A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Despite being beaten and covered in bruises, Yi Zhonghai headed towards Nanluoguxiang, enduring the pain all over his body.

Along the way, Yi Zhonghai was thinking about who might target him, and also about holding a meeting to criticize Sha Zhu after he got back and had a good meal.

Finally, Yi Zhonghai returned to Courtyard No. 95.

When goalkeeper Yan Bugui saw Yi Zhonghai coming over, he didn't go up to greet him.

Yi Zhonghai returned to the Intermediate People's Court and pushed open the door to his home. Looking at the cold, empty stove and pots, he called out in confusion, "Old woman, old woman..."

No one answered. Yi Zhonghai searched the house but couldn't find his wife, Bao Guifen.

Why isn't that old woman at home cooking dinner? She should be at the deaf old lady's house. I'll go check on her and tell her about the strange things that happened this morning.

Yi Zhonghai went to the backyard, arrived at the deaf old lady's house, and pushed open the door to go inside.

When Bao Guifen saw Yi Zhonghai enter, she said with a displeased expression, "Yi Zhonghai, what are you doing here? Go live with your own son!"

Yi Zhonghai, his face displeased, scolded, "Old woman, what nonsense are you spouting? What do you mean, my own son?"

"Yi Zhonghai, are you afraid to admit your mistakes? Didn't you tell me to get out? Didn't you say in front of everyone at the Jia family that Bang Geng was your biological son? Didn't you take all the family's money? What are you doing back here?"

Yi Zhonghai was so frightened by Bao Guifen's series of probing questions that he broke out in a cold sweat. The fact that Banggeng was his biological son was a secret that could not be told. How could he possibly reveal it?

Now, all they can do is stubbornly deny it. Yi Zhonghai said, "How can you be going so far? How could I possibly spout such nonsense!"

The deaf old woman spoke up, "Guifen, you'd better speak properly!"

Bao Guifen then recounted in detail everything that had happened that morning.

Yi Zhonghai immediately jumped up and said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible."

"I went to the outhouse this morning and when I came out, it suddenly got dark, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. I was too scared to move."

"Later, I appeared in an alley outside Nanluoguxiang. I saw that it was almost time, so I went to work."

Bao Guifen said, "Everyone in the hospital saw what you did this morning, and look what you did to the old lady's face."

Yi Zhonghai said anxiously, "Grandma, I really didn't hit you!"

"Yi Zhonghai, everyone in the hospital saw it! In the end, you even took all the money, cured meat, and flour from the house."

"real?"

"You did it yourself, don't you have any recollection of it?"

Yi Zhonghai began to review the events. After a while, he said, "I understand. I was arrested and locked up this morning, and then someone dressed up as me and did these things."

"No, we have to report it to the police immediately. That's 7481 yuan in cash, plus other things. That's all my retirement money."

Bao Guifen said, "You said you were arrested, but everyone in the hospital saw all the bad things you did. Who can believe you now!"

The deaf old woman thought for a moment and then said, "Zhonghai, think carefully. Did you notice anything this morning? Did you hear any sounds? Did you see anyone?"

Yi Zhonghai racked his brains and said, "No, there's nothing at all."

"Zhonghai, what's the point of reporting it to the police? There are no leads at all, how can the police investigate for you?"

"Then what should I do? Grandma, you have to help me think of a solution. All that money is my retirement savings."

"The issue of retirement money is secondary; the most important thing now is how to prove your innocence in the hospital."

After thinking for a while, Yi Zhonghai said, "Grandma, I want to shift the blame to Xiao Sanfeng, the newcomer to the courtyard house at No. 93 next door."

Then, Yi Zhonghai recounted Xiao Sanfeng's situation.

The deaf old lady thought for a moment and said, "Although Xiao Sanfeng is a martyr's family member, the fact that a child of about 10 years old can be so obedient to an eagle is a reason for suspicion."

"Grandma, I'll go to the police station and report him right now."

"Okay, go ahead! Now the only option is to let this kid take the blame."

.....................

Xiao Sanfeng and his grandmother had nothing else to do, so to avoid attracting attention in the yard, the Xiao family ate dinner earlier than other families every day.

After the grandmother and granddaughter finished dinner, Bai Wushuang cleaned up the dishes and washed them.

Xiao Sanfeng and his grandmother moved a folding chair to the doorway to cool off, and had just lain down when Yi Zhonghai entered with local police officer Luo Yingjun and several other officers.

Luo Yingjun said, "Comrade Xiao Sanfeng, we received a report from Yi Zhonghai. He said you kidnapped him, impersonated him, beat up others in their yard, and took all their money. Now, please come with us to the police station for investigation."

Xiao Sanfeng asked, "Officer Luo, who is Yi Zhonghai? Do you think you can just believe whatever he says? Does he have any witnesses or evidence? I'm just a 10-year-old child, how could I kidnap an adult like him?"

"Comrade Xiao Sanfeng, the fact that you, a 10-year-old child, can tame a gyrfalcon shows that your methods and abilities are definitely superior to those of other children."

Bai Wushuang heard that her grandson was suspected because of this gyrfalcon. Regardless of whether her third son had done anything wrong, she didn't want him to be arrested.

She stood up and said, "Officer Luo, I learned some martial arts from elementary school and know a bit about hunting. A few years ago, my grandson was sick, and to raise money for his medical expenses, I would go hunting whenever I had free time. That's how I rescued this gyrfalcon in the mountains two years ago."

"Animals have a spirit too. It's probably grateful that I saved it. It came to follow us last month. So, this gyrfalcon has nothing to do with my grandson."

Seeing that his grandmother had made up the story about the gyrfalcon, Xiao Sanfeng thought the excuse sounded plausible. He continued, "Officer Luo, Yi Zhonghai said I impersonated him to beat people up in their compound and took his money. I'm just a child, so much shorter than him, how could I impersonate him?"

"No matter how good the disguise, it's impossible to make two people look exactly alike. Are all the people in their compound blind and unable to tell the difference?"

Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and said, "Xiao Sanfeng, it was you who took advantage of my inattention this morning, grabbed me, locked me up in a pitch-black place, then impersonated me and caused trouble in our yard, and even took all my family's money."

"Yi Zhonghai, where did I arrest you, and where did I release you? Time, place, witnesses, and physical evidence."

"They caught me at the entrance of the outhouse in the morning, and then released me in an alley outside Nanluoguxiang."

"Yi Zhonghai, if you don't use your brain, donate it to someone in need. You can't turn your wild thoughts into reality."

Xiao Sanfeng then said to Luo Yingjun and the others, "Officer Luo, this morning I didn't even leave this courtyard. The neighbors can all testify to that. If you have evidence that I can impersonate someone else and do those things without leaving the house, you can arrest me anytime."

"However, you're arresting me without any evidence, just because some people are making up nonsense. Don't blame me for not cooperating. If you dare to force me, I will report this to the district armed forces department and higher authorities."

After discussing it with several police officers, Luo Yingjun said, "Comrade Xiao Sanfeng, now that you have clarified the issues we suspect, we will go back first."

Seeing that the police had left, Yi Zhonghai angrily uttered another harsh threat: "Xiao Sanfeng, you just wait."

"Yi Zhonghai, I'm waiting for you," Xiao Sanfeng said before lying back down to cool off.