The Great Era of Siheyuan

Yi Zhonghai was so angry at Xu Damao's words that his face turned blue, but he still stood at the door blocking it, refusing to move an inch.

"Xu Damao, stop slandering people. You can't just slander people without evidence."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai being so tough, Xu Damao became even more certain that there was something wrong with Sha Zhu.

"Yi Zhonghai, I think you are in the same group as Sha Zhu. With your attitude, maybe it was Sha Zhu who stole it, so you are defending him so much."

Xu Damao pointed at Yi Zhonghai and cursed.

"Bullshit, Xu Damao, don't even think about taking a step past me without evidence!"

Yi Zhonghai pointed at Xu Damao and cursed angrily.

The two were at a stalemate, and the people in the yard were talking about it. Some people thought Xu Damao had a point and should be allowed to go in and find evidence. Others thought Yi Zhonghai was right and should not break into someone else's house based on one side's testimony.

At this moment, Sha Zhu came in humming a little tune. Seeing the tense scene in the yard, he looked confused.

"What's going on? Why are you all gathered at my door?"

As soon as Xu Damao saw Sha Zhu, he rushed over.

"Silly Zhu, you are still pretending. Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian both confessed that they stole my money and you took it away. Give me back my money."

Looking at Xu Damao who was coming towards him aggressively, Sha Zhu pushed him away and laughed.

"Xu Damao, you just believe their nonsense? When did I rob your money? What does it have to do with me if they steal your money? It's really inexplicable!"

Sha Zhu said with disdain.

Qin Huairu looked at Sha Zhu nervously, praying silently that he could handle it.

Yi Zhonghai also spoke quickly.

"Xu Damao, stop making trouble. Zhuzi has already said that he knew nothing about this. You must have misunderstood him. Didn't Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng tell you that they were the ones who stole the money? Go find them!"

At this time, Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng were also suspicious of each other, wondering if the other had gone back to steal from Xu Damao's house again.

Xu Damao refused to believe it.

"Misunderstanding? They both admitted it, how could it be false? Silly Zhu, if you don't take out the money today, I will go to the police station to report the case."

Shazhu also got angry.

"Just go ahead, who's afraid of who? I didn't take your money, so it's useless even if you call the police."

Sha Zhu was very confident. He hid all his money in a safe place. No one could find it except him.

Neither side gave in, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense. At this moment, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong also rushed over. They had just discussed in the backyard that the current plan was not to let Xu Damao call the police no matter what, and to calm him down first.

Yan Bugui said quickly: "Xu Damao, don't be impulsive. Let's talk it over. Maybe there is some misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding? Yan Bugui, you want me to misunderstand you. My family has lost more than 5 yuan in cash and gold bars. You tell me this is a misunderstanding?"

Xu Damao roared with his eyes wide open.

Liu Haizhong glared at Liu Guangtian fiercely.

"You useless thing, why don't you apologize to Xu Damao?"

Liu Guangtian lowered his head and dared not speak.

"Shazhu, if you took Xu Damao's money, just give it back. We are all from the same courtyard. If there is anything wrong, just apologize and don't make a fuss too much!"

"Yes, Xu Damao, we are all from the same courtyard. You should be more tolerant. We will meet each other sooner or later. Just ask them to return the money!"

Everyone tried to persuade Xu Damao and Sha Zhu, hoping that they could calm down and solve the problem.

Xu Damao and Sha Zhu looked at each other, neither of them was willing to give in, and the situation came to a stalemate.

Just then, the deaf old lady who had been silent spoke.

"Stop arguing. We need to get to the bottom of this matter. We can't wrongly accuse the good guys, nor let the bad guys go. Let's figure out the whole story before making a decision."

The deaf old lady was full of regret at this time. She never expected that these two idiots would involve her precious grandson. If she had known it earlier, she would have just lied and said that she gave it, and then what happened later would have happened.

After hearing what the deaf old lady said, everyone fell silent.

Yi Zhonghai took the opportunity to say, "Yes, let's call Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian over and ask them to explain the matter in detail."

With the words of the two most prestigious people in the courtyard, everyone naturally responded. Soon, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian were brought to the courtyard.

The two of them stood there trembling, not daring to look up at the crowd.

Yi Zhonghai asked: "Can you two tell us what happened again? What exactly happened?"

Yan Jiecheng stammered, "We...we stole Xu Damao's money, but...but we really didn't take it. We only stole a few hundred yuan, and the remaining hundred yuan was taken away by Sha Zhu. I kept more than a hundred yuan for myself, and I spent it all."

Liu Guangtian also nodded quickly and said crying.

"Yes, all the money we stole was taken away by Sha Zhu. That night, we stole the money and wanted to go to Sha Zhu's house again, but he came back and beat us up and took all the money we had. I only had a gold bar left, which I sold for 180 yuan. I used the money to buy a bicycle, and I only had 2.35 yuan left!"

As Yan Jiecheng spoke, he cried even harder. He had not spent a penny of the stolen money but had been beaten twice, and now he had been arrested. Who could be more miserable than him?

When Yi Zhonghai heard what they said, he suddenly remembered the night two days ago when Sha Zhu came back. It seemed that he saw two figures running away. No wonder the voices sounded so familiar at that time.

Thinking about it this way, it made sense. The two of them did not lie, and the money was really in Sha Zhu's hands. However, he did not expect that Xu Damao was missing so much money.

Yi Zhonghai raised his head and suddenly looked at Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu turned his head away guiltily. Yes, it was him.

"Hey, hey, hey, you two, stop talking nonsense. When did I beat you up and you robbed me? Who heard this? Are there any witnesses? Just open your mouth and speak. Don't blame me if you made a mistake!"

Sha Zhu said "excitedly" and looked around.

Xu Damao became even angrier after hearing what they said. He glanced at Sha Zhu and confirmed that he was the one he couldn't beat, so he became even angrier and could only vent his anger on the other two.

"You're still being stubborn. So, where did the money go?"

Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian looked at each other, neither knowing how to answer. Why didn't he believe what they were saying?

It’s not that Xu Damao doesn’t believe it, but he has no evidence.

At this time, Sha Zhu suddenly said, "Xu Damao, if you lost your money, go find it yourself, don't yell at my door. Maybe they hid the money or spent it somewhere else. Don't come looking for me."

Xu Damao sneered, "Silly Zhu, don't quibble. They both said that the money was stolen by you. If you don't take out the money, I will go to the police station to report the case and send you to eat steamed buns."