Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

"It's so dangerous outside tonight! What if you run into bad guys? You're not allowed to stay out this late anymore, understand?"

A barrage of questions, enough to make anyone want to punch someone. Sometimes it's these kinds of questions that really provoke anger, just like when someone is insulting another person online.

You don't get too angry when others say things like "you don't know how to play games" or "you're bad at it".

But if he says something like, "Do you even know how to play games?" or "You don't think you're that good, do you?", the situation is completely different.

So at this point, after hearing Uncle Yi's five consecutive questions, Bang Geng started to feel a little uncomfortable.

Kids have very simple ways of throwing tantrums: "I'm just ignoring you!" So Banggeng didn't say a word and just kept walking into the inner room.

Now Uncle Yi is unhappy again. It's one thing if you don't like listening to me say a few words to you at the dinner table, but why are you unhappy now that I'm showing you some concern?

So Uncle Yi immediately grabbed the stick and continued, "Hey, why aren't you responding? Your godfather is talking to you, why aren't you reacting at all?"

This ignited Bang's anger. He flung away Grandpa Yi's hand and said, "Ugh, you're so annoying, always nagging. I'm sleepy, I'm going to bed!"

After saying that, Banggeng continued walking into the inner room, while Uncle Yi was completely bewildered, not understanding why the child was so angry.

However, he also knew that this was not the time to argue with the child, so although he was very angry, he ultimately held back.

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And so, the first day of Bang Geng stealing money passed peacefully. However, things changed on the second day.

The next morning, Banggeng quickly ate a few mouthfuls of millet porridge and then went straight to Shazhu's house to get his snacks.

After picking up a few snacks and putting them in his pocket, Banggeng ran off to play, unaware of just how reckless his grandmother was.

Not long after Banggeng left, Jia Zhangshi arrived at the Yi family home. Uncle Yi had already gone to work, and only Aunt Yi was at home.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jia Zhangshi wanted to test where the Yi family kept their money.

"Grandma, I need to ask you for a favor."

"Grandma Banggeng, what do you need me for?"

"I have some loose change on hand, but it's not convenient to save it, so I'd like to exchange it for a full 'Big Reunion' bill. Is that convenient for you?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Yi realized that although money had been mentioned again, it wasn't a request for money, but simply an exchange of small change. "No problem!" she thought.

Nodding, she took the large handful of change from Jia Zhangshi's hand, counted it briefly, and after confirming that it was indeed ten yuan, Aunt Yi turned and went into the inner room.

Jia Zhangshi naturally followed suit, peeking quietly into the inner room. However, she soon realized something was wrong, because the place Aunt Yi was searching for was still the same bedside table and the same drawer where the shoes were kept.

Could it be... that the old man changed the place where he hid the money, but didn't tell the old woman?

Meanwhile, Aunt Yi's reaction was even more intense, because she discovered that all her money had disappeared!

This isn't just ten or eight yuan; it's over a thousand yuan! Over a thousand yuan gone! For Aunt Yi, this is truly like the sky falling down.

"Oh no!! We've been robbed! Our money has been stolen!"

The woman stood up while shouting, looking flustered and unsure of what to do.

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But Jia Zhangshi, standing to the side, looked unconvinced. Steal? I did want to steal, but I haven't succeeded yet!

"Grandma, don't worry. Maybe Old Yi just changed where he kept the money and forgot to tell you where it is?"

But Aunt Yi was no longer listening to any of this; she started wailing in despair.

Just then, Aunt San, who had come to the courtyard to get water to wash the dishes, heard the commotion and immediately came over.

"Hey, Xiaolian, what's wrong with you?"

There was no reaction from Aunt Yi, but Jia Zhangshi, who was watching the commotion from the side, said gloatingly, "She said their house was robbed and their money was stolen."

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When Aunt San heard this, she realized it was no small matter. So she immediately said, "Oh, this is no small matter. Most of the other people in the yard have gone to work. How about I ask Old Yan to come and take a look?"

Oh, and there's Teacher Ran too. Neither of their schools has started yet. Ask them for help; they'll definitely be able to help!

Upon hearing Auntie San's words, Auntie Yi immediately came to her senses and quickly grabbed Auntie San's arm, saying, "Yes, yes, you're right. Let's ask Old Yan for help and think of a solution."

This is the money Lao Yi and I have painstakingly saved for our retirement! If we lose this money, how will we, the two of us, survive?

Auntie San nodded, then immediately turned and ran back to the front yard to hand over Uncle San.

After Uncle San arrived, he learned the general situation and then discovered that the stolen money amounted to more than 1,700 yuan. He knew then that this was beyond his control.

So he could only shake his head and say, "Xiaolian, this is a really big deal. I think we should just call the police."

In that case, you go to the police station to report the incident, and I'll go to the steel rolling mill to tell Lao Yi about it and ask him to take a leave of absence and come back to see what's going on.

"Such a big matter, if Lao Yi isn't there, we'll be completely clueless when we ask him anything."

When Aunt Yi heard what Uncle San said, she felt like she had found a direction, so she immediately agreed to do it.

Chapter 239 The money was stolen by Bang Geng, and Jia Zhangshi took the blame.

Soon, Uncle San arrived at the steel rolling mill and asked the security guards to notify Uncle Yi.

"Old Yi, you'd better go home and check! Your house has been burgled!"

Upon hearing this, the old man was stunned for a moment, then asked with a surprised look, "Stolen? What was stolen?"

"I don't know the specifics, but Xiaolian said it. It seems like the family's money was stolen, the money you saved for retirement!"

Hearing what the third uncle said, the first uncle was terrified. His retirement money had been stolen? That was over a thousand yuan! No way! This money had to be recovered!

So Uncle Yi didn't even bother asking for leave. He simply told the security guards to help him ask for leave, and then went back to the courtyard house with Uncle San.

Back in the courtyard, the government officials that Aunt Yi had brought from the police station had arrived on the 247th and had begun examining the 'crime scene'.

It must be said that the government officials were quite 'professional'. After a brief inspection near the bedside table, they found a child's footprint.

If this had been discovered a couple of days ago, we might have been able to identify the suspect immediately. After all, there are only a few children in the entire courtyard, and we could have just compared them one by one.

But the awkward part was that last night, Uncle Yi and Jia Zhangshi discussed it and finally decided to bring the sticky goat to their house to sleep.

Since they're all coming to sleep at my house, it's not surprising that they'd leave some footprints in the inner room.

Because of this, the government officials had to start looking for clues again. After investigating the 'crime scene,' they began to talk to Grandpa Yi.

"We can draw several conclusions from the scene. First, the person who committed the theft must have known that you put the money in this bedside table."

Therefore, we believe this theft was most likely committed by someone you know. Besides you and your spouse, who else knows where you kept the money?

Upon hearing the question from the government officials, Grandpa Yi instantly realized who had stolen his money.

"Jia Zhangshi!!!"

Jia Zhangshi, who was enjoying a melon at the door, was stunned, because she never expected that this melon would end up on her head.

"Yi Zhonghai, don't make baseless accusations! What does your family losing money have to do with me?"

The official turned to look at Jia Zhangshi, then turned back to Uncle Yi and asked, "You suspect she stole your money. What are your reasons or evidence?"

The old man pointed excitedly at Jia Zhangshi and said, "The place where I keep the money has always been known only to my wife and me. The money has been there for six or seven years and nothing has ever happened."

However, a couple of days ago, I gave some money to Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi was there when I gave her the money, so she also found out that our family's money was kept in this cabinet!

You just said that the thief knew where our money was kept, so besides my wife and me, that leaves only Jia Zhangshi, right?

Upon hearing what Uncle Yi said, the officials' gazes toward Jia Zhangshi immediately turned sharp.

Jia Zhangshi was startled by the officials' gazes, and immediately cried out, "It wasn't me! Although I did see where you kept your money, I really didn't steal it!"

But government officials won't stop suspecting you just because you say it wasn't you. "If someone's money was stolen from their hiding place just two days after you found out, even if you really didn't steal it, you're probably involved!"

Comrade, we now need to search your residence. Please cooperate with our investigation.

Jia Zhangshi wasn't afraid at all. Search? Go ahead and search! Anyway, I didn't steal this money! So Jia Zhangshi pointed to her own house without any concern.

"Search, is that it? Go ahead and search! But let me make this clear first! If you don't find anything in my house, you'd better clean this place up!"

Government officials don't have so many concerns. Since you've agreed to the search, they'll start searching.

Soon, the government officials successfully located the small space under the bed board at the head of Jia Zhangshi's bed.

When Jia Zhangshi saw that they had found the place, she became a little anxious and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Hey!! This money is all my own savings, it's not money that their family lost!"

But to Jia Zhangshi's surprise, the government officials said, "Money? There's not much money in here. Just some needles and thread, and some loose coins and small bills..."

Upon hearing this, Madam Jia was startled and immediately rushed over, shoving the government official who was searching the bedside aside. She then looked into the space.

Upon seeing this, Jia Zhangshi's heart sank, because she realized that her money was also gone!

Before Jia Zhangshi could speak, two other government officials grabbed her hands behind her back and pinned her to the bed.

After all, Jia Zhangshi's action just now could already be classified as assaulting a police officer.

Although she was restrained, Jia Zhangshi's mouth wasn't gagged. "Ouch!!! Let me go!!! I'm calling the police too, my money was stolen!"

Unfortunately, by this time the officials were no longer willing to trust Jia Zhangshi, so they pushed her aside and gave her a stern reprimand.

"You better behave yourself! If you try to interrupt our search again, I'll arrest you!"

But those words were no match for Jia Zhangshi; that was several hundred yuan! If she lost all her money, how would she survive?

So Jia Zhangshi was still wailing there, "Oh no!!! Do you have any justice? My money has been stolen too, why don't you believe me?"

"I painstakingly saved several hundred yuan in that hole under the bed frame, and now it's all gone! You guys have to help me look for it!"

Jia Zhangshi's sonic attack did not slow down the government's search process. Soon, they discovered that the bed board at the foot of the bed also showed signs of having been moved recently.

So the officials immediately lifted the bed board at the foot of the bed, and then... everyone in the room was shocked.

Because under that bed board, countless large reunion tables were laid out.

Upon seeing this, the officials immediately rushed forward and collected the money. Jia Zhangshi, standing nearby, was completely bewildered. She had slept on this bed for so many years; how could she have been unaware of so much money hidden underneath?

Chapter 240 Banggeng returns home to find his grandmother gone and all his money gone.

However, government officials don't care whether you genuinely don't know the origin of the money.

After a quick count, it was discovered that the large pile of money totaled over 1,600 yuan, which was very close to the amount of money stolen from Uncle Yi's house. In this way, Jia Zhangshi's reputation as a thief was basically confirmed.