Siheyuan: With the system in hand, the world is mine

On the other side, the deaf old lady walked slowly to a quiet courtyard alone. Li Cuilan was asked by the deaf old lady to wait in the distance.

When the deaf old lady finally stood at the gate of the courtyard, she couldn't help but look up and gaze at the courtyard. She saw that the walls were tall and majestic, and the people living inside must be rich or noble.

The deaf old lady didn't care about all this. She raised her hand without hesitation and knocked hard on the heavy door. "Dong...Dong...Dong..." The crisp knocking sound echoed in the quiet alley.

A moment later, there were footsteps and a response from the yard: "Coming... Coming..."

After a while, the gate slowly opened, and a burly middle-aged man in his forties or fifties appeared in front of the deaf old lady. He was wearing a Zhongshan suit, with a stern face and sharp eyes.

When he saw that the person standing outside the door was actually a deaf old lady, a trace of displeasure flashed across his face. He frowned, lowered his voice, and said dissatisfiedly: "Didn't I make it clear to you? After I helped you last time, we were even! Why did you come to me again today?"

The deaf old lady stared at the middle-aged man with her eyes wide open, and her anger was ignited. She asked angrily: "Clear? Humph! I spent so much money to ask you for help, and what happened?"

"Yi Zhonghai was sentenced to a full twenty years in prison! How can this be considered help? Are you deliberately playing a trick on me?" As she said this, the deaf old lady put her hands on her hips, leaned forward slightly, and put on an aggressive posture.

After hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but tremble all over, and a heart-pounding memory emerged in his mind like a tide. Just before he had intervened in Yi Zhonghai's matter for half an hour, a rapid phone ring suddenly broke the original silence.

The moment he picked up the phone, the other party just announced his origin, and it was like a thunderclap exploding in his ears, almost frightening him to death! Because the person who called was a big shot who had a place in that unattainable hall!

Immediately afterwards, the other party mercilessly issued him a stern warning and reprimand, ordering him never to interfere in any of Yi Zhonghai's affairs again and to handle them strictly in accordance with the rules and regulations.

In the days since receiving the call, the middle-aged man immediately issued orders to his subordinates, asking them to immediately stop interfering in this matter.

He himself was in a state of high tension and caution all the time, fearing that any carelessness would attract the other party's attention and lead to an in-depth investigation of him.

After all, he knew that saving him for those things would not stand up to scrutiny. Once even the slightest clue was found, and the investigation continued, he would either be imprisoned for life or die from eating a deadly peanut.

Whenever he recalled the various shocks and tortures he had suffered in the past few days, the anger in the middle-aged man's heart would erupt like a volcano. At this moment, he really wanted to strangle the hateful deaf old woman in front of him to death.

In an instant, a bone-chilling murderous intent swept out from him and rushed straight towards the deaf old woman.

The deaf old lady keenly sensed the strong murderous intent that flashed across the middle-aged man's eyes. Her heart couldn't help but tighten slightly, and she secretly became more alert.

Fortunately, the middle-aged man finally managed to suppress the murderous intent surging in his heart. His originally calm face now became a little distorted by anger, and his eyes were fixed on the deaf old woman in front of him.

He shouted angrily, "Help you? How can I help you? There are big shots watching behind this! Now even I am in a difficult situation - I can hardly protect myself. If I help you again, you don't even need to do anything, someone will come to me right away."

At this point, the middle-aged man paused for a moment, then continued, "Also, I haven't used a single cent of the money you gave me before. I'll give it to you right away. From today on, there will be no connection between us anymore!"

Having said this, the middle-aged man obviously didn't want to waste any more words. He just waved his arm and without hesitation threw a thick stack of banknotes in front of the deaf old lady.

Then he turned around and walked quickly towards the gate, pretending to close it.

However, when the deaf old lady heard the middle-aged man mention the word "big shot", she was stunned. She thought to herself, He Daqing is just an ordinary farmer, how could he get to know a so-called big shot?

Thinking of this, the deaf old lady concluded that the middle-aged man simply did not want to lend a helping hand.

Just when the gate was about to be completely closed, the deaf old lady suddenly came to her senses. She flashed and stretched out her hands at lightning speed, pressing them tightly against the gate, with an unwilling look on her face.

"Are you going to help me or not? If you insist on not helping me, then don't blame me for being heartless and ungrateful. I will tell you about how you tipped off the Japanese back then! Then... hehehe!"

As the deaf old lady spoke, she stared at the middle-aged man opposite her with an almost crazy look, as if she would immediately do something unexpected if the other party dared to refuse.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man secretly regretted it. If he had not been possessed by the devil and tipped off the devils, causing the deaths of many of our party comrades, and was later caught by the deaf old lady, he would have wanted to kill the deaf old lady at that time.

But the deaf old lady was smart and was protected by someone at all times. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, although the deaf old lady had no one to protect her, she did not dare to kill people at will, so she was controlled by him for so many years.

Thinking about how the deaf old lady had been using that matter to blackmail him over the years, forcing him to do this and that for her like a slave, the middle-aged man's anger instantly flared up, and he could no longer suppress the murderous intent that was gushing from his eyes.

He glared at the deaf old woman with gnashing teeth and said viciously: "Yehenala, don't think that what you did is any cleaner than what I did! Back then, you were just an ordinary madam in the Eight Great Hutongs on the surface, but in fact you secretly worked for No. 76, and your hands were stained with the blood of countless innocent people! If I fall, do you think you can stay out of it? None of us can escape, and the worst that can happen is that both of us will die and the net will be broken!"

After hearing these words, the deaf old lady's face suddenly changed and she was shocked. She never thought that her secret and obscure past would be discovered by the middle-aged man.

The corners of her eyes shrank slightly, revealing a trace of fear and panic that was difficult to conceal. Her arrogant demeanor suddenly disappeared without a trace, and she seemed a little at a loss.

However, seeing the panic-stricken deaf old lady, the middle-aged man suddenly felt much better. It turned out that ever since the deaf old lady caught him, the middle-aged man had never been willing to endure such humiliation and oppression.

Therefore, he secretly collected the unknown secrets behind the deaf old lady, so as to use them as a bargaining chip for counterattack. God will not let down those who work hard, after so many years of persistent secret investigation, he finally found some clues about the deaf old lady.

At this moment, the deaf old lady had clearly realized that the other party had also held a fatal handle on her. Therefore, her previous aggressive attitude disappeared, and was replaced by a face full of panic.

As for the so-called fight to the death, the deaf old lady never thought about it at all. Everything she did was for herself. As for saving Yi Zhonghai, she just thought he was still of some use. But now that she knew it was impossible, the deaf old lady gave up the idea and picked up the money on the ground and was about to leave.

Seeing the deaf old lady who seemed somewhat lost, the middle-aged man was afraid that she would frantically try to rescue him and then implicate him, so he could not help but remind her: "Yehenala, stop looking for people, it's useless, it's no different from seeking death, and we are even now."

Hearing this, the deaf old lady paused, left without looking back. When she met the old lady, she told her the result. After knowing that Yi Zhonghai could not be saved, the old lady was heartbroken.

However, the deaf old lady ignored her. At this time, she was still thinking about who helped He Daqing, otherwise it would be impossible for He Daqing to suppress the matter so strictly with his connections.

One face after another flashed through the deaf old lady's mind. Suddenly, when the deaf old lady thought of a person, she murmured to herself: "Yes, it's him. There is no one else but him." After saying this, the deaf old lady walked towards the courtyard with great momentum.