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

After getting out of the car, Jia Dongming met up with Zhang Huanchun and asked, "Captain Zhang, the personnel are in place. Please give instructions on deployment."

Zhang Huanchun had already planned ahead and immediately arranged: "Divide the security personnel into four teams, with sixteen people in each team; the twenty-eight people of the counter-espionage brigade will also be divided into four groups and assigned to each team."

"I will lead one team to arrest Xiao Quanjun, you will lead the second team to take charge of Ye Quanwang, Liu Ming will lead the third team to capture You Wan'an, and Li Aijun will command the fourth team to target Miao."

Jia Dongming approved the plan and solemnly replied, "We will implement it accordingly."

After discussing the details, the four trucks drove off one after another, heading towards their destination.

Around nine o'clock, the truck stopped outside Sesame Alley.

Jia Dongming recalled Xiao Quanjun's gun-handling characteristics and specifically reminded him: "Captain Zhang, I have noticed Xiao Quanjun's hands. His thumb and index finger have thick calluses, which are obviously caused by long-term gun training. Be sure to be careful when you are on the move."

Zhang Huanchun solemnly replied, "You also need to be careful. If you encounter resistance, you must deal with it decisively."

Jia Dongming smiled slightly: "I have secretly removed the fuse that Ye Quanwang buried in the courtyard. As long as he doesn't go underground, there's nothing we can do."

Jia Dongming led twenty armed men and quickly approached the vicinity of Ye Quanwang's residence.

He used his eagle-eye ability to scan the two courtyards not far away and realized that Ye Quanwang was not hiding in his secret courtyard, but was in his publicly occupied residence.

At this moment, Ye Quanwang, holding a cup in one hand and a beautiful woman on the other, sat at the table in the main hall, drinking with a happy expression.

Seeing this, Jia Dongming was delighted and immediately turned to his entourage, instructing: "The two courtyards ahead, the one on the left is Ye Quanwang's publicly known residence, and the one on the right is his actual hiding place."

"It is not yet certain which courtyard Ye Quanwang is in, but there is a hidden door between the two courtyards' walls for him to come and go in secret."

In addition, a secret chamber was built underground in the courtyard on the right, containing a large quantity of weapons.

"When making the arrest later, if Ye Quanwang is in the left courtyard, personnel should be sent to infiltrate the right courtyard first to block his transfer route."

"If it is located in the right courtyard, the primary task is to prevent it from hiding in the basement, as it contains a large number of weapons, making capture extremely difficult."

After Jia Dongming finished speaking, he immediately ordered Zhao Jun: "Zhao Jun! You lead a few team members, with two people in each direction, to completely surround these two courtyards, centered on the two courtyards."

The rest of the personnel will accompany me to scout out Ye Quanwang's whereabouts first, and then formulate an arrest plan based on the actual situation.

After receiving the order, Zhao Jun nodded quickly and then led eight men to surround the two courtyards.

Jia Dongming led the remaining members to the front of the courtyard. He first ordered two people to climb the wall in a human-on-human manner to scout the area. After confirming Ye Quanwang's exact location, he gave the following instructions to the anti-espionage police officers: "Comrade Li Bin! Please send one of you and the other three members of the anti-espionage team to sneak into the neighboring courtyard and hide on both sides of the passageway in the wall."

We will ambush Ye Quanwang as he flees through this area, while the rest of us will follow me and charge in from the front.

As the group proceeded with their plan, just as Jia Dongming was preparing to breach the door, a clear gunshot rang out from afar.

Upon hearing the sound, Jia Dongming immediately became alert—Zhang Huanchun's group had likely exposed their whereabouts when they arrested Xiao Quanjun, otherwise the firefight would not have occurred.

"Damn it! The gunshots came from the direction of the scrap metal yard. Commander Xiao has probably been exposed."

Ye Quanwang, who was drinking and making merry inside the house, heard gunshots in the distance. His expression changed drastically. He immediately lifted the quilt, took out two guns, and stuffed one of them into the hands of the woman next to him.

The woman took the gun, skillfully cocked it, and asked worriedly, "Brother Wang! Now that the police have discovered Commander Xiao's identity, will they also find out about us?"

Ye Quanwang strode to the entrance of the main hall to observe the situation outside the courtyard, and hurriedly instructed, "Fangzi! Quickly help me move the table to the door to block the doorway. I will take you to escape through the secret passage later."

When Jia Dongming, who was outside the courtyard gate, saw that the gunshots had alerted Ye Quanwang and that he was about to hand the woman over to a young woman, he immediately realized that the woman was also a member of the enemy's intelligence network.

Seeing the woman helping Ye Quanwang move furniture to block the door, Jia Dongming immediately saw through her intentions and ordered his subordinates: "The gunshots just now must have alerted the enemy agents. You two go to the neighboring courtyard to support the anti-espionage team. The rest of you, follow me to break down the door!"

"Bang!"

Jia Dongming kicked the door hard, and the sturdy door opened with a loud thud.

He pointed his gun at the dark main hall and shouted inside, "Listen up, you are surrounded! Surrender immediately!"

Ye Quanwang knew that the police suspected his identity, but he did not flee Beijing for two reasons: first, he believed that the police had not yet obtained conclusive evidence; and second, a certain plan was underway, so he had not yet evacuated.

"Bang! Bang!"

To Ye Quanwang's surprise, the police not only knew his identity, but also Xiao Quanjun's identity.

Upon hearing the shouts from outside the courtyard, Ye Quanwang immediately raised his gun and fired several shots through the window into the courtyard, attempting to intimidate the police with firepower and take the opportunity to move to the neighboring courtyard to detonate the pre-buried explosives.

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!"

When Jia Dongming saw Ye Quanwang firing into the courtyard, he immediately raised his gun and fired back at the window.

When the other security personnel saw Jia Dongming open fire, they also drew their guns and fired at the window where Ye Quanwang was located.

A barrage of bullets pounded against the window, making it difficult for Ye Quanwang to lift his head.

Sensing the intensity of the police's firepower, Ye Quanwang strode to the counter, opened the door, and urgently called to the woman following closely behind, "Fangzi! You go first, I'll follow right away."

The police and security personnel lying in ambush on the other side heard the noise behind the wall and Ye Quanwang's words. They all showed joy and increased their vigilance, waiting for Ye Quanwang to walk into their trap.

Fangzi gripped her fist tightly, slipped into the cupboard, and passed through the mezzanine to reach the adjacent courtyard.

Just as she was about to scream, a hand suddenly covered her mouth and lips, and the arm that was holding the gun was also tightly restrained.

Realizing she was being ambushed, Fangzi instinctively tried to warn Ye Quanwang inside the house, but before she could utter a sound, she was completely subdued by two police officers and could not make a sound.

Seeing Fangzi enter another courtyard, Ye Quanwang immediately remembered the device he had planted there. His face contorted in horror, and he fired two more shots toward the window, cursing menacingly, "Damn police! You wanted to arrest me? I'll send you to the underworld to arrest people!"

Before he finished speaking, he quickly crawled into the cabinet, closed the door, and climbed towards the neighboring courtyard.

"Don't move! If you move again, you'll be..."

As soon as Ye Quanwang's head emerged from the passage, he felt a cold, hard object press against his temple, and a stern warning rang in his ears.

Feeling the chill on his forehead and hearing the command beside him, Ye Quanwang, who had been planning to detonate the explosives, broke out in a cold sweat.

He never expected that his carefully planned hideout had already been discovered by the police, who had used it as an ambush, waiting for him to walk right into their trap.

Using his eagle-eye ability, Jia Dongming saw that Ye Quanwang had been captured. He immediately rushed to the front door of the main house and kicked it several times until he broke in. Then he ordered his men, "You guys thoroughly search this yard. I'll go check next door."

Jia Dongming quickly arrived at the neighboring courtyard and saw Ye Quanwang, who had been tightly bound by the police.

He holstered his gun, strolled up to Ye Quanwang, and, with a mocking expression, looked at the other's resentful face. He asked with a smile, "Ye Quanwang! If I'm not mistaken, you're planning to escape into the secret room and then detonate the pre-buried explosives, aren't you?"

Ye Quanwang, still resentful, heard Jia Dongming mention his detonation intentions. His previously indignant expression suddenly turned as if he had seen a ghost, and he asked in horror, "Who exactly are you? How did you know I buried them in the next yard? And how did you know I planned to detonate them to kill you all?"

At this moment, not only Ye Quanwang was deeply shocked, but the public security and security personnel who participated in the arrest were also greatly shaken by this incident.

Listening to Ye Quanwang's questioning and seeing the other's incredulous expression, Jia Dongming calmly replied, "Ye Quanwang! There's an old Chinese saying: 'If you don't want others to know, don't do it in the first place!'"

"Of course, if your every move wasn't under our control, I would admire your caution and courage—for example, you left a mark on the key to check if anyone had broken into the neighbor's yard; or you knew you were being watched, yet you pretended to be completely unaware and continued your daily routine as usual."

"Caution is a good thing, but your caution makes you overconfident in your own plans. You think that if we police want to arrest you, your 'blind spot' escape strategy will not only make us miss our target, but will also make us pay a heavy price."

"Unfortunately, despite your meticulous planning, you forgot one thing: the devil is always one step ahead of the saint! Your seemingly foolproof escape plan has already been seen through by us."

At this point, Jia Dongming seemed to suddenly remember something, took out a few fuses from his pocket, threw them in front of Ye Quanwang, and continued, "Oh! I was so engrossed in our conversation that I almost forgot—these are the fuses you buried in the yard next door."

Can you count them and see if the numbers are correct?

As Jia Dongming analyzed, Ye Quanwang was extremely confident in his escape plan, so even after discovering that he was being watched by the police, he still dared to stay in Beijing.

After hearing Jia Dongming's account and seeing the five fuses on the ground, Ye Quanwang's face was filled with fear. He asked incredulously, "Who are you? How did you know I buried it in the next yard? And when did you remove these fuses?"

Upon hearing the conversation between Jia Dongming and Ye Quanwang, and learning that Ye Quanwang had buried as many as five bombs in the ground of the neighboring courtyard, everyone present gasped in shock.

At this moment, everyone was clearly aware that if Jia Dongming had not seen through the trap in advance and had not planned the arrest operation against Ye Quanwang's conspiracy, all those involved in the arrest would probably have been reduced to ashes if Ye Quanwang had succeeded.

Although Jia Dongming has only been in the Security Department of the steel rolling mill for a short time, he has already led the department to solve two cases involving enemy agents, which has made the members of the Security Department admire the director's abilities almost blindly.

Seeing Ye Quanwang's surprised and suspicious expression, and hearing his incredulous question, one of the security guards replied smugly, "Ye Quanwang! This is the head of the security department at our Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill, the nemesis of enemy agents in Beijing!"

Upon hearing the security guard's words, the anti-espionage police officer recalled Jia Dongming's feat of solving a major textile factory case solely based on the scent of flowers at their own bureau. Filled with admiration, he added, "Director Jia is not only the head of the steel rolling mill's security department, but also the deputy head of our Dongcheng branch's criminal investigation detachment!"

"Today, a thief in our bureau died under mysterious circumstances in the interrogation room. Deputy Chief Jia determined that he had been silenced based solely on the smell in the room, and based on the clues at the scene, successfully solved the case at the textile factory and uncovered the real culprit behind it."

Upon hearing his subordinates' words, Jia Dongming felt a slight embarrassment. He quickly changed the subject and solemnly instructed, "You few, come forward and open the entrance to the underground chamber. Go inside and move all the weapons and supplies stored there to the surface. Later, load them onto a vehicle and escort them back to the branch office."

I'll go check on the progress at Zhang's detachment first, and I'll be right back.

When Jia Dongming arrived at the waste recycling station of Jingshan Subdistrict Office, the fighting there had already stopped.

Upon seeing Xiao Quanjun, who was tightly bound, and several wounded security guards, he couldn't help but look worried and asked Zhang Huanchun, "Captain Zhang, what is the situation regarding casualties?"

When Zhang Huanchun saw Jia Dongming rushing over and heard him ask about the casualties, he recalled the fierce battle earlier and felt a surge of gratitude for Jia Dongming's prior reminder.

In response to Jia Dongming's question, Zhang Huanchun replied, "Comrade Dongming! Fortunately, you reminded me earlier that this person is skilled with firearms, so we were extra cautious when carrying out the arrest. In the end, we successfully captured him at the cost of only three team members being injured."

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Xiao Quanjun, who was tightly bound, heard a familiar voice in his ear and subconsciously raised his head.

Upon seeing Jia Dongming, he was immediately taken aback and blurted out, "What, it's you?"

Upon learning that only three people were injured, Jia Dongming finally felt relieved.