Courtyard House: The Road to an Industrial Power

The moon climbed higher and higher, and the courtyard was quiet.

Suddenly, the deaf old woman's door was gently pushed open.

Yi Zhonghai walked briskly towards the Intermediate People's Court.

Arriving at the He family's door, Yi Zhonghai gently pushed open the window and saw Zhang Shi and He Daqing sleeping together.

The deaf old woman had told Yi Zhonghai that Zhang Shi married He Daqing a few days after he fled.

"You bitches, you just wait, I'm coming to send you on your way!"

Yi Zhonghai said through gritted teeth.

Yi Zhonghai tiptoed into the He family's house, taking out two daggers from his waist.

The dagger gleamed coldly in the moonlight streaming through the window, and Yi Zhonghai slowly raised it.

He Daqing seemed to sense something and suddenly opened his eyes, only to see a flash of cold light.

"噗噗"

Two consecutive sounds of daggers piercing bodies rang out.

He Daqing and Zhang made "ho ho ho" sounds because a dagger was stuck in their necks.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's distorted expression, He Daqing and Zhang slowly stopped struggling.

"You two adulterers, you've lived and died together, haven't you?"

Immediately afterwards, Yi Zhonghai climbed out of the window and returned to the deaf old woman's house.

"Is the matter settled?"

The deaf old woman looked at her and asked in a low voice.

Yi Zhonghai sat down, picked up the teacup on the table, and was about to drink when he realized that his hands were trembling badly.

After taking a large gulp of tea from the cup held in both hands, he said, "It's done. I killed He Daqing and that bitch Zhang."

"What?!"

"You killed two of them at once!"

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the panicked deaf old woman and said, "What's the difference between killing one and killing two?"

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai walked straight into the underground chamber.

The deaf old woman stared at the closed stone slab and muttered to herself, "These people's methods are truly terrifying. Someone as talented as Yi Zhonghai has become an assassin in such a short time."

Yi Zhonghai entered the basement, and Li Yichuan looked at him and asked, "Is it resolved?"

"Yes, it's resolved."

Li Yichuan patted Yi Zhonghai on the shoulder and said, "It's good that it's resolved. Don't go out for a while."

The courtyard house will definitely be very lively during this period.

The courtyard gradually became lively the next day.

Suddenly, a scream came from the middle courtyard.

"ah!!!"

Sha Zhu, who was washing his face inside the house, rushed out upon hearing Qin Huairu's shout.

Sha Zhu saw Qin Huairu standing at the door looking at He Daqing's room with a terrified expression.

Sha Zhu quickly stepped forward to support Qin Huairu, "Huairu, what's wrong?"

Qin Huairu pointed into the room and stammered, "Dad... Dad... Dad!"

Sha Zhu looked up and froze, his mouth agape for a long time before he could utter a sound.

Inside the room, He Daqing and Zhang Shi had their mouths agape, each with a dagger stuck in their neck, and the bed was covered in black bloodstains.

Hearing the commotion, everyone in the courtyard came over to see what had happened, and everyone who saw the room gasped in surprise.

Lin Weidong also rushed over. He was shocked when he saw the scene inside the house. In an instant, he thought of Yi Zhonghai.

Because only Yi Zhonghai had the motive to kill these two people.

"The pillar! The pillar!"

Qin Huairu frantically patted the dumbfounded, mouth-open Sha Zhu with her hands.

Seeing this, Lin Weidong raised his hand and struck Sha Zhu on the back of the head.

Sha Zhu immediately collapsed to the ground.

"Sister-in-law, help Brother Zhu over first."

As soon as Lin Weidong came out of the room, he saw his mother heading towards the He family's house and quickly went up to stop her.

"Mom, you're pregnant, so please don't go there if you can avoid it. I'll handle the rest."

He then looked at the Liu brothers standing at the back of the crowd and called out, "Guangtian, Guangfu, go and call the police and security personnel here."

Upon hearing this, the two took off running.

Everyone in the courtyard gathered at the entrance of the He family's house, discussing the matter.

"My God, He Daqing and Zhang Shi have actually been killed."

Someone immediately said, "I think it was Yi Zhonghai who did it."

Someone nearby retorted, "Yi Zhonghai is over fifty years old, how could it be him? Could he even climb over this window?"

Just as everyone was discussing this, the police officers from the local police station arrived, along with Wang Meng from the security department.

As soon as he heard there was a situation, he insisted on leading the team over.

The police officers and Wang Meng went inside to check for a while. After Wang Meng came out, he said:

"This is probably the work of a professional assassin; the strikes are quick, precise, and ruthless."

"A single cut severed the major artery."

"That's so professional."

Lin Weidong, watching the group analyze the situation, interjected, "The only person these two have offended recently is Yi Zhonghai."

Wang Meng didn't know who Yi Zhonghai was, but Zhang Gong'an knew immediately who he was—the guy who set fire to the courtyard house.

While the group was investigating in the courtyard, the deaf old woman was standing behind the window, listening intently.

After quickly completing their investigation, Officer Zhang and Wang Meng left the courtyard. At this time, Sha Zhu slowly woke up.

"Bang"

Sha Zhu's door was kicked open.

Sha Zhu, who stumbled and ran over, pushed through the crowd and rushed into He Daqing's house.

"dad!!!"

Sha Zhu knelt in front of the bed, his head resting on it. The two people on the bed were already covered with white sheets.

Suddenly, the only sounds in the room were Sha Zhu's crying and Qin Huairu's sobbing.

The neighbors around were also silently wiping away tears.

Lin Weidong pushed through the crowd and walked to Sha Zhu's side, gently patting Sha Zhu's trembling shoulders.

"Please accept my condolences. The important thing now is to catch the murderer and avenge Uncle He and the others."

Sha Zhu's crying gradually stopped. He wiped away his tears and snot with his sleeve, then stood up and looked at Lin Weidong with bloodshot eyes.

"Wei Dong, who do you think did it?"

Lin Weidong expressed his guess: "I suspect it's Yi Zhonghai."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding neighbors all exclaimed in surprise.

"Yi Zhonghai?"

"How could he possibly kill someone? Besides, the courtyard gate was closed last night; how could he have gotten in so easily?"

At this moment, Sha Zhu clenched his fists so tightly that his teeth were grinding.

"Yi Zhonghai! Yi Zhonghai! I'll tear him to pieces!"

At this moment, Lin Weidong had a huge question in his mind: Yi Zhonghai left such obvious traces when he climbed through the window last night.

Why is there no trace of them after they climbed into the yard?

Suddenly a terrible thought popped into his mind: the tunnel.

In a fanfiction I read in my past life, the deaf old lady's house had a secret room. Could there be a tunnel in the secret room leading to the outside of the courtyard?

In the underground chamber, a young man dressed as a hunchback reported to Li Yichuan: "Yamada-kun and Wang Yiwei have been arrested and are now being held in the security department of the machinery factory. In addition, our base was raided last night."

"Security Department?"

Li Yichuan tapped the table lightly with his fingers, his brows furrowed, wondering whether he should get rid of the two traitors.

A moment later, Li Yichuan ordered, "Move all our belongings outside, and then call everyone to Outpost Two."

"We have to act tonight. I must take Lin Weidong away tonight."

"yes!"