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

He Yuzhu sped off on his three-wheeled motorcycle, returning to the station in just a few minutes. Without even turning off the engines, he jumped off and dashed into Ye Guoliang's office, shouting, "Chief Ye! Quick! Get the men! Grab your weapons and come with me! I've run into the person you're looking for!"

"What?!" Ye Guoliang jumped up from his chair, opening a drawer and taking out his sidearm as he asked, "Zhu Zi, did you look carefully?!"

He Yuzhu replied decisively, "Look carefully! That group of people are hiding in the cellar of one of the courtyards in that abandoned courtyard not far from us."

Ye Guoliang holstered his gun, led He Yuzhu out of the office, took out a whistle, and blew it loudly. Hearing the whistle, the police officers in the station all stopped what they were doing and ran as fast as they could to the open space in front of the inter-district court. Once everyone was assembled, Ye Guoliang said, "We've found the gang of thugs who attacked police stations and killed our comrades elsewhere. Except for those on duty, everyone else grab your weapons and follow me immediately!"

"Yes!" the police officers present responded in unison and began to get to work.

About five minutes later, everyone was ready. Ye Guoliang led his men off. With He Yuzhu, a competent scout, leading the way, Ye Guoliang and his group arrived smoothly near the courtyard where the bandits were hiding. He Yuzhu pointed to the abandoned courtyard ahead and said, "Chief, that abandoned courtyard ahead is where those people are hiding."

Ye Guoliang looked in the direction He Yuzhu was pointing and asked, "Zhuzi, are you sure those people are hiding in the cellar in that courtyard?!"

He Yuzhu had already scanned the area with his divine sense. Everyone was inside. Presumably, there wasn't much entertainment inside; a few people were either drunk or asleep, lying down.

Ye Guoliang frowned and muttered, "They're all hiding in the cellar. They won't be easy to catch!"

Hearing Ye Guoliang's mutterings, He Yuzhu said, "Uncle Ye, isn't this simple?! Either pour smoke down there to force them out, or get some sleeping pills, drug them, and then go down and catch them."

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Ye Guoliang remembered the sedatives he had seized from the human traffickers when they were apprehended a while ago, which hadn't yet been destroyed. Ye Guoliang's eyes darted around, and he beckoned to Cai Zhenliang and Zeng Houhu. Cai Zhenliang and Zeng Houhu ran to Ye Guoliang's side. Ye Guoliang said, "You two go back to the station immediately and bring me the sedatives we found from the human traffickers last time."

"Yes!" Cai Zhenliang and Zeng Houhu accepted the order and quickly left.

Before the supplies arrived, Ye Guoliang didn't waste any time. He immediately dispatched his men to surround the abandoned courtyard from four directions. About fifteen minutes later, Cai Zhenliang and Zeng Houhu returned. Cai Zhenliang handed the medicine to Ye Guoliang and said, "Chief, the medicine is all here."

As Ye Guoliang took the medicine, the question of who would administer it immediately came to his mind. He Yuzhu, who was standing to the side, knew what Ye Guoliang was thinking. Without saying a word, he took the medicine from Ye Guoliang's hand, then crouched down and quickly ran towards the abandoned courtyard.

It's likely that the bandits felt this place was safe enough, or perhaps they were afraid leaving anyone upstairs would attract attention. In any case, they hadn't left any sentries in the courtyard. He Yuzhu easily reached the entrance to the cellar where the bandits were hiding. He Yuzhu took out his matchbox, struck a match, and lit a corner of the medicine packet. He held his breath, waited for the smoke to rise, then opened the cellar door a crack, stuffed the medicine packet inside, and then closed the cellar door tightly.

He Yuzhu walked to the cellar door, constantly observing the situation inside with his divine sense. After about ten minutes, the drug began to take effect. After another twenty minutes or so, He Yuzhu discovered through his divine sense that everyone inside had been drugged and immediately sent a signal to Ye Guoliang.

Upon seeing the signal, Ye Guoliang immediately led his men to He Yuzhu's side and asked, "Zhuzi, how's the situation?!"

He Yuzhu said, "It's been half an hour since the substance was thrown in. The drug should have taken effect by now. Should we go down now, or wait a while?!"

Ye Guoliang glanced at his watch and said, "Wait ten more minutes. After ten minutes, Deputy Director Yao and I will go down first, and the rest of you will follow!"

Yao Qi said, "Old Ye, let me lead the men down! You can command from up here!"

Ye Guoliang said, "Old Yao, let's stop arguing! Let's do as I say and go down together!"

He Yuzhu said, "Director Ye, I think I should take some men down first! You and Deputy Director Yao can stay upstairs to provide support. That way, we can have someone to help us if anything happens."

Ye Guoliang instantly understood He Yuzhu's meaning and said, "Alright! We'll do it your way!" Then Ye Guoliang ordered, "Han Xiaofei, Ma Teng, you two go down with He Yuzhu first. The rest of you, get ready to provide backup!"

He Yuzhu unscrewed the cap of his water bottle, wet his handkerchief with the water, and then covered his face with the handkerchief. Han Xiaofei and Ma Teng followed suit, taking the water bottle from He Yuzhu, wetting their handkerchiefs, and covering their faces with the handkerchiefs. Seeing that the two were ready, He Yuzhu asked Ye Guoliang for a few pairs of handcuffs, took a deep breath, immediately opened the cellar door, and rushed down the stone steps into the cellar as quickly as possible.

He Yuzhu went down, followed by Han Xiaofei and Ma Teng. Once in the cellar, the three checked everyone inside, confirming they were all drugged. They then handcuffed them behind their backs. They placed all the weapons on or near them in a safe place, and then gradually lowered the people from the cellar to the surface.

One, two, three… until the sixth person was sent up, Ye Guoliang and Yao Qi both showed excited expressions. The sixth person sent up was the leader of this group. After working for about ten minutes, everyone in the cellar was brought out, and even the things inside were moved to the surface.

Looking at the mountain of weapons piled up in front of him, Ye Guoliang suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He Yuzhu came out of the cellar with a small booklet, handed it to Ye Guoliang, and said, "I found this under a brick."

Ye Guoliang took the booklet and opened it to read. It turned out to be the diary of the bandit leader. As he read, Ye Guoliang exclaimed, "Wow?! I never expected this bandit leader to be a cultured man."