Courtyard Houses: From Families of Martyrs and Orphans to Giants of the Times

Early the next morning.

Shanghai Railway Station.

People come and go on the platform.

The broadcast kept going on.

An express train bound for Beijing has already stopped next to the platform.

Lin Jian'an was carrying a military green satchel.

Standing in front of the car door.

Gu Changfeng stood to the side, smoking and sighing.

"I never expected this."

"I just finished tidying up the Far East trade, and now I have to go to the capital."

Lin Jian'an smiled.

"If you don't want to go, you can still get off the bus now."

Gu Changfeng's eyes widened immediately.

"fart."

"How could I miss out on such a lively event?"

"We'll see."

"I've only met a handful of experts like Shen Tiancheng in my entire life."

"We have to go and see it no matter what."

Lin Jian'an was delighted.

That's the truth.

Shen Tiancheng is a national-level expert with a technical level of 98.

Let alone ordinary people.

Many directors of large research institutes may not be able to have regular contact with them.

Just then.

Footsteps could be heard in the distance.

Zhao Changhe led a few people over quickly.

"Jian'an".

Lin Jian'an turned around.

"General Zhao."

Zhao Changhe handed over a file folder.

"We've already spoken to people in the capital."

"There's a letter of introduction inside."

"There is also related information."

"Go directly to the Mechanical Research Institute after you arrive."

Lin Jian'an nodded.

I took the document bag.

Zhao Changhe remained silent for a few seconds.

He suddenly lowered his voice.

"There's one more thing."

"What is it?"

Zhao Changhe looked serious.

"The cobra spoke up yesterday."

Lin Jian'an's gaze sharpened slightly.

They finally confessed?

Zhao Changhe continued.

"According to his confession."

"The person who controls Shen Tiancheng."

"It does not belong to Far East trade."

Gu Changfeng was stunned.

"What do you mean?"

"Not Far East trade?"

Zhao Changhe nodded.

"To be precise."

"It is a cooperative organization."

"Code name—Night Owl".

The air suddenly became quiet.

Lin Jian'an narrowed his eyes slightly.

Night owl.

Another unfamiliar name.

It seems things are more complicated than I thought.

Zhao Changhe said slowly.

"Far East Trade was responsible for intelligence and transportation."

"Night Owl is in charge of technology and experts."

"The two sides have been cooperating for many years."

"Shen Tiancheng is very likely in their hands."

Gu Changfeng couldn't help but curse.

"How many of these bastards are still around?"

Zhao Changhe gave a wry smile.

"Who knows?"

"So this trip to the capital."

"You must be careful."

Lin Jian'an nodded earnestly.

"rest assured."

……

Nine o'clock in the morning.

The train slowly started moving.

Accompanied by a long blast of the steam whistle.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange is slowly fading into the distance.

Inside the train carriage.

Gu Changfeng leaned back in his seat.

He was holding the documents and flipping through them.

The more he looked, the more serious his expression became.

"Jian'an".

"This owl is no ordinary creature."

Lin Jian'an is studying the system map.

Hearing this, he raised his head.

"How so?"

Gu Changfeng handed over the documents.

"See for yourself."

Lin Jian'an accepted it.

The first page contains several photos.

They are all missing persons.

Among them are researchers.

There are engineers.

There were even professors.

The number of people exceeds twenty.

These people have one thing in common.

The technical level is extremely high.

See here.

Lin Jian'an already knew what was going on.

The owl's purpose was clear.

Talent.

To be precise.

They are top talents.

They are systematically recruiting technical experts.

Gu Changfeng said.

"If all these people are under control."

"That would be a big problem."

Lin Jian'an nodded.

This is true.

An expert may have limited influence.

It can bring together dozens of top experts.

That's a completely different concept.

Just then.

A system voice sounded.

【Ding! 】

[Discover Related Tasks]

Night Owl Organization

[Danger Level: S]

Current exploration progress: 8%

[Hidden target discovered]

[The organization has a senior technical advisor]

[Technical Level: 97]

I saw the notification.

Lin Jian'an's eyes flickered.

Technology 97?

Apart from Shen Tiancheng.

There are actually people of this caliber within Night Owl's ranks.

It seems this trip to Beijing...

This is getting more and more interesting.

……

One day later.

Beijing.

TRAIN STATION.

I just got off the bus.

A distinct atmosphere of a northern city wafted over me.

Wide streets.

Rows of gray brick buildings.

In the distance, you can still see a large number of bicycles.

Gu Changfeng looked around.

"After all, this is the capital city."

"It's just different."

Lin Jian'an smiled.

There was no response.

Because the system map has already started operating at this moment.

That red target point.

It remains in the warehouse district in the eastern suburbs.

This indicates that Shen Tiancheng has not yet been transferred.

This is good news.

The two of them were not delayed.

Head directly to the Mechanical Research Institute.

……

3 PM.

Beijing Machinery Research Institute.

Inside the meeting room.

A dozen or so experts are having a meeting.

The front.

A middle-aged man, around fifty years old, is speaking.

suddenly.

The conference room door was pushed open.

The secretary walked in quickly.

"Dean Zhou."

"People from Shanghai have arrived."

The middle-aged man was taken aback.

"Who?"

"Lin Jian'an".

Upon hearing this name...

The meeting room fell silent immediately.

In recent months.

This name is currently enjoying great popularity in the industrial system.

Military communications project.

Hongxing Machinery Factory.

Far East trade case.

He was involved in almost everything.

Dean Zhou immediately stood up.

"Please come in."

A few minutes later.

Lin Jian'an and Gu Changfeng entered the conference room.

Seeing so many experts.

Gu Changfeng felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Lin Jian'an, on the other hand, remained calm.

Dean Zhou took the initiative to extend his hand.

"Comrade Lin."

"I have long admired your name."

Lin Jian'an shook hands with a smile.

"Dean Zhou, you're too kind."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries.

Everyone sat down.

Dean Zhou's expression quickly turned serious.

"Regarding Comrade Shen Tiancheng."

"We've been investigating for half a month."

"But there has been no result."

"The situation is becoming increasingly dangerous."

Speaking of it.

Many experts in the conference room sighed.

Obviously.

Everyone respects Shen Tiancheng.

Lin Jian'an asked directly.

When was the last time you saw me?

Dean Zhou said.

"Fifteen days ago."

"He attended a project meeting that day."

"Then he left the research institute alone."

"He hasn't appeared since then."

"What about the surveillance footage?"

"I've checked."

"He was only photographed entering the eastern suburbs area."

"It stopped there."

Lin Jian'an nodded.

As expected, it matched the system's message.

Eastern suburbs.

The problem lies in the eastern suburbs.

Just then.

A voice suddenly came from the corner of the conference room.

"It's normal that we can't find it."

Everyone turned to look.

The speaker was a man in his forties.

Wearing glasses.

His expression was somewhat arrogant.

Dean Zhou frowned.

"Engineer Li."

"What do you mean?"

The man said calmly.

"The other party can kidnap Elder Shen."

"This demonstrates a very high level of professionalism."

"A factory manager from a machinery plant is coming over."

"What good would it do?"

The air fell silent.

Gu Changfeng's face immediately darkened.

Good guy.

This is clearly looking down on people.

Dean Zhou was also somewhat embarrassed.

"Engineer Li."

"Watch your words."

Li Gong, however, did not take it to heart.

I'm stating the facts.

"Industrial technology and attracting talent are two different things."

"Old Shen has been missing for so long."

"Even the police couldn't find anything."

"Does this problem really think it can be solved by one young man?"

Many people looked at each other in bewilderment.

But no one refuted it.

Obviously.

There are more than one person who thinks this way.

After all, Lin Jian'an is too young.

Who would see it first?

It's difficult to associate him with major cases.

But the next second.

The system suddenly issued a notification.

【Ding! 】

[Abnormal target detected]

Name: Li Wentao

[Position: Senior Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Research Institute]

[Technical Level: 84]

[Association Status: Abnormal]

[A record of indirect contact between him and the Night Owl organization was discovered.]

Lin Jian'an felt a slight jolt in his heart.

What's going on?

Is Li Wentao connected to the night owl?

Although it was only indirect contact.

But this is enough to raise alarm.

Thinking about this...

Lin Jian'an glanced at the other party without showing any emotion.

Li Wentao still looked disdainful.

It was as if they didn't take him seriously at all.

After the meeting.

The group gradually left.

Lin Jian'an, however, did not rush to leave.

System scan is ongoing.

soon.

A new message has appeared.

[Abnormal communication records detected]

[Source: Li Wentao's Office]

[Time: Last night]

[Content analysis in progress...]

A few seconds later.

A passage of text appears.

"The target is still under control."

"The transfer is expected in two days."

"Beware of outside investigators."

See here.

Lin Jian'an's eyes suddenly turned cold.

really!

This guy is suspicious!

And the problem is quite significant!

at the same time.

Li Wentao, who was walking out of the conference room, suddenly stopped.

He glanced back at Lin Jian'an.

I don't know why.

A strange unease rose in his heart.

It was as if something was spiraling out of control.

On the other side...

Lin Jian'an slowly revealed a smile.

I was originally planning to investigate slowly in the eastern suburbs.

Now it seems...

The breakthrough came to us on its own.

The Night Owl organization.

Shen Tiancheng.

There are also moles hidden within the research institute.

This contest.

It's finally about to begin.