To her astonishment, the deaf old woman exclaimed, "Zhonghai, it's you!"
But in the blink of an eye, the deaf old woman saw the moved flour jar again, and she knew in her heart that the treasure had been stolen!
So she questioned loudly.
"Zhonghai, are you trying to steal my treasure? You heartless bastard, that's my lifeblood! How could you do such a thing?"
"I was wondering why you were acting so strange tonight, bringing me food all of a sudden. Turns out you were scouting me out. You're just like your deadbeat father, both ungrateful scoundrels..."
Seeing the deaf old woman getting more and more excited as she spoke, Yi Zhonghai got scared and wanted to explain.
But the old deaf man wouldn't give him that chance, and kept bastardly cursing the Yi family father and son.
Yi Zhonghai knew in his heart that he couldn't let her continue cursing like this, otherwise it would alarm the neighbors in the courtyard.
If that happens, I will regret it completely.
So he quickly walked over, picked up the pillow from the bed, covered the deaf old woman's mouth, and then quickly pulled the light cord.
Suddenly, the room was plunged into darkness again, with only the deaf old woman's continuous whimpering sounds coming from inside.
Meanwhile, Aunt Yi, who was keeping watch outside, was also feeling her heart pounding.
She realized something was wrong when the lights suddenly turned on in the room and then she heard the old woman cursing.
Just as she was about to go in and help explain, the lights in the room went out again, and the sound stopped.
At this moment, she was in a state of confusion and didn't know what to do. She could only wait and see…
On the other side, at Xu Damao's house.
Having just finished his business, Xu Damao, who had won the lottery for the second time, was so exhausted that he fell fast asleep like a dead pig.
Qin Jingru, who was caught in a dilemma by his teasing, had not fallen asleep yet and vaguely heard some noises from next door.
But she didn't have a very good relationship with the old lady, so she pretended not to hear it.
Fortunately, the annoying sound stopped after a while, otherwise she really would have gotten out of bed to check.
At the same time, at Liu Haizhong's home.
Auntie Er was also awakened by the noise. She quickly shook her sleeping husband next to her.
"Honey, listen up, what's that sound coming from next door?"
Liu Haizhong was a little unhappy when his wife shook him like that. He just lazily rolled over and muttered something under his breath.
"What time is it? What noise could there be? Go to sleep! I have to go to work tomorrow!"
Seeing Liu Haizhong's indifferent attitude, the second aunt didn't count on him anymore, got out of bed, slipped on her shoes, and prepared to go and check on him.
But before she could even reach the door, the noise from next door went silent.
Then the second aunt stood at the window and looked out, but all she could see was darkness.
Having found nothing, the second aunt stopped looking and went to bed to continue sleeping…
At that moment, Yi Zhonghai, who was in the deaf old lady's house, was so frightened that he sat blankly on the ground, his mind completely blank.
Just moments ago, fearing that the matter would be exposed, he desperately covered the deaf old woman's mouth with a pillow.
But who would have thought?
When he let go again, the deaf old woman's eyes were wide open, and she had died, going to report to Buddha.
Now that I've killed someone, what should I do? This is the question Yi Zhonghai is currently facing.
It took Yi Zhonghai several minutes of sitting still on the ground to recover.
Although he was very scared, he hadn't forgotten why he came.
With a precise target in mind, he retrieved the deaf old woman's treasure from under the flour jar in just two minutes.
"Very good."
The moment the box was opened, Yi Zhonghai felt that tonight had been worthwhile.
Next, they had to fake the scene, restore the house to its original state, and only after everything was tidied up did Yi Zhonghai come outside.
To avoid arousing suspicion, he carefully closed the door again, and then used tools to slowly and carefully put the bolt back on.
After re-locking the door, it wasn't over yet, because there was still a hot potato to be dealt with—the precious thing in their hands.
If something happens tomorrow and the police come and search the place, then everything will be over. So you can't keep your things at home.
Finally, after much deliberation, Yi Zhonghai hid the box of treasure in the pile of miscellaneous items in the Liu family's corridor.
We'll take it out when things have calmed down.
After hiding the treasure, Yi Zhonghai quietly returned home and found his wife still asleep. He quickly took off his clothes and got into bed.
In fact, neither of them could sleep. They sat back to back, neither disturbing the other, and spent the night worrying and looking haggard...
The next morning, since Aunt Yi couldn't sleep anyway, she simply got up early to cook.
After finishing cooking, she went to the backyard as usual to empty the old lady's chamber pot.
But then she realized that the old lady's door was still closed and she hadn't gotten up.
At this point, Aunt Yi really panicked. You see, when people get old, they can't sleep and they wake up earlier than anyone else.
But there was no movement at all today, which gave Aunt Yi a bad feeling.
"Could it be that my husband, Mr. Yi, last night...!?" Aunt Yi dared not think any further.
She had initially thought that the two of them must have reached some kind of agreement last night, which was why the old lady hadn't made a big fuss about it.
But now it seems that the old woman is in grave danger.
Just as Aunt Yi was still feeling unsettled, Aunt Er's voice suddenly came from behind her.
"Aunt Yi, you're here to empty the old lady's chamber pot again! Let me tell you, I don't know what happened to the old lady last night, but she was shouting and screaming in the house in the middle of the night."
"Really? Second Aunt, didn't you get curious and go take a look?" The first aunt steadied herself and asked casually.
"Hey! What are you saying? How could I not have looked! I just ran to the door and there was no sound outside. Plus, it was pitch black, so I didn't see anything."
Hearing what Aunt Er said, Aunt Yi was relieved, thinking that she probably hadn't seen anything.
After exchanging a few casual words, Aunt Yi returned to the Intermediate People's Court.
As soon as she arrived at her doorstep, she ran into Yi Zhonghai, who was returning from using the restroom outside.
In order to perform his role well, Yi Zhonghai even took the initiative to ask questions.
"Xiulian, you've finished taking care of the old lady so quickly today."
"No, no, husband, the old lady hasn't gotten up yet, and the door is still closed!"
Aunt Yi chose to tell the truth and was prepared to see her husband's reaction.
To her great disappointment, Yi Zhonghai didn't react at all, acting as if nothing had happened, and continued doing whatever he was doing.
Next comes washing up, eating, kids going to school, adults going to work...
Soon, it was past 9 a.m., and Aunt Yi came to the backyard for the third time.
This time, however, she wasn't alone. She was followed by Aunt Er, Aunt Chen, Aunt Yan, and several young wives like Qin Jingru.
At the old lady's door, several middle-aged women tried many methods but failed to get her to open the door. Helpless, Aunt Yi had no choice but to volunteer.
"Gentlemen, the old lady is acting strangely today. Let's just break down the door. We can't let anything happen!"
After saying that, Aunt Yi rolled up her sleeves and got ready to get to work.
As the wife of the leader in the compound, Aunt Er was bound to speak up at this time.
“Aunt Yi is right. Everyone here is a witness. If anything happens, you should all be able to testify.”
"Don't worry! Just run it! We're all watching!"
"..."
Several middle-aged women chimed in.
Then, with a loud bang, through sheer force, the old lady's door was finally forced open by Aunt Yi.
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