Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

"Okay, Brother Wang, let's weigh it first and finish quickly so as not to take up your time," Chen Wenqi readily agreed without any hesitation.

Just as the two were about to weigh the items, Jia Dongxu, who had just slipped out of the workshop to take a break, happened to see Chen Wenqi pulling two buckets into the yard and chatting and laughing with Wang, the purchasing agent from the purchasing department. His eyes lit up and he quickly walked over.

"Chen Wenqi, what are you doing here at our steel rolling mill?" Jia Dongxu crossed his arms and blocked Chen Wenqi's path, questioning him in an unfriendly tone.

"What's it to you?" Chen Wenqi glanced at Jia Dongxu indifferently, too lazy to waste words on him, and completely disregarded him.

Jia Dongxu's gaze fell on the two buckets of fresh, large fish. When he saw that Chen Wenqi had actually brought so many plump fish, his eyes widened in surprise, and he began to plot a wicked idea.

"Brother Chen Wenqi, these fish weigh a total of 260 jin. According to the price we agreed on, it's 4 mao per jin, which is 104 yuan in total. Please count the amount and see if it's correct." After weighing the fish and calculating the bill, the purchasing agent, Wang, handed a stack of brand-new banknotes to Chen Wenqi.

"With Brother Wang handling things, what else could I not trust? He's definitely right." Chen Wenqi smiled as he took the money and casually stuffed it into his pocket.

He had already used his mental power to check the amount of money, but the politeness and respect he was expected to show on the surface were still indispensable.

"Haha, young man, you're so frank and honest! By the way, I have a dozen or so industrial coupons here. They're useless to me, and it's a waste to leave them. Here, take them all. You might find them useful." As he spoke, Purchasing Officer Wang took out another stack of industrial coupons from the drawer and stuffed them into Chen Wenqi's hand.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony. I was just planning to buy a bicycle, and I really need the industrial vouchers right now." Chen Wenqi thanked him repeatedly while carefully putting away the industrial vouchers.

These days, you need ration coupons to buy any scarce goods. For example, you need a bicycle coupon to buy a bicycle and a TV coupon to buy a TV. However, if you don't have these special coupons, you can use industrial vouchers instead.

A bicycle requires about fifty industrial coupons, while ordinary people are issued a maximum of five or six coupons per month. Therefore, those without bicycle coupons often need to save money and accumulate more than half a year's worth of coupons to buy a bicycle.

Jia Dongxu watched in disbelief as Chen Wenqi easily earned over a hundred yuan from selling fish in one trip. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets – Jia Dongxu knew that his monthly salary was only thirty-five yuan, while Chen Wenqi's earnings from this trip were equivalent to three months of his salary.

Jealousy nearly consumed his reason; at this moment, Jia Dongxu's face was twisted like a contorted rope, looking exceptionally ferocious.

A strong sense of resentment and anger surged within him. Why could this kid make money so easily?

The origin of these fish is definitely suspicious; they may have been stolen, and the person involved is likely engaged in speculation and profiteering.

Jia Dongxu immediately raised his voice and shouted, "Chen Wenqi, did you steal this fish? Confess now!"

He then shouted shrilly, "You're buying and selling goods privately; that's clearly speculation!"

"Idiot." Chen Wenqi merely glanced at him contemptuously and coldly uttered two words.

"What did you say? How dare you insult me ​​like that!" Jia Dongxu's face was completely distorted. He felt that he had been greatly insulted, and a surge of hot blood rushed to his head.

"Jia Dongxu, get out of here! Don't embarrass yourself and make a fool of yourself!" Purchasing agent Wang couldn't stand it any longer and shouted angrily.

"Wang Caigou, you're helping criminals sell stolen goods! This is a crime, do you even know that?!" Jia Dongxu stomped his feet in anger, his face red and neck bulging as he roared.

Chen Wenqi slowly turned to Purchasing Officer Wang and said calmly, "Brother Wang, aren't your steel rolling mill's hiring standards too low? How come even Tom, Dick, and Harry can get in as fitters?"

"Chen Wenqi, you little beast, who are you calling a cat or dog? You're practically asking for death!"

Jia Dongxu's face was already contorted with jealousy and hatred. When Chen Wenqi publicly humiliated him like this, his rationality collapsed instantly. Like a mad dog, he pounced on Chen Wenqi.

Seeing this, the purchasing agent, Wang, quickly stepped forward and firmly blocked Jia Dongxu, saying sternly, "Jia Dongxu, what do you think you're doing? This isn't a place for you to run wild!"

He then sternly reminded her, "It's still working hours. Why aren't you back in the workshop working properly? What are you doing here causing trouble? I think I need to have a serious talk with your workshop foreman."

"You..." Jia Dongxu was speechless after hearing these words. His mind cleared up a little, but the resentment in his eyes did not diminish at all.

"You just wait and see, kid!" Jia Dongxu said angrily before turning away.

Only then did the purchasing agent turn to Chen Wenqi, asking with some concern, "Brother Chen Wenqi, did you know Jia Dongxu before?"

"We live in the same courtyard and see each other every day, so of course we know each other," Chen Wenqi replied with a smile and composure.

"Then you'd better be careful in the future. This kid is petty, holds grudges, and is extremely vengeful," the purchasing agent warned earnestly.

He added, "Last time, a worker had a few words with him, and the next day someone put a sack over his head and beat him up badly."

"I understand, thank you for reminding me, Brother Wang." Chen Wenqi nodded and said calmly, "If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

He thought to himself, if this good-for-nothing really wants to die early, I might as well grant his wish.

"Okay, next time you have fish, just send it over directly. Same old rule, I won't let you suffer any loss."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Chen Wenqi turned and left the steel rolling mill.

After leaving the steel rolling mill, Chen Wenqi walked slowly towards home. As he passed several empty courtyards, he subconsciously used his mental power to investigate whether there were any antiques, gold, or other valuables hidden underground.

However, the results of the investigation were disappointing; nothing of value was found in these locations.

After entering Nanluoguxiang, as he passed a detached house, Chen Wenqi's extraordinary hearing suddenly caught a very faint "beep beep" sound.

The sound was so faint that it was almost indistinguishable, and ordinary people would not be able to detect it at all. However, Chen Wenqi, as a master at the peak of the Transformation Realm, coupled with his powerful mental perception, immediately heard the sound clearly.

This is the sound unique to Morse code transmission.

Chen Wenqi immediately stopped and slowly moved in the direction of the sound.

With his powerful mental energy, he quickly discovered that in the basement of the courtyard next door, a blurry figure was skillfully operating a radio to send telegrams, referring to the papers in his hand.

He never expected to run into enemy agents here.

Chen Wenqi focused his mind and once again channeled his spiritual power to carefully explore every corner of the courtyard.

In the blink of an eye, every detail in the courtyard, and even the various secrets buried deep underground, clearly emerged in his spiritual perception.

He suddenly realized that beneath this seemingly ordinary courtyard lay three hidden locations, each containing a heavy wooden box.

The mental perception clearly indicated that the boxes were filled with gold bars of various sizes and brand-new banknotes. One of the boxes also contained a pistol and several magazines. Even in the living room drawer, there was a pistol that was already loaded with bullets.

These are all stolen goods hidden by enemy agents. How can we let them stay here and benefit these criminals for nothing?

Chen Wenqi's mind raced, and he immediately used a secret technique to store all three boxes on the ground into his secret realm, naturally including the pistol in the living room drawer.

After all, these boxes were buried deep underground, and it was assumed that enemy agents would not discover that the stolen goods had disappeared in a short period of time.

After dealing with all of this, Chen Wenqi quickly turned around and ran towards the nearby police station.

"Young man, why did you rush in like that? Is there something you need to tell us?" The on-duty police officer stood up and asked with concern when he saw Chen Wenqi burst in, panting.

Chen Wenqi took a breath and replied urgently, "Officer, I've discovered traces of enemy agents, and the evidence is conclusive!"

"What? Are you serious? Is this really true?" Upon hearing the words "enemy agent," the police officer's expression changed drastically, his demeanor instantly becoming alert, and his gaze sharp as an eagle's.

Chen Wenqi nodded emphatically and said with absolute certainty, "When I passed by a courtyard just now, I clearly heard a ticking sound coming from inside, exactly like the sound of a telegraph machine in a movie!"

"Quick, come in! Tell me in detail what happened!" The police officer quickly stepped aside to make way and eagerly invited Chen Wenqi into the house to explain the details.

Chen Wenqi didn't waste any time and immediately recounted the whole story in detail, including how he had a naturally keen hearing and accidentally heard a strange noise. At first, he wasn't sure, so he quietly approached the courtyard wall to listen carefully and finally confirmed that it was the whole process of sending a telegram.

After listening carefully to Chen Wenqi's account, the police officers immediately realized that this was no small matter and took it very seriously.

"Young comrade, can you still remember the exact location of that courtyard? It must be absolutely accurate!"

"I remember it perfectly, down to the last detail. I can take you there now. We must hurry, lest we be a step too late and let those cunning enemy agents escape!" Chen Wenqi said urgently.

"Alright! Comrades of the first squad, grab your gear and follow me to carry out the mission!" The duty officer was the captain of the police station. He made a decisive decision and shouted the order to the officers in the inner room.