My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 406: Seeing Through the Clues

Qin Huairu saw Zhang Lei approaching and quickly went to greet him, saying, "Yushui, Zhang Lei, you're here."

Zhang Lei looked at Qin Huairu and asked directly, "Qin Huairu, what's wrong with He Daqing? Why is he mute?"

At this moment, Qin Huairu cried and said, "Zhang Lei, you don't know how miserable my life is. That day I was going to feed Daqing, but I called him for a long time and didn't hear a response. When I went over to check, I found that he couldn't speak, and his expression had become very unnatural, and his mind was becoming increasingly unclear."

At this moment, Zhang Lei couldn't help but look at the bed and saw that He Daqing was already asleep.

Zhang Lei couldn't help but ask, "Is he asleep now?"

Qin Huairu then spoke up, "Yes, his sleeping habits are completely reversed now, which has messed up my sleep schedule every day. But Yushui, don't worry, even though your dad is mute and can't speak, I'm here for him. I take good care of his eating, drinking, and toileting every day, including giving him a bath every now and then."

Listening to Qin Huairu's words, Zhang Lei felt a sense of unreality. He took a step forward, and He Yushui followed him.

Zhang Lei patted He Daqing and said, "Uncle He, Uncle He, wake up."

Watching Zhang Lei's actions, Qin Huairu's heart jumped into her throat.

Zhang Lei patted He Daqing twice, then stopped when he saw that He Daqing was still asleep: "It's true, Uncle He's sleep quality is really good."

Qin Huairu smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes, if you really want to wait, you can wait until tonight, when he wakes up."

Zhang Lei thought for a moment, then remained silent.

After Zhang Lei and He Yushui left, Sha Zhu walked over to Qin Huairu and asked, "Sister Qin, did Zhang Lei and Yushui find anything?"

Qin Huairu shook her head and said, "No. These past two days, I deliberately put sleeping pills in He Daqing's food during the day. As long as he eats them, he will fall asleep, and it will be no different from his normal sleeping."

After leaving, Zhang Lei seemed somewhat absent-minded.

He Yushui looked at Zhang Lei and asked, "Brother Zhang Lei, what's wrong?"

When Zhang Lei saw He Yushui, he asked, "Yushui, have you talked to your dad since you arrived?"

Rain shook her head and said, "No, I wanted to talk to my dad, but he kept sleeping, so I couldn't talk to him."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei said to He Yushui, "What? You've been sleeping the whole time?"

He Yushui nodded and said, "Yes, I've been sleeping the whole time."

Zhang Lei immediately sensed something was wrong and said, "Yushui, this isn't right. No matter how long your dad sleeps, he can't sleep forever."

At this moment, Zhang Lei remembered the force with which he had slapped He Daqing earlier.

The force Zhang Lei just used was enough to wake up even a normal person who was sleeping, but He Daqing obviously didn't react at all.

At this moment, Zhang Lei looked at He Yushui and whispered, "Yushui, go back first. Do as I say, but if it turns out exactly as I expect, don't make a sound. Come back to me, and don't act worried."

Hearing Zhang Lei say this, He Yushui nodded with a mixture of fear and worry, and said, "Brother Zhang Lei, are you telling the truth? Don't scare me."

Zhang Lei looked at He Yushui and said, "We'll know the specifics after you finish. Now, just do as I say."

He Yushui returned to the backyard.

Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu, seeing He Yushui return, couldn't help but ask, "Yushui, why are you back again?"

He Yushui replied, "Brother, I was just worried about Dad. I finally got back from school, but I haven't even seen him or said a few words to him yet."

Qin Huairu then tried to smooth things over, saying, "Yushui, look, your studies should be the priority right now. If you really have something to say, tell me, and I'll pass it on to your father when he wakes up."

Hearing Qin Huairu say this, He Yushui nodded and said, "Alright then."

As she spoke, He Yushui walked up to He Daqing, used her body to block her right hand, and pinched He Daqing hard.

After the pinching was finished, He Daqing didn't make a sound.

He Yushui then looked at He Daqing and said, "Dad, I've come to see you, but you've been asleep the whole time, so I can't talk to him. When you wake up, if you want anything to eat, have Qin Huairu tell me, and I'll buy it for you outside."

Hearing He Yushui's words, Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Yushui, you are so filial. When your father wakes up, I will write down what he wants to eat and tell you in detail later."

After listening, He Yushui greeted Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu, then turned and left.

After He Yushui left, Qin Huairu looked at Shazhu and said, "Zhuzi, go and see what's wrong with Yushui? I have a bad feeling about her."

Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu and said, "Are you alright? Yu Shui shouldn't have noticed anything."

Qin Huairu shook her head and said, "You should go and see for yourself, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

Sha Zhu nodded after hearing Qin Huairu's words and said, "Alright then."

As soon as He Yushui left the backyard, she ran straight outside.

He ran outside and found Zhang Lei waiting for He Yushui. He Yushui quickly told Zhang Lei what had just happened.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei looked at He Yushui and said, "Yushui, something's not right. Your dad isn't asleep. There's definitely something wrong. We need to go call the police right away."

Upon hearing that the police had been called, He Yushui was startled and asked, "Brother Zhang Lei, are you saying that Qin Huairu did something to my dad?"

Zhang Lei thought for a moment and said, "Although I really don't want to believe this is true, it's probably similar to what I think. This matter can't be explained clearly in a short time; we need to call the police."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, He Yushui nodded.

After all, she had just pinched He Daqing hard. Even if He Daqing was fast asleep, he would definitely have reacted, but He Daqing clearly didn't react at all.

Unbeknownst to the two, their entire conversation was overheard by Sha Zhu, who was hiding nearby.

Sha Zhu ran frantically towards the backyard.

As they passed by the Jia family's house, Jia Zhangshi saw Sha Zhu running in a panic and couldn't help but scold, "Sha Zhu, were you chased by a dog? Why are you running so fast?"

Sha Zhu didn't even glance at Jia Zhangshi before running straight to the backyard.

Madam Jia muttered, "What's wrong with this silly Zhu?"

Sha Zhu ran to He Daqing's house in the backyard and said to Qin Huairu, "Quickly close the door! Sister Qin, something bad has happened! That brat Zhang Lei just sent He Yushui to test whether He Daqing was really asleep, and they've called the police!"

Upon hearing "call the police," Qin Huairu was startled and exclaimed, "What? Call the police?"

Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu nervously and said, "Sister Qin, what should we do now?"

Qin Huairu looked at Sha Zhu and said, "Zhu Zi, this is a critical moment. We can't let He Daqing live any longer."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, saying, "Sister Qin, what did you say?"