Courtyard House: From Deputy Division Commander to Civilian, Progressing All the Way

Li Yunlong took out a red document stamped with the military region's official seal from his briefcase and slammed it heavily on Lin Yang's desk.

"I've been running around like crazy for the past month, practically begging my superiors! And with Commander Liu also putting in the effort, we finally got your housing benefits sorted out!"

Lin Yang picked up the document, opened it, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

This is a document titled "Decision on Allocating Housing in Comrade Lin Yang's Compound".

In the early days of the People's Republic of China, the so-called "compound" was an extremely special and mysterious entity in Beijing.

It does not refer to ordinary courtyard houses, but rather to closed family compounds specially allocated and built by state organs, major military regions, and major ministries for the centralized resettlement of senior cadres and their families.

Towering red walls, armed guards, and 24-hour patrol posts.

Inside the compound, there is an independent heating system, a private store, a school for the children of employees, a hospital, and even its own cinema and swimming pool.

Those who lived in the compound, even if they were just children, were "compound kids" born with a silver spoon in their mouths. They wore military overcoats, rode manganese steel bicycles, and enjoyed privileges and a sense of superiority that were unimaginable to ordinary people in this era of scarcity.

They have their own circles and deep-rooted revolutionary lineage. They look down on ordinary people who grew up in the hutongs and believe that they are the true successors of this country.

Now, Lin Yang, a deputy division commander who was only nineteen years old when he was transferred to civilian work, has officially obtained the qualification to move into the military compound thanks to his outstanding military achievements and the strong efforts of Li Yunlong and others!

Moreover, it's a detached villa!

"Old Li, this..." Lin Yang looked at the document in his hand, his heart filled with excitement.

He wasn't after the material comforts of the compound, but rather what it represented: absolute security and an unfathomable network of political resources.

"Let's see where the address is?" Li Yunlong raised his eyebrows smugly.

Lin Yang's gaze moved down and landed on the address column.

"Yuquanshan Road Military Compound, Building No. 6, Class A".

Lin Yang looked up and stared at Li Yunlong in surprise.

Li Yunlong laughed heartily and put his arm around Lin Yang's shoulder: "Surprised? Unexpected? My house is right next door! Number 5, Building A!"

"I've been thinking about this for a while now. You're all alone in that run-down courtyard house, it's inconvenient for me to even get together for a drink. Now it's great, we brothers are neighbors. Xiuqin and her sister-in-law can visit and chat every day!"

A warm feeling welled up in Lin Yang's heart. He knew that in order to get this adjacent house, Li Yunlong, this tough guy who didn't like to ask for favors, must have gone to great lengths to cheat the old leaders behind the scenes.

"Thanks, Lao Li!" Lin Yang patted Li Yunlong's arm heavily, his words conveying a thousand unspoken sentiments.

"Thanks my ass! We're brothers, after all!" Li Yunlong waved his hand dismissively. "Come on! Come with me to the courtyard house right now, let's pack up your junk and move in today! I've already got Monk waiting downstairs in a truck!"

It was evening.

The heavy snow was still falling, and the entire Nanluoguxiang was covered in white snow.

Two military trucks, led by Li Yunlong's GAZ command vehicle, drove in a grand procession into the alley where No. 95 Courtyard was located.

The convoy stopped at the entrance of the courtyard house.

Wei Heshang, leading a squad of fully armed guards, jumped off the truck and swiftly lined up at the entrance of the courtyard house.

This astonishing spectacle instantly frightened all the residents who were cooking dinner in the courtyard and they all ran out.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, and others stood in the wind and snow, looking at the soldiers with live ammunition, so frightened that they dared not even breathe.

Lin Yang and Li Yunlong walked into the Intermediate People's Court side by side.

Lin Fan was sweeping snow in the yard when he saw Lin Yang bring so many people back, so he quickly went to greet them.

"Yangzi, what's wrong?" Lin Fan asked nervously.

Lin Yang smiled at his older brother: "Brother, I'm moving. The organization has assigned me a house in the military compound."

"Moving?" Lin Fan was stunned, then a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by joy. "That's a good thing! The conditions in the compound will definitely be much better than here."

Lin Yang turned around and looked at the newly renovated, magnificent main room.

"Brother, I'm not taking this main room, or any of the furniture inside."

Lin Yang's voice sounded exceptionally clear in the wind and snow.

"This house is the new home I'm leaving for you and Qiu Nan to use when you get married!"

boom!

These words were like a bombshell, exploding directly among the people in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai stared wide-eyed at the mansion in disbelief.

Lin Yang actually left such a luxurious house to Lin Fan?!

Lin Fan was dumbfounded: "Yangzi, how can this be! This is your house, and the renovation cost a lot of money!"

"I'm your brother, what's mine is yours."

Lin Yang patted Lin Fan on the shoulder, his tone firm, "You're about to marry Qiu Nan, you can't let her suffer with you."

And you can settle down here peacefully. If you encounter any problems you can't solve in the future, come find me at the military compound!

After speaking, Lin Yang turned his head, his cold gaze slowly sweeping over Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and the others.

"Even though I moved away, my brother still lives here."

Lin Yang's voice was like a cold wind from the deepest hell.

"If anyone thinks that I can bully my brother again after I moved out, then..."

"Then he can certainly try. I'll show him what it truly means to wish he were dead!"

In this icy wasteland, Lin Yang's warning was like an invisible golden headband, tightly binding the necks of all the beasts in the courtyard.

So that they will never again have the slightest thought of resistance in their entire lives!

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The heavy snow fell thick and fast, covering the gray bricks and tiles of Beijing in a vast expanse of pure white.

At the entrance of courtyard number 95 in Nanluoguxiang, two military trucks and the GAZ command vehicle were already running. The roar of the engines echoed back and forth in the narrow alley, making one's eardrums tingle.

Guard Xiao Li and his soldiers quickly loaded Lin Yang's personal belongings onto the truck. Actually, there wasn't much; most of the newly made red pine furniture and household items were left in the luxuriously decorated main room for his older brother, Lin Fan.

Lin Yang, wearing the general's overcoat without rank insignia, stood in the wind and snow. He glanced back at the courtyard house he hadn't lived in for long, his deep gaze piercing through the snow and landing precisely on the pairs of eyes peeking out from behind the doors and windows of each house.

That gaze was cold and sharp, like a tangible blade, scraping across the hearts of every beast.