Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

He Yuzhu walked out of Liu Xia's courtyard, went out of the alley, turned into another deserted alley, changed his mask, took out his bicycle from the space, and strolled home.

He Yuzhu felt that he really needed to go home and have a good rest and watch a good show in the evening.

Someone must have asked why He Yuzhu said so calmly that arresting someone would only result in a fine. He Yuzhu explained: "It's not a big deal for me to be arrested for the first time. The police station has plenty of food. Besides, it's much more economical to just fine someone."

He Yuzhu returned home leisurely and took a few gulps of tea. Suddenly, he saw the electric fan he had bought at great expense gathering dust in the corner. He Yuzhu felt depressed and felt that he really needed a sleep to comfort himself, so he fell into bed and fell asleep.

After waking up, he felt refreshed. He made a meal and put away Yu Shui's portion. After he finished eating, he left a small note for Yu Shui and went to the front yard to find Yan Jiecheng.

When Yan Jiecheng heard that it was He Yuzhu looking for him, he quickly got up from the bed and ran out.

Looking at Yan Jiecheng who ran out in a hurry, He Yuzhu said: "Jiecheng, go to the backyard and call Guangtian and Guangfu out. Let's solve the problem tonight. We can't waste any more time." (Otherwise, the audience will be unhappy)

Yan Jiecheng didn't say anything, turned around and ran to the backyard. After a while, he saw the two Liu brothers, who had rested for the whole day, running out in high spirits.

He took the three of them to a street stall and treated them to some steamed buns, and then the three of them strolled towards the alley where Liu Xia was.

After thinking for a long time, He Yuzhu asked: "I wanted to ask the three of you to go to the police station to report the case, but after thinking carefully, none of you three are suitable, so do you three know any brave and tight-lipped thugs?"

When the two brothers Yan Jiecheng and He Liu heard this, they looked at each other for a while. Guangfu said, "Brother Zhuzi, I know such a person. His name is Zhao Xu. He and his sister depend on each other for survival. As long as you are willing to pay, he will do anything that is not particularly extraordinary."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he said, "Guangfu, I'll leave this matter to you. You can figure out how to tell him on the way." After that, he took out two big black tens and handed them to Liu Guangfu.

Liu Guangfu took one look and said, "Brother Zhuzi, you gave too much. Five dollars should be enough, or at most ten dollars. If you give more, he will get suspicious and won't do it."

He Yuzhu heard that there were many tricks involved, so he said casually: "Guangfu, you decide. You and Guangtian can split the rest. Don't refuse, and get down to business."

When Liu Guangfu heard this, he stopped being pretentious and ran towards his destination quickly.

Soon it was night. Seeing Jia Dongxu finish his meal and stroll into Liu Xia's courtyard, Liu Guangtian ran to inform Liu Guangfu and Zhao Xu who were waiting near the police station.

The two Liu brothers watched Zhao Xu run to the police station to report the case. After a while, he led the police to the courtyard. Then the two brothers returned to the courtyard with their mission accomplished.

The duo who were hiding in a secluded corner of the alley preparing to eat melons were now enduring the bites of mosquitoes. He Yuzhu, who vowed never to eat melons again, now wanted to ask the two Liu brothers how they managed to keep an eye on them here.

Finally, when the two were about to give up, they saw a group of people running quickly towards the courtyard from the alley. After a while, they saw the police taking Liu Xia and several of Jia Dongxu's card-playing friends out of the courtyard and returning to the police station.

Seeing that it was over so quickly, the duo of melon-eating people felt that it was too boring, so they returned to the courtyard dejectedly and fell asleep in their respective homes.

The next day, after dinner, He Yuzhu just pushed his bicycle out to work when he heard a large group of people in the front yard walking towards the middle yard with a lot of noise.

After a while, the third uncle Yan Fugui was seen leading Chief Zhou and several police officers to the Intermediate Courtyard. Looking at He Yuzhu who was about to go out to work, Chief Zhou nodded as a greeting, and then led the police straight to the Jia family.

Jia Zhang, who was just watching the fun, had never thought that the police were coming to her house. Seeing that the person coming was Director Zhou, Uncle Yi Zhonghai also hurried out of the house and asked in confusion: "Director Zhou, what's going on so early in the morning?"

After Director Zhou glanced at the uncle Yi Zhonghai, he turned back and said to Jia Zhang in a serious tone, "Jia Zhang, your son Jia Dongxu gathered a group of people to gamble at his girlfriend's house yesterday, which had a particularly bad impact. However, considering that he was a first-time offender, we decided to fine him 200 yuan to serve as a warning to others. Jia Dongxu's girlfriend Liu Xia has paid 100 yuan for him, and there is still 100 yuan left to pay. Please pay the fine before leaving get off work today."

Second uncle Liu Haizhong, who was watching the excitement, heard that it was another matter of the Jia family and the police station had been alerted. He thought that this matter must be serious. Thinking about the 15 yuan he had paid for being taken advantage of last time, he still felt pain in his heart. So he stopped eating the melon, fearing that he would be implicated again, and hurried out of the yard.

When Jia Zhang heard what was going on, she asked in bewilderment, "Director Zhou, are you sure it's my son Jia Dongxu?"

Uncle Yi Zhonghai also hurriedly asked: "Director Zhou, are you mistaken? As far as I know, Jia Dongxu doesn't have a girlfriend either."

Director Zhou said calmly: "We also received reports from the masses and caught the perpetrators red-handed. Jia Dongxu himself has already confessed. As for the question about the target mentioned by Comrade Yi Zhonghai, you can ask Jia Zhongxu yourself when he comes back."

Then he turned to Jia Zhang and said, "Mr. Jia Zhang, please pay the fine in full before the end of get off work today, otherwise we will detain Jia Dongxu according to the law and report the case to his workplace."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai hurriedly asked when he heard this: "Director Zhou, we will hand it over, but please don't report the situation to the factory."

Jia Zhang also quickly agreed: "Director Zhou, can you give me a lighter fine?"

When the uncle Yi Zhonghai heard this, he quickly interrupted and said, "Chief Zhou, I am Jia Dongxu's master. I will go to the police station after get off work. No, I will take a leave of absence immediately."

Director Zhou replied calmly: "The notice has been conveyed to us, so we will go back first." After that, he turned and left.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai sent Director Zhou to the door, and after returning to the Intermediate Court, he said to Jia Zhang: "Prepare the fine, we will go to the police station later."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she sat down on the ground and cried loudly, "Old Jia, who the hell framed our Dongxu? Please open your eyes and take him away."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai heard this and shouted, "Jia Zhang, what are you crying about? Do you want Jia Dongxu to lose his job or go to jail?"

Jia Zhang sat on the ground and said weakly: "I don't have that much money."

When the uncle Yi Zhonghai heard this, he turned his eyes and said to He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, later, take me to the police station on your bicycle."

He Yuzhu heard this and thought that this time he was trying to make a fool of himself. Seeing Jia Zhangshi's expression, she definitely didn't want to pay more money. She just wanted to be done with the job, leave without a trace, hide her identity and name, and watch the show quietly.

He Yuzhu said quickly: "Uncle, I can't come today. I have to go to the meat processing factory with our canteen director to get meat. I can't afford to delay the big battle in the factory. You should find someone else."

After that, he pushed his bicycle and walked out. Seeing that the first target, the victim, was about to leave, the uncle Yi Zhonghai shouted: "Zhu Zi, please ask for leave for me."

He Yuzhu replied from a distance: "I know, uncle."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai turned his gaze to Uncle Yan Fugui, who brought Director Zhou into the middle courtyard. Before he could speak, Uncle Yan Fugui said, "Old Yi, I have two classes at noon. I'm going to be late. I'll leave first."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai cast his eyes on the crowd of onlookers again. Based on the principle of eating onlookers for free and not being responsible, they found various excuses to disperse. Aunt Zhang in the front yard, who was slow to react, also hurried away on the grounds that her old hen was having difficulty laying eggs and needed care.

Jia Zhang looked at the crowd that was huge a second ago, and in the blink of an eye, only herself and the old man Yi Zhonghai were left, disheveled in the wind.

So he cursed fiercely: "What a shitty neighbor, you can't count on anyone when something happens, a bunch of conscienceless people, they will get their comeuppance sooner or later."

Uncle Yi Zhonghai also had deep self-doubt at this moment. My uncle Yi Zhonghai has so little prestige in this courtyard that there is not even one person left to accompany me?

He didn't have time to think about it. He remembered that his eldest son, no, his disciple, was still in the police station. So he said to Jia Zhang: "Okay, everyone has left. Just tell us how much money you can pay. If you have money, we can go and redeem him. We can't just let Jia Dongxu stay in there forever."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she thought, No way. How could my grown-up son suffer such hardship in there? He wants to be a leader.

So Jia Zhang said to the uncle Yi Zhonghai: "I only have fifty yuan left."

When the old man heard this, he asked, "Where is Jia Dongxu's salary? What did you two do? How come there is only so little left?"

Jia Zhang said weakly: "Dongxu gives me only the necessary living expenses every month, and he keeps the rest of the money for himself. I don't know what he does with it."

Hearing this, Uncle Yi Zhonghai felt his blood pressure rushing to his head. He calmed down for a while and said, "Then I'll give you fifty. Remember to return it to me. Let's go to the police station together to see what's going on."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she thought she had said too much and should have said that she only had thirty. She felt that she had lost money again, so she said to Uncle Yi Zhonghai in a listless manner: "Uncle, you have more experience, so I will listen to you."

When Uncle Yi Zhonghai heard this, he thought his carrot-and-stick strategy was very successful. He went home to ask Auntie for fifty yuan. Then, Uncle Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang, each with their own plans, went to the police station together.

Only the aunt who watched everything at home sighed and said: "Old Yi, is your choice really right?"