Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Wang Feng was very disappointed upon hearing the bandit's answer.

Sure enough, these bandits didn't even know who Chairman Chen was, let alone find his whereabouts.

Needless to say, these people were definitely desperate criminals hired by Chairman Chen.

Undeterred, Wang Feng asked again, "Do you know who sent you here?"

The bandit shook his head: "I don't know. The man was wearing a hood. He gave our boss a hundred small yellow croakers and told us to guard this yard and then kill anyone we saw."

Wang Feng sighed helplessly, waved his hand, and put the bandit back into his spatial storage.

He had no intention of destroying the forces behind this bandit. There were at least eight hundred or a thousand such gangs in Beijing. To put it bluntly, in Beijing, as long as you have money, you can find countless people to risk their lives for you.

After leaving the space, Wang Feng climbed out of the courtyard, took out his bicycle, and headed towards Nanluoguxiang.

He didn't know where Lou San lived, and he didn't want to disturb Lou Xiao'e's sleep, so he didn't go to the No. 28 courtyard to look for Lou Xiao'e.

Anyway, there's no rushing this matter. We can't find Chairman Chen at all, and the four young men who worked for Lou San are already dead. There's no use in being anxious.

He will kill these sixteen bandits afterward, which will be considered revenge for the four men.

On his way back to Nanluoguxiang, Wang Feng wasted no time. He used his spiritual sense to explore some abandoned courtyards. When he returned to Nanluoguxiang, he found more than 20 kilograms of gold, more than 4,000 silver dollars, and several pieces of porcelain.

After passing an abandoned courtyard in Mao'er Hutong, Wang Feng placed the four corpses in a room, intending to have Lou San collect them.

Back in courtyard number 95, Wang Feng climbed over the wall into the courtyard and went back into the house.

Looking at the time, it was only 3:30 a.m. Wang Feng took off his clothes and hood, went back to his room, quietly lifted the covers, lay down, hugged Lu Banxia's teddy bear, and fell into a deep sleep.

Just as Wang Feng closed his eyes, Qin Jingru slowly opened her eyes, glanced at Wang Feng beside her, then turned over and fell asleep in no time.

In fact, Qin Jingru knew exactly when Wang Feng got up late at night and what time he came back, but she just pretended not to know.

With Qin Jingru's current alertness and superhuman hearing, how could she not know about such a loud noise of getting up and opening the door?

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Seven o'clock in the morning.

Qin Jingru had prepared shredded pork noodles early, and the three of them started eating breakfast.

After breakfast, Lu Banxia went to work. Qin Jingru didn't go to the factory until 10 o'clock every day, so she didn't need to go with Lu Banxia.

Aunt Wu, being just a kitchen helper, also started work at eight o'clock every day; they didn't have the same privileges as Qin Jingru.

The kitchen is usually quite busy in the morning. They are responsible for cooking for thousands of people, washing, picking, and chopping vegetables. These are all tasks that belong to the general workers.

Not long after the people in the courtyard had gone to work, and Wang Feng hadn't even finished his pot of tea, he heard an urgent knock on the door.

Qin Jingru opened the door and saw Lou San. She greeted him politely, "Uncle Lou San."

Lou San also politely replied, "Greetings, Madam."

When Wang Feng saw that it was Lou San, he put down his teacup and said to Lou San, "Uncle Lou San, come with me."

Lou San nodded and followed Wang Feng out of courtyard number 95, arriving at a secluded alley.

As soon as they stopped, Lou San hurriedly said, "Young Master, something terrible has happened!"

Wang Feng gestured for him to stop, saying, "Uncle Lou, you don't need to say anything, I already know."

"Yesterday I sent men to No. 68 Zhengyangmen East Street and found 16 men lying in ambush in various parts of the courtyard. They were all carrying machetes, and four of them had guns. Fortunately, I didn't let you take action this time, otherwise you would definitely not have come back. If the men I sent were not all formidable, we would have suffered heavy losses this time."

"Also, the four men you sent to keep watch were killed by those people, but I have already avenged them. I didn't let any of those dozen or so desperados that Chairman Chen hired go, but none of them know where Chairman Chen is."

Upon hearing this, Lou San's eyes turned bloodshot, veins bulged on his forehead, his fists clenched, and he let out a beast-like roar: "Old dog Chen, I will not let you go."

Among the four people who went to keep watch, one of them was his nephew. Although he wasn't his biological nephew, he had always treated him like one. His nephew was very filial to him, and he had never married or had children. His nephew had previously promised him that he would take care of him in his old age and see him off when he died.

His nephew was also an orphan adopted by the Lou family when he was young. From the time he was old enough to understand, he had always worked for the Lou family and was loyal to them. When he heard that they had found Chairman Chen's whereabouts, he volunteered to keep an eye on him, but he never expected to die at Chairman Chen's hands.

Seeing that Lou San's mood was a bit off, Wang Feng asked, "Uncle Lou, do you have some kind of relationship with these four young men who are tailing you?"

Lou San, his eyes red and his teeth clenched, said, "There's someone I'm very close to who always calls me 'Uncle'."

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng sighed, patted Lou San on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Uncle Lou, please accept my condolences. I have already sent people to collect their bodies. They are in the abandoned courtyard at No. 86 Mao'er Hutong. Send someone to collect their bodies. If they have families, compensate them with more money."

Lou San nodded: "Thank you, son-in-law, I will."

Wang Feng frowned and said in a deep voice, "Uncle Lou, this Chairman Chen is clearly trying to lure you into a trap. His goal is to catch you all in one fell swoop. It probably won't be easy to find him now. Ask more people in the underworld to inquire about him. It doesn't matter how much it costs. You must find him."

Lou San nodded through gritted teeth: "Don't worry, son-in-law, no matter the cost, we will find Chen the Old Dog."

"Yes, next time you have any news about Chairman Chen, you must not act rashly. Notify me immediately."

"Yes, son-in-law, then I'll go and take care of my nephew's funeral arrangements."

Wang Feng waved his hand: "Go ahead."

After Lou San left, Wang Feng returned to courtyard number 95.

As soon as they got back to the house, Qin Jingru poured Wang Feng a cup of tea. She didn't ask what it was about. Since Wang Feng was avoiding her, he must not want her to know.

However, since it was Uncle Lou who came to see Wang Feng, it must be something related to Goose's parents.

Wang Feng didn't say much to Qin Jingru. He picked up his teacup and started drinking. It was better not to let Qin Jingru and the others know about this, so as not to make them worry.

As he sipped his tea, he pondered how to lure Chairman Chen out.

When it was 10 a.m., Qin Jingru went to the steel rolling mill, and Wang Feng went to No. 28 courtyard to find Lou Xiao'e.