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

Wu Jiangyong said, "You'll see for yourself!"

Yi Zhonghai took the hospital's diagnostic report and began to read it. Halfway through, his expression turned extremely grim. He abruptly looked up at Wu Jiangyong and demanded, "Where did this come from?!"

Wu Jiangyong said, "Your wife went to Peking Union Medical College Hospital yesterday."

"This is fake! Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! She is the one who cannot give birth!" Yi Zhonghai suddenly burst into tears.

Wu Jiangyong sighed and said, "Your wife wants a divorce."

Upon hearing the word "divorce," Yi Zhonghai immediately stopped crying and said resolutely, "I won't divorce her!"

Wu Jiangyong said, "Yi Zhonghai, you should know in your heart what you've done to your wife. You've already gone this far, are you still unwilling to let her off the hook?!" Then, changing the subject, he continued, "Even if you're unwilling, it doesn't matter. As long as the Women's Federation intervenes, your wife can unilaterally divorce you."

Yi Zhonghai sighed and asked, "What are her requirements?!"

Wu Jiangyong said, "While your factory doesn't know about your situation yet, you can give your job to your wife; also, the current house belongs to your wife. She wants one-third of your savings, and the rest is yours."

Yi Zhonghai asked, "Director Wu, tell me the truth. How long will I be inside?!"

Wu Jiangyong said, "It won't be short. As for exactly how long, I don't know."

Yi Zhonghai compromised, saying, "I'm willing to divorce her. I can give her half of the family savings. But after I go to jail, she has to send me something every month."

Wu Jiangyong said, "Wake up! Even if she's willing to send it, you still have to be able to receive it!"

After listening to Wu Jiangyong's words, Yi Zhonghai thought about them carefully and found they made some sense. Yi Zhonghai agreed, "Okay! I agree to divorce her. I will also grant all her requests."

Wu Jiangyong said, "Since you agree, I'll go back and process the formalities for you. We'll deposit your share of the money in the bank for you. We'll give it to you when you get out."

"Yes!" Yi Zhonghai responded, his voice choked with emotion as he asked, "Director Wu, I don't want to go to jail! Can you help me?!"

Wu Jiangyong said, "Yi Zhonghai, ever since you started colluding with that deaf old woman, you should have known you would end up like this. You made a mistake, and no one can help you." With that, Wu Jiangyong took the diagnostic report from Yi Zhonghai's hand and left the meeting room.

He Yuzhu took He Yushui to lunch at the Military Control Commission, and then He Yuzhu worked for more than two hours in the adjacent courtyard, clearing away the weeds and pebbles. He Yuzhu said goodbye to Xu Dali before leaving with He Yushui. As they walked out of the Military Control Commission gate, He Yushui said, "Brother, it's so good that you work here!"

He Yuzhu said, "If you think it's good, then it's fine."

He Yushui then asked, "Brother, shall we go home now?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Let's not go back yet. I'll take you to the bookstore to buy some comic books. Then we'll go to the seed shop and buy some seeds."

He Yushui said, "Brother, it's winter now, is it possible to farm?!"

He Yuzhu replied with a smile, "Don't worry! I have a way to farm."

Meanwhile, the three people sent to the Northeast to investigate returned to Beijing.

Zheng Jiejun, who was leading the team, rushed excitedly into Liu Kehao's office and said, "Old Liu, we're back!"

Liu Kehao hurriedly asked, "Did things go smoothly?!"

Zheng Jiejun sat down, took the cup Liu Kehao handed him, took a sip of water, and said, "Old Liu, you have no idea! You don't know until you investigate, and what you find is shocking. We've stirred up a hornet's nest this time. We've caught a lot of traitors who were already 'dead.' These people took advantage of loopholes in the household registration system to plant quite a few people in our camp." As he spoke, Zheng Jiejun put down the cup, took out a file folder from his bag, and said, "This is the information from the surprise interrogations."

Liu Kehao took the file bag, opened it, and took out the interrogation materials, carefully reading through them. The more he read, the more horrified he became. When he saw someone's statement mentioning the deaf old woman, an excited smile appeared on Liu Kehao's face, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "It really is her!"

Zheng Jiejun asked, "Old Liu, who are you talking about?!"

Liu Kehao replied, "Nanzo Yunzi!"

Zheng Jiejun was stunned for a few seconds before reacting first and asking, "Is that the female Japanese soldier who almost killed you before?!"

Liu Kehao nodded and said, "It's her!"

Zheng Jiejun hesitated for a few seconds, then exclaimed, "That's not right!"

Liu Kehao asked, "What's wrong?!"

Zheng Jiejun said, "The ages don't match! Wasn't that old woman in courtyard number 95 supposed to be over sixty?! Nanzo Yunzi is at most fifty now. That's a ten-year age difference!"

Liu Kehao said with a smile, "I don't know how Nanzo Yunzi aged. But when I interrogated her that day, I paid special attention. The skin on her face and arms was different."

Zheng Jiejun then asked, "What do you think is Nanzo Yunzi's purpose in hiding in Beijing?!"

Liu Kehao said, "Judging from the materials we have so far, she is an important figure in the Japanese army's network in Beijing. As for how many people she controls, that's still unclear. But with this information, our next step is to get her to talk."

A little after four o'clock in the afternoon, He Yuzhu bought the seeds and hurried home with He Yushui. Just as the siblings passed through an alley, they heard the faint sound of a little girl crying ahead. The two went over to investigate. He Yuzhu asked, "Little sister, what's wrong?!"

The little girl, huddled in the corner crying, heard He Yuzhu's voice, looked up at him, and said, "I've gotten separated from my family!"

Upon seeing the young girl clearly, He Yuzhu couldn't help but exclaim, "Lou Xiao'e?!"

The little girl paused, then asked, "You know me?!"

He Yuzhu said, "My dad and I cooked at your house. Don't cry! I'll take you home!"

Lou Xiao'e asked cautiously, "What's your name?!"

He Yushui spoke first: "Sister, my name is He Yushui, and this is my brother He Yuzhu. Our father's name is He Daqing."

Upon hearing the name "He Daqing," Lou Xiao'e thought hard for a moment and said, "I remember now. Your father did indeed come to my house for a meal."

He Yuzhu asked, "Are you relieved now?! We're not bad people."

"I'm relieved!" Lou Xiao'e replied with a smile.

He Yushui took out a piece of candy and handed it to Lou Xiao'e, saying, "Sister Xiao'e, have some candy! My brother gets happy when he eats candy when he's unhappy."

Thank you, Rain Water Sister! Lou Xiao'e took the candy from He Yushui, unwrapped it in front of He Yushui, and put the candy in her mouth.