Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

The east wing of the front yard of Hongxing Siheyuan.

Ye Wenwu and his cousin Zhang Xingbang came back after watching the fun.

The two of them cooked some dishes and just as they were about to start eating, they heard a knock on the door.

"Hello, comrade. I am a police officer from the Nanluoguxiang Police Station. Comrade He Yuzhu from your hospital has lost 600 yuan. We are investigating here. Can I ask you about the situation of one person?"

The person in front of him was a very young public security comrade, whom Ye Wenwu had not seen even when he reported the case to the police station last time.

"Comrade Public Security, of course you are welcome. Please come in."

When Ye Wenwu heard this, he realized that it was what had just happened. It seemed that Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai had gone to call the police.

"No, my time is limited, so I may need to trouble you to cooperate with me here."

The young public security comrade shook his head and immediately started asking questions.

"I would like to ask, with whom did Comrade He Yuzhu from your hospital have conflicts in the compound?"

Ye Wenwu raised his eyebrows. This public security comrade finally asked the right person. He smiled a little embarrassedly and said:

“Excuse me, Comrade Gong’an, if you want to say who in our compound has had a conflict with Comrade He Yuzhu, I feel it should be our family.”

Public Security Officer Xiao Liu blinked in confusion. He had asked the right person for this investigation. Fortunately, he had professional qualities and continued to ask:

"Comrade, can you tell me if there is any conflict between your family and him?"

Ye Wenwu thought about it and decided that he should not be suspected of this matter.

After all, there are indeed several thousand dollars in his house. If Sha Zhu and the others insist that he stole it, it will be a big trouble.

"Actually, this is a long story, so I'll just make it short."

Ye Wenwu first greeted everyone, and then began to explain the reasons why he had a conflict with Sha Zhu.

Comrade Xiao Liu quickly wrote down all these questions in his notebook one by one. In fact, he was still a little confused in his heart. Why was the comrade in front of him so calm? If so many things had happened to him, he would not be so calm.

"Okay comrade, thank you for reporting the truth."

"But we still want to ask, do you know any good people in your compound?"

Ye Wenwu looked at the young public security comrades in front of him with some surprise. He did not expect that these two public security comrades could find out the truth so quickly and pin it on Bang Geng.

"If you ask anyone in the compound, everyone knows that Bang Geng has been doted on by his grandmother Jia Zhang since he was a child, and he often goes to other people's homes to get things."

Perhaps noting Xiao Liu's confusion with the police, Ye Wenwu added another sentence.

"Don't we have three uncles appointed by the street office to manage our compound? The uncle you went to report the case to today is the master of Jia Zhang's son."

"If someone loses something and comes to the Jia family to make trouble, Jia Zhang will throw a tantrum, and then the eldest uncle in our compound will also try to smooth things over, so you know."

Policeman Xiao Liu blinked his eyes in confusion. Did I understand? I seemed to understand, but I also seemed not to understand.

However, he had already understood the general situation, so he closed the notebook in his hand and stretched out his hand to Ye Wenwu.

"Thank you for your cooperation in the investigation, may I ask your name?"

Ye Wenwu also shook hands.

"My name is Ye Wenwu, they all know it."

Only after the public security comrades left did Ye Wenwu return to his house.

"What's going on with my cousin? Why did the police come to see me?"

Ye Wenwu said disdainfully:

"What else could it be? It's not just what happened. These two guys actually called the police. I guess they have found out who the murderer is?"

A cold light flashed in Ye Wenwu's eyes. If it was really Banggen who did this, it would most likely be left unresolved.

With a personality like Shazhu's, seeing Qin Huairu unable to walk, he would surely be tricked into becoming a cripple.

What's more, if the money was really found, even someone like Bang Geng wouldn't be able to spend much of it.

Cousin Zhang Xingbang didn't take it seriously. He had already gotten used to the chaotic atmosphere in this compound.

"But Bang Geng is not so easy to catch, and pretending to be someone is even less likely to be messed with."

Ye Wenwu's light words immediately aroused Zhang Xingbang's interest.

"Oh, the public security comrades are here, are they planning to attack the police?"

"hehe"

Ye Wenwu chuckled. If it were an ordinary family, they would not dare to say that. However, Jia Zhang had been domineering in the entire compound for so many years, so how could she still remember the majesty of the police?

What's more, the public security comrades still want to capture their beloved grandson Banggeng.

"Cousin, you are looking down on him. Who is Bang Geng? He is the only child of the Jia family since Jia Dongxu passed away. Given Jia Zhang's personality, will she watch the police take her precious grandson away? What do you think she will do?"

Ye Wenwu sneered. The people in the compound were not easy to deal with.

"Hi~"

My cousin Zhang Xingbang took a breath and said, "According to what my cousin Ye Wenwu said, there is indeed a possibility of attacking the police." Then a raging fire of gossip burned in my eyes.

"Cousin, this is such an exciting thing, why don't we go and see it?"

Ye Wenwu was speechless. His cousin was good in every way except that he was too gossipy.

"Cousin, let's eat first. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Besides, this matter won't be resolved in a short time, why are you in such a hurry?"

Cousin Zhang Xingbang thought it was right. After all, such a big thing would not be solved so easily. He should eat first. Man is like iron and food is like steel. If he skips a meal, he will be very hungry.

Ye Wenwu really thought that his cousin listened to him, but he didn't expect that his cousin swallowed the bowl of rice in a few gulps.

Then a pair of eyes looked at Ye Wenwu pitifully. Ye Wenwu was about to use his chopsticks to pick up the food, but he didn't know whether to pick up the food or not.

"Cousin, that's not the case. If you want to see it, go out and see it yourself. I still have to eat."

Ye Wenwu was frowning and just spoke perfunctorily.

When cousin Zhang Xingbang heard that Ye Wenwu was not going and asked him to go, his high spirits suddenly waned.

The corners of Ye Wenwu's mouth twitched, and he shook his head quickly, getting rid of the dirty thoughts in his mind, and slowly started to eat. He was not in a hurry at all.

Because Ye Wenwu knew that Jia's Banggeng had to eat dinner before coming back every night.

Even if we go to watch it now, it won’t even get to the exciting parts!