Chapter 39: Disguise Investigation

  Back to the contact point, Xie Xiao-shuai asked Zhang Jia for help in renting a small house in the town. His reason was that if they wandered around the town every day and then returned to the armed police detachment, it would not be conducive to carrying out the next step of their action if they were discovered by someone with ulterior motives.

  Zhang Jia's efficiency was very high, and soon found a house that was the private residence of an old policeman, which had been vacant for a long time, planning to retire and live there. The house is not big, with more than 60 square meters, but it has three floors, and outside there is also a small private courtyard.

  Xie Xiaoshuai was very satisfied with the environment here. They could move in and live as relatives of an old policeman, which would not arouse too much suspicion.

  That night, after Xie Xiaoshuai and the others settled down, they let Liu Yuxin and Li Gang pretend to be a couple to go out and investigate the situation. At this time, Liu Yuxin was dressed in a simple outfit, with a light blue top, a pair of jeans, and a wig that covered her ears, giving off an innocent young girl vibe. Li Gang wore his favorite foreign military-style clothing, following closely behind Liu Yuxin and being overly attentive, really giving the impression of two young lovers out on a date.

  The town was quite lively at night, with all sorts of businesses booming. As the two walked up to a barbecue stall, they saw the owner handing a white paper package to a scrawny young man standing next to him, who took the package and hastily disappeared into the crowd.

  Liu Yuxin gave Li Gang a look, and Li Gang understood, walking to the stall owner's front, saying in a low voice: "Give me some electric food."

  The stall owner looked at Li Gang vigilantly: "What do you want to eat? We have barbecue, stir-fry, and casserole here. Everything is laid out there. Tell me what you need."

  Li Gang placed his right thumb on his nose and pressed one nostril shut, taking a deep breath: "I want to eat this."

  The stall owner was clearly on guard against this stranger, shaking his head and saying: "I don't know what you're talking about? If you don't want to buy anything, please leave and don't affect my business."

  Li Gang and Liu Yuxin saw that they couldn't make a breakthrough here, so they left and started wandering around the night market again. The two found that there were many frequent drug transactions here, similar to the small distribution points like the barbecue stall earlier, such as noodle shops, billiard rooms, and even a small shooting gallery with balloons could see them trading.

  The two of them visited every distribution point, but these people were very repelled by their foreignness. The two didn't make any progress at all that night, but at least they knew the source of the drugs and planned to start from the most basic level to find a breakthrough.

  The next evening, Zhang Jialin and Zhang Jia paired up and continued to stroll around the night market. Both of them were experts in reconnaissance, and Zhang Jia was extremely familiar with the local environment. After a meticulous makeover by Liu Yuxin, who was disguised as a vegetable vendor, anyone who didn't know her well couldn't recognize her at all.

  Two people seemed to be wandering aimlessly in the night market, but were actually observing the operation of those small distribution points. The two walked to the shooting stall, and Zhang Jialin said with a swagger: "This kind of thing that's not difficult at all, what prize do you want? I'll win it for you." He picked up the air gun and started shooting, but missed on the first shot.

  "Haha, boasting so loudly, but it's just a soft-shelled crab." Zhang Jia covered her mouth and teased.

  Zhang Jialin wiped his nose with his hand, took a deep breath and said: "I'm not in the mood today, next time I'll make the boss cry." After saying that, he threw 10 yuan, threw away the air gun and walked away angrily. Their purpose has been achieved, which is to reveal to the stall owner that they are a "drug addict".

  Another day passed, and two young couples appeared in the night market. The four of them walked while loudly quarreling, giving off a very low-quality second-generation rich feeling. As they walked, Yin Zhilin said, "I haven't eaten anything for days, if this continues I won't be able to survive." After finishing speaking, he reached out and wiped his nose with his hand. Li Gang and the others all agreed with Zhang Jialin's words, loudly shouting: Who can save me?

  A few words successfully caught attention, a hawker-like person sneaked over: "Brother, want to eat? Talk over there."

  A few people walked into a dimly lit alley, and the man handed Zhang Jialin a small paper package: "Take a look, my goods are guaranteed to be of good quality."

  Zhang Jialin opened the small paper package, took a look and threw it on the ground: "Damn, I wanted white powder, not flour. Are you playing with me?"

  That person smiled awkwardly: "Hehe! I'm just checking if you're all like-minded people, don't be angry, this is the real deal." After finishing speaking, he took out a small paper package from his pocket.

  This time Zhang Jialin opened the package, smelled it, and nodded to Li Gang. Li Gang didn't say a word and directly gave the man 200 yuan, stuffing it into his pocket.

  "Are you kidding me? This is top-notch stuff, at least 500."

  Li Gang threw another 300 yuan at the man and said viciously, "If your stuff isn't worth this price, I'll make you spit out even the extra."

  "No problem, I'm Skinny Monkey. If you need anything in the future, just come find me here." With that, Skinny Monkey took the money and vanished into thin air.

  After a few people went back, Chen Hongjun carefully detected the thing and reported to Xie Xiaoshuai: "Captain, this stuff has a high concentration. It's not those three or four handed goods with impurities on the market. It seems that we can start from this thin monkey."

  For several days, Li Gang and his men bought goods from Shoupi Hou every day. They became familiar with each other after repeated interactions. Several times, Li Gang and his men asked Shoupi Hou about his supplier from the side, but Shoupi Hou's mouth was very tight and did not reveal anything to them.

  Half a month later, Li Gang and his men demanded more and more every day, but the thin monkey couldn't take out any more: "I'm telling you guys, can you really eat that much in one day?"

  "The extra ones were sold to friends, your goods are very good, they all like them. Otherwise, where would we get so much money to eat every day? I said, how many goods can you supply us at a time? This time we plan to take more and bring back a fortune." Li Gang started their strategy.

  "You also saw, I can only get 200 grams a day, no more. If you want more, I can take you to find Ma Ge, my goods are all from him. But in the future, I am your superior, you cannot go directly to Ma Ge, do you understand?" warned Skinny Monkey.

  "Alright, let's go quickly. I'm in a hurry." Li Gang urged carelessly.

  A middle-aged man sat comfortably in a recliner at the entrance of a street-side KTV, with a tea set on the table beside him, occasionally picking up a cup to take a sip.

  Qiu Pi Hou led Li Gang and the others to the middle-aged man, fawningly saying: "Ma Ge, these few small families of mine need a large quantity of goods, I've brought them here."

  Ma Ge opened his eyes, saw Shou Pi Hou bringing a few strangers over, and immediately stood up, pointing at Shou Pi Hou's nose and scolding: "Damn it, Shou Pi Hou, are you out of your mind? How dare you bring people directly to my place? Are you tired of living?"

  "Ma Ge, calm down, these few people are absolutely reliable, otherwise I wouldn't dare bring them to you, I know the rules." The thin monkey still maintained a flattering smile.

  Ma Ge's expression eased, and he carefully looked at Li Gang and the others. Li Gang took advantage of the situation to take liberties with Cai Hua She Liu Yu Xin, hugging her waist and whispering some ambiguous words in her ear, his face occasionally revealing a lewd smile.

  Liu Yuxin reached back and grabbed Li Gang's waist, twisting it a few times with force, but her face was smiling in coordination with Li Gang. Li Gang endured the pain, continuing to speak, his face flushing red like a monkey's buttocks.

  On this side, Zhang Jialin and Zhang Jia also pretended to be a couple at the same time, making some very frivolous moves.

  Ma Ge saw several people's performance, a mixed eating and waiting to die image of the second generation ancestor. These people felt that they really didn't look like police officers, and slowly put down their guard.