I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

"Comrade, this is the household registration booklet. Please help us check He Yushui's remittance details."

The staff member took the household registration booklet, glanced at it, then looked at He Yushui, who was standing to the side with slumped shoulders, and asked a question out of professional courtesy:

"Comrade, are you He Yushui himself?"

"Yes."

He Yushui nodded.

She's a little confused right now.

Over the years, she and her brother Shazhu have lived together, relying on each other, and they have no relatives or friends with whom they have any contact.

Even her father, He Daqing, was nowhere to be found.

I don't know why Yan Jiefang brought her here to check remittance information.

Does he know something special?

The staff took out the mimeograph registration book and a dip pen, and copied the household registration information item by item into the book, asking questions as they wrote:

"Did you remember the approximate month and address of the remittance? The warehouse records are filed monthly, so it's difficult to find them if the month is wrong."

He Yushui was completely unaware of this situation and was speechless.

Yan Jiefang then calmly began to speak:

"Please help me check the records of remittances from a man named He Daqing in Baoding, Hebei Province, to He Yushui, from the end of 1951 to this month."

It has been 10 years since 1951!

The staff member immediately took out a notebook containing data from the past few months and began to look through it.

He quickly found a remittance record related to He Yushui.

On August 5th, 10 yuan was remitted by He Daqing.

And it has already been claimed by a person named Yi Zhonghai!

The staff member glanced at He Yushui, who was as thin as a stick, and immediately had a bad feeling!

He continued flipping forward.

The relevant remittance information was quickly found in the previous records.

The recipient of all the payments was He Yushui, and the person who collected them on their behalf was Yi Zhonghai.

He temporarily put away his notebook and looked at the two of them, saying:

"I checked the records for the past few months, and on the 5th or 6th of each month, a person named He Daqing did indeed send money to He Yushui, each time 10 yuan."

But these remittances were all collected on behalf of a man named Yi Zhonghai. What is his relationship with He Yushui?

Upon hearing the name "Yi Zhonghai," He Yushui clenched her teeth, and a visible hatred involuntarily surfaced in her eyes.

Even his emaciated body trembled uncontrollably, his pale lips began to quiver, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Yan Jiefang quickly reached out to help her.

Explain loudly to the staff:

"Yi Zhonghai is the old man who was assigned to manage our compound by the subdistrict office. He is just an ordinary neighbor to us."

He Yushui, did you authorize Yi Zhonghai to collect the remittance on your behalf? Did he hand the remittance to you?

Tears streamed down He Yushui's sunken eyes, unstoppable.

She shook her head repeatedly:

"My brother and I had no idea about this! When we were little, my husband and I watched us go out to collect scraps on the streets to fill our stomachs, and they did nothing about it!"

For several years, we survived by scavenging for scraps and digging for wild vegetables until my brother got a job at a steel rolling mill.

This month, they swindled my brother out of his salary and savings. I'm now forced to forage for wild vegetables to survive. My brother is infatuated with Qin Huairu and doesn't care about me anymore. Waaah...

Hearing the commotion, people inside the post office gathered around.

Previously, He Yushui's appearance, which resembled that of a beggar, had already attracted a lot of attention.

Now, upon hearing such explosive news, the hall erupted in a flurry of discussion.

"That Yi Zhonghai is worse than an animal!"

"He's the neighborhood-appointed manager!"

"Isn't Yi Zhonghai a level 7 fitter at the steel rolling mill? He looks so handsome with thick eyebrows and big eyes, I never expected him to be this kind of scoundrel! No wonder he's childless! He deserves it!" (He hadn't been promoted to level 8 by 61)

"The post office seems to bear some responsibility as well..."

"Indeed, ten years! How many more decades does one have in a lifetime!"

"Not only does Yi Zhonghai deserve to die, but that postman also bears undeniable responsibility! They should be fired and sent to jail!"

"No one dared to intercept mail before liberation. I can't believe this kind of thing still happens more than ten years after liberation. These people deserve to die!"

"Are you crazy? How can you say that? Besides, it's a low-probability event; you can't generalize like that."

"You're right, I misspoke."

"What are you talking about? Isn't this poor girl the most important thing?"

"Honey, do you have a boyfriend? My son is about your age. Why don't you come over to my house? I promise you'll have a good meal."

"Such a serious matter, shouldn't we call the police?"

"That's right, the Gulou police station is very close by. I'll go report it to the police right now." (After saying this, the man actually ran out, followed by two others.)

......

Hearing these comments, the post office staff were nearly driven mad. They quickly called their supervisor and tried to disperse the crowd.

In this day and age, things have come to this point, and you can't just do whatever you want.

The deputy director, who had come down from his office on the second floor, could only announce it in public:

We will handle this matter seriously, and we welcome public oversight.

After saying that, he used the post office's telephone to contact the police station.

Not long after, someone arrived with two police officers.

With many residents watching, the post office sent several people to the archives to look through the records.

Many hands make light work.

They quickly found remittance records spanning nearly ten years.

For so many years, at the beginning of each month, He Daqing would remit 10 yuan, and during holidays, he would remit an additional 5 to 20 yuan on top of that!

The final tally showed a total of 1585 yuan!

In addition to the remittances, there were also more than twenty letters.

When asked, He Yushui said she had never seen any letters.

With such a large sum of money involved, this is a very serious criminal case nowadays, and it will probably have to be handled by the Dongcheng District Public Security Bureau.

He Yushui stared in disbelief at how things were unfolding.

As a young girl who had never seen anything like this before, she could only stay by Yan Jiefang's side and follow his orders.

After all, he was the only acquaintance here, and he was the one who started this whole thing.

On the other hand, the facts of this case are very simple, and the police handled it quickly.

They contacted JCY for review and approval. (Prosecutor's Office)

After approval, people were sent to the steel rolling mill to detain and control Yi Zhonghai.

At the same time, another team was dispatched to Yi Zhonghai's home to collect evidence of his crimes.

I don't know what this old guy was thinking, he actually left all those letters at home instead of destroying them, and the police officers found them on the spot.

As a possible insider, Li Cuilan was also taken to the police station for questioning.

As it got later and later, Yan Jiefang began to explain the follow-up matters to He Yushui.

He suggested that after receiving the refund, the other party should deposit most of it in the bank to prevent Sha Zhu from taking it all and giving it to Qin Huairu.

In addition, you can give Yang Ruihua 5 or 6 yuan and a ration of grain coupons every month, and go to his house to eat at mealtimes.

While handling this case, the Public Security Bureau had already contacted He Daqing.

He was so angry that he almost went crazy when he heard He Yushui's fragmented account of what had happened.

He immediately said he would buy a train ticket for today and should be able to return to the courtyard house by tomorrow morning.

With him around, Yan Jiefang didn't have to worry about anything.

After finishing these tasks, Yan Jiefang told the officials in charge and then took a car back to the school.

(According to the information I checked: Yan Jiefang is the whistleblower and a witness with knowledge of the matter, not a suspect in the case, and is not involved in embezzlement. The 1500 yuan was embezzled by Yi Zhonghai alone from He Yushui's money. The responsibility lies entirely with Yi Zhonghai, and his wife also bears joint liability. He can go back to school with peace of mind; the rest has nothing to do with him.)