The Tao family had been secretly conducting a thorough investigation, and Mo Yucheng returned two days later.
This time, it was because they needed a team with strong reconnaissance capabilities, so they eventually sent back a small squad.
Song Yining found out when she boarded the train, but luckily she was quick-witted enough to come back and ask for help.
I've been busy making medicine powder for them in the compound, and only now can I feel at ease.
The Tao family has been in Beijing for many years and has a significant network of connections. This is all part of their efforts to ensure a successful and complete annihilation.
This time, they mobilized elite teams from various regions, with Mo Yucheng in overall command.
The top leader is in a real hurry lately, never expecting that there are so many corrupt officials right under his nose, and they've been hiding for decades.
They hadn't noticed anything at all. If it weren't for Song Yining's unintentional action, no one would know what the consequences would have been.
Shen Junjie kept observing to see where they were transporting these minerals.
This place is very close to Tianjin Port, so a small team was assigned to thoroughly investigate the network of connections here.
Knowing that the port was managed by the younger brother of Tao's eldest son-in-law, everyone felt a sense of dread.
Over the years, many things from China have been shipped out little by little in this way.
The more they investigated, the more alarmed they became. The Tao family was incredibly audacious, conducting their business openly and brazenly right under everyone's noses.
He managed to stay calm all these years without anyone noticing, but lately he's been getting angry quite frequently.
Even Song Yining's pills were of negligible quantity, so they had to conduct a thorough and secret investigation immediately.
The Tao family also noticed a slight odor, but didn't take it seriously.
Such things happen occasionally over the years, so I just continue doing what I was supposed to do.
While the gold ore was being mined and transported to the port, they secretly observed where it was being shipped to.
So I followed them at a distance that wasn't too close, and that's how I found out they hadn't shipped the goods to Japan.
It's located on a small island very close to our country, a place that few people pay attention to.
After they transport it here, they refine it. Over the years, there hasn't been much of a production or sales volume on the island.
Inside were well-equipped people patrolling the area, making it difficult for Shen Junjie's team to land on the island.
They could only wait on the rocks; it was still the first month of the lunar calendar, and the weather was bitterly cold.
Waves crashed rhythmically against the rocks.
The group of six was shivering from the cold, so Shen Junjie could only give each of them one of the tonics that Song Yining had given him.
"Taking the medicine will definitely make you feel better. The task ahead is tough, so let's persevere."
The remaining five people quickly took the medicine; by then, they were all shivering from the cold.
They also had to endure the constant impact of the waves, and everyone could only hold onto a sliver of hope that they could successfully complete the mission.
They all took the pills that were given to them one by one, comforting themselves that it would be over soon.
After a while, everyone gradually felt that they weren't so cold anymore.
The group's eyes lit up as they looked at Shen Junjie, wanting to ask what kind of powerful pills they had just taken.
Shen Junjie gave them a look, signaling them to focus.
It's almost midnight, and I still don't know which interview it is or what the outcome is.
They sneaked up one by one. It was nighttime, and there weren't as many patrols on the island as during the day.
Since they arrived here, they haven't encountered many other people here.
So they didn't see any patrolling people until late at night.
Once on the island, it didn't feel so cold, and the grass around us didn't seem to have withered; it was actually growing quite well.
After overcoming layers of defenses, they reached the middle of the island and saw a small cave.
There are rows of wooden houses all around, covered with vines, so you can't tell they are houses unless you look closely.
Perhaps because they had been busy all day, these people were all fast asleep. They checked each room one by one before finally finding the gold that had already been smelted.
Inside the houses in the middle, there were boxes of refined gold bars.
They were neatly stacked in boxes, filling two rooms.
Using the sleeping pills that Song Yining had prepared for them, they knocked out everyone they saw on the island and imprisoned them.
There are still raw stones on the island that were just brought in today, and they haven't been smelted yet.
The group divided the work and conducted a thorough inspection of the area above to see if any had slipped through the net.
The cave was pitch black. After they entered, they saw some simple equipment and the process was being carried out in an orderly and systematic manner.
They finally discovered a hot spring at the very back of the island, which explained why the island was covered in lush greenery.
In the room where they were found to be workers, everyone had different injuries.
These must be the people they found somewhere; they all look extremely thin and pale.
On the contrary, the patrolmen were all plump and looked like they were overnourished.
Fortunately, they had the sleeping pills given to them by Song Yining, and they were able to take care of these people smoothly tonight.
The ship, which was hiding in the distance, was waiting to pick them up. By the time they arrived, the sky was already beginning to lighten.
The team patrolled the island several times, but no one was able to relax until they found no one.
As they were leaving, one of the male soldiers in the team saw poppies that they would never forget.
They were scattered all over the island, arranged in irregular patterns.
Roger looked at the flowers and his heart trembled. "Commander, these flowers are used to make an addictive drug. I've heard from the older generation that these are medicines. If used properly, they can cure people; if used improperly, they can kill them."
Shen Junjie then looked seriously at the flowers that covered the entire island.
They quickly reported the seriousness of the situation to their superiors, who learned that the area was covered in poppies and that a small team had been dispatched to guard it.
Only when it was daytime could one clearly see the people above. Upon examining their clothing, one realized they were a group of people from Japan, and none of them were wearing wooden clogs.
Looking at their hairstyles, it becomes even more certain that these people are from Japan.
As for the smelting workers, after they regained consciousness, they all spoke our country's language.
After some questioning, it was learned that they were former smelting workers from the mine who had been secretly sent here a few years ago.
They worked tirelessly day after day, without resting once summer ended.
The poppies in the island were also planted by those people, and every time they ripened, people would come up to pick them.
We've been working on this for years, and the same goes for the gold; everything inside has been refined over the past few years.
As they were about to leave, they spotted a small boat approaching from a distance.
Chen Da, a worker at the smelting plant, said, "The small boats are used to deliver supplies to them, mainly from the mainland to the island."
They've been delivering it every few days for years, and they also grow their own when you're busy, so they're self-sufficient.
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