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

Director Hou said, "There are two tasks. The first is that we have purchased a lot of technical data and industrial equipment from Western Europe. Although they are all for civilian use, we are still afraid that intelligence organizations led by the United States might sabotage them in secret."

You are needed to go there to carry out a secret protection mission.

To help bring these technical documents and equipment back intact.

Before and after were the Eastern and Western Hans states, the Hungarian states, and the Baojiali state.

(At this time, the Hans Kingdom was divided into two countries)

Eastern Hans and the other two countries have long established diplomatic relations with us. The environment there is relatively good, and the people in those countries are generally cooperative. The main concern is the bald eagle intelligence organization within Western Hans.

They anticipated that there would be sabotage.

Do you have the confidence to complete this task?

The business delegation has not yet completed its procurement.

You can rest at home for five days to a week before setting off.

Yang Dalin nodded: "That's no problem, I'll rest for five days and then set off."

"Will we depart with the support team back home, or can I act alone?"

"What do you think is good?"

"I want to go alone, secretly, and hide in the shadows. You only need to let the head of the business delegation and the captain of the security personnel know of my presence."

I'm not going to work with the support team anymore. There are too many people, it's noisy and inconvenient, and they're too slow.

Moreover, a large group makes them a bigger target, and they might be spotted as soon as they arrive.

"Okay, that's fine, I agree."

My inclination is also to have you provide covert protection.

Hiding in the shadows, you can see more people who want to cause trouble.

Upon arrival, I immediately contacted the head of the business delegation, Guo Bingwen.

The head of the security team who accompanied me was named Zhang Lidong.

Wu Yan, the leader of the support team.

Besides West Hans, Zhang Lidong will give you intelligence and some support; our embassy and military attachés are located there.

They all have people available to them.

Make good use of the intelligence and avoid any mishaps.

If you're unsure about something, contact Commander Guo for instructions. Don't act rashly and cause negative consequences.

"Yes, I understand, Director."

At this moment, Director Hou seemed to remember something and asked, "But when you go over there, will you have any problems communicating with the foreigners there?"

Using only English won't be enough, will it?"

"It's alright, Director. During this time, I found a few more Europeans in Java and learned a lot of their language."

I can speak German now, so I should have no problem communicating with the other two countries.

Although I'm not very good at writing yet, I have no problem understanding what I hear and see.

"You really think far ahead."

They have a really good learning ability.

It just goes to show what you said when you first asked me to help you find a teacher to learn a foreign language.

He's truly a master at carrying out missions abroad.

Okay, it's settled then.

Yang Dalin then asked, "Director, what's the other task?"

Director Hou's smile faded, and he said seriously, "The timeline for this mission has not yet been fully determined."

However, you can make plans in advance.

In December, you may need to travel directly from Europe to the Black Pyramid Country.

The task is to secretly protect a delegation.

The time hasn't been set yet, just wait for my news.

Yang Dalin thought for a moment, wondering who the delegation going to Heizhou was at this time.

Yang Dalin recalled his memories of his past life, and his heart trembled, but he did not show anything unusual.

The Grand Steward is going to visit that place.

Historically, the President visited ten Black countries from the end of this year to the beginning of next year.

Yang Dalin nodded seriously and said, "Yes, I guarantee I will complete the mission."

"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer. You can go home and rest first, and come back before you leave."

Yang Dalin said goodbye to Director Hou, and Gao Xiaohu took him home.

It was almost midnight when I got home.

The main reason was that he talked with Director Hou for too long.

Yang Dalin knocked on the door of courtyard number 95.

The doorman, Uncle Qi, asked first, "Who is it?"

Yang Dalin replied, "Uncle Qi, it's me, Dalinzi."

Grandpa Qi finally unlatched the door: "Hey, Dalinzi, why are you back so late? You've been away on business for so long again."

"Yes, Uncle Qi, thank you for your trouble. It's so late at night and I'm sorry to disturb your rest."

"Hey, what's the trouble? Let's not talk about that."

Hurry home, your aunt has been waiting for you to come back.

"Okay, Uncle Qi, these are the two bottles of wine I brought back this time. Here, take them."

Grandpa Qi declined several times, but Yang Dalin said, "Didn't you just say that we don't need to be polite?"

I brought you two bottles of wine as a token of my appreciation, why are you being so polite?

"Well, you're still waiting for me here, kid."

Then I'll accept it.

When you have time later, have a drink with this old man.

"Alright, Uncle Qi, you should go and get some rest. I'll treat you to dinner tomorrow night."

"Let's see what happens tomorrow night. You don't know this because you're not home. The pillar in the middle courtyard has another son, and Xu Damao in the back courtyard has gotten married again."

"When you come back, you and your group of close-knit young people in the courtyard should get together for a drink. You might not have time to invite an old man like me for a drink tomorrow."

"Really? That's two pieces of good news."

That's alright, Uncle Qi, I can rest for a few more days this time.

If tomorrow night doesn't work, then the day after tomorrow.

If I'm not free the day after tomorrow, then the day after that will be.

"I'll definitely drink with you this time."

"Okay, as long as you have time."

Stop chatting in the doorway and go home.

"Alright, Uncle Qi, you should get some rest."

After saying that, Yang Dalin quickly returned to the front yard.

Grandpa Qi helped Yang Dalin a lot when he first came to Beijing.

Yang Dalin still respected him.

They were quite polite to him, and every time they came back, they would bring something for Grandpa Qi.

Arrive at the front yard.

It was already late at night, and Yang Dalin was afraid that knocking on the door would wake up the other neighbors.

They simply knocked on Aunt Qi's window.

A moment later, Aunt Qi's voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"Auntie, it's me, I'm back."

"Ah, Dalinzi is back. Wait a moment, I'll open the door for you right away."

Soon the lights in the room came on.

Sister Yan quickly came over and opened the door.

If it weren't for Auntie and Xiaoning behind her, Sister Yan probably would have pounced on her long ago.

Sister Yan took a bag from Yang Dalin and said happily, "You're back. Are you hungry? I'll go make you some food."

These used to be Auntie's words, but now they've been changed to Sister Yan's.

Yang Dalin placed the large backpack he was carrying on his back and the two bags he was holding in his hands on the table.

"Dumplings for getting on the train, noodles for getting off."

Sister Yan, just make me a pot of noodles.

It's still more convenient to eat noodles.

"Okay, I'll go get it right away."

Aunt Qi and Xiao Ning also walked up to him.

Aunt Qi held Yang Dalin's hand and said, "You've gotten darker and thinner. Have you grown taller?"

Why have your last two missions taken so long?

Are you tired? Are you thirsty?

Xiaoning, quickly pour some water for your brother Dalin.

Qi Xiaoning readily agreed, "Okay, I'll pour it right away."