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

The events that happened at the courtyard house had already reached Sun Yue's ears as soon as Zhou Feng returned from his time travel.

Upon learning that Zhou Feng had brought back documents from the modern era, Director Sun waved his hand, and a jeep with a special license plate immediately drove silently to the entrance of a hutong near Nanluoguxiang. The engine was still running, and the jeep was waiting for Bai Ling outside.

Several agents were also watching the passersby closely. Fortunately, the local residents only glanced at them curiously and no one dared to get too close.

Xu Damao glanced at it discreetly a few times as he left, muttering to himself, "Once I solidify my relationship with Deputy Factory Director Li, I can ride in this jeep too!"

Having been given face by Deputy Factory Director Li and given Zhou Feng a job before, his confidence is now ridiculously high!

He hadn't run into Zhou Feng these past two days, otherwise he would have at least gone to talk to Zhou Feng.

Bai Ling ended her conversation with Zhou Feng, grabbed the heavy stack of documents, and practically rushed out of the courtyard.

As soon as she got into the car, the jeep sped off to the Special Operations Division, dropped her off, and then immediately took the documents and headed straight for the Dragon Kingdom Academy of Sciences.

A special research team, which had been notified in advance, was already on standby, ready to work through the night to analyze the feasibility of this data!

"Let's go, we'll leave the rest to the experts!"

Sun Yue met Bai Ling at the stairwell and led her to his office, his tone more relaxed.

The two entered the office, and Bai Ling gave a detailed account of everything that had happened since Zhou Feng appeared that morning.

This includes Zhou Feng's words, the purpose of finding these materials, and... that sudden hug.

Even as she recounted this part of her story, two blushes inevitably rose on her face, and her eyes involuntarily darted away. But she still forced herself to keep her voice steady and told the whole story without any concealment or embellishment.

Zhou Feng is now a key figure of national concern. Anything that happens to him, even if it's just a personal emotional issue, must be strictly recorded for analysis and decision-making by higher authorities.

Sun Yue kept his head down, diligently taking notes on the report paper with his pen.

He only put down his pen and let out a long sigh of relief after Bai Ling finished her report.

God knows how worried he was when Zhou Feng disappeared all day yesterday; he even got blisters on his lips.

But now that he knows the other party went to get the information because they were afraid Bai Ling would be punished, his hope has been rekindled.

Although the organization would not, in principle, resort to underhanded tactics against Zhou Feng, if the two young people fell in love and developed genuine feelings for each other, the organization would naturally be happy to see it happen and would never obstruct it.

After the report ended, Bai Ling's gaze fell on another open document on Sun Yue's desk.

She noticed the heading of the document as soon as she came in; the content should be about the person who robbed her and Zhou Feng on the street.

Sure enough, the first page was filled with detailed background information and past performance evaluations of Chief Sun of the local police station.

In fact, on the night of the incident, all the files on Director Sun and that group of thugs had already been compiled and sent to Sun Yue's desk.

With the resources of a national-level organization, it would be no difficult task to investigate the background of a few individuals, even without the technological means of later generations.

It's just that Zhou Feng suddenly returned to the modern world, leaving Sun Yue with no time to deal with these matters.

"Ha... these guys really do all sorts of evil! Our people can easily uncover so many of their wicked deeds of bullying their neighbors with just a simple investigation! Didn't the local police station notice anything at all?"

"If they don't even have this much capability, then this Director Sun should just pack his bags and get out of here, go to the frontier to support rural development!"

Bai Ling's tone still carried a lot of resentment.

Although what happened before was her mistake, if Director Sun and his team had paid more attention to the security of the area, this wouldn't have happened.

This time they were unlucky; they ran into Zhou Feng, who was a tough nut to crack, and she pinned them down on the spot.

What about the ordinary people who had no connections and were bullied by them before this?

Are we just supposed to accept our bad luck and suffer in silence?

With public security in such a state, even if Director Sun didn't collude with those people, he's definitely a mediocre official who occupies a position without doing his job!

Sun Yue looked at the emotionally agitated Bai Ling and sighed softly.

He could understand Bai Ling's feelings. To be honest, he also wished he could get Director Sun removed from his post.

However, given their positions, they cannot act solely based on personal likes and dislikes, nor can they completely negate an official based on a single incident.

Of course, as someone close to Zhou Feng, comforting Bai Ling's emotions should be the top priority.

"Bai Ling, has Director Sun done anything wrong? Yes! But his crime doesn't warrant this!"

"Look, he gave both of the station's only two bicycles to the patrol officers first. Yesterday, he ran all the way to the scene!"

"While his abilities are debatable, his loyalty to the organization and adherence to discipline are still trustworthy!"

"Furthermore, we must also be understanding of the difficulties faced by those at the grassroots level. The country is currently in dire need of development, and there is a shortage of talent in all areas. It is already quite an achievement for someone to be the head of a local police station, to be literate, and to understand basic policies."

"To put it bluntly, if we were in his position, facing these trivial matters and limited human and material resources, we might not be able to manage them any better than him, don't you think?"

The words were indeed unpleasant to hear, but that was the reality, and even if Bai Ling felt uncomfortable, she had to admit it.

With a slight sigh, Bai Ling nodded silently, acknowledging Sun Yue's statement.

"What about those...those highway robbers? What are we going to do with them?"

"Just shoot him, how about that?"

???

Bai Ling suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Sun Yue.

She was someone who had lived through that era, so she wasn't particularly surprised by things like being executed.

The only problem was the stark contrast in the outcome, which caught her off guard.

"Shoot them all?"

"Yes, there were six in total. The leader and the other five who wanted to make a move and those who were keeping watch, leave none of them alive."

Sun Yue spoke calmly, then expressionlessly took a document from the drawer: "The approval has been granted."

"Did they... commit other crimes? Enough to warrant execution so quickly?"

This outcome certainly indicates that the robbery of Zhou Feng was not the only incident.

Otherwise, at most the person who used the triangular scraper would be executed; the others wouldn't be in such serious condition.

After all, Bai Ling had already taken control of the situation before they even made a move.

"It's not just this one case."

Sun Yue tapped the thick stack of documents on the table with his finger.

"What you're seeing is only the first page, which contains Director Sun's information. The following dozen or so pages are all the criminal records of this group!"

"This was all discovered by our people going deep into the streets, visiting every household to investigate! These guys have long been feared tyrants in their area!"

"Multiple armed robberies, gang fights, intentional assault... It's said that the guys who fought with you have murder on their hands, but there's no evidence."

"But based on what has been confirmed so far, it's enough to send them to their deaths several times over!"

Bai Ling was shocked.

She initially thought that these people had heard that Zhou Feng was collecting old items, and that's why they decided to rob him on the spot.

After all this time, it turns out they're a group of habitual criminals with a long history of crimes and heinous offenses!

"So... these people are executed, but what about Chief Sun? What's your final decision?"

"A major demerit has been recorded, and he has been placed on probation within the Party for two years, to observe his future conduct."

In fact, this punishment is already quite severe, second only to expulsion from the Party!

"I think that's a good idea. Let's do it this way. But we can't let Zhou Feng wander around there anymore, it's too dangerous!"

Sun Yue gave Bai Ling a strange look: "Don't worry, not to mention that area, Zhou Feng will be able to roam freely in these surrounding streets from now on."

I bet the news has spread throughout the underworld circles of that street by now: six people were executed for robbing Zhou Feng, and the police station chief received a major demerit and was placed on probation within the Party.

Who would dare to mess with someone like that...?

Let alone anyone else, even Director Sun would be the first to jump out and deal with him!