The Courtyard House: The story begins with He Yuzhu beating up the White Widow.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Zhang Qiang had barely finished speaking when there was a knock on the door. Zhang Qiang called out, "Come in!"

Zhang Hu pushed open the door and walked in, saying, "Oh?! Zhu Zi's here too!"

"Uncle!" He Yuzhu called out, then said, "You two talk business, I'll be going now!"

"Wait! You don't have to leave! This matter is also related to you!" After saying that, Zhang Hu closed the office door and continued, "Zhu Zi, I have an important task for you."

He Yuzhu hurriedly said, "Uncle, stop targeting me! None of the missions have anything to do with me. My wife is due to give birth in a few months. Please, have mercy! Besides, there are so many capable people in our team, it doesn't necessarily have to be me!"

Seeing Zhang Hu's embarrassed expression, Zhang Qiang couldn't help but want to laugh. However, he held back and asked, "Zhang Hu, what exactly is your mission?!"

Zhang Hu replied, "Several of our much-needed military experts have returned from studying abroad. They'll be passing through Singapore on their way back. We've received word that Baldy's side plans to send people to intercept them in Singapore and bring them back to the island. The higher-ups plan to send two groups, one overt and one covert. Zhu Zi performed exceptionally well in the last rescue mission, so I recommended him to the higher-ups. They plan to have him lead two people as covert agents to Singapore to assist the overt agents in bringing the people back."

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, this isn't a good mission. We might not come back. Don't you want your nephew's wife to be a widow at such a young age?!"

"Hey?! Why are you boosting others' morale while belittling your own?!" Zhang Hu glared at He Yuzhu after saying that. He Yuzhu said, "Lion City isn't on our doorstep. Many things are inconvenient to do."

Zhang Hu said, "That's precisely because it's inconvenient, that's why we sent two groups of people over there."

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, don't worry! I'll forget about this as soon as I leave this room! I don't know anything. I have something to do, so I'll be going now! You two can talk slowly!" After saying that, He Yuzhu didn't give Zhang Hu and Zhang Qiang a chance to react and ran out of Zhang Qiang's office in a flash.

After the office door closed, Zhang Hu said, "This kid has been spoiled rotten by you and Wang Xia!"

Zhang Qiang said, "Don't judge me. To be honest, Wang Xia still regrets transferring this kid to the police station. If you think this kid isn't good here, I'll give Wang Xia a call and ask her to transfer He Yuzhu to her station."

Zhang Hu said, "Wang Xia is having a hard time right now, so don't add to her burden."

Zhang Qiang was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What happened to her?!"

Zhang Hu said, "A few days ago I ran into Wang Xia's former comrade-in-arms. Her comrade told me that Wang Xia's husband is getting a divorce from her. He didn't go into details, but anyway, the man doesn't even want the children anymore."

"It's tough on Wang Xia!" Zhang Qiang echoed, then asked, "Now that Zhu Zi doesn't want to take on any more missions, who are you planning to find to replace him?!"

Zhang Hu sighed deeply and said, "This is also a headache for me."

Zhang Qiang asked with a smile, "Want me to give you an idea?!"

Zhang Hu suddenly looked at Zhang Qiang and said, "Tell me about it."

Zhang Qiang said, "Find his father-in-law and have him talk to him."

Zhang Hu hesitated for a few seconds, then asked, "Will this work?!"

Zhang Qiang replied, "Whether it works or not, you'll know once you try!"

Zhang Hu smiled and said, "Alright! I'll go find Song Shinian right now."

Zhang Qiang grabbed Zhang Hu and asked, "Do you know where Song Shinian is?!"

Zhang Hu replied, "I know!"

At 3 PM, just as He Yuzhu was about to leave work early, the phone on his desk rang. He Yuzhu answered, saying, "Nanluoguxiang Police Station!"

Song Shinian's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Zhu Zi!"

He Yuzhu was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Dad, what's up with your call?!"

Song Shinian said, "Come to my house now. I have something to tell you."

He Yuzhu asked, "Dad, what's wrong?! Can't we say it on the phone?!"

Song Shinian said decisively, "It's important! It's not convenient to talk about it over the phone! You! Come here right now!" After saying that, Song Shinian hung up the phone.

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, He Yuzhu frowned involuntarily and muttered, "What's going on?! Why are you in such a hurry to get me over there?!" Suddenly, He Yuzhu thought of Zhang Hu and muttered, "That bastard who tricked his nephew!" Then He Yuzhu hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Song Shinian, fearing He Yuzhu wouldn't come, called Song Zhaohong again. Song Zhaohong put down the phone and ran to He Yuzhu's office. He saw He Yuzhu sitting there smoking. Song Zhaohong walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down, saying, "Dad wants you to come home now."

He Yuzhu replied directly, "I'm not going!"

Song Zhaohong was taken aback, looked He Yuzhu up and down, and asked, "What happened?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Don't ask what happened! Anyway, Dad and my uncle are in cahoots now. Neither of them are good people." Then He Yuzhu took out a sick leave slip he got from the doctor a few days ago when he accompanied his wife to the hospital for a prenatal checkup, and said, "I haven't been feeling well these past few days, so I'm asking for a few days off!"

Song Zhaohong took the sick leave certificate from He Yuzhu, paused for a few seconds, and said, "You little rascal, you actually do things like this?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Don't worry about the procedures. Just give me a straight answer on whether you approve this leave or not! If you don't approve it, I'm going to find Lao Yao."

"Hey! You've got some nerve threatening me?! Fine! I'll approve it, okay?!" With that, Song Zhaohong signed the sick leave form and continued, "Even if I approve your leave, it won't matter. You can't hide forever and never go home, can you?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "You don't need to worry about that!" After saying that, He Yuzhu packed his things quickly, said goodbye to Song Zhaohong, and left.

Song Zhaohong waited at home for over half an hour, increasingly uneasy, so he called Song Shinian again. Song Zhaohong bluntly told Song Shinian that He Yuzhu had taken sick leave and gone home. As for when she would recover, he didn't know yet. Having reached his current position, Song Shinian was well aware of He Yuzhu's thoughts. Although Song Shinian felt He Yuzhu's actions were somewhat inappropriate, from another perspective, he felt they were understandable. After hanging up, Song Shinian called Zhang Hu, telling him that He Yuzhu was avoiding him and asking Zhang Hu to find another way.