Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

As soon as the college-wide meeting ended, Bai Ling deliberately slowed down her pace and walked side by side with Zhou Feng towards the front yard.

"Comrade Zhou Feng, I see you staying at home all day, haven't you thought about finding a proper job? Look at that watch on your wrist, it's a rare and beautiful domestic product, your family... must have some connections, right?"

She tilted her head slightly, seemingly making a casual remark, but her eyes were constantly observing Zhou Feng's expression out of the corner of her eye.

Zhou Feng glanced at Bai Ling, grinned, and said, "I'm thinking about it. Maybe... we can develop in the procurement direction. To be honest, I do know some people in my family."

This was the explanation he had prepared long ago, and it was also the position he believed was most suitable for him.

After all, if you want to stay in this era for a long time, you can't just be an unemployed bum and keep producing good stuff, or you'll become a sitting duck.

However, Bai Ling still works at the Municipal Public Security Bureau, so it's not appropriate to say things like "I can get my hands on scarce resources" in front of her.

Back in his room, Zhou Feng crouched down and dragged a heavy metal box out from under the bed. This was a 30-kilowatt-hour outdoor power supply that he had specially bought, costing him several thousand yuan!

This is also the most expensive preparation he has made for the Siheyuan World, and there's even one that he keeps at home charging!

With this thing, he could play on his mobile phone without any worries in the courtyard world of the 1960s, and even connect it to a high-powered electric blanket.

Although there was a kang (heated brick bed) in the room, he was too lazy to move the coal and start a fire; it was just too much trouble.

When it gets colder, he'll get an electric heater, and the house will still be warm.

Zhou Feng leisurely plugged in his phone and continued to immerse himself in his mobile game, unaware that Bai Ling had already quietly ridden her bicycle away from the courtyard.

Every move he made, even the work intentions he casually mentioned, Bai Ling had to report to Sun Yue, the director of the Special Operations Division, in person as soon as possible, and then several intelligence experts would analyze it to determine Zhou Feng's next move.

In fact, even after Bai Ling left, Zhou Feng's courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang was never out of surveillance.

Openly and secretly, at least dozens of experienced eyes are watching this courtyard from different angles.

That's not all. Sun Yue is also secretly selecting elite personnel from various industries, preparing to find a suitable opportunity to "reasonably" place them by Zhou Feng's side.

On the one hand, it was to ensure Zhou Feng's safety, and on the other hand, it was to gain something through contact with him.

Judging from his previous attitude, the future is far ahead of this era. Even the machine under his bed, which was drawn up and sent back, was still not fully understood by several old experts after studying it for a long time. They only knew that it should be for power supply.

He might just slip something out between his fingers, and people in this era might just come up with a new invention!

Otherwise, Sun Yue wouldn't have been able to obtain such great power and execute such a large-scale personnel reshuffle without seeing any results.

"I'm saying this for the last time! Anyone who dares to submit a report to me suggesting the arrest of Zhou Feng will immediately sign a confidentiality agreement and get out of the Special Operations Division! Do you understand?"

As soon as Bai Ling entered the Special Operations Unit's office, she heard Sun Yue's suppressed anger.

But as soon as she pushed the door open, Sun Yue's expression immediately changed, and he waved for his dejected subordinates to leave first.

Bai Ling ignored those guys and instead focused her attention on the various colorful snack bags placed on the long conference table.

Zhou Feng probably thought that if he stuffed the snack bags into the trash and threw them out, nothing would happen.

Unexpectedly, all his actions were under the close observation of Sun Yue and others. Even the trash he threw out was checked and archived immediately.

Naturally, he discovered the snack bags he was trying to smuggle out!

"Bai Ling, is there any new development on Comrade Zhou Feng's side?"

As the person closest to Zhou Feng, Bai Ling's every word about Zhou Feng receives the utmost attention from Sun Yue.

"He revealed today that he intends to engage in procurement work, possibly based on his ability to allocate a large amount of resources. If so, the most likely unit he would choose is the Third Steel Rolling Mill."

"in addition…"

Seeing Bai Ling's hesitant expression, Sun Yue frowned: "Comrade Bai Ling! All intelligence regarding Comrade Zhou Feng is of the highest priority. You can't be unaware of that, can you? There's something you need to explain clearly!"

"yes!"

Bai Ling's expression turned serious: "Through today's observation, I discovered that he has a different attitude towards some neighbors in the No. 95 courtyard of Nanluoguxiang, and he will intentionally provoke these people's emotions! But his behavior towards other people outside the courtyard is very normal."

"Oh? Could it be... that the residents of this courtyard are something special?"

"It can only be said that everyone has their own little thoughts, but they are all just petty bourgeois ideas, nothing special."

Sun Yue also frowned. It sounded rather strange that a person from the future would deliberately provoke a group of ordinary people living in a tenement courtyard.

However, he couldn't ignore the questions raised by Bai Ling, so he could only record these situations and hand them over to the intelligence analysis experts for careful consideration.

After the business was over, the atmosphere in the office relaxed a bit.

Bai Ling had just picked up the enamel mug on the table and taken a sip of water when a young agent walked in with a frown on his face, his disgust impossible to hide.

"Director Sun, this is the latest collected and sorted household waste from the target."

He was clearly a highly trained and skilled agent, and I originally thought his first mission would be to infiltrate an enemy country or fight against enemy agents within the country.

Who knew that the first thing I would do after starting my job was to rummage through the garbage heaps in Nanluoguxiang every day!

Even if that guy has a special identity, so what?

In fact, any excellent agent would have realized that Zhou Feng's identity was definitely extraordinary.

Because his every move is naturally out of touch with this era.

Those who lived through that catastrophe were either cautious and timid, or passionate and steadfast in their faith…

But Zhou Feng gives the impression of having no special characteristics, just like... a salted fish that, if no one puts in the effort to change it, won't even bother to turn over.

Even so, that's no reason to make him, an outstanding agent who has already completed his graduation test, rummage through trash cans!

"Xiao Liu, it seems you're not very satisfied with the task I assigned you! How about this, if your intelligence analysis of these things satisfies me, I'll assign you another task."

Sun Yue knew what his subordinate was thinking at a glance, so he simply gave him a chance.

Xiao Liu was taken aback, then his face lit up with joy.

"Reporting to the director, I believe that the target has a certain ability to survive independently, but he has a lavish lifestyle, is fond of enjoyment, and has relatively good economic conditions."

"Furthermore, their vigilance is extremely poor, with almost no counter-surveillance awareness!"

"Therefore, I suggest that we should adopt a more proactive approach of contacting and probing!"

Sun Yue nodded noncommittally, then looked at Bai Ling: "How about we analyze this and set an example for these young people?"