Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

When the comrades went to investigate, Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu rushed to the police station.

"Comrade, we want to ask about the situation of the deaf old lady in Compound No. 95."

The comrade glanced at Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu.

"Who are you to her?"

Yi Zhonghai doesn't want to get involved now, but he wants to know the situation.

"We live in the same compound as the old lady, and I am the eldest uncle in the compound."

The comrade nodded, saying that it was normal for a senior in the hospital to come and understand the situation.

"The old lady is suspected of hiring a killer and is now being interrogated."

Yi Zhonghai felt uneasy.

"Comrade, can we see her after the interrogation?"

The comrade shook his head.

"You can't see her. She's in a major case. We already have evidence. It's only a matter of time before she's sentenced. You guys go back. I'll let you know when the sentence is given."

The two had no choice but to go back and wait for news.

"Uncle, could it be that the old lady hired someone to kill Li Jianjun?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded.

"That's probably the case. Hey, Zhuzi, the old lady is just venting her anger on you!"

But Shazhu doesn't think so.

"Why are you venting your anger on me? I have no conflicts with Li Jianjun now. I just need to take good care of Banggeng."

After saying that, he looked at Yi Zhonghai suspiciously. He would never believe that the old lady did anything without Yi Zhonghai's participation. Even though the old lady usually treated her grandson like a big shot, in her eyes, Yi Zhonghai was still the most important.

Yi Zhonghai felt a little guilty, but still pretended to be calm.

"Zhu Zi, how can you say that? Have you forgotten how you became disabled? Wasn't it because you followed Li Jianjun?"

Sha Zhu didn't argue with him, he just lowered his head and said nothing.

I went all the way back to the courtyard, but as soon as I entered the yard, I found something wrong.

Usually there are people chatting here, but why is there no one here today?

At this time, Jia Zhang came out trotting from the central courtyard.

"Jia Zhang, why are you running? What happened?"

Jia Zhang didn't even stop, she ran all the way to the toilet and shouted only one sentence.

"Don't block me. I'm going to the toilet and watch the house search."

Confiscating a house? Whose house?

Yi Zhonghai suddenly thought of the deaf old lady. It’s over. They are here to raid the old lady’s house.

He looked at Shazhu and ran to the backyard together.

There were a lot of people gathered at the door of the deaf old lady, and there were two public security comrades standing there, and someone was searching inside.

After a while a comrade came out.

"Captain, I found a wooden box."

Director Wei took the wooden box and opened it.

There was a photo inside and some yellowed-looking letters.

In the photo, a woman is holding a man's arm, and they look like a couple.

Director Wei opened a letter and started reading. The more he read, the worse his expression became. Then he finished reading all the letters.

"Search, dig three feet deep and search this house thoroughly."

So the comrades began a new and more thorough search.

Sure enough, it does work.

"Captain, there is a secret compartment in the corner, and there is a bundle inside."

When Director Wei opened it, he saw a gun, a Browning, and some gold, silver and jewelry.

"Have you finished searching?"

"I have searched it and knocked over every brick."

Director Wei nodded.

"Okay, go back to the station and seal the door for me. No one is allowed to enter. You stay here for a while, and I will go back to meet this old woman."

After saying this, Director Wei took his men away, leaving behind a comrade to watch over them.

After returning to the police station, Chief Wei went straight to the interrogation room with his things.

After entering, Director Wei put the things on the table, said nothing, and stared at the deaf old lady.

The deaf old lady looked at the familiar wooden box and bundle, her pupils shrank, and she knew she was finished.

Director Wei smiled at the deaf old lady's expression.

"Do you want me to explain it for you?"

The deaf old lady sighed, her heart full of regret.

"I'll confess, can you spare my life?"

Director Wei slammed the table.

"You're still bargaining after all this? Your life or death is decided by the higher-ups. What you need to do now is to explain the problem clearly."

Helplessly, the deaf old lady could only explain and see if she could get lenient treatment.

"My name is Fu Linglong. I am the concubine daughter of Fu Botong, a third-rank official of the previous dynasty. The previous dynasty fled to the northeast and I was left behind."

"Later, I couldn't make a living, so I married a man who had pursued me. His name was Cui Dabao."

"After the Japanese invaders came, Cui Dabao became a traitor and killed many people. I was very scared and worried about being retaliated against, so I wanted to escape with Cui Dabao."

"When the Bald Army came, Cui Dabao gave most of his belongings to an official, joined the Bald Army, and lived a comfortable life again."

"But he ran away after just a few years. It was a chaotic time and Cui Dabao and I got separated. I used my private savings to buy a house and lived there. I pretended to be deaf and dumb and rarely went out, fearing that someone would recognize me."

"The photos in the box are of Cui Dabao and I, and the letters were sent to me by Cui Dabao who asked him to go to the island to reunite with him. I didn't want to go. I had had enough of living in fear, so I never replied."

"The gold, silver and jewelry in the bundle are the remaining private money. I don't dare to take it out to use it, so I hid it away."

Director Wei didn't expect to catch a big fish. Although it had no intelligence value, she was the traitor's wife after all.

"That He Yuzhu, you always call him your grandson, is he Cui Dabao's grandson?"

The deaf old lady quickly denied it.

"No, sir. He Yuzhu's father is called He Daqing. He Daqing's master used to be our family's cook. After I was left alone, I was very scared. It was He Daqing's master who took me in and arranged for me to live in the same courtyard with He Daqing, so that I could be taken care of."

"After liberation, He Daqing's master was purged. He had cooked for a bald military commander. He Daqing was scared, so he quit his job at the restaurant and went to work as a canteen chef at Lou Bancheng's steel mill."

"Then why did He Daqing run away again? Not to mention that he ran away with a widow. No one would leave two children behind and run away with a widow."

"After going to the steel mill, He Daqing still felt uneasy, but running away with two children was not a good idea, so he wanted to create a false impression and run away with the widow to draw a clear line between himself and Sha Zhu, also for fear of getting Sha Zhu involved."

"Then where did you get your five-guarantee status? Who registered it for you?"

The deaf old lady was a little hesitant. If she said it out loud, she would have no chance of recovery.

Director Wei smiled contemptuously.

"Don't think about it. No one can save you. Things are different now than they were in the past."

The deaf old lady sighed and said, "Yes, it's different now. In the past, if you were caught for murder, you could just give some money and get away with it. But now, if you are caught, you will just be given peanuts."

"It was Director Yang who helped me get the five-guarantee household status. Director Wang hadn't come yet at that time, so it was the former director who did it."

"What's your relationship with Director Yang? Why would he help you?"

"I was always scared when I followed Cui Dabao. One time, I heard that they were going to take action, so I wanted to tell those comrades to leave a way out for myself, but I didn't know how to notify them. I had no choice but to go to the vicinity of the action site, and I happened to meet the injured Director Yang. I pretended to pass by and saved him."

"Later, he went to the steel mill and happened to meet me. When he learned that I was alone, he asked the street office to register me as a five-guarantee household."

Director Wei asked.

"Director Yang doesn't know your true identity?"

The deaf old lady shook her head.

"He didn't know. I lied to him and said my son had gone to the army to fight and had never come back. I didn't know whether he was alive or dead. He also wanted to help me apply for a martyr's family, but I didn't have the necessary documents, so it didn't work out."

Director Wei slammed the table in anger.

"Our soldiers are charging into battle, and you, a traitorous wife, are dreaming of sitting back and enjoying the fruits of our labor."

"As for Li Jianjun's case, please explain it quickly."