The Courtyard House: The story begins with He Yuzhu beating up the White Widow.

After leaving the courtyard house, He Yuzhu went straight to the police station. The police officer on night duty, seeing the sudden appearance of He Yuzhu and his sister, asked, "Comrade, what can I do for you?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Comrade, I'm here to report a crime! I took my sister to Baocheng to find our father. We were gone for two days, and when we came back today, we found that our house had been burgled."

The on-duty police officer asked, "Comrade, what's your name?! Where are you from?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "My name is He Yuzhu, and I live in the main house of the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang."

"Xiao Su, what's up?!" Zhang Hu, the director of the station, who was on duty at the station, came out of his office to go to the toilet and saw He Yuzhu and his sister, so he asked casually.

"Chief!" The police officer on duty recounted the incident to Zhang Hu. After listening to the account, Zhang Hu unconsciously glanced at He Yuzhu, then raised his wrist to check the time on his watch and said, "There are still four hours until dawn. You two shouldn't go back. Stay at the station for the night, and I'll bring some men to take you back first thing tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, Director Zhang!" He Yuzhu bowed respectfully to Zhang Hu.

Zhang Hu said to the police officer on duty, "Xiao Su, take their statements. Take them to the rest room next door. Let them deal with it there for a few hours."

"Yes!" the police officer on duty responded, then asked He Yuzhu a few more questions before taking He Yuzhu and his sister to the next-door rest room.

Time quickly passed to six o'clock in the morning. He Yushui woke up from her sleep. He Yushui opened her eyes and saw He Yuzhu sitting beside her, dozing off. He Yushui reached out and nudged He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu opened his eyes, saw He Yushui, and asked with a smile, "Yushui, you're awake?!"

He Yushui asked, "Brother, where is this place?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Police station! Our house was burgled. I brought you here to report it last night."

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Just as He Yuzhu finished speaking, a knock sounded at the door. He Yuzhu immediately stood up, walked to the door, opened it, and saw the police officer on duty who had been assisting him and his sister that night. He called out, "Officer Su!"

Police Officer Su said, "Take your sister with you. We'll go back with you."

"Hey!" He Yuzhu responded, walked to the makeshift bed, picked up He Yuzhu, and left the rest room.

About twenty minutes later, He Yuzhu, carrying He Yushui, arrived at the entrance of courtyard number 95 with four police officers. Yan Bugui was about to ask He Yuzhu a question when he saw him, but then noticed the police officers behind him. His expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure. Yan Bugui walked past He Yuzhu to the police officers and asked, "Comrades, what's the matter?"

Zhang Hu glanced at Yan Bugui, then, without saying much, led his men and followed He Yuzhu toward the central court.

He Yuzhu reached his front door and said, "Officer, this is my house. I discovered it had been burgled last night, so I didn't go inside. I don't know what was stolen yet."

Zhang Hu had one of his men stay with He Yuzhu and his sister at the door while he went inside with two policemen. At that moment, Yi Zhonghai came out of the house. Seeing the police in the yard, his brow furrowed involuntarily, thinking to himself, "What are the police doing here?!" Then he saw the police enter He Yuzhu's house. Mustering his courage, Yi Zhonghai quickly walked to He Yuzhu's side and asked, "Zhuzi, why are the police here?!"

He Yuzhu glanced at Yi Zhonghai and said, "My house was burgled. Am I supposed to just accept my bad luck if I don't report it to the police?!" With that, He Yuzhu released his divine sense. He quickly discovered that his belongings were all at the Jia family's house. A smile involuntarily crept onto He Yuzhu's lips.

Yi Zhonghai glared at He Yuzhu's house and complained, "Zhuzi, how can you be so ignorant of the rules?! Matters within the compound should be handled within the compound. Why did you call the police?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Uncle Yi, the Military Control Commission has repeatedly emphasized that if you have any difficulties, you should contact the Public Security Bureau or the Military Control Commission. Why can't it work here?!" Then, He Yuzhu changed the subject, asking, "Uncle Yi, is there something you forgot to give me?!"

Yi Zhonghai was taken aback and asked, "What is it?! I don't understand!"

He Yuzhu sneered and said, "You think sending a telegram to Widow Bai in advance will prevent my brother and me from seeing He Daqing?! You probably don't know, but my father and Widow Bai got their marriage certificate as soon as they arrived in Baocheng. And Widow Bai told my father everything about your schemes. If it weren't for Widow Bai's powerful influence, my father would have already come back to settle accounts with you."

Before He Yuzhu returned, Yi Zhonghai had considered many possibilities. But he never imagined that the White Widow would betray him. However, what Yi Zhonghai didn't know was that the White Widow hadn't betrayed him; rather, He Yuzhu was a time traveler. Taking advantage of the information gaps in this era, she deliberately schemed against Yi Zhonghai, wanting to recoup some interest first.

Yi Zhonghai pretended to be serious and said, "Oh dear! Look at my memory! It's all because I've been too busy with work lately. I forgot about it. Your father did leave me two hundred yuan before he left. I'll give the money to you later."

He Yuzhu pressed, "Just two hundred yuan?! Are you still half asleep?! If you're not, go back to sleep. Come back and tell me when you're awake."

Yi Zhonghai's expression changed drastically, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes. Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, He Yuzhu said, "There's also a recommendation letter for a permanent position in the steel rolling mill's kitchen. While jobs aren't hard to find now, the kitchen is lucrative. The pay for a permanent position isn't low. If you can't come up with that, give me the extra thousand yuan! Give me twelve thousand later, and we'll consider this matter closed. Otherwise, the police are here anyway. Ask them how long they'll be locked up for embezzling personal funds!"

"You win!" Yi Zhonghai muttered to himself through gritted teeth, then conceded, "Fine! I'll give you the money in a bit!"

He Yuzhu smiled, about to say something more, when Zhang Hu and his men came out of He Yuzhu's house. Zhang Hu said, "Go inside and see if anything is missing!"

"Yes!" He Yuzhu responded and went into the house. About ten minutes later, He Yuzhu came out and said, "Director Zhang, all the grain, cured meat, sausages, oil, various seasonings, kitchen knives, and two hundred yuan in my house are gone. Some of the bills have my sister He Yushui's name on them."

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat, a sense of foreboding instantly rising within him. He unconsciously glanced towards the Jia family's house. At the same time, Jia Dongxu walked to the edge of the kang (heated brick bed), looking at Jia Zhangshi, who was shivering under the covers, and asked worriedly, "Mom, are you alright?!"

Madam Jia peeked out from under the covers and whispered, "Dongxu, have the police left?!"