The sky collapsed, and in the blink of an eye, I found myself transported to Nanluoguxiang.

The courtyard suddenly became empty.

Zhou Anran's eyes were filled with excitement as she spoke softly:

"Uncle Chen, according to Zhao Zhengping, if we catch this Brother Zhou, the credit might be even greater than catching that black market boss who escaped last time!"

Captain Chen's face showed no joy whatsoever; instead, it was grave.

"Anran, don't just think about making a name for yourself. This guy can travel long distances all by himself and dares to distribute goods all over Beijing. He's no ordinary person."

"Uncle Chen, you're being too cautious."

Zhou Anran curled her lip, unconvinced: "There are over a dozen of us, all arranged inside and outside the compound. I don't believe he can grow wings and fly away."

"You little brat, can't you learn your lesson?" Captain Chen glared at her. "Have you forgotten how that black market boss escaped a few days ago?"

Zhou Anran blushed, but still forced herself to say, "Uncle Chen, last time was an accident. This time I will definitely handcuff him myself!"

Captain Chen shook his head helplessly at her stubbornness.

Just then, a plainclothes policeman rushed in from outside the courtyard.

"Captain, Brother Zhou, whom Zhao Zhengping mentioned, is here!"

"Where is he?" Captain Chen's eyes narrowed.

"Just as we entered the south entrance of the alley, he was pushing two carts. His figure matched Zhao Zhengping's description perfectly."

"Alright!" Captain Chen made a quick decision and whispered, "Zhao Gang, order each group to let the man in first, and then make our move together when he knocks on the gate."

"Yes!" Zhao Gang stood at attention, turned around, and jogged out of the courtyard.

Here, at the south entrance of the alley, Li Kaixin slowly pushed two carts forward.

The truck was piled high with chickens, ducks, and rabbits—the very goods they were going to trade with Zhao Zhengping and his group today.

As he walked, he glanced around out of the corner of his eye, his inner warning growing stronger.

This alley is next to Zhao Zhengping's courtyard. Usually, there would be people passing by to buy things, but now there's not a single person.

Upon reaching the corner, Li Kaixin found the two sentries that Hu Laoliu had arranged as usual.

"Brother Zhou, you've arrived!"

The tall, thin sentry was the first to approach, though his smile seemed somewhat forced.

Seeing his reaction, Li Kaixin's heart skipped a beat, and she guessed that the two of them had been taken into custody.

However, he remained expressionless and asked calmly, "Brother, is there anything unusual today?"

The tall, thin sentry didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Brother Zhou, are Brother Liu and the others alright?"

"He's doing well and is ready to reopen his stall."

As Li Kaixin spoke, he tossed them two packs of cigarettes and some money he had prepared beforehand, then turned to walk away.

"Wait, Brother Zhou!"

Li Kaixin stopped and turned around: "What's wrong, bro?"

"Brother Zhou, I...I don't want to hurt you!" The tall, thin sentry made up his mind. "You...you'd better run!"

"I know, thanks bro."

After Li Kaixin finished speaking, he pulled two carts and walked towards Zhao Zhengping's courtyard gate without looking back.

The tall, thin man wanted to chase after them, but he didn't dare, knowing that there were definitely police officers watching the area nearby.

At this moment, another sentry nearby saw this and grabbed his arm:

"Su Yong, are you crazy? If the police find out that we were the ones who tipped them off, we're finished."

"We can't just watch Brother Zhou walk right into our trap!"