Siheyuan: Seventeen-year-old He Yuzhu

Chapter 216 Returning the Principal with Interest

It was not until quite late, when it had become somewhat dark, that the police left.

Xu Damao went to Yi Zhonghai's house.

Yi Zhonghai was sitting at the table drinking tea. When he saw Xu Damao coming over, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Sure enough, things turned out as I expected. If Xu Damao did it, he would definitely come to find me.

"A... an old man..."

As soon as Xu Damao entered the room and saw Yi Zhonghai, he suddenly felt guilty and didn't know what to say.

Yi Zhonghai did not stand up. He took a sip of tea, looked at Xu Damao, and said, "Damo, why are you here?"

The voice was very plain, but these plain words made Xu Damao tremble.

Xu Damao turned around and saw that there was no one in the yard outside, so he went over and closed the door.

The light from the outside world was blocked by the door, and the room suddenly became darker.

Yi Zhonghai asked: "Da Mao, why did you close the door?"

Xu Damao walked quickly to Yi Zhonghai and encouraged himself in his heart. Since he was already here, there was nothing to be afraid of. He could just tell the truth and let Yi Zhonghai withdraw the case.

He said, "Uncle, I'm sorry, I did something wrong."

"Oh?" Yi Zhonghai asked knowingly, "What's the matter?"

Xu Damao said: "I sneaked into your house in the afternoon, and I knocked over everything in the house."

Yi Zhonghai said: "Da Mao, what are you doing in my house?"

"I..." Xu Damao stuttered a little. He glanced at Yi Zhonghai, but he couldn't see clearly in the dark environment.

I thought to myself, you are asking this even though you already know the answer. I must have come to your house to find an old lady.

"Uncle, the door to your house was not closed when I entered it, so I came in to take a look."

"I accidentally knocked something over."

Yi Zhonghai was amused when he heard this, "Da Mao, I remember I locked the door when I went out."

"Even if the door is open, you can't just walk into someone else's house."

"Besides, are you blind to knock over so many things?"

Xu Damao's face turned red with embarrassment. "That's it, uncle. I'm sorry."

"Now that we have figured out what happened, uncle, we don't need to bother the police, right?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "You are right. This is indeed not a big deal and it is not worth wasting police resources."

When Xu Damao heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

Yi Zhonghai changed the subject and said, "However, one thousand yuan is missing from my home. I still need the police to help me find it back."

"Da Mao, you said you entered my house, so did you take the money?"

"If you took it, I hope you can return it. As long as the money is returned, I will go to the police station to drop the case."

"A thousand dollars?"

"What one thousand dollars?"

Xu Damao suddenly became anxious, "Uncle, I didn't take a penny."

"You can't talk nonsense."

Yi Zhonghai took a sip of tea in the dark and said, "Really?"

“The money is definitely less.”

"If you didn't take it, then it's possible that someone else came to my house and stole the money."

"Then we still have to call the police."

Xu Damao was very anxious. He understood that the thousand yuan had not been stolen from Yi Zhonghai, but he just wanted to blackmail him.

I cursed in my heart, this old thing, he was asking for such a huge amount of money, he wanted a thousand dollars just for one mouthful, he was dreaming.

I only asked for five hundred dollars last time.

I just came to your house to take a look and messed up things, but you doubled the amount. You are such a jerk.

Where do I get a thousand dollars?

Now there is not even a hundred.

The money I got from you last time is almost spent.

He forced a smile and said, "Uncle, you must have seen it wrong. Actually, there is not that much money missing."

Yi Zhonghai said affirmatively: "I checked it many times, but there is only one thousand yuan missing."

Xu Damao said, "Uncle, I'll give you 500 yuan and you don't have to pursue the matter any more."

In fact, he was thinking that just giving one hundred would be enough, but Xu Damao knew that Yi Zhonghai was blackmailed for five hundred yuan by him last time, and he must be unhappy, so if he wanted to give him, he could only give five hundred. If he gave less, he would definitely not agree.

As for one thousand, that's really impossible.

Yi Zhonghai said: "Da Mao, you said the money was not yours, so why did you give it to me?"

Xu Damao cursed all of Yi Zhonghai's ancestors in his heart when he heard these sarcastic words.

"Uncle, I definitely didn't take the money, but I think everyone has difficulties. The person who took your money is probably waiting for the money to save his life."

"I have a kind heart, so I'll pay it back for him."

This was the first time Yi Zhonghai heard such a statement. Xu Damao was really good at flattering himself. He also had a good heart. Don't be so funny.

"Da Mao, what you said is not right. If you just take other people's money when your family is in trouble, the world will be in chaos."

"Besides, I am short of a thousand dollars, and you pay him back five hundred, but that's still not enough."

"I think it would be better for me to call the police."

Xu Damao asked, "Uncle, do you really need a thousand dollars?"

Yi Zhonghai said firmly, "It's just one thousand yuan, not a penny less."

Xu Damao was so angry that he really wanted to beat Yi Zhonghai up.

But he couldn't do it, so he finally nodded and agreed.

"Then it's one thousand yuan. I'll pay it back for that person."

Yi Zhonghai was very proud and said, I told you that I would make you pay back your money with interest.

"Da Mao, please don't think about it anymore. It might be a better choice to let the police handle it."

Xu Damao said: "Don't think about it, I will pay you back."

Yi Zhonghai said in a fake tone: "Da Mao, I really didn't realize that you are such a good person."

Xu Damao was so angry that he could only suppress his anger and said, "Uncle, I don't have so much money right now. Can you give me some time?"

Yi Zhonghai said: "A grace period is fine, but it can't be too long, like fifty years. Forget it."

Xu Damao said, "How long do you think is appropriate?"

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and said, "About a month."

"Uncle, one month is too short. Where can I get so much money?"

Xu Damao was in a dilemma. "How about giving me some more time?"

Yi Zhonghai said with certainty: "Just one month, no room for negotiation."

Xu Damao gritted his teeth and agreed, "Okay, just one month."

Yi Zhonghai got the answer he wanted. He put down the teacup in his hand, stood up, and lit the candle on the table. The dim room was brightened by the candlelight.

He walked to a cabinet, opened the third layer, took out a notebook, tore off a page with a tearing sound, and held it in his hand.

At the same time, he picked up a pen from the cabinet, walked to Xu Damao, and handed him the paper and pen.

"Da Mao, words are not enough, just write an IOU."

Xu Damao looked at the paper and pen in front of him, clenched his fists, his palms were sweating, but he finally picked up the paper and pen and wrote down the IOU.