Siheyuan: Seventeen-year-old He Yuzhu

Yi Zhonghai looked at the IOU, nodded with great satisfaction, and then put the IOU into his pocket.

"Da Mao, don't worry, I will go to the police station to withdraw the case tomorrow."

Xu Damao said, "Uncle, I've written the IOU. Why don't you go now? I'll go with you."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the sky outside through the window and said, "It's getting dark now. The police station should be off work. Let's go tomorrow."

Xu Damao didn't agree at all. The sooner the case is dropped, the more at ease he will feel. "There will be someone on duty at the police station."

"I've already written you the IOU, let's go now."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "Okay, since you are so anxious, I will withdraw the case now."

......

When the two men returned from the police station, it was completely dark.

Today the sky was full of dark clouds, blocking the moon.

There was no moonlight, and the yard was dark and nothing could be seen clearly.

Xu Damao watched Yi Zhonghai withdraw the case with his own eyes, and he felt relieved. However, he felt heartbroken when he thought about giving Yi Zhonghai one thousand yuan.

One thousand dollars.

I haven't seen a thousand dollars yet.

Just giving it away like this.

Besides, I don’t have the money, so I can only ask my parents for it.

I believe they will not ignore me.

Thinking back to the reasons Yi Zhonghai gave when he withdrew the case, Xu Damao became very angry.

The old man actually said that a wild dog took advantage of the fact that he didn't lock the door and ran into the house, making a mess of it.

Isn't this calling me a stray dog?

What an old bastard.

After hearing this, the policeman frowned. This explanation was too ridiculous and he didn't believe it at all.

In the end, Yi Zhonghai insisted on saying this, insisted on dropping the case, and insisted on not pursuing the matter, so the police had no choice but to drop the case for him.

......

After Qin Huairu returned home, she also learned that Yi Zhonghai's house had been robbed. At the same time, she and Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi were questioned by the police.

She thought, Yi Zhonghai was with me in the afternoon, so how could I be a suspect? But thieves nowadays are too stupid. How could they steal things in broad daylight?

Or, not a thief?

She thought about what Jia Dongxu had told her last time, and wondered if Jia Dongxu had found out the secret of Yi Zhonghai's family.

This time, could it be that Jia Dongxu sneaked into Yi Zhonghai’s house and did it?

Qin Huairu shook her head. It shouldn’t be the case. I heard that Yi Zhonghai’s house was ransacked and in a mess.

Even if Xu Damao went to jail, he shouldn't have made such a big fuss. Wouldn't this just cause trouble for himself?

Maybe it really was a thief.

She added sleeping pills to the food she cooked at night, except for one dish.

When Qin Huairu ate, she ate more of the dish without medicine and very little of the other dishes, so the sleeping pills were not very effective.

After Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu fell asleep, Qin Huairu quietly went to Xu Damao's house.

This time she mainly wanted to ask whether Xu Damao had discovered Yi Zhonghai's secret.

These days, she was being watched closely by Jia Zhang and had no chance to communicate with Xu Damao at all. She only had this opportunity today.

Qin Huairu is very curious about the secret of Yi Zhonghai's family, and also wants to see if this secret can control Yi Zhonghai.

Xu Damao was really happy to see Qin Huairu coming.

I was very angry about Yi Zhonghai's matter today. When I saw Qin Huairu coming, I finally found something to relieve my anger.

The two worked until midnight.

Qin Huairu lay beside Xu Damao and asked softly, "Da Mao, last time, after I lured Yi Zhonghai out, did you go to his house to see if you found any secrets?"

When Xu Damao heard Qin Huairu mention Yi Zhonghai, his anger flared up again, and his hands began to become restless. He replied, "Last time, there were many people in the yard, and I didn't find a chance to get in."

He was unwilling to talk about it now, as this matter had become very embarrassing for him.

After discovering Yi Zhonghai's secret, he was the one who suffered the most in the end.

This matter just rotted in my stomach and I couldn't tell anyone.

Qin Huairu tried to stop Xu Damao's big hand. She was a little unconvinced. "Da Mao, you really didn't go into Yi Zhonghai's house? Don't lie to me."

Xu Damao said: "Of course I didn't lie to you. I really didn't find the opportunity last time."

Qin Huairu asked again: "Then did you have anything to do with the theft at Yi Zhonghai's house this afternoon?"

When Xu Damao heard this, bad memories came back to his mind. He said, "Of course not. How could I possibly go to his house and steal something?"

Qin Huairu always felt something was strange, but she couldn't tell what was wrong at the moment.

"Even though Yi Zhonghai's house was robbed, with boxes and cabinets turned upside down and even the inner room messed up, no one has reported anything strange about his house."

"Maybe our previous guess was wrong."

"There are actually no Tibetans in Yi Zhonghai's family?"

Xu Damao just wanted to end the topic quickly, and said, "I think so."

Qin Huairu was still talking, "Maybe the person was taken away by a thief?"

Xu Damao said: "Why would a thief take someone away?"

He began to fumble around, "Huai Ru, let's continue while there's still time."

Qin Huairu pushed his hand away, sat up and started to put on her clothes.

"It can't go on any longer."

"I have to go back, or I'll be discovered."

Xu Damao hugged her from behind, "How could we be discovered?"

"Didn't you give them sleeping pills?"

"Let's do it again."

Qin Huairu broke free from Xu Damao's embrace, "They have already begun to suspect me. I am taking a big risk by drugging them this time."

"Besides, I don't know if they guessed something, they ate very little and the effect of the medicine is not obvious. I guess they will wake up soon."

"I have to go back quickly. I can't let them find out what we are doing."

Xu Damao's heart was burning with anger. He didn't want Qin Huairu to leave, but he didn't want their affair to be discovered even more. He could only suppress the anger in his heart.

"Huai Ru, you must come here more often in the future."

"I haven't seen you these days. I can't eat or sleep well."

Qin Huairu glanced at him, "Really?"

"But these days, every time I see you in the yard, aren't you very happy?"

Xu Damao scratched his head in embarrassment. How could he not be happy after spending a lot of money every day these days?

“I was just pretending.”

Qin Huairu said, "Tsk! I don't believe you. All men are bad."