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

A moment later, the old man's authoritative voice came from the other end of the phone: "Huai De, why the sudden call? Is there any progress in the case of the enemy agents at the steel mill?"

Li Huaide respectfully reported: "Father, the case is still under police investigation, but I have encountered new developments."

Vice President Jiang asked in a serious tone, "What happened at the steel rolling mill this time?"

Li Huaide then reported: "Father, the newly appointed head of the security department, Jia Dongming, came to see me at noon today and inquired in detail about Yang Weimin's family situation."

When Vice President Jiang learned that Li Huaide had been asked about Yang Weimin's family affairs by Jia Dongming, he immediately thought of the previous enemy spy case at the steel rolling mill and asked seriously, "Huaide, Jia Dongming asked you about Yang Weimin's family affairs? Why did he suddenly ask you about these things?"

When his father-in-law asked, Li Huaide truthfully reported his speculation: "Dad, Jia Dongming did not explain the reason, but in my opinion, he may have some suspicions about Yang Weimin's wife."

"Huai De, you just said that Jia Dongming suspects Yang Weimin's wife? Is that information reliable?"

Upon hearing this, Vice President Jiang's expression immediately turned serious, and his tone became more forceful.

Li Huaide sensed the seriousness in his father-in-law's words and cautiously replied, "Dad, this is just my guess at the moment."

"When I introduced Yang Weimin's family to Jia Dongming, I didn't mention his wife's age at all, but Jia Dongming jokingly said that Yang Weimin had married a very young wife."

Therefore, I speculate that Jia Dongming may be investigating Yang Weimin's wife.

Jiang, the vice president, knew perfectly well who was behind Yang Weimin.

If Yang Weimin's wife really has a problem, this would undoubtedly be a rare opportunity for Vice President Jiang.

Vice President Jiang pondered for a moment, then continued, "Huai De, since Jia Dongming was transferred to your factory, have you tried to build a good relationship with him as I instructed? Also, what do you think of Jia Dongming as a person?"

When Li Huaide heard his father-in-law ask about this, a hint of pride appeared on his face. He then reported, "Dad, there's something you might not know yet."

Before Jia Dongming came to our factory, Yang Weimin and Secretary Zhang had been vying openly and secretly for control of the security department.

"Both of them thought the security department was already theirs, but unexpectedly Jia Dongming appeared out of nowhere."

That's why neither of them showed up to greet Jia Dongming on the day he reported for duty.

"Since I happen to be in charge of logistics and security, I took the initiative to receive Jia Dongming and even arranged a private courtyard for him."

It was precisely because of this relationship that Jia Dongming notified me first when he discovered there were enemy agents in the factory.

"As for Jia Dongming's character, I think he is very capable and knows how to behave appropriately."

Of the factory's leaders, I'm closest to him.

Otherwise, when he was investigating Yang Weimin's family situation, he wouldn't have specifically come to me to inquire.

Jia Dongming had just arrived at the steel rolling mill and hadn't even established himself in the security department yet, but he cracked a case involving enemy agents in just three or four days, preventing them from blowing up the special workshop. This was enough to demonstrate his extraordinary abilities.

After listening to Li Huaide's words, Vice President Jiang solemnly instructed, "Huaide, Jia Dongming is a capable comrade with extensive connections. You must maintain a good relationship with him."

"Since he asked you about Yang Weimin's family situation, he probably already has some clues."

"If you can take this opportunity to investigate with him, and if you do find that Yang Weimin has problems, even if you are not senior enough to take on a full-time position, this contribution will be enough to enhance your resume."

Upon hearing his father-in-law mention Jia Dongming's "extensive network," Li Huaide immediately realized that Jia Dongming's background was not simple and quickly asked, "Dad, you said Jia Dongming has very strong interpersonal relationships, how is that possible?"

Jiang, the vice president, only learned about Jia Dongming's background from his former boss a couple of days ago.

When his son-in-law asked, he lowered his voice and said, "Huai De, don't let Jia Dongming's age fool you; he's a veteran with nineteen years of military service."

"At the age of sixteen, he was selected to study at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University because of his outstanding performance."

During that period, he had worked as a messenger for that person for a while.

If Jia Dongming hadn't insisted on going to the front lines, that person probably would have kept him by their side indefinitely.

Li Huaide was shocked after hearing this.

Although I already guessed who my father-in-law was referring to.

"Who is it?" he couldn't help but ask, "Dad, who are you talking about...?"

Vice President Jiang did not answer directly, but instead reminded him meaningfully, "Huai De, some things are better left unsaid; it's better to keep them to yourself."

Li Huaide immediately understood.

Thinking of Yang Weimin's reckless opposition to Jia Dongming, he couldn't help but chuckle to himself: "Yang Weimin, relying on his powerful connections, has never taken Jia Dongming seriously."

Instead of being grateful, Jia Dongming solved the enemy spy case, and instead made things difficult for Jia Dongming at every turn.

This time, he's probably really messed up.

Upon hearing this, Vice President Jiang looked surprised: "Huai De, you're saying that Yang Weimin is still making things difficult for Jia Dongming even after he solved the case? What exactly happened?"

Li Huaide recounted Yang Weimin's actions against Jia Dongming, and suddenly a startling thought flashed through his mind: Jia Dongming was investigating Yang Weimin's current wife.

He couldn't help but ask his father-in-law, "Dad, Jia Dongming solved the enemy spy case, which indirectly saved Yang Weimin's political future."

Not only did Yang Weimin not express gratitude, but he also went so far as to suppress Jia Dongming behind his back.

You're saying...could Yang Weimin himself also have problems?"

After listening to Li Huaide's account, Vice President Jiang learned that Yang Weimin was still targeting Jia Dongming.

If Li Huaide hadn't mentioned before that Jia Dongming was investigating Yang Weimin's wife, he would never have thought of it that way.

After learning that Jia Dongming had protected Yang Weimin's political future, Yang Weimin still targeted Jia Dongming from time to time, which made Vice President Jiang suspicious: Did Yang Weimin really have some problems? After all, ordinary people would not repay kindness with ingratitude.

However, Vice President Jiang was not particularly concerned about whether Yang Weimin himself had any problems; what he was more concerned about was whether he could take this opportunity to make a move and give his old rival a heavy blow.

With this in mind, Vice President Jiang solemnly instructed Li Huaide: "Huaide! Regardless of whether Yang Weimin is innocent or not, you should maintain close contact with Jia Dongming. It would be best to find out whether his investigation into Yang Weimin's associate is aimed at finding problems with Yang Weimin, or whether Yang Weimin's associate himself is indeed suspicious."

Li Huaide was quick-witted and understood Jiang's instructions immediately. He replied, "Dad! I understand."

I will try to find out from Jia Dongming why he investigated Yang Weimin's wife, and I will report to you by phone as soon as I have any information.

Vice President Jiang was fairly satisfied with his son-in-law.

Upon hearing Li Huaide's reply, the serious expression on his face softened, and he smiled kindly, saying gently, "Huaide, you and Xiaoli haven't been back for a while either."

Your mom was talking about you two the other day.

I asked her to buy some groceries this day off. Remember to bring Xiaoli home for a meal.

Li Huaide nodded quickly and replied, "Dad! Okay! I'll definitely bring Xiaoli back to visit you and Mom on my day off."

Based on information obtained from Li Huaide, Jia Dongming was 70-80% certain that Yang Weimin's wife, Zhang Huizi, was the woman codenamed "Huizi".

The enemy's intelligence chief.

Out of a sense of responsibility, Jia Dongming still needs to make a final confirmation regarding Zhang Huizi and "Huizi".

Only by determining whether it is the same person can a final conclusion be made.

To verify his hypothesis, Jia Dongming left work early and rushed to the People's Hospital. He then waited across from the hospital gate for his target to appear.

About ten minutes later, Jia Dongming saw the target pushing a bicycle, chatting and laughing with two other middle-aged women who were also pushing bicycles, as they walked out of the hospital.

After saying goodbye at the hospital entrance, the group rode their bicycles in different directions.

Despite "Hawkeye"

Although his skills were still on cooldown, Jia Dongming had already found out Yang Weimin's address before he arrived. Therefore, this time, instead of following him from a distance as before, he rode his bicycle directly past him and headed towards Yang Weimin's house first.

Jia Dongming stopped beside a tenement building and watched as the target pushed the cart into the stairwell.

At this moment, he was absolutely certain that the enemy's intelligence chief was "Keiko".

It was Zhang Huizi, Yang Weimin's wife.

Considering Yang Weimin's identity and the scope of intelligence he could access, Jia Dongming was certain that Zhang Huizi must have used "Mrs. Yang".

Under this identity, he stole a lot of confidential information from Yang Weimin.

Regardless of whether Yang Weimin had discovered Zhang Huizi's true identity or whether he had been dragged into the mess, and no matter how high the status or how great the power of his backer, the fact that he had married a female spy was enough to ensure that even if he escaped the death penalty, he would likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

Jia Dongming had previously discovered that his younger brother Jia Dongxu's death was actually caused by enemy agents' deliberate sabotage, but Yang Weimin and others ignored Engineer Xue's investigation conclusions and changed an incident of enemy agents sabotaging production into an ordinary mechanical accident.

After learning that Jia Dongxu's death was not an accident, Jia Dongming was puzzled as to why Yang Weimin acted this way; now that he has discovered Zhang Huizi's identity, everything makes sense.

Thinking of his brother's tragic death, Jia Dongming wished he could immediately arrest Zhang Huizi and bring her to justice to avenge his deceased brother.

However, considering the enemy's overall conspiracy, he suppressed his impulse and secretly vowed to wipe out this group of enemy agents in one fell swoop.

At this moment, Jia Dongming's first thought was to immediately go to the Dongcheng Branch Bureau, report the latest findings to Li Xidong, and ask the branch bureau to send someone to monitor Zhang Huizi's actions and make an arrest when the time was right.

But then he remembered his position as the head of the security department at Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, and quickly dismissed the idea. He decided that as soon as he arrived at the department the next morning, he would immediately select several reliable subordinates to conduct a secret investigation into Yang Weimin and Zhang Huizi.

Jia Dongming rode his bicycle back to the courtyard house. As he pushed the bicycle into the front yard, he encountered the "door gods."

Yan Bugui greeted him with a smile, "Third Uncle! Have you eaten yet?"

When Yan Bugui saw Jia Dongming pushing the cart in, he greeted him warmly, "Section Chief Jia! Why are you back so late today? Bang Geng has been waiting for you at the door for more than half an hour."

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongming learned that Banggeng had been waiting for him at the gate of the compound to get off work. He smiled and explained, "Uncle! Something came up at the factory and I was delayed for a while."

After saying that, he pushed his bicycle toward the central courtyard.

"Uncle! You're finally back! Xiao Dang and I have been waiting so long our stomachs are rumbling."

As soon as Jia Dongming entered the courtyard, Banggeng, who was playing with his younger sister in the yard, immediately came up to him and said loudly.

Jia Dongming parked his bicycle and asked with a smile, "Bang Geng, why don't you eat first if you're hungry? Why wait for your uncle to come back?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Dang replied in a childish voice, "Uncle! Mom said you work hard to earn money, so we should wait for you to come back so we can eat together."

Upon hearing Xiao Dang's words, Jia Dongming picked her up and called out to Bang Geng with a smile, "Bang Geng! Let's go home for dinner."

When Banggeng saw Jia Dongming carrying Xiaodang towards the main room, he suddenly remembered that Xu Damao had come to see him before, and hurriedly said to Jia Dongming, "Uncle! Before you got off work, Uncle Damao came to the yard to look for you, saying that he wanted to invite you to his house for a drink."

When Jia Dongming heard that Xu Damao was going to treat him to drinks again, he looked puzzled and asked Banggeng, "Banggeng, did your Uncle Damao say why he's inviting me to drinks?"

When Banggeng heard Jia Dongming ask about it, he remembered what Xu Damao had told his grandmother when he came, and quickly told Jia Dongming, "Uncle! Uncle Damao said that Aunt Xiao'e brought back a bottle of good wine from her parents' home and specially invited you to come and try it."

Jia Dongming clearly remembered that Lou Xiao'e had a fight with Xu Damao last night and went back to her parents' home overnight. Unexpectedly, Xu Damao persuaded Lou Xiao'e to come back in less than a day.

Thinking back to the storyline I knew before, Xu Damao was a "master of first blood".

Jia Dongming couldn't help but admire his skill in charming women, given his nickname.