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

After all, his grandmother would probably be staying inside for quite some time, and by the time she came out, he would probably have already started working. At that time, it wouldn't be a problem for him to scrape together a hundred or two to pay her back.

Perhaps... she won't even remember this incident by then?

After figuring this out, Banggeng immediately took on the task of reporting Zhang Xiangyang to the police and getting him arrested.

Next, Jia Zhangshi pulled Banggeng aside and explained everything, including how much money she had hidden and why she was certain that Zhang Xiangyang had stolen it. Only then did Banggeng's 'visit' come to an end.

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In the following days, things became very simple. After finishing his visit, Bang Geng immediately went to Uncle Yi and, using the excuse of "missing his grandmother," managed to get the letter of understanding from Uncle Yi through persistent pleading.

With a letter of understanding in place, and considering that the two parties were practically 'family,' the authorities, after careful consideration, decided to impose a lenient sentence.

Of course, this time the 'lighter punishment' was not as lenient as the last time when it turned into a civil dispute and was released after 15 days of detention. In the end, Jia Zhangshi was still sentenced to 7 years of labor reform.

At this time, labor reform was truly labor reform! Seven years, although it was already a 'lighter punishment', it is estimated that Jia Zhangshi would not be able to withstand this sentence.

However, this result was the best possible outcome for Jia Zhangshi, because she had already heard that the initial discussion above about her case was that she would be used as an example and sentenced to twenty years in prison!

If it were really twenty years, then Jia Zhangshi would basically be dead. Now that it has been reduced to seven years, it can indeed be considered a 'lighter punishment'.

Both Banggeng and Uncle Yi were very satisfied with this result. Seven years was a long time for Uncle Yi. Even if Jia Zhangshi could return after seven years, Banggeng would already be a member of the Yi family.

As for Bang Geng, seven years later he will be an adult and will definitely be working. Whether he will support Jia Zhangshi then is another matter.

Moreover, seven years later, with Jia Zhangshi's old arms and legs weakened, she would probably be too old and unable to use her tantrums and tantrums in front of him anymore.

Therefore, Banggeng felt that it was a good thing that Jia Zhangshi hadn't been managing him for the past seven years.

Of course, apart from Banggeng and Uncle Yi, Qin Huairu was eventually notified of this matter, since Qin Huairu was still considered Jia Zhangshi's 'daughter-in-law' no matter what.

This kid is too young; we can't really count on him visiting me in prison anymore.

As for Uncle Yi, as a 'victim,' he probably harbors a lot of resentment, so it's highly likely that Qin Huairu will be the one who ultimately visits Jia Zhangshi.

Madam Jia Zhang naturally understood these points as well, so she ultimately asked the government officials and the neighborhood committee to inform Qin Huairu of the news, hoping that Qin Huairu could visit her during holidays.

And so, Jia Zhangshi finally disappeared from the courtyard house temporarily. After the news reached the courtyard house, although no one paid much attention, a general meeting of the whole courtyard was still held at the request of the neighborhood committee.

Moreover, this hospital-wide meeting was a little different from previous ones. Director Wang from the street office also attended.

The purpose is to serve as a warning to everyone, so that they will not be like Jia Zhangshi, who tried to seize or steal money from their neighbors when they saw they had some.

Of course, this is only one aspect. Another reason is that the compound needs to discuss how to handle the stick-shaped object.

Well, to put it bluntly, it's about finding a new home for Banggeng. Logically speaking, after Jia Zhangshi passed away, Banggeng should have gone back to live with Qin Huairu.

However, on the one hand, Bang Geng felt that he was used to being wild and didn't want Qin Huairu to 'educate' him anymore; on the other hand, Qin Huairu was indeed not very willing to have this son.

Chapter 245 The theft is over, Ye Jianchuan is preparing to take action.

There was no other way. Her previous request to Ye Jianchuan not to include Bang Geng in her scheme was already the last bit of love Qin Huairu had given for Bang Geng, after all, this guy had said hurtful things to Qin Huairu time and time again.

The outcome of this hospital-wide meeting was exactly what everyone had anticipated. As soon as the matter was brought up, Uncle Yi took the initiative to step forward and "bring the stick dog under his wing".

Well, everyone in the courtyard had already guessed this outcome. In fact, even without this courtyard-wide meeting, the final result wouldn't have changed.

Of course, during this plenary meeting, some 'rights' were also fought for for Bang Geng. For example, Bang Geng can still go back to his own home to sleep instead of having to sleep at the Yi family's house.

That's easy to understand. After all, the Jia family's house is still there. If it can't be used, then it would be a waste to leave it empty.

Another very important point is that what Uncle Yi is doing is only helping to take care of people, not actually 'raising' them.

To put it bluntly, Uncle Yi is responsible for Bang Geng's food and drink, but he can't treat him like his own son, hitting or scolding him whenever he wants.

This doesn't really affect Grandpa Yi, since he didn't raise a 'grandson' just so he could vent his anger on him.

Such a restriction might be worse than death for Uncle Er, but it has no impact on Uncle Yi.

Of course, this is incredibly exciting for Bang Geese. Not only does someone take care of their food and drink, but even their clothes are all taken care of.

Most importantly, no one will be able to control me anymore. Before, when Jia Zhangshi was at home, she would occasionally nag me to find something to sleep on.

In the mornings, if I lingered in bed, Jia Zhangshi would urge me to get up, but now that I live alone at home, no one will care if I go to bed late.

Of course, these things were just minor matters for Bang Geng. At the same time, with the help of Uncle Yi, he went to the police station again to explain that money had been stolen from his home.

The police officers at the station didn't believe it at first, after all, they had all witnessed Jia Zhangshi's habit of lying before.

But Bang Geng described these things in a very convincing way, even explaining in detail where all the money in his family came from.

Now, the police station finally started to take it seriously, but they soon encountered another problem.

The 'suspect' Zhang Xiangyang mentioned by Bang Geng is not in Beijing right now! If we want to conduct an investigation, make an arrest, or conduct an interrogation, we need to go to the east side of the mountain.

This is a cross-provincial operation, which their small police station doesn't have the capability to handle, so they could only report the matter to higher authorities.

However, since it involves cross-provincial operations, even if the higher authorities handle it quickly, it's not something that can be resolved in a day or two.

Therefore, it will probably take some time before this matter reaches a conclusion.

. . . . . .

While the outcome of the incident was still pending, Ye Jianchuan's plan could finally be implemented.

After more than a week of scouting, Ye Jianchuan finally got a general idea of ​​Xu Damao's movements. After studying the situation a bit more, Ye Jianchuan quickly chose a good place to take action.

This place is located at the entrance of an alley not far from the courtyard house. The alley is winding and has many entrances, so it's not easy to find someone in it.

However, the people living in this alley have another characteristic: most of them are heavy laborers, and the kind of heavy laborers who need to get up very early.

Just like the street sweeping job that Jia Zhangshi did before, there are actually many jobs that require starting work at four or five in the morning.

These people all have one thing in common: they need to go to bed very early at night. Basically, they need to go to bed one or two hours after dinner, around eight o'clock.

As for Xu Damao? Of course, he wouldn't take this alley, but when he came back from the countryside, he would almost always pass through this alley.

After showing movies in the countryside, when would Xu Damao usually return?

Ye Jianchuan didn't even need to specifically research the answer to this question. Having lived next to Xu Damao's house for so long, Ye Jianchuan already knew that this guy often didn't get home until 12 or 1 a.m.

That's normal, because there are two situations when showing movies in the countryside: one is to go to a relatively far and remote countryside.

Because these rural areas are so remote, people usually have to stay overnight and then have a local take them to the nearest station by oxcart the next morning.

In that case, we'll arrive back in Beijing around noon, or at most in the afternoon.

However, he didn't go to these remote rural areas very often. Xu Damao mostly went to the communes around the old city of Beijing.

Although Xu Damao could indeed stay overnight at a local's house, just like going to a remote place, and then slowly head back the next day.

However, since the movie ends around nine o'clock, it's actually possible to make it home in time if you rush there.

As for why Xu Damao insisted on going home that very night in these places, the reason was very simple. Although these communes were closer to Beijing, it didn't mean that their conditions were better.

Conversely, because of their proximity to Beijing, many people without urban household registration gathered in the communes surrounding Beijing.

Therefore, there were actually a lot of people in these communes. Because there were so many people, it was quite difficult for them to squeeze out a room for Xu Damao to live in.

In other words, if Xu Damao wanted to stay overnight in these communes, he would most likely have to squeeze in with one of the older men in the commune.

Xu Damao had no interest in this kind of thing, so rather than squeezing in for the night, he figured he might as well head back by himself. Even though it would involve a bit more walking, at least he'd get home and sleep in his own bed—wasn't that better than squeezing in with those rough old men?

Chapter 246 Hitting Him Awkwardly!

That's why Xu Damao returned to the courtyard house so late. At that time, if Ye Jianchuan could just wait for Xu Damao, grab a sack from a distance, and give him a good meal.

As for Xu Damao trying to struggle or call for help? Please! As mentioned before, this alley is winding and twisting, so catching someone won't be easy!

And most importantly, the people in this alley might not even be able to get up. They go to bed around 8 p.m., and midnight is when they are in deep sleep.

Even if there were some minor disturbances, they probably wouldn't be woken up. So even if Xu Damao managed to struggle and make a little noise, Ye Jianchuan wasn't afraid that anyone would come out to "do the right thing."

Now that the plan was clear, all Ye Jianchuan had to do was wait patiently.

Moreover... Ye Jianchuan hadn't expected Xu Damao to go to the countryside to show movies again so soon. Well, it's all thanks to the timing.

Since the Lantern Festival has just passed and we are still in the New Year period before the first month of the lunar calendar, it is normal for the task of showing movies in the countryside to be more demanding.

Since Xu Damao had already gone out to show a movie, the next thing to do was actually very simple. Ye Jianchuan slowly got up around 11 p.m. and went to the alley to stake out the place.

Of course, in order to better conceal himself, Ye Jianchuan also changed into a dark-colored outfit. There were no streetlights at the entrance of the alley, so Ye Jianchuan was able to hide himself in the darkness.

. . . . . .

Xu Damao didn't keep Ye Jianchuan waiting for long. Less than half an hour later, he carried a projector and other equipment and swayed as he walked towards the courtyard.

After passing the alley entrance, Ye Jianchuan immediately seized the opportunity and used his storage space to throw a sack over, covering Xu Damao's head completely.

Then Ye Jianchuan quickly went up and swept Xu Damao to the ground with a leg sweep. He then stuffed the guy's feet into the sack, tied the sack with a rope, and Xu Damao was completely trapped inside.

At this moment, Xu Damao had not yet recovered from that sweeping leg kick, while Ye Jianchuan had already taken out the stick he had prepared in advance from his storage space.

Next came a simple moment of venting. Ye Jianchuan didn't use his full strength; he just casually unleashed a series of attacks on the sack, making Xu Damao inside howl in pain.

Of course, Ye Jianchuan wasn't idle either. After the fight, he deliberately raised his voice and said, "Kid! This is what happens when you mess with the wrong person!"

If you can't control yourself again, then we'll see each other again!

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan kicked the sack again, then loosened the rope binding the sack. Before Xu Damao could struggle free, Ye Jianchuan had already packed his things and ran away.

As for Xu Damao, after being severely beaten, he was not only covered in injuries, but most importantly, the projector and other equipment he had brought back were also damaged.

It's not a big deal if someone else gets injured; they can just rest for a few days. But a projector is something that's incredibly valuable!

If you break a projector, no matter what the reason, Xu Damao will definitely have to take some responsibility. So how to explain it to the factory afterward has become a headache for Xu Damao.

Of course, he didn't have time to think about those things right now, because all he felt right now was that he'd been brutally beaten, and then... that was it.

Ye Jianchuan had already left for a minute or two, but Xu Damao was still inside the sack, clutching his head, not daring to move.

Only after confirming that the guy who had beaten him was gone, or that he would no longer attack him, did Xu Damao begin to struggle.

In the struggle, Xu Damao realized that the rope at the top of the sack had already come loose, and he finally managed to crawl out of the sack.

However, Xu Damao was already covered in injuries by this time. By the time he finally dragged the projector and his injuries back to the courtyard, it was almost 1 a.m.

That's right, it took Xu Damao an hour to walk such a short distance because he was covered in injuries and had to stop and start.

After returning home, Xu Damao treated his injuries briefly. He had actually resigned himself to his bad luck in this matter.