The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

After leaving school, Li Kaixin first rode his bicycle to the courtyard house at No. 94.

He hasn't come to this courtyard since he returned from Haicheng.

As he pushed his bicycle through the gate of No. 94 courtyard, Aunt Lu, who was washing clothes across the street, saw him, wiped the water off her hands, and immediately came over to greet him.

"Kaixin, you're on vacation? Came to look at houses?"

"Yes, Aunt Lu!" Li Kaixin stopped pushing the cart, a smile on her face.

Aunt Lu looked around and lowered her voice, "Kaixin, I have a question for you. How long until you move in?"

"Just a day or two!" Li Kaixin noticed that Aunt Lu's expression was a bit strange and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Aunt Lu? Did something happen?"

"You should be fine now that you've moved in these past couple of days," Aunt Lu said, her words clearly carrying a hidden meaning.

Li Kaixin was even more confused: "Aunt Lu, what do you know? Can you tell me?"

"This, this..." Aunt Lu hesitated.

After a while, as if she had made up her mind, she leaned closer and lowered her voice even further:

"Kaixin, the Yang family next door seemed to be eyeing your house a few days ago."

Upon hearing this, Li Kaixin's expression immediately changed, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

He instantly understood why that woman surnamed Zhu had rushed to report him last time; the reason probably lay here.

Seeing Li Kaixin remain silent, Aunt Lu thought he didn't believe her and anxiously added:

"Kaixin, you have to believe me, I really heard you!"

"Also, that Zhu Xiaohua, he often brings his son into your two rooms!"

"Thank you, Aunt Lu, I understand." Li Kaixin suppressed her anger and forced a smile.

"No need to thank me, we'll be neighbors from now on, it's only right."

Aunt Lu waved her hand, then whispered a warning: "But you have to be careful, that Zhu Xiaohua is no pushover!"

Li Kaixin nodded, said goodbye to Aunt Lu, and with a sullen face, pushed the cart toward his two rooms.

Upon approaching, Li Kaixin indeed saw several clear footprints at the doorway.

After the house was renovated, he left the door unlocked to let the smell dissipate.

Unexpectedly, this made it convenient for others to come and go as they pleased.

Li Kaixin parked his bicycle and stepped into the room.

The first thing that catches the eye is a series of clear black handprints, which have rubbed the freshly painted white walls so badly that they are unsightly.

Even the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) showed obvious signs of being disturbed.

Although there wasn't any decent furniture in the room yet, Li Kaixin still felt deeply offended.

What's more, the other party is someone who wants his house; it's like being ridden around and having your ass dumped on.

Li Kaixin could no longer contain her anger and turned to leave the room.

To preserve the traces of the house, he locked the door again and hurriedly pushed his bicycle out of the yard.

As he left the courtyard, he didn't notice a pair of eyes staring at his back from the opposite window.

After leaving the No. 94 courtyard house, Li Kaixin got on his bicycle and rushed to the street office without stopping.

Some time later, he appeared in Director Wang's office.

"Happy, what made you think of coming here?" Director Wang put down his work, his face beaming.

Li Kaixin scratched his head and chuckled, "Aunt Wang, I just missed you, so I came to see you."

"Is that so?"

Director Wang raised an eyebrow, a hint of mockery in his voice, "Now that you've seen the person, I still have work to do here, you can go back."

As he spoke, he deliberately made a gesture of waving his hand to shoo people away.

"No, no!" Li Kaixin quickly waved her hand. "Aunt Wang, there's actually something else I wanted to tell you."

"Stop beating around the bush," Director Wang said, his expression softening slightly. "Tell me, what happened?"

Li Kaixin stopped beating around the bush and directly recounted what had happened in the two rooms of his courtyard number 94.

Director Wang frowned upon hearing this, and after a moment's thought, asked, "Kaixin, what evidence do you have for this?"

"Aunt Wang, the hand and footprints in my room are still there; you can use them as evidence," Li Kaixin said calmly.

"Alright!" Director Wang nodded. "I won't go myself this time. I'll call two comrades for you."

He paused, then glanced at Li Kaixin again, "However, don't get your hopes up too high. Even if it's confirmed, at most you'll just have to pay compensation and get a reprimand; the punishment won't be too severe."

"I understand, thank you Aunt Wang."

As Li Kaixin emerged from the neighborhood office, she turned to the two officers behind her with a smile and asked, "Do either of you have a bicycle?"

"Comrade Li, what do you mean by that?" Officer Xu frowned.

Sun, the clerk, also darkened his expression.

Seeing that the two looked off, Li Kaixin knew they had misunderstood and quickly explained:

"Officer Xu, Office Manager Sun, please don't take it to heart."

"I came by bicycle today, and I was thinking that if you two didn't have bicycles, I could give you a ride so we could get there faster."

Upon hearing his words, the two men's expressions softened.

We arrived at the entrance of courtyard number 94.

Li Kaixin pushed the cart, leading two staff members, and entered the courtyard one after the other.

Grandma Lu, who was hanging clothes to dry in the yard, saw Li Kaixin leading two people toward her in a menacing manner.

Thinking that she was angry and had hired someone to teach Aunt Zhu a lesson, they quickly stepped forward to stop her: "Kaixin, don't be impulsive, hitting someone is against the law!"

Li Kaixin understood what she meant and was both amused and exasperated: "Aunt Lu, what are you thinking?"

He then turned to the side and introduced them: "These two are Officer Xu and Officer Sun from the neighborhood office. My house was vandalized beyond recognition, so I asked them to come and investigate and uphold justice."

"Oh dear! Look at my brain." Aunt Lu quickly gave the two cadres an apologetic smile.

Then, as if remembering something, her eyes flickered, and she lowered her voice: "Um... Kaixin, can I talk to you alone for a bit?"

"Okay, Aunt Lu." Li Kaixin agreed, then turned to the two officers and smiled politely, "Officer Sun, Officer Xu, please wait a moment."

Both officers nodded.

They knew that Comrade Li had a close relationship with Director Wang, and they were willing to give him face.

Li Kaixin followed Aunt Lu to the side.

"Aunt Lu, what is it?" Li Kaixin asked with a gentle smile.

Aunt Lu rubbed her hands together, looking somewhat uneasy: "Kaixin, when you were talking to Officer Xu and the others about the house, you didn't mention it was me..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Li Kaixin understood what she meant.

"Don't worry, Aunt Lu," Li Kaixin smiled knowingly, "I only told you that the house was vandalized, I didn't say anything else."

"Thank you, I'm so happy!" Aunt Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please don't say that," Li Kaixin quickly waved her hand. "I should thank you for reminding me. How did I get you involved?"

After speaking, Li Kaixin quickly walked back to the two officers and led them towards his two rooms.