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

After lunch, He Yuzhu took He Yushui away from Quanjude for a leisurely stroll. The siblings walked slowly to a department store. Although it was Sunday and many people were off work, many department stores were still privately owned. He Yuzhu led He Yushui to the clothing counter. He Yuzhu bought a crossbody bag for himself and He Yushui each. Then they went to the food counter, where He Yushui bought a pound of Mickey Mouse milk candy, a bag of brown sugar, and three boxes of pastries. Afterwards, they went to the tobacco and liquor counter and bought two cartons of Daqianmen cigarettes and two bottles of Xifeng liquor. Before leaving the department store, He Yuzhu bought two large locks.

We haven't entered the era of centralized purchasing and sales yet, so the market still has a good variety of goods. He Yuzhu hadn't originally planned to cook today. However, due to He Yushui's insistence, he had no choice but to go into the market to buy groceries when they passed by.

"Oh my?! Zhu Zi, you two siblings bought a lot of things?!" As soon as He Yuzhu and his sister stepped into the gate of No. 95 courtyard, Yan Bugui appeared in front of them like a ghost.

He Yuzhu said, "Teacher Yan, we have nothing at home. Can we not buy anything?!" After saying that, He Yuzhu led He Yushui past Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui stared at He Yuzhu and his sister's retreating figures for a few seconds, then muttered, "They really have changed?!"

"He Yuzhu!" He Yuzhu and He Yushui had just entered the Central Courtyard and hadn't even reached their own door when Jia Dongxu blocked their way.

He Yuzhu asked, "What's wrong?!"

Jia Dongxu said, "He Yuzhu, we're all neighbors. Why make things so ugly?!"

He Yuzhu sneered, "Ugly?! You know it's ugly?! Since you did it, you have to bear the consequences. I don't want to waste any more time with you; let the police handle everything."

"He Yuzhu! Are you really going to be this cruel?!" Jia Dongxu questioned again, watching the backs of He Yuzhu and his sister.

He Yuzhu stopped and turned to look at Jia Dongxu, saying, "It's not that I'm being cruel. It's just that your mother never intended for us siblings to survive. Since she didn't want us to live, she wouldn't have an easy time either." At the same time, He Yuzhu thought to himself, "Jia Dongxu, you should thank me! If it weren't for your mother, you might not have died young."

When He Yuzhu and his sister returned home, Yi Zhonghai walked up to Jia Dongxu, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Dongxu, things have come to this, you should try to take it easy!"

Jia Dongxu looked at Yi Zhonghai, his voice choked with emotion, and said, "Master, with my mother's health, can she endure this suffering?!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed, about to offer a few words of comfort to Jia Dongxu, when the police arrived. The officer in charge, Zhao, asked, "Who is Yi Zhonghai?!"

Yi Zhonghai replied, "That's me!" He then asked, "Comrade, what can I do for you?!"

Officer Zhao said, "Yi Zhonghai, there's something we need to ask you about. Please come with us."

Yi Zhonghai asked, "Comrade, what's the matter?!"

Officer Zhao said impatiently, "Why are you asking so many questions?! You'll find out when you get there!" He then gave a wink to his two colleagues. The two officers, in perfect unison, walked towards Yi Zhonghai's side.

Yi Zhonghai said, "Comrade, I'll go back and talk to my wife for a bit, then I'll go with you."

"Then hurry up!" Officer Zhao replied impatiently, walked to He Yuzhu's door, knocked, and asked, "Is anyone home?!"

"Who is it?!" He Yuzhu opened the door and saw Officer Zhao standing there. He asked, "Comrade, what can I do for you?!"

Officer Zhao said, "The station sent me to inform you that you need to go to the station and retrieve the things Zhang Dalian stole."

"Thank you, comrade. I'll be there in a bit." He Yuzhu then looked at He Yushui, who had already run up to him, and asked, "Are you staying at home, or are you coming with me to get the things back?!"

Without hesitation, He Yushui replied, "I'll go with you!"

"Okay!" He Yuzhu replied with a smile, led He Yushui to the front door, locked the door, and then took He Yushui out.

He Yuzhu and He Yushui had just arrived at the police station when Yi Zhonghai was also brought back by the police. He Yuzhu's eyes lit up when he saw Yi Zhonghai being led into the interrogation room: "Jia Zhangshi is really something, she actually dragged Yi Zhonghai into this!" Then He Yuzhu led He Yushui to the police officer in charge of reception and said, "Comrade, my name is He Yuzhu, I live in the courtyard of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. A comrade just notified me to come and retrieve my stolen goods."

The police officer in charge of reception checked the logbook and said, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go get your things!"

"Yes!" He Yuzhu responded, and after the police left, he immediately used his divine sense. Soon, He Yuzhu found Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi was huddled in a corner of the cell. As for Yi Zhonghai, he was already sitting in the interrogation chair.

Officer Zhao, seated in the main seat, lit a cigarette and asked, "Yi Zhonghai, do you know why we called you here?!"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "Comrade, I really don't know."

Police Officer Zhao continued, "Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi have already confessed."

Yi Zhonghai paused for a few seconds, then hurriedly said, "Comrade, Jia Zhangshi is a shrew. You can't believe her!"

Officer Zhao chuckled and said, "Yi Zhonghai, we wouldn't have brought you here if we didn't have solid evidence. Look at the next word and think about how to answer."

Yi Zhonghai immediately put on a wronged expression and said, "Officer, I really don't know what happened!"

Police Officer Zhao said, "Did you instruct Jia Zhangshi to steal things from He Yuzhu's house?!"

Yi Zhonghai's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly shook his head, saying, "Police officer! It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! I absolutely did not instruct Jia Zhangshi to do such a thing. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask in the courtyard."

Police Officer Zhao said, "Yi Zhonghai, don't try to deny it! We already investigated before we found you. Someone overheard Jia Zhangshi talking to you about wanting the He family's house. You didn't agree, but you told Jia Zhangshi to go to the He family and take some things as compensation. Yi Zhonghai, you're really something! You've actually learned to be generous with other people's money."

Although Yi Zhonghai didn't show any outward sign of distress, he was inwardly uneasy. His mind kept replaying the conversation between Jia Zhangshi and him about the house—who was around when they were?

After a while, seeing that Yi Zhonghai didn't react, Officer Zhao urged, "Have you thought it through?!"

Yi Zhonghai snapped out of his daze and said, "Comrade, I'm innocent! I really didn't instruct Jia Zhangshi to steal anything from the He family!"

Officer Zhao stubbed out his cigarette and said, "Think about it carefully here! We'll come back to ask you again later!"