Courtyard House: Home Alone

Lin Yifan nodded, his expression grave: "The old man is right, I understand. Therefore, the intelligence must be accurate."

Brother Zhao, when you're gathering information, please be careful and don't expose yourselves. Especially the Special Higher Police; their informants are everywhere, and their methods are ruthless. A slight misstep could land you in jail.

"Don't worry, young master, we have our rules and won't act recklessly." Zhao Gang patted his chest to assure him, then remembered something, "By the way, young master, I'll send someone to investigate the side gate and back wall of Wang Defa's headquarters tonight, and I guarantee I'll give you an accurate answer first thing tomorrow morning."

I'll also arrange for people to be on Li Sangou's side. As soon as you make a move, we can immediately take control here and ensure that not a single penny of his ill-gotten gains falls into anyone else's hands!

"Alright!" A glint flashed in Lin Yifan's eyes. "Then it's settled. Brother Zhao, thank you for your hard work."

"Why are you being so polite with me!" Zhao Gang grinned, revealing a set of white teeth. "Being able to personally eliminate these two traitors and then ransack their homes to vent the people's anger, what's a little hardship!"

Seeing that the matter had been discussed sufficiently, Old Master Tang stood up and said, "Alright, it's getting late. Xiao Fan must be tired from his journey. Go and rest. Zhao Gang, go back and make the arrangements. Be sure to act carefully."

"Yes, Master!" Zhao Gang replied respectfully, then greeted Lin Yifan before turning and leaving the main room.

Lin Yifan also got up to say goodbye and was led to his guest room by the butler. The guest room was clean and tidy, and the air was filled with a faint medicinal fragrance. He washed up quickly and lay down on the bed, but he was not sleepy at all.

Zhao Gang's words kept echoing in his mind: Wang Defa's division headquarters was heavily guarded, right next to the Japanese military law office; Li Sangou wasn't particularly vigilant, but the police station was crowded and insidious, so he had to be careful when making a move. And then there was that mysterious Special Higher Police, and the underground Communist Party organization he hadn't yet made contact with…

Each and every matter is like a chess piece on a chessboard, requiring him to carefully consider and meticulously plan.

Outside the window, the moonlight, like water, quietly spilled over every corner of Beiping City. Lin Yifan closed his eyes and began to simulate various possible scenarios for tomorrow in his mind, as well as the corresponding countermeasures. A swift and decisive operation against traitors was quietly brewing in his heart.

As night deepened, Lin Yifan repeatedly rehearsed the steps of tomorrow's operation in his mind. Li Sangou was at the puppet police station, and Wang Defa was at the division headquarters. The two locations were not too far apart, but they were by no means close either.

How to launch surprise attacks on both locations in the shortest possible time and escape unscathed is the primary problem he must solve.

He first targeted Li Sangou. Although the fake police station was large, as Zhao Gang had said, Li Sangou was not very vigilant and mostly acted arrogantly in his office.

Lin Yifan planned to wait outside the police station early the next morning and snipe Li Sangou when he appeared. As for those fake policemen, they posed no threat to him. Killing him in public would serve as a deterrent to those who might want to follow the Japanese.

Next is Wang Defa. The division headquarters is guarded by 300 men, and there are high walls and barbed wire. A direct assault on the main gate would increase his chances of escape. It's better to attack from the center first. Teleport to Wang Defa's residence or office.

After killing him, deal with his guards. Those three hundred guards who were with him were definitely his confidants, and none of them were good people.

We can take them all down at once, which would be a good thing for the people.

"Li Sangou, Wang Defa..." Lin Yifan murmured the two names, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes. "Tomorrow will be your death day!"

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He closed his eyes, stopping his thoughts of those complicated matters, and began to conserve his energy. He needed to preserve his strength for tomorrow's destined-to-be-thrilling battle.

Soon, Lin Yifan drifted into a short sleep. In his dream, he seemed to see himself wielding two guns, storming into the puppet police station and Wang Defa's division headquarters, killing those traitors and lackeys one by one.

The people cheered and rejoiced in the streets, celebrating the elimination of the traitor. Amidst the cheers, he quietly disappeared into the dawn of Beiping, continuing his unfinished anti-Japanese cause.

When the first ray of sunlight shone through the window and fell on Lin Yifan's face, he suddenly opened his eyes. There was no confusion in his eyes, only an unprecedented clarity and determination.

He quickly got up, washed up, and changed into a clean and neat set of clothes. As soon as he stepped out of his room, he saw the butler already waiting outside.

"Young master, you're awake? Breakfast is ready. The old master wants you to come and eat as soon as you wake up," the butler said respectfully.

"Okay, I understand." Lin Yifan nodded and followed the butler toward the main house.

Grandpa Tang and Zhao Gang were already at the dinner table.

Upon seeing Lin Yifan, Zhao Gang immediately stood up to greet him, a hint of excitement on his face: "Young master, you're finally awake! Last night I sent men to scout the area. Near the northwest corner of the back wall of Wang Defa's division headquarters, there's a corner where miscellaneous items are piled up. The wall there is relatively low, and it's a blind spot for the guards—a good opening!"

"Great!" Lin Yifan perked up. "Brother Zhao, you've worked hard! Do you know the exact location?"

"Understood! I've already had the brothers mark it there, I guarantee you'll recognize it at a glance," Zhao Gang said, patting his chest.

Grandpa Tang put down his chopsticks, looked at Lin Yifan, and said seriously, "Xiao Fan, is everything ready? Zhao Gang has already selected more than a dozen of his best brothers, who are at your disposal at any time."

Lin Yifan looked at Grandpa Tang, then at Zhao Gang, and nodded solemnly: "Grandpa, Brother Zhao, everything is ready! Let's not delay, let's set off now! You just take some men and keep an eye on Li San Gou's house."

"Okay!" Grandpa Tang and Zhao Gang replied in unison.

Thus began a swift and decisive operation against traitors.

Lin Yifan, accompanied by a man named Xiaoshan who knew Li Sangou, went directly to the vicinity of the police station, a route Li Sangou took to work. The two kept a distance of about fifty meters, observing their surroundings from one in front of the other.

Lin Yifan had also gotten a general idea of ​​the situation at the police station, and from his position, he was confident he could intercept any potential reinforcements from the police. However, he wouldn't give Li Sangou the chance.

It was soon 9 a.m. when a group of police officers appeared in Lin Yifan's field of vision.

In front were six policemen carrying pistols, and behind them were six policemen carrying Type 38 rifles. In the middle was a rickshaw, with a burly man on each side of the rickshaw. One of the two men was Li San Gou's bodyguard.