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

After He Yuzhu and his sister left, it took Zhao Gang a while to calm down. He returned to his office, picked up the phone on his desk, and said, "Get me to the military academy!"

Shortly after, the call connected. Zhao Gang heard the operator's voice asking, and said, "This is Zhao Gang, I'm looking for Li Yunlong!"

A few minutes later, Li Yunlong's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Old Zhao, what made you think of calling me today?!"

Zhao Gang said, "Who the hell are you calling 'father'?! I don't have time to argue with you today. Zhang Dabiao's nephew came to see me."

"What?! Who did you say?!" Li Yunlong exclaimed in surprise, "How did he get involved with you?!"

Zhao Gang replied, "The veterans in our Independent Regiment told him." Then he asked, "What do you suggest we do next?!"

Li Yunlong replied, "What else can we do?! Zhang Dabiao has no children, so his nephew is like a son. We have to give him what he needs. I'm currently studying, so there's nothing I can do. The rest is up to you. After all, you're the political commissar of our Independent Regiment!"

"I understand!" Zhao Gang replied, then asked, "Old Li, should we tell Wang Xia about this?"

Li Yunlong thought for a moment and said, "Although Wang Xia is already married, she still has feelings for Da Biao. We should still tell her about Da Biao's family situation."

"Good!" Zhao Gang agreed, then asked, "How's your studying going these days?!"

Li Yunlong gave a wry smile and said, "Don't mention it! It's nothing special. I'll come see you in Beijing when I have time off!"

"Okay! I'll wait for you in Beijing!" After saying that, Zhao Gang hung up the phone, then picked it up again and said, "Connect me to the Tianjin First Military Control Commission."

About a minute later, the call connected. Zhao Gang heard a voice on the other end say, "This is Zhao Gang. Please have Comrade Wang Xia answer the phone!"

Not long after, Wang Xia's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Old Zhao, what brings you to call me today?!"

Zhao Gang said, "Old Wang, there's something I need to tell you."

"What's wrong?!" Wang Xia's heart started pounding as she listened to Zhao Gang's tone.

Zhao Gang said, "Old Wang, Zhang Dabiao's nephew and niece came to see me today. I've been thinking about it for a while, and I think I should tell you about it."

Wang Xia was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "How are his nephew and niece?!"

Zhao Gang sighed and said, "These two children are also unfortunate." Then, Zhao Gang told Wang Xia what he had learned from He Yuzhu. After listening to Zhao Gang's account, Wang Xia thought to herself, "If Da Biao were here, he would definitely not let these two children suffer."

Wang Xia composed herself and said, "Old Zhao, my transfer orders and my husband Lao Zhang's have come through. We'll go to Beijing in a couple of days after we finish the handover procedures. Once we're settled, I'll come find you."

"Alright! See you in Beijing!" Zhao Gang said, then hung up the phone, thinking to himself, "With Wang Xia protecting them, and us elders looking after them, these two kids probably won't have a bad life."

After leaving Zhao Gang's workplace, He Yuzhu led He Yushui for a stroll in the vicinity. Soon, He Yuzhu found an abandoned courtyard house near Zhao Gang's workplace. Judging from its layout, it was a two-courtyard house. However, the houses inside had long since collapsed, and the courtyard was overgrown with weeds. Having chosen a spot, He Yuzhu decided not to explore the area any further and led He Yushui towards Nanluoguxiang.

As he walked, He Yuzhu released his divine sense to scan the houses and underground areas on both sides of the road. He collected anything "unclaimed" underground except for food into his spatial storage.

As He Yuzhu and his sister approached Nanluoguxiang, He Yushui heard someone hawking candied hawthorns. He Yushui looked at He Yuzhu expectantly. He Yuzhu smiled, took some money from his pocket, and said, "Let's buy some!"

"Hey!" He Yushui took the money and immediately ran towards the old man selling candied hawthorns. A short while later, He Yushui returned to He Yuzhu with a skewer of candied hawthorns and said, "Brother! You eat first!"

"It's so sour! I don't like this, Yushui, you eat it yourself!" With that, He Yuzhu pushed He Yushui's hand, which was holding the candied hawthorn, back. He Yushui took a bite of the candied hawthorn and asked, "Brother, what do you like to eat then?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I don't know either."

He Yushui then asked, "Brother, you're not learning to cook anymore. What are you planning to do in the future?! We siblings can't just sit around and do nothing!"

"You little brat, you're so young, yet you already know how to sit around and do nothing! Don't worry! Even if I don't become a chef, I can still support you!" After saying that, He Yuzhu started to think about what he should do.

It was soon Wednesday afternoon, around 4:30 PM. Yan Bugui had finished dinner and was now acting as a gatekeeper. About an hour later, people returning from work in the compound started to come back. Yan Bugui felt a pang of sadness seeing that the people returning had empty hands. Just as Yan Bugui was about to go home, the military control committee staff responsible for the No. 95 compound arrived with two policemen.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Yan Bugui immediately broke into a smile and asked, "Comrade Mei, what can I do for you?"

Mei Yu said with a serious expression, "Comrade Lao Yan, please notify everyone in the entire court to attend a meeting at the Intermediate Court. The police have something to announce!"

"Yes!" Yan Bugui responded and immediately sent his son to inform the people in the courtyard. Yan Bugui then led the military control commission personnel and the police to the intermediate court.

Ten minutes later, everyone in the courtyard had gathered in the central courtyard. Yan Bugui glanced at everyone present and said, "Comrade Mei, everyone in the courtyard has arrived."

"Hmm!" Mei Yu responded, glancing at the two police officers beside her. Officer Ma opened his briefcase, took out a court judgment, and asked, "Who are Zhang Dalian's family members?!"

Everyone in the courtyard was stunned when they heard the name "Zhang Dalian". After a while, Zhao Shufen suddenly remembered who Zhang Dalian was and nudged Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu then realized what was happening and said, "Comrade! I am Zhang Dalian's son."

Officer Ma glanced at Jia Dongxu and said, "This is Zhang Dalian's verdict. Because Zhang Dalian showed a good attitude in admitting her guilt and 'actively' returned the stolen money and goods, she received a lighter sentence. Zhang Dalian is sentenced to five years in prison. This Sunday morning at seven o'clock, bring Zhang Dalian's clothes and blanket to the police station. We will take you to see her."

"Hey!" Jia Dongxu took the verdict, tears streaming down his face involuntarily.