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Zhang Yuan soon arrived at Courtyard No. 95 and saw the familiar gate and Yan Bugui standing at the door, staring at him with shining eyes.

"Zhang Yuan, long time no see! I almost didn't recognize you in this uniform." Yan Bugui said with a smile.

Zhang Yuan thought, this guy is quite good at joking. Didn't he see me last time when I was cleaning up the black market? However, Yan Bugui might be afraid that his embarrassing story would be exposed, so he pretended to be confused.

So Zhang Yuan followed his words and said, "Yes, it has been a long time since I came here. I have something to do with Uncle He today. I will chat with you when I have time."

"Oh, so that's the case. Then go and do your work first, don't waste time." Yan Bugui hurriedly made way after hearing what Zhang Yuan said. After all, he had learned last night that Sha Zhu had been arrested, so he guessed that Zhang Yuan came this time to deal with the matter between He Yuzhu and Xu Damao.

Zhang Yuan walked into the front yard and passed by the house where he used to live. He found that the deaf old lady was sitting at the door with her eyes closed, while an old lady was cleaning the house.

When Zhang Yuan walked by, the deaf old lady's eyelids moved slightly, but she did not open her eyes to look at him, and Zhang Yuan did not have the heart to greet her.

The deaf old lady muttered to herself: "Humph, what an impolite little bastard!"

As if he had sensed the deaf old lady's malicious intentions, Zhang Yuan felt unhappy. When he moved into the middle courtyard, he secretly released Jerry to let it teach the deaf old lady a lesson.

When Jerry saw the familiar environment, he opened his lips, revealing two rows of white teeth, and laughed evilly.

Zhang Yuan came to the door of the He family and knocked, but no one answered. He knew that the He family father and daughter might not have returned home from get off work. Just as he turned around to leave, he suddenly felt a resentful gaze from the Jia family across the street. He turned his head and saw that the loser Jia Dongxu was lying on the window sill, staring at him closely. When Jia Dongxu saw Zhang Yuan's eyes turned to his house, he leaned down in panic, fearing that he would be discovered by Zhang Yuan.

"Zhang Yuan." A voice came from behind.

Zhang Yuan looked back and saw that it was an old lady.

"Oh, an auntie." Zhang Yuan greeted with a smile.

"Is Shazhu okay?" The aunt's face was full of worry and concern.

Zhang Yuan looked at the auntie and couldn't help but sigh: In this courtyard, the kindest and most warmhearted person must be the auntie. She has always been thinking about Sha Zhu. When she saw Zhang Yuan walking into the courtyard just now, she guessed that he came for Sha Zhu's matter. So, after the auntie hurriedly cleaned up the deaf old lady's room, she couldn't wait to run to Zhang Yuan to find out what happened.

Zhang Yuan told her the truth, telling her that Xu Damao's family was unwilling to accept a private settlement. Upon hearing this news, Auntie's eyes dimmed for a moment, but then she regained her composure. She thanked Zhang Yuan gratefully and said that she would visit Sha Zhu as soon as possible. Zhang Yuan comforted her and then left.

Looking at Zhang Yuan's back, the aunt sighed helplessly. She knew the seriousness of the matter. If it was not handled properly, it would probably bring more trouble to Sha Zhu. But she also understood that since the other party was unwilling to reconcile, she could only go through legal procedures. She hoped that Sha Zhu would be safe and sound and get out of this predicament as soon as possible.

Late at night, a spooky laugh came from the deaf old lady's house, disturbing her sleep. Every time she closed her eyes, the beams above her head made noises, as if something was running wildly on them. Then, she heard a strange chirping laugh, which was creepy. The deaf old lady hurriedly sat up, grabbed a flashlight, and began to look around. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not find anything unusual. This situation intensified her inner fear, but she just couldn't find the root of the problem.

Not long after, a strange noise came from the kitchen again, as if someone was eating there. Then, the dishes inside broke one after another, making a crisp crash. The deaf old lady was frightened and hurried to check what happened.

"What's going on?" the deaf old lady asked tremblingly.

Before she finished her words, a strange cold wind suddenly swept over from under her feet, frightening her again and almost falling to the ground. At this moment, the deaf old lady couldn't help but doubt the abnormal phenomenon in her home. After all, she had lived here for more than a year and had never encountered such a strange thing. Why did it suddenly become so weird today?

"Amitabha, may the Bodhisattva bless me! May God bless me, please do not blame me, I have always been kind and have never done anything harmful since that day. I just had a bad appetite. I hope all the great gods and immortals will not come to find me..." The deaf old lady began to speak incoherently. While she was muttering, she looked around nervously, fearing that something would really appear.

However, as time went by, the deaf old lady never heard any unusual sounds or saw any strange sights. She gradually relaxed, thinking that maybe it was just an illusion or hallucination. So she knelt in front of the mat again and bowed carefully several times to show her respect and gratitude to the gods.

After making sure everything was safe, the deaf old lady stood up from the ground with her legs a little weak, and then staggered to the bed. She climbed onto the bed carefully and covered her head tightly with the quilt, as if this would give her a sense of security. Not long after, the deaf old lady fell into a deep sleep and entered the dreamland.

At this moment, a deafening gong sound suddenly came from the originally quiet courtyard, the sound resounded through the sky, and even spread throughout the entire Nanluoguxiang. The sudden gong sound woke the deaf old lady from her sweet dream, she was terrified, and her heart was beating violently.

"what's up?"

"Who is beating the gong so late at night?"

"It's so wicked. I finally fell asleep."

"Go, arrest that man and parade him through the streets."

“It’s so wicked.”

Not only the courtyard where the deaf old lady lived, but also the surrounding courtyards were alarmed. Angry residents put on their coats, rushed out of their homes, and looked for the culprit who made the noise. For a time, the entire Nanluoguxiang fell into chaos.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife ran to check immediately, but nothing was found in the middle yard. Liu Haizhong in the back yard also called his two sleeping sons to look for them, but Yan Bugui in the front yard started shouting.

"Hurry, go to the old lady's house."

At this time, everyone ran to the deaf old lady's house.

"Old lady! Old lady!" Yi Zhonghai knocked on the door hard, but no one opened it. However, he could faintly hear the painful wails of the deaf old lady from inside.

"No, we can only break the door and get in."

"Ouch! What's wrong with this door?"

However, it is not that easy. When Zhang Yuan was renovating the house, he was afraid of being harassed by the birds, so he had the door made very sturdy.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and others took turns knocking on the door, but they were unable to break it open.