The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

A while later, Yi Zhonghai, He Yuzhu, Jia Zhangshi, Qi Yulan, Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao, Yan Bugui, and others arrived.

When Yi Zhonghai shone the stun gun on her, hey, Qin Huairu's face was already swollen like a pig's head.

It is evident how strong Yang Dalin was; he managed to beat someone like this even through a thin cotton-padded jacket.

Jia Dongxu was still calling for Qin Huairu to wake up.

Yi Zhonghai squatted down and touched the area under Qin Huairu's nose with his finger, saying, "Dongxu, don't worry, she's probably knocked unconscious. Let me ask if anyone saw who hit her?"

The people around looked at each other, shook their heads, or answered no.

Yi Zhonghai then asked, "Who was the first to discover it?"

The woman who had screamed earlier stepped forward. Yang Dalin had only been here a few days, and he didn't know if she was from courtyard number 95.

"Master Yi, I found it first. I had just come out of the toilet when I saw someone lying here, which startled me, so I shouted."

Hearing her call him "Master Yi," Yang Dalin knew she wasn't from courtyard number 95.

It's a public toilet shared by several nearby courtyards.

It's normal for people who have lived together for a long time to get to know each other.

Yi Zhonghai frowned and asked again, "Did you see anyone suspicious?"

"No, the light next to the toilet isn't very bright, I really didn't notice it."

After discussing it with the elderly men from several neighboring courtyards, Yi Zhonghai decided to call the police first.

When the police arrive, they will take the person to the hospital for a check-up.

Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu worked together to help Qin Huairu up. The buttons on her cotton-padded jacket had been torn off, and although she was wearing a sweater underneath, Jia Zhangshi helped her gather it up.

Didn't you notice that some people's eyes looked a little different?

Yi Zhonghai didn't tell Sha Zhu to call the police; he called Yan Jiefang instead.

After all, Sha Zhu is twenty-five years old, and Yi Zhonghai may not always be able to command him.

Sha Zhu once said that unless the three old men joined forces, none of them individually could defeat him.

It means he doesn't accept any of them.

At this time, Jia Dongxu was still alive. Even if Sha Zhu liked to look at Qin Huairu, it was just a matter of appreciating beauty and occasionally indulging in fantasies.

It's normal for everyone to have fantasies about seeing beautiful women.

Yan Jiecheng is over twenty years old, no longer a child, while Yan Jiefang is just sixteen, the same age as He Yushui and Yang Dalin.

As for Yang Dalin, he was new to the area and didn't know the way.

Several young men from other courtyards also went along.

At this time, there are security teams patrolling the streets at night.

It's easy to find.

The security patrol team is composed of street security guards, police officers, and factory security personnel.

Soon a five-man patrol team arrived.

The leader was a police officer.

"What's going on? Everyone, move aside."

Yi Zhonghai, an elderly resident of the 95th courtyard, along with Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and several other elderly residents from other courtyards, explained the situation to the police officers.

One of the patrol members, who knew a little about medicine, helped take a look at Qin Huairu.

"I was just dizzy, but my face is swollen from being slapped, and I think I'll lose a few teeth too."

The leading police officer brought in the first witness and then asked him about the situation.

They asked Jia Dongxu if his family had offended anyone recently, and also asked some people in the courtyard.

Have Jia Zhangshi search Qin Huairu to see if any money or anything is missing?

There was nothing to show for it, because Qin Huairu only had two yuan in her pants, wrapped in a handkerchief.

The police officers also didn't know how to find the murderer.

The only thing we could do was send Qin Huairu to the hospital and see if we could get anything out of her.

Also, please be careful lately: when you go to the toilet, it's best to go with someone.

Police officers, along with Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai, went to a nearby hospital.

Everyone just chatted haphazardly and went home.

When Jia Zhangshi went home to see her child, some people started making wild guesses and gossiping.

What? Qin Huairu encountered evil spirits? She must have encountered something dirty.

What do you mean there's a pervert nearby? It must be that the pervert took advantage of her and then hit her because he thought Qin Huairu was too thin and it didn't feel comfortable to touch her.

What? Qin Huairu went out for a secret rendezvous and was retaliated against by the man's wife.

Wait, there are all sorts of random things being said.

Yang Dalin, feigning curiosity and showing no remorse, went home amidst the chatter of everyone.

Yang Dalin glanced at Sha Zhu, who seemed to have condemned the murderer like most people before going home to sleep.

After all, she's someone else's wife. Sha Zhu hasn't even set his sights on her yet. It's not that he's eyeing Qin Huairu, but rather that the future widow Qin hasn't set her sights on him yet.

At most, he's a close neighbor. There's a man and a master with him. What good would a grown man like Sha Zhu do there?

As soon as Yang Dalin got home, he saw Qi Yulan and her family of three sitting on chairs in the living room waiting for him.

Seeing him return, Qi Yulan quickly grabbed him: "Are you alright, Dalinzi?"

"I'm fine, Auntie, I'm perfectly alright."

After speaking, Yang Dalin turned around so that Qi Yulan and Qi Yanhua could see him.

The group breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that he was alright.

Qi Yulan said with concern, "I didn't see you earlier, I thought something had happened to you!"

Yang Dalin felt a warmth in his heart when he saw Aunt Yulan's concern for him, and quickly explained, "Auntie, I was at Brother Zhu's house just now. I was going to go to the toilet and then come back to sleep. Then I heard a scream. There were a lot of people around, so I just stood outside watching the commotion."

"Okay, it's good that you're alright. Be more careful in the future. I don't know what kind of person he is, how could he hit a woman?"

Several people condemned the unknown culprit in unison: "Who knows? Maybe they had some kind of conflict or grudge against their family!"

"Indeed, Yan Hua and Xiao Ning should be careful when they go out. The streets are chaotic lately, so try not to go out at night."

The Qi sisters nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Qi Yulan spoke a few more words with Yang Dalin before preparing to go back to sleep.

Yang Dalin also told his aunt that if the three of them needed to go out at night, they should ask Yang Dalin to accompany them.

He worked as a bodyguard.

Qi Yulan lay in bed, unable to understand why someone would hit Qin Huairu.

Could it be Sha Zhu?

Sha Zhu likes to put sacks on other people, but I haven't heard of him doing that in recent years. Besides, why would he hit Qin Huairu?

Jia Zhangshi, who was staying at home, hadn't slept at all; she was sitting there waiting for news.

Jia Zhangshi thought about it carefully again, wondering what exactly was going on.

Qin Huairu didn't go out much today except to buy groceries and use the public restroom.

Who did they offend?

Who would beat a woman for no reason?

You might say the beating was severe, but the face was swollen and there were no handprints. Yet, you might say it wasn't severe, but the person was unconscious and didn't wake up when taken to the hospital.

The buttons on her cotton-padded jacket have all fallen off; is this wife not clean enough?

But she hadn't been gone for very long.

Everyone was just getting ready to sleep, but I couldn't fall asleep.

It only took a few minutes, so who could it be?

Could it be Sha Zhu? Sha Zhu is the only one in the yard who likes to put sacks on people and beat them up, but I haven't heard much about it in the last few years.

But why did he hit Qin Huairu?

Jia Zhangshi made small guesses, comparing Qin Huairu's appearance today with her appearance in the past.

In the morning, at noon, in the afternoon, in the evening—no, I brought back two steamed buns when I came back at noon.

They were brought from the Qi family. Could they be three women from the Qi family?

impossible.