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

Upon hearing Keiko's instructions, Yamamoto, mindful of the current manpower shortage, respectfully reported, "Keiko, the intelligence officer previously responsible for monitoring the East City branch fell asleep during surveillance due to exhaustion from participating in tunnel digging at night."

"To prevent similar incidents from happening again, I plan to select some of the personnel who have been activated this time to supplement the surveillance and intelligence group. This will effectively prevent similar oversights."

Hidden in the shadows, Jia Dongming learned that Japanese agents had actually deployed surveillance personnel in various public security bureaus, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, remembering the last operation.

If the enemy agent in charge of surveillance had not been asleep, the Dongcheng branch's operation would have been discovered by the enemy agent.

In order to achieve the plan, enemy agents may detonate the explosives ahead of time, completely destroying the special workshop.

Thinking of the tunnels dug by enemy agents targeting the Dongcheng Branch Bureau, a question quickly arose in Jia Dongming's mind: Since the enemy agents dug tunnels under the Dongcheng Branch Bureau, did they also carry out similar projects under other branches or even the Municipal Bureau?

Once this thought came to mind, Jia Dongming planned to ride his bicycle to the Municipal Public Security Bureau and other branches later to check and verify his guess.

In response to Yamamoto's request, Keiko replied solemnly, "Yamamoto-kun! You shall handle this matter as you see fit."

Because of the Koizumi incident, my husband, Mr. Yang, is currently quite critical of me. Therefore, unless there are major circumstances, he need not contact me before implementing Project Sakura.

"Old Yang?"

When Jia Dongming heard Huizi mention Old Yang, he immediately thought of Director Yang, who had always been cold to him. A jolt ran through him as he pondered, "Could Director Yang actually be an enemy spy? That's highly unlikely! If he really were an enemy spy, why was he brought down by Li Huaide in the courtyard storyline, only to later rise to power again after the reform and opening up, becoming the leader of the steel mill?"

This speculation struck Jia Dongming as unbelievable, so he decided that he had to keep a close eye on Huizi today and find out whether she was connected to Yang Weimin.

Just as Jia Dongming was about to continue following Huizi, the gate to the courtyard suddenly opened, and Yamamoto pushed his bicycle out.

He looked around cautiously before getting on his bike and heading towards the alley entrance.

After Yamamoto left, Jia Dongming did not see Huizi disguise herself and go out as she had done before.

He deactivated his super hearing ability and used his eagle eye to observe the activity in the basement. He discovered that Keiko was walking towards the exit of the abandoned courtyard with a flashlight in hand.

Upon noticing Huizi's whereabouts, Jia Dongming immediately hopped on his bicycle and headed towards the abandoned courtyard.

Soon after, Huizi appeared at the entrance of the abandoned courtyard.

She looked around to make sure no one was there, then pushed a bicycle out of the courtyard and rode calmly toward the alley entrance.

The experience of the last time he followed her made Jia Dongming realize that Huizi was a highly vigilant female spy.

To avoid being discovered, he did not follow immediately, but used his eagle eye to confirm that Huizi had ridden out of the alley before riding his bike toward the alley entrance.

Just as Jia Dongming had predicted, after Huizi rode her bicycle out of the alley, she first circled around on the road for a while, then entered a supply and marketing cooperative to buy some items, then circled around the street again, and finally rode her bicycle into the People's Hospital.

Jia Dongming, who was following far behind, saw Huizi enter the hospital and noticed that the hospital staff greeted her warmly, indicating that Huizi must be an employee of the People's Hospital.

Just as Jia Dongming was about to check which office Huizi had gone to, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately deactivated his Eagle Eye skill and sped up, riding towards the People's Hospital.

Soon, Jia Dongming arrived at the location where Huizi had last appeared and discovered that it was the logistics office building of the People's Hospital.

Considering Huizi's high level of vigilance, Jia Dongming did not enter the building to search for her. Instead, he turned the car around and drove towards the steel rolling mill.

Jia Dongming rushed back to the steel rolling mill with only one purpose: to verify whether Yang Weimin's wife was the same Huizi he had just been following.

About half an hour later, Jia Dongming finally rode his bicycle back to the steel rolling mill.

Considering that Yang Weimin was the factory's top leader, if they went directly to the personnel department to retrieve his file, they would inevitably be able to hide it from them.

After much deliberation, Jia Dongming had no choice but to give up and instead decided to ask Li Huaide about Yang Weimin's family situation.

"Tap, tap, tap!"

When I arrived at Li Huaide's office, the door was not as open as usual.

There was some faint movement inside. Jia Dongming raised his hand and knocked on the door, politely asking, "Is Factory Director Li in?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a rustling sound came from the office.

After a while, Li Huaide's response came.

"Squeak—"

The door was pulled open a crack.

Li Huaide leaned out, his face slightly unnatural, and explained, "Section Chief Jia was taking a nap inside, so he closed the door."

"Did you need something from me?"

Seeing that his clothes were slightly disheveled and hearing his words, Jia Dongming couldn't help but feel uneasy.

He recalled the affair between Li Huaide and Liu Lan in the original storyline and wondered to himself, "Could they already be involved by now?"

Seeing that Li Huaide remained blocking the doorway and showed no intention of inviting him in, Jia Dongming felt even more certain that his guess was correct.

He smiled and said, "Director Li, I originally wanted to ask you about something."

Since you're not available right now, I'll come back later.

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In fact, Jia Dongming really wanted to see if the woman hiding in Li Huaide's office was Liu Lan.

Unfortunately, his Eagle Eye skill was still on cooldown, so he had to give up.

He turned and left the administration building, heading towards the security office.

After running around outside for more than two hours, Jia Dongming returned to his office feeling parched.

He took out the tea leaves that the system had rewarded him from the cabinet and brewed himself a cup.

"Ring ring—"

I had just sat down at my desk with a teacup in my hand when the phone rang.

Jia Dongming picked up the receiver and politely asked, "Hello, this is Jia Dongming. Who is this?"

"Haha, Section Chief Jia!"

Li Huaide's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone, "I had some urgent business to attend to just now, so I didn't invite you in. I'm really sorry."

Jia Dongming was, after all, a time traveler, and his thoughts and ideas were somewhat different from those of people in this era.

In his eyes, it wasn't too unusual for someone like Li Huaide to have connections outside the home.

He followed up on the conversation, half-jokingly saying, "Director Li, you seem to be in high spirits in broad daylight."

However, you're not as young as us, so you need to take better care of your health and avoid straining your back.

Upon hearing this, Li Huaide knew that Jia Dongming had guessed what was happening in the office.

He wasn't too embarrassed and simply changed the subject: "Section Chief Jia, what was it you wanted to see me about earlier?"

Seeing that he was unwilling to talk about it, Jia Dongming went along with it and said, "There is something I would like to ask you about."

"What is it? I'll tell you everything I know."

Li Huaide answered quickly.

Thinking of the possible connection between Hui Zi and Yang Weimin, Jia Dongming asked, "Director Li, I'd like to know about Director Yang's family situation. Are you aware of it?"

Li Huaide was visibly taken aback for a moment, then asked in return, "Section Chief Jia, is there something wrong with Comrade Yang Weimin? That's unlikely, isn't it? He's old, and politically he's absolutely reliable."

Jia Dongming currently only suspects "Old Yang" mentioned by Huizi.

There is no conclusive evidence against Yang Weimin.

He explained casually, "Director Li, you misunderstood. I just wanted to find out more, but I didn't say that Director Yang had a problem."

Although Li Huaide didn't quite believe it, he didn't investigate further and truthfully said, "Director Yang has two sons and a daughter, all of whom he had with his ex-wife."

His current wife has no children.

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongming immediately recalled that Huizi and Yamamoto had mentioned "Old Yang".

This clue comes from...

A thought suddenly struck him: Huizi was very likely Yang Weimin's current wife.

He then pressed further, "Director Li, where do Director Yang's children work? Are they married?"

"Furthermore, you mentioned that Director Yang's three children are from his ex-wife, while he and his current wife have no children. What is the reason for this?"

Jia Dongming's question reminded Li Huaide of Yang Weimin's family background. He continued, "Section Chief Jia, Director Yang's eldest son works in Tianjin and is said to be married and settled down; his second daughter got married the year before last, and her father-in-law was Director Yang's comrade-in-arms; his youngest son is currently still serving in the army."

"Director Yang's ex-wife, Xue Huiling, was the deputy director of the Women's Salvation Association. She was killed in a Japanese artillery attack while covering the evacuation of the masses."

"My current wife, Zhang Huizi, was originally a nurse at the hospital."

During the Liberation War, Yang Weimin was wounded and sent to the hospital for treatment, where he was taken care of by Zhang Huizi.

The two developed feelings for each other after spending a long time together and eventually got married.

As for why they didn't have children, I don't know the specific reasons.

"Huizi... Zhang Huizi? The name is exactly the same except for the surname."

Upon learning the name of Yang Weimin's current wife, Jia Dongming immediately asked, "Director Li, where does Director Yang's current wife currently work?"

Although he didn't understand why Jia Dongming was so concerned about Yang Weimin's spouse, Li Huaide still answered truthfully: "Section Chief Jia, Director Yang's current wife is the deputy head of the logistics department of the People's Hospital."

This information made Jia Dongming almost certain that the enemy agent leader "Huizi" he was tracking today was very likely Yang Weimin's wife, Zhang Huizi.

Considering Yang Weimin's previous attitude towards him, even if it cannot be determined whether Yang Weimin has been turned by Zhang Huizi, it is enough to show that Zhang Huizi has a significant influence on Yang Weimin.

Given Yang Weimin's special status, Jia Dongming decided to verify Zhang Huizi's true background as soon as possible and then report to his superiors.

After finalizing the plan, Jia Dongming said to Li Huaide in a relaxed tone, "Director Li, I didn't expect Director Yang's wife to be so young."

Jia Dongming had left a deep impression on Li Huaide because of his recent cracking of a case involving enemy agents, and was regarded as an outstanding young cadre.

At this moment, Jia Dongming suddenly inquired about Yang Weimin's family situation, and specifically mentioned that he was "young".

The two words made Li Huaide realize something was amiss—he had never revealed Zhang Huizi's age.

Li Huaide keenly realized that Jia Dongming's investigation might focus on Zhang Huizi.

Considering Zhang Huizi's identity, he tentatively asked, "Section Chief Jia, did you specifically inquire about Director Yang's family situation today? Is it related to his current wife?"

Although Jia Dongming was highly certain that Zhang Huizi was the enemy agent leader "Huizi", he chose to give a vague response because he had not yet confirmed it with his own eyes and it involved Yang Weimin's position: "Director Li, you don't need to think too much about it. I'm just asking out of curiosity."

Li Huaide sensed that Jia Dongming was holding back, and although he knew it, he didn't delve into it further, only saying, "Section Chief Jia, I understand your work needs."

Please feel free to contact me if you require any further assistance.

Jia Dongming thanked him and then ended the call.

Li Huaide put down the phone, his intuition telling him that Yang Weimin might be facing a major crisis.

Thinking about the current state of the steel rolling mill and his own limited opportunities, he felt a surge of resentment and immediately pressed the phone button to contact his father-in-law.

"Hello, this is the office of Vice President Jiang of the Industrial Department. May I ask who you are?"

The call was quickly answered, and a middle-aged man politely inquired.

Li Huaide immediately responded: "Hello, Director Kou, this is Huaide."

Is my father home?

The other party replied kindly, "Hello, Director Li. Vice President Jiang is currently reviewing documents. Please wait a moment while I transfer you to the other end."