Scholars in the courtyard

Pong Pong Pong

The knocking on the door kept ringing, and the sound was extremely loud in the corridor.

In the house, two old men who were sleeping soundly woke up at the same time.

"Old Deng, I'm looking for you."

I heard my wife's voice next to me, and then I turned over and went back to sleep.

Dean Deng patted his head and started to sway.

I looked at the time vaguely, then reluctantly got out of bed.

It's hard to fall asleep in this summer, and it's even harder to fall asleep again after being woken up.

But he also knew that at this point, anyone who could knock on the door would probably be looking for him.

Get up, put on slippers and come to the door.

"Who?"

"Dean Deng, guard Xiao Liu."

Hearing a familiar voice, Dean Deng opened the door.

As soon as he opened the door, before he could ask any questions, he saw Xiao Liu saying anxiously, "Dean Deng, someone from some security or bureau is calling you. They say it's an internal call emergency, so you must hurry up."

Before Xiao Liu could speak clearly, Dean Deng was already running downstairs wearing big pants and slippers.

While running, he said, "Xiao Liu, help me close the door."

Quickly running to the duty room, Dean Deng wiped the sweat from his face. The security guard on duty handed over a cattail leaf fan. Dean Deng took it and fanned it twice, and at the same time picked up the phone.

"I am Deng Boxian, who are you?"

"Dean Deng, I am Yu Zecheng, we have met before."

Dean Deng frowned slightly, and then remembered that the last time he went to the chief's house for dinner, it seemed that he was this person.

At that time, after knowing this person's background, I was still a little surprised.

Of course, now that I received the call from the other party, I was even more surprised.

"Oh, Director Yu, what's going on?"

"Dean Deng, the situation is urgent, I will keep the story short."

The voice coming from the phone made Dean Deng feel less hot on his face.

"The matter is urgent. We learned through a clue that the enemy wants to sabotage your hybrid experimental plan and may even take violent measures..."

Dean Deng only listened to the first half and understood the cruelty of the enemy. Dean Deng felt a layer of cold sweat break out on his back.

"Director Yu, I, what should we do?"

"Dean Deng, time is urgent. I need you to notify the relevant departments as soon as possible so that they can protect themselves."

"At the same time, tell us the locations of these departments and let us arrange manpower to protect them."

Dean Deng nodded immediately after hearing this, "We now have a total of twelve research projects, three of which are very important. We must protect them!"

"Which three?"

Yu Zecheng was also surprised. Who would have thought that there were so many, which would make their work a lot more difficult!

"The hybrid wheat research office in Quancheng, the hybrid rice research in Chaoyang, eastern Guangdong, and the hybrid corn research in Yangjiazhuang, Sijiu City."

After Dean Deng finished speaking, Yu Zecheng's voice came immediately.

"Do we still need to study the hybrid corn in Sijiucheng?"

"Yes, Yangjiazhuang's improved seeds are now supplied to the rural areas around Sijiu City. If there is a problem with the improved seeds, the harvest will definitely be reduced."

“The research there is also our backup.”

"correct!"

Suddenly, Dean Deng's expression changed and he asked solemnly, "Director Yu, Yang Xiaotao, you must ensure the safety of Comrade Yang Xiaotao."

"He is very important to our Ministry of Agriculture!"

Yu Zecheng on the other end of the phone immediately said, "Yang Xiaotao has been protected by us. The most important thing now is to inform comrades in other places."

"Okay, I'll call and notify you right away!"

"Tell us about the other research offices as well."

"Okay, let me think about it, let me think about it..."

After a while, Dean Deng spoke out each item, while Yu Zecheng quickly wrote it down.

After hanging up the phone, Dean Deng picked up the phone again.

"Xiao Gao, something happened..."

On the outskirts of Quancheng, Shangmazhuang.

In the dark night, three trucks quickly rushed into the village with their headlights on.

The car stopped, and a middle-aged man in military uniform jumped out of the car immediately, then looked at the quiet village with a serious expression.

"Quickly, gather together!"

As the sound fell, people kept jumping off the car, and then quickly lined up in front of the truck.

"Stand at attention, look to the right, and look forward!"

"Report to the company commander, the platoon has assembled."

"The second platoon has assembled."

"The security squad has assembled."

As the platoon leader shouted loudly, the company commander's face did not relax at all.

"Everyone has it!"

"The first platoon is responsible for the peripheral defense of the village. Anyone who enters or exits the village, regardless of whether they have a letter of introduction or are acquaintances, will be guarded!"

"yes!"

"The second platoon is responsible for the defense of the village. Now martial law has been implemented. All intersections have been blocked by me. We have contacted the village brigade headquarters and the militia team will cooperate with us."

"yes!"

"Security class, follow me to protect the researchers!"

"yes!"

"action!"

Soon, everyone moved quickly to seal off the village inside and outside.

This action naturally attracted the attention of the village militia. Soon a group of militiamen, led by the village chief and team leader, appeared at the intersection with guns and live ammunition, alert to the intruders.

"Hello, I am the village chief of Shangma Village. Who are you?"

The village chief was so angry that his village was sealed off, but he, the village chief, didn't know anything about it. This matter was big or small.

The company commander was well prepared and immediately took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to the village chief in front of him.

"We are acting under orders, please forgive me."

The villager looked at it with a flashlight, then his pupils shrank, and he quickly handed the paper back to the other party, and then nodded, "Captain Wang, our village fully cooperates."

"Li Li, from now on, all militiamen will obey the command of Captain Wang."

The militia captain beside him nodded immediately.

"Captain Wang, I am the militia captain, Li Li. The village militia is ready to cooperate with you at any time."

"Okay, Captain Li, I need to meet Captain Li and the others!"

"Okay, come with me."

Soon, everyone arrived at the brigade headquarters. At this moment, the inside and outside of the brigade headquarters were also protected by militiamen. In the room, three people were waiting anxiously.

"Team Leader Li, this is Company Commander Wang."

The village chief walked in from outside and spoke to the middle-aged man in front.

"Hello, Captain Wang."

"You are Team Leader Li who studies wheat, right?"

"right."

"That's right."

After speaking, Captain Wang saluted, and then solemnly said, "In response to the notice from superiors, we must protect the safety of Team Leader Li and his researchers."

Team Leader Li looked startled. He had just received a call, saying that he was asked to gather people and take precautions.

Before I even asked what was going on, I saw the other person.

"Captain Wang, what happened?"

"Team Leader Li, I don't know for sure. I just received an order and there will be criminals who will sabotage your research and endanger your personal safety."

"The news came from Sijiu City. We just need to implement it. Please cooperate with us."

Team Leader Li nodded, and then thought of something, "Captain Wang, there are still a few of our people in the city."

"Don't worry, tell us the location and I'll have someone arrange it."

"Okay. By the way, there is one more important thing. The grain seeds were just harvested this year. They are very important experimental materials. We must not let anything happen."

Team Leader Li thought of something and was about to get up and go out to check. Captain Wang on the side quickly stopped him.

Before he came, he had received an order that the things could be lost, but the people must be kept.

As long as people are still there, research can continue.

"Team Leader Li, just stay here and I'll have someone protect you."

After saying that, he asked the guard squad leader to lead people to guard the granary.

Team Leader Li didn't continue when he saw this, but returned to the room and started organizing his notes.

Hybrid wheat is about to be successful now, and problems cannot arise at this time.

Even if something went wrong, he would keep these research results for the latter.

And there are many more happening like Shangma Village in Quancheng.

Siheyuan

Number 2 was waiting anxiously at the hanging flower gate.

Number 3 has been in for half an hour, why hasn't he come out yet?

Based on their training, half an hour is enough to find the information.

I hoped in my heart that No. 3 would quickly find the information and leave.

Wearing tight clothes on such a hot day, not to mention there are too many mosquitoes here, and I don’t dare to swat hard, it’s really painful.

At this time, No. 3 in the Yang family study was also suffering.

Who would have thought that there are so many books in this study, and so many notebooks on the table.

But she didn't dare to let go of every book. Who knew if there would be information in it.

It took half an hour to flip through the notebooks on the desk, including notes on mechanical design, notes on heating stove design, notes in English, notes in Japanese, and even a few notebooks full of numbers, but there was nothing about it. Genes, notes about hybrid corn, it gave her a headache just looking at it.

Little did she know, let alone this long trip, Yang Xiaotao always kept important information, medals, and books in the space even when he was at work.

The main reason is that there is a thief saint and a group of white-eyed wolves in this courtyard. If someone has bad intentions, these things of his will be destroyed but they will not be recovered.

Number Three looked at it again, and finally set his sights on the bookshelf behind him.

With the rows of books, No. 3 wanted to take Yang Xiaotao's head off and pry it open to see if he was pretending to be an educated person.

There are so many books, do you read them?

Calling a flashlight, Number Three used both hands and began to check each book from the beginning.

During the training, the instructor said that when looking for something, you should look for it step by step. Instead of thinking about some simple method, this time is enough to find it.

Just as No. 3 was flipping through books one by one, the door of Jia's room in the middle courtyard suddenly opened.

This turn of events made the guard No. 2 widen his eyes, and he took out a short knife in his hand. If the situation arises, he will never show mercy.

The door of Jia's house opened, and a thin figure slowly came out.

He raised his head and looked around, then tiptoed towards Yang's house.

Behind him, a large figure appeared at the door.

Seeing this scene, three black lines appeared on No. 2's forehead.

Are you meeting a colleague?

Or a colleague in the same yard?

Watching the child tiptoeing out of the yard with familiarity, he stretched out his hands to pick the fruits in the yard. It seemed that they were picking fruits in scattered directions. It was obvious that they had already stepped on the plate.

"I hope you don't go into the house."

Number 2 was looking forward to it in his heart, hoping that the two thieves would finish their work quickly and come back as soon as possible.

In the house, No. 3 also heard the movement outside the yard, quickly lay down and turned off the flashlight.

At this time, Banggeng was standing in the yard, reaching out to pick a tomato, and then pulled a cucumber, picking and picking, and soon he hugged a bunch.

This made Ms. Jia Zhang, who was in charge of collecting folk songs at the door, very happy, and even her scalp no longer hurt so much.

She has been looking at Yang Xiaotao's yard these days, but a few days ago, people in this yard were paying close attention. During the day, there were people who specially checked. If there was a problem, they would definitely be suspected.

So they were very restrained in the past few days.

However, restraint does not mean giving up.

By playing in the yard, Banggeng stepped on the spots in the yard and knew which ones could be picked without attracting the attention of people in the yard.

Today, they decided not to wait.

Who knows when bad guy Yang Xiaotao will come back.

Who knows if that old man from the Ran family will come over.

The opportunity is rare, if you don't take it, you will miss it.

Their family is very greedy for the good things in the Yang family's yard.

You don’t have to spend money to eat it, it’s Yang Xiaotao’s food, how cool it is.

So, after discussing it with Bangge, tonight was the day to take action.

Seeing that everything was going well, Jia Zhang looked at the yard.

What's the use of looking at other people's homes with contempt and guarding their homes like thieves?

It's not like we succeeded.

Then he looked at Yi Zhonghai's house, thinking that Qin Huairu had followed Silly Zhu, and that he no longer had the respect for her as a mother-in-law in the past, and he just wanted to spit thick phlegm and spray the couple to death.

If it weren't for the sake of Silly Zhu's lunch box, would you still want Qin Huairu to sleep?

dream.

"This is what we two have earned, you can't even think of taking advantage of it."

He whispered to Yi Zhonghai's residence, then looked at Banggian and asked him to get the things back quickly.

It is safest only to return home.

But just when Mrs. Jia Zhang was looking forward to Banggeng's return, Banggeng was standing at the door of Yang's house, in a daze.

How did you open the lock on this door?