Courtyard House: Inheriting the Restaurant, the Jia Family Wants to Get It for Free

Although they also felt that Jia Zhangshi was being unreasonable, her words seemed to make some sense.

After all, they had just argued yesterday, and today they reported each other—it's too much of a coincidence.

Yi Zhonghai was speechless with anger and nearly vomited blood.

Why am I being blamed again?

He looked at Officer Wang for help, hoping she could speak up for him.

But Wang, the clerk, just gave him a cold look and didn't offer any explanation.

She knew perfectly well that making Yi Zhonghai take the blame would be a good way to divert attention and protect Qin Huairu.

"Alright, stop shouting here!" Officer Wang said impatiently to Jia Zhangshi. "If you have something to say, come back with us and we'll talk!"

The two policemen stopped being polite and grabbed Jia Zhangshi's arms from both sides, trying to drag her out.

"I won't leave! Let me go! I haven't broken the law!" Jia Zhangshi struggled desperately, kicking her legs wildly on the ground.

"Help! The military control commission is arresting people arbitrarily!"

"Qin Huairu! You jinx! Come save me now! Are you just going to stand by and watch your mother-in-law get kidnapped?!"

She struggled and cursed as she went.

Qin Huairu stood at the door, watching this scene, her body trembling slightly.

She felt both afraid and relieved.

When she saw Jia Zhangshi's pleading look, she instinctively took a step back and hid inside the house.

When Jia Zhangshi saw that her daughter-in-law ignored her, she became even angrier and the words she uttered became increasingly offensive.

Officer Wang frowned and said to the two policemen, "Gag her!"

One of the policemen immediately took out a piece of cloth and stuffed it into Jia Zhangshi's mouth.

The world became quiet in an instant.

Jia Zhangshi could only make "woo woo woo" sounds as she was forcibly dragged out of the courtyard by two policemen.

The neighbors in the courtyard were all speechless with shock as they watched Jia Zhangshi being dragged away in such a disheveled state.

This Jia Zhangshi is truly a "talented person".

He's only been back from the farm for a short time, and he's already back in jail for the second time.

Xu Damao was even more gloating, whispering to Yan Bugui next to him, "That old hag has finally been taken in, the yard will be much quieter from now on."

Yan Bugui nodded, but in his heart he was thinking, with Jia Zhangshi arrested, Qin Huairu was left alone in the Jia family. How would they live in the future?

Cheng Shuhai crossed his arms and watched Jia Zhangshi's departing figure, feeling a surge of amusement in his heart.

This old hag never knew until her death that the one who truly sent her to prison was her daughter-in-law, whom she despised the most and whom she most wanted to control.

What an irony.

He looked at Qin Huairu in the crowd, and saw her peeking out from the crack in the door, giving Officer Wang a grateful look, her eyes filled with the relief of surviving a disaster.

After Jia Zhangshi was taken away, the courtyard did not immediately disperse; the neighbors still gathered together, discussing it in hushed tones.

Officer Wang didn't leave immediately. She cleared her throat and addressed everyone in the courtyard: "Neighbors, we took Jia Zhangshi away today because she has repeatedly refused to mend her ways and openly promoted feudal superstitious ideas, causing a very bad social impact."

"This is a new society. We value science and oppose all superstitions and outdated ideas! We hope everyone will learn from this and stop indulging in those feudal dregs!"

"Anyone who dares to do these things in the courtyard again, or cause trouble, will suffer the same fate as Jia Zhangshi!"

Officer Wang's words were resounding and made everyone present feel a chill.

Everyone nodded in agreement, expressing their determination to respond to the government's call and break free from superstition.

After giving his speech, Officer Wang dismissed the neighbors who had come to watch the commotion.

Her gaze swept across the crowd, finally landing on Yi Zhonghai, who was still standing there, looking aggrieved.

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, come with me for a moment," said Officer Wang, walking towards his door.

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat, wondering why Officer Wang wanted to see him alone. He steeled himself and followed him.

Tan Zhaodi, also holding a child, followed behind with a nervous expression.

Officer Wang didn't go inside; she stopped at the doorway. She glanced around to make sure no one was eavesdropping before lowering her voice and saying to Yi Zhonghai, "Yi Zhonghai, do you feel you've been unfairly blamed for this today?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai could no longer hold back his pent-up grievances.

"Officer Wang, you have to be my judge! I've been at the factory all day, how was I supposed to know what Jia Zhangshi was up to this time! She got arrested, why are you blaming me for it!"

"Alright," Officer Wang interrupted him. "I know you didn't report it."

Yi Zhonghai was stunned: "You knew?"

"Of course." Officer Wang nodded, her eyes turning serious. "Let me tell you the truth, the reason we came to arrest Jia Zhangshi today is not because of any feudal superstition."

"Then...why is that?" Yi Zhonghai and Tan Zhaodi both became nervous.

Officer Wang looked at them and said, word by word, "It's because she wants your son, who's just a month old, to disappear from this world."

boom!

These words struck Yi Zhonghai and Tan Zhaodi like a bolt from the blue.

Their faces turned deathly pale instantly.

"Officer Wang... what did you say?" Tan Zhaodi's hands, which were holding the child, trembled violently, and her voice changed.

Yi Zhonghai's eyes widened in disbelief.

Wang briefly summarized the plan that Qin Huairu had told her.

"...She instigated her daughter-in-law, Qin Huairu, to steal the child while you were asleep and throw it into a mass grave. She said that as long as this child was gone, your only apprentice, Jia Dongxu, could rightfully inherit everything from you."

After listening to what Officer Wang said, Yi Zhonghai felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head, making his blood almost freeze.

He had thought about Jia Zhangshi's greed and her wickedness, but he never imagined she could be this wicked!

That was his liberation! It was his hope for the rest of his life!

She actually wanted to kill his son!

Tan Zhaodi was so frightened that her legs went weak. She hugged the child tightly in her arms as if he were the most precious treasure in the world, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

I was terrified!

The couple was overwhelmed by endless fear.

If... if Qin Huai really did as instructed, then their liberation...

They dared not think any further.

"Who...who told you all this?" Yi Zhonghai asked, his voice trembling.

"It's Qin Huairu." Officer Wang didn't hide anything. "She was pressured by Jia Zhangshi last night, and came to the Military Control Commission to report her first thing this morning. She's a good comrade with a conscience."

Qin Huai Ru?

It was her!

Yi Zhonghai and Tan Zhaodi were both stunned.

They had always thought that Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi were birds of a feather, but they never expected that at the critical moment, it was she who saved their son's life!

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai," Officer Wang said, looking at him, "the reason I'm telling you the truth is to warn you. Jia Zhangshi went in this time for instigating attempted murder, a serious crime, and she won't be out for at least three to five years. But once she gets out, knowing her personality, she'll definitely seek revenge."

"You two need to be more careful from now on. Especially the child, you must keep a close eye on him."

"I understand... I understand..." Yi Zhonghai nodded repeatedly, his forehead covered in cold sweat.