Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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Soon, Jiang Hui's tears were wiped away, and He Yuzhu finally let go of her.

Jiang Hui, like a startled rabbit, quickly ran to the side.

She retorted angrily, "You're shameless! You promised me before that we had to agree on three rules: you wouldn't touch me."

He Yuzhu said, "I was just wiping your tears. By the way, why were you crying?"

Jiang Hui blurted out, "It's all because of you."

He Yuzhu asked, "How did I upset you?"

"Asking knowingly."

He Yuzhu knew that if he said that, he would be in the wrong.

Then she quickly apologized and made amends, and Jiang Hui's face finally looked better.

"Let's let today's matter go, but you're not allowed to touch a single hair on my head again, understand?"

He Yuzhu frowned and asked, "What if we run into them?"

Jiang Hui paused for a moment, then said fiercely, "I'll spit in your food."

"Wouldn't that be a bargain for me?"

"You...you're such a scoundrel."

Jiang Hui shouted, "I'll poison you with rat poison, you old rogue!"

He Yuzhu pretended to be very hurt: "How could you be so vicious? I'm heartbroken."

"Hmph, you deserve it."

He Yuzhu was about to say something when he heard the phone ring in his room.

He quickly returned to his room to answer the phone.

Jiang Hui slumped into her chair, covering her face with her hands.

Today was so embarrassing. First, I ate my own saliva, and then He Yuzhu hugged me and kissed my cheek.

No amount of talking or cursing at He Yuzhu, that stubborn bastard, would work.

I was so angry at He Yuzhu, I was furious that he had deceived my feelings.

But I still have to face him every day, and I can't tell anyone about my troubles.

He Yuzhu took the phone, stood in front of Jiang Hui's door, and asked:

"Why are you crying again?"

Jiang Hui stubbornly raised her head and shouted, "No way!"

He Yuzhu said, "That's good. I have something to do and need to go out, so I'll be leaving now."

"Why are you going?"

"Leave me alone?"

Jiang Hui said angrily, "It would be better if he died outside."

He Yuzhu simply said, "Ah, you're really vicious. I'm not going to waste my breath on you. I'm leaving."

Watching He Yuzhu leave, Jiang Hui snorted angrily and shouted:

"He must have been out fooling around with a woman, you scoundrel."

The call was from Bai Ling. She had found the addresses of Qing Laosan and Lu Xiuhua and wanted He Yuzhu to go there so they could arrest and interrogate them that night.

He Yuzhu first went to the police station and met up with Bai Ling.

“Lu Xiuhua lived in the third alley of Nanyingfang, the second house after you went in.”

"Can you confirm that Qing Laosan is in the yard?"

Bai Ling shook her head and said, "No."

He Yuzhu didn't ask any more questions. Thinking about it, it made sense. If he were Qing Laosan, he certainly wouldn't show himself so easily.

I had already checked before and couldn't find Qing Laosan, so I probably won't be able to catch him this time either.

He Yuzhu voiced his concerns: "We found Lu Xiuhua so easily, but it will probably be very difficult to catch Qing Laosan."

Bai Ling also said, "Yes, we just hope to get clues about Qing Laosan from Lu Xiuhua."

It was already after get off work hours, and we had to wait until evening to avoid alerting them. Qing Laosan had sentries in the vicinity, and we didn't want to cause any trouble.

The two continued to wait at the police station, had dinner together, and then He Yuzhu went into the inner room.

Lying on Bai Ling's single bed, there was a pleasant fragrance.

"You sleep here when you're on night duty?"

Bai Ling said, "Yes, I can usually sleep most of the night."

Two people are left on duty at the police station at night. One sleeps in the reception hall in front and will only get up when someone calls him from outside.

As the director, Bai Ling was allowed to sleep in the rest room inside her office.

I basically won't get up in the middle of the night, and I can still get enough sleep.

He Yuzhu glanced at the wall behind him; there was only a small vent, too small for him to squeeze through.

"It's a pity that you didn't put windows at the back of your house."

Bai Ling didn't understand at first, but after glancing at the wall behind her and seeing He Yuzhu's smirking face, she realized what was going on.

It dawned on me instantly: if there had been a window, that scoundrel He Yuzhu would have climbed over through it.

She scolded, "You bad guy, this is the police station."

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "I know!"

"Hmph, I'm ignoring you. We should head to the South Barracks."

He Yuzhu got out of bed, straightened the quilt, and then got out to start the jeep.

He Yuzhu said, "I'll come over next year and drive you."

“The police station can’t afford to hire someone as important as you. Besides, you’re an official under the jurisdiction of the street office, so Jiang Hanyang definitely won’t let you come to the police station.”

With little time left before Jiang Hanyang becomes the acting director, He Yuzhu had already planned his escape route.

I know I won't be a street-level cadre after the New Year. Even if I were to work as a gatekeeper at a research institute, I wouldn't want to stay at the machinery factory any longer.

After driving to Nanyingfang, we parked the car on the side of the road some distance from Santiao Hutong.

The two got out of the car and soon arrived at one end of the three alleys.

Two police officers were already on guard here. Bai Ling asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"No, after Lu Xiuhua entered the courtyard, she never left the alley again."

Bai Ling nodded and said, "Prepare for action."

Although they knew that Qing Laosan was not usually in the courtyard, they still proceeded with the utmost caution.

Bai Ling led the way to the outside of Lu Xiuhua's house, and He Yuzhu also released his spiritual power to confirm that Lu Xiuhua was the only one inside.

Just as I suspected, Qing Laosan wasn't here.

Two police officers climbed over the wall into the yard. One of them opened the door, then blocked it and shouted at the officers.

Lu Xiuhua had just gone to bed when she got up in a panic. She asked a couple of questions and, after confirming that it was the police outside, opened the door.

"What are you doing?" Lu Xiuhua asked.

Comrade Guan searched the house and confirmed that Qing Laosan was not hiding there.

"Where is Qing Laosan?"

"I don't know any Qing Laosan."

"You're saying you don't know Qing Laosan?"

Bai Ling said, "Our policy has always been to be lenient for those who confess and severe for those who resist. If you still deny it and refuse to cooperate at this time, you can be identified as an accomplice of Qing Laosan."

"I..." Lu Xiuhua didn't know what to say for a moment.

Bai Ling did some more work, explaining the policy and even resorting to intimidation, before Lu Xiuhua finally said:

"My relationship with the third brother is a long-standing, stale affair. Once the novelty wore off, he stopped coming to me and started going to those vixens instead."

"A vixen? Who is that?" Bai Ling asked.

Lu Xiuhua said, "The fox spirit is named Hu Qiumei, and she lives in the Paper Mill Alley on Baizhifang West Street."

Everyone was somewhat surprised. The South Barracks was outside Chaoyang Gate, while Baizhifang West Street was in the southwest corner of the capital.

This move directly crossed the entire capital city; Qing Laosan really managed to dodge quite far this time.

Bai Ling asked several times, and Lu Xiuhua swore that what she said was true, and that if Qing Laosan was hiding, he would most likely be with the vixen.

Bai Ling nodded, then arranged for someone to handcuff Lu Xiuhua, put her in the car, and take her to the police station when they passed by. Then the two jeeps set off again.

They drove in silence and soon arrived at Baizhifang West Street. After parking the jeep, everyone got out.

First, the two of them quickly went to the other end of the papermaking alley to keep watch, while He Yuzhu followed Bai Ling inside.