Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 103 Sudden changes
Front yard of the Siheyuan

Yang Ruiping was already panicking and shouting loudly. The female comrade from the internal security department tried to comfort her and she calmed down after a while.

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekuang were taken away. When Yan Jiekuang was leaving, he looked back and saw the internal security guards rushing into the house.

Yan Jiekuang was taken to an interrogation room of the Municipal Special Affairs Office. Two internal security guards sat opposite him. One of them had already opened his handcuffs, and the other lit a cigarette and asked Yan Jiekuang if he wanted to smoke. Yan Jiekuang shook his head.

"Let me introduce myself. I am the leader of the Special Office Team 2. My name is Wang Gang, and this is the deputy leader, Wen Yi. We are asking you to assist in the investigation. Because this matter is unusual, we are using unusual means."

Yan Jiekuang didn't say anything and just listened quietly.

Then, the matter of Du Pingyi and Du Pingyi's house came up. Yan Jiekuang answered truthfully. However, Wen Yi went out in the middle and asked Yan Jiekuang when he came back, "Were you the first to know that Du Pingyi was going to be transferred?"

When Yan Jiekuang heard this, he knew what Yan Jiecheng was talking about. He calmed down and said, "Yes, it was just a casual chat."

Then Yan Jiekuang told the story again from beginning to end.

The two men invited him into another room and then left.

About an hour later, Wen Yi came back and said, "Well, this is probably true. We have investigated it. Your brother has gone back, but you can't leave yet."

Yan Jiekuang was puzzled and asked, "The facts are clear, right? Then why can't I leave?"

Wen Yi smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that you had an interrogation experience before? Du Pingyi's notebook records a lot of interesting things about you. We need your cooperation."

Yan Jiekuang was silent. He thought things were simple, but he didn't expect Du Pingyi to record his affairs. He knew that something was wrong.

After Wen Yi left, Yan Jiekuang frantically recalled the past in his room, but he didn't know what Du Pingyi had recorded about him.

After lunch the next day, Yan Jiekuang was taken to a large room, a bit like a classroom, and he sat on a stool.

There were five people sitting opposite me, and in the middle was an old man with white hair.

Wen Yi started by saying directly: "I don't think you know much about Du Pingyi's affairs, so let's talk about Lou Bancheng."

Yan Jiekuang began to repeat what he had done before in the interrogation.

The old man in the middle said, "Are you good at cooking?"

"Yes, part of it is inherited from Yu Chu, which I learned by myself, and part of it is taught by Aunt Lou, that is, Lou Tan."

"Is the inheritance still there?"

Yan Jiekuang's heart skipped a beat, and he could only come up with a lame excuse, saying, "I was young at the time, and I didn't know where I put it after I finished reading it."

A female comrade nearby asked, "Did the Lou family give you any items or anything else?"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Usually they just give me some food, the more precious ones. Later they gave me two books, but I returned them after reading them."

"Do you know Laogui?" the old man asked suddenly.

"I don't know him." Yan Jiekuang said firmly. He was betting on the old ghost's character.

The old man just looked at him without saying anything. Wen Yi next to him said, "According to Du Pingyi's records, you always bring chickens, ducks, fish and meat home. But as far as we know, you have never appeared anywhere except Jingda. Your life is also very regular. There is nothing else at home except a few cats and dogs and a pile of books. Where did you get those things from?"

"Some were bought at the ghost market, and some were exchanged in Dazhalan. There must be a way. I'm good at fishing and hunting. You can go and check." Yan Jiekuang said calmly.

"Where did you get the money?" Wen Yi asked. Fearing that Yan Jiekuang might be trying to fool him, he continued, "Money for buying a house and savings."

Yan Jiekuang said: "I earned it. I caught the river snails and crayfish. How could I not have money?"

Several people looked at each other, and the old man said directly: "Your school has issued you a letter of guarantee, which means you are a very good student. However, you still can't make sense, unless you know Lao Gui, then everything will make sense." Yan Jiekuang said: "I am fourteen years old this year, and I started living independently when I was ten years old. Who do you think I know? Maybe I have seen him, but I have never heard of the name Lao Gui."

The interrogation lasted for a long time, back and forth, over and over again, and it was Lou Bancheng and Lao Gui.

Yan Jiekuang thought to himself, two people who have fled far away, I don’t recognize what you can do to me.

Unexpectedly, Yan Jiecheng said that Yan Jiekuang was very familiar with the Lou family, and suddenly Yan Jiekuang was suppressed for an extra week.

Of course, there is no evidence to prove that Yan Jiekuang knew Laogui.

On January 10, 1966, when the Chinese New Year was approaching, Yan Jiekuang was sent out. The public security comrades asked Yan Jiekuang if he was going back to the courtyard.
"Thank you for your help. Please take me to Yu'er Hutong. I miss our cats and dogs." Yan Jiekuang said dejectedly.

When Yan Jiekuang returned to Yu'er Hutong and opened the door, he knew someone had come in. The big cat jumped into Yan Jiekuang's arms, and Tiantian was wagging its tail behind him, making some sad sounds.

Yan Jiekuang saw that both the big cat and Tiantian were injured, as if the big cat had been given an anesthetic injection.

The three little ones in the backyard were also injured. Although they had been treated and bandaged, it was still visible. Yan Jiekuang knew that these cats and dogs were defending their territory.

Yan Jiekuang kissed them one by one, tears falling involuntarily. The big cat climbed onto his shoulder and licked his tears.

Yan Jiekuang went to the backyard to take a bath. Several little ones were waiting outside the bathroom, and of course there was also the big cat.

After taking a shower, Yan Jiekuang went to the kitchen, unsealed the space warehouse, and took out a sea fish, a tuna, and a few small ones. Everyone except Tiantian was excited.

Then he took out a piece of beef and made a big meal, including raw tuna, then stewed tuna with sauce, and finally a plate of pan-fried beef, which was specially for Tiantian.

One person, four cats, and a dog sat on the ground in the backyard and started eating.

Yan Jiekuang poured himself a glass of wine, which was Fenjiu, which was left over from the last time he treated his father to dinner.

The first thing Yan Jiekuang thought about was how to face his family, especially Yan Jiecheng. As for his eldest brother, he had helped him three times since childhood: one time when he helped Uncle Li, one time when he was admitted to technical secondary school, and one time when he got married.

I never expected that Yan Jiecheng would say everything at the critical moment and almost hurt myself.

The second thing was that he didn't think this matter would pass so easily. He needed to hide away, stop doing anything out of the ordinary, and find some work to immerse himself in.

Third, I still have to go back and see them. I wonder how sad my mother and sister are.

People who drink for the first time tend to get drunk easily, and Yan Jiekuang fell asleep without realizing it.

The next day, I saw four cats and Tiantian lying on me. They were afraid that I would get cold.

As soon as he woke up, the others woke up too. Yan Jiekuang was happy to find that the three little ones had a very good relationship with Tiantian and they could even play and fight together.

Starting today, all the water for the fishes is the water in his space, that is, the water in the breeding area, because he found that it seemed to be different from the real water. At least the fish in the breeding area have not been dead yet, and they are very energetic.

The weather in January was already very cold. Yan Jiekuang put on his coat and took Tiantian to the courtyard.

When I walked to the door, I saw Yi Jun. When Yi Jun saw Yan Jiekuang, he was stunned, then turned around and walked in the opposite direction. Yan Jiekuang was puzzled. After thinking carefully, he thought that this meant he was trying to avoid me. Yan Jiekuang shook his head and stepped into the door.

When I walked in, I was close to the east wing and subconsciously looked towards the east wing, which was originally Du Pingyi's house. Through the window, I saw Yan Jiecheng talking to Yu Li with a very excited look on his face, and Qingqing was leaning against Yu Li next to him.

Yan Jiekuang turned left and walked towards the west wing. A man in the central courtyard saw Yan Jiekuang and turned back. Yan Jiekuang didn't see clearly who it was, so he didn't pay any attention.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard a shout, "Catch the enemy spies!"

Then he saw Xu Damao, He Yuzhu and Liu Haizhong rushing towards him with things in their hands.

(End of this chapter)