1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Li Weiguo followed the group of thieves silently like a shadow in the dark night.

They turned left and right in the alley like a group of rats running through a maze, their steps were hurried yet cautious.

Li Weiguo followed closely behind, always keeping a safe distance, his eyes sharp as a torch, not missing any details.

Finally, they stopped in front of a yard.

Those people were still extremely alert. They looked left and right, their eyes scanning the surroundings like hawks.

After confirming it was safe, the leader took out a key from his pocket, gently opened the lock on the door, and then walked in one after another.

As the door slowly closed, there was a slight noise in the yard, and then it fell into silence.

Li Weiguo waited patiently in the darkness until he was sure that there was no more sound inside, then he slowly walked out of the shadows.

He squatted slightly, then leaped up suddenly and easily jumped onto the top of the wall.

His movements were light and smooth, like a swallow flying over the water, without making the slightest sound.

Then he carefully moved along the ridge to the roof.

Li Weiguo lay on the roof, his ears pressed against the tiles, trying hard to listen to the voices of the people in the house.

Inside the house, a group of people gathered together, staring at the things that had just been moved back, their eyes full of greed and excitement.

There were two camphorwood boxes filled with calligraphy, paintings and porcelain, a jewelry box filled with all kinds of jewelry, and a set of books. You could tell at a glance that these things were good stuff.

The crowd gathered together, muttering to each other, gently stroking the objects with their hands, with smug smiles on their faces.

"These are all good things. You can tell at a glance that they are valuable."

"With these things, we won't have to worry about food and drink!"

"This time it's all thanks to Brother Dong, otherwise it wouldn't have been so smooth..."

The man called Wu Dong deliberately showed a disdainful expression: "This little thing is nothing, my aunt's in-laws were not simple at the beginning, look at how envious you are, you have no vision."

"Brother Dong, we definitely don't have as much experience as you, otherwise we wouldn't recognize you as our leader!" A man called Laizi quickly echoed, and the others also nodded in agreement.

"Isn't this a great lesson? This is too cruel. He even didn't let his own aunt go."

A young thief muttered softly, and although his voice was soft, it was still caught by Li Weiguo.

When Wu Dong heard these words, his eyes darkened. He said with disdain, "Okay, everyone keep your mouth shut about what happened today and don't talk nonsense outside. If they hadn't forced me, I wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure."

"Brother Dong is right. They are bullying us too much. Their family is so rich, yet they still want to rob you of your property. They are unkind, so they can't blame us for being unjust."

"It's just...it's..."

Everyone echoed with indignation.

Then, Wu Dong said, "They are greedy, but I am not strong enough, otherwise I would not be unable to protect my family business. All of you go to sleep! We can sell these things for some money and food tomorrow. We can't let a living person die from holding his urine!"

After hearing this, everyone obediently went to the next room to sleep, leaving Wu Dong standing there alone.

His eyes were somewhat empty as he looked at the things on the table and muttered to himself, "Now I really understand what it means that people's hearts are unpredictable and human nature is fickle.

It has only been over a month since my grandparents passed away, and my only aunt not only did not help, but she also changed her previous kind attitude and started to take advantage of me.

Now, besides me, there is only this empty yard in front of me. "When he said this, a trace of pain and helplessness appeared on his face.

What others don’t know is that most of these things were actually stolen from his home. In order to vent his anger, Wu Dong took the thugs he had just met to rob his aunt’s house.

He planned this matter from beginning to end, but he doesn't regret it at all.

Li Weiguo, who was on the roof, listened to the people in the house talking to themselves, and thought to himself that things were obviously not simple.

He decided to hold off for the time being and make a decision tomorrow after finding out more clearly.

The next day, at daybreak, Li Weiguo left home early without having breakfast.

He deliberately took a detour to the vicinity of Wu Dong's house, his eyes constantly searching around for targets from which he could obtain information.

At this time, he saw an old lady just leaving her house. Li Weiguo suddenly had an idea, put on a friendly smile on his face, and walked towards her.

"Auntie, good morning!" Li Weiguo greeted her warmly.

"Good morning, young man, what's the matter?" the aunt asked curiously.

"Well, I'm here to visit a friend, but I'm not very familiar with his family affairs. Auntie, I want to ask you something."

Li Weiguo said as he took out a few White Rabbit candies from his pocket and handed them to the auntie, "Auntie, try this candy, it's so sweet."

When the old lady saw the candy, her eyes lit up and she took it with a smile: "Oh, this young man is so polite. What do you want to know?"

"I want to ask you about Mr. Wu's family. I heard that there seemed to be some problems in his family recently?" Li Weiguo asked casually.

When the aunt heard this, she sighed and said, "Alas, Wu Dong is also a miserable child. His parents died early, and he grew up with his grandparents. But this year, his grandparents also passed away. Now he is the only one left at home."

"I heard that he has an aunt? Doesn't she take care of him?" Li Weiguo asked.

"Don't mention his aunt. A few days ago, his only aunt, Wu Meili, came to ask for money. All the neighbors knew about it. But this is someone else's family affair after all, and we outsiders can't interfere." The aunt said, shaking her head.

After hearing what the aunt said, Li Weiguo couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for the young man named Wu Dong.

It is not surprising that Wu Dong attacked his own aunt in such a desperate situation.

The aunt in front of him told him many little things about Wu Dong for the sake of a few candies.

Li Weiguo stopped asking questions when he saw that the situation was almost the same. After thanking the old lady in front of him, he pushed his bicycle forward a few steps, getting closer to Wu Dong's house.

Judging from the information he has currently, if Aunt Wu Dong finds that something is missing from the house, she will definitely suspect Wu Dong first.

Wu Dong may seem like a smart guy, but such impulsive behavior might get him into big trouble.

Just as he was thinking about it, Li Weiguo saw a group of people coming out of Wu Dong's house.

They all walked in a hurry, and after coming out, they left in different directions.

Wu Dong was the last one to leave. He locked the door carefully and then walked quickly in one direction.

Li Weiguo's mind moved, and he guessed that this group of people were looking for ways to sell the stolen goods.

After they left, Li Weiguo went to the east wall of Wu Dong's house. He put his bicycle under the wall, looked around to make sure no one was passing by, and then jumped into Wu Dong's house with the help of his bicycle.