Siheyuan: Traveling through Sizhu, the scumbag father ran away at the beginning

As it was getting dark, Xu Huizhen planned to go home. Just as she stood up to go back, He Yuzhu stopped her.

"Where are you going, Hye Jin?"

He Yuzhu's intention was simple. He and Xu Huizhen were already a legal couple, and their new home had been furnished. Shouldn't they do something intimate?

"It's getting dark, I have to go home, otherwise my father will worry about me." Xu Huizhen faced He Yuzhu's fiery eyes, her face flushed and her tone shy.

"We are husband and wife now, shouldn't we fulfill our responsibilities as husband and wife?" As he said this, He Yuzhu grabbed her without any hesitation, not wanting her to leave.

Xu Huizhen was a little shy, but still had some guard against He Yuzhu. She said with tears in her eyes: "Yuzhu, although we have obtained the marriage certificate, people outside don't know about it! If others knew about it, they would say that he was having an affair with that woman!"

Seeing that she was somewhat resistant, He Yuzhu realized that he was too impatient today. In this era, people have a very traditional view on relationships between men and women, for example, being put into a pig cage is a common occurrence.

He Yuzhu wiped the tears from Xu Huizhen's eyes distressedly, held her in his arms, bent down to kiss her forehead and said gently: "Huizhen, I was wrong just now, and I made you feel abrupt."

When Xu Huizhen saw him apologize, she immediately jumped out of his arms and ran outside: "He Yuzhu! You are a big pervert! I'm going back to sleep! And don't forget to choose furniture for our new home."

He Yuzhu watched Xu Huizhen's leaving figure and smiled helplessly in his heart. He felt that Xu Huizhen was right that they should not let outsiders gossip about their remix. Seeing that it was still light outside, he decided to go to the carpenter's house according to the address given by the master.

After closing the door, He Yuzhu quickly walked towards the home of carpenter Master Yang.

At this moment, in the inner courtyard of the quadrangle at No. 7 Yongding Street, an old man who looked to be about fifty years old was taking a leisurely walk to digest his food. He was dressed in simple clothes, wore glasses and had a goatee. This was none other than Master Yang, the master carpenter introduced by Li Guodong, the master that He Yuzhu was looking for.

After the turbulent regimes of the Qing Dynasty and the Blue Sky, White Sun Party, many skilled craftsmen in the Qing court and among the people escaped the days of war and took root and developed in the stable society of the New Dragon Kingdom.

After the decline of the Qing Dynasty and the Blue Sky and White Sun Party regime, these skilled craftsmen scattered among the people had superb skills and were good at making all kinds of exquisite furniture, equipment, etc. Master Yang was one of the best carpenters.

Thanks to his excellent carpentry skills, Master Yang lives a comfortable life.

"Boom boom boom!"

However, the knock on the door in the yard made carpenter Master Yang frown. Because it was getting dark, it was basically impossible for anyone to come to see him. Besides, this was the time for him to rest after a busy day. He opened the door with an unhappy face and asked, "Who is it? Who are you looking for?"

When He Yuzhu saw Master Yang opening the door, he could tell that he was unhappy, so he immediately introduced himself: "Hello, Master Yang! I am Li Guodong's apprentice, He Yuzhu. My master asked me to come to you to discuss custom furniture. Sorry to bother you!"

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The next morning, there were only two days left until the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

He Yushui, his younger sister, who was on winter vacation, went to accompany his master Li Guodong, so He Yuzhu could go out without worry.

He Yuzhu plans to start preparing for his wedding with Xu Huizhen next, so today he wants to go buy wedding candy with Xu Huizhen and prepare the invitations.

I went to Fengze Garden again to send invitations and wedding candies to all my colleagues in the kitchen of Fengze Garden, and invited everyone to attend my wedding banquet on New Year's Eve, so that we could spend a happy and lively new year together, and at the same time have three days off.

While riding his bike to Xu's Tavern, He Yuzhu inadvertently saw a lot of people gathered by the Zhengyang River, all pointing towards the center of the river and talking among the crowd.

"I don't know who is in trouble again?"

“They say he was killed and thrown down.”

"The Spring Festival is approaching, and this is really unlucky."

He Yuzhu walked over with curiosity, and the voices of people talking around him came into his ears.

When He Yuzhu squeezed to the front, he saw Police Chief Wang Ming and Grain Station Director Liu Hua whispering to each other. At their feet was a body that had been salvaged and covered with a white cloth.

During the conversation, the two people kept pointing at the corpse under the white cloth.

"Director Wang, Stationmaster Liu, why are there so many people here?" He Yuzhu smiled and walked forward to greet the two top leaders.

After all, this was a criminal case belonging to the police station. Station Chief Liu did not reveal too many details to He Yuzhu. He just nodded to He Yuzhu and glanced at Director Wang.

Director Wang, however, showed no scruples. He pointed at the body covered with white cloth and took the initiative to speak to He Yuzhu: "Brother Zhuzi, this is Liu Fang, the purchaser of the Zhengyangmen Grain Branch."

Stationmaster Liu wanted to stop Director Wang from revealing further details, and repeatedly winked at Director Wang: "Director Wang, this is not convenient to disclose, right?"

But Director Wang waved his hand and said, "Stationmaster Liu, don't worry, I know what's going on."

He then explained to Station Chief Liu: "Brother Zhuzi is a good helper to our police station. He has made outstanding contributions to our police station in the investigation of many major cases."

Hearing what Director Wang said, Stationmaster Liu looked at He Yuzhu in surprise. He Yuzhu's identity was really complicated - not only was he an assistant in the police station, he was even a detective who assisted the police in solving cases, then he was a purchaser for my grain station, and finally he was the chef of Fengze Garden.

Stationmaster Liu joked to Director Wang and He Yuzhu, "Director Wang, look at He Yuzhu. He is the chef of Fengze Garden. His dishes are really delicious. He is the purchaser of the grain station. I rely on him to complete the grain purchase quota every month. He is a good helper to the police. He can even help the police solve cases. You are not an ordinary guy!"

"Director Wang, if I hadn't seen you police officers trust He Yuzhu so much, I would have almost thought he might be a special agent of the Blue Sky, White Sun Party.

Director Wang smiled and said, "Old Liu, let me testify that He Yuzhu is indeed a good citizen!"

Director Wang continued to explain the situation to He Yuzhu: "Stationmaster Liu reported that the deceased Liu Fang was a cautious and law-abiding person who never had any grudges against anyone. However, he did not come to work for two days after returning from purchasing food in the countryside. When he was found, he had unfortunately died. The forensic doctor just came and took a preliminary look and determined that the deceased had a severe blow to the back of the head and was thrown into the river. The murder must have happened in the middle of the night."

"There have been frequent murders in the capital recently. Whether it was caused by enemy spies or revenge killings, we still don't know."

"No traces of other suspicious persons were found along the Zhengyang River. It can be confirmed that the Zhengyang River was not the first murder scene. There are no other clues. The investigation has temporarily come to a standstill."

After saying this, Director Wang looked at He Yuzhu with expectant eyes.

This He Yuzhu is a remarkable person. He knows that He Yuzhu once destroyed the enemy spies' lair in Beijing alone, so he will definitely be able to give helpful suggestions.

After listening to Director Wang’s introduction of the case, He Yuzhu also fell into deep thought.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, then mobilized his spiritual power, and with his current position as the center, he conducted a careful search in all directions, just like ripples caused by a stone falling into the water.

At first he did not find any valuable information, until he became conscious and realized that about ten meters away from them, under a big tree by the river, he finally found some information - a cigarette butt half-buried in fallen leaves and soil.

In order to prevent the two from discovering that he had special abilities, He Yuzhu pretended to be searching aimlessly. Then he accidentally found the cigarette butt under the big tree. He Yuzhu broke two branches, picked up the cigarette butt, and handed it to Director Wang and Stationmaster Liu to see.

So He Yuzhu said to Director Wang and Station Chief Liu: "Director Wang, Station Chief Liu, look at what I found?"

Stationmaster Liu asked in confusion: "Isn't this just a normal cigarette butt?"

Stationmaster Liu himself is a smoker, and many people smoke as well, so small things like littering cigarette butts are not uncommon.

"Brother Zhuzi, do you mean that this cigarette butt is the clue left here by the murderer?" Stationmaster Liu asked, and signaled He Yuzhu to continue the analysis.

Director Wang frowned slightly and encouraged He Yuzhu to continue with his eyes.

Chief Wang rose through the ranks from an ordinary police officer at the bottom, and his understanding of such cases far exceeds that of Station Chief Liu, a layman.

He Yuzhu stated the information he had collected during the investigation and his speculations one by one: "First, the cigarette butt was only about ten meters away from us; second, when I first found the cigarette butt, I also found that someone had deliberately covered it with fallen leaves; third, it is not the Daqianmen cigarettes sold in Beijing. You see, this cigarette brand is the 'Pegasus' brand that is unique to Shanghai."

After hearing his inference, Director Wang took the cigarette butt and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but sigh.

During this period, ordinary people rarely smoked finished cigarettes. Many people bought semi-finished tobacco and rolled it themselves, or smoked dry tobacco, which is the kind smoked in a pipe.

Being able to smoke branded cigarettes sold in another province in Beijing is likely to arouse suspicion during this sensitive period when homicides are occurring frequently in the capital.

Director Wang patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder to show encouragement and praised: "Brother Zhuzi, you are really good! I wonder if you are interested in joining our police department. I will definitely guarantee that you will have a bright future!"

"Thank you, Director Wang, for your support of He Yuzhu, but I still have to help He Yuzhu decline this offer," Stationmaster Liu quickly rejected Director Wang's proposal before He Yuzhu responded. "He is not only the chef of Fengze Garden, but also a purchaser of Beijing Grain Station. He already has enough work to do. If he becomes a policeman, he will not be able to handle it! He is not a Taoist god. His energy is limited after all."