Courtyard House: The Long-Lost Eldest Son Returns with Military Merit

Following the direction the man pointed, Wang Dapao looked around the small house and then instructed the police officers accompanying him: "Zhao Jun, Chang Gui, and Xue Hua, each of you take your team members and set up positions on the east, north, and south sides of the small house."

Once the enemy agents came out of the house, they secretly followed them.

Unbeknownst to Zhou Xudong and his companions, Jia Dongming had already learned of their movements.

Zhou Xudong looked around at the people and instructed Chen Jianfei: "Tian Chuan-kun! Send someone to tell Jia Dongming later that a place has been found around the steel rolling mill."

"Jia Dongming is currently focused on acquiring supplies to gain support, and he will certainly take action after learning of this intelligence."

"As soon as he leads his men to investigate, we will immediately detonate the special workshop and, using the chaos, seize the blueprints and documents from the steel rolling mill's technical department."

Chen Jianfei understood Zhou Xudong's plan and couldn't help but show his approval, giving a thumbs up in admiration: "Colonel Koizumi! Your move to lure the tiger away from the mountain is extremely brilliant."

If this plan succeeds, even if Jia Dongming escapes execution, he will still be held responsible for dereliction of duty.

Zhou Xudong was quite pleased with Chen Jianfei's praise and slowly revealed his deeper intentions: "After the plan succeeds, not only will Jia Dongming be sentenced, but Yang Weimin will also lose power because the special workshop has been destroyed."

At that time, I will have the opportunity to succeed him.

Flattered, Zhou Xudong looked at his subordinates and said solemnly, "My lords, the elite of the empire, this plan has been in preparation for over a year, and now is the time to reap the rewards."

"According to the latest update from headquarters, if the mission is successfully completed, each person will receive a reward of US$100,000, which will be directly delivered to their family members in the home country."

Upon learning of the high reward, the enemy agents present were all invigorated and swore an oath to Zhou Xudong in unison: "Colonel Koizumi! We will do our utmost and will never let down the expectations of General Headquarters!"

A moment later, one person peeked out from the small house next door to observe the surroundings, and then more than ten enemy agents quickly came out and dispersed in different directions.

Jia Dongming pointed to Zhou Xudong and the others dressed in Zhongshan suits and explained to Wang Dapao: "Dapao! The middle-aged man in the black Zhongshan suit is Zhou Xudong, the deputy director of the steel rolling mill, and the short man in uniform next to him is Chen Jianfei from the Second Security Brigade."

"The other three people in uniform belong to the Second Brigade. I don't recognize the rest of them, but I suspect they are enemy agents lurking in other workshops."

After the three security guards left the small house, two of them followed Chen Jian to the security department, while the other went to the duty room to the north.

Seeing that his colleagues had secretly followed the scattered enemy agents, Wang Dapao analyzed to Jia Dongming: "Dongming! The person who went to the north gate should be the enemy agent responsible for monitoring the cabin."

Once we approach the cabin, he will likely quickly notify his accomplices via the duty room phone.

Jia Dongming confirmed through Eagle Eye that the cabin and tunnel were empty. Considering the vigilance of enemy agents, they would definitely arrange personnel to monitor the perimeter.

He agreed with Wang Dapao's assessment: "Dapao! You're right."

This man's name is Zhang Jianrenhe. He and the two men who followed Chen Jianfei were all on duty at the North Gate.

These three individuals were specifically tasked with monitoring the cabin, as the guard room was equipped with an internal telephone for transmitting alarms at any time.

Wang Dapao solemnly assessed the current situation: "Dongming! The current situation has both advantages and disadvantages."

"The advantage is that the cabin should be free of enemy spies, so we don't need to use the knockouts on the personnel inside the tunnel as originally planned."

"The downside is that it would be difficult to avoid the enemy agent's surveillance if we wanted to enter the cabin to remove the explosives under the special workshop."

After a moment of contemplation, Jia Dongming proposed a solution: "Dapao! For now, we can only secure the north gate before Director Li arrives, and then send people into the small house to disarm the explosives."

After careful consideration, Wang Dapao agreed: "Right now, the only thing to do is to control the north gate first, and then carry out the subsequent steps after Director Li arrives."

Jia Dongming added details of the operation: "Dapao! I'll go to the duty room first to calm the officers on duty. Once you arrive, take control of Zhang Jianren immediately."

I will explain the situation to the other two guards.

"After taking control of Zhang Jianren, you arrange for some personnel to enter the small house to dismantle the explosives, while the rest of the personnel remain in the duty room."

I will return to the security department to monitor Chen Jianfei's movements. If anything unusual happens, I will notify you by phone immediately.

Wang Dapao nodded in approval: "Good! Dongming! Let's proceed with this plan!"

After agreeing on a plan, Jia Dongming emerged from his hiding place, took a detour, and walked alone toward the guardhouse at the north gate.

At this time, in the guard room at the North Gate, since it was not yet time for their shifts, the security personnel on duty were all chatting idly inside.

A security guard spotted Jia Dongming in the distance and quickly whispered to his colleague, "Jianren! Dajiang! The section chief is coming this way."

Upon hearing this, Li Dajiang nonchalantly replied, "The section chief was wandering around the factory area this morning; I ran into him twice while I was on duty."

These words made Zhang Jianren's heart tighten, his expression changed slightly, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose.

"Section Chief! You didn't even take a lunch break, but still came to inspect the factory. Our dedication is something we should all learn from!"

When Zhou Jiefang, who was on duty, saw Jia Dongming approaching the guard post, he quickly went up to greet him.

Jia Dongming stood outside the door, casually waved his hand, and said in a gentle tone: "Comrade Jiefang, you are the ones who are truly working hard, guarding this place day and night."

What I've done is nothing.

Although Zhou Jiefang knew it was just polite talk, he still felt proud; the leader's approval was always gratifying.

He noticed the sun was blazing outside and stepped aside, saying, "Section Chief, it's sunny outside, please come in and sit down!"

Jia Dongming glanced at Wang Dapao and the others who were walking towards him, and nodded with a smile: "Alright, let's talk about the department's affairs and hear what everyone thinks about the security work."

As Zhang Jianren saw Jia Dongming step into the room, his right hand instinctively reached for the holster behind him.

Jia Dongming noticed this subtle movement but pretended not to, sat down in the empty chair, and asked with a smile, "Have you been enjoying the food in the cafeteria these past two days?"

Upon hearing this, Li Dajiang recalled the satisfied look on his wife and children's faces when they ate at home, and replied with a smile, "Section Chief, to be honest, we haven't had any meat since the New Year."

Thanks to you these past few days, the younger kids at home have finally had their fill of meat and learned what it feels like to eat meat to their heart's content.

Jia Dongming waved his hand and said sincerely, "Dajiang, Director Lin hasn't retired yet, but I'm in charge of the department's affairs for now."

Since I'm leading this team, I have to take good care of the logistics so everyone can work with peace of mind and without any worries.

As he finished speaking, he noticed Zhang Jianren's hand loosening from the gun handle, and his vigilance relaxed slightly. He immediately sprang up, pounced, and slammed Zhang Jianren to the ground.

Zhang Jianren was suddenly attacked and instinctively tried to struggle, but he was a step too slow and his hands were already firmly held by Jia Dongming.

He twisted and turned while shouting, "Section Chief Jia! What are you doing?!"

This sudden turn of events left Zhou Jiefang and Li Dajiang stunned.

Just as the two men were about to step forward to persuade them, Wang Dapao led his men into the guard post, pointed their guns at them, and shouted, "Don't move! We're from Jiaodaokou Police Station!"

Zhou Jiefang recognized Wang Dapao and hurriedly asked, "Director Wang, is there some misunderstanding?"

Jia Dongming, still pressing down on Zhang Jianren, looked up and explained, "It's not a misunderstanding."

Zhang Jianren was a hidden enemy agent.

Please cooperate with the police officers.

Li Dajiang was utterly astonished and incredulous: "Section Chief, this... how could Jianren be an enemy agent?"

Jia Dongming said with absolute certainty: "Not only him, but also Chen Jianfei, Wang Defa, and Zhao Dongfang from the Second Brigade are accomplices."

They dug a tunnel using the old guardhouse, leading directly to the base of the special workshop, and buried a large amount of debris, attempting to destroy the workshop and sabotage national defense.

Upon hearing his entire plan exposed, Zhang Jianren, lying on the ground, immediately stopped struggling. He looked up and stared intently at Jia Dongming, hissing, "You've only been here three days... how do you know so much?!"

Jia Dongming took the handcuffs from a policeman and neatly handcuffed Zhang Jianren's hands before saying in a deep voice, "If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place."

You shouldn't have tried to save time by dumping all the soil from digging the tunnel into the septic tank.

Zhou Jiefang initially held onto a sliver of hope, but he was completely stunned when he heard Zhang Jianren's tacit admission.

He stared at his former colleague, who was being held down on the ground, and asked in a trembling voice, "Jianren... what did you do to me?"

Faced with Zhou Jiefang's question, Zhang Jianren's face flashed with a mocking smile, and he replied in a contemptuous tone: "Zhou Jiefang! You brainless idiots—"

"Click!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Jianren felt a sharp pain in his jaw and was unable to make a sound.

Taking advantage of the moment when the other man opened his mouth, Wang Dapao swiftly dislocated his jaw to prevent him from biting off the poison sac hidden in his mouth.

Seeing this, Jia Dongming immediately understood Wang Dapao's intention and suggested, "Dapao! This is the North Gate duty room after all. It will be time for work in a little while. With people coming and going, it's easy for news to leak out."

I think it would be best to transfer Zhang Jianren to your branch immediately.

Wang Dapao also felt that it was not advisable to stay here any longer, so he nodded and replied, "Dongming is right. I'll arrange a car to come over and take him back to the station."

Before long, Zhang Jianren was taken away by police officers in a jeep and quickly drove away from the north gate of the steel rolling mill.

It was only then that Zhou Jiefang and Li Dajiang came to their senses from the sudden turn of events.

Li Dajiang watched the car disappear into the distance, recalling his past working with Zhang Jianren, and couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse, "I never expected that Zhang Jianren would be such a damned scoundrel! If I had known he was an enemy spy hiding among us, I should have shot him dead just now!"

Jia Dongming waved his hand and solemnly told the two, "It's no use saying all this now."

"Director Li from the Chengdong Branch will be bringing people to dismantle the underground of the special workshop shortly. You two must cooperate fully."

"In addition, Chen Jianfei is very likely to call the duty room."

"Liberation, when you come to pick him up, just say Zhang Jianren has diarrhea, and that'll be the temporary excuse."

When Jia Dongming first took office, Zhou Jiefang was not very convinced of the young section chief's abilities.

Only after witnessing Jia Dongming skillfully subdue Zhan Jun did he gradually begin to approve of him.

Later, I witnessed Jia Dongming hunting in the mountains, hitting the prey's eyes almost every time, and I admired his marksmanship even more.

Now, Jia Dongming has only been in office for three days, yet he has already uncovered the enemy spy hidden within the security section. Zhou Jiefang is completely convinced and immediately assured him, "Don't worry, Section Chief, I will definitely complete the mission!"

Jia Dongming nodded, then turned to Wang Dapao: "Dapao, I'll leave this to you."

I still need to go back to the department and keep an eye on Chen Jianfei. If anything happens, have Jiefang call me.

Wang Dapao replied, "Understood. I'll keep an eye on things here, so you can go ahead and do your work."

"Section Chief! Where did you go? I've been looking for you for ages."

No sooner had Jia Dongming returned to his office than Zhao Dongfang followed him in, his tone somewhat urgent.

Upon seeing him, Jia Dongming's heart skipped a beat, but he maintained a calm demeanor and asked, "Comrade Dongfang, is there something wrong that you were looking for me in such a hurry?"

Zhao Dongfang lowered his voice and reported to his superior: "Section Chief, I just received a message saying that there is a fairly large operation hidden in the woods not far from our factory."

"Do you think we should send some people to take it down?"

For the police, the street office, or the security department of the steel rolling mill, taking down one of them often means a significant achievement.

If Jia Dongming hadn't already known Zhao Dongfang's true identity, he might have been drawn to this clue and considered organizing an operation.

But by this time, Zhao Dongfang's identity as an enemy agent had been confirmed. The purpose of his sudden report at this critical juncture was self-evident—he wanted to lure the enemy away from the main force of the security department so that they could more easily take action against the special workshop.