Chapter 53: Arresting the Deaf Old Lady

Both sides remained in a stalemate, and that middle-aged man was also preparing to flee; he had actually broken through the inner wall of the Deaf Old Lady's house to the outside long ago.

The Deaf Old Lady also began to pack her things, while Jia Zhangshi lunged directly at the old lady, shouting, "I never expected you old thing to be so wicked, I'll fight you to the death!"

"Ouch!"

The Deaf Old Lady was advanced in age and was knocked down directly by Jia Zhangshi; her old waist felt like it was about to snap.

Jia Dongxu was hiding in a corner, not daring to make a sound, or rather, Jia Dongxu had been paralyzed by fear and could not speak at all.

"Baka! You are courting death!"

Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man immediately drew his knife again; if it weren't for these two, they wouldn't have been exposed.

It seemed he had no choice but to eliminate them!

Perhaps there was still a chance to turn things around; after all, in this day and age, where don't people die? When the time came, he would just find a pit to bury this mother and son in, and even if Di Renjie came, he wouldn't be able to find them!

"You fat pig, I'll stab you to death first!" The middle-aged man bared his teeth, ready to give Jia Zhangshi a slash.

But before the long knife could land on Jia Zhangshi, a gunshot suddenly rang out, the ear-piercing sound of the shot echoing through the entire Siheyuan.

Even the stray dogs outside the courtyard began to bark frantically.

"Ah!!!"

Jia Dongxu's mind completely collapsed.

The bullet hit the middle-aged man right between the eyebrows, fresh blood sprayed all over the floor, and with a single bang, a living life fell just like that.

"Don't move, everyone raise your hands!"

"Seal off the entire Siheyuan, don't let even an earthworm crawl out!"

Another gunshot rang out, and the area around the Siheyuan was suddenly brightly lit; a full hundred men in hats had surrounded the Siheyuan!

Not only had Ma Baoguo arrived, but even higher-ranking bigwigs had come; to prevent the target from escaping, everyone had been lying in ambush for a long time, just waiting for this moment!

Xu Damao only then understood what was happening, and the sudden gunshot in particular scared him so much he wet his pants.

"Oh my mama! The Deaf Old Lady is actually connected to those ghosts over there, it's too terrifying!" Xu Damao said, his body trembling.

After the sniper killed the middle-aged man, the group quickly broke in and controlled everyone present, especially the Deaf Old Lady, who was put in not just silver-white handcuffs, but leg shackles as well.

The fugitive Jia Zhangshi was also handcuffed, and the already crippled Jia Dongxu was tied up tightly at that moment.

Everyone who had been sleeping soundly at home was also brought out; Yi Zhonghai still didn't know what had happened, and upon seeing the corpse in the Deaf Old Lady's house, he was too shocked to speak for a long time.

His eyes also revealed a look of deep fear.

"Dongxu, what happened here?"

Qin Huairu and Bang Geng also came out, but the scene had already been cordoned off, and everyone could only watch from afar; Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi were both inside, and they were tied up.

"The evidence is all here," Zhao Gangzi said with a cold snort, holding a hammer in his hand; he smashed the lock on the old lady's nightstand and fished out the small box he had seen earlier that day.

Opening it, it was indeed a document filled with Japanese characters!

The crowd present was in an uproar; even if they didn't recognize the content, that script was absolutely unforgettable!

"Old lady, I knew long ago that your identity wasn't simple, I never expected you to have dealings with that side!"

Zhao Gangzi spat at the old lady, cursing through gritted teeth.

The Deaf Old Lady also reacted, looking at Zhao Gangzi with venomous eyes; the wrinkles on her face bunched together, looking extremely ferocious.

"Hatred Value from the Deaf Old Lady, 100,000 points!"

Zhao Gangzi hadn't expected that the hatred toward him would reach such a level, actually hitting 100,000, directly refunding the cost of redeeming the Micro Surveillance Ball!

An expert proficient in Japanese had been brought to the scene, and according to official identification, the content had been confirmed.

This was a document proving the Deaf Old Lady's identity!

This old lady was actually not of the Chinese people!

She was a pure-blooded Japanese, sent to China for training since childhood; later, when Japan was defeated, the Deaf Old Lady stayed behind and had been lying low ever since!

"What? The old lady isn't one of our own, she's actually Japanese?!"

"My god! Isn't this just a pure spy? This is too terrifying..."

"I knew this old thing's Five-Guarantee Household status had an unknown origin; looking at this, it must have been faked!"

"..."

The people of the Siheyuan reacted instantly, hurriedly following the trend to denounce the Deaf Old Lady, and in an instant, the old lady was drowned out by the crowd's spit.

Yi Zhonghai clearly still couldn't accept it; after all, with so many years of affection, having called her godmother for decades, she was actually Japanese!

"Director Ma, do you think there's a mistake? How could my godmother be Japanese?" Yi Zhonghai said with agitation, hurriedly pointing his hand at Zhao Gangzi and cursing viciously: "It must be this dog thing who forged the document just to take revenge on us!"

"The old lady must have been wronged, you must investigate thoroughly!"

Yi Zhonghai acted as if he had gone insane.

But Ma Baoguo only responded indifferently: "We have long suspected the old lady's identity; we investigated her ancestors, but we couldn't find anything!"

"Even her Five-Guarantee Household status has an unknown origin; there's no need to say anything more!"

Not long after Ma Baoguo finished speaking, they found something incredible in the old lady's house!

A young comrade pulled a memorial tablet out from a hidden compartment under the old lady's bed, with Japanese characters carved into it.

"This... this is the Emperor's memorial tablet!!!"

The expert was stunned.

Hearing the expert's words, Yi Zhonghai almost collapsed, and the others widened their eyes, clearly unable to fully digest the news.

Shazhu also couldn't accept this fact; the one who led these people in was Zhao Gangzi, it must be that brat playing tricks!

Soon, Zhao Gangzi felt the hatred coming from Shazhu.

He immediately stood out and reported to Ma Baoguo: "This Deaf Old Lady also has a god-grandson, Shazhu; perhaps he has some incredible information as well!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned toward Shazhu.

Shazhu froze instantly.

"Ah, right! That brat Shazhu definitely has a connection with this old hag! Comrade Public Security, hurry up and take him away!"

Bound, Jia Dongxu hurriedly shouted out; after all, this brat was usually ambiguous with his wife, and reporting him now might even help Jia Zhangshi atone for her crimes.

"Don't! Comrade Public Security, I'm innocent, I absolutely do not share a pair of pants with the old lady!"

Upon hearing this, Shazhu hurriedly explained, his voice trembling so much he was about to cry.

"Go inside and explain further!"

With an order from Ma Baoguo, several young comrades instantly rushed over, directly binding Shazhu up in a flash, even stuffing his mouth.

First Uncle Yi Zhonghai, who was lying on the ground, was also hoisted up by a few people; after all, he was the old lady's godson, so he might just be in the same gang!

The folks in the courtyard were as silent as cicadas in winter, blankly watching as Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu, and the Deaf Old Lady were all taken away, and even they themselves were not allowed to leave at will.

Later, they directly took away all the dozens of men, women, and children in the entire courtyard, interrogating them for three whole days and nights before letting the uninvolved people return.