Siheyuan: Starting from the Police

The bell rang and the textile factory workers left work. He Yushui was among them, chatting and laughing with a few of his co-workers as they walked out.

"Rainwater, here!" Xu Guangfu waved and shouted.

When He Yushui heard the voice, he looked up, rushed over with excitement, and hung directly on Xu Guangfu.

"Brother Guangfu, you're back! I missed you so much."

After picking up He Yu Shui, the three of them went to eat roast duck together, and by the way asked Yu Shui what had happened in the past few years.

"Half a year after you left, Aunt Jia went to your doorstep to look for you... Later, Uncle Yi decided to let the old lady in the backyard live in your house... My silly brother listened to Uncle Yi... The old lady lived there for half a year, and people from the yard kept going to your house. The old lady found it noisy and moved back... Later, Jia Dongxu got drunk one time and went to your house to take a shower... And then... It was like this, until now."

"I tried to persuade Silly Brother, but he was blinded by Qin Huairu. As long as Qin Huairu cried, he would become stupid. He would not listen to me and even scolded me."

"If you hadn't given me 200 yuan before you left, I would have starved to death. I rarely went back after that."

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After finishing the work, they sent Yu Shui back to the dormitory, and Xu Guangfu and his partner drove back to the courtyard.

After picking up Chief Zhang at the police station, the three of them went to the courtyard together.

Wang Xiuhua had just arrived at the gate of the compound, and several people walked into the yard side by side. Xu Guangfu knocked on Yan Bugui's door. Yan Bugui opened the door and saw the situation, and immediately notified everyone to hold a meeting in the front yard.

After a while, all the staff members of the hospital were present. Xu Guangfu stood in front of the table and pointed at Wang Xiuhua and Zhang Feng and said, "I think everyone is familiar with these two people! One is Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office, and the other is Director Zhang of the Red Star Police Station."

"Tonight is about the same thing as yesterday. I heard from Uncle San that you guys can't figure it out, so let me tell you about it."

"First of all, the house became like this because Yi Zhonghai held a meeting to let the deaf old lady in the backyard live there. The whole courtyard agreed, and then Sha Zhu started by breaking the lock, and then he went to everyone to ask for money. Then the old lady didn't want to live there anymore, and the house was vacated not long after. Is that right?"

"Later, everyone used the house as a public toilet and bathhouse. I heard that it was Jia Dongxu who started it?"

"Finally, the bathroom broke down, and you stopped going there, so you used it as a warehouse and piled up all your stuff. You put any junk you couldn't bear to throw away here."

"Is everything correct? If there is anything wrong, please point it out. If there is any injustice, let Director Zhang and Director Wang investigate!"

The people below were talking a lot, but no one spoke up to refute.

Jia Zhang tried to speak several times, but was held back by Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu. She had to give up and stared at Xu Guangfu with an unhappy face.

"Since no one has refuted it, that means that this is pretty much the case!"

"You should know that a house as big as mine with three rooms would cost at least 10 yuan a month to rent out, right? A total of 480 yuan for four years, and there's also a small back room, so a total of 500 yuan should be okay!"

"Everyone who has used my house should pay for this!"

"My house has everything from pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar to tables, chairs, benches, beds and wardrobes. The materials and workmanship are all first-rate. I also have a radio. All these, big and small, add up to 1000. You move them all out, and whoever moves out pays. We'll divide the money in proportion to the price of the things you moved."

"The house is in such a mess that people who use the toilet and take a shower there will have their water blocked and it stinks. And no one cares when something goes wrong? The doors and windows were all new before I left, and the house was in perfect order. Now it's like this. I have to pay 800 yuan in total for this."

"Of the 800 yuan, the family who used the toilet and took a shower should pay at least 500 yuan. Jia Dongxu's family should pay no less than 50 yuan."

"The rest, Sha Zhu, will get 200 for breaking the lock. Yi Zhonghai, you were the one who took the lead, and the deaf old lady probably doesn't have much money. Besides, you treat her as your mother, so your crimes are counted together, so you get 500 in total."

"That's it! Any other questions? If not, go and settle with Uncle Three. I want to get paid tonight!"

After saying that, Xu Guangfu ignored everyone, gave cigarettes to Li Hao and Zhang Feng, and the four of them sat together and started chatting.

Xu Guangfu and a few others were chatting around the table, while a group of beasts were settling accounts with Yan Bugui.

"Most of the things were taken by the Jia family. How do we calculate this?"

"I won't pay. I didn't take anything, I didn't put anything down, and I didn't go to the bathroom. I won't pay!"

"As for going to the toilet, all the Jia family members, young and old, are doing it at the Xu family's place, so they should be allowed to pay for it!"

"That's right. The Jia family was the first to steal people's things! They took all the furniture!"

"And there's the old lady in the backyard. She took the bed home with her!"

"I didn't take anything..." "I paid 10 yuan and put in two pickle jars! I don't care about anything else!" "..."

"You bunch of damn people are going to force our Jia family to death! Old Jia..."

There was another round of chaos, with everyone in the yard arguing with each other, just to pay less money.

After more than an hour, the courtyard finally quieted down. Yan Bugui came to Xu Guangfu with the account book and cash.

"Xiao Xu, this is the account book. Take a look. The money has been calculated. 1600 yuan was collected. The rest is from the Jia family and Uncle Sha Zhu."

"Okay! Third Master is always fair in his accounts, so you don't need to watch it."

Xu Guangfu smiled, stood up and said to everyone in the courtyard: "Everyone, I think everyone should agree that the Third Uncle has settled the accounts. Except for the Jia family and the First Uncle Sha Zhu, the other neighbors can go home! Let's settle our grievances in the future!"

After saying that, Xu Guangfu collected the money, looked at Shazhu, Yi Zhonghai, and Jia Dongxu, pointed at the account book on the table, and said calmly: "What? You don't recognize it?"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned pale, and he showed a stiff smile, looking very awkward. He slowly said: "Xiao Xu, this is it. I have been working all day today and have no time to withdraw money. I will withdraw the money and give it to you tomorrow morning. Also, your brother Jia's family has a hard life. Look at this money..."

Xu Guangfu didn't comment, and turned to look at Sha Zhu: "What about you?"

Sha Zhu's face turned red, and he said embarrassedly: "Xiao Xu, I really don't have money, so I'll owe you 20 yuan a month in the future, and I'll pay it back within a year!"

Xu Guangfu sneered and said, "If I remember correctly, you entered the steel mill at the age of 16. It has been ten years now! Where did the money go?"

Sha Zhu was also stunned when he heard this. Before he had time to think about it, Xu Guangfu spoke again:

"You were an apprentice for three years, earning 25 yuan a month. After becoming a regular employee, you earn 35 yuan a month. The family hasn't bought any big items in the past few years. Yu Shui has never used your money since he was a child. He may have had dinner with you a few times after I left. Oh, and you also bought him a bicycle. You should have a salary of nearly 5 yuan. After deducting food and drink, you should have at least 4000 yuan! Where's your money?"