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

On the other hand, Zhou Weiguo had nothing to do after he acquired Da Liangmei's few "small broken ships". With Bond and others handling the affairs of the Military Intelligence Bureau in Taiwan, he himself was completely idle.

In addition, Tian Zao had been attacked and felt wronged, and said she wanted to go to Hong Kong to relax, so Zhou Weiguo simply accompanied her.

This stay lasted for more than a month.

Seeing Natasha's growing belly, Zhou Weiguo originally planned to let her stay in Hong Kong to give birth and then return to Beijing together after the baby was born.

But an emergency call that suddenly came through the communicator completely disrupted his plans.

Left with no other choice, he could only temporarily store Tian Zao and Natasha in his spatial storage. After bidding a reluctant farewell to the two women from Hong Kong, he returned to Beijing.

As soon as the three appeared in his bedroom, Zhou Weiguo keenly sensed something was amiss.

He immediately activated his senses and was relieved to find that the small team he had left behind was now scattered throughout the courtyard and the adjacent north courtyard, keeping watch.

Zhou Weiguo waved his hand, and four capable-looking women immediately appeared in the courtyard.

These are clones that he specially had Nannan "add ingredients" to create, specifically to protect Tianzao and Natasha.

The attack on Tianzao last time left him with lingering fear, so he specially asked his daughter to order a batch of Red Alert units to protect his family, and he also left a lot of manpower in Hong Kong.

He briefly explained a few words to Tian Zao, then drove straight to Haizi.

Half an hour later, Zhou Weiguo's car came to a steady stop in front of a small building.

As soon as he pushed open the door, a familiar figure walked over to him with an excited expression.

"You're finally back!"

Old Long's face lit up with surprise, and he said "good" three times in a row. Then, his tone changed to one of concern, "By the way, is Comrade Tian Zao alright?"

Zhou Weiguo smiled and reassured him, "Don't worry, Elder Long, Tian Zao is fine. She has been safely rescued."

Just as he was about to explain what happened next, the door was pushed open from the outside with a "bang," bringing a gust of wind.

It was Old Qin who arrived. His face was full of anxiety, and the moment he saw Zhou Weiguo, his voice suddenly rose, tinged with a mixture of cursing and concern: "You damn well better be back! Is your wife alright?"

Zhou Weiguo quickly stood up and replied, "It's nothing, it's nothing, thank you for your concern, Elder Qin."

Upon hearing that Tian Zao was safe and sound, Old Qin immediately interrupted his pleasantries, took two steps forward, and said with shining eyes, "Don't give me that nonsense! Tell me quickly, about your cars, helicopters, and the guard you brought—I can tell at a glance that those soldiers are all top-notch elite soldiers! Where did you get them?"

Zhou Weiguo looked at Old Qin helplessly. How was he supposed to explain this? After struggling for a long time, he could only vaguely say, "It was brought from my spatial storage."

Even though this answer left Elder Long and Elder Qin stunned, he really couldn't give a more specific explanation.

Old Qin didn't dwell on whether the answer was true or false; his eyes gleamed as he stared at him: "I don't care about anything else, you have to spare me a few soldiers like that! I won't even ask about the weapons and equipment; if you could build them, you would have done so long ago. But you must leave me a few soldiers; I want to train an army like that too!"

Having said all that, Zhou Weiguo naturally couldn't refuse and immediately nodded in agreement.

"These are minor matters, Mr. Qin. We'll arrange them for you later."

Zhou Weiguo changed the subject, his expression turning serious. "I urgently need to speak with you two because I have something more important to say."

Seeing his serious expression, Elder Qin and Elder Long's faces also turned cold instantly, and their gazes fell on him.

"Elder Long, Elder Qin, you two should be aware of the recent situation in Taiwan, right?" Zhou Weiguo asked.

Upon hearing this, Old Qin immediately flew into a rage, muttering angrily, "How could I not know? The US Seventh Fleet has over forty warships circling right outside our door! When we ask them what they want, they just say, 'International waters, no comment.' I really want to fire a shot at each of them and blast them all to the bottom of the sea!"

After cursing, he sighed dejectedly, "What a pity, if I really had that ability, I would have wiped them all out long ago... It's a pity we don't have that strength."

Zhou Weiguo's expression also turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Elder Qin, this time we may not have a choice. They may be about to take action against us."

These words were like a bucket of ice water poured over the room, causing the temperature in the meeting room to drop several degrees and fall into a deathly silence.

Elder Long leaned forward, his tone serious: "For the sake of the country, are you sure? This is no laughing matter."

Zhou Weiguo slowly shook his head: "Elder Long, I'm not joking. I obtained internal intelligence from the United States. They suspect that we have formed a deep partnership with Canada, and even shared some of our sea and airspace with Canada. In addition, because of me, dozens or even hundreds of new research bases have suddenly appeared in our country. They deduced that it is precisely because of the partnership and shared domains that Canada is providing us with assistance at any cost."

Old Qin was furious upon hearing this, slamming his fist on the table: "Damn it! So what if we fight those foreign devils again! Who's afraid of who? We beat them a few years ago, and we can do it again this time!"

Zhou Weiguo shook his head, his tone heavy: "Old Qin, you don't know this, but the United States has no plans for a landing operation this time."

Old Qin was stunned on the spot, and subconsciously asked, "Not landing? Then what are they doing here? Just messing around? Just exchanging fire? Besides, what right do they have to fire at us?"

Zhou Weiguo said with a wry smile, "Old Qin, don't you know why these dozens of warships are loitering around our doorstep?"

Old Qin frowned as he recalled, "It seems that it's because several of their warships went missing, but their secrecy level is too high, and our intelligence personnel couldn't find out the specifics."

Zhou Weiguo smiled meaningfully and looked at the two men: "Elder Long, Elder Qin, if you two knew the truth about the disappearance, you would understand how convincing their 'reasons' are."

"A little over a month ago, eight American light and heavy fighter jets and a guided-missile cruiser were shot down and sunk; just a few days later, one of their conventionally powered aircraft carriers, launched last year, along with two escort destroyers, also went missing in that area. Tell me, do you two think this is enough pretext for the US to stir up trouble, or even start a war?"

"Hiss..." A gasp of cold air rang out at the same time.

The two men stared at Zhou Weiguo in shock, with Old Qin staring intently at him, his tone tinged with uncertainty: "Could it be... that you did it, kid?"

Zhou Weiguo was stunned by the question. He hadn't even said anything yet, so how did they guess it?

Seeing his reaction, Elder Qin and Elder Long knew they hadn't guessed wrong.

Although they still don't know how the kid did it, Zhou Weiguo has done too many "miraculous things" to be surprised by them.

Old Qin sighed helplessly, "For the sake of the country, I know you look down on them, but you were too impulsive this time. One aircraft carrier and two destroyers—no wonder they're circling around our doorstep like madmen. Why didn't you think about the consequences?"