A little madman moved into the courtyard house next door.

Xiao Sanfeng stayed on the island for five days, experiencing the luxurious life of a capitalist.

The famine is getting worse, and strong-smelling dishes are no longer suitable for cooking in the courtyard house. If we want to eat something good, we'll have to take it out from our spatial storage and eat it at home behind closed doors.

Xiao Sanfeng has also had Xin Xin and the others prepare a lot of dishes these past few days and store them in his spatial dimension. Since the space can preserve food, there's no fear of them spoiling.

These dishes included braised duck, red-braised duck, spicy blood curd, boiled beef slices, boiled fish, pickled fish, Dongpo pork knuckle, spicy chicken, shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, braised pork belly... All of them were strongly flavored dishes, and dozens of portions of each dish were made.

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Today is August 20th, and it's time to do business with Kim Sang-ji again.

At four in the morning on the island, Xiao Sanfeng got up. It was too far from home in China, and due to the time difference, it was around 1 a.m. in Beijing. Going back to Beijing now would be just the right time.

With their departure imminent, Xiao Sanfeng worried that the island's deployment time would be too short, preventing him from using the "Ten Thousand Mile Tracking" skill. So, he took out a jade pendant that he had stored for two years and placed it in his bedroom in the main building.

With everything ready, Xiao Sanfeng, carrying Xiao Fei, muttered, "Where is the puppet robot? Track it from afar."

Xiao Sanfeng and Xiao Fei disappeared together from Xiao Family Island.

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Xiao Sanfeng brought Xiao Fei to an alley in Nanluoguxiang. He told Xiao Fei to go back inside, then turned and headed north of the city.

Soon, Xiao Sanfeng arrived at the black market in the north of the city, wearing the ever-changing mask. This time, he traded 5000 cans of luncheon meat for five truckloads of antique bottles and jars, as well as some calligraphy and paintings by famous figures from ancient and modern times.

The transaction was complete, and Xiao Sanfeng was preparing to send them away so he could easily leave with the antiques and calligraphy. Jin Shangzhi said, "Sir, there's something I need to discuss with you. Could we speak in private for a moment?"

Xiao Sanfeng said, "Let's go outside and talk, so it'll be easier for my people to come and move these antiques and paintings."

The two walked out of the alley, and Xiao Sanfeng used his divine sense to survey the surroundings. With a thought, he stored the antique paintings and calligraphy placed in the alley into his spatial storage.

Xiao Sanfeng asked, "Boss Jin, what can I do for you?"

Jin Shangzhi said, "Sir, one of my suppliers has contacted me and wants to cooperate with you?"

"Does the person who supplies you need to cooperate with me?"

"Sir, this is the man who sold me the grain. He also wants canned meat, but he probably can't offer me the price."

"I won't sell it for less than this price."

"Sir, he works at the grain station."

"Boss Jin, I don't care who he is. Don't even think about getting canned meat from me at a low price. If you don't want to work with me, we can cut off all contact."

"No, no, no, sir, you misunderstand. How could I not want to cooperate with you! For the transaction in five days, I want 8000 cans of meat."

"Okay, see you in 5 days." Xiao Sanfeng said, then turned and left, disappearing into the night.

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Xiao Sanfeng returned to Nanluoguxiang and leaped into the courtyard at No. 93. He then used his divine sense to command the puppet robot to open the door and come out.

After receiving the information from the puppet robot, and knowing that nothing strange had happened in the past few days.

Xiao Sanfeng was relieved and put the puppet robot into his spatial storage. He went inside and lay down on the bed to sleep.

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In a two-story building with a courtyard in Beijing, surrounded by numerous visible and hidden sentries, lies the residence of Director Luo of a relevant department.

At 4:30 a.m., a jeep stopped at the gate of the courtyard. As soon as the car came to a stop, a man with an upright appearance quickly got out, showed his identification to the guard at the gate, and hurriedly walked into the courtyard.

A secretary-like figure came out to greet him and asked, "Yuan Fang, why are you here so early?"

"Secretary Liu, it's an emergency, I need to see Director Luo."

"Okay, I'll go get Director Luo right away." Secretary Liu said and went inside to fetch him.

A while later, in the study.

Yuan Fang said, "Director Luo, our comrades on the blackmail side have reported an emergency. Tonight at midnight, the mysterious man traded another 5000 cans of meat with Jin Shangzhi." He then handed over a wooden folder.

Director Luo took the folder, opened it, and began to read.

At 1 a.m., a middle-aged woman appeared in Jin Shangzhi's courtyard. The two went to an abandoned alley to conduct a transaction involving canned meat.

Jin Shangzhi prepared five cartloads of antique porcelain and calligraphy as payment for the goods.

Throughout the entire transaction, no one else appeared except for the middle-aged woman.

The canned meat provided by the middle-aged woman was the same as the canned meat from the last transaction; it was all moldy military-grade canned meat produced by Xiao Baga.

The comrades on the perimeter kept watch, but found no clues or traces of the middle-aged woman going to or leaving Tanchang Hutong.

Director Luo took out another file folder from the drawer, pulled out a document, and began to read it.

The mysterious middle-aged woman.

Name: Unknown; she only allows others to address her as "Mr."

Age: Approximately 40 years old.

On the afternoon of August 10, 1960, it first appeared at the hideout of Jin Shangzhi, the controller of the black market in the north of the city.

The two discussed the canned meat deal, and then the middle-aged woman left.

Around 1 a.m. on August 15th, a middle-aged woman appeared in Tanchang Hutong and traded 2000 cans of meat with Jin Shangzhi. These cans were military-grade canned goods produced by Xiao Baga for the US military, with each can weighing 1 jin (8 grams) net.

Director Luo looked at the document, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Yuan Fang, what's your opinion?"

Yuan Fang said, "Director Luo, there are many suspicious points about this middle-aged woman. Where did all these military-grade canned meats come from? They're all foreign goods; they simply can't be found in China."

"Last time there were 2000 cans, which, including the tin boxes, weighed over a ton. This time there are 5000, which is almost 3 tons. How did a middle-aged woman manage to transport all these canned meats in?"

"So, I propose we arrest Kim Sang-ji immediately and interrogate him to find out when their next transaction will take place. Then, we should set up a tight security perimeter and arrest this middle-aged woman. I don't believe we won't get anything out of her!"

Director Luo said, "We can detain Jin Shangzhi first and use him to find more clues about this mysterious middle-aged woman. Let's move in!"

"Yes!" Yuan Fang replied and left.

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Jin Shangzhi sold out of the 2000 cans of meat he bought last time in just two days, but made a profit of 4000 yuan.

I traded back 5000 cans of meat tonight, and this time I can make 10,000 yuan.

After bringing the canned meat back with his men, Kim Sang-ji was so excited he couldn't sleep. He had his men cook two dishes and started drinking.

Jin Shangzhi drank until dawn.

Just as he was happily drinking and getting quite tipsy, a group of soldiers surrounded his small courtyard.

Soon, Kim Sang-ji was arrested and taken away.

Upon seeing that Jin Shangzhi had been brought back, Yuan Fang immediately began interrogating him.

However, Jin Shangzhi didn't know much either, and after interrogating her for a long time, he only learned a little more information: the middle-aged woman and he traded canned meat every five days.

This middle-aged woman and the people behind her were involved in the theft case in Xiaobaga Dongjing two years ago.

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Unable to get any results from the interrogation, Yuan Fang had no choice but to go to Director Luo, his superior, for instructions on what to do.

Director Luo thought for a moment and said, "Release Jin Shangzhi first, and keep him under secret surveillance. Arrest him on-site when they come for their next transaction."

Yuan Fang nodded and said, "Yes, I'll arrange it right away."