Restarting life in Siheyuan

"My family told us to take the prisoners back home as soon as possible. We don't need to worry about what's happening here."

Gao Feng couldn't put these sniper rifles down. As a man, he loved weapons. There was really nothing he could do about it. In Zhu Xuefeng's eyes, these sniper rifles were not as practical as the sleeping bags in his backpack. At least they would keep him from freezing before he left the snow-capped mountains.

In fact, they are just a few down sleeping bags. This thing has not yet been used by civilians in North America, but it is used as equipment for special operations. Zhu Xuefeng was thinking about adding a new product to Dongsheng Company, and he really didn't think of producing this kind of snow sleeping bag. This thing should have a market in North America and Europe. There are many people who love extreme sports there. This should be considered a high-end product and should be able to make a small profit.

Two days later, the group of talents struggled to get out of the snow-capped mountains and rushed to the base. After a brief handover with the local people, they boarded the plane back to Beijing with the prisoners. This emergency mission was successfully completed.

"Captain, it's really fun to go on missions with you. Next time there's a mission, be sure to take us with you." Xiao He said goodbye to Zhu Xuefeng happily. The four of them had gone to the steel rolling mill last time. This time, Zhu Xuefeng also picked a group and wanted to use the familiar ones instead of the new ones. He directly chose Xiao He's team, which once again deepened their fighting friendship.

Leader Hao once again led the team to pick up the team at the airport. Looking at the team members returning triumphantly, he was very excited. After giving some encouragement, he pulled Zhu Xuefeng into the car.

"Xiao Feng, you have completed the mission well this time and dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of imperialism. Now the chief wants to see you. Come with me."

"Yes!"

Just after briefly reporting the mission in the car, Zhu Xuefeng was taken by Leader Hao to meet the chief. Zhu Xuefeng was a little confused. He also needed to report such a small mission to the chief? Maybe the other party was too bad and he wanted to know the first-hand information.

Coming to the yard again and waiting in the side hall for a while, Xiao Sun took Leader Hao away. Zhu Xuefeng looked at the furnishings in the side hall boredly. This was the third time he came here. He did not see the leader the second time. Everything here seemed to be unchanged.

There was a noise outside, and soon Xiao Sun came in with a smile.

"Comrade Xiao Zhu, the commander wants to see you, come with me."

Zhu Xuefeng looked behind Xiao Sun in surprise, "Where is our leader?"

"Oh, you mean Director Hao? He left first and has already gone back."

There seemed to be something strange. The leader took me back the previous two times, but this time he was not loyal and just left on his own without even saying goodbye.

It was still the same room. This time Zhu Xuefeng was in a much better mood. The old man still did not look very well. Under his thick black eyebrows, he revealed a deep sense of fatigue.

"Hello, Chief. Special Service Team member Zhu Xuefeng reports in."

"Good, good, good, Comrade Xiao Zhu, you have completed the mission beautifully this time. I thank you on behalf of the people and on behalf of the commanders and fighters..."

"Commander, this is what we should do. The enemy is so cruel and ruthless, we must not let..."

Zhu Xuefeng made a righteous statement that it would be rude not to reciprocate. He was also planning to take revenge on these two places, well, revenge.

Seeing Xiao Sun brewing tea and leaving, the old man smiled and said, "Sit down and talk. I just happen to have something to talk to you about."

Zhu Xuefeng then sat up straight. The old man smiled and said, "Don't be so serious. I know it's been more than a year since you came back from studying abroad. You may have some concerns as to why the organization has not arranged a suitable research job for you."

Zhu Xuefeng did have doubts, but considering the current situation of the school, he was also a little suspicious, perhaps to protect himself.

"Commander, no matter how the organization arranges, I will resolutely obey."

"Okay, okay, your situation is quite special. I originally wanted you to join a metal material research project. This project is very important. It is part of our country's top-secret research. It is crucial and of great significance. You have performed very well during your study abroad and have made great academic achievements. You are exactly what we need."

Zhu Xuefeng was a little stunned when he heard this. Why is it such an opening? Sure enough, the old man continued.

"But your situation is somewhat special..."

The old man paused, then spoke again slowly, "Should I call you Mr. Zhu Wentao..."

Zhu Xuefeng felt as if he was struck by lightning and subconsciously wanted to stand up, but as a veteran of many battles, he controlled his surprise and just smiled bitterly. He knew that this day would come sooner or later, but he didn't expect it would be now. He sorted out his confused thoughts, tried to stay calm, and after a while he spoke with a bitter smile.

"You're right. I have my own reasons. Zhu Wentao is my pseudonym..."

Zhu Xuefeng was not panicked. He knew that everything he had done had been clearly investigated. All of this could be stated on the surface and would withstand investigation.

"Well, don't be alarmed. Come, come, come, you mysterious little guy, how many things have you been through? What do you think..."

This little guy in front of me has accomplished a lot in just a few years. Many things that I didn’t understand before are now clear to me…

The old man was as gentle as ever. Zhu Xuefeng thought for a moment and then began to report seriously. The meeting took a long time and no one knew what was said until more than two hours later, when Zhu Xuefeng pushed the door and left. Xiao Sun looked at his receding back in surprise. This was the first time in the history of the world that he was stopped even from refilling his water.

Zhu Xuefeng also returned to the compound with mixed feelings. He didn't expect that such a change would happen just when he was about to leave. When he reached the gate of the compound, Zhu Xuefeng looked back at the alley in surprise. Several familiar figures were behind him. When they saw him looking back, they naturally made a gesture. Yes, he was protected.

When I pushed open the door, I was surprised to see Mr. Xie and Mr. Zhang sitting on the marble in the front yard with bitter faces, staring at Zhu Xuefeng who suddenly appeared. After a while, Mr. Zhang got up and hurriedly closed the door.

"Boss, we two old guys are useless, the yard has been robbed!"

Zhu Xuefeng was shocked. How could he be robbed in such a large and prestigious compound where ordinary people could not enter? He also kept a low profile in the alley and should not be targeted by anyone.

Seeing the two old men kneeling down, Zhu Xuefeng hurriedly supported them, "What's going on? Stand up and talk."

"Boss, we two old men are useless. We slept soundly last night and didn't wake up until after nine o'clock this morning. We went to the cellar to get food at noon, only to find that the yard had been robbed. I just checked, and found that the boss's bedroom and study were also ransacked, and there is this." There was really nothing valuable in the yard. There were only a few hundred kilograms of food and a lot of ham, bacon, some dry goods and imported canned food hidden in the cellar. Oh, and there were also hundreds of paintings and calligraphy and dozens of ancient books collected by Qian Chuanzi. There were nearly two thousand cash and bills in the study and bedroom.

Zhu Xuefeng took the note from Mr. Zhang, on which was written a line of words in a crooked manner, "An honest man should not do shady things. You, Mr. Li San, pay your respects to the mountain!"

Zhu Xuefeng was in a daze. Li Laosan, this lingering cockroach, he had almost forgotten about him, but he actually came to his house. He was here to take revenge on him. Why didn't he deal with him instead of coming here to steal? He was so shameless and tarnished the great reputation of the Li family.

Thinking of this, Zhu Xuefeng felt happy and smiled. Well, this is just the right way to relieve my boredom.

"Two old men, it's okay. These are enemies who have come to visit you. You two overslept with them and fell into their trap. It's okay as long as you are fine. Don't worry. This happened last night. I will find him right away."

"Are you really okay?" The two old men didn't know what they had lost and felt uneasy. Zhu Xuefeng smiled and persuaded them.

"What can we have? There's only some food in the cellar. There are only books in my bedroom and study. They definitely don't want them. Let's go to the cellar first."

The cellar was indeed looted. All the meat was gone, but the grain was not touched. It was not easy to carry. The ancient paintings were gone, but the ancient books were still there. There should be a few missing imported canned goods, which were not easy to carry. No one touched the dry goods. Looking at the messy footprints on the ground, Zhu Xuefeng stopped the two old men from continuing to count. He had to leave some clues to solve the case.

I checked the bedroom and study again and found that the money and bills were of course gone, and all kinds of books were scattered all over the floor, but there was no other loss.

"Old man, nothing was stolen from the study and bedroom. Only some meat was lost in the cellar. It doesn't matter. You two go out to buy some vegetables and cook. Don't go to the cellar for now. I'll find someone to look for clues."

Zhu Xuefeng simply took out a few big black tens and some meat tickets from his pocket and handed them to the two old men.

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"That won't do. We haven't taken good care of the house, and we're using the employer's money to buy vegetables and meat. How can we save our reputation? No, no."

Mr. Zhang was about to refuse, but Zhu Xuefeng smiled and said, "Old man, we can't let the thieves take advantage of us. We won't even eat meat at home. Go quickly. I just came back and I'm really hungry. By the way, Xiaolin wasn't there last night?"

"Well, Miss Lin worked the night shift last night and continued on today. When she came back in the evening, I was worrying about how to explain to Miss Lin, and then the boss came back." Old Master Xie spoke quickly.

"It's okay, you two go ahead and do your work, I'll look for someone."

Zhu Xuefeng was a little surprised. This was too much of a coincidence. Lin Yilan was a skilled martial artist with a gun in her hand. Normally, if someone was blind, she would definitely take him down. This time, she really played with the time difference. Could it be that someone knew about Lin Yilan's existence and her shift hours? Or maybe they just scouted the place but couldn't catch her shift hours. It seemed that there was something behind this. Was there someone familiar with Li Lao San and the steel mill? It was really strange.

Watching the two old men go out to buy groceries, he silently recalled Li Laosan's appearance and quietly released four white-eyed buzzards. This thing is really useful, better than Xiao Hei. Except that it can't eavesdrop on the conversation of the monitored target, they are still useful for finding people.

Thinking of several colleagues who performed security functions in the alley, Zhu Xuefeng came up with an idea. He did not notify Lin Yilan and the police station. It would be more appropriate to let them investigate. Li Laosan was a well-known figure on the list, so it would be a credit if he was caught.

"Comrade Xuefeng, judging from the situation, there are at least three people on the other side. Also, there is still a little smell of incense in the gatehouse, and there are traces of someone climbing over the wall on the outer wall of the courtyard.

The colleague in charge of the security was from the clerical team. After a careful inspection, he had a general impression in his mind. Today, he inexplicably received a task to protect a field worker. Before he even finished checking the residents near the protector, he received a call for help from the protected person, and the person also came with a strange look on his face. Only then did he realize that this colleague's house was robbed while he was out on a mission. This was unacceptable, so he quickly took people to investigate everywhere.

"Brother Li, the perpetrator left a note, calling himself Li Lao San. Do you still remember it?"

"Li Laosan?" The team leader's face darkened. How could he not know that Li Laosan had taken advantage of the time when they were arresting other people to find a chance to escape, and he was even criticized for this.

"It's this kid. By the way, it seems that you were the one who caught this kid back then. He just refuses to give up and wants to touch the tiger's butt, haha."

Captain Li laughed, "I will arrange for someone to check his confession right away. If it is really him, it will save us a lot of trouble. The bureau still has his files and photos. Damn, he was so bold this time that he actually stole one of ours. If we don't catch him, we will become a joke."

After registering the lost items, Captain Li and his men hurried away, leaving Zhu Xuefeng alone to slowly clean up the messy bedroom and study.

"This little guy is amazing. He knows how to grasp the international situation and has done a lot of things that are inconvenient for us to do. He has a pure heart. The general direction is fine, so let's not worry about the small details."

“I think so too…”

Zhu Xuefeng was still unaware that he was being carefully studied. He was still thinking about finding Li Laosan and catching him for the third time to see if this lucky cockroach had the luck to escape for the third time.

"Brother, there is definitely something fishy here. I have never heard of a thief robbing a rich man's cellar. Moreover, he was able to find the right time to strike when I was not in the yard. There must be something fishy going on here."

Lin Yilan's analysis was surprisingly consistent with Zhu Xuefeng's. Several years of experience working in the security department and studying criminal investigation had made her extremely meticulous, and she quickly found the suspicious points.

"Brother, I'll tell Director Ma to bring people to investigate. We must catch this Li Lao San. He has stolen everything from us."

Zhu Xuefeng shook his head. "You don't need to get involved in this matter. Someone is investigating it. But our matter may change."

“Senior Brother, do you mean that we…” Lin Yilan was a little surprised. Everything had been agreed upon and arranged, so why did something unexpected happen again?

"It's not convenient to tell you the specific reason right now. I can only say that I may not be able to stay outside for a long time. I have to come back several times every year. If that's the case, are you still willing to leave?"

Lin Yilan was confused for a moment when she heard this. This change was too sudden. She had thought that she could always follow her senior brother in the future, doing chores, helping out, and being a close follower. She didn't expect that her senior brother would have another problem. She knew very well that if she went out, it would be difficult to come back easily. She couldn't run back and forth with her senior brother at all. If her senior brother came back, there would be no one in the compound who could help. She was a little hesitant for a moment.

"Don't worry, think about it again. There's no rush. You can make a decision anytime. I support whatever you decide."

The yard had also changed a lot. A red telephone was installed the next day. Zhu Xuefeng could only smile bitterly. This was a treatment that only level 13 cadres could enjoy. The key was that it was red, so level 13 didn't seem to be enough.

Then a team of guards replaced the temporary security colleagues and moved directly into the back room. Then, the phone started to send instructions frequently, and Zhu Xuefeng was received again. (End of this chapter)