Siheyuan: Starting from the Old Society

After leaving the courtyard, the night became darker and the surroundings were silent, with only the heavy breathing of Sha Zhu and the steady footsteps of the visitor. Sha Zhu secretly looked at the person next to him. With the weak moonlight, he could only see the other person's angular profile and a pair of bottomless eyes, which seemed to contain endless secrets, making him feel creepy.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, they came to the entrance of a secluded alley. The man stopped and finally let go of Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu rubbed his numb arm and asked unhappily, "Who are you? Why did you bring me here?"

"My name is Lin Feng." The man turned around, and the moonlight illuminated his face. It was a face completely different from the one in Sha Zhu's memory, but it made him feel familiar inexplicably, as if he had seen it somewhere.

"Lin Feng? I don't know him!" Sha Zhu replied unhappily, looking Lin Feng up and down, "What do you want to do? I tell you, I'm not someone you can easily mess with. If you dare to mess around, I..."

"Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid?" Lin Feng suddenly interrupted Sha Zhu's words, with a hint of disappointment in his tone, "Take a good look at me and think carefully!"

Sha Zhu was even more confused by Lin Feng's words. He stared at Lin Feng's face carefully for a long time. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something. He widened his eyes, pointed at Lin Feng, and stammered, "You, you, you are..."

"Yes, it's me." Lin Feng's mouth corners curled up in an intriguing arc.

"This, how is this possible?!" Sha Zhu took a few steps back in disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Nothing is impossible." Lin Feng said calmly, "I know you have a lot of questions now, but now is not the time to explain. Come with me."

After saying that, Lin Feng turned and walked into the depths of the alley. Sha Zhu hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and followed him. He wanted to see who this "Lin Feng" who looked a bit like him was, and where he was going to take him.

The alley was getting darker, and only the vague figure of Lin Feng could be seen swaying in front. Sha Zhu felt more and more uneasy, as he always felt as if he was involved in a huge conspiracy, and the center of this conspiracy was the mysterious "Lin Feng" in front of him.

"Lin Feng, where are you taking me?" Sha Zhu couldn't help but ask, with a hint of trembling in his voice.

"Go to where you should go and complete the mission you should complete." Lin Feng's voice came from the front, with a hint of unquestionable firmness.

Sha Zhu wanted to ask more, but suddenly he felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and a powerful force sucked him in...

When Sha Zhu opened his eyes again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place. Surrounded by towering buildings, the streets were crowded with people and vehicles of all shapes and sizes, and the air was filled with a smell he had never smelled before.

"Where, where is this?" Sha Zhu opened his mouth in surprise. Everything in front of him seemed new and unfamiliar to him.

"Welcome to the 21st century." A familiar voice came from behind him.

Sha Zhu turned around suddenly and saw Lin Feng standing behind him with a mysterious smile on his face.

Sha Zhu was confused by this sudden change, and before he could react, he was roughly dragged out of the courtyard by the visitor. The people in the courtyard looked at each other, and no one dared to step forward to stop him. Only Qin Huairu chased after him for a few steps, but was frightened by the visitor's cold eyes and stopped in his tracks.

"Who... who is this person? Why is he so arrogant?"

"Who knows? It looks like he knows Shazhu, but isn't this too fierce?"

"I think Shazhu is going to be in trouble this time. He has offended such an evil star!"

People in the yard were talking about it, but no one could tell the identity of the person who came, so they could only watch Sha Zhu being taken away.

Sha Zhu was dragged by the visitor through dark alleys and arrived in front of a remote courtyard. The visitor pushed open the dilapidated courtyard door and pushed Sha Zhu in.

"Get in!"

Sha Zhu stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He stood up and looked around. The yard was not big, but it was very clean. There was a jujube tree in the corner, and under the tree there was a stone table and several stone benches.

In the dim moonlight, Sha Zhu saw the face of the man clearly. He looked about thirty years old, with sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, a high nose bridge, and a cold look on his knife-like face. The black long gown set off his tall figure, and the whole person exuded a chill that kept strangers away.

"You... who are you? Why did you bring me here?" Sha Zhu asked bravely.

The visitor ignored Sha Zhu's question, but walked to the stone table, sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and sipped it slowly.

Seeing that the visitor had no intention of answering, Sha Zhu became even more uneasy. He rubbed his hands and asked carefully: "Big brother, I... I don't think I know you? Did you recognize the wrong person?"

The man put down the teacup, raised his head, and looked directly at Sha Zhu with a pair of sharp eyes, as if he could see through all his inner thoughts.

"He Yuzhu, 25 years old, a chef in the canteen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, lives in the Red Star Courtyard..." The visitor spoke word by word, his tone was flat, but with an unquestionable majesty.

"You...how do you know my name? Are you investigating me?" Sha Zhu looked at the person who came in doubt, his heart filled with fear and anxiety.

The man sneered and said, "Investigate you? You are not worthy!"

"then you......"

"You are not qualified to know who I am. I called you here today because I want to make a deal with you." The man interrupted Sha Zhu's words and his tone left no room for doubt.

"Transaction?" Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, "What transaction?"

"I will help you get out of your current predicament and make you a superior person. What you have to do is..." The man paused and stared at Sha Zhu sharply, "Help me kill someone!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu turned pale with fright, and waved his hands repeatedly, "No... no no no, I... I won't kill anyone! I... I'm just a cook, I..."

"You have no choice!" the visitor said coldly, "Either agree to my terms, or..."

"What?" Sha Zhu asked in a trembling voice.

The man raised a cold smile and said slowly: "Or, I will kill you!"

Sha Zhu suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, with a chill running straight up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He looked at the mysterious man in front of him in horror, feeling that his life was in his hands and could disappear at any time...

Lin Sian followed Jiang Zhongwen back to the Second Division. Along the way, he was thinking about the Intelligence Department.

"Old Jiang, what is the origin of this Intelligence Department? Why do they only do things based on hearsay?" Lin Sian asked in a nonchalant manner, but in fact he was secretly observing Jiang Zhongwen's reaction.

Jiang Zhongwen stopped walking, turned around and gave him a meaningful look, then lowered his voice and said, "The head of the Intelligence Department is surnamed Zhao, known as 'King Zhao'. He is ruthless and vicious, and even Director Gong has to give him some respect."

Lin Si'an's heart tightened, it seemed that he had provoked a tough guy this time. He pretended to be calm and smiled: "'Zhao Yanwang'? This name is quite intimidating, but my buddy is not a pushover, let's wait and see."

Jiang Zhongwen patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "Don't be too impulsive, kid. This 'King Zhao' is not someone you can easily mess with. Keep a low profile recently and don't cause any more trouble."

"Don't worry, Lao Jiang, I know what I'm doing." Lin Sian answered perfunctorily, but he was actually thinking about how to bring down this "King of Hell Zhao".

After returning to the second place, Lin Sian was immediately surrounded by Qiu Haitang, Zhou Qiang and Wu Ergou.

"Brother Si'an, are you okay?" Qiu Haitang asked with concern, her big eyes full of worry.

"It's okay. What could happen to me? Do you think I look like something is wrong?" Lin Sian pretended to be indifferent, but he felt warm in his heart.

"Si'an, you are really lucky. You actually escaped from 'King Zhao'." Zhou Qiang said with admiration.

"That's right, don't you see who our Brother Si'an is? He is..." Wu Ergou was about to brag but was stopped by Lin Si'an's eyes.

"Okay, stop joking. I'm hungry. Let's go eat." After saying this, Lin Sian turned around and left, leaving the three of them looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Why does this kid get more irritable after coming back?" Zhou Qiang scratched his head, looking puzzled.

"What do you know? This is called 'showing off one's domineering side'!" Wu Ergou said with admiration.

Qiu Haitang looked at Lin Sian's departing back, a complicated look flashing in his eyes.

......

It was a dark and windy night, perfect for murder and arson... Ugh, it was a good time to spy on the Intelligence Department at night!

Lin Sian changed into a nightgown, climbed over the two high walls as light as a swallow, and disappeared into the night.

The Intelligence Department is located in a secluded courtyard in the west of the city. It is heavily guarded, with a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. Ordinary people cannot get close at all.

But for Lin Sian, this was a piece of cake. With his agility, he avoided the patrolling guards and quietly sneaked into the archives room of the Intelligence Department.

The lights in the archive room were on. A burly man with a fleshy face was sitting at a desk, flipping through a document.

This person is none other than the head of the Intelligence Department - "King Zhao".

Lin Sian hid in the dark, carefully observing every move of "King Zhao".

After reading the document, "King Zhao" took out a photo from the drawer. The photo showed a young and beautiful woman. It was...

Lin Sian's pupils suddenly shrank, and his heart was filled with shocking waves!

After leaving the gate of Gong'anju, Song Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief, patted Jiang Zhongwen on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Old Jiang, you used this trick of 'hiding the truth from the heavens' very well! I'll treat you to a drink later!"

Jiang Zhongwen waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about drinking later. Let's send this 'great god' away first."

He pointed at Lin Sian behind him and said in a low voice: "This guy looks harmless, but he actually got Gong Cheng's handwritten certificate. It seems he is not simple!"