Courtyard House: Why is my time-travel experience so shabby?

Edinburgh, England.

The mechanical troops that had besieged the city had long since retreated, and the six special agents responsible for secret guarding and surveillance had also returned to their previous size, and had very considerately replaced them with a group of new faces.

The electronic interference that covered the entire block also ended. In the study on the second floor of Merlin's residence, he took off his headphones and shrugged his shoulders.

"Still can't get in touch. Wesley is not online."

Du Weiguo’s current exclusive liaison officer is Gibson, but with the exception of Merlin’s special frequency, he will make all the contacts personally.

However, his radio station was usually hidden in space, so Merlin could only rely on fate if he wanted to contact him. Most of the time, he was the only one who made the contact.

It sounds a bit unreliable, but it is not.

Du Weiguo has more than one insider in MI6. He will be the first to know about any movement on Yang Caiyu's side.

In addition, he was also very confident that as long as he was alive, Yang Caiyu would be safe and no one would dare to touch her.

In addition to this, he and Merlin also serve as a special method of emergency contact.

Hearing what Merlin said, Yang Caiyu was obviously disappointed and a little worried. She frowned:

"Mr. Merlin, are you sure he's okay?"

"Yeah." Merlin nodded, his tone very firm.

"Clara, I'm sure that if anything had happened to him, the British tanks and artillery would have opened fire on us."

"Okay, as long as he's okay." Yang Caiyu breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little disappointed.

Merlin glanced at her playfully, took out a cigar from the wooden box on the desk, lit it, and said calmly:
"Clara, I have no intention of prying into your secrets, but I see that you are in a hurry. Can you tell me first, what exactly do you want to see him about?"

If it's not too difficult, maybe Sukari and I can help. Even if we can't do it, we can give you some advice."

"Uh~"

Upon hearing this, Yang Caiyu's expression suddenly became a little unnatural, and a barely perceptible panic flashed in her eyes.

"No, nothing. There's no need to trouble you and Sukari. I just miss him a little bit."

"Heh~" Merlin didn't expose her obvious lie. He just chuckled and looked at her quietly.

Merlin's eyes were deep and calm, without the slightest ripple, yet seemed to be able to see through everything.

Yang Caiyu looked at him stubbornly for a long time, but finally gave in.

"Ah~"

She sighed in an ambiguous manner, looked away, and spoke with a somewhat dejected yet relieved look.

"I want to ask him for help?"

"Help? What help?" Merlin frowned, his expression becoming more serious.

Even though Du Weiguo has been indifferent to Yang Caiyu recently and has not even come to Edinburgh once, it seems that he has neglected her.

But in fact, everyone knows that Yang Caiyu has always been his Achilles' heel.

Otherwise, he would never have kept the two top masters by her side the whole time, wasting high-end resources.

Du Weiguo has now been deified, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the best person in the world. There is nothing he cannot do.

As the only official wife who was married in a formal ceremony, although Yang Caiyu did not hold any power, her energy should not be underestimated.

At least as for the material needs, there will be no problem.

In addition to enough cash left by Du Weiguo, she also had a credit card linked to Du Weiguo's HSBC bank account.

The upper limit for a single cash withdrawal is as high as 100 million US dollars. Given the current strong purchasing power of the US dollar, it can basically be considered as having no limit.

Now, she suddenly asked Du Weiguo for help so earnestly. The word "ask" alone was enough to make Merlin alert.

Yang Caiyu's expression was obviously a little tangled. Merlin smiled and said, "I'm going to take a step back and then move forward."
"Don't want to say it? Or is it hard to say? It's okay, Clara, I respect your privacy."

"Hey~ Actually there's nothing bad to say." Yang Caiyu smiled bitterly and shook her head.

“At the end of last month, China’s second secret test launch of a satellite also failed. The problem lies in the propulsion technology of the rocket and the orbital technology.

According to the original historical trajectory, China would not test-launch its first artificial satellite until 70. However, due to the key technical support provided by Du Weiguo, this time was greatly advanced.

Yang Caiyu pursed her lips subconsciously:
"He is very capable now. I would like to ask him for help to get relevant detailed data."

Upon hearing this, Merlin was stunned.

He kept smoking his cigar in a daze, and it took him half a minute to come back to his senses:

"Clara, is this the mission you accepted?"

"Yes."

Perhaps this was a knot that Yang Caiyu had been holding back for a long time. After speaking it out, Yang Caiyu felt relaxed and much more at ease.

"How do you receive orders?" Merlin blurted out.

Although he was mentally prepared, he still found this answer incredible.

You know, Yang Caiyu now lives under the noses of hundreds of agents from the Sixth Bureau every day, passively accepting all-round and uninterrupted protection without blind spots.

Every road she passed, every person she came into contact with, everything she saw, heard, touched, and used was carefully examined.

What's more, there is a top master like Merlin following her every day.

Under such circumstances, she had no chance to contact anyone, let alone a top spy, even an invisible person.

"Newspaper, The Times, Page 7, Serial Stories column, in the simplest initials of Tibetan."

After giving the answer, Yang Caiyu smiled triumphantly and gave the stunned Merlin a slightly arrogant look.

"How is it? Mr. Merlin, didn't you expect that?"

"How could a useless ordinary person like me hide from the surveillance of hundreds of secret agents and steal a chicken right under your nose?"

"Indeed, I didn't expect that at all." Merlin nodded in realization, then gave her a thumbs up and praised her:
"Clara, you are really amazing. You are now the most powerful agent. Not only did you hide it from me, but you also hid it from all the intelligence personnel in England."

"Ha~"

Yang Caiyu smiled, but her smile was a little bitter.

"It's not that I'm so great, it's just that these British people look down on and are not familiar with our Chinese culture.

If the initials of the Tibetan characters in the newspaper were not in pinyin but in English, it would have been discovered long ago.”

Thinking about the incomprehensible pinyin and homophones when learning Chinese, Merlin couldn't help but shudder and quickly changed the subject.

"Clara, when did you start communicating and interacting in this way? When you first settled in England?"

"No." Yang Caiyu was very calm at this moment. She knew she had to say everything she wanted to say.

"It just started recently. Specifically, it started after I woke up from fainting last time. There was no interaction. I accepted the task unilaterally."

"After waking up?"

Merlin frowned, feeling depressed as he thought of a possibility that made him very uncomfortable.

"Yes." Yang Caiyu was very patient now, and explained with delicate white teeth:
"After I woke up and was recuperating in bed, I happened to look through the newspaper and suddenly realized that if the first words in the column were connected together, it meant someone was talking to me."

Merlin still had a glimmer of hope:
"Clara, are you sure someone is passing the message to you? And it's not some kind of coincidence?"

Yang Caiyu jokingly asked back: "Merlin, you have also learned Chinese and understand pinyin. You can spell my name repeatedly and even form a coherent sentence. Do you think it could be a coincidence?"

"Oh, yeah, that's really not likely." Merlin rarely showed an embarrassed expression and rubbed his chin awkwardly.

"So, Clara, your mission now is to get Wesley to help you with satellite technology?"

"Yes, Soviet and American technology is fine. If it's really difficult, French technology is also fine."

Yang Caiyu was in high spirits and full of confidence at the moment, and her tone was relaxed, as if she was not talking about the most advanced and confidential aerospace technology, but what to eat for lunch today.
"Hehehe~"

After a brief silence, Merlin suddenly grinned.

"Mr. Merlin, what are you laughing at?" Yang Caiyu didn't understand, but she felt a little embarrassed instinctively.

"Clara, it seems that you still haven't learned your lesson and recognize the current situation."

"What's the current situation?" Yang Caiyu frowned.

Merlin's smile faded, and he put out the cigar he had just taken a few puffs of into the ashtray. His tone suddenly became cold and hard:

"Clara, what makes you so confident?"

"Let's not talk about whether Wesley can do it or not. Have you ever thought about what price he will have to pay to accomplish this?"

There was a flash of guilt in Yang Caiyu's eyes, but she quickly became firm again:

"He, he can do it. This may be extremely difficult for others, but it is not difficult for him."

"boom!"

The study door was suddenly kicked open with great force. Because the force was so great, the solid wooden door and its frame were collapsed.

At the same time, a shadow that was almost indistinguishable to the naked eye suddenly jumped in and rushed straight towards Yang Caiyu.

"Pop!" There was a crisp sound.

In a flash, Merlin grabbed Sukari's wrist in time, and her throbbing palm was less than an inch away from Yang Caiyu's cheek.

Sukari was furious:
"Merlin, why are you stopping me? This woman's brain is broken, I'll help her cure it."

Merlin smiled bitterly and shook his head at her:

"Sukali, there is a Chinese proverb that even an honest judge cannot judge family affairs. This is a family affair between Clara and Wesley. We can't interfere."

"Humph!"

Sukali shook her wrist away with all her strength and stabbed Yang Caiyu viciously:

"Merlin, I hate this place and I don't want to protect this stupid woman anymore!"

Yang Caiyu also reacted at this time. She looked at Sukali without hesitation and said word by word:

"Mr. Merlin, I have never needed your protection. Besides, your protection is a burden to me."

"Tiulimadu~~"

Sukari's anger, which had just subsided, was instantly aroused again, and she cursed in her native language.

"You idiot, if it wasn't for Wesley, do you think I would even look at you?"

"Okay, Sukari, stop arguing."

Merlin held down Sukari and turned to Yang Caiyu:
"Clara, we protect you because we promised Wesley, and keeping our promise is our belief."

At this point, Merlin suddenly changed the subject:
“However, since you feel that we have become a burden, the next time I contact Wesley, I will tell him that we want to end this relationship as soon as possible.

Before that, we can stop all communication and treat each other as strangers, Clara, what do you think? "

"Okay." Yang Caiyu responded straightforwardly, leaning towards Merlin and bowing slightly.

"Mr. Merlin, although it was not my intention, I am still very grateful for your care and protection. Goodbye."

After saying that, she turned around and left resolutely. Sukari spat at her back:
"Bah! What else does she have besides her appearance? She is simply a pig-brained person. I don't know what Wesley likes about her?"

Merlin's expression at this moment was particularly solemn:

"Sukali, the problem now is a bit serious."

"What's the problem?" Sukari was a little surprised.

"Someone is controlling her remotely!" Merlin pointed to his temple.

"You watch her, I'm going to go out for a while." He picked up the windbreaker on the hanger and walked outside quickly.

It’s 4 a.m., before dawn, when the night is darkest.

Tainan Railway Station.

"Wow~"

In a warehouse at the end of the freight platform, there was a sudden noise from the roof, as if something heavy had fallen and smashed the tiles.

"Ok?"

In the warehouse, a man who was dozing against a cargo box was awakened by the sound. He stood up and looked at the ceiling with sleepy eyes.

"Ugh~" With just one glance, he was instantly scared out of his wits.

In his sight, a terrifying huge black shadow was approaching him at a very fast speed. At the front of the shadow, there was a captivating flash of a knife.

"Puff~" Before he could react, he felt a sudden chill on his head.

A fish-killing knife commonly found in street fish stalls had pierced his crown, passed through his head, and the tip of the knife came out from his jaw.

"Sand~"

Du Weiguo fell to the ground almost silently, and reached out to hold his body. At the same time, he gently put Azhi down from behind and leaned against a relatively clean cargo box.

That's right, he brought Azhi out to hunt down the Quetou Gang tonight.

Although Du Weiguo was certain that Fatty Zhou would restrain his men if he needed his help and would not harass them, he was still worried about leaving Azhi alone.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand in everything, just be afraid of the eventuality.

However, Ah Zhi drank the water that he had secretly added something to, and is now sleeping very soundly. Without the antidote, he will never wake up naturally.

Just to take care of her, Du Weiguo just lost his temper and made a noise on the roof.

"Damn, why are there so few people? Where have these bastards gone in the middle of the night?"

After looking around, Du Weiguo frowned in annoyance.

At this moment, there were only three gang members guarding the warehouse, and there were only two "goods" kept in the basement.

According to the information he obtained during interrogation in Kaohsiung, there were at least twenty gang members in the Quetou Gang's base in Tainan.

It seems that there is no hope of catching all these beasts in one fell swoop tonight, and we will have to go through some twists and turns.

There was another possibility that he was more worried about. The annihilation of the Quetou Gang branch in Kaohsiung had already been known, and these bastards were on guard.

Thinking of this, Du Weiguo became inexplicably furious and slapped the other guard who was still dozing off in the face.

"Click~"

There was a creepy sound of bones cracking. Because he had no control over the force, the unlucky guy's neck was broken and his head hung strangely behind his back. (End of this chapter)