Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

"Jianguo, what's going on?"

In the past, the surrounding neighbors would have certainly questioned him and criticized his behavior.

No matter what, you can't hit people. Look at this person, he's lying on the ground, breathing more gasps than he breathes, and he looks like he's about to die.

Half of his face was sunken, and several blood-stained teeth lay on the ground.

Goodness, how much force did he use, trying to kill someone with one punch?

"Everyone, don't rush, don't move, step back."

Yang Jianguo spread his arms, urging everyone to back away. Then, he stepped on the other man's lumbar spine, grabbed his hands behind his back, and then reached up to touch him in his arms.

Yang Jianguo didn't have any special fetishes; he just wanted to confirm his suspicions.

When he pulled a 20-centimeter-long, double-edged spiked knife from the other man's arms, Yang Jianguo became even more certain of his guess.

"Someone come and call the police. Tell them there might be an enemy agent here."

"Why call the police? There's a police station right at the alley entrance!"

With a shout, a young man darted out and arrived with several police officers within three to five minutes.

They also carried weapons: riot shields, stun guns, and silver bracelets for each person.

"Minister Yang."

Upon learning that Yang Jianguo had run into enemy agents, the police station immediately raised its security level to the maximum. They were just the first few to arrive; reinforcements were coming to open the boxes later.

Inside the box, there are two semi-automatic rifles locked up!

"Here you are. Look, the situation is all here. We'll discuss the details at the station."

Yang Jianguo didn't want to cause public panic, so he made sure to arrange things properly as soon as he spoke, thus silencing the other party. He said, "We can talk about any problems at the institute later."

"Alright, then please come with us."

Anyone who can become a director at the grassroots level is shrewd and perceptive; they immediately understood his meaning and instructed their colleagues to detain the person and take them back.

Seeing the person being led away, Yang Jianguo said in front of everyone, "Chief, I'll go home first and tell them. I'll go directly there later."

"You're busy, you're busy, no rush, I'll handle this first."

Let the director go first. Turning his head, he saw a group of people blocking the road. Yang Jianguo laughed and said, "Disperse, disperse. It's lunchtime. Have you cooked dinner at home? Still watching the show?"

"Let's go, let's go, this whole mess..."

"We'll see some big news tomorrow morning!"

As the crowd dispersed, Yang Jianguo started walking home. Just as he stepped over the threshold, he saw Yingzi coming out of the inner courtyard. "Jianguo, are you alright?"

"Why are you out here? What could be wrong with me?"

"I just heard someone shout that you've had some trouble outside. What happened?"

Holding his arm, Yingzi anxiously looked down and searched him, as if she wanted to examine him thoroughly from head to toe, and wouldn't be satisfied until she saw everything clearly.

"Oh, it's nothing, just... ran into an enemy agent."

"Enemy/Special Agent?"

The first voice was sharp and piercing, but the second voice was instinctively lowered. "Um... Jianguo, how many times has this happened? Those people are targeting you, aren't they? Why don't we ask for a few more guards? Don't refuse the security department's arrangements."

"It's okay, it's really okay... Look, I'm perfectly fine!"

He comforted her by pulling her into his arms and said with a smile, "Besides, I have a driver and family members with me. It wouldn't make sense for me to go out with several cars and a dozen people protecting me."

"But...you..."

Yingzi was already used to his stubborn nature, but whenever something like this happened, she would have to live in fear for quite some time.

"It's alright, it's alright. Those guys were easy prey; I took them down before they even got close. Besides, the security situation is getting better and better these days, so those enemy agents wouldn't dare to show their faces easily."

"……I see."

Yingzi sighed helplessly, lowered her head and stopped talking, only touching his arm and shoulder again and again, afraid that he was injured and hiding it so that she wouldn't see it.

"Well, I still need to go to the police station at the alley entrance to give a statement... Has Zhiyi come back yet?"

"You're back. I was just saying I was looking forward to seeing you and having a good drink and a chat with you."

With their son away from home most of the year, their daughter has become their drinking buddy at the dinner table. She'll have a couple of drinks with him every now and then, tapping her chopsticks on the rim of her glass and singing a little tune. The two of them are having a great time!

"I'll go say a few words and leave when I get back."

In the police station, the enemy agent, wearing a silver bracelet, slowly woke up, his first feeling being numbness.

My entire face was numb. When I opened my mouth to say something, I found that my chin wouldn't obey me and my mouth looked strange.

He reached out to touch it, but the silver bracelet restricted his movement, and in the end he could only utter "ah, ah ah" to ask for help.

"Stop yelling, you've really messed up this time."

The police officer passing by the fence had a mocking look on his face, his eyes filled with anger, but also a little sympathy.

Enemy agents like him never have a good ending.

Just as I was about to complain a bit more, a crisp sound of leather shoes came from outside, followed by several plainclothes men with thick eyebrows and big eyes, exuding an upright air, walking in.

The director accompanying him was covered in sweat, and his usually straight back was now bent over.

Upon seeing this, the police officer quietly slipped away, saying, "Oh, this is the main one."

Chapter 783 Scattered Threads, Compromise

"These comrades are from the State Security Bureau. They've come specifically to understand the situation. Let's take them to see the prisoners first."

With a sullen face, the director told someone to take the security bureau comrades over first, while he went to the door to meet Minister Yang.

At this moment, the director felt both worried and a little bit expectant.

After all, their police station's most important task is to ensure the safety of Nanluoguxiang.

This means ensuring the personal and family safety of Minister Yang and eliminating potential threats around him.

Now that such a big incident has occurred, it is thanks to Minister Yang's high level of vigilance that a potential tragedy has been averted.

If that bastard really gets his hands on it, then...

The director couldn't even imagine the extent of the losses it would bring to the organization and the country.

Before I came, the leader gave me special instructions: Minister Yang is the cornerstone of the country and an important engine for progress and development.

The cost of losing him would be unbearable for any organization or even the nation...

The more he thought about his old leader's earnest and serious attitude, the more uneasy he felt.

Although I arrived at the scene immediately after the incident, I still couldn't prevent it from happening in advance.

It seems that peaceful times have made those below them lose their vigilance.

If we have expectations, then it's even simpler.

If the kid we caught this time is really an enemy agent, then it's a huge achievement that we can't escape.

Incidentally, we might also uncover some clues and catch more enemy agents hiding among the people.

"These bastards, they're all hiding their true colors too well."

The director stomped his foot hard, gritted his teeth, and punched his palm hard, his teeth itching with hatred.

"What's so well hidden that it's making our Director Hao so furious?"

Yang Jianguo strode over, beaming with joy, seemingly unconcerned about what had happened earlier.

Indeed, he has experienced countless trials and tribulations in his life.

A small enemy agent is nothing.

"Minister, I must apologize to you. It was our negligence that prevented us from discovering the existence of this enemy agent in advance."

"Eh!"

Yang Jianguo raised his hand and said with a smile, "These people are best at disguising themselves; they're not so easy to spot."

"We can't just arrest and interrogate every new face that comes along; what would that look like?"

The common people thought that enemy spies were all like those on TV, each possessing unique skills and capable of anything.

In reality, enemy agents are just like ordinary people, and you can't tell that they are anything special in everyday life.

Some may be physically weak and unable to even use a gun, but they can simply record what they see and hear each day and put it in a certain place at a fixed time.

Then, naturally, someone will unravel these seemingly useless words, find useful information, and make use of it.

So don't think of enemy agents as anything special. Those enemy agents who are skilled, handsome, beautiful, and always causing trouble can only be seen in movies.

The guy Yang Jianguo bumped into was just one of these ordinary people.

He has an ordinary appearance, an ordinary background, ordinary abilities, and an ordinary mindset.

But even such an ordinary person could have been killed with a single blow if Yang Jianguo hadn't been so vigilant.

After all, even the most powerful person will die if stabbed a few times in the neck.

“Minister, this person knows nothing, not even who gave the order.”

Each month, at a fixed time, you receive a page informing you of the time and place to collect your payment. Once you take the money and leave a record of that time, you've completed one task.

He himself didn't even know who he was in contact with.

He never thought about looking for the other person. It was good enough to have a stable income every month. If they had actually met, why would he be here?

"I think he's telling the truth."

The comrade from the Security Bureau had a serious expression and seemed very experienced in this kind of situation.

Such a slacker would never meet with his superiors; the risk of exposure would be too great. He has never received professional training in resisting interrogation, and he has no ideals or principles.

"Therefore, there are only two possibilities when we meet. Either you get promoted, or you're recalled."

Just as the other person said, if that were the case, he wouldn't be here.

"Then why did he agree to carry out such a dangerous plan this time?"

Director Hao believes there's more to this than meets the eye.

If the facts were as the other party claimed, he would have had no reason to take such a huge risk to assassinate Yang Jianguo.

"We asked him about that too. According to him, it was for money, because he was a gambler and had racked up a huge debt..."

Whether it's true or not, we'll investigate further based on the leads. In the meantime, I'd like to send a few comrades to stay behind…”

The other party looked at Yang Jianguo with some difficulty, his eyes pleading, clearly aware of his personal conduct.

In fact, given his current status and importance, he should be living in the imperial city and have his own security force.

Yang Jianguo refused the arrangement, insisting on living in his own courtyard, saying that he was used to it and did not want to change places.

Besides, they're always busy with work, being driven back and forth, and they also have a master chef at home.

The risk level was somewhat mitigated, so the security bureau had no choice but to give up.

But the situation is different now. Enemy agents are becoming increasingly rampant. This time they dared to carry knives, next time who would dare say they didn't carry guns?

No matter how skilled Yang Jianguo is, as long as he's made of flesh and blood, a single bullet will take his life.

He himself understands this principle.

The reason I insist on living in the compound is not because I want to cause trouble for others or increase their workload.

He really didn't want to, so even meeting Yingzi required reporting and approval from higher levels.

Separated by a wall, only able to express the pain of longing through phone calls and letters, what hope is there in this life?

Moreover, he has so much work to do personally leading teams, and he often spends months at a time at the research institute.

But this time, the Security Bureau would definitely take action. After much deliberation, Yang Jianguo took a step back.

"How about we arrange another group nearby?"

"Minister Yang, two..."

The other party wanted to bargain, but Yang Jianguo frowned and couldn't continue.

In the end, he could only nod and smile wryly, thinking that something was better than nothing.