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

Two stories unfolded, each telling its own tale. While Mao Yongnian was interrogating Jiang Chuan, He Yuzhu followed the patrol team to Shajing Hutong. An elderly woman carrying a child and hurrying along caught He Yuzhu's attention. Chen Shan, walking behind He Yuzhu, noticed that He Yuzhu had suddenly slowed his pace and couldn't help but ask, "Zhuzi, what's wrong?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I think the old woman who just carried the child over was acting strangely."

Chen Shan said dismissively, "What's wrong with someone holding a child?!"

"Something's not right?!" He Yuzhu thought for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening and blurted out, "The child!"

"What child?!" Zhang Shun instinctively stopped in his tracks upon hearing He Yuzhu's shout.

He Yuzhu hurriedly said, "Brother Zhang, there's something wrong with that old woman carrying the child who just passed by. She might be a human trafficker."

Zhang Shun asked, "Zhu Zi, are you sure?!"

He Yuzhu nodded emphatically and replied, "I'm sure! With so much noise around, how could that child still sleep? Isn't that unusual?!"

Zhang Shun realized what was happening and said, "Old Lu, you take half the men and continue patrolling. The rest of you, come with me!"

"Yes!" Lu Haifeng responded and immediately led the five men to continue patrolling. Zhang Shun led He Yuzhu and the other three to chase after the direction in which the old woman had disappeared.

With the aid of his divine sense, He Yuzhu quickly located the old woman. After running for about two intersections, He Yuzhu and his group finally caught up with her. At first, Zhang Shun suspected that He Yuzhu was mistaken. But as they got closer, Zhang Shun also noticed something amiss.

Although the old woman was cautious, Zhang Shun and his group were no pushovers. They quietly followed her through Qinlao Hutong, watching her enter an abandoned courtyard house in Majiangjun Hutong. Zhang Shun said, "Chen Shan, you four stay here and keep watch. I'll sneak into this courtyard and check it out first."

He Yuzhu said, "Brother Zhang, let me go! I've been here before and I'm familiar with the area."

Zhang Shun hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'll go in with you. Chen Shan, the three of you stay here and provide backup."

"Yes!" After receiving the order, Chen Shan and the other two found a place to hide. Zhang Shun followed He Yuzhu around to the back, found a place where the wall had collapsed, and entered the courtyard.

The courtyard wasn't large; it was a two-section siheyuan (traditional courtyard house). Only the front courtyard house remained standing; the back courtyard was long gone. He Yuzhu walked ahead and quickly arrived at the back of one of the houses. He Yuzhu pointed to a hole in the wall, and Zhang Shunxin, understanding, peered through the hole. Not only was the old woman they were following inside, but there was also an old man.

The old woman said, "Boss, when are we leaving?!"

The old man replied, "We have enough children. We're a few girls short. Let's see! If we still can't get enough by tomorrow, we'll leave and try our luck elsewhere."

The old woman said, "I have a feeling something's not right today. It's like something bad is about to happen."

"Aunt Mei, stop being so paranoid! When has your intuition ever been right?!" the old man retorted, then pulled out his pocket watch to check the time, saying, "It's so late, why haven't they come back yet?!"

The old woman said, "Don't you know them?! They probably won't dare come back until they get the goods."

The old man chuckled and said, "I must say, the goods from the city are far superior to those from the countryside."

After listening to their conversation, Zhang Shun whispered, "Zhu Zi, it seems they have quite a few people. It won't be easy for us to wipe them all out."

He Yuzhu said, "Brother Zhang, I think we should take down these two before the rest of them come back. Then we can lie in wait and wait for the others to come to us."

After a brief hesitation, Zhang Shun agreed to He Yuzhu's suggestion. The two then cautiously made their way to the door of the house where the old man and woman were. The moment the old woman opened the door, He Yuzhu and Zhang Shun pounced. Zhang Shun subdued the old woman first. He Yuzhu then rushed towards the old man. Without giving him a chance to react, He Yuzhu had already dislocated both of the old man's arms and jaw.

Seeing He Yuzhu neatly and efficiently subdue the old man, Zhang Shun laughed and said, "You're quite skilled, kid."

He Yuzhu smiled somewhat embarrassedly, searched the old man and found a Japanese pistol on him, put it in his pocket, and then used the old man's belt to tie him up. After finishing, He Yuzhu found a rope and helped Zhang Shun tie up the old woman.

"Zhu Zi, you watch these two for now. I'll go outside and call our men in!" Zhang Shun said, then ran out. A short while later, Zhang Shun returned with Chen Shan and the other two. However, Zhang Shun didn't rush to find the abducted children. Instead, he led his men to lie in ambush. As time passed, the traffickers returned one after another. And it must be said, there were quite a few of them. In just one hour, they had arrested a total of seven people: three women and four men.

After waiting for over an hour without anyone arriving, Zhang Shun immediately sent Tiezi to the police station to fetch some officers. The police station wasn't far, and about fifteen minutes later, Tiezi arrived with the officers. Seeing Ye Guoliang leading the team, Zhang Shun breathed a sigh of relief. "Old Ye," Zhang Shun said, "you guys came really fast!"

Ye Guoliang asked, "Shunzi, what exactly is going on here?!"

Zhang Shun then recounted to Ye Guoliang how He Yuzhu had noticed something amiss during his patrol, and how he had followed and apprehended the person. After listening to Zhang Shun's account, Ye Guoliang asked, "What about the people they kidnapped?!"

Zhang Shun said, "The girls they abducted are locked in the room on the west side. The children are locked in the cellar. They've drugged all those people."

Ye Guoliang said, "Shunzi, please follow Han Yong and take the human trafficker to the police station first. Then have Zhang Qiang contact a few carts to come and take the person to the hospital."

"Okay! No problem!" Zhang Shun readily agreed and led his men to escort the human trafficker to the police station with Han Yong.

A little after 5 p.m., Zhang Qiang and Wu Jiangyong arrived at the hospital. Zhang Qiang saw Ye Guoliang and asked, "Old Ye, how is he?!"

Ye Guoliang replied, "The doctor checked them over, and they're basically fine. They'll wake up once the medication wears off. Old Zhang, we really got lucky with Zhang Shun and his team this time. The child the city bureau asked us to find has been found. He's among these abducted children. These traffickers are really audacious. They even dare to abduct children from our own compound."