The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Upon hearing this, Captain Wu exclaimed, "Oh, does Yang Dalin know someone in the station?"

Yi Zhonghai was afraid that the other party would misunderstand and think that he was implying that Yang Dalin had a powerful background, so he quickly said, "He has made several contributions, and it seems that your institute gave him an award. I don't know about his other contributions, but I do know about two others. One was that he sent three thugs to your institute."

Another time, I assisted your police officers in arresting several human traffickers and rescuing several children.

So when I saw that you didn't know Yang Dalin, I guessed you were new here.

Wu Yisheng said, "Oh, I was right."

So you mean that Comrade Yang Dalin should be a law-abiding and disciplined comrade?

Shouldn't they be suspected?

Yi Zhonghai quickly waved his hand: "I didn't mean that, Captain Wu. What I meant was, you can investigate however you want. I'll tell you what I know. You called us out here, you're definitely going to ask about Yang Dalin's situation. I'm just telling you the situation first."

Wu Yisheng's expression remained unchanged, and Yi Zhonghai felt that this policeman was quite shrewd.

Wu Yisheng asked about Yang Dalin's situation in detail.

He instructed his team members to write down all of Yang Dalin's information.

Finally, he asked Yi Zhonghai, "Master Yi, take a guess, do you think it's Yang Dalin?"

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment and said, "It's hard to say, but I hope Captain Wu can see through everything and catch this person."

After all, no matter what, one should not resort to such methods to retaliate against someone.

If there's something to discuss, it should be discussed openly. How can you resort to such despicable means to retaliate against someone?

This behavior is unacceptable. I hope Captain Wu can catch the culprit and deal with him according to the law.

This is the third time already; they can't treat people like this.

Wu Yisheng replied, "Don't worry about that. If it really is Yang Dalin, even if he has performed meritorious service, I will still arrest him without hesitation."

Wu Yisheng showed his strong sense of justice and hatred for evil.

Then Wu Yisheng told Yi Zhonghai to go back to his ward first, leaving Liu Haizhong alone.

Before leaving, Yi Zhonghai glanced at Liu Haizhong.

That means it's best if we both reach an agreement, and you shouldn't say anything out of turn.

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai had returned to Qin Huairu's ward, Liu Haizhong, fearing that Yi Zhonghai might hear, gestured for Captain Wu to take a few steps forward.

The group took a few more steps forward, and Liu Haizhong glanced in the direction of the ward before saying, "Captain Wu, I felt that Lao Yi was a bit biased just now."

There are some things I need to make clear to you, because you'll find out once you investigate; there's no way to hide it from you.

First of all, Yi Zhonghai was Jia Dongxu's mentor. He had no children and treated Jia Dongxu as an elder in his old age.

You'll understand what I mean as soon as you hear it.

Wu Yisheng nodded, indicating that he understood.

That means Yi Zhonghai might be biased towards his apprentice, and what he says shouldn't be taken entirely seriously.

Wu Yisheng asked Liu Haizhong to continue.

Liu Haizhong added, "Dalin is a good kid. You can go and ask around. Anyway, I don't think Dalin is likely to be a bad person."

On the contrary, Captain Wu, you can investigate Qin Huairu's daily behavior in detail.

She made it sound so easy, saying that when she went to the Qi family, they offered her steamed buns.

Captain Wu, you know what the situation is like these days.

At that time, Dalinzi was a refugee who was adopted by Comrade Qi Yulan. Their family's ration was also very low and was even reduced.

I also have to raise a sixteen-year-old boy.

It can be said to be very difficult.

Even so, Qin Huairu took the child to other people's homes and deliberately stayed until mealtime, making the child cry and be hungry, which could be said to be taking food from their mouths.

To put it mildly, it's just a few cornbread buns, but to put it bluntly, it's their life-saving food.

This matter is not as simple as Qin Huairu made it out to be.

There are many things that Qin Huairu's husband, Jia Dongxu, doesn't know, including Lao Yi. Jia Dongxu's wife has caused quite a bit of trouble in the courtyard just to get a bite to eat.

You should investigate this thoroughly.

I don't believe it was Da Lin who was retaliating; I suspect it was someone else.

And to be honest, I think she deserved to be beaten, not wronged.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yisheng nodded silently.

Yes, food is so scarce these days. If Qin Huairu can get some food from the Qi family, why wouldn't she do it from other families?

This could very well be another family retaliating against Qin Huairu.

After all, it was your shamelessness that led you to cheat people out of their food.

Everyone knows how precious food is these days.

Wu Yisheng then asked, "Master Liu, we still need to handle this according to the law. Private retaliation is unacceptable. Is there anything else?"

Liu Haizhong thought for a moment and then said, "Yes, yes, Captain Wu is right. There was one time when Dalinzi went on a business trip and brought some dried seafood with him."

They even asked one of the cooks in our yard to cook a big pot of seafood porridge for us.

A bowl was given to each of the children and elderly people in the courtyard. Qin Huairu's two children and Qin Huairu's mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi, all received one.

Dalin wasn't refused a place in her family, so I think he's a kind-hearted person, unlike what Qin Huairu said, who would do things behind people's backs.

Wu Yisheng asked many more questions, took notes, and before leaving, said, "Master Liu, don't worry, I'll keep it a secret for you. Go back now."

Seeing that Captain Wu knew how to handle people, Liu Haizhong quickly offered to personally see him off.

After seeing Wu Yisheng off, Liu Haizhong watched the two policemen leave, glanced back at Qin Huairu's ward, and snorted.

As for why Liu Haizhong wanted to help Yang Dalin, one reason was that he wanted to win Yang Dalin over privately.

The second reason is that Liu Haizhong hasn't forgotten that Yang Dalin still owes him money.

It's unclear whether Yi Zhonghai forgot about Yang Dalin's debt, or whether Yi Zhonghai only cares about his apprentice's family and would rather break ties with Yang Dalin than let Qin Huairu be the one to side with him.

That's normal, though. Many people side with their own kind rather than with what's right, and Yi Zhonghai is no exception.

After all, his primary caregiver is Jia Dongxu. If it were his own son, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't be afraid at all.

Even if you beat your son and daughter-in-law or give them a lecture, they still have to support him in his old age.

Unfortunately, the apprentice was not his biological son.

Yi Zhonghai was afraid. He was afraid that if he didn't side with Qin Huairu, she would whisper sweet nothings in his ear and corrupt his apprentice, and then she wouldn't support him in his old age.

This is why Yi Zhonghai sometimes lacks confidence.

Not having his own children is a lifelong wound for him.

When Liu Haizhong returned, he saw Yi Zhonghai waiting for him at the door of the ward.

Yi Zhonghai asked, "Old Liu, Captain Wu didn't ask any more questions, did he?"

Liu Haizhong acted normally: "It's okay, just do as you said. No matter who it is, this kind of behavior is definitely not acceptable." He then asked me about Yang Dalin's daily behavior and asked about other people in my yard.

See if there are any other suspicious people.

Yi Zhonghai stared intently at Liu Haizhong, noticing that Liu Haizhong's gaze did not waver.

He handed Liu Haizhong a cigarette and then asked, "Old Liu, do you think it's Yang Dalin?"

Liu Haizhong lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "It's hard to say. Just like Captain Wu said, there are no witnesses, no physical evidence, just a handful of stones. Where are we going to find anyone?"

Yi Zhonghai also took a deep breath and sighed, "Yes..."