Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

When Li Yu returned home after having dinner with Bai Ling at Donglaishun in the evening, he saw his desk in a complete mess as soon as he opened the door.

When Li Yu saw that the blueprints he had placed on the table had disappeared, he quickly asked Bai Ling to check the scene first, and then rode his bicycle to the Hongxing Police Station.

Upon learning that the missing document was a highly confidential state document, the local police station immediately reported it to the municipal bureau.

A short while later, Zhao Tiezhu rushed into the police station.

Zhao Tiezhu, who was resting at home, rushed out of his house as soon as the police officers explained the situation.

He knew that today's matter was another momentous event.

Now he gets a stress response whenever he hears the name Li Yu.

People from the Municipal Bureau arrived around the same time as Zhao Tiezhu.

"Brother Li! Everything related to you is a major case!" Zhao Tiezhu said to Li Yu with a helpless expression.

Li Yu shook his head: "I didn't want to either."

A short while later, Li Yu arrived at the courtyard with a group of police officers.

When the people in the courtyard saw so many police officers, they all thought there were enemy agents.

Liu Haizhong rushed to Li Yu and asked, "Li Yu, what's going on? Why did you bring so many police officers?"

Li Yu ignored Liu Haizhong and quickly went to ask Bai Ling, who was constantly looking around, "Have you found anything?"

Bai Ling dusted off her hands and said to Li Yu, Zhao Tiezhu, and the other police officers:

"It can be largely ruled out that this was the work of enemy agents."

Zhao Tiezhu breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What do you mean?"

Bai Ling pointed to the pried-open lock and the stool by the window and said, "The lock was pried open but couldn't be opened, so the thief climbed in through the window."

"The fact that the stool was by the window means that the thief couldn't get out after stealing the things, so we can conclude that it was most likely a child."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tiezhu went to the courtyard and found Liu Haizhong, asking him to call everyone in the courtyard to come in.

In particular, all children in the family must attend.

Li Yu went to the kitchen and looked at the stool by the window. Then, as if he had thought of something, he looked up and saw that the fish and meat he had hung up were indeed gone.

And then there's the sticky joke he stumbled upon when he came back last night.

He was almost certain that Banggeng had stolen it, but he couldn't understand why Banggeng would steal the blueprints.

However, Li Yu had no intention of letting the sticky bug go this time. If he could resolve it once and for all, it would be a good thing for society.

Just then, the courtyard was filled with people.

Yan Bugui asked Liu Haizhong, "Second Uncle, what's going on? Why are there so many police officers here?"

Liu Haizhong patted his big belly and said, "I heard that something was stolen from Li Yu's house, it seems to be some kind of confidential document."

Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu were also watching the excitement from the crowd.

Sha Zhu, while sticking close to Qin Huairu, said, "He deserved to be stolen from; he was always showing off everywhere."

Qin Huairu turned her face away from Sha Zhu, wondering what Sha Zhu had eaten that made her feel like vomiting.

Soon everyone had arrived, and Zhao Tiezhu said loudly, "Some things went missing from Li Yu's house today. The items are very important. Whoever took them, bring them out now, and we can give them a lighter punishment."

"If we find it, we'll punish them severely!"

After speaking, Zhao Tiezhu's gaze swept over everyone.

Seeing that no one responded, Zhao Tiezhu said again: "According to our investigation, the thief is a child. Now, all the children from each household should stand in front."

The two little girls from Grandma Zhang's house in the backyard and the little boy from Wang Fugui's house in the front yard timidly came to the front of the crowd, accompanied by their parents.

Qin Huairu also stood in front with Xiao Dang and Huaihua.

Zhao Tiezhu looked at the children in front of him and then asked Liu Haizhong, "Are these all the children in your compound?"

Yan Bugui quickly said from the side, "The Jia family's sticks haven't arrived yet."

Seeing this, Qin Huairu said, "The child wasn't feeling well today, so I let him sleep at home."

"If you don't agree, call him out!" Zhao Tiezhu said, and ordered two policemen to go to the Jia family and call Banggeng out.

The stick-like creature hiding behind the window is so scared it can barely stand.

He started to feel scared as soon as the police entered the courtyard; he knew these people were there to arrest him.

Seeing the stick behind the window trembling incessantly, Jia Zhangshi said, "It's alright. If they find out, we can just return it. It's not a big deal."

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the Jia family. When Jia Zhangshi opened the door, she saw that it was the police.

His previous composure vanished instantly, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Officers... what can I do for you?"

"We're here to take your child out for a few questions," one of the police officers said.

Another policeman saw Bang Geng acting suspiciously by the window and went over to him.

Upon seeing the police officers walking towards him, Bang Geng was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

Watching Bang Geng being led away, Jia Zhangshi didn't dare to say a word.

While the two police officers were bringing the stick over, the children were questioned by several police officers.

They stayed home after school in the afternoon, and there were always people in the yard during that time, but no one was seen entering Li Yu's house.

As soon as Banggeng reached Zhao Tiezhu, he saw Zhao Tiezhu's face, which was as black as coal, and Banggeng was so frightened that his legs trembled uncontrollably.

Seeing Bang Geng like this, Zhao Tiezhu knew that it was most likely him who did it.

Zhao Tiezhu stared intently into Bang Geng's eyes and said sternly, "Did you take Li Yu's things?"

Bang Geng was so frightened that his legs went weak. He sat down on the ground and said, "I didn't take the meat from Li Yu's house."

"Oh? How did you know that my family lost meat?" Li Yu's voice rang out from behind Zhao Tiezhu.

Zhao Tiezhu looked at Li Yu with suspicion. Wasn't it important confidential documents that were lost?

How did it turn into meat?

Banggeng stammered and couldn't speak.

At this moment, Qin Huairu hugged Banggeng tightly, saying, "Li Yu, don't scare my Banggeng."

"We didn't take any of your meat; we don't have much meat at all."

Li Yu looked at Qin Huairu and said, "Oh? If that's the case, then we'll just search for it and find out."

"Director Zhao, let's search his house."

Zhao Tiezhu nodded and led his men toward the Jia family's residence. Li Yu also prepared to search the place together.

Seeing that these people were really heading towards her house, Qin Huairu quickly pulled Liu Haizhong aside and said, "Aren't you going to do anything about what they're doing, Second Uncle?"

Liu Haizhong looked at Qin Huairu with disbelief: "You think I can control this?"

After saying that, he went to watch with the people in the yard.

Qin Huairu quickly pulled the three children home.

Upon arriving at the door, not only were they not allowed to enter, but even Jia Zhangshi, who was inside, was driven out.

Li Yu and Zhao Tiezhu searched everywhere, and a policeman found fish and meat in Jia Zhangshi's rice jar.

It was placed on the Jia family's table, but the document Li Yu mentioned was nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, Li Yu noticed a wad of white paper next to the Jia family's stove. He picked it up and opened it.

It was indeed a drawing he made himself.

Li Yu held up the blueprints to Zhao Tiezhu and said, "These are my blueprints. I found them by the stove."

Zhao Tiezhu hurriedly ordered his men to empty the coal ash from the Jia family's stove, but there was nothing inside.

It's now basically confirmed that Bang Geng stole it, and then Bang Geng was arrested.

Li Yu pointed to the blueprints and asked, "Where are these blueprints? Where did the others go?"

Banggeng said timidly, "I threw it all in the toilet."

"Slap!" Li Yu slapped Bang Geng across the face.