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

Upon hearing this news, Yang Weimin's smile froze on his face, and he asked incredulously, "Comrade Jia Dongming, are you sure this isn't a joke?"

Seeing that the other party was still skeptical, Jia Dongming replied decisively, "Director Yang, this is absolutely true."

"Using their identities at the steel rolling mill, these enemy agents dug a tunnel from an abandoned hut behind the special workshop, leading directly underground to the workshop, and buried a large number of [unspecified items], planning to completely destroy the special workshop tonight."

Upon learning that enemy agents intended to blow up the special operations workshop, Yang Weimin instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his previous composure vanishing completely. He hurriedly asked, "Section Chief Jia, how do you require my cooperation?"

Seeing the sweat beading on Yang Weimin's forehead, Jia Dongming said solemnly, "Director Yang, based on the existing conclusive evidence, Zhou Xudong is the leader of this group of enemy agents, and his accomplices also include Chen Jianfei from the Security Department and three security personnel."

"In addition, there are nine enemy agents scattered throughout the factory departments."

The security department has secretly arrested one of them.

The police originally planned to make a direct arrest, but considering the safety of all factory workers, I did not adopt this plan. Instead, I suggested sending someone to lure out the enemy agents and carry out a covert arrest.

"What! Zhou Xudong is an enemy agent? Section Chief Jia, is this information true?"

Upon hearing that Zhou Xudong was involved in the case, Yang Weimin was shocked and pressed for confirmation again.

Jia Dongming nodded firmly and said, "Director Yang, this matter is absolutely certain."

The police officers are currently waiting in Deputy Factory Director Li's office.

I will invite them over later. Please summon Zhou Xudong to your office under the pretext of discussing work.

As the person in charge of the steel rolling mill, Yang Weimin knew that if the special workshop were destroyed, his political career would likely come to an end.

Jia Dongming cracked such a major enemy spy case in just three days after taking office, which was tantamount to saving his political life. Yang Weimin was very grateful and immediately said: "Section Chief Jia, I will definitely cooperate fully with all your operations."

Jia Dongming then explained the plan: "Director Yang, after we have taken control of Zhou Xudong, please convene a meeting of the heads of all departments in the conference room."

At that time, all responsible persons will need to assist the public security officers in luring out enemy agents with reasonable pretexts for a covert arrest.

After understanding the plan, Yang Weimin immediately nodded: "Okay! Section Chief Jia, I will definitely cooperate fully with your work."

"Ring! Ring! Ring!"

Around 3 p.m., the phone in Zhou Xudong's office suddenly rang.

He picked up the receiver and asked, "This is Zhou Xudong, who is this?"

"Old Zhou, this is Yang Weimin."

"Is now a good time? Come to my office; I need to discuss something."

On the other end of the phone, Yang Weimin glanced at Wang Dapao, Jia Dongming, and others beside him, and said to Zhou Xudong.

Zhou Xudong frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled: "Director Yang, what's the matter that you urgently wanted to see me about?"

Yang Weimin explained in a normal tone: "It's like this, Comrade Jia Dongming, the newly appointed head of the security department, came to me and said that the department wants to resume daily morning exercises according to the system, and needs the factory to approve a sum of money."

You're in charge of finances, so I'd like to invite you over to discuss it together.

Upon hearing the reason, Zhou Xudong did not suspect anything and replied, "Director Yang, I have some things to take care of. I'll be there as soon as I'm done."

Yang Weimin smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for you."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Weimin put down the receiver and said to Jia Dongming and the others, "Zhou Xudong said he'll come over after he finishes his work."

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongming turned to Li Huaide and said, "Vice Factory Director Li, I'll leave the rest to you."

Li Huaide nodded confidently: "Don't worry, Section Chief Jia, leave it to me."

Li Huaide returned to his office, leaving the door slightly ajar, his gaze fixed on Zhou Xudong's office through the crack in the door.

Within two or three minutes, seeing Zhou Xudong open the door and come out, he immediately grabbed the prepared pen and notebook, quickly walked out, and pretended to bump into him by chance: "Old Zhou, where are you going?"

When Zhou Xudong saw that it was Li Huaide holding the notebook, he smiled and asked, "Director Yang, do you need something from me?"

"Old Li, are you going to a meeting?"

Li Huaide readily replied, "That's right. Director Yang just called me and said that the new head of the security department is asking him for funding."

The security department is under my jurisdiction, so they asked me to go there as well.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xudong's last trace of wariness vanished, and he smiled, "That's perfect, let's go together."

The two walked side by side to the door of Yang Weimin's office.

Li Huaide knocked on the door first and called out, "Director Yang, we're here!"

Zhou Xudong put his hands behind his back, his eyes scanning the room warily. Seeing that Yang Weimin was alone, he lowered his hands and asked with a smile, "Director Yang, what are the security department planning to do..."

In the office across the hall, Jia Dongming and Wang Dapao exchanged a glance, nodded in tacit agreement, and then flung open the door, rushing towards Yang Weimin's office like arrows.

Hearing the noise behind him, Zhou Xudong's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively reached behind him to touch his lower back.

Seeing this, Jia Dongming knew their intention and leaped forward.

Just as Zhou Xudong's fingertips were about to touch the hard object on his lower back, his wrist was firmly gripped like an iron clamp.

He struggled desperately, but could not move.

Jia Dongming and Wang Dapao together pinned Zhou Xudong to the ground, shouting sternly, "Zhou Xudong! Don't move! You're under arrest!"

Zhou Xudong's expression changed again. While struggling, he shouted angrily, "Jia Dongming! What do you think you're doing! I'm the deputy factory director, and you're just a lowly security chief. What right do you have to arrest me?"

Jia Dongming restrained him forcefully, reached behind him and pulled out a slingshot, coldly mocking, "Zhou Xudong, although the security department belongs to the steel rolling mill, it is under dual leadership."

Our responsibilities include not only protecting the factory area, but also surveillance, intelligence, and counter-espionage work.

"Don't think you're just a deputy factory director; even if you're a department head, we still have the right to arrest you if you're engaged in enemy espionage activities!"

Zhou Xudong heard "enemy agent"

Knowing his identity might be exposed, he still tried to remain calm: "Jia Dongming! What nonsense are you spouting? How could I, the deputy director of a steel rolling mill, be an enemy agent? There must be some misunderstanding!"

Jia Dongming scoffed disdainfully, "Zhou Xudong! If you don't want people to know, don't do it in the first place! Do you really think you and Chen Jianfei's group can pull off a conspiracy against the special workshop?"

"Let me tell you straight, your group's movements have long been under our close surveillance."

In addition, the parts you pre-placed underground in the special workshop have also been successfully removed by us.

Your schemes will not succeed.

In order to sabotage the special workshop of the steel rolling mill, Zhou Xudong and his men spent more than a year digging a tunnel from an abandoned old house to the bottom of the workshop.

Just when they thought their plan was about to succeed, it was unexpectedly exposed by Jia Dongming, who had only been on the job for three days.

This situation baffled Zhou Xudong. Confused, he asked Jia Dongming, "Jia Dongming, you've only been at the steel mill for a short time. How could you possibly have noticed our actions?"

After listening to Zhou Xudong's question, Jia Dongming waited until Wang Dapao had Zhou Xudong's hands behind his back before slowly replying, "Zhou Xudong, we have an old saying here: If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet."

"The worst thing you could have done was to think you were clever and use the accident in Workshop 2 last year to blackmail Zhang Yi, forcing him to bring something into the special workshop for you while he was on duty."

This incident suddenly reminded Zhang Yi that the accident in Workshop 2 last year was not a mechanical malfunction, but rather something deliberately caused.

"In addition, to save time when you were digging the tunnel, you dumped the excavated soil and rocks into the septic tank of the toilet, which increased the burden on the cleaning workers and caused them to complain."

"One last thing to tell you: the worker in Workshop 2 who was killed by you was my younger brother."

When Zhang Yi told me that it might be a deliberate conspiracy, I resolved to investigate it thoroughly.

Unexpectedly, this investigation uncovered your plan to blow up the special operations workshop.

Upon hearing Jia Dongming mention the septic tank, Zhou Xudong's face showed an expression of disbelief.

He never expected that Jia Dongxu, who took the blame for Yi Zhonghai last year, was actually Jia Dongming's younger brother.

Using Chen Jianfei as a lead, Jia Dongming figured out their operation, which had been planned for more than a year, just from the sanitation workers' complaints.

As a hidden enemy agent, Zhou Xudong was well aware of the consequences of falling into the hands of the public security authorities.

His expression suddenly twisted, and he roared, "Jia Dongming! I admit you're very capable, but don't even think about getting any information from me, heavens—"

Before Zhou Xudong could finish speaking, Wang Dapao suddenly grabbed his chin, twisted it forcefully, and coldly mocked, "Little rascal, with me here, you still want to take poison? Dream on!"

Yang Weimin, who had been standing by the desk, only understood after listening to Jia Dongming's account that the accident in Workshop 2 last year was actually a sabotage operation by enemy agents.

Thinking back to how he had naively trusted Zhou Xudong and classified the accident as a mechanical failure, Yang Weimin knew that if Jia Dongming investigated, he, as the person in charge of the steel rolling mill, would inevitably bear leadership responsibility.

Seeing that Wang Dapao had swiftly dislocated Zhou Xudong's jaw, preventing him from committing suicide, Jia Dongming, considering that the arrest operation had likely attracted attention, immediately said to Yang Weimin to avoid any further complications: "Director Yang, our operation to arrest Zhou Xudong probably can't be kept secret for long. Please arrange for personnel to cooperate with the police to arrest the remaining enemy agents."

Yang Weimin originally harbored resentment towards Jia Dongming, mainly because Jia wanted to place his cronies in the security department, and had even approached his superiors about it.

Just when things were about to be completed, Jia Dongming suddenly became an unexpected variable.

Therefore, Yang Weimin not only did not receive Jia Dongming, but also did not hold any welcoming ceremony, intending to isolate him within the factory.

But to Yang Weimin's surprise, Jia Dongming cracked the enemy spy case just a few days after taking office, saving the special workshop and indirectly saving his political future.

Faced with Jia Dongming's request, Yang Weimin no longer dared to put on airs as the factory director and immediately nodded in agreement: "Section Chief Jia, I will arrange for someone to take you to the workshop immediately to assist in the secret arrest."

After Li Xidong arrived at Yang Weimin's office, Jia Dongming led Wang Dapao and others, who had changed their clothes, toward the security department.

Jia Dongming led Wang Dapao and others, who were dressed in police uniforms, into the security department and immediately instructed an officer in the office: "Wang Shaopeng, please notify the three captains to come to my office for a meeting."

Upon receiving instructions, Wang Shaopeng asked curiously, "Section Chief, what should I say if Captain Zhao and the others ask about the meeting's content?"

Jia Dongming then explained: "Comrade Wang Shaopeng, if the three captains ask, tell them that I received a tip that I found a place in a grove of trees not far from the steel rolling mill, and I plan to work with the police to take it down."

This is Chief Wang of Jiaodaokou Police Station.

When Wang Shaopeng learned the reason for the meeting, his eyes lit up and he quickly nodded: "Section Chief, I will go and inform the three captains to come to your office for a meeting."

Seeing Jia Dongming leave with the police station officers, Wang Shaopeng immediately rushed to the office of the captain of the first brigade of the security department. He met Guo Jianguo, who was drinking tea, and reported, "Captain Zhao, the section chief asked me to inform you to go to his office for a meeting immediately."

Guo Jianguo assumed Jia Dongming wanted to discuss departmental morning exercises, so he nodded and replied, "Xiao Wang, I understand. You can go ahead and get back to work."

After receiving the order, Zhao Jianguo from the First Brigade immediately went to Chen Jianfei's office in the Second Brigade.

When I pushed open the door, Chen Jianfei was sitting at the table wiping his sidearm.

Zhao Jianguo immediately said, "Captain Chen! The section chief requests your presence in his office for a meeting."

Chen Jianfei's hands didn't stop moving, but his gaze sharpened slightly. He asked casually, "Xiao Zhao, didn't we just have a meeting yesterday? Why is Section Chief Jia calling another one? Is he just killing time by having us do something else?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Jianguo immediately explained to Chen Jianfei: "Captain Chen, this is what happened."