Chapter 1425: Old Yi is finished

Nanluoguxiang.

Under the cover of night, the Red Star Sihe Academy was already in an uproar. Although Yi Zhonghai's wife had been released, Yi Zhonghai himself had been taken away, and the rumors spreading were all sorts of wild tales; everyone was saying something different.

"Yi Zhonghai is a secret agent? That's impossible, right?"

"How is it impossible? I saw the Party emblem, the photos, and the Gold Yuan coupons with my own eyes!"

"It's hard to draw a person's bones, even harder to draw their skin; you can know a person's face but not their heart. This Yi Zhonghai hid himself too deeply. Usually, he looked so upright and moral, full of benevolence and righteousness, but who would have thought he was actually a damn secret agent!"

"Sigh! I was truly blind before. To think I respected him so much!"

"That dog! I knew long ago he wasn't a good thing—fake benevolence, fake righteousness, hypocritical. No wonder he couldn't have children; it's all retribution. A dog agent like him should be shot a hundred times!"

"Don't jump to conclusions too early, everyone. Maybe Old Yi was framed. After all, Old Yi has been our neighbor for decades. Although his character isn't great, I still find it hard to believe he's a dog agent. Besides, he doesn't seem like the type of person who has that kind of capability."

"How could he be framed? The evidence is as solid as a mountain! If he weren't a dog agent, why would he keep photos of Chiang Kai-shek?"

"That's right, I saw those photos too."

"Thinking about it now makes my spine chill. You tell me, how close was it? Luckily he was discovered; otherwise, what would have happened if this dog agent had started killing and burning in our courtyard that day?"

"Exactly. It's fortunate this dog was caught. I heard those dog agents are rotten to the bone. They don't do human things, they don't value their own lives, and some even stuff explosives into their stomachs—they blow themselves up whenever they want."

"The Deaf Old Lady is coming over, stop talking."

"Hmph, if Old Yi is a dog agent, then I don't think this lying Deaf Old Lady is any good either. Sending straw sandals to the Red Army? She can even spout such lies—shameless!"

"Sigh! If it weren't for that dog Yi Zhonghai spouting nonsense on the side, I wouldn't have believed the Deaf Old Lady's ghost stories. I've been fooled by her for so many years for nothing."

"I think these two are colluding!"

The residents of the courtyard gathered together, whispering and discussing, pointing at the Deaf Old Lady, who was being supported by Shazhu. The Deaf Old Lady was so angry she closed her eyes.

If this were in the past, she would have used her cane to teach these gossiping women a lesson, and she wouldn't have stopped until their homes were smashed to pieces.

But now, things were different. Her lies had been exposed in public by Cao Weiguo, and her godson Yi Zhonghai had met with great misfortune, even getting entangled in a life-threatening matter. Even if she was furious inside, she had to keep her tail tucked between her legs.

Shazhu and Yi Zhonghai's wife supported the Deaf Old Lady on either side. Hearing the neighbors' comments, they couldn't help but feel annoyed: "Old Lady, look at these people. How good the First Uncle was to them in the past! Every time there was a dispute in the courtyard, wasn't it the First Uncle who painstakingly mediated? But look at them now. The moment the First Uncle has an accident, not only do they not help, but they also make sarcastic remarks behind his back. They are all ungrateful wolves."

The Deaf Old Lady sighed with a tragic expression: "Worldly affairs are like a new chess game every time; human relationships are as thin as paper. In the past, your First Uncle was an eighth-grade worker and a managing uncle; he had prestige in both the factory and the courtyard. These people all obeyed him. But now, it's not the same. Your First Uncle has had an accident, and it's already good that these people aren't kicking him while he's down. Sigh, although distant relatives aren't as good as close neighbors, neighbors are ultimately not family, and they can't be of one mind. Relying on heaven and earth is not as good as relying on oneself. To save your First Uncle, we have to find a way ourselves."

Shazhu asked in a low, guilty voice: "Old Lady, First Aunt, do you think those things really belong to the First Uncle?"

Yi Zhonghai's wife said firmly: "No! It definitely isn't! I have never seen those things!"

Deaf Old Lady: "Let's go inside to talk."

The three of them arrived at the Yi residence. The Deaf Old Lady sat on a chair with a deep expression: "First Aunt, tell the truth, have you really never seen those things?"

Yi Zhonghai's wife said hurriedly: "Old Lady, I am telling the truth. I have truly never seen them even once. Besides, our house was searched not long ago, and those things weren't found that time."

Deaf Old Lady: "Then how could those things be found in your house?"

Shazhu muttered on the side: "Could it be that the First Uncle just brought them back recently?"

Yi Zhonghai's wife said sharply: "That's impossible!"

Shazhu: "Then where did those things come from? Did they fall from the sky? First Aunt, you are at home all day, and there are people in the courtyard all year round. No outsiders have come into our courtyard, and no outsiders have entered your house. First Aunt, why don't you think carefully, could the First Uncle really..."

The Deaf Old Lady glared at Shazhu: "Zhuzi, shut up. You are not allowed to talk nonsense. Your First Uncle is upright and open. I, an old woman, believe he is innocent. His identity cannot possibly have any problems. Zhuzi, you must also believe in your First Uncle and not be influenced by those rumors outside."

Shazhu lowered his head and muttered: "Then where did those things come from?"

Yi Zhonghai's wife grabbed the Deaf Old Lady's arm with teary eyes: "Old Lady, you are knowledgeable and experienced. You must save Old Yi. Old Yi cannot have an accident."

The Deaf Old Lady frowned and said: "I am just an old woman with one foot in the grave. I want to save Old Yi, but I don't have that ability. To save Old Yi, we have to borrow external force." ===== CHAPTER 1427 =====