Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

"Old Chen, I am Li Xuan."

"I discovered a secret enemy stronghold in the backyard of Xue Ru Silk Shop in Qianmen Dashilan."

"The situation is urgent. The other side is armed with both long and short guns, as well as a large amount of high explosives and detonators."

"It looks like they're preparing for large-scale destruction. Send reinforcements immediately!"

On the other end of the phone, Mr. Chen, who was reviewing documents, suddenly stood up, knocking over his teacup.

"What...what?"

"Explosives?"

Old Chen's voice instantly turned menacing, "Li Xuan, are you sure?"

"I swear on my life, it's absolutely true."

"Okay! Protect yourself and don't do anything rash!"

"I'll send people from the garrison and the municipal bureau over immediately! They'll be there within five minutes!"

*Click!* The phone was disconnected.

Li Xuan stepped out of the phone booth and glanced at the bustling crowd.

five minutes.

That's enough for a well-trained unit.

But for a barrel of explosives that could detonate at any moment, it's still too long.

To ensure everything goes smoothly, and especially to prevent the beautiful Chen Xueru from dying, he had to strike first.

Li Xuan found a tea stall on a street corner and sat down.

This location offers a perfect view of the silk shop's back door, and is no more than fifty meters away from the cellar in a straight line.

Within the range of his mental perception!

Li Xuan closed his eyes slightly, picked up the teacup, and took a sip.

His mental energy surged forth like a tidal wave, ignoring the walls and penetrating directly into the dark cellar.

Inside the cellar, the bespectacled agent was still recording telegrams, the Mauser pistol at his waist cocked.

The fuses for those boxes of explosives were already connected.

It can be detonated instantly with just a pull of the string or a violent impact!

"If we're going to play, let's play it to the extreme."

Li Xuan sneered inwardly.

A thought arose.

"receive!"

There were no signs whatsoever.

The bullets in the Mauser pistol at the agent's waist vanished into thin air in an instant!

Next came the detonators, fuses, and the explosive charges themselves from those boxes of explosives.

Just like a magic trick, everything was transferred into Li Xuan's Purple Cloud Space!

Even the spare grenade that the spy had placed on the corner of the table had all its gunpowder removed!

At this moment.

That seemingly heavily armed spy outpost instantly became an empty shell.

Apart from the radio and the bewildered spy, the rest were all scrap metal and empty boxes.

"Done."

Li Xuan put down his teacup. This is what you call removing the fuel from under the cauldron!

This trick never fails!

It was at this moment that...

The piercing sound of police sirens and car engines could be heard in the distance.

Several military trucks sped towards them.

A group of heavily armed soldiers jumped off the vehicle like tigers descending a mountain and quickly blocked the streets in front of and behind the silk shop.

"Don't move! None of you are allowed to move!"

"All unauthorized personnel must evacuate immediately!"

Chen Xueru, who was greeting customers in the silk shop, was stunned by this sudden commotion.

"What...what happened?"

"Sir, we're operating legally!"

Chen Xueru turned pale, and the silk she was holding fell to the ground.

"Boss lady, this has nothing to do with you, we're arresting people!"

The leading officer gave a cold shout and waved his hand, "Group one, block the front gate! Group two, follow me and storm the backyard!"

"That's an enemy intelligence outpost! Be careful, they have heavy weapons!"

"Enemy agents? In the backyard?"

Chen Xueru's mind went blank for a moment, as if a buzz had gone off.

Wasn't the backyard rented to that schoolteacher?

How did I become an enemy spy?

Thinking back on the past few months, I realized that I had actually been living in the same courtyard as an enemy agent who was armed with heavy weapons.

Chen Xueru's legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

"Bang!"

The door to the backyard cellar was violently broken open.

Upon hearing the commotion, the agents inside paled and instinctively reached for their guns to fire.

"Click! Click!"

The sound of the striking pin striking the air is crisp and pleasant.

The agent was dumbfounded: "Where are my bullets?"

The soldiers didn't give him a chance to think about life; they pressed their guns directly to his forehead.

"Don't move! Hands up!"

In despair, the agent lunged at the nearby explosives box, intending to detonate it and die with it.

"Die! For..."

He came up empty-handed.

The box was completely empty; there wasn't a single explosive in it, not even a fart!

"???"

The agent was completely devastated. Was this some kind of paranormal event?

Arrest him!

Several soldiers pounced on the spy like wolves and tigers, pinning him to the ground and rubbing him against the ground.

With the crisis averted, Li Xuan leisurely strolled over from the tea stall.

After showing the red booklet given to me by Old Chen, I successfully passed through the blockade and entered the silk shop.

At this moment, Chen Xueru was slumped in a chair, her face pale and trembling.

The soldiers just found a radio and grenade casings in the backyard.

Although there was no gunpowder left, it still looked frightening, giving her lingering fear.

If this place exploded, she would have been torn to pieces!

Moreover, the charge of harboring enemy agents...

Even though she was unaware of it, she couldn't escape being implicated!

"Sister Xue Ru, are you alright?"

A gentle voice sounded in my ear.

Chen Xueru looked up abruptly and saw Li Xuan's calm and smiling face.

I don't know why.

The moment she saw him, Chen Xueru's panicked heart miraculously calmed down.

"Xiao Xuan, what... what exactly is going on?"

Chen Xueru's voice was trembling with tears as she instinctively grabbed Li Xuan's hand.

Li Xuan took her cold little hand in his and calmly said, "When I was measuring the clothes just now, I felt something was wrong in the backyard."

There were some strange noises.

"In order not to alarm him, I kept quiet and called Mr. Chen to report the incident as soon as I went out."

"The suspect has been apprehended, and the crisis is over."

"Don't worry, I've already explained it to the team leader. You were kept in the dark, and ignorance is no excuse."

"Was it you...was it you who called the police?"

"Did you save me?"

Chen Xueru stared wide-eyed at Li Xuan in disbelief.

She was a smart person and immediately figured out the key point.

Just now, Li Xuan asked her who lived in the backyard. It turns out he had already discovered it back then!

To avoid putting himself in danger, he quietly led himself out.

Then mobilize the army for a thunderous strike!

How keen an eye does that require?

What kind of powerful background does it have?

What a calm and composed temperament!

Looking at the boy in front of him who was several years younger than himself.

Chen Xueru felt as if he was shrouded in a golden light, so tall that people wanted to look up to him.

In that instant, the feeling of being moved surged like a tidal wave, more intense than ever before.

This is what security is!

This is the man she has always been looking for, the one who can shelter her from the wind and rain!

"Xiao Xuan, thank you! Thank you so much!"

Chen Xueru was so excited that she was incoherent, her eyes filled with gratitude and admiration.

"If it weren't for you, I would be dead here today!"

"And this shop... I'm afraid it won't last either!"

"It was nothing, what can I do? I'm your brother."

Li Xuan made a joke to ease the tension.

At this moment, the leading officer approached and saluted Li Xuan: "Comrade Li Xuan, thank you for your intelligence!"

"All enemy agents have been captured; the threat has been eliminated!"

"Mr. Chen instructed that we handle the follow-up matters here, and you can continue with your work."

His attitude was so respectful that it left the shop assistants dumbfounded.

Li Xuan nodded and turned to Chen Xueru: "Sister Xueru, since everything's alright, I'll be going now."

"My mom is still waiting for me at the restaurant."

"Hey! Wait a minute!"

Chen Xueru quickly grabbed him, her gaze so intense it could have captivated him.

She turned and ran into the counter, taking out a roll of fabric wrapped in yellow silk from the innermost safe.

Upon opening it, I was surprised to find that it was a top-quality Yun brocade, shimmering with iridescent colors and as thin as a cicada's wing!

"This piece of brocade is my most treasured possession."

"I originally planned to keep it as part of my dowry."

Chen Xueru, her face flushed, forcefully stuffed the brocade into Li Xuan's arms, saying, "Now, I'm giving it to you!"

"Take this back and make a cheongsam for your aunt. Keep the rest for you to use when you get married!"

"Don't refuse! If you don't take it, you're disrespecting your older sister!"

Li Xuan felt the smoothness of the brocade in his arms, and then looked at Chen Xueru's shy and timid eyes, and understood.

This isn't just sending fabric, it's clearly sending a token of love!

This thorny rose was completely won over.

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony."

Li Xuan readily accepted it, then leaned close to Chen Xueru's ear and whispered:

"Sister Xue Ru, I'll keep this dowry for you for now."

"But you'd better be more careful when choosing a man in the future, so you don't bring a wolf into your house again."

"Of course, with me here, no one will dare to bully you."

Hearing the words "I'm here for you" made Chen Xueru feel weak all over.

She watched Li Xuan's departing figure, bit her red lips, and murmured to herself:

"You little rascal! I'm afraid I'll never escape your grasp in this lifetime."

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have once again captured a major enemy intelligence group, averted an explosion crisis, and saved innocent civilians!]

[Merit Points Gained: 2000!]

Hearing the system's notification, Li Xuan was in a great mood.

This wave of merit points is absolutely amazing!

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