Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

The next morning, Zhou Tian woke up from his sleep and lay on the soft new bed. He didn't want to get up, but thinking that he still had things to do today, he could only resist the urge to continue sleeping, put on his clothes, and left the house.

"Grandpa and grandma, good morning, uncle and aunt!"

As soon as he walked out of the house, he saw his grandfather and second uncle sitting in the yard smoking, while his grandmother and second aunt were busy making breakfast in the kitchen.

"Good morning, Xiaotian! Wash up first! Tooth powder and toothbrush are already prepared for you!"

Second Uncle greeted Zhou Tian and said with a smile.

"Well, let's talk later!"

Zhou Tian nodded, and seeing the toothbrush, tooth powder and toothbrush on the table, he picked them up without hesitation and started washing.

Just after I finished washing up, I saw my younger brothers and sisters and cousins ​​coming out of the house yawning.

"Good morning, bro!"

Looking at the bunch of boys and girls in front of him, Zhou Tian realized for the first time the true meaning of the saying "There is strength in numbers". At first, he didn't think much of it because of Zhou Hao and the others, but now he sees that, wow, when they stand together, they look like a dark mass.

This is because my second uncle and second aunt are still young. If they had a few more children, we would have enough children to form a football team.

After breakfast, Zhou Tian said goodbye to his grandparents, sent his younger brother and sister to school, and then walked alone to a less crowded place.

After walking for nearly ten minutes, Zhou Tiancai stopped when he saw fewer and fewer people around him. He looked behind him and said, "Someone come out. I want to see your captain!"

As Zhou Tian finished speaking, a young man wearing a gray cloth shirt and looking very ordinary walked out from the darkness.

"Master Zhou! Hello! I am Liu Cheng from the Security Bureau!"

"Hello! I would like to meet your captain. Is that possible?"

Zhou Tian looked at the young man in front of him and narrowed his eyes slightly. He could feel that although the young man in front of him looked ordinary, he had a frightening murderous aura.

It seemed that he was different from the person who secretly protected him in the past, and his every move gave people a more dangerous feeling.

"He's a martial artist!"

Zhou Tian was immediately certain of the other party's strength.

"Okay, Master Zhou, please follow me!"

The young man did not refuse. As he spoke, he led Zhou Tian through twists and turns towards a nearby courtyard.

The further he walked, the more familiar Zhou Tian felt his surroundings looked. When he arrived in front of a courtyard that looked like it had only one entrance, he was completely dumbfounded.

Isn’t this the house opposite my own?

"Master Zhou, what's wrong?"

The young man just pushed open the door, but did not see Zhou Tian following in. Instead, he was staring at the courtyard in front of him with his eyes fixed. He could not help but step forward and ask.

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. I just didn't expect you guys to live here?"

Zhou Tian woke up and said speechlessly.

Perhaps he saw through Zhou Tian’s thoughts, but the young man smiled and said, “Master Zhou, please forgive me. Mainly, living near your home will help us protect your family!”

Zhou Tian thought about it and nodded in understanding.

As the two of them walked into the courtyard, Zhou Tian saw the young man he had met when he was in danger was waiting for him in the yard, as if he already knew of Zhou Tian's arrival.

"Master Zhou, welcome, welcome. Is there anything you can do for me?"

The young man walked up to Zhou Tian, ​​smiled and shook hands with him, then winked at Liu Cheng behind Zhou Tian. Liu Cheng nodded knowingly and walked into the house.

"Sit down, sit down and talk first!"

As they spoke, the young man and Zhou Tian sat down beside a stone ledge in the yard.

At this time, Liu Cheng also came out of the room with a pot of tea and two teacups. He poured tea for the two of them, put down the teapot, and then quietly retreated.

"Master Zhou, please have some tea. I didn't know that Master Zhou was coming today, so I prepared it in a hurry. The tea is not very good. Please forgive me, Master Zhou!"

The young man said this, looking at Zhou Tiandao with an apologetic look on his face.

"Captain, you're joking. By the way, you haven't asked me for advice yet?"

Zhou Tian didn't care about what the young man said. He picked up the teacup, took a sip and asked.

"My last name is Zhang, you can call me Xiao Zhang!"

The young man did not hide anything and introduced it directly.

"It's Captain Zhang. Hello, Captain Zhang!"

After listening to the young man's introduction, Zhou Tian immediately put down his teacup, extended his hand to the young man and smiled.

"Master Zhou, you're welcome, you're welcome!"

Captain Zhang looked at the hand Zhou Tian extended and did not dare to neglect it, so he quickly shook it.

After shaking hands, Zhou Tian also stated his purpose and asked, "Captain Zhang, I'll make it short. I want to ask, who was the person who assassinated me that day? Does the steel mill have any spies from the other side?"

"Also, have all these people been captured?"

Listening to Zhou Tian's series of questions, Captain Zhang was stunned for a moment, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "Master Zhou, logically speaking, I shouldn't tell you these things, but after all, you are the victim, so I will speak frankly!"

As he spoke, a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"According to our investigation, the people who attacked you are from a Thornbird organization. The people behind this organization are the descendants of the islanders who stayed in our country after the islanders surrendered. They are specifically used to assassinate people like you who have made contributions to the country. As for why you were exposed, we learned from our interrogation that you were noticed by someone the night you dealt with the black cat!"

"What? Descendants of the island nation?"

When Zhou Tian heard what Captain Zhang said, he was slightly stunned. He thought that this assassination might be related to the opposite side, or the bald eagle, but he never thought it would be related to the island country.

It's not that he doesn't value the island countries, but it's only been a few years since the island countries surrendered, and he doesn't think the country will not notice the descendants of the island countries, so he didn't think about the island countries at the beginning.

But he never expected that the island country he had ignored was the ultimate mastermind.

As for the day he dealt with the black cat and was noticed, a familiar face instantly flashed through his mind.

Could it be him? The soldier from the Military Control Commission who pointed a gun at him?

Captain Zhang saw the relief that flashed across Zhou Tian's eyes, and he knew that Zhou Tian might have guessed it, so he continued: "The soldier who noticed you was the one who pointed a gun at you. His name is Liang Wenbin. He is an enemy spy lurking in our army and a peripheral member of the Thornbird Organization! The reason he noticed you was mainly because Chief Qian valued you, so he aroused his curiosity."

"It sure is him!"

Zhou Tian nodded silently, and had a general understanding of the assassination in his mind.

"Then there should be some, otherwise, the other party wouldn't know my address?"

He was not bragging. If someone really wanted to harm him, with his current abilities, basically no one would be able to follow him without being discovered.

However, before the assassination happened, he did not notice anyone following him, which made him curious.

"there is!"

Captain Zhang saw that Zhou Tian reacted so quickly, and couldn't help but admire Zhou Tian's quick reaction in his heart. It was a pity that the other party was a master with a bright future, otherwise, he really wanted Master Zhou to join them.

"The person who exposed your whereabouts was a woman named Liu Xiaohui in the front yard of your courtyard. She only exposed your address because she accepted bribes from her. She had no idea about it, so we can only impose some relatively light punishment on her!"

"As for the steel mill, after our investigation, we found that no one there had any connection with the Thornbird Organization. The reason they knew about your research and development of the horizontal lathe was because of the workers' discussion!"

As Captain Zhang explained everything, Zhou Tian finally understood the cause of the incident and smiled bitterly.

All in all, this should be the fault of the higher-ups. After all, if the factory director didn't want to promote him, he wouldn't have exposed the fact that he developed the horizontal lathe through the radio to increase his bargaining chips.

As for Liu Xiaohui mentioned by Captain Zhang, he remembered her immediately. She should be the daughter-in-law of the Qian family in the front yard of the courtyard. This woman was usually a little greedy for petty gains, but he didn't expect that she would get involved in this matter this time. He thought that this incident should be able to teach the other party a profound lesson.

"Forget it. It seems that this matter cannot be investigated at all. However, we cannot let this Thornbird Organization stay!"

Thinking about this, Zhou Tian asked, "Captain Zhang, have we caught all of the Thornbird Organization?"