Chapter 544 The Restless Courtyard
After Bai Ling learned the news, she immediately led the team to turn around and prepare to return to Nanluoguxiang to arrest Director Bai.
Unexpectedly, the two sides met at the gate of No. 95 compound.
When Director Bai saw the police, his face suddenly changed. He quickly jumped onto the wall.
By the time Bai Ling reacted, he had disappeared into the night.
Bai Ling did not panic. She knew Director Bai must still be nearby, so she made a prompt decision and issued an order: "Encircle the No. 95 compound. No one is allowed to enter or leave at will!
If you find anyone suspicious, you can shoot at any time!"
The moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the quiet courtyard house No. 95, but the atmosphere was as tense as a fully drawn bowstring.
At Bai Ling's command, many armed police officers acted quickly and surrounded the courtyard tightly.
Every policeman had a focused expression and sharp eyes, watching every movement in the courtyard vigilantly.
They hunched their bodies slightly, holding their weapons tightly in both hands, ready to deal with any emergencies that might arise at any time.
The moonlight shines on their resolute faces, outlining their serious and alert expressions. Even the slightest movement will not escape their eyes.
The deputy captain brought by Bai Ling crouched down, quickly ran to Bai Ling's side, and reported in a low but firm voice:
"Captain Bai, the brothers are in place. Police have been deployed at every entrance and exit. We will not let anyone escape!"
At this time, there was silence all around, with the occasional barking of dogs from afar, which made the tension even more intense.
The surrounding houses cast long shadows in the moonlight, like silent guards witnessing the impending arrest operation.
The trees on the street swayed gently in the breeze, and the rustling of leaves could not cover up the steady breathing of the policemen.
Bai Ling nodded slightly, her eyes revealing firmness and decisiveness.
She took a deep breath, raised her hand and knocked on the door of the courtyard.
The knock on the door sounded particularly loud in the silent night, breaking the tranquility of the courtyard.
At this time, Yan Bugui had just fallen asleep in the front yard of the courtyard.
Because he had helped the Jia family with the funeral arrangements during the day, he was exhausted and had a sore back. He had finally fallen asleep when he was awakened by the sudden knock on the door.
He turned over in a daze, mumbling:
"Who is this at this late hour?" The third aunt beside him was also woken up, turned over, and said sleepily:
"Don't worry about him. Maybe he knocked on the wrong door. Just go back to sleep."
But the knocking on the door showed no sign of stopping, instead it became more and more rapid.
Yan Bugui sighed helplessly and sat up: "This is really disturbing. I'll go and take a look."
The third aunt rubbed her eyes and complained, "My waist hurts from helping the Jia family today. You go ahead."
Yan Bugui had no choice but to put on his clothes and glasses, and kept muttering:
"What's going on? You won't let me sleep in the middle of the night."
He opened the door and a strong beam of light instantly shot in, stinging his eyes so much that he couldn't see the person in front of him at all.
Bai Ling stood at the door, with a group of police officers standing ready behind her.
She recognized Yan Bugui at a glance and knew that he was not the person she was looking for, so she led her men directly into the compound.
Yan Bugui was startled by this sudden situation and asked hurriedly:
"Bai Ling, what's going on? What are you doing so late at night?"
Bai Ling walked in and answered briefly:
"The spy jumped into this compound, and now the whole compound is blocked. We must catch the enemy spy today.
Hurry up and inform everyone in the compound that everyone must get up!"
Yan Bugui was shocked. Although he was unwilling to do so, he knew that this was a matter of national security and he had to cooperate.
He went back into the house, quickly dressed, picked up a flashlight, and began knocking on doors.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Yan Bugui knocked hard on every door and shouted:
"Everyone, get up! Something big has happened! The police are here to catch the spies!"
Yan Jiecheng was still asleep when he was awakened by his father knocking on the door and shouting.
He sat up dazedly and rubbed his eyes: "Dad, what's wrong? Why are you yelling so late at night?"
Yan Bugui opened the door and said angrily, "Don't sleep anymore, get up quickly! The police said that a spy has escaped into the compound.
We need to search every house. Go and inform Uncle Liu Haizhong in the backyard and ask him to wake up his family members as well."
When Yan Jiecheng heard this, he suddenly came to his senses. He quickly put on his clothes and ran towards the backyard.
At this moment, the entire courtyard was awakened by this sudden change, and people woke up from their sleep.
Wearing pajamas, rubbing sleepy eyes, I stood at the door of my house, looking at the scene in front of me with a blank face.
Everyone was whispering and talking, no one knew what had happened.
"What the hell is going on? Why are there so many police suddenly here?"
"It's said there are spies. This is so scary!"
"Why are there spies in our compound?"
Everyone was bleary-eyed and yawning. They had been busy with the Jia family's funeral all day and were already exhausted.
They had just fallen asleep in the middle of the night, but were woken up by the matter of catching enemy spies. Everyone complained, but faced with the police's request, they had no choice but to cooperate.
At this time, Yi Zhonghai dressed neatly and ran out hurriedly. At the same time, Liu Haizhong from the backyard also jogged over.
When Liu Haizhong heard that they were going to capture enemy spies, he instantly became energized, and his eagerness to perform meritorious service was evident in his words.
For a moment, the courtyard was bustling with noise.
Yi Zhonghai frowned, walked quickly to Bai Ling, and asked with concern:
"Captain Bai, what is going on?"
Bai Ling looked solemn and explained again: "Director Bai from the supply and marketing cooperative is an enemy spy. He has already fled into this yard."
When everyone heard this, their faces were filled with shock.
On weekdays, Director Bai is kind and speaks gently and pleasantly, making it difficult for anyone to associate him with an enemy spy.
Just as everyone was astonished, a black shadow flashed across the beam of Yi Zhonghai's house and quickly jumped into Yi Zhonghai's room.
This subtle movement went unnoticed by anyone.
Seeing this, Bai Ling raised her voice and said, "Everyone, be quiet! In order to catch the enemy spies, we need everyone's full cooperation.
We have to check each room one by one. After confirming that there is no problem, everyone can continue to rest. "
Although the people in the compound were extremely reluctant, they had no choice but to cooperate in the face of this major issue concerning national security.
Liu Haizhong put his hands behind his back and said pretentiously:
"Everyone, listen carefully. You must cooperate with the police. This is also for the safety of our compound."
Bai Ling immediately gave orders and the police were divided into three groups, heading towards the front yard, middle yard and back yard respectively.
Each of them performed their duties and conducted investigations at the same time, while Bai Ling stood in the middle courtyard, quietly waiting for the results of the inspection...