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

The middle-aged policeman's face was extremely grim, but he didn't dare to say a word in rebuttal. He stepped forward, picked up the wailing young man, and walked out.

"Wait a moment."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged policeman and Lan Zhan trembled, turning back to look at him with fear in their eyes.

Ignoring their panic, Zhou Weiguo walked straight up to them and reached into Lan Zhan's pocket. Lan Zhan trembled with fear but dared not resist in the slightest.

He reached into his pocket, opened his hand, and wow, there were quite a few bills, including seven or eight "Big Black Ten" bills.

"Even if you are police officers, you still have to compensate people for the damage you cause to their property."

He pulled out a large ten-yuan note from his purse, stuffing the rest back into Lan Zhan's pocket: "Alright, get lost. Consider this ten yuan as apology for kicking down my door; I just don't know if it'll be enough to fix it."

The two breathed a sigh of relief, and the middle-aged policeman carried Lan Zhan on his back, almost running out of the courtyard.

Those outside the courtyard gasped in shock upon seeing the result.

He assaulted someone and broke their leg, and not only was he not arrested, but the police even had to pay him compensation? That's outrageous!

Everyone looked at the remaining two people with strange expressions, and some even turned to look at the police station outside the courtyard, their faces full of shock and confusion.

The third aunt was initially startled when she saw how fierce Zhou Weiguo was, but after thinking about it for a while, and remembering that her husband had said that finding Zhou Weiguo could arrange jobs for her children, she couldn't help but believe him more.

She rolled her eyes and leaned close to her second aunt, whispering, "Second aunt, did you see that? I told you a long time ago not to mess with Weiguo, not to mess with Weiguo, but you wouldn't listen. Tell me, you... sigh."

Zhou Weiguo turned and walked up to the two plainclothes officers, his tone softening slightly: "Comrades, are you here simply to gather information, or do you have ulterior motives?"

The plainclothes officer in charge stepped forward and said politely, "Chief Engineer Zhou, please don't misunderstand. We just received a report from Comrade Tao Ling that you have relatives of fugitives and people from Hong Kong in your family, so we came to find out the situation. We have no other intentions."

Zhou Weiguo nodded. Hearing that the other party had directly named the whistleblower, he understood that the other party did not want to offend him. Then, without beating around the bush, he took out the investigation department ID given to him by Long Bu from his pocket and handed it over from an angle where no one outside the compound could see.

The other person took the document with a puzzled look, glanced at it, and his expression changed drastically. He immediately and respectfully handed the document back.

"Chief Engineer Zhou, thank you for your cooperation. It seems there are no problems on your end."

Zhou Weiguo raised his hand to stop him, and explained to the other man's worried gaze, "Lou Xiao'e is indeed staying at my house; she's my friend. There's also a friend from Hong Kong named Bai Yuechang. They are both technical experts I invited back to China to participate in a secret mission. Just report it directly when you get back; don't make a fuss. Contact me directly if you have any questions. By the way, Lou Xiao'e has severed her father-daughter relationship with Lou Bancheng. If you have any ideas about Lou Bancheng or his family, don't worry about me."

A flicker of delight crossed the plainclothes officer's eyes, and he quickly nodded, "Yes, Chief Engineer Zhou, we're really sorry to have bothered you today. We'll be leaving now."

Zhou Weiguo nodded, watching the two leave in a hurry, before he had a thought and recalled the six guards within his perception range into his spatial storage.

"Alright, Xiao'e, Yuechang, you two go back and rest. There's nothing for you to do outside." He turned to look into the house and then specifically instructed Bai Yuechang, "And you, don't be so jumpy next time. Learn from Tian Zao; look how calm she is, she doesn't make a sound at all."

Bai Yuechang stuck out her tongue and pulled Lou Xiao'e straight into Tian Zao's house.

Zhou Weiguo turned and walked to the door, looking at the crowd outside. He said, "Two police officers, and these two are from the neighborhood committee, right? Now that the people in the way are gone, shall we go inside and talk?"

A middle-aged woman quickly stepped forward, her face beaming with smiles: "Hello, Chief Engineer Zhou, I'm Wang Shuzhen, the new director of our subdistrict office. There's no need for you to come in; a few words here will suffice."

Zhou Weiguo nodded politely: "Director Wang, how can I help you with your work?"

Director Wang breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing his calm demeanor, inwardly marveling: Everyone says Chief Engineer Zhou is not to be trifled with, but judging from this, he's not as incompetent as Song Dahua described. His earlier aggressiveness stemmed from the other party kicking down the door and frightening the women in the household; anyone would be furious in that situation.

She cleared her throat and explained, "Here's the thing, we received a report from the second liaison officer of No. 95 compound, saying that people from Hong Kong and family members of fugitives were found in your home, so we came to find out more. If it's not convenient for you right now, we can come another day, or contact us when you have time."

Upon hearing this, the second aunt next to him almost lost her composure.

She looked at Director Wang in disbelief. When he came to her to report the incident, he had been righteous and said that if the situation was true, he would arrest the person directly and that "anyone who has contacted enemy agents should be shot." How could his attitude have changed so drastically in such a short time?

If Director Wang knew what she was thinking, he would probably have jumped up and yelled: "Didn't you see the people from the Municipal Bureau and the Political Security Department running away with their tails between their legs? I want to earn merit and get promoted, not to die! Knowing that the other party is not someone to be trifled with, why would I still confront them head-on? Isn't that stupid?"

Zhou Weiguo smiled and shook his head: "There's no need to beat around the bush, I'll just tell you directly. Lou Xiao'e and Bai Yuechang are both from Hong Kong, and they are technical experts I invited back to China to help me with a few projects."

Director Wang's face was full of conflict, but thinking of the fate of the two groups of people just now, he nodded: "Okay, Chief Engineer Zhou, I understand. If it's convenient, you'd better register with the higher-ups; it will save you a lot of trouble."

Zhou Weiguo nodded in agreement: "Those two plainclothes officers should be reported. I'll complete the paperwork later."

Just then, a baby's loud cry suddenly came from inside the courtyard.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw Tian Zao holding the child with a helpless expression, walking quickly to Zhou Weiguo.

"For the sake of the country, Yuechang and Xiao'e made the child cry, and I can't soothe him. I'm leaving him with you."

As she spoke, she shoved the child into Zhou Weiguo's arms, turned around without even looking at the crowd, and went back into the house.

Zhou Weiguo understood perfectly well that Tian Zao was annoyed and was indirectly offering his opinion.

He held the child and rocked him a couple of times, then coaxed him a few times, and the little guy really stopped crying.

Looking at Director Wang again, I was about to say a few polite words and then close the door to visitors, but Director Wang spoke first.

"Oh my, this little guy is so adorable!"

Director Wang's eyes lit up. "This little girl has such fair skin! Was that your wife just now? This child is really beautiful."

Zhou Weiguo had originally intended to send them away, but upon hearing them praise his child, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up: "Director Wang, you're too kind. This isn't Tian Zao's child; it's Natasha's."

Auntie Er curled her lip upon hearing this: "Who doesn't know that our Chief Engineer Zhou is a womanizer? One wife at home isn't enough, he also keeps a foreign mistress. I don't believe a woman can have a child without a man. That woman has been living in your house for almost two years, she can't possibly have a child with thin air, can she?"

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