Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

Xu Damao excitedly went over and hugged Qin Jingru, wanting to spin her around a few times, but he started grimacing before he even lifted her up.

"Da Mao, what's wrong with you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Qin Jingru asked nervously, still looking for the painful part of Xu Damao's body.

Xu Damao rubbed his right shoulder and said, "My shoulder hurts. I was injured by the police just now."

"You, why did you hit my Damao? Just because you are a policeman, can you beat people at will?" Qin Jingru turned around and questioned Da Liu.

Big Liu was stunned. I was just trying to protect you. If I hadn't acted in time, you would have been beaten by Xu Damao. It's hard to say whether the child would still be alive. Forget it. A good man doesn't fight with a woman. Besides, the in-laws look like the kind of scoundrels who are not from the same family. Big Liu didn't refute and said, "Since there is nothing else, we will go back to the police station. We will be responsible for investigating the case. If you find any clues, remember to inform us, so that we can solve the case as soon as possible and recover the losses of your family." After that, he left without caring about Xu Damao and the others.

Xu Damao supported Qin Jingru and looked around, but didn't see Sha Zhu, feeling a little regretful.

The uncle looked at them and said, "Xu Damao, take good care of your wife. Before you think of hitting anyone, think about the baby in her belly."

Xu Damao snorted, meaning that it was useless for an old man like you to worry about something.

The old man walked home with his hands behind his back without saying much. The other old men and women also left without saying a word. The neighbors saw that the police had left and the old man had also returned, so they thought there was nothing more to watch and went home to do their own things.

Seeing that none of his neighbors even said a word of blessing, Xu Damao cursed, "What kind of person is this? You don't even say a word of good wishes. Fine, we'll see."

"Da Mao, don't be angry, let's go home and raise our children well."

It was the next morning when Sha Zhu was delivering breakfast to the deaf old lady that he heard from her about the series of events that happened in Xu Damao's home yesterday afternoon. Last night, he and Yu Li went to Grandpa Ren's home. Grandpa Ren heard about Sha Zhu's "chef service team" and called Sha Zhu's office, asking him to go to his home in the evening to have a good talk with him.

After learning from Sha Zhu, Mr. Ren thought about how to promote this good idea to factories in the district, so that their canteens and chefs could also participate in this service, which would increase many jobs. He also thought of many ways to add jobs: such as repairing various furniture, replacing the bottoms of pots and kettles, etc.

Sha Zhu never thought that his goal of being a private chef just to change himself and the people around him would attract the attention of district leaders like Mr. Ren and inspire him. Mr. Ren said: "There is knowledge everywhere in the world, so you need to read more and think more."

When he came out of the old lady's room, he ran into Xu Damao going out. He said proudly, "Shazhu, I have a son now."

Sha Zhu didn't even look at him, and said calmly: "Let's talk about it after the baby is born."

Xu Damao shouted from behind: "We will have our first baby this year and our second baby next year. We will definitely surpass you."

"My money and food coupons are lost. I can't find them back. I'm going to starve in the future." Sha Zhu directly hit the other party's weak spot.

Xu Damao wanted to scold Sha Zhu for deliberately causing trouble, but changed his mind and said, "It's okay, I have a father."

Qin Jingru mentioned to Xu Damao last night that Banggeng had talked to her when she went out in the afternoon, which made Xu Damao even more suspicious of Banggeng. Banggeng was too calm last night. He answered the police's questions fluently, as if he had prepared them. Xu Damao went directly to the police station without going to work and told Da Liu what Qin Jingru said and what he thought.

After listening to Xu Damao's words, Da Liu recalled what happened yesterday. If Qin Jingru was not lying, Bang Geng did have the time to commit the crime and was a suspect, but he did not have any stolen money on him or at home, which made it difficult for Da Liu to question Bang Geng again. The key point was that there were no fingerprints or footprints left at the scene, no useful clues at all, and Da Liu was like a dog biting a hedgehog - he had no idea where to start. Since Xu Damao's words made Bang Geng a suspect again, and Bang Geng did have an ignominious experience, let's check Bang Geng first.

Da Liu arranged a scout who had never been to the Siheyuan and asked him to keep an eye on Banggeng to see who he associated with.

After the scout discovered Banggeng, he would sleep at home until noon every day, have lunch, and then go to Shichahai to swim. Every time he would meet Xiang Hongliang and Cao Bin from the courtyard, as well as several other children. Every time, Banggeng would treat them to popsicles, which seemed a bit expensive.

That day, Liu Da also went to Shichahai and pretended to run into Bang Geng treating someone to popsicles. He casually asked, "Jia Geng, how much money did your aunt give you?"

Bang Geng didn't care and said, "Give me 5 cents."

"You seem to treat them to popsicles and sodas often?"

"Yeah, I'm their boss, so I have to act like a boss."

"A popsicle costs 3 cents. You treated me so many times. Where did you get the money?"

Bang Geng looked at Liu and replied, "I used to save money by picking up trash."

“When have you ever picked up trash?”

"More than a year ago, I picked up trash every night and saved a lot of money during that time. Later, I went to a work-study school and could go home one day a month, so I have kept the money until now. It just came in handy, and it's really comfortable to eat popsicles when it's hot." Bang Geng became more and more relaxed as he spoke, and finally licked the popsicle in his hand.

Liu didn't get any information out of the question, so he had to go back in disappointment.

Banggeng winked at Wu Dacheng and the others, and after they finished swimming, they found a deserted place to gather together.

Bang Geng said, "It's too dangerous today. If I hadn't been quick-witted, I would have been exposed just now. It seems that I still can't escape the suspicion of the police. What should I do?"

"It's okay, Brother Dao. If they can't find the money, they can't find the evidence. Just deny it until your death." Wu Dacheng said firmly.

"Yes, what Old Wu said is right. As long as we can't find the money, it's okay." Liu Baoshan agreed.

Liu Chong said, "Brother Dao, you said today that you had saved money by picking up trash before, so it makes sense that we have been spending a lot of money recently."

"I have said what I meant today, but we can't spend it like this anymore. There is a limit to how much money we can save by picking up trash," said Bang Geng.

"Oh, we've just had a few days of good life, I have to endure it now. It's really painful to have money but not be able to spend it." Wu Dacheng was a little depressed.

"Don't talk about this. You just said, 'If we can't find the money, we'll be fine.' Do you think the police will follow me to find you? They saw you just now. If they find your house and find the money, we'll be finished."

"What should we do, Boss? We are all unsafe now. We have so much money. If we get caught, it won't be the work-study school's problem anymore." Liu Baoshan said nervously.

"Don't panic, just hide the money. We can't leave it at home. Let's think about where to put it."