Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Uncle Wu, is this Xiangyang Street?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Yes, this Liu Ming is also a bad official, and his son is even worse, and no one cares about him," Uncle Wu said angrily.

"It's okay. They won't last long. How can such people be considered state officials? I have booked Uncle Wu's house. I'll give you 500 yuan as a deposit. In a day or two, we'll go to handle the formalities. The books have been put away, and we'll settle the bill then," said Zhang Dabao.

"All the books are given to you, and so are the furniture. We just want to leave quickly now." Old man Wu must have been scared.

"Then you take your son to live in Chunfeng Hutong for two days. I have a small courtyard there and I will take care of things here." Zhang Dabao didn't want to cause trouble for Uncle Wu.

"Okay, they won't be here for a while, I'll pack up and call my son out." Uncle Wu went to the west room and called his son out from the cellar.

The two of them packed their clothes and took the title deed. When closing the door, Zhang Dabao put all the books into the space and then sent the two of them to Chunfeng Hutong.

Zhang Dabao returned to Yard 95 and decided to go out in the evening to find out where Liu Ming and his son lived, and then see if they had any evidence of a crime. If not, he would think of other ways.

Zhang Dabao left No. 95 Courtyard and came to Xiangyang Street. He made up himself into a middle-aged man in his forties, holding two bottles of Xifeng in his hands. It was obvious that he was going to give gifts. He began to ask where Liu Ming's home was. There were still many kind-hearted people at that time. After asking two people, he found Liu Ming's home, which was in Ma Shishi Hutong, Xiangyang Street, also a small courtyard, the fifth house on the left.

It was still early, and Zhang Dabao came to Ma Si Hutong again. As expected, there was no one guarding the door, but across the street, there were two people watching this side.

Zhang Dabao walked into the alley, jumped over the wall and returned home. He ate something and took a rest. It was past eight o'clock in the evening. He changed into black clothes, put on a black hood, went out of the yard, lowered his waist, and disappeared into the night.

Zhang Dabao walked along the wall towards Ma Shisi Hutong. It was a cloudy day today and no one was walking on the road, which was a good cover for Zhang Dabao.

When he arrived at Mashi Hutong, Zhang Dabao heard a "tick-tick" sound in a house. Zhang Dabao stopped. If he had not practiced the "Tianyi Heart Method", he would not have been able to hear this faint sound. Zhang Dabao was also a military fan in his previous life and had read countless spy novels. He felt that the sound was particularly wrong, as if it was the sound of a radio.

Zhang Dabao leaped onto the top of the wall and listened. There was no one in the yard, but there was someone in the north room, and the sound came from the north room. Zhang Dabao jumped into the yard and rolled under the window of the north room. The sound here was clearer, which further proved Zhang Dabao's judgment that it was the sound coming from the radio station.

After waiting for half an hour, the sound of the radio in the room disappeared, and then the sound of dragging something came from the room. After a while, there was no sound at all, and the man walked out of the room and went straight out of the yard.

Zhang Dabao followed him directly. The man's reaction was different from that of a normal person. He always bent down, looked back, and made other small movements inadvertently. These were all anti-detection means.

After walking for about ten minutes, the man came to the gate of a courtyard and rang the doorknocker.

"Lao Liang, are you crazy? What are you doing here?" said the person who opened the door.

"If I don't come to your place, what will I eat? What will I drink? Where is the funding?" Lao Liang said to the person who opened the door.

"Damn, these drugs haven't been delivered yet, please wait a moment," said the person who opened the door.

"Wait for your mother, I'm starving to death." Lao Liang has a stubborn temper and he must have been angry.

"I'll go and ask for it today, okay? I'll personally sponsor you twenty yuan, and I'll send it to you the day after tomorrow. Lao Liang, you must remember what we do. You've even forgotten about organization and discipline." The person who opened the door gave twenty yuan to Lao Liang and said a few words to him.

"If I had money, I wouldn't come here, Lao Ding. We are all in the same boat, how could I not know the seriousness of the situation? You have to report this to the higher-ups. If funding is not guaranteed, we will starve to death without them catching us." Lao Liang took the money and continued to complain.

"Okay, go back quickly." Lao Ding sent Lao Liang out the door, closed the door, went back into the house to change clothes, opened the gate and looked around, saw no one, closed the door and went into the night.

Zhang Dabao knew that this was a big fish, so he followed Lao Ding. After walking around for about twenty minutes, Lao Ding came to a yard. He imitated a few bird calls, and the door opened, and Lao Ding went in.

Zhang Dabao jumped onto the sycamore tree next to him and saw at least two people in the yard and voices talking in the room. In order to hear clearly, Zhang Dabao jumped onto the roof and climbed on it.

"Old Ding, what's the matter so late?" an old voice came out.

"Brother Hai, the funding issue has been delayed for a long time. Lao Liang even came to my house today, and the other people are also getting impatient," said Lao Liang.

"These people are unreliable. They do everything for money and don't know how to make contributions. Now there is a problem with the channel. Let me think of a solution. When someone comes tomorrow, I will prepare it for you," Brother Hai said to Lao Liang.

"Okay, Brother Hai, now I understand what you said. I'll go back first?" Lao Ding said.

"Go back, you are too soft-hearted. You should be strict when managing the team. People like Lao Liang should be taught a lesson when necessary," Brother Hai said to Lao Ding.

"Isn't there anyone who wants to use him? If I had a suitable one, I would have used him. I would have thrown him into the river to feed the fish long ago," said Lao Ding viciously.

"By the way, this is what a team leader should be like. Go ahead." Brother Hai let Lao Ding go.

Zhang Dabao did not follow them back. He was now considering whether to capture Hai Ge and the others. He saw that after Lao Ding left, there were still two people in the yard, both in the south room. He would wait until they fell asleep and then take action. There should be what he wanted here.

Chapter 37: Psychological Hints

The winter in the north is a bit cold. Zhang Dabao was lying on the roof, feeling the biting north wind. The "Tianyi Heart Method" started to work, and the feeling of coldness disappeared, and his whole body became warm.

It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Due to the operation of his mind method, Zhang Dabao could even hear the breathing of the three people. They were all asleep. Zhang Dabao threw a small branch into the yard to test whether there was any secret sentry. After waiting for a minute, there was no sound in the yard. Zhang Dabao jumped into the yard, lowered his waist, and came to the window of the south room. There was loud snoring inside. Two people were sleeping soundly. He used a knife to open the bolt, took a step forward and killed one of them, and then used the same method to kill the other one. These two people were minor characters and it was useless.

After searching the south room, they found a pistol under each of the two people's pillows, but nothing else was found.

Zhang Dabao left the south room and came to the window of the north room. There was only the sound of breathing but no snoring. He couldn't be sure whether Brother Hai inside was really asleep.

After waiting for a while, there was still no change in the room, only the sound of even breathing. Zhang Dabao always felt that something was wrong and still didn't dare to go in. So he went to the east wing to see what was inside. There were all kinds of messy things in it. While looking for something, he bumped into a basin, which made a sound. Zhang Dabao felt like hiding behind the window.

The door of the north room quietly opened, and Brother Hai came out with a pistol in his hand, "Chuan Guo, is that you?"

Without any answer, Brother Hai carefully pushed open the door of the east wing and pointed the gun inside. Finding nothing, he took another step forward. A gust of wind was heard and Brother Hai was hit in the neck and fell to the ground.

Zhang Dabao put away his gun, tied him up, and started looking for things. He found a cellar under the bed in the north room, which contained two rifles, two radios, a box of pistols, a box of gold bars, and a bag containing some letters and a few drawings. Zhang Dabao followed the principle of splitting the money in half when they met, so he took half of the things and put the letters and drawings into the space.

Zhang Dabiao came to the north room and splashed cold water on Brother Hai's face. When Brother Hai seemed to be half awake, Zhang Dabiao crawled to his ear and said, "I am Liu Yang, deputy director of Xiangyang Sub-district Office, I am your accomplice, and my son is Liu Xiaopeng." Then he knocked him out again, splashed cold water on him again, and gave him psychological hints. This happened five times in a row. Zhang Dabiao did not wake Brother Hai up again, but held him in bed and covered him with a quilt. He took out a pen and paper from the space and wrote a letter on the table.

After doing all this, Zhang Dabao went to Liu Yang's home, placed a radio and two pistols under the food in his east wing, and then delivered the letter to the Red Star Police Station. In order to prevent the letter from being lost, he smashed the glass of the gate. The old man got up cursing, saw the letter, and delivered it to the duty room.

Not long after, two policemen came out, and two bicycles went to two different places. Zhang Dabao knew that they were going to ask for support. Brother Hai and his men were about to be arrested. Liu Yang didn't know whether Brother Hai would tell on him, so he also mentioned it in the letter. After all, it would not be as powerful as what Brother Hai said. Let's wait and see how it goes.

Zhang Dabao was walking towards home. Halfway there, he remembered that he had not yet gone to collect his belongings from Grandpa Liu. He looked at the time. It was almost twelve o'clock. He decided to go. If he didn't go, the old man would not be able to sleep.

Thinking of this, Zhang Dabao changed his clothes, took out his bicycle and drove towards Tianshui Hutong.

After knocking twice, the door was opened. After Zhang Dabiao came in, Uncle Liu was very unhappy. "Boy, why did you come just now? What time is it?"

"Can I come earlier? Is our transaction legitimate? Do you dare to drag him out in broad daylight?" Zhang Dabao could not afford to lose in terms of momentum, so he asked him a few more questions.

"It's too late now," Uncle Liu's voice lowered.

"Is it too late? It's even later than now if you go to the black market. Can you sell all of them?" Zhang Dabao retorted to him again.

"Okay, I forgive you. Move quickly. Do it by yourself. I won't help you." Uncle Liu also got angry.

"Do I need you to move? Tsk." Zhang Dabao did it himself. After a few trips to the door, there were fewer things in Grandpa Liu's room. After ten trips or so, he finished moving. Zhang Dabao paid 520 yuan and left.

Zhang Dabao was happy to see the space full of bronze wares, and Uncle Liu also smiled when he saw the pile of money on the table. It was a win-win situation.

Director Zhang Weihua of the Hongxing Police Station worked most of the night and captured an enemy spy leader. Through interrogation, it was revealed that the leader, Hai Ge, was actually Liu Yang, deputy director of the Xiangyang Sub-district Office, and his son Liu Pengfei. Zhang Weihua was delighted as it matched the content of the report letter. Then Hai Ge also gave out the names of Ding Youxiang and Liang Jinguang, because he now suspected that these two people had killed Chuanguo and the others and injured himself.

After the prisoner confessed, Zhang Weihua successively arrested Ding Youxiang and Liang Jinguang, and seized a radio and a pistol. Since Liu Yang was a cadre, Zhang Weihua and others reported to the district bureau at dawn. After receiving Zhang Weihua's report, Director Wang reported to the two main leaders of the district government, Liu and Zhang. The leaders instructed that no matter who was involved, they must act according to the rules and absolutely no spies were allowed in the jurisdiction.

Director Wang of the district bureau personally led a team to arrest Liu Yang at the Xiangyang Sub-district Office. The arrested Liu Yang was confused and said, "Director Wang, I am innocent."

Director Wang smiled contemptuously and said nothing. At this time, another group of people, led by Deputy Director Xing, captured Liu Pengfei and found a radio and two pistols under the food in Liu Yang's home.

"Old Liu, I didn't realize you were hiding so deeply," Director Wang said to Liu Yang as he squatted down.

"Director Wang, I don't understand. Where did I go wrong? Please show me a way." Liu Yang really didn't understand and kept shouting.

Director Wang and his colleagues thought that Liu Yang was going too far. Now that the confession and physical evidence had been completed, it was pointless for her to continue quibbling.

"Liu Yang, you've overacted. We have found the radio and the gun in your house. We have also verified that your son has joined a gang. It seems that you have a big heart. It's ok for you to be a spy yourself, but you also let your son work with you. What are you thinking? Are you afraid that your family will become extinct?" Director Wang asked Liu Yang.

"This is a frame-up. The things are not mine. Director Wang, you have to believe me, they are not mine." Liu Yang is a cadre and he knows that he cannot get involved with this thing. If he does, he will be dead.

"Can you please stop quibbling? The things are not yours, and your accomplices have already betrayed you. Why are you so stubborn?" Director Wang got angry and had Liu Yang taken away.

Zhang Dabao went home to rest for a while, and went to Masi Hutong to observe. The people who were monitoring him were gone. After asking the people around him, he learned that something had happened to the Liu father and son. They were arrested. It was a serious crime and they would probably not come back.

Zhang Dabao called the Wu father and son back from Chunfeng Hutong, completed the house transfer procedures, replaced the door lock, and gained another property.

Chapter 38 Beat Jia Dongxu Again

Zhang Dabiao finished his work in Masi Hutong and returned to No. 95 Courtyard of Hongxing Street. There were many versions about the deputy director of Xiangyang Street being a spy. The most popular version was that Liu Yang was a spy lurking there. He had been lurking here for many years. When his son grew up, he asked his son to contact people everywhere. When the skinheads counterattacked, they joined forces inside and outside the capital and took down the capital in one fell swoop. When Zhang Dabiao heard the third aunt Yang Ruihua telling the women in the courtyard about what happened, he was shocked. Wasn't this what he said about Yi Zhonghai? How did it involve Liu Yang again? Is Liu Yang really a spy?

Liu Yang is certainly not a spy. He just doesn't know how to raise his son. After his son Liu Xiaopeng stopped going to school, he didn't work hard, and he got involved with more than 20 people. He opened a casino, lent money at high interest rates, and robbed houses. In short, he did all kinds of bad things. It is not an exaggeration to shoot him. However, when he was arrested as a spy, both father and son would certainly not admit it.

But the confession was no longer a big deal for the Liu father and son. Brother Hai, the leader of at least three spy teams in Beijing, was the first to confess to the Liu father and son, and then he confessed other undercover personnel one after another. This time, the district public security bureau arrested ten spies, seized three radio stations and ten pistols, and made a good show of face.

As for who wrote the letter? Why was Brother Hai tied to the bed? Why were the things Brother Hai confessed different from what was actually found? Zhang Weihua still couldn't figure it out, so he simply gave up. Brother Hai confessed that it was Lao Liang who did it, and Lao Liang said it wasn't him, so it must have been Lao Ding who did it. He wanted to keep the funds for himself. It didn't matter who it was, the spies could just fight among themselves.

Liu Yang did not confess in the end and endured several days of torture and interrogation. Even Director Wang expressed his admiration for him, thinking that he was a man who was born at the wrong time and was loyal to the wrong person. "Let's kill Liu Yang quickly. Such an opponent deserves our respect." These were Director Wang's original words. So Liu Yang became the first of these spies to be shot.

Liu Xiaopeng committed many evil things and was found to have done countless bad things, but he refused to explain his superiors and subordinates. Liu Yang asked him to organize a team, so he was quickly shot.

After the Liu father and son were executed, some people in Xiangyang Street set off firecrackers, which made people very happy.

Today is Saturday. Tomorrow, which is Sunday, Zhang Dabao will visit his aunt Wang Yiqun's house. Banggeng and Jia Jingshu, who are going to school for the first time, are having their first Sunday. Zhang Lianhua and Qin Huairu, who just started working, are also having their first day off. The No. 95 courtyard is bustling again.

After dinner, Zhang Dabao was thinking about what gift to bring to his aunt's house tomorrow. Then there was a quarrel in the upper courtyard of the Jia family again. It sounded like Jia Dongxu was drunk and asked Zhang Cuihua for money. Zhang Cuihua didn't want to give it, so Jia Dongxu was making a quarrel at the door.

Zhang Dabao put down his things, walked out of the house and went to the middle courtyard.

"Mom, I'm a man. You give me two dollars a month? Will I still be alive? Things are so expensive nowadays. I will spend it all if I buy something casually. Money is a man's courage. Will it be convenient for me to do things without money?" Jia Dongxu was still muttering.

"How much money is enough for you per month?" Zhang Dabao walked up to Jia Dongxu and asked.

"At least ten yuan is enough." Jia Dongxu drank a lot today and didn't even look up to see who asked him. He answered casually.

"Ten dollars from Dongxu is not enough, fifty is about right," said Zhang Dabao.

"Fifty is fine, but my mother won't give it to me," Jia Dongxu replied.

"If she doesn't give it to me, I will." Zhang Dabao started slapping him again, left-right, right-left, after two rounds, Jia Dongxu sobered up and wanted to run, but Zhang Dabao kicked him to the ground.

"Seventh Uncle, I was wrong. I don't want the money anymore." Jia Dongxu now knew who hit him and quickly begged for mercy.

"If you want it, take it. If you don't want it, don't take it. Are you a man or not? How can you be so unreliable?" Zhang Dabao stepped forward and slapped him a few more times.

"Zhang Dabao, stop it," Yi Zhonghai stood up, "Dongxu and his mother asked for money, which is an internal matter of the Jia family. As a cousin, why are you interfering? You even beat Dongxu, and beat him so hard," Yi Zhonghai said righteously.

"Haha" Zhang laughed loudly, and now almost everyone in the hospital gathered around.

"As for the internal affairs of the Jia family, I now find that there is not a single good person in your Jia family. All of them are cheating for money and sex. This bastard Jia Youfu is a good talker. He tricked my eldest sister into going to the city and took away her best years. Although Jia Youfu was good to my eldest sister, he died too young and made my eldest sister a widow. This bastard Jia Dongxu is even more hateful. After his father cheated her for sex, he now comes to cheat her for money. Your family..." Zhang Dabao was interrupted by a burst of laughter when he said this.

The one who laughed out loud was He Yuzhu, the one who was holding it in until his face turned red was Xu Damao, and there were several other people who were coughing.

He Yuzhu noticed that Zhang Dabao was looking at him, and said, "I remembered some funny things that happened in the past, and I couldn't help it, haha..." Then he burst into laughter again.

"Second brother, is there anyone who would cheat on someone as beautiful as Aunt Jia?" Yan Jiekuang's voice was not loud, but since no one spoke, everyone heard it.

"Uncle Jia has a very unique taste, you don't know that," Yan Jiefang said to his brother.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yan Bugui pushed his two sons.

"Da Biao, keep talking. Big Brother Youfu's taste is indeed very strong, isn't it..." Yan Bugui didn't know what to say. His words made the onlookers laugh again.

"Dongxu, can your family earn 50 yuan a month? You want 50 yuan as pocket money. You make 27.5 yuan a month. Apart from food and drink, you can't even support your mother and children. And you want 10 yuan. What else are you doing if not cheating people? Are you telling everyone a joke? Don't you know that you are a joke yourself? You have been learning from an eighth-level worker for almost seven years, and you are still a first-level worker. You hold the record for steel rolling. Your wife goes to work at the street office, and Director Wang warns your wife not to learn from you, but to work hard and strive for progress. Your name has spread. Dongxu, the Jia family should be proud to have a talent like you." Zhang Dabao's voice became louder and louder.