I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

An elderly woman disappeared, but none of the neighbors in the courtyard cared.

More than ten days later, He Yushui noticed that she had not returned and told He Daqing.

He Daqing then realized that things might be serious.

After thinking about it, he went to Jiaodaokou Police Station to report the case.

Police officers came into the courtyard and investigated. Based on the situation at home, they determined that Li Cuilan was likely missing.

Based on information provided by the residents of the compound, they determined that she had gone missing after going to Qinghe Farm.

After verification by several parties and on-site investigation, the police quickly determined the approximate location where Li Cuilan went missing.

Unfortunately, too much time has passed, and all traces have long been destroyed.

After inquiring in all the surrounding dozen or so villages, they found nothing.

This case has to be put on hold for now.

We can only resume the investigation once new clues emerge.

The disappearance of Li Cuilan caused a period of panic in Courtyard No. 95, but things gradually calmed down afterward.

However, everyone knows one thing: never go to Qinghe Farm unless you have to!

Otherwise, you might be the next one to go missing.

In April, Yi Zhonghai waited and waited, but his wife Li Cuilan did not come.

She still didn't come in May.

I specifically asked the farm soldiers, and they said that Li Cuilan hadn't come for the past two months.

He was instantly enraged, feeling that Li Cuilan had betrayed him.

The soldier's next words almost stunned him:

"Li Cuilan disappeared after leaving here in March. Because it has been too long since the police were notified, the police officers at the local station searched but found no trace of her."

Yi Zhonghai felt like the sky had fallen. He had never thought Li Cuilan was that important before; she was always a dispensable character.

Only now that he has lost it does he realize that it is all too late to regret.

It's all the kidnappers' fault. Why did they kidnap his wife for no reason?

It's all the fault of those dog-poop-loving neighbors in the yard for not reporting it to the police in time, which delayed the most important time for the investigation!

It's all the fault of those police officers for not investigating properly. If they had mobilized thousands or tens of thousands of police officers, if they had mobilized all the police in Beijing, he would not have believed that they could not find the person!

It's all the soldiers from Qinghe Farm's fault for not escorting his wife to the platform; otherwise, she wouldn't have gone missing!

He hates heaven and earth but not himself; he never looks for the reasons within himself.

Because he has long held a moral high ground!

Anyone can be wrong, but he is not wrong.

Yi Zhonghai walked toward the machine repair shop with a dark expression.

Guo Da Piezi sat next to the machine, looking at Yi Zhonghai with a broad smile:

"Hey, who's here? Ah, it's the seventh-level master fitter from Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill! Hahaha~"

"Hahaha~"

The other prisoners watching the show also burst into laughter.

Yi Zhonghai was furious and grabbed the wrench next to him, ready to hit Guo Dapizi on the head.

"What are you all doing! Get back to work!"

The farm soldiers realized something was wrong and immediately gave them a stern warning.

Everyone immediately stopped laughing, lowered their heads, and pretended to work seriously.

Yi Zhonghai's anger vanished in the blink of an eye.

He was also annoyed: What's wrong with me today? How could I almost make a mistake so easily?

I'll be able to go home by the end of September next year, so there's really no need to get angry with these guys.

Yi Zhonghai is also a ninja turtle; he almost never does anything irrational in front of others.

His true nature is to resort to underhanded tactics.

However, Guo Da Piezi still saw him take out the wrench.

That huge wrench would probably kill him if it fell on him.

He suddenly realized: it seems I can't push an "honest man" too far; I'll have to be more careful in the future.

But we can't let him get away with it.

His storytelling skills were certainly not as good as Yan Jiefang's, but he could talk nonsense.

It's decided: from now on, Yi Zhonghai is the fourth brother of the three great traitors Jiang, He, and Hu, and no one can refute that!

Furthermore, he would also talk about the things that had to be said between Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice's wife Qin Huairu, the deaf old lady in the backyard, his apprentice's mother Jia Zhangshi, and others!

Regardless of whether it's true or not, he believes it's all real.

Guo Da Piezi began frantically turning his cerebellum.

I quickly thought of a story about Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai exchanging steamed buns in the cellar.

That night, the story spread among the prisoners.

Moreover, as it spread, this little story became more and more vivid and real.

It makes the listener feel as if they are there.

It can only be said that as long as one is willing to use their brain, human imagination can exceed people's expectations.

When Yi Zhonghai heard this story, he was greatly surprised: Who? Who exactly saw this and told it aloud?

Did a neighbor come into the yard?

From that day on, Yi Zhonghai became paranoid and started looking for the neighbor who had exposed his affairs among all the prisoners.

Because they noticed something was wrong with him, the farm soldiers warned him several times and increased their surveillance of him.

However, apart from looking around, the old man didn't do anything out of line.

Yi Zhonghai observed for several months, but unfortunately found no trace of any of the neighbors in the courtyard.

This matter can only be left unresolved.

As June arrives, the weather begins to get hot again.

In late June, the Preparatory Committee for China's Participation in the First Games of the Emerging Forces was officially established in Beijing. (Based on historical records)

The organizing committee was chaired by a marshal who was then the director of the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission! (His name cannot be written.)

Yan Jiefang was also very excited when he heard about this.

This should be his best chance to meet this distinguished marshal, and he must participate in this sports meet!

In July, Yan Jiefang continued his training at the Jiuxianqiao factory, just like last year, but this time it was Factory 718.

The factory leaders didn't react much to his arrival, after all, Yan Jiefang wasn't a particularly important figure.

But the team leaders of Factory 718 basketball team were overjoyed. They used their connections to get Yan Jiefang into the factory basketball team.

He took him with him as he traveled to all corners of the world.

For the past month, they've played basketball almost every day, sweeping through all the basketball teams in the surrounding schools, factories, and clubs again and again.

By the end of the month, all the basketball teams in these areas had put up signs to waive their games, stating that the weather was too hot and the teams needed to rest, so the basketball games would be temporarily canceled.

The basketball team from Beijing Sports Academy stepped forward and said it was okay, they would suppress any dissent.

Basketball is a team sport, and no one is allowed to be too arrogant.

But soon, they learned what free throw line dunks, half-court shots, fadeaway shots, and other techniques they had seen or had never seen before were.

The game ended at halftime; it wasn't finished.

The basketball team from Beijing Sports University has completely lost their composure.