Chapter 168

Seeing Seeing Shazhu being hit, the Deaf Old Lady raised her cane and rushed over.

"Old Lady!"

Cao Cao Weiguo grabbed the cane that was swung at him:

"Although you are an elderly person, my self-defense is not illegal. Don't force me to take action."

With the cane grabbed and Cao Cao Weiguo's impolite words, the Deaf Old Lady was so angry her eyes widened:

"You heartless little bastard! You still want to hit me, an old woman?"

"Come on! Hit me to death, this old woman!"

"Ouch! Cao Cao Weiguo is going to beat someone to death!"

Facing the Deaf Old Lady's clamoring, Cao Cao Weiguo didn't indulge her.

Cao Cao Weiguo appeared to let go of the cane, but he secretly used force.

With a pull that was hard to detect with the naked eye, the Deaf Old Lady fell to the ground in the posture of hitting someone.

To outsiders, it looked like Cao Cao Weiguo had let go, and the Deaf Old Lady had missed her strike.

She hadn't stood steady and had fallen to the ground, which made people's hearts skip a beat.

At such an old age, falling to the ground—let's hope she doesn't get killed.

"Cao Cao Weiguo! You are too lawless!"

"The Old Lady is the ancestor of our courtyard!"

"If something happens to her, everyone in the courtyard won't spare you!"

Yi Yi Zhonghai suppressed the surprise in his heart and supported the Old Lady with a face full of anxiety.

His mouth didn't stay idle, launching a barrage of criticism against Cao Cao Weiguo.

Cao Cao Weiguo sneered with disdain: "This unreasonable old hag is your ancestor, she has nothing to do with me."

"And everyone saw it; this old hag used her cane to hit me."

"She didn't stand steady and fell to the ground herself; even if she fell to her death, she deserved it."

The Deaf Old Lady was helped up, so angry her eyes turned red:

"You! You! You little bastard! Hitting an old person is heartless, you won't die a good death!"

Cao Cao Weiguo's eyes were cold like a poisonous snake: "Old hag, if you're tired of living, keep cursing."

This look made the Deaf Old Lady's heart palpitate; even in midsummer, she felt a chill all over.

"You! You!"

The Deaf Old Lady wanted to curse, but the words reached her mouth and she didn't dare to curse.

She was a typical example of someone who feared death more as they got older.

She was truly afraid of being secretly harmed by Cao Cao Weiguo.

Yi Yi Zhonghai glared at Cao Cao Weiguo: "Cao Cao Weiguo, what kind of character do you have? You don't even know what it means to respect the elderly!"

Cao Cao Weiguo sneered: "I respect the elderly, but I never respect old dogs."

Yi Yi Zhonghai: "You..."

"Cao Weiguo!"

"Although Seeing Shazhu was wrong first, you also hit Seeing Shazhu."

"Let's end this matter here!"

"Don't forget the main business today; the thief who stole from your house hasn't been caught yet."

Yan Yan Fugui stood up with a lot on his mind to smooth things over, hoping to get the matter back on track.

Otherwise, if it continued to develop like this, the thief wouldn't be caught, and Yi Yi Zhonghai might have to step down.

Although he also couldn't stand Yi Yi Zhonghai, he looked down on Liu Haizhong even more.

If Yi Yi Zhonghai stepped down, wouldn't Liu Haizhong be able to fly to the sky?

Cao Cao Weiguo had hit the person and vented some of his anger, so he didn't want to get too entangled with these beasts.

There would be plenty of opportunities to fix the Deaf Old Lady and Yi Yi Zhonghai, so there was no rush.

Now he wanted to deal with the thief who stole from his house even more!

"Fine, I'll listen to the Third Master!"

Cao Cao Weiguo sneered: "Put Seeing Shazhu's matter aside, let's catch that thief who will have no descendants first."

"You thousand-cut beast! You're the one who should have no descendants!"

Hearing Cao Cao Weiguo's words, Jia Jia Zhangshi gnashed her teeth in hatred.

Qin Qin Huairu's face also became ugly; Bang Geng was her own son.

Not being able to make Yi Yi Zhonghai step down, Liu Haizhong was somewhat disappointed.

Glancing resentfully at the meddlesome Yan Yan Fugui, Liu Haizhong spoke in an official tone:

"Everyone should have heard that there's a thief in our courtyard!"

"While Cao Cao Weiguo's wife was out selling vegetables, their house was robbed by a thief."

"After our questioning, no outsiders have come to our courtyard during this time."

"So it's very likely that this thief is from our courtyard!"

"And Cao Cao Weiguo has found some clues, which is why we decided to convene a full courtyard meeting."

"Let's catch this thief together and clear out that black sheep."

Sihe Academy.

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, the residents of the courtyard began to whisper and discuss.

In this era, every household didn't even lock their doors; firstly, because families were too poor, and secondly, because the folk customs were simple and honest.

It was only because there were many things in the house that Song Song Yulan was worried about attracting thieves, which was why she locked the door.

But even with the door locked, it was still robbed, which made the residents in the courtyard nervous.

Although their homes were poor enough for rats to run through, even a broken ship had three nails.

It wouldn't do to lose pots and pans, or oil, salt, sauce, and vinegar!

"Seeing Shazhu! You were so anxious to stir up trouble just now, are you feeling guilty!"

Xu Xu Damao looked at Seeing Shazhu with a wicked smile: "Confess honestly! Did you steal the things from Cao Weiguo's house!"

Seeing Shazhu, who had stood up enduring the pain, glared with ox eyes: "Xu Xu Damao, are you looking for a beating!"

Xu Xu Damao shouted loudly: "Hey! You don't confess honestly and still want to hit people! You are guilty! You are that thief!"

Yi Yi Zhonghai said with a straight face: "Xu Xu Damao, do you have evidence? If you don't have evidence, don't talk nonsense!"

Cao Cao Weiguo spoke up: "It shouldn't be Seeing Shazhu who stole from my house, because I found a few footprints in the room and on the windowsill."

"Those footprints aren't big, so it should be a child. Let the children in the courtyard go to my room one by one to compare."

"I believe that way we will soon know who entered my house to steal things."

Hearing Cao Cao Weiguo's words, Jia Jia Zhangshi and Qin Qin Huairu's faces changed.

Cao Cao Weiguo continued: "I won't let the children help for nothing. Every child who enters the room will be rewarded with one mao."

"One mao!"

"Cao Weiguo really knows how to do things!"

"Generous!"

"My child will be the first to enter the room!"

The parents who were initially somewhat reluctant suddenly became active.

Because they all had confidence in their own children, believing their children wouldn't engage in petty theft.

Entering the room to leave a footprint and getting one mao—how was that any different from picking up money?

The parents were active, and the children present were even more active.

One mao could buy quite a lot of snacks.

At this moment, except for Qin Qin Huairu and Jia Jia Zhangshi, everyone was willing to let their children cooperate with the investigation.

Before long, all the children in the courtyard had arrived, and even Yan Yan Jiefang, who was in junior high school, ran over to pick up the bargain.

"Yan Jiefang, you don't need to go in."

"Your feet are too different from the footprints in the room."

Cao Cao Weiguo was somewhat speechless looking at Yan Yan Jiefang, who was eager to try.