Courtyard House: Starting as an eighth-grade worker, with too many wives.

He muttered to himself.

"How come only one person had an accident?"

midnight.

Everyone was sleeping soundly.

Suddenly, a scream shattered the silence.

"Help! Murder!!"

The quiet courtyard was awakened by the shout of "Murder!"

Li Jianguo was dreaming of the modern life with refrigerators, televisions, and video games.

The shout startled him so much that he rolled over and almost fell off the bed.

"Damn it! Are you trying to call back a soul?!"

He cursed, put on his coat, and walked out.

This compound hasn't seen this kind of noise in the middle of the night for many years.

Everyone rushed out.

Then I was terrified by what I saw.

In the center of the courtyard, Sha Zhu was choking Jia Zhangshi by the neck and pressing her down hard.

That shout just now must have come from Jia Zhangshi.

"Hurry up and separate them!"

Liu Haizhong was the first to run over.

He lives in the backyard, which is the closest.

Seeing this scene, I almost choked and died.

Only when they heard him shout did everyone realize what was happening.

They rushed forward and quickly separated Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi had already been pinched until her eyes rolled back.

If we had been any later, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Sha Zhu still had his eyes closed, his hands gripping his chest tightly as if he were still exerting force.

"This...could it be a ghost encounter?"

Someone muttered something under their breath.

Everyone stared at Sha Zhu in horror.

Liu Haizhong was bold; he rushed up and slapped Sha Zhu hard across the face.

"who!"

Sha Zhu suddenly woke up.

"Who the hell hit me?"

He was stunned by what he saw.

"Wait...wasn't I sleeping?"

He clearly remembered that he should be sleeping in bed right now, so how did he end up here?

"Did Shazhu run into something? Is he having hysteria?"

The second aunt asked in a low voice.

"Hysteria?"

Jia Zhangshi slowly came to her senses.

She had just escaped death and was still in shock.

Upon hearing the word "hysteria," he immediately objected.

"He clearly wanted to kill me! Hysteria?"

After saying that, she started crying again.

"My God—I almost got killed just for wanting to go to the bathroom at night—"

"Could it be that they went on a date, had a falling out, and are now just putting on an act?"

Xu Damao looked the two of them over and over again, and then suddenly spoke slowly.

Everyone was stunned.

They looked at Jia Zhangshi and Sha Zhu with some curiosity.

"Xu Damao, you can't just say things like that!"

Liu Haizhong scoffed.

However, a hint of suspicion appeared in his eyes.

"Go to hell with you, Xu Damao! You bastard! Stop slandering people here!"

Sha Zhu panicked.

"Don't get angry."

Xu Damao looked completely innocent.

"I just said it offhand."

"After all, the two of them were clinging to each other and kissing just two days ago, and now they're acting like they're dying."

"My guess is pretty reasonable, isn't it?"

"puff--"

As soon as Xu Damao said this, everyone around him recalled the scene from that night.

Jia Dongxu went out to catch his wife cheating, only to find that the person hugging and kissing Sha Zhu was actually his own mother.

Now that Xu Damao has brought this up again, Jia Zhangshi and Shazhu's expressions have become particularly unpleasant.

Hearing the sneers of those around them, the two men's faces turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Jia Zhangshi was an elderly widow, so it wasn't her who suffered a loss that day.

Then, on second thought, an idea suddenly came to me.

"Why is my life so miserable—"

She started howling.

"Being taken advantage of and then murdered to silence you—"

"Where is justice?!"

"Pah! You old hag! Don't talk nonsense!"

Sha Zhu, enraged and embarrassed, jumped up, ready to fight.

What happened that night had already made him feel physically nauseous.

Now, Jia Zhangshi is still saying things that are simply unacceptable to him.

"Is this... real or fake?"

Liu Haizhong was at a loss, not knowing what to do.

In the past, Yi Zhonghai would mediate these kinds of incidents.

Yi Zhonghai is now ill and lying in bed.

It was finally his turn, but it seemed like he was losing control of the situation.

"Second Uncle, things have gotten so messy, what should we do?"

Yan Bugui and his family also came out.

They weren't very interested in these things; they just watched the spectacle and then prepared to leave.

"We need to go back and rest."

"It's unlikely that Sha Zhu committed murder, right?"

Liu Haizhong hesitated.

Before she could finish speaking, Jia Zhangshi objected.

"Who says it's impossible?"

She shouted at the top of her lungs.

"If you guys had come any later, I would be dead!"

"Liu Haizhong, are you determined to side with Sha Zhu today?"

"Are you going to help this murderer?"

Jia Zhangshi has always been unforgiving when she is in the right.

Now they're forcing Liu Haizhong to give an explanation.

Yan Bugui saw that Liu Haizhong couldn't make the decision and didn't want to get involved in this troublesome matter.

I would suggest it directly.

"The old man is injured and unable to make decisions right now, how about letting the deaf old lady make the decision?"

"She is an elder."

"Okay! I think it's a good idea!"

Liu Haizhong immediately agreed.

This solved his immediate problem.

With the deaf old lady around, it will definitely be helpful.

The second aunt immediately went to find the deaf old lady.

But when they entered the deaf old lady's house, there was no one inside.

"The old lady isn't in the house."

She rushed out and said.

The courtyard erupted in chaos.

It was late at night, and everyone was asleep.

Where could the deaf old lady go at this time?

They can't just disappear, can they?

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and go find it!"

Liu Haizhong couldn't care less about Sha Zhu and the others; he quickly sent someone to find the deaf old lady.

Sha Zhu also became anxious.

If we're talking about who's closest to the deaf old lady, it's definitely Sha Zhu.

The deaf old lady doted on him like her own grandson and was waiting for him to take care of her in her old age.

I searched all over, but no one had it.

Finally, Lou Xiao'e found it in the toilet.

"Oh my god—help me quick—"

She shouted in the toilet.

The toilet in the alley is the closest to their courtyard.

Hearing the commotion, everyone rushed over.

The deaf old lady fell into the latrine.

If it weren't for the incident tonight where Sha Zhu almost strangled Jia Zhangshi, the deaf old lady would probably have died in this latrine.

Fortunately, the toilet had just been cleaned and wasn't particularly deep.

When everyone arrived, they saw the deaf old lady in the latrine, with most of her body submerged in it.

The person is already somewhat disoriented.

"Hurry and save them!"

Liu Haizhong was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Why is this deaf old lady coming to the toilet all by herself so late at night?

If something goes wrong, who will be responsible?

With everyone's help, the deaf old lady was finally pulled out of the water.

Fortunately, it's not a big problem.

Being outside in the cold for a long time makes you feel a little drowsy.

After changing their clothes and warming them up, they felt much better immediately.

What's wrong with me?

The deaf old lady slowly woke up, looked around at the people, and spoke quite fluently.

"Grandma, why are you going to the toilet alone so late at night?"

Second Aunt asked.

"If Xiao'e hadn't found you, you would be dead."

The deaf old lady was also terrified.

She didn't know what was going on either.

I've used the toilet my whole life and never had any accidents.

Today was just so unlucky; my foot slipped while I was standing there.

"Okay, it's good that everything is alright now."

A lot happened today.

This whole ordeal really got everyone in on their feet.

The deaf old lady is alright now.

But the issues with Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi haven't been resolved yet.

"Liu Haizhong, are you just going to abandon him?"

Jia Zhangshi jumped up again.

"A murderer has appeared in our compound, and you're just going to ignore it?"

We were all busy with the deaf old lady and didn't have time to look after her.

Now that everything seemed alright, she jumped out again.

"If this matter of Sha Zhu trying to kill me isn't dealt with today, I'm definitely not done with it!"

"Silly Pillar? What happened to Silly Pillar now?"

Upon hearing the name Sha Zhu, the deaf old lady became much more alert.

He struggled to get up and asked what had happened.

Her second aunt stayed with her and explained.

The others gathered in the courtyard, watching Jia Zhangshi and Sha Zhu.

"I really don't know..."

Sha Zhu himself was also very confused.

"I might be asleep, or maybe I'm sleepwalking."

"I don't know what's going on either."

He tried his best to explain.

But Jia Zhangshi didn't believe him at all.

"Nonsense!"

"You've never sleepwalked before, so why are you sleepwalking today?"

"You're usually perfectly fine, why did you have to pick today to choke me?"

"To be honest, you're just holding a grudge about what happened that night and you're determined to get revenge!"

Jia Zhangshi shouted and jumped up.

If her voice hadn't been hoarse from being choked for so long, the noise she made would have woken everyone in the alley.

Li Jianguo was really annoyed by their noise.

Instead of arguing, you'd be better off getting some rest.

These bangs really don't work.

No wonder he's been jumping around for so long but has never been able to become the person in charge of this courtyard.

He simply stepped out.

"Alright, stop arguing."

"Since it's such a serious matter as murder, how could our compound handle it on its own?"

His gaze swept over the people present.

"Why not just call the police?"

Li Jianguo's words stunned everyone in the courtyard.

They seemed to have long been accustomed to getting together to resolve issues and asking the older men to make decisions.

No one ever thought that they could directly call the police.

And all along, only Li Jianguo has been doing this.

Only he remained the same.

Upon hearing Li Jianguo's suggestion, Jia Zhangshi immediately jumped up again.

"I think this idea is good!"

"Call the police!"

"The police must be called in to uphold justice and arrest and execute this murderer!"

She shouted loudly, but she felt a little uneasy inside.

She doesn't get up at night to go to the toilet at all.

I just wanted to see if I could steal something from someone's house, especially something from Sha Zhu.

Before they could even get close, they bumped into Sha Zhu in the yard.

Then, what happened next...

"Call the police? I know all about this!"

Xu Damao slipped out of the crowd of onlookers like an eel.

The smile on his face clearly showed he was there to have fun, and he couldn't wait for the fire to burn even brighter.

"You stand right there!"

With a loud shout, Liu Haizhong abruptly stopped Xu Damao, who was leaning forward, in his tracks.

He turned his head, his eyes like knives, and glared fiercely at Li Jianguo beside him, his eyes red with resentment.

"Director Li, our courtyard is already in complete chaos, please don't add fuel to the fire."

"It's the middle of the night, everyone in the neighborhood should be in a hurry to go home and sleep."

"I'm just giving everyone a suggestion: let's settle this matter as soon as possible."

Li Jianguo shrugged, completely unconcerned, his tone as light as a drifting cloud.

If we break this down and make it clear, what does it have to do with Li Jianguo?

Whether to call the police or how to handle the situation is none of his business.

Of course, it's not entirely true that they have no relation at all.

Sha Zhu went berserk in the middle of the night, grabbing people by the neck. Ultimately, it was his own holy aura that provoked him.

He just never expected that it would turn into such a hilarious scene.

No wonder when Yi Zhonghai broke his leg, Sha Zhu and the deaf old lady were perfectly fine; they were keeping things under control for him.

Seeing the three of them fall into this predicament, Li Jianguo felt as refreshed as if he had drunk a bowl of ice-cold plum juice on a sweltering summer day.

As expected, God has eyes; he brought this upon himself and cannot escape punishment.

"Okay, okay, thank you for your kindness!"

Liu Haizhong looked completely helpless, shaking his head like a rattle drum.

He then turned his head and stared at Jia Zhangshi, who was throwing a tantrum.

"We're all neighbors living in the same courtyard. This is nothing to make a big fuss about."

"Putting everything else aside, when your Dongxu had that accident, it was Shazhu who was the first to take him to the hospital."

"Don't you feel your face burning from all this fuss?"

"If the police are called in this middle of the night, our courtyard house will really become a celebrity in the eyes of the neighborhood!"

Upon hearing this, a tiny hint of guilt flashed in Jia Zhangshi's eyes.