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Since the last incident, the superiors have stepped up their efforts in the investigation and expanded the search area. However, surprisingly, the enemy agents lurking in various parts of the city seemed to disappear at the same time. The city has regained its former peace and tranquility, as if nothing had happened. But Zhang Yuan did not relax his vigilance because he always had a premonition in his heart: this is just a brief calm before the storm. The enemy is secretly plotting a conspiracy, and they will not give up.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan instructed his comrades to stay alert during night patrols and not to take it lightly. At the same time, they should always pay attention to their personal safety just in case.

That evening, Zhang Yuan went to the vegetable market after get off work to buy food. Due to the recent crackdown on the black market, the meat and fresh vegetables in the market were quickly sold out, and even the prices rose slightly.

It was late when Zhang Yuan arrived at the market, so he didn't buy much. In the end, he only picked a tomato, two green onions and a cabbage. Although Zhang Yuan could buy the items he needed through the system mall, he didn't dare to try it easily, considering that there were many eyes watching in the courtyard and the big-mouthed Sha Zhu lived next door. After all, once he aroused suspicion from others, the consequences would be disastrous.

As night fell and the lights came on, Zhang Yuan made a simple dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and two bowls of noodles sprinkled with chopped green onions at home, and then served them on the table for dinner with his sister He Yushui. The two of them had a simple meal, but it was also a warm family dinner.

Tonight, Sha Zhu took Qin Jingru to the deaf old lady's house for dinner, and also invited He Yushui and Zhang Yuan. Because Zhang Yuan didn't get along with the deaf old lady, he didn't go. He Yushui looked at Zhang Yuan and asked, "Hubby, why don't you go to the deaf old lady's house for dinner?" Zhang Yuan smiled helplessly and said, "She and I don't get along, and I'll just be asking for trouble if I go."

After finishing his meal, Zhang Yuan looked at his watch and found that it was getting late, so he said to He Yushui: "Yushui, you go to bed first, I have to go back to work soon."

He Yushui looked at Zhang Yuan with some concern and said, "Are you going back so late?"

Zhang Yuan comforted him: "It can't be helped. It's necessary for work."

He Yushui warned: "Then be careful on the road and wear more clothes. It's a bit cold at night now. Don't freeze yourself."

Zhang Yuan nodded and said with a smile, "I know, don't worry."

After coaxing He Yushui, Zhang Yuan walked out of the house and looked back at Sha Zhu's room. It was dark inside and there was no sound. It was estimated that Sha Zhu was still at the deaf old lady's house and might not be back until very late. Zhang Yuan shook his head and thought to himself, this Sha Zhu is really ridiculous.

As soon as Zhang Yuan walked to the front yard, he met Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui saw Zhang Yuan in uniform, pushing a bicycle, and asked quickly, "Zhang Yuan, it's so late, are you still going out?"

Zhang Yuan nodded and replied, "Yes, I have some things to deal with recently, so I have to go back to the office. Uncle, if you have nothing else to do, please close the shop early and rest."

Yan Bugui responded and said that he was going to sleep too. After Zhang Yuan left, Yan Bugui locked the door and returned home.

The streets at night were unusually deserted. Only Zhang Yuan, riding his bicycle, looked particularly lonely under the dim street lights. His shadow was stretched out long. A gust of night wind blew by, and Zhang Yuan couldn't help but shiver. "It's still quite cold at night!" He said to himself, shrinking his neck. When he came to a turn, suddenly a wooden stick flew out from the darkness and hit him in the face.

"Ah! Who is it?" Zhang Yuanjian had no time to dodge, and in panic, he raised his right hand to block. With a snap, the bones in his right hand seemed to be broken, and a sharp pain came over him, making him scream. At the same time, he lost his balance and fell off the bicycle.

"Humph, it doesn't matter who we are, you just need to know that we are here to take your life." Two men came out from the shadows. One of them had a long scar on his face, his eyes were cold and ruthless, and his expression was very cruel; the other was tall and thin, with fair skin, and looked a little weak compared to the former, but from his tone, it could be heard that he was the leader of the two.

"Stop talking nonsense and act quickly, otherwise you will encounter more troubles at night." The tall and thin man said coldly.

"Hehe." The scarred man threw away the wooden stick in his hand, pulled out a sharp dagger from his arms, and walked towards Zhang Yuan with a ferocious face.

Zhang Yuan's right hand was injured and could not be used. He quickly reached for the pistol at his waist with his left hand, but since the gun was on his right side, he could not get it out for a while. Seeing the scarred man getting closer and closer, Zhang Yuan was extremely anxious.

At this critical moment, Zhang Yuan had no other choice but to take a risk. He concentrated and prepared to use his ability to summon Spike.

"Where did the dog come from?"

"Damn it! Are we encountering a ghost?"

The two of them suddenly saw a vicious dog suddenly appear between Zhang Yuan and them, and they were so scared that they felt dizzy and saw ghosts.

When Spike appeared, he was stunned at first, then looked at Zhang Yuan, turned his head and saw the two men. He immediately showed his mouth full of sharp saber-toothed fangs and pounced on the two men aggressively.

"Ouch, loosen your mouth!"

"Quick! Mazi, drive it away for me!"

Spike rushed towards the two men like a hungry tiger, his speed was astonishing. Before the two men could react, Spike had already thrown them to the ground, biting one of them by the arm with his teeth, and the other was pinned down by him. The dog seemed to have endless power, making the two men unable to move at all.

After a fierce struggle, Spike finally subdued the two and pinned them to the ground. The two groaned in pain, but Spike did not stop attacking and continued to bite them.

"Who are you? We are the police!" A sudden roar was heard.

"It's me, Zhang Yuan." Hearing the familiar voice, Zhang Yuan responded hurriedly.

It turned out that the patrolling police heard the noise and rushed over. Zhang Yuan immediately identified himself to them and explained, "It was Captain Zhang's voice."

Two police officers came running over quickly, their bicycles thrown aside at some point. When they arrived, they saw Zhang Yuan's right hand was injured, and Spike was holding down two people with his four feet.

Spike's ferocious appearance frightened them so much that one of the police officers even prepared to pull out a gun to deal with the vicious dog. However, at this moment, Zhang Yuan shouted, "Stop! It's my dog. Those two guys just tried to attack me. Fortunately, it protected me. You handcuff these two people and take them back for interrogation."

Hearing Zhang Yuan's words, the two police officers breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stepped forward to handcuff the two men. One of the police officers asked with concern: "Captain Zhang, do you need to go to the hospital to check your injuries first?"

"Okay, thank you for your help. I will return to the squadron as soon as possible after treating my wounds." Zhang Yuan nodded in response.

"Understood," the police officers replied. They then escorted the two suspects away from the scene, leaving Zhang Yuan to deal with his wounds.

Zhang Yuan came back from the hospital, secretly glad that his right hand was not broken, just a little swollen. After the doctor's careful treatment, he was told that he needed to rest for a month. Back at the squadron, Huang Tang and others rushed into the office like a gust of wind, and saw Zhang Yuan injured, and their faces were full of worry. They gritted their teeth and cursed the enemy spies for being so bold and openly attacking public security cadres.

Zhang Yuan asked if the results of their interrogation of the two people had come out. Huang Tang shook his head helplessly, revealing a trace of regret. It turned out that the two people committed suicide by taking poison during the escort, resulting in the interruption of the clues.

Zhang Yuan's face was filled with regret. He had never expected that the enemy would be so determined. Once captured, they would rather sacrifice their lives than reveal their true identities. This made Zhang Yuan feel extremely guilty and frustrated.

"Can we investigate their identities?" Zhang Yuan asked Huang Tang unwillingly.

Huang Tang pondered for a moment and replied, "It's probably going to be difficult, but we have copied their facial features. I will report to the brigade tomorrow morning to see if I can find out their background through this information."

Zhang Yuan nodded in agreement. Although the hope was slim, this was the only thing that could be done at the moment. He decided to have everyone fully cooperate with Huang Tang's work and not let go of any possible clues. After all, this incident taught them a profound lesson. The enemy's cunning and cruelty were beyond imagination.

The next morning, Huang Tang rushed back from the brigade, soaked in dew. He brought two important pieces of news: first, the superiors asked Zhang Yuan to temporarily put down his work and recuperate for a period of time, and Huang Tang would be in charge of the squadron's affairs during this period; second, the superiors attached great importance to Zhang Yuan's attack and had issued orders to the police stations in each jurisdiction, requiring them to take active action.

Zhang Yuan knew that things had developed to this point, and he had to obey the arrangement and take good care of his body. However, Huang Tang made a suggestion that Zhang Yuan should carry a gun with him. The reason was that according to what happened last night, the other party was obviously going after Zhang Yuan, so Huang Tang was worried that there might be someone who wanted to harm Zhang Yuan in the future.

Zhang Yuan nodded, indicating that he understood Huang Tang's concerns, but at the same time he also felt a little helpless. His originally peaceful life was broken, and now even his own safety became a problem. However, facing the reality, he knew that he could not retreat, and could only face it bravely.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful." Zhang Yuan comforted Huang Tang, then picked up the pistol, checked the ammunition and safety, and after making sure everything was normal, he carefully put it in his pocket.

Huang Tang looked at Zhang Yuan's actions and felt a little relieved. Although he also understood that carrying a gun could not completely guarantee Zhang Yuan's safety, it could at least increase some deterrence.

"Be sure to pay attention to safety. If anything happens, notify me in time." Huang Tang instructed, with concern in his eyes.

Zhang Yuan nodded, patted Huang Tang's shoulder gratefully, and then turned and walked out of the room. He knew that the days ahead would be full of challenges and uncertainties, but he believed that as long as he remained vigilant, he would be able to get through this difficult time.

Then, when Zhang Yuan returned home, people in the yard were getting ready to go to work. They saw Zhang Yuan, who was intact last night, turned into this state this morning. Everyone was shocked and came forward to ask what happened.

Zhang Yuan didn't want to tell them the truth, he just said that he fell down at work and hurt his hand, and the company allowed him to go home and rest for a while. Hearing that Zhang Yuan was fine, everyone dispersed with relief and went out to work in groups of three or five.

When she got home, He Yushui had already gotten up. She was about to go out to work when she saw Zhang Yuan coming home. She was also frightened by Zhang Yuan's appearance. She hurriedly pulled Zhang Yuan to sit down and looked him up and down carefully, fearing that Zhang Yuan had other wounds on his body.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. The doctor said I'll be able to recover after a month of rest." Zhang Yuan comforted He Yushui with a smile.

"How could I not be worried? Look at you, you hurt your hand in just one night! I reminded you to be careful yesterday, why are you so careless? And you're such a grown-up, yet you still fell and got hurt." He Yushui complained angrily.

Zhang Yuan smiled helplessly. He knew that He Yushui really cared about him, but sometimes excessive care made him feel a little stressed. He gently patted He Yushui's hand, signaling her not to be too nervous.

"I know you care about me, but I'm really fine. It's just a minor injury and it won't affect my life and work. You don't have to worry too much." Zhang Yuan said gently.

He Yushui looked into Zhang Yuan's eyes and felt his sincerity and determination. She sighed, and her worries were slightly relieved. But she couldn't help but remind Zhang Yuan again to pay attention to safety and not to hurt himself again.

"Are you not afraid of being late? Go to work quickly." Zhang Yuan saw that He Yushui had been nagging about him for a long time and had no intention of stopping, so Zhang Yuan reminded He Yushui to go to work.

"Oh, I almost forgot. I'll continue talking to you when I come back." He Yushui suddenly realized and quickly picked up her bag. Before leaving, she reminded Zhang Yuan that the matter was not over yet.

Zhang Yuan smiled and shook his head. He knew that He Yushui was like this and liked to worry. He hoped that he could recover as soon as possible and no longer make He Yushui worry. At the same time, he also looked forward to spending more good times with He Yushui in the future.

Knowing that He Yushui was concerned about him, Zhang Yuan did not say much, but just smiled and assured her that he would take care of himself. After He Yushui left, Zhang Yuan stood up and wanted to close the door, but someone else came. He was a little confused, but he still opened the door and saw the person coming, and a smile appeared on his face.

The person who came was Sha Zhu, who had a playful look on his face, as if he had something good to tell him.