Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

Wan Ping'an's flashlight.

Xu Fugui's, He Daqing's.

At the same time, the light shone on Wan Ping'an's doorstep.

Everyone saw it.

Inside and outside Wan Ping'an's house, there were scattered pieces of film and some bloodstains. Although not many, they were enough to make it clear.

"Come on, look at this again!"

Everyone looked in the direction Wan Ping'an was pointing and saw a dead rat.

"Let me tell you something else. When I go to sleep at night, I always lock the door so that outsiders can't get in and owls can't fly out either."

“Look at these bloodstains. Someone broke into my house, which is why the owl attacked her.”

"Guess who broke into my house?"

Wan Ping'an looked at Jia Zhangshi.

Everyone turned to look at Jia Zhangshi.

Isn't this too obvious?

“I know, it must be Jia Zhangshi.”

"I heard screams and was the first to come out to see what was happening. I saw Jia Zhangshi rushing out of Ping An's house."

Xu Damao stepped forward to testify.

“I didn’t see it, but I heard it. The screams came from the direction of the Wan family. I recognized the voice; it was Jia Zhangshi’s.”

Liu Guangqi also stepped forward to testify.

"I, I, I didn't! You're talking nonsense! You're framing me!"

Of course, Jia Zhangshi would not admit it.

"Jia Zhangshi, look at the tattered cloth on the ground. Isn't it from your clothes?"

"Take another look at that shoe inside the door. Is it the one you ran away from?"

"And the hair on the ground, is it yours?"

Wan Ping'an questioned.

Everyone nodded.

Real hammer!

"I, I, I don't believe it. You must have taken advantage of the chaos to pick up these things and put them all at your doorstep."

"Yes, that must be it."

Jia Zhangshi reacted quite quickly.

She even convinced herself.

“Wan Ping’an, what Jia Zhangshi said makes sense. If there is no other evidence, then you are in the wrong and you should compensate her for her losses.”

Yi Zhonghai breathed a sigh of relief.

He had just thought the evidence was irrefutable and that Jia Zhangshi was about to be convicted.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhangshi was quite clever.

"Jia Zhangshi, do you think this is all the evidence you have?"

“Look at the door frame and the table, there are three bloody handprints.”

"It must have been when you were pecked by the owl and panicked that you put your hand on the table and the door frame, leaving your handprint."

"As you all know, sometimes you have to put your fingerprints on a contract when signing it."

"Fingerprints are unique; they are different for everyone."

"The fingerprint left by Jia Zhangshi can prove that it is her."

Wan Ping'an delivered a decisive blow.

They've already left their handprints, how can they deny it?

Gudong!

Jia Zhangshi collapsed to the ground.

She could deny everything else, but she couldn't deny the handprint. Could it be that Wan Ping'an pressed her handprint on it?

"Now, the facts are clear!"

"Last night, Jia Zhangshi broke into my house and took this dead rat, intending to poison my owl. That's when she angered the owl and was chased after."

"Jia Zhangshi, you used some trick in the dead of night to poison the owl, or were you trying to kill me?"

"I'm calling the police, I'm going to put you in jail!"

Wan Ping'an announced.

"Yes, we should call the police!"

“She broke into someone’s house in the middle of the night and called the police to arrest Jia Zhangshi. If she can break into Wan Ping’an’s house, she can break into someone else’s house.”

"Yes, we absolutely cannot let her get away with this."

Everyone is at risk.

Nobody wants to be the next one whose door is broken into.

Yi Zhonghai really wanted to turn around and leave.

I don't want to deal with it anymore!

What Jia Zhangshi did was outrageous!

How could she break into someone's house in the middle of the night?

Yi Zhonghai wanted to beat Jia Zhangshi to death!

But as an elderly man living in a courtyard house, he was now involved and couldn't just walk away, otherwise he would definitely be held accountable by the neighborhood committee.

"Ping An, don't rush to call the police."

“We’re all from the same compound, there’s no need to make things too tense. Let’s calm down and try to resolve this through negotiation. If that doesn’t work, then you can call the police.”

Yi Zhonghai reassured Wan Ping'an.

"No need for negotiation!"

“Mrs. Jia, if you compensate me with five hundred yuan, I will not pursue this matter.”

"Don't try to bargain with me. Not a penny less. Pay up or go to jail. You can only choose one!"

Wan Ping'an offered his terms.

Claim.

This is equivalent to Jia Dongxu's entire salary for two years.

"I support Ping An!"

Xu Fugui was the first to express his opinion.

"I support it too!"

He Daqing followed suit with his statement.

Others also expressed their support, saying that Jia Zhangshi must be severely punished.

otherwise.

What if he tries to steal someone else's property again?

Other people's homes don't have owls, so they might not be able to spot her trying to break in. If they can't spot her, wouldn't she be robbed?

Wouldn't that result in heavy losses?

"No money!"

"Go ahead and send me to jail if you dare!"

Jia Zhangshi was unwilling to part with the money, so she started to act like a rogue.

"Jia Zhangshi, do you think going to jail is your own business?"

“If you go to jail, it will leave a stain on your record, affecting three generations of your family, including Jia Dongxu and your grandson.”

“Jia Dongxu has a job now, but because of the stain on your file, he has no chance to become a cadre.”

"The worst off is your grandson. He might be fine in elementary school, but when he goes to middle school, high school, or university, when they need to review his documents, they'll find out that his grandmother is a former convict. Even if he gets accepted, he'll be rejected, and he won't be able to find a formal job because you've been to prison."

“If you go to jail, you will ruin three generations of the Jia family.”

Wan Ping'an gave Jia Zhangshi a science lesson.

"impossible!"

"How could my imprisonment possibly affect my eldest grandson?"