Life in the Quadrangle Courtyard flowed like beans being crushed by a millstone—dripping with trivial sounds amidst the steady grinding. In the blink of an eye, August arrived.
That earth-shattering public trial of the Deaf Old Lady was like a stone tossed into a deep pool; the ripples eventually faded away. The dilapidated room in the Back Courtyard completely became a forgotten, dead corner. Like a real rat, the Deaf Old Lady curled up in the gloom, barely clinging to life.
Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui had received strict orders from Director Wang to take turns visiting her once a day. Rather than care, it was surveillance, ensuring she wouldn't stir up any more trouble. The occasional whiff of decay and the muffled coughing that drifted out whenever that broken door opened became the only signs of life in the Back Courtyard.
Chapter 59