Siheyuan: I just want to live

Seeing that everyone had identified them, Qian Dali turned to Director Wang and asked, "Comrade Wang, we have basically controlled these people now. Can you please tell us where the room they are staying in is?"

Upon hearing this, Director Wang immediately pointed to the east wing of the central courtyard and said, "That's Yi Zhonghai's home."

After pointing out Yi Zhonghai's house, Director Wang explained to Qian Dali the locations of Sha Zhu and the Jia family's houses.

Finally, Director Wang said to Qian Dali, "The deaf old lady's house is in the backyard. I'll take you there right away!"

After saying that, Director Wang took Qian Dali to the backyard.

Director Wang answered Qian Dali's question so readily, but he was actually a little uneasy in his heart. He was afraid that if he didn't cooperate enough, Qian Dali might mistakenly think that he was in the same group with Yi Zhonghai.

After all, it is easy to cause misunderstandings in this situation. If he is wrongly accused of being an accomplice of Yi Zhonghai, the consequences will be disastrous. Thinking of this, Director Wang couldn't help but feel a chill.

Qian Dali felt a little relieved after hearing what Director Wang said, but he still cautiously shouted to the soldiers around him: "Come on, a few of you follow me, and the rest of you go search the other three first!"

After that, he led several soldiers and Director Wang to the backyard. Qian Dali and his soldiers walked steadily and with serious expressions.

On the way to the backyard, Qian Dali remained vigilant at all times, observing the surrounding environment for any abnormalities.

"keep alert."

At the same time, he also reminded the soldiers around him to pay attention to safety and be ready to deal with emergencies at any time. Although he was full of tension, he still walked forward firmly.

Among the soldiers who remained in place, some continued to keep an eye on Yi Zhonghai and others, while the others began a comprehensive search of Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu and the Jia family.

Qian Dali led a group of soldiers and followed Director Wang to the backyard. After Director Wang pointed out the location of the deaf old lady's house, they entered the house cautiously and no accidents occurred.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong in the house, several soldiers immediately launched a detailed search of the house.

Not long after, a soldier found the small box where the deaf old lady kept her gold and silver jewelry and photos, but there was an exquisite small copper lock hanging on the box.

The soldier did not open it immediately, but handed it to Qian Dali and reported: "Captain, I found something!"

Qian Dali took the small box and ordered the soldier: "Continue searching!"

The young soldier saluted Qian vigorously and responded: "Yes! Company Commander!"

Then he entered the deaf old lady's house again and continued to look for other clues.

Qian Dali was holding the small box at this time, carefully looking at the exquisite little lock on it. After thinking for a while, he turned around and found a brick, placed the small box on the steps, and then picked up the brick and smashed it hard on the copper lock.

In a few strokes, Qian Dali smashed the sturdy copper lock into pieces. Seeing that the copper lock was broken, Qian Dali could not wait to open the small box.

However, when the box was opened, Qian Dali was surprised to find that there was nothing inside except a photo lying with its back facing up at the bottom.

Qian Dali couldn't help but feel puzzled, and muttered to himself: "Why go to so much trouble to make a box and lock it, just to put this photo in it?"

In fact, there were not only photos in the box, but also some gold, silver and jewelry. However, these valuables had already been quietly taken away by Chen Feng today.

Therefore, now there is only that lonely photo left in the box.

However, when Qian Dali picked up the photo and took a look at it, he was stunned. He immediately understood why the old lady locked the photo in a box.

Director Wang, who was standing not far from Qian Dali, saw Qian Dali in a daze and couldn't help but become curious. He also stretched his head to take a look at the photo in Qian Dali's hand. However, just this one look made Director Wang's expression freeze instantly, as if time had stopped.

Director Wang opened his eyes wide and stared at the photo, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.

Her breathing became rapid, her heartbeat quickened, and a look of astonishment appeared on her face, because she clearly saw that the photo was a photo of an old lady and a bald officer!

Although the officer might be unfamiliar to Director Wang, she could not recognize who he was.

But what shocked him was that Director Wang knew exactly who the old lady in the photo was. Although the photo was younger than the people today, Director Wang recognized her at a glance.

The old lady in the photo is the five-guarantee household selected by their street - a deaf old lady, and also the ancestor of this courtyard.

When he saw the photo clearly, Director Wang's face turned pale instantly. He felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet, as if the whole world had collapsed.

Before discovering this photo, Director Wang tried to deceive himself by telling himself that Yi Zhonghai and others were just suspected.

If Qian Dali and others had not found conclusive evidence, then what happened today would have been just a misunderstanding.

As long as it was just a misunderstanding, she, as the director of the street office, would be safe and sound, continue to go to get off work and live a stable life as the director of the street office.

However, when he saw the photo, his hope was completely shattered. The photo clearly showed the deaf old lady and the bald officer, and their behavior undoubtedly confirmed that there was a relationship between them.

At this point, Director Wang realized that any explanation or cover-up would be futile and she could not escape the responsibility for dereliction of duty.

Director Wang was now extremely depressed, filled with despair and regret. She hated herself for not discovering the identity of the deaf old lady earlier.

Moreover, it would have been fine if he hadn't discovered her identity, but he actually gave the deaf old lady a place in the Five Guarantees program, allowing her, a person who had a close relationship with the bald officer, to eat the relief grain of our party?

Thinking about these operations, Director Wang felt that he was really stupid.

After Qian Dali came to his senses, he carefully put the photo back into the small box and gently closed the lid.

At this moment, a soldier in the front yard suddenly ran up to Qian Dali and reported to him in a loud voice: "Company Commander! Something has happened ahead!"

When Qian Dali heard this, his expression instantly became serious. He looked at the soldier with a firm gaze and said calmly, "Let's go! Take me to see it!"

After receiving the order, the soldier immediately responded: "Yes!"

Then he quickly led the way and took Qian Dali to the central courtyard.

Director Wang, who was standing nearby, heard the soldier mention that the Intermediate Court had also discovered the situation. His already desperate heart now felt as cold as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.

Director Wang had never felt such despair before. Even when he was surrounded by the Japanese before, Director Wang's heart was still full of hope.

But what happened today really made Director Wang feel what it means to be caught in an unexpected disaster.

However, despite being filled with frustration and helplessness, she finally followed Qian Dali dejectedly to see what new situation had occurred in the Intermediate Court.

When Qian Dali came to the open space in front of Shazhu's door in the middle courtyard with the small box he had searched from the deaf old lady's house.

The deaf old lady who had been sitting on the ground staring at the backyard door suddenly became excited when she saw the small box in Qian Dali's hand.

Her eyes widened, her lips trembling slightly, as if she had seen something incredible. However, just as she was about to stand up and grab the small box in Qian Dali's hand.

However, as soon as he stood up, he was immediately discovered by the soldiers guarding Yi Zhonghai and others.

The soldiers saw the deaf old lady, their eyes flashing with madness. They reacted quickly and pointed their guns at the deaf old lady.

One of the soldiers shouted, "Don't move! Hold your head and squat immediately!"

When the deaf old lady heard the scolding, her body trembled and the crazy light in her eyes faded a lot. Although she was very unwilling, she still obediently did as the soldier asked.

The soldiers were not in the mood to be polite to Yi Zhonghai and the others. After all, they were now suspected of being enemy agents, which was no joke.

Before the matter was investigated clearly, Yi Zhonghai and others had lost any rights and dignity in the hearts of the soldiers. They must be strictly supervised and reviewed to ensure that national security is not threatened.

The deaf old lady was frightened and dared not move anymore, but Yi Zhonghai was still under close surveillance. The soldiers did not relax their vigilance because of the deaf old lady's silence. They kept their eyes alert and kept scanning Yi Zhonghai to prevent him from making any unusual movements.

They knew very well that although the deaf old lady's situation had been resolved, the incident that had just happened reminded them that they must not take it lightly in the future and must remain vigilant at all times to ensure that no unexpected situations would occur again.

At the same time, Qian Dali had arrived at Yi Zhonghai's door.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Qian Da walking towards his door, his heart began to tighten. He prayed in his heart that these soldiers would not find out his secrets.

At this time, a soldier took out a box from Yi Zhonghai's house, but unlike before, this box was not locked.

This made Qian Dali feel very strange. He didn't know what was inside. Could it be another thing related to enemy spies?

Although Qian Dali knew nothing about what was in the box, Yi Zhonghai, who had been paying close attention to all this, felt the last glimmer of hope in his heart shattered when he saw the box.

Yes, this box contained the letter and box written by He Daqing to Yu Shui that was secretly detained by Yi Zhonghai.

When the soldier took out the box, although Yi Zhonghai was extremely eager to take it back, he did not dare to act rashly when he thought of the deaf old lady's previous warning and the current situation.

He could only watch helplessly, not daring to take any risky actions.