Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

Li Yu hurriedly followed, and seeing Bai Ling running towards the courtyard house, Li Yu became even more certain that Bai Ling had suspected the deaf old woman during the day.

When Bai Ling arrived near the courtyard, she didn't go in through the main gate but instead went around to the back wall. She came to the shadowy corner of the wall and didn't go in directly. She seemed to be checking something there.

Li Yu watched Bai Ling from the shadows not far away. The cold, white moonlight hanging high in the sky made the cold of December feel even more intense.

Time passed by, the night grew deeper, and the chill intensified, until the faint sound of bells could be heard in the distance, signaling that it was already midnight.

Now Bai Ling moved. She climbed over the courtyard wall, took a running start, and jumped towards the deaf old woman's house. She grabbed the wooden edge under the eaves with precise hands, used her waist and abdomen to lift herself up lightly.

Her feet landed lightly on the cold tiles, making almost no sound. The rooftop was more open than the alley, so she could feel the chill of the night wind even more. Bai Ling shivered from the wind.

She walked slowly to the bamboo pole and looked inside. The bamboo pole was hollowed out, and an antenna stood out inside.

Inside, there were some copper plates surrounding the antenna, and a wire, similar in color to the roof tiles, ran along the gap in the roof beams into the house from the bottom of the bamboo pole. Next to it was a small component wrapped in waterproof tarpaulin, which looked like a simple signal amplifier.

Bai Ling judged that it was definitely a radio antenna, and judging from the concealment method and manufacturing process, it was definitely not something an ordinary spy could do.

Bai Ling lightly flipped off the roof and arrived at the deaf old woman's door. She took out the dagger she was carrying and gently opened the door.

The moment the door opened, the deaf old woman pointed her cane at Bai Ling, then pressed her finger, and the cane's outer casing shot out, striking Bai Ling directly in the face, revealing a long knife inside.

Bai Ling instinctively turned to dodge, but in that instant, the long knife in the deaf old woman's hand pierced Bai Ling's back.

"Ugh!" Bai Ling groaned, feeling a sharp pain in her back, and blood instantly stained her clothes. She gritted her teeth and threw the dagger behind her. The deaf old woman released the knife and quickly rolled to the side. Bai Ling was about to fall forward when the deaf old woman pulled a pistol from under the bed and was about to shoot Bai Ling.

When Li Yu heard the commotion outside the courtyard, he knew that Bai Ling must be in danger. He quickly climbed over the courtyard wall and went to the deaf old woman's house, just in time to witness the scene of the deaf old woman stabbing a knife into Bai Ling's body.

Li Yu caught Bai Ling as she fell forward, and seeing that the deaf old woman was about to fire, he quickly pulled Bai Ling backward and made her fall backward.

Just as she fell down, she heard three gunshots. Seeing that she had missed, the deaf old woman was about to get up and chase after him to continue shooting when she saw Li Yu standing in front of the door.

"You little brat, you're asking for it!" The deaf old woman hissed, raising her pistol as if to fire two shots at Li Yu.

Li Yu was prepared. Seeing that the deaf old woman was about to fire, he stepped in front of her and grabbed her wrist holding the gun with his right hand, squeezing it hard.

"Crack!" Li Yu crushed her wrist.

"Ah—" The deaf old woman let out a short cry of pain, her eyes flashing with even more ferocity, and she reached for her waist with her other hand, as if to pull out something.

Li Yu took out an iron rod from the system space with his left hand and struck her ribs hard, while turning around and throwing her over his shoulder!

"Bang!"

The deaf old woman's frail body was thrown to the ground like a tattered sack. She was still able to struggle, and seeing this, Li Yu directly hit her face with two sticks.

Li Yu smashed out all of the deaf old woman's few remaining teeth. Then, Li Yu tied the deaf old woman's hands behind her back and took out a rope from the system space to tie her up tightly.

From the moment Li Yu entered the house to the moment the deaf old woman was tied up, less than 20 seconds had passed. By the time Bai Ling came in, leaning against the wall with a gun, Li Yu had already finished packing up the deaf old woman.

"Are you alright?" Li Yu quickly helped her up, noticing that her clothes were soaked and covered in blood.

"It's alright, no vital organs should be damaged." Bai Ling's face was pale, but her eyes were still sharp. She glanced at the deaf old woman who was tied up by Li Yu on the ground. At this moment, the deaf old woman was staring at Li Yu with resentment in her eyes.

"Li Yu, thank you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would be in grave danger tonight," Bai Ling said, coughing again.

Only then did Li Yu take a closer look at the wound on Bai Ling's back. Because Bai Ling wasn't too close to the deaf old woman at first, the knife hadn't penetrated too deeply, so it had fallen to the ground when Li Yu was holding Bai Ling and pulling her down.

By this time, the commotion in the backyard had already alerted the entire neighborhood. Everyone turned on their lights and opened their doors to come to the backyard.

Xu Damao was the first to arrive. He was wearing a coat and had just reached the backyard when he saw Li Yu and the woman who always followed him. He was startled to see the blood on Bai Ling. "Brother Li, what happened here?"

Seeing that Li Yu ignored him, he looked behind Li Yu and saw the deaf old woman who was tied up.

He was taken aback at first, then a gloating smile appeared on his face: "Oh my! Isn't this the old lady? What happened to the old lady...? Li Yu, you're really something, you even dare to hit an old lady."

Immediately afterwards, Yi Zhonghai, an older woman, and a sleepy-eyed Sha Zhu rushed over. Then, the other residents also gathered around the deaf old woman's door.

Seeing the scene before him, Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "What...what is going on here! Li Yu and Bai Ling, why did you tie up the old lady? She's so old, what did she do to offend you that you're treating her like this?"

"Old Liu, quickly tell Guangfu and Guangtian to report to the police station." Liu Haizhong turned around and told his two sons to report to the police station.

When Sha Zhu saw the deaf old woman lying on the ground, bound and covered in blood, blood rushed to his head and he roared, "Li Yu! I'll fuck your grandpa! If you dare touch the old lady, I'll kill you!" As he spoke, he raised his fist and smashed it toward Li Yu's face.

"Zhu Zi, don't be impulsive!" Yi Zhonghai knew how formidable Li Yu was, and he tried to stop He Yuzhu but failed.

Li Yu's expression turned cold. He sidestepped Sha Zhu's powerful punch, extended his left foot and hooked Sha Zhu's ankle precisely. Then, he slammed his right elbow down, sending Sha Zhu flying forward.

He fell headlong into the direction of the deaf old woman's large solid wood box.

"Bang—Ouch!"

A dull thud, accompanied by Sha Zhu's suddenly heightened scream, echoed throughout the courtyard.

Sha Zhu was sprawled on the ground in an extremely undignified position, his hands tightly covering his groin. His groin had just slammed into the hard corner of the wooden crate!

Now, Sha Zhu's body is curled up like a shrimp, veins bulging on his forehead, and he can only make a "ho ho" sound when he opens his mouth wide.