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

Yang Dalin and Director Hou exchanged a few brief pleasantries at the entrance of the military camp.

They had just entered the heavily guarded military camp.

Those documents are currently being protected by a squad of fully armed soldiers.

No one allowed it to be moved.

Director Hou and Yang Dalin went to an office, where Yang Dalin recounted the whole story, excluding the secrets of his spatial dimension.

Director Hou then asked Yang Dalin to divide the information on these undercover agents into several parts according to their ranks.

Highly classified intelligence documents should not be seen by ordinary people.

Yang Dalin had a few more sheets of paper in his pocket, and he could only give these documents to Director Hou.

Because the people above are of too high a rank.

It's not appropriate for others to see it that way.

After distributing the materials, Yang Dalin said, "Director Hou, I've finished helping out. Can I head back to Beijing now?"

Director Hou said something that made Yang Dalin very upset: "Not for now, Dalinzi, you'll have to stay for a while this time."

You can only leave after all the people on these lists, especially those with high levels of secrecy, are arrested.

Otherwise, if one of them runs away, you won't be able to explain yourself.

"Let's stay for a few days first, I'll report it, and we'll talk about it after the arrests are completed."

Well, what can Yang Dalin do now that Director Hou has said that?

He could only nod helplessly: "Alright, then hurry up, Lao Hou. I haven't slept all night, I'm going to get some sleep first."

"Can I stay in the barracks for a few days and practice my marksmanship there?"

"No problem, you can fire as many bullets as you want."

For the next three days, Yang Dalin spent his time with the soldiers, either training or shooting targets, having a great time.

People come to the area where Director Hou and his colleagues live alone from time to time.

Some people also go out from time to time.

They look extremely busy.

Yang Dalin thought that three days had passed and he could leave.

Director Hou then told him that those high-ranking officials couldn't just be arrested and be done with; they needed to be followed up and investigated to find solid evidence.

We also need to uncover the people behind them; simply arresting them isn't enough.

Those of higher rank cannot arbitrarily arrest people.

Alright, it's not yet time after the wind picks up, so there are still some things to consider when making arrests.

Unlike a few years later, when a bunch of lowly soldiers would dare to rush in and arrest people.

Yang Dalin then asked if he could go fishing and beachcombing at the seaside.

He's tired of being in the military camp every day.

Because there's nothing fun to do in this military camp.

There was a lack of new equipment; besides guns and cannons, there were no tanks, helicopters, or anything like that for him to play with.

After shooting all day, thanks to his good eyesight and steady hands, he managed to defeat all the other soldiers. The division commander even clamored to recruit Yang Dalin into the army.

Yang Dalin also promised that every time he went out, he would stay with a squad of soldiers.

Do not act alone.

Avoid contact with people alone.

After thinking for a moment, Director Hou realized that this person was a meritorious official who had helped him, not a criminal, so he quickly agreed.

Director Hou asked him to change into a military uniform.

Every day, I go out with the soldiers who patrol the coastline.

You can go out, and you can come back at night, but you can't leave the soldiers' sight.

That's good enough.

Yang Dalin likes this.

He then asked Lao Hou to help him call the freight station.

He wanted to say a few words to Ma San and let his family know he was safe.

Yang Dalin is now quite familiar with Director Hou, and he directly calls him Old Hou.

Old Hou had no choice; it's only natural.

It wasn't easy for her to refuse Yang Dalin.

It's absolutely unacceptable for someone else to call.

Before completing the task, no one may contact unrelated individuals.

However, Yang Dalin was not a member of the military, he had two injured colleagues to check on, and he was the biggest contributor to the mission. It was only three days after Yang Dalin completed his mission that Lao Hou made the call. Lao Hou had no reason to refuse.

It took a long time to get through on the phone.

As soon as the call connected, Yang Dalin heard Qi Da Xiong's loud voice: "Hello, this is Qi Desheng, who is this?"

"Brother Sheng, this is Da Linzi."

"Oh, Dalinzi, how are you? When are you coming back?"

"Brother Sheng, I haven't confirmed my schedule yet. Is everything alright at that station? How is your whole family? How are my master and Brother Wan doing?"

"Everything is fine at the station, don't worry."

Our whole family is doing well. Your sister-in-law has said several times that she hasn't seen you.

I said I'd cook you something delicious when you come back.

Your brother Tian is almost better. He can't stand being cooped up in the hospital any longer and wants to be discharged soon.

Comrade Xiao Wan is out of danger and has been transferred to our department's hospital.

He's recovering from his injuries at the ministry's hospital, and the ministry has decided to award him credit.

After all, they were protecting collective property from damage.

He was quite happy.

Don't worry, everything is fine at the station.

"As long as everything is fine, that's good. Brother Sheng, how's my brother Ma San? Have Brother Li call him over, I want to chat with him for a bit."

"Okay, wait."

Qi Desheng's loud voice quickly came from the other end of the phone: "Xiao Li, Xiao Li, call Ma Qiang from the repair shop over, hurry up."

Yang Dalin and Qi Desheng boasted for a while longer, and soon Ma San came running over, panting.

"Hey, Brother Lin, when are you coming back?"

"San'er, how have you been lately? How are Auntie, Sister Yan, and Xiaoning doing?"

"Brother Dalin, I'm doing fine. My mentors are all taking good care of me, and the station manager is also very kind to me."

My aunts and the others are all doing well.

"Well, that's good. Tell your aunt and the others that I'm fine, but it might take a while before I can go back."

"Okay, I got it. Da Lin, be careful."

Yang Dalin and Qi Desheng exchanged a few more words before hanging up the phone.

For the next period of time, Yang Dalin would go to the beach every day with some patrol teams.

Yang Dalin also carried a small pot on his back.

We would occasionally find some seafood, and during breaks in our patrols, we would cook it together as an extra meal for everyone.

This made everyone willing to go out and patrol with Yang Dalin.

Because Yang Dalin's seafood is delicious.

Sometimes, when Yang Dalin collected too much seafood, he would send it to the mess hall to give everyone an extra meal.

Before long, Yang Dalin became the most popular person in the camp.

Another ten days or so passed.

Yang Dalin only then received the notification from Lao Hou.

"Dalinzi, you can go back tomorrow."

"Alright, we've finally received the notice that we can go home. Comrade Lao Hou, I won't ask how the arrest went, and I won't ask what happened to Gu Zhengwen either."

I just wanted to ask if I could go out today to buy some local fruits, specialties, and seafood.

I can take it with me tomorrow.

And should I take the train tomorrow?

"Sure, of course. You can bring two people to show you the way to buy it later."

There's a military plane flying by tomorrow, and I'm also going back tomorrow. Would you like to take a plane or the train?

"Then I'll choose to fly with you, even if it's a bit of a hassle, at least it'll be faster."

I'm going to buy some things first.