The Cycle of Reincarnation in the Four-Courtyard House: A Journey Through the Heavens

Li Xiao recounted the events to Pei Yanzhi and his group, but of course, he wouldn't tell them the most crucial secrets.

After hearing Li Xiao's words, Pei Yanzhi gratefully clasped his hands in a fist salute.

"Mr. Li acted righteously and saved our lives. On behalf of the entire Pei family, I express our deepest gratitude to you!"

At this point, Pei Yanzhi lifted his opera robe, preparing to kneel down and thank Li Xiao.

The group of Pei family members standing nearby were also preparing to bow deeply to Li Xiao in gratitude.

"Oh... Boss Pei, no way."

Li Xiao grabbed Pei Yanzhi's arm and helped him up.

"Boss Pei's willingness to perish with the Japanese today fills me with admiration. I don't believe those Japanese are worth you dying with them, which is why I rescued you!"

"I hope you can live to see the day the Japanese surrender!"

Li Xiao's words deeply moved everyone present.

"Mr. Li, will the Japanese really surrender?"

Li Xiao nodded firmly and said, "Don't worry, Boss Pei, that day is not far off!"

"Okay, I believe Mr. Li!"

"Boss Pei, I still need to treat these burn victims of yours. You can stay here for a few days. I reckon this fire will definitely cause the Japanese to seal off the city and search again."

"There's a very well-hidden basement in this courtyard house. You'll have to make do in there for a few days. Once this storm has passed, I'll arrange for someone to take you out of Beijing!"

"I am deeply grateful!"

Pei Yanzhi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Xiao once again!

Li Xiao then instructed Shen Chuan to treat the burned men.

His 20 super subordinates all have the authority to enter and exit the space farm at any time, so Li Xiao doesn't need to worry about it.

As soon as Li Xiao stepped out of the courtyard gate, he immediately felt a prying gaze upon him.

In his past life, Li Xiao possessed an innate instinct—a sense of danger.

He could sense impending danger, such as being targeted by a deadly weapon; he could also sense the gazes of others watching him from the shadows.

He would immediately sense any conscious and targeted gaze that lingered on him for more than three seconds.

This innate instinct has now been brought into this body along with his soul.

After his body underwent significant modifications with gene-enhancing drugs, his ability to sense danger became even more acute.

The owner of the gaze that was spying on him was extremely cautious; it lingered on him for no more than three seconds before disappearing immediately.

Li Xiao didn't make a move that would alert the enemy. He walked calmly and steadily to the corner of the alley, and then glanced into the alley out of the corner of his eye.

The alley was deserted, but his gaze caught the corner of a floral print short jacket.

The hem of that blue and white floral print short-sleeved shirt only appeared in his sight for 0.1 seconds before disappearing around the corner on the other side of the alley.

Li Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly, and a bad feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

"Has the enemy discovered this courtyard at number 27?"

He immediately disappeared from the spot and then ran towards the place where the floral dress had vanished.

A few seconds later, when he used his ability to walk through the void to reach the corner of the alley, a rickshaw came into view.

The owner of the floral dress was sitting on the back of the rickshaw, with the cloak hanging down, completely obscuring her face.

All that was exposed were her legs, clad in black trousers, and a pair of dark red women's cloth shoes.

The rickshaw driver had already started jogging eastward with his rickshaw, while Li Xiao followed far behind.

Li Xiao had only walked twenty meters when another empty rickshaw came running in front of him, and he reached out and stopped it.

"Master, follow that rickshaw ahead!"

"Okay, please sit down!"

The driver agreed and started jogging to keep up at a distance.

As a top-notch special agent, Li Xiao didn't keep his eyes fixed on the car in front of him, but only glanced at it from the corner of his eye from time to time.

This was a habit he had developed as a secret agent over a long period of time. As a warrior who walked the line between safety and destruction, he knew very well that many secret agents were extremely sensitive to the prying eyes of others.

About twenty minutes later, the rickshaw in front arrived at Dashilan, located on the west side of Zhengyangmen Street.

The car soon stopped in front of a shop called "Taixiangfeng", and the woman wearing a blue and white floral short jacket finally got out of the car.

Li Xiao had already gotten out of the car at the entrance of "Du Yichu Shaomai" about 200 meters away from her, and he could clearly see her face.

The woman who had been spying on him was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She had fair skin and a pair of alluring phoenix eyes.

She had a high nose bridge, rosy lips, and long, black hair tied up at the back of her head with a mahogany hairpin, making her look like a young woman who had just gotten married.

After getting off the bus, the woman habitually glanced around. At that moment, Li Xiao was standing with his back to her, queuing in front of a shumai shop.

The woman seemed not to notice anything, and then stepped into the shop called "Tai Xiang Feng".

After queuing for five minutes, Li Xiao bought a steamer of shumai and casually walked past the entrance of "Tai Xiang Feng" while eating it.

He noticed out of the corner of his eye that the shop was a pawnshop, and a middle-aged shopkeeper wearing round-framed glasses was sitting behind a tall counter in the inner room.

After some searching, Li Xiao's figure disappeared into a narrow dead-end alley.

In a room in the backyard of "Tai Xiang Feng", the woman was sitting on a grand chair.

Beside her sat a middle-aged man who appeared to be around forty years old.

"Section Chief Watanabe, based on my investigation today, there is indeed something suspicious about the courtyard house at No. 27 Beibingmasi Hutong!"

"Oh, tell me about it!"

"Hai!"

The woman composed herself and continued, "According to my investigation, that courtyard is a large three-section siheyuan (traditional courtyard house), with a very large area, estimated to be over a thousand square meters."

"There were about a hundred teenagers living inside, the oldest of whom was no more than 12 years old. I also found at least thirty children under the age of 7."

"According to my investigation, these children are all homeless orphans adopted by the owner of the courtyard from Beijing."

"What is the identity of the owner of this courtyard?"

"The current owner of this courtyard house is a man named Shen Chuan, and his wife is named Fan Wenfang, who looks to be around twenty-four or twenty-five years old."

The section chief, Watanabe, continued, "Do you know what they do for a living?"

The woman nodded and said, "From what I understand, they currently run a bookstore called Qiming at No. 27 Ya'er Hutong in Houhai."

"This courtyard is a two-section courtyard. The bookstore is located in the front courtyard, and the couple lives in the back courtyard. However, sometimes they also come to stay temporarily in Beibingmasi Hutong."

Watanabe frowned and said, "The income from a small bookstore probably can't support the living expenses of so many children!"

The woman quickly replied, "Yes, Section Chief is wise!"

"It was precisely because I discovered this clue that I became suspicious of the couple!"