I painted an aircraft carrier on the courtyard house for Dongda University.

He sneered, "A man like that, given enough time, will rise to prominence sooner or later. It's Xiao'e's good fortune to be associated with him! What are you still worried about 'being a mistress' for? If Zhou Weiguo really manages to create those giant mushrooms like those abroad, I reckon the higher-ups will be hoping he has a lot of kids, maybe they'll all become scientists! Our country only says monogamy, it doesn't say divorce is forbidden, right? Let him marry every woman he marries and then divorces. Divorced women have nowhere to go, so they'll stay home to take care of him. That's perfectly reasonable, isn't it?"

Lou Tanshi was stunned, her mouth agape, as if she could fit an egg in it. After a long while, she murmured, "He... he's really that powerful? Listening to you, I feel like he's even more powerful than Sun Wukong!"

Lou Zhenhua shook his head mysteriously: "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Anyway, Zhou Weiguo will be our son-in-law from now on, so we have to take good care of him. By the way, you should hurry up and continue teaching Xiao'e how to cook. Don't let her go to his house and not be able to cook a hot meal, or you'll embarrass the Lou family!"

Zhou Weiguo suddenly understood – Lou Zhenhua may have deep thoughts, but at least he didn't have any ill intentions towards him.

If we accept Lou Xiao'e, we can not only fulfill the girl's wishes, but also leverage the Lou family's channels to expand into Hong Kong and even overseas in the future, which would be a good thing.

He had just appeared outside the Lou family's courtyard, concealed, when he caught a glimpse of a figure pacing back and forth in the shadows of the corner of the wall. It was the same guy who had been following him all along.

Zhou Weiguo held his breath, staring at the other person silently. He subconsciously activated the enemy-foe identification system, and the pitch-black identification light startled him.

The man kicked a pebble impatiently, muttering curses, "Damn it! He disappeared in the time it takes to take a piss? It's like a ghost! If I can't explain this to Brother Dao, I'm definitely going to get punished!"

After finishing his rant, the man glanced around warily, then turned and strode quickly toward the alley entrance.

Zhou Weiguo followed silently, only to see that the other person walked quickly, making several turns and walking for four or five miles before stopping in front of a secluded courtyard house.

He looked around for a while to make sure no one was following him before tapping the door with his fingers to form the code of "two short taps and one long tap".

The courtyard gate creaked open a crack, and a head peeked out. After looking the person over carefully twice, the head stepped aside to let the person in, and then the gate was locked with a clang.

Using his spatial abilities, Zhou Weiguo teleported directly into the courtyard and followed the two into the main house from a distance, while he pressed himself against the windowsill and eavesdropped.

"Brother Dao, we've lost him. That kid stayed in the Lou family's mansion for ages, then came out, turned around, and disappeared."

The man's voice carried a hint of ingratiating timidity.

"Six, you've done a truly disgraceful job!" A rough, angry voice rang out. "We're supposed to be from the Military Intelligence Bureau, and you can't even keep an eye on one person?"

Zhou Weiguo's heart sank—remnants of the Military Intelligence Bureau? He subconsciously clenched his fists and pressed his ears even closer.

"Brother Dao, it was my carelessness! Tomorrow I'll bring a few more men and we'll keep a close eye on that kid and that foreign girl!" Liu Zi hurriedly expressed his determination.

"Keep a close watch? Easier said than done!"

The rough voice grew even more impatient. "That kid drives in and out every day, and today he finally went out on a bicycle, and you lost him? Let me tell you, our informant found out at the steel mill that this kid is definitely involved in the development of the new converter! Security at the steel mill is getting tighter and tighter; our people can't get in at all. Wu Yuejin finally managed to send a message today, and you wasted it all! Tell me, how should you be punished?"

"Brother Dao, spare me! Give me another chance! I'll definitely bring him back this time!" Liu Zi's voice was trembling with tears.

Zhou Weiguo quietly tiptoed and peeked through the crack in the window—he saw a bald man sitting at the head of the octagonal table, his face full of fat, staring fiercely at Liu Zi standing opposite him.

He was hesitating whether to grab his gun and charge in when he saw Liu Zi slink away with his head down.

At this moment, another tall, thin man sidled up to the bald man and whispered, "Brother Dao, Liu Zi is getting more and more unreliable. What if we can't catch that Zhou guy before the operation?"

"If you can't catch them, kill them!"

The bald-headed "Knife Bro" said sinisterly, "This is our last mission. The higher-ups said that as long as we blow up those three targets, they'll send a ship to pick us up. It would be best if we could capture that guy surnamed Zhou and that foreign expert; if not, we'll send them to their deaths! Once we get there, we'll be living the high life!"

The tall, thin man nodded: "Don't worry, Brother Dao, the last batch of explosives and poison gas bombs have been brought back from the mountains and are hidden in the basement. By the way, that guy surnamed Jia from the steel mill wasn't lying to us; he really did find a dog hole that a skinny guy could barely crawl through. Tomorrow night I'll lead a team to deliver the explosives in, I guarantee it won't delay the operation the day after tomorrow. It's that Zhou guy's side..."

"Zhou is easy to handle!" Brother Dao sneered. "I found out he has a niece studying at Hongxing Middle School. We'll bring her here first thing tomorrow morning. I don't believe he won't comply! As long as he brings a foreign girl, we can do whatever we want with her. By the way, what about that girl from the neighborhood committee?"

"Tie her up and lock her in the west room. That girl has a really fiery temper." The tall, thin guy winked. "Hey, Brother Dao, wanna have a taste?"

Brother Dao hesitated for a moment: "We're taking action the day after tomorrow, so let's not have any mishaps."

"Don't worry!" the tall, thin man said with a smile, "Anyway, this girl saw our weapons and can't just let us go. We might as well make use of them and give you some comfort."

"Alright."

Dao Ge nodded, got up and walked to the bedside, opened a wooden cabinet, took out a small porcelain bottle, poured out two red pills, and muttered, "I have important business the day after tomorrow, so I'll just take two as a token gesture." After saying that, he threw the pills into his mouth.

Zhou Weiguo could no longer contain himself—poison gas bombs, blowing up the steel mill, taking Yushui hostage… This group of people was simply insane! He glanced at the half-open door, quietly took out the pistol and dagger he had hidden in his space, and quietly went inside.

As soon as Zhou Weiguo stepped into the house, a suppressed sobbing sound came from outside the courtyard, mixed with the sound of messy footsteps approaching from afar.

He quickly ducked behind the door and peeked out. He saw the two henchmen from before leering as they dragged a girl towards them. The girl's hair was disheveled, her face was full of terror, she was only wearing one cloth shoe, and her mouth was stuffed with her own sock. It was Tian Zao, whom he had seen at the neighborhood office a few days ago!

"Brother Dao, you've got the drug down her all!" one of the henchmen chuckled, rubbing his hands together. "You'd better hurry, this drug is potent. If you delay, it might really make her sick, and that wouldn't be fun!"

Zhou Weiguo's heart skipped a beat—a potent C drug? These people are worse than animals!

He frantically shouted in his mind, "Hey! Come out quick! Help!"

After being called several times, the system finally replied in an impatient, lazy tone: "What's the rush? Can't I see I'm masturbating right now?"