratched his head and smiled憨厚ly. "That old lady and Yi Zhonghai really did do something wrong."