Courtyard House: A Major Power's Heavy Industry, Hand-Crafted Nuclear Fusion

fast.

too fast.

It is so fast that it even exceeds the limits of human reaction.

Su Zheng suddenly pulled open the door, grabbed the wrist that had reached in with his left hand like an iron clamp, and twisted it forcefully.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound of bone cracking.

Before the man outside could even scream, Su Zheng dragged him into the private room and then delivered a heavy knee strike to his chest.

"Bang!"

The man's eyes bulged out, and he collapsed to the ground, unable to catch his breath.

But this is only the beginning.

There were two other people outside the door.

Seeing their companion captured, the two dark figures behind them rushed in without hesitation. They held gleaming daggers, each strike aimed for a deadly wound, targeting Su Zheng's throat and heart.

This is an expert!

He's a professionally trained killer!

Ye Xinyi, who was on the upper bunk, was so frightened that she covered her mouth, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.

But in Su Zheng's "Eye of Truth," all of this became slow motion.

Target A: Right side, stabbing towards the carotid artery. Speed: Medium. Weak point: Left rib.

Target B: Left side, reverse grip on dagger, stabbing towards the heart. Speed: Fast. Weakness: Lower body.

Turn sideways and slide.

Su dodged the first dagger like a ghost. At the same time, the metal tube in his hand struck Target A's wrist hard, like a viper striking.

"when!"

The dagger fell to the ground.

Su Zheng followed up with a spinning kick, his heel slamming heavily into Target A's temple. The man didn't even utter a sound, flying out like a rag doll, crashing into the opposite bunk and passing out.

At this moment, Target B's dagger was already at his chest.

There is no way to avoid it.

Su Zheng did not back down.

He actually went straight to meet them!

Just as the blade was about to pierce through his clothes, Su Zheng suddenly clasped his hands together, using a move called "empty-handed catching a blade" to firmly clamp the blade!

Sparks flew everywhere.

Target B was shocked and tried to draw his knife, but found that the knife was as if it had been forged into Su Zheng's hand and did not move at all.

Su Zheng gave a cold laugh.

"Playing with knives? You're still too green."

He twisted his hands.

"collapse!"

He actually managed to break that military dagger, made of high-quality steel, in half!

Immediately afterwards, Su Zheng lunged forward, the broken blade flashing a cold light in the confined space, instantly pressing against Target B's throat.

"Don't move."

Su Zheng's voice was icy cold, as if it came from hell: "Move once, bleed out."

Target B is frozen.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead. He looked at the seemingly frail young man before him, his eyes filled with fear.

What kind of monster is this?

Three people, five seconds.

Total annihilation.

The lights in the hallway came on.

The train police and conductors, who had heard the commotion, finally arrived.

When they saw what was happening inside the private room, they were all dumbfounded.

Three burly men lay on the ground, two unconscious, and one subdued. The young expert, meanwhile, calmly wiped the blood from his hands with a handkerchief (it was a small cut from breaking the dagger).

"Su... Engineer Su?" The train police captain swallowed hard. "This... this was done by you?"

"Just a few petty thieves."

Su Zheng said calmly, tossing the broken blade on the table, "Search them, they're bound to have something on them."

After a search, it was confirmed that these three people were not ordinary thieves.

They carried miniature cameras, ether, highly toxic capsules, and even a homemade gun that had been dismantled.

This is an enemy agent.

They're specifically after Su Zheng's "Project 001 Secret." If they succeed, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"That was close..." The train police captain was sweating profusely. "Luckily, Engineer Su, you're very skilled."

After cleaning up the scene, we returned to the private room.

Ye Xinyi sat on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, staring blankly at Su Zheng.

She had seen Su Zheng's focus when drawing blueprints, his fervor when forging steel, and his domineering presence when debating with a group of scholars in the conference room.

But she had never seen Su Zheng like this before.

Cold, decisive, violent, and brimming with extreme masculine hormones.

In that instant, Su Zheng's back, which stood in front of her, was like a mountain, giving her an unprecedented sense of security.

"What's wrong? Were you scared?" Su Zheng closed the door, his tone returning to its usual gentleness.

"Su Zheng".

Ye Xinyi looked at him intently, "How many more surprises do you have that I don't know about?"

"He can build machine tools, smelt steel, and calculate fluid dynamics; now... he can even do special combat?"

"You really are a... monster."

Su Zheng leaned closer, looked into her eyes, and a wicked smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"What, scared?"

"No."

Ye Xinyi shook her head. Her face was a little red, but her eyes were incredibly bright.

"I like it even more now."

……

The next morning.

As the sun rises in the east, golden sunlight bathes the earth.

With a long whistle, the train slowly pulled into Beijing Station.

At this moment, Beijing Railway Station was already filled with solemnity. On the platform, there were no idlers, only two rows of soldiers with live ammunition and a group of cadres dressed in Zhongshan suits with serious expressions.

Red flags fluttered, and security was tight.

As soon as Su Zheng and Ye Xinyi stepped out of the train carriage, they saw a row of black Hongqi sedans parked on the platform. The gleaming Hongqi emblem on the cars shone brightly in the sunlight.

Beside the lead car stood a sprightly old man dressed in a gray Zhongshan suit.

That's a high-ranking leader in the ministry.

Behind the top leader stood several soldiers with generals' stars on their shoulders.

This specification...

It was like welcoming a national treasure-level hero.

"Comrade Su Zheng! You've worked hard!"

The high-ranking leader strode forward, completely disregarding his status, and firmly grasped Su Zheng's hand. "The 'Black Tortoise' steel you developed was tested yesterday at the military region's firing range. Excellent! Very good! It greatly boosts the morale of the Chinese people! The Chairman was so pleased with the report that he slammed his fist on the table!"

"You flatter me, sir." Su Zheng remained composed and upright, giving a standard military salute. "This is just the first step. The 'Spark' plan that follows is the main event."

"Fine! I love your insatiable spirit!"

The high-ranking leader laughed heartily, patted Su Zheng on the shoulder, and said, "Come on! Let's talk in the car! There's a state banquet tonight to welcome you! Several veteran marshals are eager to meet this 'prodigy'!"

Surrounded by the crowd, Su Zheng and Ye Xinyi were ushered into the specially made bulletproof Hongqi car in the middle.

The convoy started moving and slowly drove out of the station.

With police cars leading the way, all the lights were green.

Outside the station exit fence, a group of cart drivers and tricycle drivers gathered, waiting for fares. They huddled in the cold wind, stamping their feet, eagerly awaiting business.

One of them, an old man wearing a tattered cotton-padded coat and with a weathered face, was squatting on the ground smoking a pipe.

It is Yi Zhonghai.

Since Su Zheng left, he has completely lost power in the factory. Although he still holds the title of Grade 8 worker, no one respects him, and no one hires him. To supplement his family's income (mainly to help Qin Huairu's family), he has no choice but to use his days off to drive a tricycle to haul goods.

At that moment, seeing that impressive convoy of Hongqi cars drive out, Yi Zhonghai was so envious his eyes almost popped out.

"Tsk tsk, which bigwig has arrived?"

Yi Zhonghai tapped his pipe and sighed sourly, "Look at their pomp and circumstance! That's what it means to be superior! Unlike us, we're destined to be rickshaw pullers our whole lives."

Liu Haizhong (who had also been demoted to do hard labor) leaned over, his face full of flattery and longing: "Old Yi, you know, that Su Zheng from our institute, he's been gone to the Northwest for so long without any news, is that...?"

"Hmph, in a place like that, you'd be lucky to escape with your life, if not dead."

Yi Zhonghai curled his lip, a smug look on his face. "Who does he think he is? Does he really think he can become a dragon or a phoenix? I think he'll just be a worker for life, at most a slightly higher-level worker. Compared to these big leaders who ride in Hongqi cars, he's not even worthy to carry their shoes!"

"Yes, yes, you're the one who sees things clearly."

As the two were exchanging sarcastic remarks, a convoy of Red Flag cars roared past them.

The black car window slowly rose.

In that instant.

Yi Zhonghai seemed to see a familiar profile.

That face was young and handsome, with an air of cold indifference that looked down upon the world.

"That is..."

Yi Zhonghai suddenly stood up, rubbed his eyes, and dropped his pipe to the ground. "Su... Su Zheng?!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Liu Haizhong was startled. "Old Yi, are you seeing things? How could Su Zheng possibly ride in a Hongqi car? Only ministerial-level officials can ride in that!"

"Yeah... I must be seeing things."

Yi Zhonghai slumped down, shaking his head with a bitter smile.

He would rather believe he was blind than believe that the young man he had once schemed against and suppressed was now standing on a cloud he could only look up to.

Inside the Hongqi car.

Su Zheng withdrew his gaze.

He certainly saw Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong. Seeing those two once arrogant "big shots" in the courtyard now squatting by the roadside like two beggars, he felt no emotion whatsoever.

They didn't even have the desire to mock.

Because they're not even on the same level.

"What's wrong?" Ye Xinyi asked.

"It's nothing."

Su Zheng straightened his collar and looked at the outline of the ancient courtyard house in front of him.

"I only saw a few ants."

"The courtyard house, I'm back."

Su said silently to himself.