Rebirth He Yuzhu stays away from troubles

The moonlight is hazy, and the night breeze blows gently, bringing the fragrance of flowers from afar. The lights of thousands of homes stand out in the dark, competing with each other and complementing the stars in the sky, giving the night endless charm.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai was filled with rage. The only thing he wanted to do was to catch the thief as soon as possible. He unconsciously quickened his pace towards the police station.

When I arrived at the police station, I found the staff on duty and made a detailed report.

Because it was night time, although there were limited staff on duty, the large theft of "several kilograms of white flour, 5 to 6 kilograms of flour, and 10 kilograms of corn flour" had to attract the attention of the staff on duty. This was the monthly ration for almost 2 to 3 people in an ordinary family.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the public security in the city has been getting better and better, the society has become more stable, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. For the public security station that manages the Siheyuan area at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, such a case is also rare, so two investigators were sent to investigate.

A group of three people arrived at the courtyard. One investigator started from the front yard and visited each household and took statements; the other followed Yi Zhonghai to the crime scene to take photos and collect evidence.

During the investigators' visits, the clues provided by the residents in the front yard were basically similar: no suspicious persons were found today, and no strangers were found to have entered the courtyard.

However, the clues provided by the residents of the Intermediate Court led to a major discovery: several residents told the investigators that before lunch today, the two children of the Jia family had gone in and out of the Yi family several times to move items.

The information that residents in the backyard can provide is basically the same as that in the front yard.

The investigators who went to the crime scene of Yi Zhonghai's home to collect evidence found two children's footprints on a chair; the rice jar, the rice jar lid, etc. had obvious children's handprints, which were photographed one by one as evidence.

After the two investigators met up at the Yi family, they compared relevant information and initially identified the suspects: the two children of the Jia family. However, after analysis by the two, they concluded that they could not rule out the possibility that an adult was behind the scenes.

The two investigators knocked on the door of the Jia family again and asked them to call the two children out to answer the question. The Jia family said that the children were asleep and were unwilling to cooperate.

For the staff with rich experience in handling cases, such stubborn elements are common. They quickly invited the uncles in charge of the compound, "Uncle Liu Haizhong, the first uncle, and Uncle Yan Fugui, the second uncle", to assist.

Uncle Liu Haizhong and uncle Yan Fugui assisted an investigator to enter the house to collect evidence; aunts one and two aunts assisted another investigator to bring out the child for questioning.

The three people who entered the house to collect evidence soon found several bags that did not belong to the Jia family. After Yi Zhonghai identified them, they were bags for storing grain from the Yi family.

The case officer who was in charge of the interrogation encountered some trouble: the little boy just stood there stupidly, too scared to move, and couldn't answer clearly when asked; the little girl was throwing a tantrum and rolling around.

After discussion between the two investigators: In view of the clear evidence and the criminal suspect's refusal to cooperate, they had to take compulsory measures. They handcuffed the two children and took them to the police station.

The adults in the Jia family didn't take it seriously: with the relationship between the Yi and Jia families, even if they were discovered, they could just apologize to Yi Zhonghai, so they didn't deal with the cloth bag. In that era, ordinary families were patching up their clothes, so how could they bear to destroy the cloth bag?

Seeing the two children were about to be taken away, they all panicked and surrounded Yi Zhonghai begging for mercy, hoping that he would plead for them.

When Yi Zhonghai found out that it was the two children from the Jia family who stole the things, he actually regretted reporting the case. However, reporting the case could not prevent the police from continuing to handle the case. He had to know that reporting a false case would also be punished, and what would he do if it affected his work?

In fact, when the investigators found out that the two children were so young, they speculated that there must be an adult behind it. After all, in the public's mind, what do such young children know? So they took the two children back to the police station for questioning in order to find out who was behind it.

If the child really stole the items by himself, at such a young age, according to the law at the time: the guardian could only compensate the owner for the loss, take the child to apologize, and educate him/her.

Seeing Qin Huairu crying and Jia Dongxu silent, the hungry Yi Zhonghai could only accompany them to the police station again. The staff on duty at the police station informed them that the child would be released home after the case was investigated clearly.

On the way home, Yi Zhonghai angrily questioned Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu why they didn't tell him the truth earlier. Jia and Qin remained silent and followed Yi Zhonghai home.

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, "How could I not know about the extra white flour, two-grain flour, and corn flour at home? I had to ask the police to intervene and catch them in the act before I knew that the matter had gotten out of hand."

Looking at these two people whom he had always placed high hopes on, into whom he had given so much, he felt so unwilling to see their relationship fall out.

The three of them walked in silence all the way, each thinking about their own plans and little tricks, and before they knew it, they returned to the courtyard.

In the public security station, the two children who were interrogated separately could not help but tell everything as soon as they arrived at the solemn and dignified interrogation room.

Bang Geng, as soon as he arrived at the interrogation room, he started to urinate unconsciously. Before he was asked any questions, he started to speak stutteringly.

Xiaodang is such a young girl, but she is a talented person. She told the uncles at the public security station that she was forced to go and get it by her brother, and that she would be beaten by her brother if she did not go with him.

The next morning, the staff of the Public Security Bureau released the two children. At the same time, they asked the Jia family to compensate Yi Zhonghai for the losses of equal value. Jia Dongxu also promised that he would take the children to apologize to Yi Zhonghai as soon as possible. Finally, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu signed the case closing document.

After the police left, Banggeng and Xiaodang were taken back by Jia Zhang to rest. In her eyes, this was nothing. How could Yi Zhonghai be so inhumane? He kept saying, "Neighbors should unite, respect and love each other, and solve the affairs within the courtyard. We should not be selfish and affect the reputation of the courtyard..."

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu followed Yi Zhonghai back to the Yi family with a miserable look on their faces. Jia Dongxu was sighing there, as if to say, "I am poor and I am right, so you have to understand and forgive me, Master." Qin Huairu was crying there, as if to say, "The Jia family has made me miserable."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the two people he had high hopes for, and he didn't know what to say. He couldn't encourage them, but he was afraid that scolding them would make them drift away from the Jia family. What would happen to his retirement plan then...

Just when the three of them didn't know what to do, Qin Huairu, who was crying pitifully beside them, came up with an idea.

"Master, I will clean the house for you and wash and dry your clothes to compensate for your loss this time." Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai with pleading eyes and asked.

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment, looked at Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu, and said in a tone of regret: "Banggeng and Xiaodang should be properly disciplined. As the saying goes, a child's character can be seen at the age of three. They should be more careful."

"Huai Ru, I won't let you do housework for me for nothing. I will give you 5 yuan a month from now on."

"Dongxu, go back and get ready. You'll have to go to work soon."

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu left the Yi family happily. They were thinking about how to spend the 5 yuan they got unexpectedly every month.

The farce between the Yi and Jia families ended just like that, and people in the courtyard had something to talk about again.

"Didn't Yi Zhonghai always say that internal affairs should be handled within the courtyard, and that we should not be selfish and affect the reputation of the courtyard?"

"That's before the trouble happens to you. When the trouble comes, no one is a moral saint."

"Hey, man, it's really like that."

"Bang Geng and Xiao Dang from the Jia family are probably around 4 to 6 years old, right?"

"It should be about that size!"

"Then, these two children of the Jia family are really gifted!"

"Hahaha…"