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

Meanwhile, in the backyard, at Liu Haizhong's house.

Liu Haizhong couldn't help but say, "I really didn't expect that. Yi Zhonghai usually looks so honest and unassuming, yet he actually committed murder. You really can't judge a book by its cover!"

Ma Cuilan chuckled and teased, "Old Liu, why have you started nitpicking over words today?!"

Liu Haizhong laughed and said, "I only have a primary school education. I have no choice but to do this because of work." Then, he changed the subject and asked, "Why would Yi Zhonghai kill Jia Fugui for no reason?!"

Ma Cuilan said, "What else could it be?! Yi Zhonghai is connected to enemy agents. It's likely that Lao Jia has something on Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai is trying to silence him."

"Hiss..." Liu Haizhong gasped, muttering, "Thank goodness we're liberated now. If it were before, wouldn't Yi Zhonghai have killed me for going against him like this?!" But Liu Haizhong quickly recovered and joked with a smile, "Right now, the one who's suffering the most in our compound is Jia Dongxu. He's been recognizing his enemy as his father for so many years, and only now does he realize that his father's killer was actually his master." With that, Liu Haizhong couldn't help but laugh unrestrainedly.

Although the decision regarding the handling of Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady was announced to the residents of No. 95 courtyard in the evening, it's unclear who spread the word. Within a single night, almost everyone in Nanluoguxiang knew about it.

He Daqing arrived at the factory and had just finished brewing tea. Master Yang walked up to him, offered him a cigarette, and asked, "Master He, I heard your yard was quite lively last night!"

He Daqing took the cigarette and said, "Our courtyard has always been lively. And it's always related to Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu's mother. As my son would say, whether courtyard number 95 is chaotic or not is up to the Jia family. Now that the troublemakers are all in jail, we can finally have some peace for a while."

Kitchen helper Gao Yong chimed in, saying, "Chef He, it's not as exaggerated as you say, is it?!"

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the people who live in the same courtyard as me." After saying that, He Daqing picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and continued, "Don't be fooled by Yi Zhonghai's honest appearance. That bastard is actually quite cunning! A few months ago, the reason I abandoned my son and daughter and ran away with someone was because of this bastard and that old deaf man's scheme."

The oldest helper, You Zhaodi, couldn't help but ask, "Master He, I heard the police found a lot of things in that old deaf man's house?!"

He Daqing replied, "There were quite a few. But I didn't see any of them. I hadn't returned from Baocheng at that time."

"Master He!" Just then, Hong Defu, the canteen manager, ran into the canteen kitchen.

He Daqing asked, "Director, what's the matter?!"

Hong Defu said, "Boss Lou is hosting important guests at noon today. There are eight people in total. You can decide on the dishes. But Boss Lou said it must be plentiful and everyone must eat their fill."

He Daqing asked, "Director, does the guest have any dietary restrictions?"

"How would I know if the guests have any dietary restrictions?! Just cook it as you normally would." With that, Hong Defu shouted to the kitchen helpers and other kitchen staff, "Hurry up! Don't dawdle!"

After Hong Defu left, Chef Yang walked over to He Daqing and said, "Chef He, things were much better when you were the canteen manager. This guy is just a petty tyrant now."

He Daqing said, "Old Yang, we just need to do our job. Why worry about so much?! Aren't you tired?!" After saying that, He Daqing took two helpers to the warehouse to get the materials.

Meanwhile, Jia Dongxu, unable to bear the whispers and pointing fingers at him by the surrounding workers, asked for leave and went home. However, halfway there, the more Jia Dongxu thought about it, the more upset he became, so he turned around and headed straight for the long-distance bus station. He rushed as fast as he could, but when he arrived at the bus station, the bus to Fangshan hadn't left yet. Jia Dongxu bought a ticket and boarded the bus directly.

After a bumpy journey, Jia Dongxu arrived at the place where Jia Zhangshi was serving her sentence a little after 10 a.m. At that time, the prison visitation system was not as strict as it is now. After verifying his identity, Jia Dongxu was quickly taken into the visiting room.

When Jia Zhangshi heard that her son had come to see her again, she was overjoyed! She eagerly followed the guard into the visiting room and excitedly asked Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, you came so quickly!" Then she saw that the table was empty; there was nothing there. Jia Zhangshi's face instantly changed.

After gesturing for Jia Zhangshi to sit down, Jia Dongxu eagerly asked, "Mom, how did my father die?!"

Jia Zhangshi replied dismissively, "How else could he have died?! He died in a factory accident."

"Mom!" Jia Dongxu roared, then demanded, "You really don't know how my father died?!"

Although Jia Zhangshi was simple-minded, she wasn't stupid. Otherwise, she, a widow, wouldn't have been able to raise her son. Jia Zhangshi sensed something was wrong with her son and asked, "Dongxu, what's wrong?!"

With bloodshot eyes, Jia Dongxu looked at Jia Zhangshi and said, word by word, "My father was killed by Yi Zhonghai!"

"What?!" Madam Jia's face changed drastically instantly. She grabbed Jia Dongxu's hand and asked excitedly, "This can't be real, right?!"

Jia Dongxu said, "Would the Military Control Commission lie?! Last night, they came to our compound to announce the punishments for Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady. Both were sentenced to death. The Military Control Commission was considerate of our family's reputation and told me the whole story privately. Mom, when did you get involved with Yi Zhonghai?!"

At this moment, Madam Jia finally realized what had happened. Her son hadn't come to bring her treats; he'd come to confront her. Madam Jia hurriedly protested, "Dongxu, don't listen to their nonsense. I didn't have anything to do with Yi Zhonghai. Your father's death has absolutely nothing to do with me." Then, Madam Jia immediately changed the subject, asking, "Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai killed your father. Shouldn't he at least compensate us?!"

Jia Dongxu retorted angrily, "Accompany my ass?!" He continued, "Yi Zhonghai was just arrested. Zhao Shufen divorced him. Yi Zhonghai only took half of the savings. The rest went to Zhao Shufen."

Madam Jia interjected, "Yi Zhonghai has saved a lot of money over the years. Even without a house, half of that savings is still considerable. How could he not spend time with us?!"

Jia Dongxu said, "Yi Zhonghai knew he was finished, so he donated half of the money before the verdict."

"What?!" Jia Zhangshi was stunned, muttering to herself, "How could he do this?! How could he do this?!" Then Jia Zhangshi burst into tears. She cried as heartbrokenly as could be, as if the whole world owed her something. After crying for a while, Jia Zhangshi stopped and said, "Dongxu, go back! Let me think about it alone." With that, Jia Zhangshi stood up and followed the warden out of the visiting room.