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

Finally, Old Master Long looked at Zhou Weiguo with kind eyes: "Weiguo, you may have to make a few more trips in the future. Don't worry, I will have someone prepare a private plane for you. After all, the work of Bureau 749 in Beijing and over there cannot be separated from you."

Zhou Weiguo quickly waved his hand: "Don't worry, Elder Long, I have my own helicopter, which saves me the trouble of going back and forth to the airport. It only takes half an hour to get there by helicopter."

Upon hearing this, Elder Long nodded and said solemnly, "For the sake of the country, this is a matter of great importance for our Xia Kingdom for centuries to come. Just go ahead and do it. Make any requests you may have, and no matter how difficult they are, we will find a way to help you solve them. You can rest assured and act boldly in the development of new weapons. If any problems arise, we will cover for you."

Old Qin, standing to the side, nodded repeatedly, his face full of admiration: "You kid, sometimes I can't help but wonder if you've encountered an alien. This ability is just too incredible; I really don't know how you did it."

Elder Long's face darkened, and he glared at Elder Qin with displeasure: "I told you not to ask, so don't ask! There are some things we don't need to get to the bottom of. As long as we know that we are wholeheartedly devoted to the country, that's enough."

Seeing this, Zhou Weiguo smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Old Qin, there are some things I really can't explain in detail. Just think of it as me burning an alien's butt with a cigarette butt on the far side of the moon."

The two elders clearly didn't understand this modern joke and stood there stunned for a long time without reacting.

Old Qin, his face filled with disbelief, pressed on, "For the country, are there really aliens on the far side of the moon? What do they look like?"

Old Long rolled his eyes at Old Qin, annoyed: "He was obviously joking with you for the sake of the country, can't you even tell?"

……

After leaving the lake, Zhou Weiguo was taken directly back to his courtyard house by a special car. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he sensed something was wrong; Old Man Yan wasn't guarding the gate, which was highly unusual.

He strode into the courtyard and found several people gathered at the entrance of Yi Zhonghai's house, all peering inside, seemingly discussing something.

Yan Fugui was peering through the doorframe when he caught a glimpse of Zhou Weiguo entering from outside the courtyard. He immediately put on a warm smile and went to greet him.

"For the country, you've finally returned!"

Yan Fugui leaned closer, his tone full of gossip, "Let me tell you, Old Yi really turned misfortune into blessing this time, he has a son!"

Zhou Weiguo suddenly realized, "This old lady gave birth? And it's a boy? But she was clearly hemorrhaging heavily that day, and her condition was critical. How come she was discharged from the hospital so quickly?"

Just then, Yi Zhonghai came out of the house, his face beaming with joy, clutching a handful of fruit candies, and happily distributing them to the neighbors who were watching.

When he saw Zhou Weiguo beside the crowd, his eyes lit up instantly, and he immediately turned and shouted into the house, "Cuilan! Cuilan! Come out quickly, Weiguo is back! Weiguo is back!"

Zhou Weiguo looked blankly as Yi Zhonghai turned and went into the house, and soon helped the pale-faced Zhang Cuilan out.

In Zhang Cuilan's arms, she was holding a baby wrapped tightly in swaddling clothes.

Before Zhou Weiguo could react, Yi Zhonghai suddenly pulled Zhang Cuilan down to his knees with a thud, his head already ready to kowtow.

This sudden action startled Zhou Weiguo. He quickly dodged to the side, waving his hands repeatedly, "Hey, hey, Lao Yi, don't try to trick me! I'm neither a rich landlord nor some upright official, why are you kneeling before me like that?"

To his surprise, Yi Zhonghai pulled Zhang Cuilan to adjust her position and knelt down before him again.

"For the sake of the country, you deserve this kneeling!"

Yi Zhonghai's voice was filled with gratitude, "If it weren't for you, my Cuilan and Zhongtian wouldn't be alive. The doctor said that if we had been brought to the hospital five minutes later, both the mother and child would have perished. You are our family's savior!"

The neighbors who had been watching then realized what was happening and began to agree.

"Old Yi is right. This saved two lives for your family!"

"Absolutely! Forget kneeling, this is practically the kindness of being reborn!"

"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, so saving a life is like building a fourteen-story pagoda for the country—the merit is immeasurable!"

Zhou Weiguo ignored the crowd's chatter and looked at Yi Zhonghai, asking curiously, "Old Yi, what's your child's name?"

Yi Zhonghai excitedly took the child from Zhang Cuilan's arms, carefully lifted a corner of the swaddling clothes, and presented it to Zhou Weiguo like a treasure.

"Look, this is my son! My name is Yi Zhonghai. I hope he will walk more uprightly and stand higher than me in the future, so I named him Yi Zhongtian, and his nickname is Tiantian."

Looking at the wrinkled baby in the swaddling clothes, Zhou Weiguo hesitated for a long time before giving Yi Zhonghai a thumbs up: "Old Yi, you really know how to name things."

An older woman nearby leaned forward to take a look at the child and immediately exclaimed, "Oh my, this little guy has such a round face, a perfect sign of good fortune!"

"Yes, yes, look at those little eyes and that little mouth, they're so adorable!" another neighbor chimed in.

Just then, Zhang Cuilan's face grew even paler. She weakly tugged at Yi Zhonghai's sleeve: "Old Yi, I'm feeling a little dizzy. Can we go back inside and rest for a bit?"

Yi Zhonghai then remembered that his wife had just given birth, so he quickly helped her to her feet and said to everyone, "Everyone, Cuilan is an older mother and needs to rest well. I'll take her back to her room first."

At this moment, Qin Huairu suddenly emerged from the crowd and said urgently, "Yes, yes, yes, this old lady is still in her postpartum period, she can't be exposed to the wind! Quick, let's help her back inside." As she spoke, she enthusiastically helped Yi Zhonghai help Zhang Cuilan into the house.

Seeing this, the people exchanged glances, their faces showing a strange expression, and then turned and went back to their own homes.

Zhou Weiguo didn't linger and turned to walk straight to the east courtyard.

As soon as he entered the hospital, he couldn't help but recall Yi Zhonghai's enthusiastic demeanor from earlier, and he felt that something was amiss.

He subconsciously activated his sensory abilities, extending his consciousness to Yi Zhonghai's home.

In my perception, Zhang Cuilan was lying in bed breastfeeding her child.

"Old Yi, tell me, are you plotting against Zhou Weiguo again?"

Yi Zhonghai sat on the stool by the bed, his face grim as he looked at her. After a long silence, he finally said in a low voice, "Cuilan, you must listen to me on this matter. I'm doing all this for the child's future, do you understand?"

"What do you mean by 'for the child's good'? I want my child to be clean, carefree, and healthy. I want him to grow up healthy. What have you gained from scheming against Zhou Weiguo these past two years? How much have you lost? Why can't you learn your lesson?"

Yi Zhonghai's voice was very low, "I know that Zhou Weiguo and I have had many past conflicts, but for Tiantian's future, I will never offend him again. Not only that, I will take the initiative to improve our relationship. For Tiantian's sake, I will bury all past grievances in my heart, and I promise I will never let him notice anything unusual, so that he will target our family and Tiantian. The child and you are my Achilles' heel now. Don't worry, even if I lose my life, I will protect you and the child, okay?"

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