Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

As Director Liu and Chief Zhou returned with a truckload of supplies, follow-up support from Lao Cao's department also arrived one after another.

Everyone helped He Yuzhu move the ingredients to the temporary kitchen, and He Yuzhu began to prepare dinner.

Due to the tight time schedule and heavy workload, He Yuzhu did not prepare a reception meal, but instead made a big pot dish that he had not made for a long time.

Although it's just a big pot dish, He Yuzhu uses enough ingredients. Have you ever seen a big pot dish that is 70% meat and 30% vegetables?

Everyone who had gathered together urgently had been running for the entire afternoon and were now hungry.

He Yuzhu shouted: "Come and help me."

Director Liu and Director Zhou, who were the closest, came down to serve the dishes themselves. As they served the dishes, Director Liu said, "Zhu Zi, your cooking skills are second to none. Even a big pot of food can be so delicious."

Zhou Suo also said with the same opinion: "I was already hungry, and now I am even hungrier."

Everyone took turns to get a bowl of the big pot dish, and they were allowed to eat as much steamed buns as they wanted. Due to limited conditions, everyone sat or stood and ate without caring about their image.

Otherwise, why do they say food tastes better when there are more people around? He Yuzhu felt hungry after seeing this, so he ordered himself a bowl of food and picked up two big steamed buns to eat.

It must be said that these big men eat very quickly and their appetite is amazing. Except for the food left for the on-duty personnel, there is not a single drop of food left.

Director Liu burped and leaned against the door frame without caring about his image and said, "Zhu Zi, the food you cook is delicious, but our conditions are limited and we can't afford to cook like this."

He Yuzhu knew that although Brother Liu was the factory director, he did not dare to sell out meat in large quantities for the sake of confidentiality. The quantity in the meat processing plant itself was fixed and there was not much surplus.

Just when He Yuzhu was thinking about how to answer Brother Liu, Lao Cao said, "Lao Liu, keep it for you." After that, he threw the envelope containing the money donated by Lou's father over to him.

Director Liu took the envelope, opened it, and said in surprise: "Lao Cao, when did your department become so generous? This is not like your style."

Lao Cao glanced at He Yuzhu and said, "This note was sponsored by Mr. Lou Bancheng, the future Taishan boss of Zhuzi."

Everyone present was smart. They knew that Lao Cao said it deliberately to promote Boss Lou and also to do He Yuzhu a favor.

Director Liu said happily: "Zhu Zi, you are hiding your true self. You are crying poor to me when you have such a person like Lao Taishan."

Chief Zhou also helped to speak up, "Boss Lou is different from other capitalists. As far as I know, he has moved out of the rich man's small house and moved into a courtyard house. He is supporting our actions, contributing both manpower and effort. He is very conscious."

Finally, Lao Cao said: "It's enough for everyone to know. The most important thing is not to disappoint the people and patriotic businessmen and do a good job."

Everyone also held their heads high and pledged to complete the task successfully.

Then Chief Zhou brought a police officer and asked He Yuzhu and Hu Zi to replace Zhao Xu.

Under He Yuzhu's command, they got off the car some distance away from the alley. After several people pretended to be passers-by and found Zhao Xu, Zhou Suo and the police officers he brought stayed, and Zhao Xu followed He Yuzhu and Hu Zi away.

After returning to the courtyard, Zhao Xu reported to Lao Cao that Wang Zhongbin and his son Wang Yangen had not gone out since they came back.

After listening to this, Lao Cao waved his hand and asked Zhao Xu to go eat first.

After thinking for a while, he said to Director Liu: "Old Liu, you can go back now, but you'd better find an excuse to let your sister-in-law and the children go out to hide, and you can go to get off work normally. In this way, if anything happens, your house can serve as a transit station for them."

Old Liu threw the cigarette away, stomped it out with his foot, and prepared to go home.

Lao Cao gave a look to a young man, and the young man handed Lao Liu a pistol.

Although Lao Liu looked at the pistol with envy, he still held back and said, "Lao Cao, is this appropriate?"

Lao Cao waved his hand and said, "You all have guns in the security department of the factory, but none of them are as advanced as this one. It would be hard to explain if you go to the factory to get a gun now, so you can use this one for self-defense."

After hearing this, Director Liu stopped being pretentious, took it, hid it around his waist, then got into the car with the other young man and went home.

Watching Director Liu go home with a pistol, He Yuzhu would be lying if he said he wasn't envious, because which man doesn't like this iron toy?

Lao Cao looked at He Yuzhu with shining eyes and said: "Zhuzi, do you want to have your own pistol?"

He Yuzhu nodded without hesitation, but after thinking that he was just a cook, he shook his head.

The talented Lao Cao deliberately tempted: "Zhu Zi, it's easy to have a gun of your own."

He Yuzhu asked excitedly: "Lao Cao, can you still sell guns?"

Lao Cao spat out the tea he had just taken a sip of after being shocked by He Yuzhu's fierce words. He said angrily: "Zhuzi, what are you thinking? I mean, why don't you just join us?"

Although He Yuzhu wanted to have a pistol of his own, he knew his own character and shook his head and said, "Lao Cao, I still like to be a cook and accompany my family."

After seeing the materials of his subordinates' urgent investigation into He Yuzhu, Lao Cao knew that this would be the result. He reluctantly threw the file bag at hand to him and said, "Zhuzi. You can come to me anytime when you figure it out."

He Yuzhu took the file bag and opened it. There were two small notebooks inside. He opened them one by one and found that one of them contained the certificates of the peripheral members of Lao Cao's department.

He Yuzhu opened the other one and found it was a gun license with his photo on it.

Looking at the two red books in his hands, He Yuzhu was full of doubts and asked: "Lao Cao, I am just a cook, is this appropriate?"

Lao Cao took a sip of tea and said sadly: "Zhu Zi, since Wang Zhongbin and his son were able to hide for ten years, no one can guarantee whether there will be someone hiding deeper."

Then he stood up, patted He Yuzhu on the shoulder and said, "You are already involved. To prevent any accidents, I am afraid that the spies will retaliate against you in the future. Although this possibility is very small, you have a pistol, so you can protect yourself. This is the help of the organization to you."

He Yuzhu looked at the two red books in his hand, feeling that they were very heavy, and said seriously: "Lao Cao, don't worry. I will only take out this gun when it is a matter of life and death, and I will hide it at other times."

Lao Cao was very pleased to see He Yuzhu being so sensible, thinking that he had not let down his efforts to do all this for him, and he also reminded him: "Zhuzi, you are still young and have a good future. Don't make mistakes."

He Yuzhu nodded heavily and took the gun from the young man who handed it to Director Liu.

He excitedly walked to a quiet corner and played with it curiously. Then a young man came over and taught He Yuzhu how to use a pistol.

The guard guarding the kitchen door coughed, and He Yuzhu knew that Zhao Xu was about to come out after dinner, so he quickly put away his pistol and quickly moved to the space.

He Yuzhu hurriedly walked out of the house and said to Zhao Xu: "Zhao Xu, has your sister settled down? It seems that you can't go home until the matter is resolved."

Zhao Xu replied: "Brother Zhuzi, my sister has been entrusted to a neighbor, please rest assured, thank you for giving me the opportunity."

He Yuzhu patted Zhou Zhaoxu on the shoulder and said, "Zhaoxu, we are brothers who have shared hardships. You don't have to be so formal with me in the future."

When Zhao Xu heard this, his eyes turned red. He worked so hard just to ensure that he and his sister could live in peace. Now there is finally hope.

He Yuzhu looked at Zhao Xu who had the same experience as him, and said with empathy: "When this incident is over, I will rent a house near my home for you, and you can move in. It will be closer so that you can take care of me if something happens in the future."

Zhao Xu said: "When this is over, I will find a house and pay the rent myself."

He Yuzhu said solemnly: "Zhao Xu, I treat you as a brother, you know I am not short of money."

Seeing He Yuzhu's eyes that would not tolerate rejection, Zhao Xu said with red eyes: "Brother Zhuzi, you will be my brother from now on, I will listen to you."

He Yuzhu punched Zhao Xu lightly and said, "That's right. Don't be so shy like a woman in the future. Just remember that I am your big brother in the future."

He Yuzhu had no idea that this little brother whom he had accidentally taken in would be devoted and give so much for him in the future. Of course, this is a story for later, and we will talk about it later.

So in the next few days, everyone worked around the clock according to the routine.

The spy organization that had been hidden in the capital for ten years slowly surfaced.

In order to eradicate all evil, the superior gave Lao Cao instructions to dig deeper within the controllable range to avoid any accidents during the tenth anniversary celebration of Xinlong Kingdom.

When everyone heard that they could contribute to the tenth anniversary of the New Dragon Kingdom, they, who were originally very tired, became full of energy as if they were given a shot of chicken blood.

But as the investigation deepened, everyone discovered a puzzling problem, that is, Wang Zhongbin had not taken any action after buying the gasoline, and even planned to go out of town recently.

After a careful review, everyone felt that all the investigation and surveillance activities were very rigorous and there were no mistakes. Moreover, Wang Zhongbin went to the central region this time and did not seem to be fleeing, which was very puzzling.

When He Yuzhu watched the documentary before he traveled through time, he just watched it for fun and he couldn't remember the specific content for a while.

At this moment, He Yuzhu, who was feeling irritated, knew that the more anxious he got, the harder it would be for him to remember. So he decided to go for a walk in the yard to change his mind.

He Yuzhu, pacing back and forth in the yard, subconsciously put himself in Wang Zhongbin's shoes.

The tenth anniversary of the New Dragon Kingdom is approaching, so if I were Wang Zhongbin, why would I leave Beijing?

Now that he was basically certain that he had not been discovered, Jingcheng had already made all the preparations. It would not be appropriate for him to leave at this time.

He Yuzhu felt that his mind was in a mess. He felt that he was only one step away from the truth, but he didn't know how to take this last step.

He Yuzhu just kept smoking one cigarette after another in the yard.

Suddenly, He Yuzhu remembered that his best friend before he traveled through time often said that he was a spare tire, which gave He Yuzhu inspiration.

He Yuzhu quickly ran into the house and shouted, "Lao Cao, please mark for me the route Wang Zhongbin will take and the city he will stay in."

Lao Cao looked at He Yuzhu's excited expression and asked while marking: "Zhuzi, you have an idea now."

He Yuzhu replied: "I do have that idea, but I still need to verify it based on Wang Zhongbin's route."

Soon, with the help of his investigators, Lao Cao marked out Wang Zhongbin's route out of Beijing and the cities he stopped in.

He Yuzhu quickly moved the map in front of him and began to weigh it carefully.

I saw that the first stop was an unknown small city on the north bank of the Yellow River, the second stop was the capital of Nan Province, and the third stop was the Han River.

When He Yuzhu saw that it was these three places, he felt a little bit of self-denial.

But looking at the people gathered around the table, looking at him eagerly, He Yuzhu thought he might as well give it a try.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Lao Cao, comrades, let me share my thoughts for your reference."

He Yuzhu then picked up the map and hung it on the blackboard and said, "I think Wang Zhongbin's departure from Beijing this time should be to look for alternative targets to destroy. He is afraid that the capital is heavily guarded and prone to accidents."

As soon as this view was expressed, everyone nodded in agreement. Lao Cao said, "Zhu Zi, go on."

He Yuzhu: "Since they are choosing backup targets, I think one of these three cities should be a false alarm by Wang Zhongbin for safety reasons."

"Hanjiang and Zhengcheng are both provincial capitals, so this small city north of the Yellow River must have something that Wang Zhongbin must know. As for what it is, I think it should be related to the military, otherwise he would not go to this small city in the first place."

Lao Cao frowned when he heard this. As one of the heads of a special department, Lao Cao's authority is so high that ordinary people can't imagine it.

After He Yuzhu's analysis, Lao Cao also remembered why Wang Zhongbin went to this small place. He didn't expect that such a top-secret matter could be leaked. Lao Cao was so angry that his teeth were itching.

He Yuzhu looked at Lao Cao's gloomy face and continued, "I think Zhengcheng is where Wang Zhongbin deliberately set up a trap. His other target is the Han River Bridge."

When these words were spoken, everyone's faces were filled with shock. That was a bridge that had symbolic significance after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

After listening to He Yuzhu's analysis, Lao Cao also felt that He Yuzhu's analysis should be correct. If this matter develops according to He Yuzhu's conjecture, it is no longer something he can decide.

So Lao Cao stood up and said, "Huzi, from now on, no one is allowed to leave this courtyard without reason, and all activities must be carried out in pairs."

After saying that, he asked the driver to start the car and left in a hurry.

Originally, everyone thought that they should pay enough attention to Wang Zhongbin and his son, but now it seems that they still underestimated them.

So everyone stared at the map hanging on the blackboard, lost in thought and silent.

After a long night of waiting, at dawn, the sound of sudden brakes outside the door made everyone perk up again.

Lao Cao walked into the room tiredly and said: "Comrades, after approval from the superiors and the personal signature of the president, the order is as follows"

"First, split the troops into two groups. One group will be Huzi. Comrade Zhou Zhiguo will lead a small group to follow Wang Zhongbin southwards and dig out his accomplices along the way."

"Second, stay in the capital all the way. I will be in the capital to keep a close eye on Wang Yangen's movements."

"The rest of you should stay in your posts and be ready to provide support at any time."

When everyone heard about this and the head of the ruling party was alerted, they all felt full of energy, even He Yuzhu, the time traveler, was no exception.