Siheyuan: Starting from the Police

In the evening, Xu Guangfu went home after get off work.

Just as they were about to eat, Lou's father came to Xu Guangfu's house in the front yard.

The two opened a bottle of Fenjiu and drank while chatting.

"Uncle, you must be careful with your words and actions these days. You should also prepare two sets of Xiao'e's books. You two can read them more often when you have nothing to do. It won't hurt."

Xu Guangfu gave Lou's father some advice.

"Is something going to happen?" Father Lou was a little curious.

"Soon. The current situation has become increasingly serious. If you perform well, you might get some unexpected gains." Xu Guangfu answered vaguely.

Father Lou nodded when he heard this, and the two chatted for a while and then went to sleep.

The next day, Xu Guangfu received a notice to crack down on speculation and profiteering, and a meeting was held for the entire institute.

"How do we deal with this? Let's all give our opinions!" Zhang Feng asked the question first.

Xu Guangfu rubbed his temples, feeling a little troubled.

"Why don't we just start targeting the black market in our area? We can catch a few typical cases and report them to the authorities."

"But, there are a lot of people on the black market who can't make ends meet anymore, so they come to the Pigeon Market to exchange for some supplies! If we arrest them all, I'm afraid..."

"Since we are going to crack down on speculation, what should we do if we don't start from the black market? Should we tell the higher-ups that there is no speculation in our area?! Even then, someone has to believe it!"

"Then let's catch him! We'll deal with any problems after we catch him!"

"..."

The police were arguing and no one had a clear idea.

Xu Guangfu came up with an idea and asked everyone: "Well, let's still start from the black market, but we will catch the big ones and let the small ones go!"

"How do you catch the big ones and let the small ones go?" Zhang Feng became interested and asked curiously.

"Then we'll count it as a family of five! If anyone has more money and supplies than a family of five needs for a month, we'll arrest them! For those who don't, most of them probably don't have enough, or they're farmers who are exchanging supplies for money. We'll let them go."

Zhang Feng nodded and agreed with this point of view.

"Alright! That's it! Now there is another problem. We need to find out the situation of the black market in our jurisdiction as soon as possible! Leave this matter to Chief Ding and Deputy Chief Xu! It has to be quick!"

"Yes! We will go there tonight and find out everything." Xu Guangfu answered firmly.

After get off work in the evening, Xu Guangfu finished his meal and went to Yan Bugui's house.

"Uncle is eating!"

When Yan Bugui saw Xu Guangfu coming in, he immediately stood up and said cheerfully, "Xiao Xu is here, come sit down and have something to eat with us?"

Xu Guangfu sat down and waved his hand, saying, "No! I've already eaten. I came here to talk to Brother Jie Cheng about something. You see..."

"Oh! Jiecheng, don't eat yet! Follow Xiao Xu and see if you can help in any way." Yan Bugui turned to Yan Jiecheng and said.

"No hurry, no hurry! Just take your time eating, no rush, come to my house to find me after dinner!"

"Hey, Xiao Xu! Is there something wrong? Do you want to go with Uncle Three?" Yan Bugui asked with his eyes rolling.

"It's okay! It's just a small matter. I won't bother you, uncle!" Xu Guangfu declined politely, and then said to Yan Jiefang, "Come to my house after dinner. I'll be back first."

After finishing the job, he waved his hand and left.

After going out, he went straight to Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard. As soon as Xu Guangfu entered the door, he saw Liu Haizhong eating eggs and sips of wine, while his two sons looked at him enviously.

"Uncle, I'm eating! I'll ask Guangtian Guangfu for help! Look..."

Liu Haizhong was obviously very pleased with Xu Guangfu's call of "uncle".

He nodded with satisfaction, took a sip of the wine, raised his eyelids, and nodded to Xu Guangfu.

"Okay! Go ahead, it's broad daylight! Follow Xiao Xu and work hard, otherwise you'll be in trouble!"

"Thank you, uncle!" Xu Guangfu said with a smile.

The two sons reluctantly put down the steamed bread in their hands and followed Xu Guangfu to the front yard.

When they arrived at Xu's house, Xu Guangfu asked Yu Shui to cut some cooked food and prepare some peanuts to go with the wine, and took out a bottle of wine for the two brothers to drink first.

When the Liu brothers saw these things, their eyes lit up.

The two brothers immediately stood up and said, "Brother Xu, don't worry! Your business is my business! Just arrange whatever you want us to do! We brothers will never be vague!"

Xu Guangfu smiled, "Don't worry! It's still early, you guys eat and drink first, and we'll talk later!"

After a while, Yan Jiefang also came, bringing his younger brother Yan Jiekuang with him.

As soon as they entered the Xu family's house, they saw a table full of delicious food and wine. They beat their chests and stamped their feet. If they had known earlier, they would not have eaten steamed bread at home! Now they have suffered a great loss. These good things have been wasted by the Liu brothers!

When Xu Guangfu saw someone coming in, he immediately waved, "Come on, sit down and have a drink!"

The two brothers of the Yan family sat down, and the four of them started to fight for food at the table.

After the four people finished eating, Xu Guangfu gave them some cigarettes.

"Brothers, this is it. Where is the black market near us? I want to go and have a look tonight. Can you lead the way?"

Liu Guangtian dusted off his cigarette ashes and spoke carefully: "Brother Xu, what do you want to buy? There are two pigeon markets near us. One is near the Ditan Park. There's nothing good there. Some country folks sell local specialties. From time to time, there's a pheasant or rabbit, which is amazing."

Xu Guangfu shook his head and said, "I won't go for this one. Ask Guangfu to help and take Sister Ding to buy some local specialties. What about the other one?"

"The other one is near the Fire God Temple. There are a lot of things there! Basically, they have everything. Brother Xu, if you want to buy something, I suggest you go here."

Xu Guangfu nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad! This place meets my requirements. Guangtian, you lead the way later."

Then he asked the remaining people: "Why aren't you talking? Have you never been there? Don't know? Or are these two the only ones?"

At this time, Yan Jiefang spoke up, "Brother Xu, those are the two places we usually go to in our area. There are some others, but they don't have a fixed place and run around everywhere. Basically, a group of people come to exchange things and then disperse after the exchange."

Yan Jiekuang also agreed, "That's right. Most people in our compound go to Ditan Park. I've even gone there to exchange sweet potatoes! If there's something you need, go to the Fire God Temple. Other places are hard to find, and there's no fixed place."

Xu Guangfu nodded, "Well, okay! That's it. Jie Cheng and Jie Kuang, you two brothers, help me keep an eye on those who don't have a fixed place, and notify me if there is any news."

Then he handed each of the four people a pack of cigarettes, and turned around and said, "Then you guys drink first, and when we get out of the day, you two brothers lead the way, and Sister Ding and I will go buy some things."

Everyone nodded, and soon, the two bottles of wine were empty, and they prepared to leave.

"Brother Xu, wait for me for a moment, we'll go home and change our clothes and come back! By the way, you too, wrap yourself up tightly so no one can recognize you!" Liu Guangtian said, and went home to change his clothes.

Xu Guangfu called Ding Shengnan, and the two put on masks and hats and prepared to set off.

Xu Guangfu warned Ding Shengnan, "Just watch today! Don't act rashly!"

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