Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

The next day, early in the morning.

Nanluoguxiang Farmers Market.

As soon as it was dawn, some middle-aged and elderly women arrived at the market to prepare to sell their vegetables.

Sudden.

An elderly woman saw a corpse lying on the ground in a corner of the market and immediately screamed in terror.

"what!"

The woman's voice was shrill and quickly attracted the attention of other middle-aged women.

"What's going on? Aunt Wei, what are you yelling about so early in the morning?"

A burly middle-aged woman walked over and questioned her in a cold voice.

"Someone's...someone's dead!"

Aunt Wei pointed to the corpse in the corner with trembling hands.

Upon seeing this, everyone was immediately filled with fear.

Some of the bolder ones quickly crouched down to examine the body, and upon seeing that it was completely cold, they immediately said, "Quickly, call the police!"

Soon, someone ran to the Nanluoguxiang Police Station to report it to the police.

The Nanluoguxiang Police Station is not far from the vegetable market, and within about ten minutes, three police officers arrived at the scene.

The police first checked the body's breathing, and after confirming that it was no longer breathing, they began to examine the wounds and quickly found an IOU on the body.

"Report to the captain: the deceased's fatal wound was to the heart. He was stabbed through the heart with a dagger and died. There were no other injuries. An IOU was found on the deceased."

The team leader took the IOU and saw that it stated Chen Jian owed Yi Zhonghai one hundred yuan. If he couldn't pay it back, he would give his daughter to Yi Zhonghai as his adopted daughter. The IOU had Chen Jian's signature and fingerprint on it.

The repayment date on the IOU has passed by three days. Could it be that the borrower failed to repay the loan, leading the creditor to commit murder out of revenge?

"Xiao Liu, go to the neighborhood office immediately and check on Chen Jian and Yi Zhonghai. Find Chen Jian's family as soon as possible, and once you find Yi Zhonghai's address, take him into custody. This man is very likely the murderer, so you must be careful."

"Yes, Captain."

The police were very efficient; they found Chen Jian and Yi Zhonghai's information and addresses in just over half an hour.

The police split into two groups. One group carried the body directly to No. 68 Mao'er Hutong to find Liu Lan, while the other group went to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang to find Yi Zhonghai.

"Knock knock knock".

When the police arrived at No. 68, Liu Lan had just gotten up and was making breakfast when she heard a knock on the front gate.

She quickly wiped her hands, stepped out of the room, and opened the bolt on the front gate.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw three police officers. She asked, puzzled, "Officers, what can I do for you?"

The older police officer stepped forward and said, "Hello, comrade, we're here to see Comrade Liu Lan. Does Comrade Liu Lan live in this compound?"

Hearing that the police were looking for her, Liu Lan was very puzzled. Why would the police want to see her? She was a law-abiding citizen and never did anything wrong.

She wasn't afraid and readily admitted, "Officers, I am Liu Lan. What do you need me for?"

"Hello Comrade Liu Lan, it is with great regret that we inform you that we received a report this morning that Chen Jian's body was found in the Nanluoguxiang vegetable market. We have already brought the body here."

Upon hearing that Chen Jian was dead, Liu Lan was shocked. She looked at the police officer in disbelief and asked again, "Officer, you said Chen Jian is dead?"

The police officer nodded: "The body is right outside the door. Come over and see if it's your loved one."

Upon hearing the definite answer, Liu Lan hurriedly went outside and saw a corpse lying on a stretcher, covered with a white sheet.

Liu Lan quickly lifted the white cloth and saw Chen Jian's pale face. She was not afraid at all; on the contrary, she was very happy.

With that beast dead, no one will beat her and Tingting anymore, and she won't have to worry about paying off that beast's gambling debts all day long.

She didn't see Chen Jian, that beast, when she woke up in the morning, so she didn't suspect anything, since Chen Jian often went out to gamble at night.

"Good, good riddance! You beast, now that you're dead, you won't be able to torment me and Tingting anymore," Liu Lan thought to herself.

When the police saw Liu Lan in a daze, they assumed she was unable to accept the situation and comforted her, saying, "Comrade Liu Lan, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Please accept our condolences."

......

the other side.

No. 95, Nanluoguxiang.

When the police arrived at No. 95 courtyard, they knocked on the gate.

"Knock knock knock, knock knock knock".

By this time, everyone in the courtyard had gotten up, and most of them were at home making breakfast.

Yan Fugui opened the door with great annoyance when he heard the knocking.

Now his family can't take advantage of the people in the courtyard anymore, and they have to close the gate every night at nine o'clock, which annoys him a lot.

But there was nothing he could do. He was the third oldest man in the compound, and his house was closest to the gate. If they didn't lock their door and enemy agents sneaked in, it would be a major mistake on his part.

When he opened the door, he saw police officers, and there were four of them. Two of the officers who frequently came to No. 95 compound were among them, which puzzled him greatly.

Four police officers came to the courtyard so early in the morning. Could it be that someone has committed some crime again?

"Officers, is there something you need?"

"Comrade, does Yi Zhonghai live in your compound?" the young policeman who frequently came to the compound asked.

Upon hearing that they were looking for Yi Zhonghai, Yan Fugui quickly nodded: "Yes, Yi Zhonghai lives in the Central Courtyard. I'll take you there to find him right away."

The police were looking for Yi Zhonghai early in the morning. The residents of the front yard saw it and quickly followed the police to the middle yard to see what was going on.

When the police arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, they were seen by Qin Jingru, who had just gotten up, as she passed by Wang Feng's house. She quickly went back into the house and shook Wang Feng awake.

"Brother Wang Feng, wake up!"

"Jingru, what's wrong?" Wang Feng asked, rubbing his eyes.

"The police came to our compound early this morning, and it seems they're heading towards Yi Zhonghai's house. Brother Wang Feng, I'm going to go check out the commotion."

After saying that, Qin Jingru didn't care whether Wang Feng wanted to get up and watch the fun or not, and ran straight outside.

Upon hearing Qin Jingru's words, Wang Feng chuckled and quickly sat up to get dressed.

The reason the police came looking for Yi Zhonghai was, of course, his doing.

Yi Zhonghai has been too idle lately. He doesn't care about the affairs of the hospital anymore, and he doesn't wield the moral high ground all day long. How can Wang Feng not find something for him to do?

He wrote the IOU, and he pressed the fingerprint onto it with Chen Jian's dead hand. Anyway, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't acknowledge it, and the debt wouldn't be transferred to Liu Lan.

Wang Feng knew that framing Yi Zhonghai like this was useless; he was just playing around and trying to cause Yi Zhonghai some trouble.

Wang Feng was very fast at putting on and taking off his clothes; he was dressed in less than twenty seconds.

When they arrived at Yi Zhonghai's house, the police were already knocking on the door. Behind the police, there was a group of people in the courtyard watching the commotion, including Lu Banxia and Qin Jingru, as well as Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu.

"Knock knock knock".

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, we are police officers from Nanluoguxiang Police Station. We have something to ask you."

"They're here."

Yi Zhonghai opened the door and asked, puzzled, "Officers, what do you need me for?"