Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things

The next day.

Noon.

Lin Shaowen woke up, but still didn't get out of bed.

Zhang Xiaoyu, curled up in his arms, looked out the window and sighed, "It's snowing again..."

"What's wrong with snowing? There's heating in the house, so it's not cold." Lin Shaowen chuckled.

"We live comfortably, but it's so cold, don't let people freeze to death." Zhang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly.

Alas.

Lin Shaowen also exhaled a foul breath.

Although it is the 1970s, everyone's living standards are still not high.

Even in the old city, people often hear people say that someone has frozen to death somewhere.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhang Xiaoyu said softly.

"I'm thinking, we have a lot of gold in our family, and it's just sitting there anyway, so why not..."

"No."

Zhang Xiaoyu said seriously, "That money is not ours..."

"Well, whose is it?" Lin Shaowen said in surprise.

"It's Lin Jing and his family." Zhang Xiaoyu sat up straight and said seriously, "Shao Wen... I know you are capable and can give us a good life, but our future children may not be capable, so we have to save money for them."

"Okay, I just said that, why do you take it seriously?" Lin Shaowen said helplessly, "Don't I know that too much is as bad as too little? I donate money to the street office every year. If someone with ulterior motives finds out, I may have to be investigated again..."

"It's good that you know."

Zhang Xiaoyu nodded his head and scolded, "I know you are kind, but our whole family depends on you to survive. If something happens to you, I... I won't live anymore."

"Not that, not that." Lin Shaowen hurriedly hugged her and whispered, "I told myself a fortune and I can live to at least 80 years old..."

"Go, your fortune is not accurate at all." Zhang Xiaoyu laughed, "I think you can live to at least 100 years old..."

"Wouldn't that make you an old monster?" Lin Shaowen scolded with a smile.

"Don't worry, I will accompany you even if you live to be a hundred years old. You will be an old monster and I will be an old goblin..." Zhang Xiaoyu said with a smile.

"Then I will subdue the goblin. Hey, the goblin has not yet revealed its true form..."

Lin Shaowen laughed and rushed forward.

Outside the window, the wind was cold and the snow was flying.

Inside the house, it was warm as summer, and the spring scenery was overflowing.

More than an hour later.

Someone knocked on the bedroom door.

"Who is it?" Lin Shaowen shouted.

"I said you two are not going to eat today, what's wrong?" Qin Jingru teased, "It's already past one in the afternoon... Aren't you hungry?"

Gurgle!

Zhang Xiaoyu's stomach rumbled, causing Lin Shaowen to laugh.

Study.

Lin Shaowen sat there drowsy, while others chatted around the fire.

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the door.

Qin Huairu didn't ask who it was, and ran over to open the door.

After a while.

Captain Xing and Director Wang walked in.

"Wow, Lao Lin, your west wing courtyard is like a country of women."

Captain Xing's words made Zhang Xiaoyu and others blush.

"That's right?" Director Wang joked, "Lao Lin is righteous, and Jingru is also generous... Do you think these people are coming for Lao Lin?"

"That can't be." Captain Xing said hurriedly, "Lao Lin has always been sensible in doing things..."

"Director Wang, Captain Xing, sit down."

Qin Jingru moved two more stools over.

"You come here at this time, is there any clue about that matter?" Lin Shaowen asked curiously.

"Well, you don't know?" Captain Xing said in surprise.

"Know what?" Lin Shaowen frowned.

"Xu Damao's house was robbed." Director Wang said helplessly, "He came to our joint defense office to report the case this morning. Wow... his house was turned upside down."

"How is it possible?" Lin Shaowen exclaimed, "Today is the weekend... There are people in the yard on this weekend. How dare those thieves come to the yard to steal things? Besides, it's freezing cold. Xu Damao is not at home, and Yan Fengyu is not at home either?"

"This is the problem." Captain Xing said seriously, "Xu Damao took Yan Fengyu out for breakfast this morning... As soon as he left the house, someone came in from the backyard and went straight to his house."

"Is someone following him?" Lin Shaowen said coldly.

"That's right."

Director Wang looked serious, "We didn't take this matter too seriously before. After all, there are outsiders coming to the city almost every day...either to seek refuge with relatives or to visit relatives."

"Now, this group of people is an organized crime of scale. If they are not handled properly, they may endanger the property safety of the people at any time."

...

After thinking for a moment, Lin Shaowen said seriously,"Xu Damao didn't go out in the morning these days?"

"I get angry just talking about it." Captain Xing said angrily, "This beast took advantage of our box of gold to steal Sha Zhu's girlfriend... Now he even forgot the mission we gave him."

"Well, you guys know about this, right?" Lin Shaowen said embarrassedly.

"Old Lin, don't take it to heart." Director Wang comforted, "This Yan Fengyu is not a good thing. If she doesn't run away with Xu Damao, she will run away with someone else sooner or later..."

"That's right."

Lin Shaowen took out a cigarette, handed one to Captain Xing, and chuckled, "This Xu Damao doesn't learn his lesson, so let's teach him a lesson."

"What do you mean?"

Director Wang and Captain Xing immediately became alert.

Lin Shaowen came over and whispered a few words to them.

The two of them suddenly brightened up.

Ten minutes later.

Captain Xing and two others kicked open Xu Damao's door.

"Fuck..."

Xu Damao hurriedly covered himself and Yan Fengyu with a quilt.

"Xu Damao, you are in trouble, come with us..." Captain Xing said angrily.

"Ah?"

Xu Damao was stunned, and then shouted loudly, "Captain Xing, I have been very honest recently... I haven't done anything."

"Go to the bureau and talk to us."

Captain Xing sneered, "I'll give you one minute to put on your clothes, otherwise don't say we don't give you face..."

After that, he took a few people out.

"Da Mao, what happened?" Yan Fengyu was so scared that she trembled all over.

"I don't know."

Xu Damao was also a little puzzled.

He was as poor as a ghost, and he had no money to go to the secret door.

But since they came to his door, he could only get up and start to put on his clothes.

When he came out, everyone started to point fingers at him.

"I told you that Xu Damao is no good, right?"

"I'm afraid he stole the box of gold."

"Maybe he robbed it."

...

Xu Damao got angry when he heard their whispers, "You are the ones who steal and rob. I am an honest man and never do such things."

"Why did the people from the Joint Defense Office come to you?" Sha Zhu sneered, "Xu Damao... Don't think that others don't know about the dirty things you did."

"Fuck you."

Xu Damao shouted angrily.

Sha Zhu was ready to take action immediately, but Xu Damao hid behind Captain Xing in an instant.