Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

Yan Bugui's family felt guilty and went to bed early but could not sleep the whole night. When they woke up the next day, they all had dark circles under their eyes and looked exhausted.

Fortunately, Li Chengshi seemed to have not noticed that the bacon in his home had been poisoned, and there was no movement for a long time.

Looking at the brightening sky outside the window, Yan Bugui relaxed a little.

The later Li Chengshi discovers the murderer, the harder it will be to identify the murderer, and the lower the possibility of Yan Jiecheng's being exposed.

If they can hold on for a few more days, they will be completely safe.

But luck was not always on the Yan family’s side. In the evening, with Li Chengshi’s roar, the long-awaited drama finally began.

"Uncle, my bacon was stolen!"

Li Chengshi was a resident of the front yard, so when he encountered problems he would naturally report to Yan Bugui for help.

Moreover, Yan Bugui is usually in charge of guarding the gate, so if a thief breaks into the yard, he should be consulted to verify the situation.

"What did you say?"

Yan Bugui came out from the inner room, raising his eyebrows and looking surprised.

"There was a thief in our yard, and my bacon was stolen.

Have you seen any strangers come in today?"

Li Chengshi's face was full of anxiety. It seemed that his family had suffered a great loss.

“I have classes today and will not be in the courtyard during the day.

You should go ask the women in the courtyard if any outsiders have been here."

Yan Bugui explained where he was going to create an alibi for himself in order to clear himself of responsibility.

"I asked, and several families said they didn't see any outsiders."

Li Chengshi shook his head and said in a deep voice.

There are female family members staying in the courtyard during the day, but they are not full-time security guards. Sometimes they go out to do business, and sometimes they stay at home. It is impossible for them to take care of all outsiders.

"Oh."

Yan Bugui nodded and asked, "When did you find out that the bacon was missing? How much bacon was missing? Besides the bacon, was there anything else missing?"

A neighbor's house in the yard was robbed, and as the person in charge, Yan Bugui naturally had to ask a few more questions to find out more about the situation.

“When I came home from get off work and checked the cupboard, I noticed there was less meat.

Two pounds of the three pounds of bacon are gone.

Apart from that, nothing else was lost.”

Li Chengshi was frowning and lamenting, "My wife brought that bacon back from her parents' home. We were planning to keep it for the New Year, but who knew... Oh..."

Families were not well off these days, and losing two kilograms of bacon was no small matter.

Upon hearing that two kilograms were lost, Yan Bugui frowned and muttered to himself.

The total weight of the meat in the hands of the four children last night was only three or four taels at most, which was several times less than two kilograms.

Either Yan Jiecheng and the others didn't tell the truth, or there were more than four of them who stole things, or Li Cheng lied and exaggerated the losses.

No matter what the situation, Yan Bugui has to be more careful.

"Strange, if there was a thief in the yard, why did he only steal the bacon and not other things?

Maybe it wasn't stolen by humans, but taken away by mice or wild cats.

In early spring, when prey is scarce, it is not surprising that wild cats would do such a thing.”

Yan Bugui analyzed carefully.

"That's impossible. The bacon in my house is not hung from the rafters, but kept in the cupboard.

Mice and cats are not capable of opening cupboards.

It must have been stolen.”

Li Chengshi immediately denied Yan Bugui's speculation and reiterated his own point of view.

Even if there is a thief in the yard, Yan Bugui should not try to smooth things over and make a big thing small or a small thing disappear.

"Even if it was stolen, we can't find it right away.

Don't be anxious. I'll go talk to the first and second uncles later.

Gather the neighbors and ask them.”

When something like this happens, a meeting of the entire hospital is inevitable.

Before the meeting, Yan Bugui had to go home and ask those four little bastards how much they had stolen.

"Ok."

Li Chengshi nodded helplessly and turned to leave.

The stewards are mainly responsible for mediating neighborhood disputes. After all, they are not police officers, so it is unrealistic to expect them to catch thieves.

Losing two kilograms of bacon is not a small matter, but for Li Chengshi it is not a serious problem.

I went to the police station to report the case, but the amount had not yet reached the level required to file a case.

If he can't find any clues, Li Chengshi can only consider himself unlucky.

Seeing Li Chengshi walk away, Yan Bugui quickly returned to his room, closed the door, walked up to the four children who were doing their homework, and whispered, "You four little bastards, tell me the truth, how much bacon did you steal from Li Chengshi last night?"

Li Chengshi is an honest man, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who would play tricks on others, so his words are highly credible.

Therefore, the biggest possibility is that Yan Jiecheng did not tell the truth, or someone else stole the bacon.

If it is the latter, Yan Bugui will have more room for maneuver.

As long as the crime of stealing bacon can be pushed onto a third party, the four children will have nothing to worry about.

"Dad, didn't you see everything yesterday?

That’s really all.”

Yan Jiecheng raised his head and responded in a low voice.

“Just a few ounces?

Li Chengshi told me that his family lost two kilograms of bacon.

You four were the only ones left in the front yard at the time.

Who stole the rest?

Tell the truth, or I won't let you off if you try to play tricks on me!"

As he said this, Yan Bugui walked to the cupboard and took down a feather duster from the top layer as a threat.

"The three of us were in charge of keeping watch, and the eldest brother took out the meat.

You should ask your brother how much he took, we don’t know.”

Under the pressure from Yan Bugui, Yan Jiefang decisively sold out his elder brother to save himself.

"Second brother is right. We were outside the house the whole time. You should ask eldest brother."

The remaining two kids also came forward to testify, and now the pressure fell on Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Bugui walked slowly towards Yan Jiecheng, holding a feather duster. His bloodshot eyes were filled with murderous intent, like an evil spirit.

Among the four children, Yan Jiecheng is the oldest and the most capable of causing trouble.

The last time the four children of the Yan family went on strike, it was Yan Jiecheng who led the way, and it was also he who planned the theft this time.

Yan Bugui didn't believe that Yan Jiecheng had no problems.

Under the stare of four pairs of eyes, Yan Jiecheng shrank his neck and said awkwardly: "I did leave a little for myself."

"Hey, this is not my fault."

Faced with his murderous father and younger brothers and sisters, Yan Jiecheng hurriedly made excuses for himself.

"The three of them are keeping watch, so the risk is low and they can retreat calmly even if something happens.

I went into the house to work, which was risky. If anything went wrong, I would be in real trouble.

The nature of the work and the amount of effort are different, so the benefits received will naturally be different.

I have done so much, shouldn't I get more?"

"Yan Jiecheng!"

Yan Bugui called out his son's name word by word, grabbed him by the collar, and hit him on the forehead with a feather duster.

"Tell me, where is the bacon hidden?"

It would be fine if the four children finished all the bacon.

There are still some left. Once they are found, the Yan family will be in trouble.

"Hide...hide under my bed..."

It was not until this time that Yan Jiecheng revealed the secret that he had just hidden.

"Hmph, wait and see how I deal with you!"

Yan Bugui cursed in a low voice, pushed Yan Jiecheng away and walked towards his bed.

We must find a way to destroy the stolen goods as quickly as possible without leaving any loopholes.