Love in the Courtyard: Starting with Engineers

Just as Yan Jiefang was slinking home, Director Wang from the neighborhood office arrived at the courtyard house with several upright-looking men.

When Yan Bugui saw Director Wang arrive, he quickly opened the door and came out.

"Why is Director Wang here?"

Director Wang pointed to the three people beside him and said, "These three are new residents, all employees of Longxing Factory."

"Because they were all just discharged from the military."

"Oh, those are all war heroes. Hello, I'm Yan Bugui, the manager of this courtyard house."

The three nodded to Yan Bugui without saying a word.

"By the way, which rooms were assigned to Director Wang and his team?"

"It used to be the Jia family, the deaf old lady's family, and the Yi Zhonghai family."

After saying that, Director Wang led the group to their respective houses.

After Director Wang left, Yan Bugui used a homemade tin megaphone to shout:

"Everyone come out for a general meeting! We have three new residents in our building, so please come out and introduce them to each other."

The courtyard was soon filled with residents who heard the commotion.

"As everyone knows, three new residents have moved into our compound; these are the three young men next to me."

"Let me introduce it to everyone!"

Hello everyone, my name is Li Weiguo.

My name is Chen Qinian.

My name is Wang Aiguo.

After the three finished speaking, Yan Bugui added, "By the way! These three are all veterans."

After listening, everyone applauded.

"Alright, now that everyone knows each other, we'll all be in the same department, so please look out for each other."

"It's alright, let's go."

After saying that, Yan Bugui took his megaphone and went home.

Back home, Li Yu asked Bai Ling, "These three seem to be logistics personnel sent to Longxing by the Ministry of Industry, right?"

Bai Ling glanced outside and said, "They're definitely here to protect you. The higher-ups have really put in a lot of effort to ensure your safety."

Li Yu nodded and took a bite of rice.

"In that case, can you go back to work?"

"Yes, Dad told me that my next task is to go back to the National Security Bureau and be in charge of internal document review."

Li Yu said thoughtfully, "Does that mean we don't need to go out on fieldwork anymore?"

Bai Ling laughed and said, "Now who would dare send me on field missions? They're all afraid I'll put you in danger."

"Me?" Li Yu said, pointing to himself.

"Have you forgotten those Japanese people you killed in the courtyard last time?"

"It's better not to do fieldwork; it's safer."

Over the next few days, Li Yu led a group of researchers to advance the deployment of thermobaric bombs, while also testing the stability of the new vehicle.

Zheng Qiushi has been looking for an opportunity to get the blueprints, but they are currently kept at the research institute.

He couldn't even get close to the factory buildings containing the core components.

This has resulted in him making absolutely no progress.

When Li Yu went to work that day, Bai Ling said, "Take me with you today."

Li Yu asked, puzzled, "Why did you decide to go to the factory today?"

"It's not that I'm interested, it's that I have to go. If I don't go, your technology might be lost."

"How so?"

"According to information relayed by our agents in Country M, they have launched a plan called 'Dragon Hunt' against Longxing."

"Furthermore, a spy has already been planted in your factory to steal the core technology blueprints for anti-aircraft missiles."

Upon arriving at the factory gate, the guards stopped Li Yu's car.

They were only allowed to enter after Li Yu and Bai Ling both showed their identification.

At present, no one is allowed to enter or leave Longxing without a work permit.

Upon arriving in Longxing, Bai Ling did not go to the research institute with Li Yu, but instead began to explore the area on her own.

For this reason, Li Yu also gave Bai Ling a pass.

After observing for several days, Bai Ling developed a high degree of suspicion towards the three people: "Lu Qing", "Lu Zhun" and "Zheng Qiushi".

Bai Ling noticed that Lu Qing and Lu Zhun would often pay attention to blueprints that were outside their scope of expertise, and they were involved in almost all of them, intentionally or unintentionally. They also paid considerable attention to the thermobaric bomb project that was still underway.

As the deputy director of logistics, Zheng Qiushi would often talk about the blueprints with the researchers during lunch.

Although he studied mechanical engineering, someone aiming for a political career should no longer have such a high level of curiosity about technology.

After Bai Ling told Li Yu about these circumstances, Li Yu planned to lure the snake out of its hole.

Li Yu prepared a fake blueprint for a man-portable air defense missile and planned to have Lu Zhun send it to the archives so he could observe who would steal it.

After preparing everything, Li Yu had someone summon Lu Zhun.

"Chief Engineer Li, you wanted to see me?"

"Yes, take this technical blueprint for the man-portable air defense missile and seal it in the archives." After saying that, Li Yu handed a box to Lu Zhun.

Just as Lu Zhun left the office, Li Yu drank a bottle of invisibility potion and followed him.

After leaving the research institute, Lu Zhun did not go directly to the archives room but instead went to a corner.

Seeing that no one was around, Lu Zhun found the guidance head and took out a miniature camera, taking pictures like crazy. While he was taking pictures, Li Yu was also behind him with a miniature camera, taking pictures in perfect sync with him.

After Lu Zhun delivered the blueprints to the archives, he returned to the research institute and was taken to the guard room by two guards. Shortly afterward, he was taken away by two special agents, who also took away Li Yu's film reels.

During lunch, Li Yu and Bai Ling saw Zheng Qiushi chatting with the researchers again, so they deliberately sat down not far from him.

Zheng Qiushi met the two people, but because he had just started talking to the researcher, he didn't want to leave.

Li Yu deliberately raised his voice and said to Bai Ling, "I've already had the blueprints for the man-portable missile sent to the archives. I plan to have someone on duty there tomorrow as well."

Bai Ling took a bite of her food and said, "Indeed, there will be more and more classified documents in that place in the future, so it should be controlled."

Upon hearing this news, Zheng Qiushi, who was behind him, almost stood up in excitement; he had finally gotten his chance.

But the opportunity is only available tonight; there probably won't be another chance after tomorrow.

After getting off work, Zheng Qiushi stayed in the office without leaving.

"You see, Zheng Qiushi really didn't leave," Bai Ling said to Li Yu.

"I'll go make some arrangements first, and give him a surprise tonight," Li Yu said before heading to the guard post.

Li Yu found Company Commander Zhang and told him about what happened that day.

The other side immediately deployed several agile soldiers in the archives room.

As time went by, the sky gradually darkened.

Zheng Qiushi left his office, looked at the faint moonlight in the sky, and after looking around to make sure no one was there, went straight to the archives room.

He pulled out a piece of wire and quickly pried open the lock. "Luckily I learned how to pick locks beforehand, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to open this lock."

Li Yu and Bai Ling, who were hiding behind, were shocked to see Zheng Qiushi unlock the door in just a few moments.

"I didn't expect him to have this kind of skill. It seems he's done a lot of preparation," Li Yu said in a low voice.