Chapter 171 A Few Drifters in the Siheyuan
Since the brothel's madams and housekeepers and other prominent figures had been summoned to a meeting by the Military Control Commission in the afternoon,
Then it was directly controlled.

So there was no pressure in dealing with those leaderless thugs in the brothels.

He Yuzhu also saw Bi Dadong, a eunuch whom he had met several times before, among them.

This guy was beaten black and blue at this time.
With his head lowered, he was dragged by the soldiers onto the truck driven by Ye Dapeng, waiting to be taken to prison to receive belated justice.

The people who were brought out behind the thugs were the tourists who came to the Eight Great Hutongs to spend money.

The public security officers didn't treat these people very well either.
They will inevitably be beaten!
The soldiers can also treat thugs, eunuchs, drifters and other bullies roughly with their fists and feet.

But for those fellow sisters who are suffering inside,

The soldiers were very patient and spent a lot of time to persuade them to come out of the brothel.

The entire crackdown operation lasted until the early morning.

Back to Maoer Hutong,

When He Yuzhu got off the truck, he noticed that Ye Dapeng's face was scratched with blood.
"Brother Dapeng, how did you do this? Why are you injured?"

Subconsciously touching the scar on his face, Ye Dapeng didn't know what to say.
“I don’t know what those girls are thinking!

We went to rescue them, not to harm them, but they just didn't want to come out, no matter how much we persuaded them.

Finally, it was the female comrades from the medical team who persuaded them to come out.

I don’t know what they are thinking.”

After listening to Ye Dapeng's complaints, He Yuzhu knew why this happened, so he told him about the things that happened before liberation.

“It’s not their fault.

Before liberation, officials in the Beijing government also talked about banning brothels.

The girls were quite happy at first, but in the end, it turned out to be a disguised way for the officials in the superior office to make money.
He took advantage of all those girls.

Now that the Military Control Commission has also come here, they naturally don’t believe it, so they refute and resist.”

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Ye Dapeng was stunned for a moment, and then he didn't say anything more.
I can only sigh that the lives of my fellow sisters are truly miserable.

But who doesn’t have a hard life these days?

At least they waited until the day of rescue, but some people will never wait.

I took a look at the time in my space and found that it was almost 1 a.m.

He Yuzhu did not stay in the police station and went straight back to the courtyard.

After knocking heavily on the doorknob of the courtyard gate several times, Yan Bugui soon came out holding a lantern and opened the door.

"Who is it? Why are you knocking so late at night?"

"Uncle Yan, my Zhuzi, please open the door quickly. I'm so sleepy."

Hearing He Yuzhu knocking on the door outside, Yan Bugui let down his guard, pulled the bolt and opened the gate to the courtyard.

"Zhu Zi, don't you usually come back in the morning when you have missions?
Why did you come back at midnight today?

I heard from the neighbors that your police station was very busy tonight, and all the public security officers were on a mission. What big thing happened this time?"

It is winter now, and it gets dark early.

If it were summer, the news on the street last night would have been reported back long ago.
Thinking that the news of the State Council's crackdown on brothels would spread throughout Peking tomorrow morning, He Yuzhu did not deliberately hide it from Yan Bugui.
"It's nothing, Uncle Yan.
The Executive Yuan has issued an order to ban all brothels in Peking, so you won’t be able to visit brothels anymore.” Upon hearing that the Executive Yuan had banned brothels, Yan Bugui was really shocked.

I didn't respond for a long time.

Seeing him standing there in shock, trying hard to digest the news he had just heard, He Yuzhu did not disturb Yan Bugui. He yawned twice and turned back home.

But as soon as he lifted the door curtain, he heard Yan Bugui refuting the rumor.
"What are you talking about, kid? Do you think everyone likes to visit brothels like your father and Lao Xu? Uncle Yan, I have never been to one."

"Yeah, I haven't been there!"

Hearing the obvious perfunctory tone in He Yuzhu's words, Yan Bugui was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

Seeing the kerosene lamp lit in He Yuzhu's house, I remembered that He Yushui and Li Qingshan were at the old lady's house in the backyard, and the house was cold and dry.
So he also lifted the door curtain and walked in.

Sure enough, I saw He Yuzhu holding wood and coal and preparing to light a fire to heat the kang.

"Zhu Zi, Uncle Yan, I have never been to a brothel.
You can’t slander me.”

Seeing Yan Bugui actually chased into the house to refute the rumor, He Yuzhu knew that he took this matter very seriously, so he said in a more perfunctory tone while adding fuel to the fire,
"Yes, yes, Uncle Yan, I know you didn't go to the brothel, I believe you,

I said you don't feel cold in winter,
Go back quickly!
If you catch a cold, you will suffer a lot, and the most important thing is that you have to spend money to see a doctor!"

As soon as He Yuzhu opened his mouth, Yan Bugui realized that he was just trying to fool him. He was quite angry at first,

But when he heard him say that medical treatment would cost money, he immediately lifted the door curtain with a look of pain on his face and walked back.

At the same time,

"Zhu Zi, you have to believe Uncle Yan. Uncle Yan really hasn't been there!"

Hearing Yan Bugui's words, He Yuzhu just smiled and did not answer, but concentrated on making a fire.

the next morning,
He Yuzhu was pulled up from the kang by a shocked He Daqing before he woke up.

"Zhu Zi, did you really shut down all the brothels in Beiping last night? What about the girls inside? How did you deal with them?"

Hearing He Daqing's question,

He Yuzhu, who was still half asleep and looked confused, asked subconsciously,
"Dad, how long have you been married? Why are you still thinking about your past lovers? If Aunt Bai knew about this, she would be furious!

The baby is due in just over a month!"

"Hey! What are you talking about, you little bastard? I'm just asking casually.

Hurry up and get up to eat. It won’t be too late to sleep after eating.”

"Okay, I'll get up now."

Seeing that He Daqing no longer bothered about this matter, He Yuzhu yawned and climbed up from the kang, then poured water from the kettle on the stove and began to wash.

When he went out with the basin to pour water, he saw neighbors like Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong all gathered in the front yard.

Seeing He Yuzhu coming out to pour water, Yi Zhonghai immediately asked,
But his question was different from He Daqing's.
"Zhu Zi, I heard from Old Yan that you closed down all the brothels in Beiping last night. Is that true?

Did you see your uncle Xu last night?"

Hearing from Yi Zhonghai's words that Xu Fugui also ran away last night, He Yuzhu immediately widened his eyes and asked,
"Uncle Yi, did my Uncle Xu go to the Eight Great Hutongs last night?"

(End of this chapter)