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

This stuff definitely wasn't from his own home. Remembering what the doctor had said about croton seeds and laxatives, Uncle Yi had a plan and collected the tiny bit of powder on a small piece of paper.

Later, Mr. Yi found several more footprints inside the house that did not belong to his family, and these footprints did not belong to the same person.

Besides her own family members and the third aunt who came to her house to help Aunt Yi get her clothes, there was also someone else's footprint, which means that someone really did come to her house today!

Thinking about it again, the old lady was fine after drinking it, but her husband was in trouble after drinking it, so the timing can be basically determined.

During that time period, the only people who could have known that their spouse had gone to the backyard, then come over to "poison" the food without being discovered by others would have been the people at the Intermediate People's Court.

And the Intermediate Court... to have such a small footprint, and someone who had a grudge against him... Uncle Yi instantly locked onto one person: Jia Zhangshi.

It has to be said that when Uncle Yi is willing to use his brain, he is quite a smart person. However, when facing Ye Jianchuan, this guy often let his emotions affect his judgment.

Otherwise, for Ye Jianchuan, finding a way to deal with Uncle Yi would not have been an easy task.

After finding these clues, Grandpa Yi didn't make a fuss. He quietly went out and went to the nearby police station...

Rather than making a big fuss about going to Jia Zhangshi's house to cause trouble, Uncle Yi felt that it would be better to just quietly call the police.

So... just as everyone was getting off work, Uncle Yi returned with the government officials and showed them all the evidence he had collected, including footprints and such.

The government officials immediately went to the third aunt in the front yard to compare the footprints. After eliminating the third aunt's footprints, two footprints belonging to the same person remained.

This shoe print naturally became one of the most crucial pieces of evidence. Subsequently, the government officials did not hesitate. To put it bluntly, this was poisoning, which was a very serious matter.

So the government officials immediately rushed to the Jia family and took Jia Zhangshi into custody. Jia Zhangshi was startled when she saw the government officials rushing in and immediately tried to run away.

But how could a mere old woman like her be a match for government officials? She was quickly pinned to the ground.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi still clung to a sliver of hope, wanting to throw a tantrum: "Oh dear!!! Is there no justice in this world?! Government officials are bullying ordinary people!"

Everyone, come quick! Government officials are bullying a lonely old woman!

But the government officials wouldn't fall for that! They held her down for a second, and the remaining 2.5 people quickly completed the comparison of the shoe prints, and even found the remaining half packet of croton powder in Jia Zhangshi's house.

Now that sufficient evidence had been found and the suspect had been apprehended, the government officials had no reason to hesitate and took Jia Zhangshi back immediately.

This scene was witnessed by the residents of the courtyard who were returning home from the steel rolling mill.

After asking around to find out what had happened, and then recalling what Ye Jianchuan had said yesterday, Uncle Yi's image was once again severely damaged.

There's nothing we can do. Ye Jianchuan predicted it yesterday: would this old man be lenient when faced with the same 'neighborhood dispute'?

It seems that this old man was indeed not able to be lenient with!

Chapter 165 Poisoning turned into retaliation, and all that was left was detention?

That evening, Ye Jianchuan returned to the courtyard house and heard his third uncle mention the matter. This made Ye Jianchuan, who had been quite worried that Jia Zhangshi was using underhanded tricks behind his back, burst out laughing.

How did these two get into this mess? Now, Jia Zhangshi's biggest concern isn't Qin Huairu and herself anymore, but rather Uncle Yi?

That's good! With Jia Zhangshi in jail, it'll save me some trouble. At least I won't have to worry about her suddenly stabbing me in the back again.

Although this Jia Zhangshi may not be able to accomplish anything significant, she is quite adept at being disgusting. If she had slipped some laxatives into my household today, I might not have even noticed.

While Ye Jianchuan was still chatting with Third Uncle about Jia Zhangshi's arrest in the front yard, the pair of underwear that Jia Zhangshi had stuffed inside was finally discovered in Sha Zhu's house in the middle yard.

The embarrassing thing is that Sha Zhu isn't stupid anymore. Although the underwear was found in Sha Zhu's room, it was very close to the window, which clearly means that someone deliberately put it in there.

And... these underwear were washed but not worn. If something really happened, they would definitely have been worn before!

Furthermore, Sha Zhu could roughly recognize that these underwear belonged to Uncle Yi. Considering what he had just heard about Jia Zhangshi visiting Uncle Yi's house, Sha Zhu could guess where these underwear came from.

But even though he guessed it, Sha Zhu wasn't kind enough to tell Uncle Yi. He simply stuffed his underwear into the stove and burned it.

And naturally, this matter did not cause any significant stir.

. . . . . .

The next evening, government officials came to the courtyard again, but this time they weren't looking for Uncle Yi; they were looking for Qin Huairu.

Because in the kinship section of Jia Zhangshi, they could only find Qin Huairu as their 'daughter-in-law', so they could only refer to Qin Huairu as a virgin.

The government initially took this matter very seriously, as it could be classified as malicious poisoning or premeditated murder if the issue were taken too seriously.

However, after Jia Zhangshi started making a scene, she began cursing in the prison cell, revealing all her grievances about how Uncle Yi had tricked her grandson away and refused to help her.

These words immediately attracted attention. After a brief investigation, the government officials discovered that Jia Zhangshi was indeed a "miserable person." Her husband had died, her son had died, her daughter-in-law had separated from the family, and her grandson was no longer with her.

So after much discussion, the definition changed from poisoning to neighborhood dispute and retaliation.

This time, the government officials came to inform Qin Huairu that they wanted her to communicate and coordinate with the 'victim's' family to get a letter of understanding or something.

In short, it's similar to Xu Damao's case; both have turned into civil disputes.

When Qin Huairu received this news, her first reaction was, "What does this have to do with me?"

Even if it concerns him personally, he wouldn't get involved. He'd rather Jia Zhangshi be locked up for life than plead for her outside.

However, Ye Jianchuan had a different opinion. If Jia Zhangshi's case was a criminal case, then Ye Jianchuan felt it didn't matter. Even if Jia Zhangshi was imprisoned for ten or twenty years, or even forced to eat peanuts, it wouldn't affect Ye Jianchuan.

However, Jia Zhangshi's case is now just a civil dispute, which means that the punishment this time will likely be the same as Xu Damao's: detention and reprimand.

This punishment was ineffective and had little effect on Jia Zhangshi. If Qin Huairu ignored Jia Zhangshi, Jia Zhangshi might vent her resentment on Qin Huairu.

If that old guy comes out and secretly tries to trip up Qin Huairu and me, that would be bad.

But what if we approach this in a different way? Let's find a way to get Jia Zhangshi out of there ahead of time! Although Ye Jianchuan knows that someone like Jia Zhangshi probably won't remember your kindness, at least this way she won't complain or hold a grudge against you!

At that time, Jia Zhangshi's only target will be Uncle Yi.

This was a great thing for Ye Jianchuan! In Ye Jianchuan's opinion, there were only 'five masters' in the entire courtyard.

They are 'Jia Zhangshi who throws tantrums', 'Yi Daye who is all talk and no action', 'Xu Damao who is a treacherous villain', 'Er Daye who is ambitious but incompetent', plus the 'Stealing Saint Stick' meme.

For now, I don't need to worry about the thief. Even if the thief really tries to steal from me, there's not much in my house for him to steal, so I don't need to be concerned.

As for Uncle Er... to be honest, this guy's fighting strength isn't actually that strong. The main thing is to prevent him from getting on the coattails of the rising tide, which is obviously not happening now. So Uncle Er's matter isn't really a big deal.

If we can let Jia Zhangshi and Uncle Yi fight like dogs, then Ye Jianchuan can save his energy and focus on dealing with Xu Damao.

So, at Ye Jianchuan's suggestion, two days later, the courtyard held another general meeting, only this time the person convening the meeting was Uncle San.

. . . . . .

"Comrades, the content of today's general meeting is similar to that of the hospital-wide meeting held once every 200 days!"

It's all for the sake of maintaining the unity and harmony of our courtyard! As you all probably know, Jia Zhangshi was arrested by the police yesterday!

The reason? Because Jia Zhangshi wanted to get revenge on Uncle Yi, she put a laxative in the pot of porridge at Uncle Yi's house, and the laxative ended up sending Aunt Yi to the hospital!

"This kind of thing is definitely wrong, and we must criticize Jia Zhangshi's actions here."

However, since Ye Jianchuan has already set a good example at the last plenary meeting, a little lesson is enough to teach this kind of neighborhood dispute a lesson.

So this time, I think Uncle Yi should also step forward and set an example by writing a letter of understanding for Jia Zhangshi, so that she can be released a little earlier and celebrate the Lantern Festival!

When no personal interests are involved, Uncle Er always stands on the opposite side of Uncle Yi. So when Uncle San finished speaking, Uncle Er immediately stood up and echoed him.

“I think Uncle San is right. This is an old topic. We neighbors should help each other and understand each other!”

Besides, I've heard that this guy is now your godson, Mr. Yi! You, as his godfather, are personally sending your godchild to jail—isn't that a bit too much?

Chapter 166 Using Magic to Defeat Magic

Uncle Er's words immediately won everyone's approval, which really angered Uncle Yi.

After all, the reason why Uncle Yi chose to keep the matter a secret and quietly called the police in the first place was mainly because he wanted Jia Zhangshi to stay in jail for a few more days.

It would be best if he were imprisoned for ten or eight years! Without Jia Zhangshi's control, it shouldn't be long before he could brainwash Bang Geng, his adopted grandson, into becoming his own grandson!

But things often don't go as planned. In the end, somehow, the criminal liability turned into a civil dispute, and all my plans were disrupted.

Even if it's just detention, Uncle Yi thinks it's acceptable! Every extra day she can be locked up is a day better than nothing.

If Jia Zhangshi didn't appear in front of Banggeng on a festival like the Lantern Festival, a time for family reunion, then Banggeng's impression and memory of Jia Zhangshi would probably be even fainter.

With this in mind, Uncle Yi was naturally unwilling to let Jia Zhangshi be released ahead of schedule.

So, just like Ye Jianchuan did the day before yesterday, Uncle Yi immediately started to refute.

"Third Uncle, that's not very interesting. How can my matter be compared to what happened between Ye Jianchuan and Xu Damao?"

As for Ye Jianchuan, it was Xu Damao who spread rumors and caused trouble. Once this kind of thing is cleared up, it won't have any impact anymore!

But Jia Zhangshi's actions are completely different! To put it nicely, Jia Zhangshi's actions were revenge against me; to put it more bluntly, it was poisoning!

"I don't need to explain the nature of poisoning, do I?"

Moreover, my husband's health wasn't particularly good to begin with, and it was only because Aunt Er and Aunt San discovered it in time that nothing unexpected happened.

What if something goes wrong this time? To teach Jia Zhangshi a lesson, so she won't dare to retaliate so recklessly again, I feel I cannot sign this letter of forgiveness!

Uncle Yi spoke with such conviction that everyone present felt he was in the right. As for Uncle San, he didn't know how to deal with this situation and could only look to Ye Jianchuan for help.

After seeing the look in Third Uncle's eyes, Ye Jianchuan slowly stood up. "First Uncle, since our situations are quite similar, I hope you won't mind if I share my thoughts on this matter?"

The old man thought to himself, "Of course I mind!! I mind it very much!!"

But even though that's what I think in my heart, I can't say it out loud! Otherwise, even if I'm in the right, I'll become the one who's in the wrong!

"Alright, Ye Jianchuan, tell us your thoughts."

Ye Jianchuan nodded and then said, "I think Uncle Yi's considerations are reasonable."

This time, Jia Zhangshi really went too far. If she hadn't been taken to the hospital in time, Aunt Yi might have been in real danger.

Therefore, I think it's appropriate to detain Jia Zhangshi for a few more days to allow her to reflect on her actions.

The way Uncle Yi looked at Ye Jianchuan changed instantly, because he didn't expect that Ye Jianchuan, who had always been against him, would actually speak up for him.

Could it be... that Ye Jianchuan really always sidened with reason and not his own family? So, when this guy opposed me before, it was because I didn't stand on the side of justice?

Grandpa Yi quickly shook his head to dismiss the idea, but the thought that Ye Jianchuan was a 'good person' and an 'upright person' was already imprinted in Grandpa Yi's mind.

However, Uncle Yi's idea quickly disappeared, because Ye Jianchuan's next words immediately took a surprising turn.

"However... is locking her up for a few days enough time for her to learn a lesson? That's something worth discussing."

My previous opinion on Xu Damao's case was that detaining him for about seven days would be enough to make him repent and start anew. That's why I chose to keep Xu Damao inside until the fourteenth day of the first lunar month before releasing him.