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

"Just leave it with you." With that, Wu Jiangyong led Wang Xia away from the deaf old lady's house.

Zhao Shufen, returning from grocery shopping, had just reached the entrance of the courtyard house when she saw police officers standing there. She walked over to Yang Ruihua and asked, "Old Yan's wife, what's going on today?! Why are the police in our courtyard?!"

Yang Ruihua looked Zhao Shufen up and down with the eyes of someone looking at a fool, and said, "They're here to see the deaf old lady."

"What?!" Zhao Shufen exclaimed in surprise, "What do they want with the deaf old lady?!"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?!" Yang Ruihua retorted, then added, "Why don't you go ask them yourself?!"

Just then, Wu Jiangyong and Wang Xia hurriedly came out of the courtyard. Zhao Shufen was about to go forward to ask them something when she was stopped by the police standing at the door. After Wu Jiangyong and Wang Xia had gone some distance, Zhao Shufen suddenly realized that something might have happened to the deaf old lady. Not long after, the deaf old lady was escorted out of the courtyard by the police.

Seeing this, Zhao Shufen felt as if the last bit of strength had been drained from her body, and her vision suddenly went black. If Yang Ruihua, who was standing nearby, hadn't reacted quickly and caught her, Zhao Shufen would have been badly injured. Yang Ruihua asked with some concern, "Old Yi, are you alright?!"

Zhao Shufen snapped out of her daze and said, "I'm fine! Thank you so much, Old Yan's family!"

Yang Ruihua said, "Don't worry about the old lady from the Yi family being arrested."

Zhao Shufen felt the mockery and sarcasm of her neighbors. Suddenly, she felt like she had become a laughingstock all these years. Zhao Shufen forced herself to return home. After resting for a while, she finally recovered. Thinking of Yi Zhonghai, Zhao Shufen couldn't stay at home any longer and immediately went out.

Zhao Shufen jogged all the way and arrived at the gate of Lou's Steel Rolling Mill a little over twenty minutes later. She said to the guard at the gate, "Comrade, I'm Yi Zhonghai's wife from Workshop Three. Could you please call Yi Zhonghai for me? Something's happened at home."

"Wait!" the guard replied, then went into the doorway and made a phone call. About fifteen minutes later, Yi Zhonghai rushed out of the factory. Seeing Zhao Shufen standing at the factory gate, Yi Zhonghai greeted the guard, then pulled Zhao Shufen aside and asked, "What brings you here?!"

Zhao Shufen said, "Old Yi, something's happened! The deaf old lady has been arrested by the police."

"What?!" Yi Zhonghai's expression changed drastically, and he muttered to himself, "How could the police arrest a deaf old lady?!" Then he looked at Zhao Shufen, his voice trembling slightly, and asked, "Shufen, do you think there might be some misunderstanding here?!"

Zhao Shufen replied, "I don't think there's any possibility of a misunderstanding." She then asked, "Old Yi, do you think the old lady might have some connection to Baldy's side?!"

Yi Zhonghai suddenly remembered seeing a photo of a deaf old woman and her son, and he involuntarily gasped, saying, "Shufen, you go back first. I'll go to the factory to ask for leave and I'll be right back."

"Yes!" Zhao Shufen responded, saying, "Old Yi, you'd better come back soon!"

"I understand!" Yi Zhonghai turned around and went back to the factory.

When Yi Zhonghai finished his leave and left the steel mill, He Yuzhu rode his tricycle with He Yushui on the back and turned into the alley where No. 95 courtyard was located. Soon after, He Yuzhu saw a crowd of people standing at the entrance of No. 95 courtyard. Curious, He Yuzhu got off the tricycle and walked to Aunt Pang's side, asking, "Aunt Pang, what happened in the courtyard?!"

"Zhu Zi's back!" Aunt Pang continued, "The police just came and arrested the deaf old lady. These boxes by the door were confiscated from her house."

Upon hearing that the deaf old woman had been arrested, He Yuzhu was involuntarily surprised: "That was too fast! They arrested her already?!" He Yuzhu then looked around, not seeing Yi Zhonghai's wife, and asked, "Auntie Pang, where's Yi Zhonghai's wife?!"

Aunt Pang replied, "I just saw her go out. I reckon she went to the factory to see Yi Zhonghai."

He Yuzhu said with a smile, "The old deaf man has been arrested. Yi Zhonghai has lost his backer. Let's see what kind of trouble Yi Zhonghai can stir up this time."

Yang Ruihua chimed in, "Yi Zhonghai can't even stir up any trouble. His family is so close to the deaf old lady. It's already good enough that they haven't been implicated."

Ma Cuilan suddenly asked, "You said the deaf old lady was arrested. What will the military control committee do with her house?!"

He Yuzhu said, "What else can we do?! We'll distribute the houses after a while."

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, everyone present started to get excited. To put it bluntly, which family living in this tenement compound wasn't short of housing?!

About half an hour later, the police pushed the cart full of boxes away. The onlookers also dispersed. He Yuzhu took He Yushui home. He Yushui asked, "Brother, do you think the deaf old lady will be released?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Don't worry! She won't be coming back this time."

He Yushui then asked, "Brother, if the deaf old lady can't come back, will our father be able to?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Why don't we write him a letter and ask him?"

"Okay!" He Yushui agreed to He Yuzhu's suggestion without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Yi Zhonghai and his wife returned to the courtyard house one after the other. Zhao Shufen went straight home after returning, while Yi Zhonghai inquired about the situation from the people in the courtyard. Yi Zhonghai learned the whole story from Ma Cuilan. He immediately felt terrible. Dejected, Yi Zhonghai returned home and slumped into a stool.

Seeing this, Zhao Shufen's face showed concern, and she asked, "Old Yi, what's wrong?!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "That deaf old woman is definitely an enemy spy!"

Zhao Shufen hurriedly asked, "Old Yi, what should we do now?!"

Yi Zhonghai's mind raced, considering every possible possibility. Now, he and his wife only had one path left: to confess to the military control commission. His mind replayed the events between him and the deaf old woman in his head, like a movie. At the same time, he wondered if the deaf old woman would actually reveal his involvement.

After about ten minutes, Yi Zhonghai calmed down and said, "Old woman, let's go! Let's go to the Military Control Commission!"

Zhao Shufen asked, "What are we going to the Military Control Commission for?!"

Yi Zhonghai replied, "What else can we do?! Of course, we should confess. Everyone in the hospital knows our relationship with the deaf old lady. If she has problems, we'll be implicated. Now, we can only try to turn the tables. Only by clearing ourselves of the situation as soon as possible can we be safe."