Courtyard House: Wudang Disciple Sweeps Through the Compound

Most of the police officers in these police stations are former military personnel. They are all agile and act swiftly. In no time, they have prepared their equipment and assembled in the courtyard.

Led by Chen Wenqi, the capable team hurried along and soon arrived at the gate of the secluded house.

"Officer, this is it, there's no mistake!" Chen Wenqi said firmly, pointing to the tightly closed gate in front of him.

The police captain didn't dare to delay for a moment. He immediately ordered his officers to surround the entire courtyard. Then he turned around and solemnly instructed Chen Wenqi: "Brother Chen Wenqi, you should stay in the back and be careful to protect yourself. Don't go forward and join the fun."

Chen Wenqi nodded obediently. He knew what was important and naturally wouldn't be stubborn or competitive and run forward to cause trouble for the police officers.

Seeing how sensible he was, the police captain nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand and led several of his best-mannered officers, kicking open the courtyard gate and rushing inside.

The hidden enemy agent had just finished sending a telegram in the basement and was carrying the transmitter upstairs when he heard the loud noise outside. His expression changed drastically, and he rushed to the drawer in the living room, trying to take out the pistol inside to put up a last-ditch resistance.

But when he frantically pulled open the drawer, he was shocked to find that the pistol inside had vanished without a trace.

"Don't move! Hands up immediately, or we'll shoot!" The police captain, quick-witted and agile, saw through his intentions at a glance and immediately shouted sternly, his sidearm already steadily pointed at the enemy agent.

Seeing that things were going badly and knowing that resistance was hopeless, the enemy agents immediately turned around and tried to escape through the back door, attempting to break free of the police encirclement.

But he had only taken two steps when several police officers who had circled around to the backyard surrounded him. They worked together to pin him to the ground, quickly pulled out handcuffs, and cuffed his hands behind his back.

After the enemy agents were brought under control, the remaining police officers immediately dispersed and conducted a thorough search of the entire compound.

"Captain! We've made a major discovery! We found a secret room in the basement with a working radio transmitter hidden inside!" An officer excitedly reported to his captain after making a quick find during the search.

At this point, the identity of the enemy agent hiding in the courtyard was completely confirmed by irrefutable evidence, leaving no room for denial.

The enemy agent was forced to stand up by the police officers. He glared fiercely at the police captain, his eyes filled with resentment. But he had completely lost the ability to resist and could only obediently be led to the police station by the police.

Standing at a distance, Chen Wenqi clearly saw the enemy agents being successfully taken away. Only then did he finally relax and let out a long sigh of relief.

He had just been secretly worried that if those desperate enemy agents suddenly became cornered and attacked people, causing casualties among the police officers on duty, then the responsibility on his shoulders would be too heavy.

The team members, escorting the captured enemy agents and various related evidence seized from their hideout, walked briskly at the front of the column.

The police captain hurried over to Chen Wenqi, his face full of genuine gratitude, and said, "Comrade Chen Wenqi, this operation was truly made possible by you; you've done a great service!"

"Reporting hidden enemy agents is the duty of every citizen, and it is hardly a merit worth praising."

"However, you must not praise me publicly in a grand manner. If the accomplices of these enemy agents find out my identity, they might launch a crazy retaliation against me."

Chen Wenqi quickly waved his hand and added with an extremely serious expression.

"Haha, you're so young, but you're more thoughtful than anyone else."

Captain Xu laughed heartily a few times, patted Chen Wenqi on the shoulder, and said in a friendly tone, "Don't worry, I will keep this matter strictly confidential for you. If you encounter any trouble that you can't handle on your own in the future, just come to the police station and find your brother Xu."

"Okay, I'll remember what Brother Xu said. Thank you for your help, Brother Xu."

"I have to go home first, otherwise my mother will be worried about me and my safety."

Chen Wenqi smiled and replied.

"Okay, then you must be careful on the road, walk slowly, and don't rush."

Captain Xu looked concerned and gave a word of advice.

Chen Wenqi nodded solemnly to Captain Xu, then turned around and strode straight toward his own courtyard house.

As soon as he got home, Chen Wenqi couldn’t contain his eagerness and immediately opened all three boxes that he had seized from the enemy agents, examining them carefully.

The captured enemy agent was not a wealthy individual. A total of thirty-two large yellow croakers, one hundred and twenty small yellow croakers, and three thousand eight hundred yuan in cash were found in the three boxes.

However, in this special era when resources were extremely scarce and every household was struggling financially, this amount of money was already considered a considerable fortune.

Besides these yellow and white items, the box also contained two Browning pistols and more than a hundred spare pistol bullets.

Chen Wenqi turned and entered the Xuanwu Secret Realm, where he focused on practicing his marksmanship for quite some time. To his surprise, the skill was surprisingly easy to master.

In a short period of time, he successfully honed his marksmanship to a high level, achieving perfect accuracy within an effective range of fifty meters.

It should be noted that pistols are inherently short-range weapons, so achieving such accuracy with 100% hit rate is already a remarkable achievement.

This experience of reporting and assisting in the capture of enemy agents also brought Chen Wenqi an unexpected surprise—he actually gained a full two hundred merit points at once, which meant that he had two more invaluable chances to draw a prize.

With a slight thought, he immediately opened his personal attribute panel in his mind and began to examine it carefully.

Name: Chen Wenqi

Physical fitness: 60 [Normal average: 10]

Mental state: 100 [Average for normal people: 10]

Bone age: 14/120 [Lifespan]

Martial Arts: Chinese Kung Fu [Transformation of Internal Strength]

Medical Skills: Level 1 [8%]

Xuanwu Secret Realm Level: 1 (400/1000)

物品：易经洗髓丹6枚，A1防护服1套，A1合金飞刀*9柄

Merit: 200

Therefore, it seems that finding out more enemy agents hiding in the shadows might be a feasible shortcut to quickly upgrade the Xuanwu Secret Realm.

Although those bullies and tyrannical fellows in the courtyard were extremely hateful, Chen Wenqi did not intend to take their lives directly.

After all, dealing with these clowns only earns him ten to twenty merit points, and he really has no interest in playing a pointless cat-and-mouse game with these shameless scum.

With that in mind, Chen Wenqi made up his mind to postpone the lottery draw and wait until he had accumulated 1,000 merit points before going for a satisfying ten-draw.

In the afternoon, the crisp bell that signaled the end of the workday at the steel rolling mill rang on time. Jia Dongxu dragged his incredibly heavy steps and slowly walked home, his face as gloomy as if covered with a thick layer of dust.

The incident at the factory that afternoon intensified his hatred for Chen Wenqi. If he couldn't vent this pent-up anger, he felt he would become seriously ill from the frustration.

"Dongxu, what's wrong? Did something bother you at the factory?" Qin Huairu asked with concern as she saw her husband's pale face. She quickly put down her work.

Jia Zhangshi is still in the hospital and will probably be able to complete the discharge procedures tomorrow, so at the moment only Qin Huairu, who is heavily pregnant, and her young son Banggeng are at home.

"Who else could it be? It's that brat Chen Wenqi! This time, I'm going to skin him alive!" Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth and squeezed out these words, the resentment in his voice almost overflowing.

"Chen Wenqi? What did he do to offend you this time?" Qin Huairu's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately perked up, quickly asking the question.

"That little brat got a huge pile of fish from somewhere and dared to take it directly to the steel mill to sell. He made over a hundred yuan! I think the money must have come from illegitimate sources; it's most likely stolen!" Jia Dongxu said with absolute certainty, as if he had actually witnessed Chen Wenqi stealing money.

When Qin Huairu heard that Chen Wenqi had earned more than 100 yuan from selling fish, she was also very surprised. You know, Jia Dongxu worked hard in the steel rolling mill for a month and his salary was only 35 yuan. This more than 100 yuan was almost equivalent to more than three months of his hard-earned money.

In an instant, a glint of greed flashed in Qin Huairu's eyes. However, she wasn't completely brainless. Chen Wenqi had indeed been going out fishing every day for the past two days, and each time he came back, he was carrying a heavy load of big fish.

"Could it be... that Chen Wenqi really caught these fish himself?" Qin Huairu frowned, hesitatingly voicing her suspicion.

"How is that possible? That's over two hundred catties of fish! How can you catch that many while fishing? That kid must have stolen them! Even if he didn't steal them, his act of privately reselling fish is definitely a speculative and profiteering scheme!" Jia Dongxu didn't believe it at all and insisted that Chen Wenqi's money came from shady sources.

"Speculation and profiteering... If this gets discovered and you're arrested, you'll be going to jail, right?" Qin Huairu deliberately lowered her voice, but her tone revealed an undisguised excitement.