In a neighboring city, near Bohai Bay, an old wharf gathers ships traveling north and south. While it can't match the port throughput of a major city, its small size has its advantages: the black market is vast and plentiful!
Zhang Guoqing, following his memory of past visits, sped towards one of the large black markets. This was the place Liu Lao San had recommended. Those involved in the resale basically had some insider information.
This black market is different from other small-scale businesses, similar to reselling hawkers' wholesale sources. It is located in an underground cave in the suburbs, not far from where trains often pass by. Snakeheads and hawkers come to trade between 12:00 and 3:00 every day.
Before coming here, he was worried that this place would be closed down. After all, it was too conspicuous. Even if the person behind the scenes was powerful, could he really resist the overall situation?
However, as he got closer, he felt relieved when he saw one or two sneaky pedestrians riding bicycles appearing on the dirt road leading there.
As for the remaining half, he has to wait until he finds the target.
Zhang Guoqing drove to a nearby location and stopped, then woke Zhou Jiao up.
"arrive!"
The couple filled the trunk with supplies in the dark, making sure nothing was left out. Zhang Guoqing nodded at her, got out, and watched Zhou Jiao get in the driver's seat.
"Use the knockout drug if anything seems off. It's okay even if a few people die in this place. If you can't bring yourself to do it, drive back and wait for me at the intersection of our county town."
Zhou Jiao nodded calmly. She'd already been on a mission once, hadn't she? She didn't even know who the rookie was. She was just hoping for some clueless people to come along and start a "Three Alls" policy. Of course, killing them all was fine!
"Then I'll go over there. When I come back I'll shake the flashlight five times. Three up and two down."
"Go ahead, be careful!" Zhou Jiao forced a smile as she waved goodbye. Whenever she thought of the hint of shaking five times, she wanted to laugh. She often saw people in the black market offering three shakes!
What does "three up and two down" mean? Zhang Guoqing wanted to move three times to the sky and two times towards her. It was so mysterious that Zhou Jiao couldn't help laughing.
Zhang Guoqing walked in quickly, carrying a black bag. After looking around, he set his sights on a middle-aged man he had done business with before.
The man's sideburns were so attractive and outstanding. Even after all these years, Zhang Guoqing still remembers them vividly. When they first met, he thought that if he were to reveal his true face, he could just shave it clean, and his family wouldn't be able to tell what he really looked like.
Zhang Guoqing stepped forward and gestured to him, holding open the bag and letting the other party take a look at the vodka and several other samples inside. He immediately put the bag away.
"brother."
Zhang Guoqing saw a flash of surprise in his eyes, and followed his lead, turning around and making gestures with his back to the person, explaining the various quantities and prices.
Since it was imported, Zhang Guoqing had no intention of lowering the price. Nowadays, it's hard to even smell, let alone buy, baijiu on the market.
Besides the money, this time he mainly wanted to exchange it for national food coupons. As for other bills, he didn't ask for them. Having them would be fine; if he had them, he wouldn't have to worry about not having enough to spend.
A hint of hesitation flashed in the other person's eyes, and finally he handed the stall to a young man next to him, carrying a big black bag, and walked out of the door with two people and Zhang Guoqing.
Zhang Guoqing watched him pull out a cart with rubber wheels from the corner of the door, his eyes twinkling. He thought to himself that this man might be a very important person here.
Black markets have their own rules, and even larger ones are even stricter. Both parties know not to ask about the source of the goods, nor to take the opportunity to inquire, otherwise the deal will be ruined.
Zhou Jiao wasn't actually very far away from the car, only about 500 meters away. When she noticed Zhang Guoqing approaching with a flashlight, her eyes lit up when she saw the three men beside him and the oversized cart in front of them.
Before anyone got close, she drove a little further. If the price was right, she wouldn't mind offering another truck. She'd been regretting not using a truck. Of course, she knew that if the truck was loaded into the space, there wouldn't be enough room for the supplies.
But who is she? She's a woman. Zhou Jiao found a perfect excuse for her boring thoughts while waiting. She was eagerly waiting for someone to rob her, but unfortunately, the occasional shadows would move faster when they saw the car.
Zhang Guoqing nodded at her and smiled as he saw her sitting quietly in the car without getting out. His wife was smart. This was wrong. If they wanted to steal the goods, they couldn't just rob the goods and run away!
The couple smiled at each other knowingly, thinking, "It's good for you, it's good for me, it's good for everyone. If you play, we won't go easy on you."
Zhang Guoqing opened the back door and let them check the contents before randomly checking a few boxes underneath. He leaned against the door, took the black cloth bag from the middle-aged man, opened it, took a look, and handed it to Zhou Jiao.
The middle-aged man then took out two dozen new ten-yuan bills from his trouser pockets on both sides, took the stack of food coupons handed over by his subordinates, and handed them to Zhang Guoqing.
Zhou Jiao quickly checked to see if there were any counterfeit bills, roughly estimated the amount, and made an OK gesture to Zhang Guoqing.
Seeing this, Zhang Guoqing moved away and let them move the goods. He then walked out of the driver's seat and handed the remaining money and bills in his hand to his wife in the car.
In a deal like this, speed is key. Soon the truck was empty, and one of the young men grinned, pointing at the goods and nodding at the middle-aged man.
Zhang Guoqing guessed that he must be saying that this batch of goods was good.
He was right. The middle-aged man waved the two of them back with the cart. He then looked at the car, walked over to him, and said softly, "I'll take whatever you have in stock."
Zhang Guoqing looked at him and said, "There's another car, and it takes half an hour to go back and forth. Is that enough time?"
Of course, he had more than one car, but he wasn't planning on selling too many at once. It wasn't that he was worried the other party wouldn't have enough money, but rather that it would be too conspicuous. There were plenty of black markets in neighboring provinces and cities, so there was no need for him to get entangled here. It wasn't worth the risk.
The middle-aged man smiled and nodded slightly, gesturing that he was still trading for half an hour. It wasn't even one in the morning yet, so half an hour was just right. Any longer and today's shipment would be delayed.
Zhang Guoqing got in the car and waved. Watching Zhou Jiao quickly start the car, he realized he had overlooked a detail—he had forgotten to reverse. Fortunately, everything went smoothly, otherwise he would have been a step slower.
Zhou Jiao was humming a little tune happily. She had just estimated that she had made a lot of money this time, especially the 1,000 kilograms of food coupons, which made her very happy.
"Well done! Two thousand kilograms of food coupons will last for a while."
"I don't plan to use these food coupons. I'm saving them just in case."
Zhou Jiao nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll follow your instructions. So, you don't plan to make any moves on the coal next?"
"No need. Let's stick to your original plan."
Zhang Guoqing was well aware of his wife's abilities. She had repeatedly considered and supplemented the plan herself. After so much preparation, there was no need to change it.
As for why I kept the food coupons? It was because I was worried that if I had to go on a long-distance mission, I wouldn't be able to get food from the space, or it would be inconvenient outside.
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