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

On behalf of the entire factory, I thank you for uncovering the enemy agents hidden within our ranks and successfully thwarting their sabotage plot against our factory.

On the day Jia Dongming took office, apart from Li Huaide, the other factory leaders did not show any welcome to his arrival, so Jia Dongming did not take the initiative to contact them.

Faced with Secretary Zhang's enthusiastic attitude, Jia Dongming humbly replied, "Secretary Zhang, I was assigned by my superiors to serve as the head of the security department at the steel rolling mill, and I should do my duty to the best of my ability."

Combating enemy sabotage activities is simply part of my job.

On the day Jia Dongming reported for duty, Zhang Handong happened to be in a meeting at the ministry.

Upon returning and learning that Jia Dongming had already taken up his post, Zhang Handong subconsciously assumed that Jia Dongming, as the head of the security department, should take the initiative to visit him, the secretary. Therefore, he did not take the initiative to meet with him or arrange a welcoming ceremony.

Zhang Handong noticed that Jia Dongming only mentioned his superiors in his response, but not the leaders of the steel rolling mill. He immediately realized that this was Jia Dongming's response to the factory leaders' previous neglect or even unwelcoming attitude.

Thinking that Jia Dongming had successfully cracked down on the enemy's spy organization that had been lurking in the steel rolling mill and prevented the enemy's plot to blow up the special workshop in just four days after taking office, Zhang Handong was filled with regret. He regretted that he had been arrogant and had not taken this head of the security department seriously.

"Comrade Jia Dongming, all the enemy agents who were hiding inside the steel rolling mill have now been captured."

It is unclear whether they have accomplices outside the factory.

Therefore, we need to immediately bring these enemy agents back to the branch office for intensive interrogation.

After all the enemy agents had boarded the vehicles, Li Xidong, who was in charge on site, quickly walked up to Jia Dongming to say goodbye.

After listening to Li Xidong's speech, Jia Dongming extended his right hand and shook hands with Li Xidong, responding enthusiastically: "Director Li! This time, it was really thanks to you and the comrades of the Dongcheng Branch that our steel rolling mill security department was able to successfully prevent this enemy sabotage operation against the factory area."

If the branch office needs any cooperation in the future, please feel free to contact me.

After listening, Li Xidong glanced at the leaders of the steel rolling mill and vaguely sensed that the relationship between Jia Dongming and them was not as harmonious as it seemed on the surface. He then politely greeted everyone and led his subordinates away by car.

"Huai Ru, I heard that Section Chief Jia just returned from military service. Is he married yet?"

At the back of the crowd, a middle-aged woman looked at Jia Dongming, who was wearing a uniform and a belt, and asked Qin Huairu beside her with a smile.

When Qin Huairu heard the other party ask about Jia Dongming's marriage, she immediately thought of how Jia Zhangshi had been busy arranging blind dates for him. A feeling she couldn't quite describe welled up in her heart, and she replied, "Sister Yanzi, my uncle doesn't have a girlfriend yet."

However, my mother-in-law has indeed been asking people to help him find a partner these days.

The middle-aged woman, nicknamed Swallow, immediately brightened up when she heard that Jia Dongming was still single. She quickly replied, "Huai Ru, my eldest brother's daughter is twenty years old this year and works at a department store."

"When do you think I should bring her to meet Section Chief Jia?"

Although Qin Huairu felt a little uncomfortable, she still replied, "Sister Yanzi, I need to go home and ask my mother-in-law's opinion before I can give you an answer about introducing someone to me."

Sister Yanzi smiled and instructed, "Alright, Huairu, remember to ask your mother-in-law when you get home from get off work, and let me know when you get to work tomorrow."

Qin Huairu nodded: "Okay, Sister Yanzi, I'll ask when I get home from get off work."

Jia Dongming watched the police officers escort away the enemy agents, but did not say goodbye to the leaders of the steel rolling mill. He then led the security personnel who had participated in maintaining order back to the security department.

When Yang Weimin saw that Jia Dongming left with his men without saying goodbye, he understood why the other party was so cold.

Normally, he might have tried to cause trouble for Jia Dongming, but this action indirectly protected his political future. Even though Yang Weimin was dissatisfied with Jia Dongming's attitude, he could only accept it silently.

After all, on the day Jia Dongming reported for duty, it was Yang Wei who distanced himself from him, and didn't even arrange a basic welcoming ceremony.

"Ring ring! Ring ring! Ring ring!"

After the workers returned to the workshop one after another, Yang Weimin went back to his office.

Before I could even sit down properly, the phone on the table rang urgently.

"Hello, this is Yang Weimin. May I ask who you are?"

Yang Weimin picked up the phone and asked the question as usual.

"Xiao Yang, I heard that the newly transferred security chief of your steel rolling mill has cracked a case involving enemy agents targeting the special workshop. Is that true?"

A calm and serious voice came from the other end of the phone.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Yang Weimin immediately straightened his back and respectfully replied, "Old leader, that's indeed the case."

Zhou Xudong and Chen Jianfei, the captain of the Second Security Brigade of our factory, were enemy agents planted in the factory.

They spent a year digging a tunnel leading to the special workshop, planning to sabotage it tonight.

"When Comrade Jia Dongming first arrived at the factory, he was not yet familiar with the security department. When he discovered that there might be a problem inside, he immediately contacted the public security department."

With the cooperation of the public security bureau, the enemy's plot was completely foiled, and all the infiltrators have been apprehended.

"I had just seen the police off and was about to report this to you when your call came first."

When the top leader learned that the deputy factory director and the head of the security team were actually enemy agents, his expression immediately turned serious, and he criticized them sternly: "Yang Weimin! I entrusted the steel rolling mill to you for management, is this how you take responsibility? There are so many enemy agents lurking in the factory, and you were completely unaware. On the contrary, it was a security chief who had been in office for less than four days who discovered the clues and assisted the police in wiping them out in one fell swoop."

"If it weren't for Jia Dongming, you and all the managers in the factory would have become criminals against the country if the enemy agents had succeeded."

It seems you've had too much peace and quiet, and have lost even the most basic vigilance!

Originally, the security department of the steel rolling mill was headed by Director Lin. However, due to his poor health, he was frequently hospitalized for recuperation. As a result, the three captains in the department worked independently and found it difficult to form a cohesive force.

Yang Weimin had intended to place one of his own people as section chief, and had been working on it for a long time. However, just when things were about to go smoothly, Jia Dongming was suddenly transferred, disrupting his plans.

Jia Dongming's arrival thwarted Yang Weimin's original plan to take control of the security department, so Yang Weimin did not come out to greet Jia Dongming, nor did he organize any welcoming activities.

However, to Yang Weimin's surprise, shortly after Jia Dongming took office, he successfully cracked a sabotage plot targeting the special workshop of the steel rolling mill and captured all the enemy agents who were hiding in the factory.

Although Jia Dongming's appearance displeased Yang Weimin, it unexpectedly saved his political future.

Thinking that Zhou Xudong, whom he had always trusted, was actually an enemy agent, Yang Weimin reported to his superior with indignation and a bit of embarrassment: "Sir, we really did not expect that Zhou Xudong was an enemy agent, let alone that they would use an abandoned hut to dig a tunnel leading to the special workshop."

The fact that an enemy official could serve as the deputy director of a steel rolling mill infuriated the higher-ups, who responded sternly: "The Zhou Xudong incident fully demonstrates that the relevant departments have serious formalism and perfunctory work in the process of cadre review, which has led to the infiltration of saboteurs into the ranks."

"In response to this case involving enemy agents, the Ministry has decided to form a joint investigation team to be stationed at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill to conduct a comprehensive review of the work that Zhou Xudong has been in charge of over the years."

"Ring ring! Ring ring! Ring ring!"

While Yang Weimin was on the phone with his superior, the phone in Li Huaide's office suddenly rang.

Upon hearing the phone ring, Li Huaide picked up the receiver and politely asked, "Hello, this is Li Huaide. May I ask who this is?"

"Wai De, I am your father."

I heard that the Dongcheng Public Security Bureau arrested more than a dozen enemy agents who were hiding in your factory this afternoon. Is that true?

An elderly man's serious voice came from the other end of the phone.

Li Huaide immediately replied respectfully, "Father, that is indeed the case."

The leader of the undercover gang was Zhou Xudong, the deputy director of our factory, who belonged to Yang Weimin's side.

The person who discovered the enemy agent was Comrade Jia Dongming, the head of the security section who had just been transferred from the military.

After understanding the situation, the elder slowly asked, "Huai De, Jia Dongming was able to solve such a major enemy spy case in less than five days after arriving at the factory, which shows his outstanding ability."

You must maintain a good relationship with him from now on.

Upon hearing his father-in-law's instructions, Li Huaide recalled his interactions with Jia Dongming and said with a smile, "Father, there's something you might not know."

Since Lin Zhendong, the de facto head of our factory's security department, was hospitalized due to a recurrence of an old injury, the security department has been without a leader.

"Yang Weimin and several other factory leaders have their eyes on the position of head of the security department and have been secretly working to put their own people in the position recently."

Unexpectedly, Jia Dongming took over the position.

When Jia Dongming reported for duty, I was the only one from the factory who greeted him and assisted with the formalities; none of the other leaders showed up, and there was no welcoming ceremony.

"Jia Dongming discovered that among the enemy agents were four security personnel, one of whom was the captain of the Second Brigade."

Coupled with the factory leaders' neglect of him, he lacked trust in them.

Therefore, before the joint operation with the public security bureau, he only informed me of the situation, and it was only with my cooperation that the enemy agents were completely eliminated.

"What! Wilder, you participated in the arrest operation? Is this true?"

Upon hearing Li Huaide's account, the elder learned that he had participated in the operation and asked in surprise to confirm.

Li Huaide sensed the joy in his father-in-law's tone and replied with considerable pride, "Father, this is absolutely true."

If you were to ask which leader in the factory was closest to Jia Dongming, it would undoubtedly be me.

After listening, the elder praised, "Huai De, you handled this matter very well."

To tell you the truth, Jia Dongming joined the cause at a young age. During his studies at the Anti-Japanese University in Yan'an, he served as a communications officer for the leaders for a period of time.

Yang Weimin and others, for the sake of a security section chief position, actually isolated Jia Dongming; this is utterly foolish.

Upon learning that Jia Dongming had served as a communications officer for an important leader, Li Huaide was greatly shocked and immediately sought confirmation: "Father, is it true that Jia Dongming served as a communications officer for the leader in the South China Sea?"

"Absolutely certain."

I heard from an old comrade that the commander at the time greatly appreciated Jia Dongming and even wanted to keep him by his side to train him.

However, Jia Dongming was determined to fight on the front lines, so he did not stay by his commander's side.

The elder briefly explained what he knew to Li Huaide.

Li Huaide initially received Jia Dongming out of consideration for their respective responsibilities and to build a relationship, never expecting that Jia Dongming would have such a background.

This news delighted him, and he immediately said to his father-in-law, "Father, I personally received Jia Dongming and assisted him with the procedures when he reported for duty."

Of all the factory leaders, I have the closest relationship with him.

That's why he contacted me before the operation, asking for my assistance in capturing the enemy agent.

Upon learning of Li Huaide's report, the old man remembered his original intention in making the call and said to Li Huaide, "Huaide, the ministry has already grasped the situation in your factory."

An investigation team will be dispatched to the steel rolling mill tomorrow morning to conduct a comprehensive review of the leadership team.

Since you participated in the counter-espionage operation, this investigation should not have a significant impact on you.

Li Huaide was not surprised to hear that the ministry was sending an investigation team—this group of enemy agents had not only infiltrated the factory's leadership, but had also almost blown up the special workshop.

Thinking of the accident in Workshop 2 last year, Li Huaide said with a hint of sarcasm, "Dad, the investigation team's arrival will have limited impact on me, but Yang Weimin and the others will probably be very uneasy."

Last year, this group of enemy agents had left traces, but were able to hide due to Yang Weimin's intervention.

The old man looked surprised upon hearing this and pressed for details: "Huai De, you said that enemy agents carried out sabotage operations last year, and that it was covered up because of Yang Weimin? What exactly happened?"