Courtyard House: Home Alone

One of them reacted faster, reaching for the katana at his waist. Lin Yifan wouldn't give him the chance. He swiftly reached out and touched both of them, his eyes narrowing, and in an instant, an invisible force enveloped them.

The two Japanese soldiers felt a blur before their eyes and lost control of their bodies. The next second, they found themselves in a strange and empty space, with four other companions staring at them.

They screamed in terror, but no sound came out; their bodies seemed to be out of their control and unable to move.

After dealing with the guards at the gate, Lin Yifan returned to the front yard and cleared out the Japanese soldiers living in the side rooms. Before long, only the boss, who was sleeping in the office lounge, remained in the entire business.

He dared not linger, quickly teleporting to the boss's lounge and absorbing the business owner into his spatial storage. Then, he began searching for anything useful. In the boss's room, he soon found a safe.

It contained a large number of gold bars, US dollars, silver dollars, and Japanese yen banknotes, as well as some items that looked like important documents.

Lin Yifan showed no mercy, taking all the valuables and documents. Then he went to the kitchen in the front yard and took all the rice, cured meat, sausages, salted fish, salted meat, cooking oil, seasonings, and kitchen utensils. He even took the firewood and coal from the house and yard.

Especially those four iron pots; starting tomorrow, I can cook for myself in the space, and my newly acquired basic cooking skills will finally have a chance to be put to use.

He also unexpectedly received six live chickens and four live geese in a cage next to the kitchen. "Oh wow!" He finally had live poultry in his space.

The only regret is that we couldn't find a single bed with the Japanese soldiers; otherwise, we could say the operation was quite perfect.

After doing all this, he carefully checked everything to make sure that he hadn't left anything of value or any trace of his presence before preparing to teleport out of Matsui Trading Company.

Just then, a "ding!" notification sound rang in my mind again.

"System mission triggered. Mission option: 1. Kill Tanabe Naotake, Chief of Staff of the Japanese Army stationed in North China, within two hours. Mission completion reward: [System Space Upgrade], [Japanese Proficiency (Advanced)], [Physical Enhancement Pill (Beginner)] x1. (A map to the target area is attached.)"

2; Kill the Japanese consul in Beiping, Suzuki Heitaro, within two hours. Mission reward: [Bajiquan (Intermediate), [Constitution Enhancement Pill (Beginner)] x1. (A map to the target area is attached.)

"Great, this system task suits me perfectly. System, can I choose two?"

"Sure, you just need to be confident that you can kill two people within two hours. However, if you choose two targets at the same time, and you fail to complete one of them, then both missions will be considered as failures." The system's crisp electronic voice rang in Lin Yifan's mind.

"Forget it, let's not be too greedy. Let's take it one step at a time. Anyway, once we come to China, we can forget about going back. So I'll choose number 1: the Japanese chief of staff in North China. He should be at least a major general. Let's kill a Japanese major general for fun first."

Besides, the allure of upgrading the space is immense. I wonder if my abilities in various aspects will improve after the upgrade. I'm really looking forward to it!

Lin Yifan quickly confirmed his choice in his mind. As soon as he finished speaking, a clear map appeared in his consciousness like a brand, marking Tanabe Naotake's current location—in a detached villa not far from where he was now.

Two hours to infiltrate this heavily guarded villa and precisely kill a Japanese major general chief of staff was undoubtedly an extremely dangerous operation. However, the lure of the reward and the deep-seated hatred for his country left him no room for retreat.

He quickly checked his equipment: five Mauser pistols seized from Qian Liugen, with plenty of ammunition, and two Browning pistols, also with plenty of ammunition; these were for emergencies.

"It mainly depends on your own space. Tanabe Naotake, your death is coming!" A fierce look flashed in Lin Yifan's eyes. Without hesitation, he teleported towards the villa where the target was located.

Lin Yifan's figure flashed through the shadows of Matsui Trading Company, and the next moment he appeared in a secluded alley two streets away from the target villa.

He didn't approach immediately, but first carefully examined the surroundings.

This villa is located in the core area of ​​Dongjiaomin Lane. Not only are Japanese patrols frequently passing by, but the villa itself also has several sentry posts. At the entrance, there are two heavily armed Japanese guards with sharp eyes like eagles, who are clearly elite soldiers.

"The security is indeed tight," Lin Yifan muttered to himself, not daring to be careless in the slightest. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

Taking advantage of the space, he moved like a ghost through the alleys and shadows of the buildings surrounding the villa, carefully observing every corner of it.

The villa was surrounded by high walls with barbed wire on top. The windows on the front and sides were all closed and seemed to be covered by curtains, but none of this could stop him from looking around.

No wonder they live in a villa. It turns out that Tanabe Naotake's family members are also in Beiping. The man and woman sleeping in the master bedroom on the second floor must be Tanabe Naotake and his wife. In the other two rooms on the second floor, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old and a boy of about eleven or twelve years old are sleeping respectively.

"Fine, it'll be more lively if the whole family goes on their way together, so they won't be lonely on the road to the underworld." Lin Yifan's eyes were cold, without the slightest pity.

The families of these Japanese devils, enjoying the benefits of the invasion, have more or less the blood of Chinese people on their hands, or are indifferent to the suffering of their compatriots. They deserve to die too!

The guards and patrol routes at the gate, in the yard, and on the first floor of the villa were all within Lin Yifan's territory. In order to avoid alerting the Japanese as late as possible, he decided to enter from the weakest point in the defense, and like peeling a bamboo shoot, he would fight his way in from the outside, layer by layer.

Lin Yifan went around to the back of the villa, which was relatively secluded. There was only a small back door, and two Japanese soldiers were guarding the door, their backs to the alley, watching the courtyard warily.

"This is it." A glint flashed in Lin Yifan's eyes. He first hid at a distance to make sure there were no other patrols nearby, then took a deep breath, and with a thought, he instantly disappeared from his spot, appearing between the two Japanese guards the next second.

The two guards seemed to sense something and abruptly lowered their heads, but they were met only by Lin Yifan's cold gaze and the instantaneous activation of spatial confinement.

The guard froze, his eyes filled with terror and confusion. The next second, he was taken into Lin Yifan's spatial storage and went to keep the previous guards of the Matsui Trading Company company company.