Courtyard House: I'm surrounded by celestial beauties on either side.

After settling Fang Chengxuan in, Lin Mu walked out of the courtyard and let out a long sigh of relief: "What kind of nemesis did that bastard Lin Feng get me into?" Then he thought, "I'll take a gamble; maybe I'll turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!"

Inside the courtyard, Fang Chengxuan was sipping tea and deep in thought when he suddenly heard a loud "bang" from the backyard.

He rushed over and saw Rong Wenyao lying in a pool of blood, his gunshot wound to the left chest already festering.

"Even you fell for it..." He quickly hid the person in his spatial dimension and sprinkled medicinal powder to cover up the bloodstains.

More than ten armed robbers suddenly broke into the front yard.

"Who gave you permission to trespass on Lin Mu's territory?" Fang Chengxuan shouted coldly.

The gang leader, Lai Fei, picked up some powder from the ground and demanded, "What is this?"

"Snake repellent." Fang Chengxuan said without changing his expression.

Just then, Lin Mu brought Rong's mother back. Upon seeing this, he angrily shouted, "Lai Fei, are you tired of living? How dare you touch my people!"

Lai Fei chuckled sinisterly, "A wanted criminal escaped here..."

"Bullshit! It was clearly your men who messed with the wrong people!" Lin Mu drew his gun and confronted them.

After Lai Fei left dejectedly, Lin Mu noticed the extra injured person inside the house and exclaimed in surprise, "Where did he hide?"

"Treat the wounds." Fang Chengxuan commanded without room for argument, then made a throat-slitting gesture: "Lai Fei must die. Find someone to impersonate his subordinate and do it."

Lin Mu suddenly drew his gun and pressed it against Fang Chengxuan's temple: "I can also hand you over to collect the reward!"

Fang Chengxuan, who had somehow already drawn a gun, chuckled and said, "Let's bet on whose ** is faster?"

The two men pointed their guns at each other, and the air seemed to freeze instantly.

Fang Chengxuan calmly said, "Lai Fei has been eyeing the woman you brought back for a long time. That woman is the mother of the man next door."

"This relationship isn't hard to guess, especially since he also discovered I'm from out of town," Fang Chengxuan said calmly.

Lin Mu gritted his teeth and put away his **, "I hope you can always keep the overall situation under control!" After saying that, he turned and left.

Before long, Lin Feng, who introduced Fang Chengxuan to Lin Mu, came in with two companions, one of whom skillfully treated Rong Wenyao's wounds.

"Brother Fang, you've really gotten me into trouble," Lin Feng complained as soon as he saw Fang Chengxuan.

Fang Chengxuan remained calm.

Rong's mother slowly woke up in her hospital bed, and in a panic, she clutched the corner of the blanket and shrank into the corner of the wall.

She froze when she saw Fang Chengxuan: "Chengxuan?"

Fang Chengxuan nodded: "It's me."

"Mom, you're safe."

Rong's mother's tense nerves finally relaxed, and tears silently streamed down her face.

Lin Feng asked in surprise, "Brother Fang, is this your mother?"

Only then did Rong's mother notice the others, and, suppressing her emotions, asked, "Chengxuan, how is your father?"

"We just found you and your elder brother. Father has already sent people to search for you," Fang Chengxuan comforted gently. "Don't worry, Father is more astute than you; he will surely be safe and sound."

Rong's mother nodded slightly, recalling her husband's character.

"We'll need to stay here for now, please rest first," Fang Chengxuan said, getting up to check on Rong Wenyao's injuries.

Rong Wenyao was already awake but pretended to be unconscious.

"When will you wake up?" Fang Chengxuan asked the doctor.

"** The infection occurred after the sample was not removed and the sample came into contact with water, resulting in a persistent high fever."

"The island lacks medical resources; we can only administer oral antipyretics and clean the festering wounds," the doctor replied. "It's unlikely he'll wake up in the short term."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rong Wenyao weakly opened his eyes: "Chengxuan?"

"It's me," Fang Chengxuan replied casually, then joked, "You look quite pathetic."

Rong Wenyao glared at him: "This time you were careless."

"The mother has been found, but there is still no clue about the father."

"We are currently on an island in the middle of the river, which is the focus of the law enforcement team's search," Fang Chengxuan stated, describing the current situation.

Upon hearing that his mother was out of danger, Rong Wenyao breathed a sigh of relief: "Father, I have found you and taken you away from danger."

"That's good. I'll find a way to get you out of here," Fang Chengxuan replied.

Lin Mu returned with a grim face: "Trying to leave? Too late!"

Fang Chengxuan glanced at him: "Jiangxin Island is a three-way standoff—Jiangxin Hall, Qianshou Hall, and Jifeng Hall."

It was the latter two who attacked my uncle and aunt this time.

"My men saw Lai Fei enter the Gale Hall."

Lin Mu was torn between his inner thoughts and his own conscience.

They wanted to side with law enforcement, but were also afraid of retaliation from the gang.

"Xuan Ninh province is adjacent to the coast, and I control the lifeline of the province's food supply."

They dare not act rashly during the day, but will surely come to provoke a fight at night.

His eyes gleamed: "If I remain neutral, I can still clear myself of any involvement."

"Really?" Fang Chengxuan chuckled. "Before I met Lin Feng, I first contacted Feng You—you should be familiar with this person, right?"

Lin Mu's pupils suddenly contracted.

As his deputy, Feng You could take over the entire power should something happen to him.

Even more coincidentally, it was Feng You who suggested that Lin Feng go to the island ahead of schedule.

"So Feng You was an undercover agent!" Lin Mu's expression shifted between light and shadow.

"Brother Mu, 'sharing weal and woe' is no empty phrase."

You can't even imagine how many hidden plans I made before I came, or how many arrangements the law enforcement officers made.

Fang Chengxuan looked directly at the other party: "I am more dangerous and more cautious than you estimated."

Even if Senju-do and Hayate-do join forces, I may not necessarily lose.

If Jiangxintang finds out about this, they won't let me off the hook either.

Lin Mu's face turned ashen: "What exactly are you plotting?"

He suddenly felt that if the people on the island knew what had happened, they would definitely regret angering him. Lai Fei and his companion exchanged a glance, a dangerous glint in their eyes.

"What happened?"

Lai Fei suddenly remembered Fang Chengxuan's actions during the day and narrowed his eyes: "It's a snake! That guy anticipated our arrival and deliberately used the poison powder to lure it!"

"What do we do now?" his companion asked anxiously.

No one knows whether the snakes in the yard are venomous or non-venomous; venturing in recklessly will only result in certain death.

Lai Fei's eyes darkened, and he walked to the door, pounding on it forcefully: "Lin Mu, I need to speak with you urgently, open the door!"

His companion frowned: "What if he doesn't open the door?"

Lai Fei sneered, "If they don't open the door, something bad has happened. We're 'good brothers,' how can we just stand by and watch someone die?"

Before he could finish speaking, Lai Fei kicked open the courtyard gate: "Lin Mu, are you in trouble?"

Just as he was about to step into the courtyard, he suddenly froze on the spot.

"hiss--"

His companion behind him gasped and accidentally bumped into Lai Fei.

Lai Fei reacted quickly, grabbing another person to shield him and using the momentum to leap backward.

The person pushed into the courtyard was instantly entangled by a swarm of snakes, and Lai Fei broke out in a cold sweat.

"Where did all these venomous snakes come from?" His companion stared incredulously at the swarm of snakes slithering in the moonlight.

Lai Fei gritted his teeth: "Go find the kerosene! The people inside must be eliminated!"

Inside the house, Lin Mu heard the sound of the door being kicked open and got up to check, only to be stunned.

Lin Feng leaned closer for a look and jumped in fright: "My God! They're all poisonous snakes!"

The two brothers looked at Fang Chengxuan, who was drinking tea, without prior arrangement.

Fang Chengxuan's expression was indifferent, his eyes were like ice, sending chills down one's spine.

Meanwhile, law enforcement officers, having received the signal, raided the island in the middle of the river: "Action!"

Flames shot into the sky, and chaotic shouts pierced the night.

Lin Mu was shocked: "What is it now?" He turned around and saw Fang Chengxuan calm and composed.

The leader of Jiangxintang was embracing a woman when his panicked subordinate rushed in and interrupted him: "Boss, the army has surrounded us!"

"Damn it!" The leader shoved the woman aside. "I told them to release them earlier, now they've dragged me into this! Where are the other two?"

Before he could finish speaking, law enforcement officers rushed in and surrounded him: "Don't move!"

Outside the courtyard, Lai Fei was watching the swarm of snakes when someone suddenly ran up to report: "It's terrible! The army has surrounded us!"

"Damn it! It must have been that outsider's doing!" Lai Fei roared, firing several shots into the house. "Lin Mu, Jiangxin Island is finished, you just wait!"

Inside the room, Lin Mu's face was ashen; he hadn't expected things to escalate to this extent.

"The person you contacted?" Rong Wenyao asked.

Fang Chengxuan nodded: "As soon as we arrived here, we contacted the people my elder brother left behind."

"Shall we leave now?" Fang Chengxuan suggested.

Rong Wenyao pondered for a moment and said, "The garrison here has a history with the Rong family. I'll introduce you to them later."

I'll need your help again later.

"It's more dangerous abroad, this time..." Fang Chengxuan hesitated before continuing.

"I won't be careless again." Rong Wenyao's eyes were gloomy.

Fang Chengxuan frowned: "I don't think it's simple."

Shu Qianxue only married into the wealthy family to compete with Xinrui; would someone with her personality even be interested in Xu Damao?

"You all go first, I'll investigate this matter." Fang Chengxuan looked out the window, missing his family in Beijing.

......

In a courtyard house in Beijing, Rong Xinrui was with her grandparents when He Yuzhu, who was using a cane, suddenly burst in.

"See! Fang Chengxuan is a menace!" He Yuzhu said smugly. "If I were you, I would have divorced him long ago!"

Enraged, Rong Xinrui grabbed a plate and threw it at him: "Mind your own business!"

"How can you be so ungrateful?" He Yuzhu muttered in dissatisfaction.

Grandpa Rong said coldly, "Where did this brat come from?"

"I'm not making this up!" He Yuzhu retorted, "Just ask around and you'll find out about Fang Chengxuan..."

He was interrupted before he could finish speaking.

Leng Si punched He Yuzhu right in the eye socket: "He Yuzhu, if you dare to cause trouble at the Fang family again, believe me, I'll cripple your leg!"

He Yuzhu staggered and fell to the ground, clutching his bruised eye and cursing angrily, "Leng Si, you're nothing but Fang Chengxuan's lackey! How dare you hit someone! I'm going to sue you!"

"Go ahead," Leng Si sneered. "Let's see if the law enforcement will believe you, a repeat offender, or me."

He grabbed He Yuzhu by the collar, dragged him into the house, and kicked him hard: "Listen, Fang Chengxuan is my brother."

If you dare cause trouble again while he's away, I'd rather go back to the labor camp than let you be bedridden for the rest of your life!

He Yuzhu was stunned by the murderous aura, and swallowed hard, his Adam's apple bobbing.

Leng Si shook him off and returned to the backyard, where Grandpa Rong immediately greeted him: "Any news of Chengxuan?"

"He only told us to be vigilant," Leng Si said, rubbing his hands in confusion. "He also said that if you ask, we should be '140% on guard'... What does that mean?"

Rong Xinrui's eyes flickered slightly: "Since you specifically reminded me, it means someone in the shadows is about to make a move."

As they were talking, Grandma Rong suddenly looked towards the courtyard gate: "Those are... the Luo family's children?"

Luo Ziping walked over with a smile, carrying gifts: "Grandpa Rong, I heard that something happened at home, so I came to see if there's anything I can do to help."

"No need," Grandpa Rong waved his hand. "Xinrui's husband has already gone to Chuning Province to handle it."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ziping looked worried: "I have acquaintances in Chun Ning Province, how about I help inquire..." As he spoke, he glanced at Rong Xinrui, and seeing her indifferent expression, he hurriedly got up to say goodbye: "I'll go contact my friend right away."

After everyone left, Rong Xinrui sneered: "You witnessed your stepmother kill your own mother back then, and you can turn around and recognize the thief as your mother."

His sudden act of kindness now suggests he may have ulterior motives.

The next morning, Luo Ziping rushed over with dark circles under his eyes: "Something terrible has happened! Uncle Rong and Aunt Rong were robbed at the train station, and Brother Rong was shot and fell into the river while trying to save them. His fate is still unknown..."

"You're talking nonsense!" Rong Xinrui suddenly stood up, smashing her teacup on the ground into pieces.

Luo Ziping, his eyes red and choked with emotion, said, "The coastal area is too chaotic... You need to prepare for the worst."

Rong Xinrui grabbed a basin of water from the table and splashed it at Luo Ziping: "Get out! My parents and brothers are all perfectly fine, who gave you the right to curse them like this?"

I don't believe a single word of your nonsense.

Chengxuan went to Chunning Province long ago; I only trust his news.

"Fang Chengxuan?" Luo Ziping suddenly lowered his voice, "Is he the type with sword-like eyebrows and phoenix eyes, fair skin like jade, and a gentle yet aloof demeanor?"

The basin clattered to the ground.

"What do you mean?" Rong Xinrui's fingertips trembled.

Luo Ziping observed the sudden change in the expressions of the three members of the Rong family. A hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, but his face was etched with a sorrowful expression: "He... had an accident."

"Nonsense!"

"He went to the police station to search for him," Luo Ziping sighed heavily. "The situation there is complicated, and to this day... there's still no news."

Grandpa Rong suddenly slammed his hand on the table and stood up: "If something were really going to happen, Comrade Han should have written to us long ago."

Before Chengxuan left, I specifically told him to go to him if he encountered any difficulties.

Luo Ziping's pupils contracted slightly—the Rong family had actually entrusted all their connections to Fang Chengxuan?

"Hopefully... it's just a false alarm." He nodded, feigning compliance.

From then on, Luo Ziping was like a plaster that he couldn't get rid of.

They block the school gate every morning and appear outside the courtyard house on time in the evening.