Courtyard House: I Have Countless Bodyguards

Li Huaide hung up the phone, his face immediately darkening. He then launched into a tirade against Ma Suining, the canteen manager who had been standing anxiously in front of his desk:

"Ma Suining! Are you even fit to be the cafeteria manager?! How could such a disgraceful thing happen right under your nose! Don't tell me you didn't know anything about it!"

He pounded on the table, "Stealing public property—what kind of behavior is that? To put it bluntly, it's undermining socialism! How can you be such a lax director? Such negligence in management!"

He took a deep breath and threatened, "I'm telling you, this is the first and last time! If there's a next time, you don't need to wait for me to say anything; just write a report and apply for a transfer to a subordinate branch factory or farm! They're short-staffed there!"

Sweating profusely after being reprimanded, Ma Suining repeatedly nodded and bowed, "Yes, yes, Director Li, it was my fault. I will definitely strengthen management and never do it again!"

After venting his anger, Li Huaide softened his tone and instructed, "In a couple of days, a new colleague might be assigned to your kitchen. You'll need to personally mentor him and give him extra guidance." Ma Suining knew this was probably someone connected to Director Liu, so she dared not be negligent and quickly assured him, "Don't worry! I'll arrange it perfectly!"

"Okay, it's alright. Go to the security department to pick him up." Li Huaide waved his hand, dismissing Ma Suining.

As soon as Liu Jianguo hung up the phone with Li Huaide, he turned to Li Bing, who was standing to the side, and said, "Li Bing, are we supposed to go to Qin Family Village today as planned?"

Li Bing nodded: "Yes, Director, a preliminary agreement was reached yesterday."

Liu Jianguo took out a blank letter of introduction that had already been stamped from the drawer, skillfully filled in the words "This is to introduce Comrade Zhong (blank) to work in the canteen of the logistics department of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill", and then handed over 30 yuan to Li Bing.

"Take this (letter of introduction) and this 30 yuan, and get things done."

His instructions were concise and clear, without mentioning any specific names or the details of the transaction. However, Li Bing, as an absolutely loyal henchman, fully understood what "going to Qin Family Village to handle matters" meant. Liu Jianguo's words, seemingly ordinary, contained all the authorization and intent.

"Yes, Chief!"

Without saying anything more, Li Bing accepted the letter of introduction and the money, carefully put them away, saluted Liu Jianguo, and then turned and quickly left the office.

He mounted his brand-new Flying Pigeon bicycle and sped off towards Qin Family Village outside the city.

A steady knock came from outside the office of the deputy director of the security department of the factory building.

"Report!"

"Come in."

The door was pushed open, and it was Li Wu, who was on duty at the factory gate today.

He closed the door behind him, walked to Liu Jianguo's desk, and reported in a low voice:

"Director, four people have arrived outside the factory with letters of introduction, saying they want to report for duty. The leader is Wang Jiaxing, and the other three are Zhang Guoqing, Li Yueshan, and Qin Shouye. They are new brothers from 'the family.'"

Just minutes before Li Wu entered, Liu Jianguo had completed a system summon.

He concentrated and silently recited in his mind: "System, summon a suicide soldier! Name him Liu San. His identity is set as: descendant of my comrade-in-arms (martyr), skilled in martial arts since childhood, bold and meticulous. Automatically generate valid identification and a letter of introduction at the street/village level."

[Ding! Command confirmed. Suicide Soldier Liu San... Identity information generated... Letter of introduction placed in system space... Summoning complete. Li San will contact the host within 24 hours in a reasonable manner.]

Liu Jianguo's haste to summon Liu San was the result of careful consideration.

The spy case made him realize that while overt security and public security forces were important, there were always shadows hidden beneath the sun.

Later on, he will inevitably have to deal with the black market, antiques, intelligence, and even more secretive circles. Given his position as deputy director of the Public Security Bureau and head of the Security Department, it is inconvenient for him to personally handle these matters or use overt resources.

He needed to plant an absolutely loyal spy "underground." Liu San was the pawn he prepared in the shadows.

The system notification had barely finished when Li Wu started knocking on the door.

After listening to Li Wu's report, Liu Jianguo nodded and instructed, "Okay, I understand. Go and quietly take the four of them to the small conference room. I'll be there right away."

A few minutes later, Liu Jianguo arrived at the secluded small conference room of the security department, where Li Wu was waiting outside the door.

Inside the meeting room, Wang Jiaxing and the other three immediately stood up when they saw Liu Jianguo enter. Their eyes were calm and their posture was upright.

Liu Jianguo waved for them to sit down, his gaze sweeping over the four of them, and announced the arrangements directly: "The system...the organization is aware of your situations. Your jobs have been arranged, and your letters of introduction are here."

He picked up the four letters of introduction that the street office had just delivered from the table. "Wang Jiaxing, Li Yueshan, and Qin Shouye, the three of you, report to the street office. I've already spoken to Director Wang of the street office. Start as clerks first. The street office is short of young cadres, and there will be opportunities to transfer to other positions later."

He looked at the last person, "Zhang Guoqing, you, go to the purchasing department of the factory's logistics department and report for duty as a purchasing agent."

Speaking of Zhang Guoqing, Liu Jianguo added a few more words, lowering his voice: "The position of purchasing agent is very important to you, but even more important to your 'family'."

His gaze was sharp. "On the surface, you need to do a good job in the factory's procurement tasks and be familiar with various material channels and prices."

Then, he changed the subject and issued the core instruction:

"Secretly, you have an even more important task: to take advantage of your position as a purchasing agent to travel all over the country and secretly help me to find and acquire all kinds of rare, even strange, plants and animals, fruit tree seedlings and special seeds."

For example, improved breeds of piglets, Angora rabbits, high-yield crop seeds, and delicious fruit tree seedlings from other regions—anything deemed useful or rare—can be brought back by any means necessary; money is not an issue.

This was clearly to replenish the scarce resources in his small world that could accelerate plant growth.

"Yes, sir! Mission accomplished!"

The four answered in unison, without the slightest hesitation. For these assassins, their master's orders were the highest standard.

"Good." Liu Jianguo nodded in satisfaction and called out towards the door, "Li Wu!"

Li Wu pushed the door open and came in.

"You personally take them to complete the onboarding procedures. Go directly to Director Wang at the street office, and Director Li at the factory's logistics department to make arrangements. Make sure the procedures are completed smoothly," Liu Jianguo instructed.

"Yes!" Li Wu accepted the order and led the four people out of the small conference room.