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

Song Ran said, "I've never been to the Forbidden City before!!"

He Yushui chimed in, "Yes! I've never been either."

He Yuzhu said, "Since we're going to the Forbidden City, let's go to the breakfast shop up ahead and buy some dry food to take with us."

"Okay!" Everyone responded in unison, and then He Yuzhu walked towards the state-run breakfast shop at the alley entrance.

Nanluoguxiang No. 95 is not far from the Forbidden City. He Yuzhu and his group walked and chatted for about twenty minutes before arriving. He Yuzhu bought four tickets and led his wife, younger brother, and younger sister inside.

Meanwhile, while He Yuzhu and his group were touring the Forbidden City, Song Zhaohong arrived at the institute. Ye Guoliang asked, "Why are you here today?! Didn't we give you a day off?!"

Song Zhaohong said, "Well, it's just the beginning of the year, and I was worried you'd be too busy. Besides, my wife went to work today. She has nothing to do at home."

Yao Qi, with a folder tucked under her arm, walked up to the two men and said, "You two have work to do!" She then handed the folder to Ye Guoliang and said, "The Chengnan granary has been robbed. A few people have been caught, but the grain is still missing. Our superiors have ordered us to thoroughly investigate the black market and find this batch of grain as soon as possible."

As Ye Guoliang opened the folder, he said, "These guys are really bold!"

Song Zhaohong continued, "Nine times out of ten, these cases involve collusion between insiders and outsiders."

Yao Qi said, "During the grain depot inspection, they arrested a warehouse manager and a security patrolman."

After reading the contents of the folder, Ye Guoliang handed it to Song Zhaohong and said, "This matter is probably not that simple."

Song Zhaohong continued, "This case happened before the Lunar New Year. It's been more than ten days now. We all know how busy the black market is during the Lunar New Year. This batch of grain might have already been sold. Finding it is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

Ye Guoliang said, "Since the higher-ups have ordered us to investigate, let's investigate thoroughly. Why don't we team up with the security departments of several factories tonight and pull off a big operation?"

Yao Qi thought for a moment and agreed, "I think that's feasible!"

"I think so too!" Song Zhaohong echoed, taking out wedding candies and cigarettes from his bag and handing them to Ye Guoliang and Yao Qi, saying, "You two go ahead with your work! I'll go distribute the wedding candies and cigarettes. Let everyone share in the joy!"

After Song Zhaohong left, Ye Guoliang said, "Being married and not being married are definitely different. At least you seem much more mature now than before."

Yao Qi laughed and said, "But speaking of which, the food at their wedding banquet yesterday was really lavish!"

Ye Guoliang chimed in, "That kid Zhuzi left plenty of food when he went hunting. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to put on such a big feast yesterday."

Ye Guoliang and Yao Qi chatted for a few more minutes before going their separate ways to get back to work.

Meanwhile, at Beiluoguxiang Hospital.

An old man registered and walked to the door of a consultation room. After a while, the patient inside came out, and the old man went in. The doctor saw the old man, his face showing surprise. He quickly stood up, walked to the door, opened it a crack, peeked out, and then quickly closed and bolted the door from the inside. The doctor asked, "Didn't I tell you not to come to the hospital to see me?!"

The old man said, "Uncle Shen, I have no choice! This batch of grain we brought back before the New Year is just sitting there, it's not a good situation! I wanted to ask when we're going to sell it!"

The doctor said, "Do you think I don't want to intervene?! The higher-ups are investigating this. If I sell the grain now, wouldn't that be like walking into the line of fire?!"

The old man said, "Master Shen, if all else fails, how about we transport this batch of grain to another region and sell it?"

The doctor looked at the old man as if he were a fool and said, "When we first got the grain, I told you to transport it to another region to sell. What did you say?! You thought the grain was cheaper there, and you'd have to pay for shipping, so it wasn't worth it. And what happened?! The grain is stuck with us. Now you're thinking of transporting it to another region to sell?! It's too late! This isn't about money; it's about whether you live or die. If you want to live, hide this grain well. Don't touch it now. Wait a year or two, until things calm down, then take it out to sell. If anyone touches this grain and gets caught, don't implicate me!"

The old man fell silent. After a while, he came to his senses and said, "I'll go back and tell them to hide the things well and not to make a move yet."

The doctor said, "Your life is your own, your money belongs to others. Preserving your life is more important than anything else. What's the use of money if you're dead?!"

The old man stared at the doctor for two or three minutes, then said, "If there's nothing else going on, let's keep to ourselves. When I get back, I'll transfer everyone who knows you to other places. If anything happens to me, please take care of my family."

The doctor nodded and said, "Don't worry! I know what I'm doing!"

The old man took a red cloth bag from his pocket, placed it on the desk, and turned to walk out of the examination room. The doctor picked up the red cloth bag, weighed it in his hand, then put it in his pocket, muttering, "What a greedy man! Now look what's happened! He didn't even get to taste the mutton, but he got a lot of it!"

A little after four o'clock in the afternoon, He Yuzhu and his group returned to courtyard number 95. Aunt Pang saw He Yuzhu and Song Ran and said with a smile, "Zhuzi, you and Teacher Song really do look quite well-matched!"

He Yuzhu smiled and chimed in, "Auntie Pang, you're absolutely right!"

Aunt Pang continued, "Zhu Zi, have you heard about what happened to the Yan family?!"

He Yuzhu asked curiously, "What happened to their family?!"

Aunt Pang said, "Isn't it all because Yan Bugui has a habit of taking advantage of others?! He was ambushed and beaten up in an alley the day before yesterday, and he's still in the hospital! He was badly beaten this time."

"Old Pang's family, how did you know about this?!" A neighbor nearby couldn't help but ask upon hearing this.

Aunt Pang said, "My cousin's eldest son was injured at work before the Lunar New Year. I happened to have some free time today, so I went to the hospital to see him. I ran into Yang Ruihua, who was taking care of Yan Bugui at the hospital. Yang Ruihua didn't say anything. I heard it from the nurse who was in charge of their ward."

He Yuzhu muttered, "This Yan Bugui is really a freak. Others are willing to give up their wealth but not their lives. But he's different; he doesn't want to give up his wealth, nor does he want to risk his life. Where in the world can you find such a perfect deal?!"

A neighbor nearby chuckled and chimed in, "Old Man Yan has always been a miser. He's probably going to be heartbroken this time."

He Yuzhu smiled, didn't say much, and led his wife, younger brother and sister-in-law towards the Intermediate People's Court.

It was already six o'clock in the evening, and people gradually returned to work. Kong Lianqing also arrived at No. 95 courtyard. Song Ran saw her third sister-in-law and asked, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here?!"