After settling down Uncle Qin, Li Donglai breathed a sigh of relief.
When he was in Qinjiagou, Uncle Qin was the most helpful to him.
People should always be conscientious and repay kindness.
Otherwise, there would be no difference between them and animals.
In the following days, while looking through the medical school textbooks and waiting for the semester to start, I and Erzi investigated Xu Damao.
The portrait of the old woman has been sent to the younger brothers of the second son.
But there has been no result.
Thinking about it, the capital city in this era was not as big as in later generations.
It is also one of the super cities in the world, with a population of three million.
Finding an old woman among so many people is like finding a needle in a haystack.
The investigation into Xu Damao's murder has also fallen into trouble.
Following Li Donglai's instructions, Wang Wuye launched an investigation into Lou Bancheng's confidants.
After Lou Bancheng fled to Hong Kong, people who were close to the Lou family cut ties with him one after another and kept silent about the Lou family's affairs.
As for his confidants, they were worried about being implicated and had already dispersed.
I don't know where to hide, for fear of being held responsible.
There has been no breakthrough in the case, so Li Donglai can only be more careful not to let Ding Qiunan leave his sight.
At the same time, he quietly observed Xu Damao's movements.
Xu Damao is honest and goes to get off work on time every day.
However, it seems that he is missing the arrogance of being a publicity officer a few days ago.
It seems that Deputy Director Li took care of him.
...
The courtyard was peaceful.
Since the two uncles Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong were reprimanded by Director Gong, their appearance in the public eye has significantly decreased.
Qin Huairu took over Jia Xudong's shift and became a first-level fitter in the steel rolling mill, with a salary of 27.5.
He also became Yi Zhonghai's apprentice.
Considering that she had to take care of Jia Xudong, the factory asked her to return to work in a few days.
This incident also gave Yi Zhonghai a lot of points.
Everyone praised him for taking care of his apprentice and his wife.
He is worthy of being a moral model of the courtyard house.
Two days later, Qin Huairu picked up Banggeng from the police station.
Ignoring Jia Xudong's obstruction, he closed the door and tidied up the stick.
That morning, all the residents in the compound heard Banggeng's screams and Jia Xudong's curses.
At that time, Li Donglai was changing the door lock.
The lock is a large iron lock of the Xinsheng brand purchased from a supply and marketing cooperative.
It cost one yuan and two plus two industrial coupons.
The lock is made of very solid materials, made of pure iron. It feels like a weight in your hand and weighs half a kilogram.
I had just changed the lock, and before I had a chance to try it out, I was spotted by Yi Zhonghai who was passing by.
Yi Zhonghai looked at the big black iron lock and frowned: "Donglai, our compound is not locked. Why don't you buy a lock yourself and lock the door? What do you mean?
Do you think all the residents in our compound are thieves?"
Yi Zhonghai's appearance was not accidental, he had been keeping an eye on Li Donglai for a long time.
In his opinion, Li Donglai's prestige in the courtyard has a tendency to surpass his.
If Li Dong is not caught and punished severely, the position of the First Master may not be preserved.
Yi Zhonghai's voice was so loud that the passing residents gathered around after hearing it, waiting to hear Li Donglai's explanation.
After all, no one wants to be regarded as a thief.
"Look at what you said. It makes no sense." Li Donglai faced the doubt and smiled calmly: "Isn't it just a lock? Isn't it just for going online?
Besides, the last time I was framed, the real culprit hadn't even been found yet.
So what if I locked the door to protect myself?"
As he said that, he glanced sideways at Yi Zhonghai with a strange expression: "Master, the real culprit is not you, is it? Otherwise, why would you object to my locking up."
"Well, you can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing." Yi Zhonghai took a step back in fright and waved his hands repeatedly: "I do it for the sake of the unity of our compound. Locking up can easily cause barriers between neighbors."
"Unity? Haha, what you said is so ridiculous." Li Donglai curled his lips and said with a smile: "Whether the residents of our compound are united or not is not determined by whether the door is locked or not.
Locking the door means we have gone out and are not at home.
No sensible neighbor would break in,"
If we were at home, we wouldn't lock it.
So your claim that locking up will create a divide between neighbors is sheer nonsense."
Yi Zhonghai was beaten so hard that his face turned livid and his hands and feet were trembling.
It has always been his pride that the courtyard door is not locked.
I didn't expect it to be ruined by this kid who had just entered the courtyard every six months.
What's even more annoying is that what he said makes sense and is impossible to refute.
Everyone also nodded.
"Yes, Li Donglai was framed just now. If we don't lock the door, the bad guys might do it again."
"That's right, locking is meant to prevent villains. Only villains would object."
"I'll also buy a lock in the afternoon."
In these years, with Bangge, the sage of thieves, how could it be possible that nothing had been lost in the Siheyuan.
It’s just that most of the things that were lost were needles and threads, which were worthless.
Everyone deliberately locked the door because they were afraid of being scolded by Yi Zhonghai.
Now that I see Li Donglai making Yi Zhonghai speechless, I will naturally not miss this opportunity.
When Yi Zhonghai heard the discussion, he said in his heart that he was negligent this time, and that if he failed to steal the chicken, he would lose the rice.
I could only say sarcastically: "Donglai, you have misunderstood. I am doing this for your own good and am afraid that the neighbors will have bad thoughts."
"For your own good?" Li Donglai sneered: "I'm afraid that some people keep saying they are good for you, but they just want to satisfy their own selfish desires and want others to be obedient appendages so that they can do bad things."
As soon as these words came out, Yi Zhonghai almost broke out in cold sweat and hesitated: "Looking at what you said, it doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense at all.".
Before Li Donglai could react, he ran away with his hands behind his back.
Behind him, everyone in the courtyard stared thoughtfully at his desolate figure scavenging.
Thinking about what Li Donglai just said, it actually makes sense.
You are not my parents, why should you be nice to me?
It’s not like you have other plans!
...
As night falls, the courtyard is immersed in dusk.
Deaf old lady's house.
Yi Zhonghai brought a bowl of Erhe noodles and opened the door.
The deaf old lady was leaning on the head of the bed, her eyes slightly narrowed, and she seemed to be sleeping.
The deaf old lady rarely appears in the courtyard house on weekdays. She doesn't show off the mountains and doesn't leak water.
However, Yi Zhonghai knew about the Siheyuan and could hardly hide it from his eyes.
Sure enough, hearing the footsteps, the deaf old lady slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing he said when he saw Yi Zhonghai was, "I heard that you were taken care of by Li Donglai?"
"That boy Li Donglai is so annoying." Yi Zhonghai smiled and placed the bowl on the square table.
He bent down and explained: "Our compound is not locked, but he locked it. This..."
The deaf old lady didn't wait for him to finish his words, waved her hand to interrupt, and a sharp light burst out from her cloudy eyes.
Yi Zhonghai shivered inexplicably and quickly lowered his head.
"Idiot, Li Donglai has just been wronged, and all the residents sympathize with him. Now you go to find trouble for him, aren't you asking for trouble?" The old deaf lady's face was gloomy, and her voice sounded as if it came from ancient times, vicissitudes of life and creepy.
"You have been a master for so many years, and you are getting worse and worse as time goes by. I don't even understand this."
Yi Zhonghai, the grand master of the Siheyuan, was an eighth-level fitter in the steel rolling mill. He was trained like a third grandson, but he did not dare to show a trace of dissatisfaction on his face.
Others don't know the details of the deaf old lady, but Yi Zhonghai, as the 'son', knows everything.
The deaf old lady is the ancestor of the courtyard house, with precise vision and vicious methods.
The deaf old lady was originally the daughter of a Tatar official.
In the old days, the situation was chaotic, the whole family died in the rebellion, and the mansion and shops were taken over by strongmen.
The deaf old lady, a big girl, had to show her face.
He suppressed the servants with the power of thunder.
She also got involved with a warlord's son, and the two soon got engaged.
With the support of the warlord, the deaf old lady not only took back her mansion and shops, but also took the opportunity to extort a lot of gold and silver treasures.
Just when the warlord son was about to marry the deaf old lady, she delayed him on the grounds of filial piety.
While dealing with the warlord prince, she sold off her shops and mansions.
She also sold most of the house in the courtyard at this time.
By the time the capital was liberated, the deaf old lady had transformed from a young lady from a wealthy family into a philanthropic lesbian.
She gave away all the remaining houses at a low price.
As time goes by, the courtyard gradually fills up.
A saying began to spread among people, that is, the deaf old lady had made straw sandals for the army and she was a person who had made great achievements.
Of course, this was also the rumor spread by the deaf old lady herself.
The purpose is to create a golden body for myself.
Ever since Yi Zhonghai moved into the courtyard, he has been attracted by the deaf old lady.
In the following period, Yi Zhonghai followed her strategy and through her connections, not only became an eighth-level fitter in the steel rolling mill, but also became a senior official in the courtyard.
Under such circumstances, Yi Zhonghai naturally had a heartfelt awe for the deaf old lady.
"What the old lady taught me is that I was negligent this time. However, we cannot let Li Donglai ignore the rules you set like this." Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath, suppressed his inner uneasiness, and said slowly: "In this case
Sooner or later, the residents of the courtyard will be won over by him. When the time comes, you..."
Yi Zhonghai was halfway through speaking and looked at the deaf old lady uneasily.
"What's wrong with me? I'm a lonely old woman, what can anyone do to me?" The deaf old lady seemed to have seen through Yi Zhonghai's provocation, with a sneer on her lips.
"Yes, yes..." Yi Zhonghai was sweating profusely, and his shirt was already soaked.
"Don't worry, I already have a way to deal with him." The deaf old lady waved her hand, and Yi Zhonghai quickly put his ear to her.
