I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

Yan Bugui squatted down and slammed the lump of mud hard on the bluestone a few times. The old mud shell broke and the true appearance inside was revealed.

Yi Zhonghai bent down to look at this thing, and he felt that it looked very familiar. It had a round body, a pointed head, and a tail with four tail fins.

"Oh no! There's a bomb here." A sharp-eyed resident nearby recognized it at once and screamed immediately.

His scream immediately woke everyone up from their dreams. Isn't this the bomb that is commonly seen in movies?

This was like a frying pan! The crowd watching on the sidelines, like ants on a hot pan, all ran away in panic.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong beside him stood up and ran at the same time, but they were running in different directions and bumped into each other. They didn't even have time to stand up and quickly crawled out with their hands and feet.

Yan Bugui also saw clearly what he had in his hand. What on earth was it? He shuddered violently and quickly threw the hot potato in his hand away.

The mortar shell hit Jia Zhang's instep. Jia Zhang looked at the mortar shell rolling around her feet, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted in shock.

In an instant, the front yard was completely deserted, with people running away from it! Some people quickly ran out of the courtyard, while others hid in the middle and back yards.

The explosive news that a bomb was found in the courtyard of No. 95 spread throughout Nanluoguxiang immediately. Many neighbors came to watch the excitement, but no one dared to enter the front yard, so they could only talk nonsense outside the yard.

"Are you brave? Go in and take the bomb out! You don't know how dangerous it was just now. The third uncle was holding the bomb and knocked it against the bluestone several times."

"Third uncle, you are really awesome! I have to admit defeat."

Yan Bugui stood outside the yard, his legs trembling. He felt like he had survived a catastrophe! He suddenly seemed to remember something, picked up a branch from the ground, chased his second son Yan Jiefang and started beating him. My life was almost lost in your hands.

The news reached the Beixinqiao Police Station, and Captain Liang rushed over with a team of police officers. Outside the gate of No. 95 Siheyuan, they also ran into Director Wang of the Jiaodaokou Sub-district Office.

The crowd was evacuated here, and Captain Liang brought an old policeman from the station who was proficient in bombs, and the two of them carefully stepped into the front yard.

As soon as the two men turned around the screen wall, they spotted a mortar shell lying alone on the bluestone slabs in the front yard.

The old policeman carefully went forward to check the current status of the shells and reported to Captain Liang.

"Captain, this is a 90mm mortar shell. The trigger fuse is intact, as if it was just dug out of the soil. Due to its age, it has completely lost its effectiveness."

"Take it back and find a place to destroy it." Captain Liang gave the order.

The old policeman, who was well versed in bombs, held the mortar shell in both hands and walked out of the courtyard carefully. Although he had judged that it was invalid, what if something went wrong?

This 90mm mortar shell is extremely powerful! In the past, only the mortar squadron directly under the Japanese regiment was equipped with it. If it exploded in this residential area, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The hidden danger was removed, and the residents who had fled outside the courtyard returned home. Captain Liang and Director Wang asked someone to call the courtyard's manager and ask them what was going on.

Yi Zhonghai came over to explain with a big bump on his forehead. He and Liu Haizhong bumped heads together, and both of them had a horn on their foreheads.

"Director Wang, I don't know what happened. The thing was brought back by the second son of the Yan family in the front yard. It was covered in mud when it was first brought back, and I couldn't tell what it was." Yi Zhonghai said with a sad face. He had lost face today and just went home to change his pants.

Captain Liang asked his men to call Yan Bugui and his two sons. Yan Jiefang's face turned pale and he stammered that the mud lump was picked up by his brothers as scrap metal by the moat of Dongzhimen.

Captain Liang asked the Yan brothers to lead the way to investigate the scene! Director Wang also hurried back. She wanted to report the matter to the district government and ask the units that received scrap steel to take strict precautions. Don't let hidden dangers get into the steelmaking furnace!

As soon as the official left, Jia Zhang grabbed Yan Bugui by the collar and demanded compensation from him.

"You threw a bomb at the top of my foot and made me faint. If you don't pay me fifty dollars in compensation, I won't let you go."

"That's right! Third Uncle wouldn't do that! My mother's foot is swollen from you! Her coccyx hasn't fully healed yet, and after what you did to her, she'll have to rest for a long time. I'll also take her to the hospital to check if there's any problem with her heart." Jia Dongxu chimed in.

"Old Yi! Come and judge the case." Yan Bugui shouted. Find help quickly!

He was so frightened that his whole body went limp and he still hasn't recovered. Now that Jia Zhang had grabbed him, he couldn't break free for a while.

"Mrs. Jia, please let go. You can talk slowly if you have anything to say. Teacher Yan didn't do it on purpose. This was all an accident." Yi Zhonghai came over and persuaded.

"Even if it was an accident, the Yan family must take full responsibility! The bomb was brought into the yard by his two sons, right? He was the one who knocked over the bomb, and he was also the one who threw it on my instep. If I don't look for him, who else can I look for?" Jia Zhang said confidently.

The Jia family had already discussed it! They would not allow Yan Bugui to quibble. They no longer expected Yi Zhonghai to stand up for the Jia family and get the compensation just because they were right.

What Jia Zhang said was the truth! Yi Zhonghai was also annoyed that the Yan family was unreliable and caused him to be injured. So he turned around and persuaded Yan Bugui to compensate the Jia family for some of their losses.

The neighbors also started to criticize the Yan family, which frightened them. Seeing that they were about to arouse public anger, the usually shrewd Yan Bugui was a little panicked.

In order to calm the incident as soon as possible, they had to discuss compensation with the Jia family. Finally, after some bargaining, Yan Bugui paid ten yuan and ten kilograms of food coupons.

This made Yan Bugui feel distressed for half a year. The whole family scrimped and saved for a month to make up for the loss.

A few days later, the government issued a document asking steelmaking units to pay close attention and check for hidden dangers. Sure enough, many hidden dangers similar to abandoned explosives were found in the scrap steel handed in from various places. The safety of the people and property losses were ensured!

After this storm, the Xu family was a bit busy! Xu Damao's grandmother died of illness, and his grandfather was bedridden due to missing his deceased wife too much. Xu Damao had to go to the countryside to show movies, so the care of the elderly fell on Xu Wude and his wife.

The couple also moved in with the elderly, leaving Jingyi alone at home. Now she no longer had to sneak into the space, and once the door was closed, it was all hers.

At first, the couple was worried about their daughter and came to check on her every few days. But when they saw that their daughter was nothing to worry about, they just let her be.

My daughter is almost a big girl! It is inconvenient to sleep in the same room with the two of them, even though there is a curtain. Now, I will let my daughter live alone in the west wing of the backyard.

Their daughter has been smart and sensible since she was young, so they don't have to worry about her at all. On the contrary, their son Xu Damao is not under their control and is causing trouble outside every day. Now that he lives with them, it's time to discipline him!