The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Aunt Tian wanted to give Yang Dalin something to take back to his family, but Yang Dalin refused it as well.

He quickly slipped away.

On his way home, Yang Dalin thought to himself, "Ma San will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow, so I should go see him today."

I'll go tell him that.

Let him prepare.

So Yang Dalin decided to take a detour and go to the hospital to see Ma San.

Yang Dalin visited Ma San twice a couple of days ago. He was actually mostly recovered, but he deliberately stayed in the hospital for a few more days just to teach that unreasonable woman a lesson.

Yang Dalin had no idea that his trip today would lead him into a dangerous situation.

The timeline shifts to half an hour ago.

Lin Shangnan is off work today. Hospitals are different from ordinary workplaces; everyone takes turns on leave. After all, when patients get sick in a hospital, it doesn't matter whether it's the weekend or not.

Lin Shangnan rested at home for half a day this morning. After lunch, he rested for a while and suddenly remembered that he had not explained the situation of a patient to the doctor on duty today. He needed to go back and check on the patient.

Many doctors nowadays are very responsible; even when they are on rest, they will think about the patients they are responsible for at the hospital.

So it's quite normal for him to suddenly go back to the hospital for a checkup.

However, just as Lin Shangnan stepped out, a police officer who routinely kept an eye on Lin Shangnan encountered a neighbor passing by near Lin Shangnan's door.

Seeing that the police officer was in plainclothes and hadn't been home for several days, the neighbor greeted him. The greeting itself wasn't a big deal, but the neighbor added, "Hey Xiao Wang, why haven't you been home for days? Are you on duty?"

Lin Shangnan overheard this. She had only felt vaguely uneasy, but had not realized that she was being followed.

After all, the police officers did a very good job on our home turf.

But this one sentence gave him away.

Lin Shangnan and the police officer were actually not very close; there was still some distance between them. There were also many people in the alley, since it was the weekend.

But no one could guarantee that the target couldn't hear them, so the police officers didn't dare to reply loudly to the neighbors, and just told them to leave quickly.

This only fueled Lin Shangnan's suspicions.

Such people are naturally very vigilant; the slightest disturbance can alert them. The police officers keeping watch were unsure if the other party had heard them, but Lin Shangnan had indeed heard them. After all, people who can become spies usually have some special skills, and Lin Shangnan's special skill was his good hearing, but he pretended to be indifferent.

In fact, Lin Shangnan was already shocked.

He knew he had been exposed and was in extreme danger.

But I can't go home; I have to notify my comrades at the hospital immediately.

Then hide in a safe house and run away.

There weren't many clues he left at home.

There are also safe houses for weapons, so it doesn't matter much if I don't come back.

He deliberately left his wife and children behind to conceal his identity, so losing them wouldn't have caused any problems.

You have to pretend you haven't been followed at all.

Don't let the people behind you see you, or you might not be able to escape.

Fortunately, the police officer who was tracking them explained the situation to his colleagues behind them. They weren't sure if the target had heard the greeting, but to be on the safe side, they notified the station.

This will allow the bureau to be prepared.

Lin Shangnan strolled back to the vicinity of the hospital as if he were out shopping.

As it turned out, they ran into Yang Dalin at the hospital entrance, who had just parked his bicycle and was about to enter the hospital.

That's what you call a coincidence.

Now that they're face to face, Yang Dalin can't pretend he didn't see her.

Fortunately, Yang Dalin had been drinking today, so it didn't matter that his complexion changed a little.

Unconcerned that the other person would notice, Yang Dalin greeted them warmly: "Fellow villager, still at work today?"

When Lin Shangnan saw that it was Yang Dalin, who had stepped on his foot a few days ago, he had no choice but to say a few words to him.

"Yeah, it's Xiao Yang, right? Came to see your little brother again?"

Yang Dalin pretended to be a little drunk and continued in his hometown dialect: "Yes, yes, is your foot alright now? I'm so sorry about last time, I came here a few more times but didn't see you."

Lin Shangnan took two steps back and fanned the air around his mouth: "How much did you drink? Drinking so much at such a young age is bad for your health."

Yang Dalin deliberately hiccuped and said, "Yes, yes, I know, I'll be more careful next time. Is your foot alright, fellow villager?"

I was worried for days.

Lin Shangnan seemed to dislike the smell of alcohol and turned away, saying, "It's nothing, you should go see your little brother. I have a patient whose situation I didn't explain clearly, so I came back to check on him. You go ahead, I'm busy now."

After saying that, Lin Shangnan went into the hospital first. Yang Dalin looked at her back and felt that there was something strange about her.

The other party seemed to be in a bit of a hurry.

Yang Dalin didn't know what had happened, but given the other party's status, it was best to be careful.

Anyway, Yang Dalin was going in the same direction as him, so he followed behind him.

Yang Dalin looked at the other person and clearly noticed that the other person was walking quite fast.

I don't know if I said something wrong that aroused the other party's suspicion, or if it was really urgent.

In short, it's always better to be careful.

Yang Dalin concentrated, activating his all-seeing and all-hearing abilities to keep an eye on the other party.

The other person entered the hospital and quickly turned left to walk towards his office on the first floor.

Nowadays, hospitals don't have much of an emergency department. Once you enter the hospital gate, besides the queuing area on the left and right and the pharmacy on the right, there are doctors' offices for each department in front of the two corridors on the left and right, and the wards are further inside.

Yang Dalin glanced back and still noticed several pairs of eyes staring at him.

That was the gaze of the police officer who was stationed at the hospital, staring intently at the other party.

There was one I had met before.

Yang Dalin gave him a questioning look, but the other man seemed not to have noticed anything and gently shook his head.

However, Yang Dalin did not dare to easily dismiss his suspicions. Just then, he passed by the target's office and slowed his footsteps. He heard the other person seem to be writing.

The other party finished writing quickly, and Yang Dalin could smell something burning.

The smell was quite strong, like there was a fire going on inside.

Yang Dalin quickly retreated and found a police officer he knew from earlier. He hurriedly told him, "It seems the other person wrote something down, and then there was a smell of burning things. There was a lot of burning stuff. Is something wrong? You should report this immediately!"

Upon hearing this, the other person also became anxious and quickly told him, "Are you sure there's a burning smell?"

Yang Dalin nodded: "That's right, there were quite a few things being burned, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to smell it through the door."

The other party quickly told him, "Go check on your little brother and get away from him. I'll go report."

Yang Dalin knew that one of the people who had just received those glances from the hospital was the leader, and he would make a decision.

I'll just ignore myself and go see Ma San.

It's normal for someone to write something, but burning things in the office, with such a strong smell and quite a lot of it, is definitely a problem.

Yang Dalin's attention remained focused on Dr. Lin's office. Although he walked further and further away, he saw several people rushing over and kicking open the door. The door was quickly kicked open, and thick smoke billowed out of the room. Someone shouted, "Cough cough, such thick smoke! Put out the fire! Rescue the data! Where is the person? Why is he gone? Block the news! Block the hospital! Find him!"

Contact superiors, contact support; from now on, no one is allowed to leave.

Search room by room.

Yang Dalin was alarmed. Had the person escaped?

So fast?

How could that be?