Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

As more and more neighbors left the courtyard to go to work, the yard, which had been bustling for the whole morning, finally became quiet.

But Xu Damao's home in the middle courtyard became very lively.

"Crash..."

A loud bang suddenly sounded in the room, followed by the sound of Qin Jingru crying.

Compared with Lou Xiao'e, who had been relied upon before, Qin Jingru, who came from a rural background, had a very sharp mouth but did not dare to speak big words in front of Xu Damao.

Faced with the furious Xu Damao, she had no choice but to cry.

"Cry...you only know how to cry...can crying solve the problem..." Listening to Qin Jinghu's crying, Xu Damao felt like a mosquito buzzing in his ear. The more he listened, the more annoyed he became, and he couldn't help but curse.

Qin Jingru was so frightened that she trembled and immediately stopped crying. She quickly asked: "Da Mao... I will do whatever you say?"

"You go out and find the police right away and tell them that I was kidnapped last night and that the kidnapper is in the yard?"

"Da Mao, do you know who hurt you..." Although Qin Jingru didn't have much knowledge, it didn't mean she was stupid, so she asked immediately.

Xu Damao shook his head and replied: "What's the point of telling you."

"I can't let him lose a layer of skin, at most I can give him a mild scolding in front of him..."

"Even if I scold you, it will help you vent your anger... Damao, you are my man. Although I, Qin Jingru, am a country woman, I will never allow outsiders to bully you..."

At this moment, Xu Damao was still very touched. He hesitated for a moment and replied, "The only person who has been at odds with me recently is that bastard Sha Zhu."

"Looking at the entire courtyard, only this bastard Shamao can do such a despicable thing to me."

"I remember being put in a sack outside the yard last night, but when I woke up this morning I was in the middle yard."

"The other party must have knocked me unconscious first, and then carried me back to the middle courtyard."

"In our courtyard, Shazhu is the strongest. He is the only one who can easily carry me."

"It must have been this bastard who did it."

"Go find the police right away. I'll make sure he gets punished this time."

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Half an hour later, two police officers appeared in the courtyard.

After entering Xu Damao's room and questioning him for a few minutes, he began to walk around the yard looking for witnesses.

There are more than 20 households and more than 100 people living in the small courtyard.

As the saying goes, there are many eyes when there are too many people, and there are almost no secrets in a courtyard like this.

The police soon found out that He Yuzhu had gone out at around nine o'clock in the evening.

Considering that Xu Damao was attacked at 10 o'clock in the evening, and the fact that the two had just had a lot of conflicts over Qin Jingru's matter, the police immediately placed their suspicion on He Yuzhu.

Even though Xu Damao was not injured in this incident, it was no small matter in the eyes of the police.

Knocking on the door, kidnapping, and even stripping the person naked and leaving him outside to freeze overnight. No matter which crime he was charged with, it would be enough to make He Yuzhu pay.

Fortunately, winter has not yet arrived in the city, otherwise Xu Damao would have been stripped naked and frozen in the yard all night, and he would have died.

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The kitchen of the third canteen of the steel rolling mill.

Three police officers suddenly appeared at the door.

The sharp-eyed fat man hurried over and said, "Comrade Public Security, I am the team leader of the third canteen of the steel rolling mill. I wonder what business you have in the third canteen?" The leading public security officer answered very seriously, "Hello, comrade..."

"We are from the police station in the area where the Red Star Courtyard is located. After investigation, we found that Comrade He Yuzhu from your cafeteria is related to a kidnapping case. Please call He Yuzhu out. We need to know some information from him."

He Yuzhu was shocked when he saw the police coming to look for him. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out what he had done wrong recently that even the police came to look for him.

He quickly explained: "Comrade Public Security..."

"I don't think I've done anything wrong during this period."

"I'm busy at the steel mill every day, and I go home at night and fall asleep immediately... I don't know what you want from me."

"There is something I want to know from you..." The leading police officer did not relax his vigilance because of He Yuzhu's explanation and asked seriously.

"We want to know what you were doing between nine and eleven last night? Where were you..."

He Yuzhu, who was full of confidence just now, suddenly became panicked when the police asked him about what happened last night.

I thought I had made Xu Damao embarrassed in the courtyard, and Xu Damao would definitely not mention this matter again in the courtyard for the sake of his face.

In the end, most of the time, he is like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, unable to express his pain.

I didn't expect that Xu Damao, this bastard, would dare to call the police.

The leading police officer clearly saw the guilt in He Yuzhu's eyes and spoke again: "Comrade He Yuzhu..."

"Please cooperate..."

"Where were you and what did you do between nine and eleven last night?"

He Yuzhu's heart was in a mess.

Xu Damao actually went to the police because of this matter. He must have wanted to use the police to deal with him.

Once the fact that he had hit Xu Damao with a club was discovered, not only would he be sent to labor reform, but he might also be punished again by the steel mill.

He paid a huge price to get rid of the punishment and was promoted to the ninth-level chef in the steel rolling mill. He hoped to pass the eighth-level chef exam next year and become the team leader of the kitchen.

If he receives another punishment, he will not be qualified to be the kitchen team leader even if he passes the eighth-level chef exam.

If the punishment is severe, there is a high possibility that you will not even be eligible to take the exam.

He couldn't even keep his rank as a level nine chef, having been demoted to a level ten chef again. All his efforts during this period and the price he paid to avoid punishment would have been in vain.

So he had to get rid of the suspicion that he was trying to hit Xu Damao with a club at all costs.

Under the gaze of three police officers, he answered with gritted teeth: "I was busy in the kitchen all day yesterday."

"My back and waist ached, so I fell asleep as soon as I got home and didn't wake up until the next morning..."

"Excuse me, comrade Public Security, did anything happen between nine and eleven last night?"

The leading police officer clearly saw the evasion in He Yuzhu's eyes. Combined with the fact that someone in the yard saw He Yuzhu leaving the courtyard at around nine o'clock, he instantly realized that He Yuzhu was related to the incident of Xu Damao being hit with a club.

He decided to trick the other party. He glared at him, and the murderous aura hidden in his body suddenly emanated. He stared at He Yuzhu and continued to ask: "Comrade He Yuzhu..."

"What just happened last night will definitely not be forgotten this morning."

"I hope you can recall carefully where you were and what you did between 9 and 11 last night?"

"I hope you don't hide anything."

He Yuzhu was frightened by the other party, but in order to avoid suspicion, he still insisted: "I slept at home last night and didn't go anywhere?" (End of this chapter)