Siheyuan: I have traveled through time and space and still can’t eat enough?

"Old lady, what can we do now? Even for the sake of face, the Street Office will come to clarify this matter and investigate who spread the rumor."

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai's face was full of panic. He knew the whole story very well.

The old lady was not a martyr's relative at all. It was a complete lie she made up, and Yi Zhonghai was the executor.

"Why are you panicking? We have never directly admitted this. Besides, it has been so many years since the incident happened, and we can't find the source of the rumor. But from now on, my words will not be so important in the yard. Everything depends on you."

Although the deaf old lady's face looked unhappy, it was much better than Yi Zhonghai's.

She knew that this matter would at most undermine his prestige in the hospital, and who could do anything to a dying old woman.

"Old lady, how did this news spread? Why did someone suddenly stand up for you?"

Yi Zhonghai was caught off guard by this incident, and in his panic he had no time to think about the reason.

The deaf old lady was a smart person. She had figured out the key to this long ago. She looked at Yi Zhonghai as if he were a fool and said, "What are you talking about? We are in trouble. Someone doesn't like me and is deliberately making things worse."

After the deaf old lady's reminder, Yi Zhonghai finally understood. A figure suddenly appeared in his mind: "Are you talking about Yan Jiekuang?"

"Who else could it be but him? He is the only one we have offended recently. And with his ability, he can definitely guess that my identity as a martyr's relative is fake."

After listening to the old lady's analysis, Yi Zhonghai could no longer hide his anger: "How could such a scourge appear in the courtyard? We must find a way to subdue him, otherwise, we will never have a peaceful life."

Although the two guessed that it was Yan Jiekuang's doing, they had no way to deal with it. This was a naked conspiracy.

They can only hope that the street doesn't know the news or turns a blind eye to it.

But how could things develop as they wished? After all, this was related to the reputation of the street office, so someone had already started investigating.

"Xiao Li, have you investigated the matter clearly? Who spread the rumor that the deaf old lady is a martyr's family member?" Street director Liu Yali said to a pretty girl in her twenties.

"Director, the rumor has been around for too long, almost ten years. No one paid attention to it before. Now we want to find out who spread it, but we can't find out. But some people say that the person who spread the rumor that our street office is not doing anything is Yi Zhonghai from the deaf old ladies' home."

Even if she can't find the person who did it first, Liu Yali can make a rough guess: whoever made a profit is the one who did it.

The deaf old lady is definitely involved, but she is now over 80 years old and won’t live long. What can the street office do to her?

As for Yi Zhonghai, she had no way to deal with him. Without any evidence, who could punish an eighth-level worker in a factory with tens of thousands of employees for no reason?

Once something happens, it must be resolved. Liu Yali couldn't find out who did it, so she could only come to the Siheyuan to explain the matter clearly.

As soon as I reached the gate of the courtyard, I met Yan Bugui, the gatekeeper.

"Yan Bugui, what are you doing here? Go gather everyone in the courtyard. I want to tell you something."

Seeing Liu Yali approaching from a distance, Yan Bugui wanted to go up to her and try to get close to her.

But seeing that the other party had a gloomy face the whole time and was no longer as polite as usual, he didn't dare to say a word. He just replied "OK" and immediately turned around to call a meeting in the courtyard.

"Director Liu is here. He has something to announce to everyone. Everyone, come out for the meeting!"

Following Yan Bugui's call, one person came out from each family and soon gathered in the central courtyard.

Yan Jiekuang also came out when he heard the sound, wanting to see if the mine he had buried had exploded.

You should know that the director of the street office usually does not announce things in person. They all convey the information through the person in charge in the compound.

This time the street director came in person, and it must be something that the manager could not do. Apart from the fact that the deaf old lady was a martyr's relative, Yan Jiekuang could not think of anything else.

Liu Yali glanced around and found that the deaf old lady did not appear, but she didn't care.

What would happen if she came? I couldn't catch her. If she said something harsh and something happened, I would get into trouble.

"We are all gathered here today for one thing. Some people say that our subdistrict office doesn't care about the life or death of a deaf old lady who is a family member of a martyr."

At this point, Liu Yali paused, glanced around, and stopped her gaze on Yi Zhonghai before continuing, "Who told you that the deaf old lady was a family member of a martyr? She is just like you, an ordinary person. At the beginning, we saw that she was alone and helpless, so we wanted to arrange for her to live in a nursing home, but she refused to go."

"Finally, it was only after Yi Zhonghai promised to take good care of the old lady that the street agreed to let her continue to live in the yard. They also gave her the status of a five-guarantee household, providing her with food and money every month to ensure her basic living."

"Yi Zhonghai, do you think this is true?"

The sharp gaze shot directly at Yi Zhonghai, forcing him to not dare to look up, let alone tell a lie: "Yes."

When Yi Zhonghai's answer was heard, the courtyard was in an uproar.

"What? The deaf old lady is not a martyr's family member. We have been deceived?"

"I have long felt that the old lady's identity as a martyr's relative is suspicious. If that were true, why would no one come to see her?"

"Didn't you guys notice? Director Liu said that Yi Zhonghai took the initiative to take care of the old lady, so why did he call us to contribute money and effort whenever the old lady had problems?"

The more people discuss, the more heated they become, and of course it’s not their fault.

Who made Yi Zhonghai start to use moral blackmail whenever the old lady was sick or had a disaster over the years, telling them that they must respect the elderly, that the old lady's family had sacrificed their lives for the country, and calling on everyone to donate money and materials.

And every time someone's family cooked something delicious, the deaf old lady would order an old lady to bring the bowl over to ask for it. If anyone refused to give it, Yi Zhonghai would hold a meeting to criticize them, saying that they had no filial piety, were disrespectful to their elders, etc.

Xu Damao is a good example. Because he refused to share his delicious food with the deaf old lady, his reputation became worse and worse, and no one in the orphanage paid any attention to him.

With such an example in mind, who would dare to resist?

But in this era, every family was not rich, and they had to save for a month or even several months to be able to have a good meal.

Who would feel good when there is not enough food for one's own family and one has to share it with a neighbor?

Liu Yali heard clearly the discussions coming from all around. As a person who had lived through the war years, she understood everything in an instant.

Yi Zhonghai relies on the people in the courtyard to support the deaf old lady, and uses her identity to intimidate the people in the courtyard. What a good method!

Although she understood the situation, there was no substantial evidence and all of this was done in the open. Liu Yali couldn't do anything to the two people and could only say, "The deaf old lady in the backyard is just an ordinary person, not a martyr's family member. If anyone spreads rumors again or uses the old lady to speak for her, we will punish them severely if we find out!"