“Grandpa, we’re going in to pick up some things. We’ll give you money when we come out!”
Lin Banxia greeted the gatekeeper of the junkyard familiarly, as if they were old acquaintances.
The gatekeeper looked confused, with a “Do I know you?” expression. He widened his eyes and looked again and again, but still couldn’t find any trace of recognition in his memory.
However, whether they knew each other or not didn’t matter, as long as they paid when they left.
The gatekeeper waved his hand and let Lin Banxia and the other person in, not forgetting to instruct, “Don’t try to hide anything when you leave. If I find out, I’ll send you to the police station!”
As he spoke, he pointed to the corner of the street across the way: “See? The police station is right there! I know the police there well, so don’t try any tricks!”
Lin Banxia and Luo Gang looked in the direction the gatekeeper pointed and indeed saw a police station at the corner.
Lin Banxia smiled and replied, “Grandpa, don’t worry, we’re honest people! We won’t do anything sneaky! Besides, we’ll be coming here often in the future, so we won’t do a one-time deal!”
The gatekeeper nodded: “Go in. I get off work at 6 PM, don’t come out too late!”
“Okay! Good!”
After Lin Banxia finished greeting him, she immediately strode towards her “treasures.”
“Luo Gang, you search in the front, and I’ll check the back!”
“Little Madam, I’d better follow you,” Luo Gang said hesitantly.
As a bodyguard, he should always stay with and protect the person he’s assigned to.
Lin Banxia decisively shook her head and refused: “What danger could there be here? It’s all junk, is someone going to rob us? It’ll be more efficient to split up! Listen to me, you go in front, and I’ll go in the back.”
“Besides, my strength is so great that you can’t match it, so don’t worry. I’ll call you if anything happens.”
After saying that, Lin Banxia hurried towards the back.
Luo Gang stood in place, scratching his head awkwardly.
Earlier on the train, when he arm-wrestled with his little madam, he, a soldier tempered by the military, was easily defeated by her.
At that time, all the passengers in the carriage were watching. In less than a second, he lost, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
He still remembered that embarrassing feeling, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into.
“Brother Gang! I’ll go with Miss Lin! My legs are fast, and if anything happens, I’ll notify you right away!”
As Luo Gang was hesitating, Feng Dachun’s voice suddenly came from behind him.
“Okay! Notify me promptly if anything happens!”
“Don’t worry, Brother Gang!”
The old man at the door watched their retreating figures and muttered, “Quite a few people are coming today…”
In a hidden corner of the junkyard.
A man in well-tailored clothes with a slicked-back hairstyle took a document bag from his briefcase and handed it to another man with a flat-top haircut dressed as a worker.
“Is this the important intelligence you were talking about?”
The flat-top man took the document bag.
“You’ll know when you open it and see.”
The slicked-back man took out a cigarette and matches from his pocket and lit it irritably.
The flat-top man glanced at the slicked-back man with confusion, then quickly opened the document bag, took out the documents, and scanned them at high speed. His expression quickly turned solemn.
“Is the content of the document true?” the flat-top man asked again for confirmation.
“Absolutely true! I overheard it using listening devices, word for word!” The slicked-back man took a deep drag of his cigarette, his brow furrowed tightly. “What should we do now?”
At this moment, Lin Banxia was walking with cheerful steps, getting closer and closer to where the two men were.
“A bunch of idiots! I opposed this plan from the start, and now look what’s happened! Not only have two people been lost, but we’re also going to be scrutinized!”
The flat-top man’s face was contorted, clearly furious.
“When will the news be released to the public?”
The flat-top man also took out a cigarette and started smoking.
“In the next couple of days.” The slicked-back man took another deep drag. “Should we report this up the chain?”
“Can we not report it? Do you think we’ll get off lightly if they find out from the Chinese government first?” The flat-top man threw his cigarette on the ground, stomped it out forcefully, and continued.
“If we can complete the mission before they get the news, we might be able to atone for our mistakes.”
“Should we activate Shadow?”
Since the last operation failed, the security around that person has increased significantly, and their whereabouts are well protected, making it difficult to get information in advance. It might be possible only by deploying Shadow.
This was the only solution the slicked-back man could think of.
“The important intelligence last time was leaked by Shadow at great risk. After our operation failed, his situation will be even more difficult. They will definitely conduct an investigation within their ranks.”
“If Shadow is exposed now, it’s hard to guarantee we won’t be exposed!”
“It cost the organization a great deal to embed Shadow!”
“If Shadow is exposed, with the current security level there, it will be extremely difficult to embed someone again!”
The flat-top man scratched his head.
If it weren’t for those two idiots being too impatient and getting themselves caught, and also bringing the entire mission to a standstill!
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be in such a passive situation now!
“But if we don’t take action, when the Chinese government releases the news, they definitely won’t let us off lightly!”
“How about we ask for their opinion first?”
The slicked-back man glanced at the leather shoes under his feet, feeling a bit like retreating.
He shouldn’t have studied abroad in the first place. Being caught with leverage abroad forced him to become a spy.
He now has a glamorous job and a happy family. If he didn’t have this spy identity, he wouldn’t be living in constant fear every day!
“I’ll think about it again. I’ll contact you if there’s any news.”
The flat-top man gave the slicked-back man a deep glance and, without waiting for his reply, walked out of the corner first.
At this moment, Lin Banxia happened to walk to the outside of the corner and bumped into the flat-top man.
They brushed past each other as if nothing had happened.
Lin Banxia was not surprised at all to encounter other people.
When she was in Rongcheng, she often saw other “treasure hunters,” mostly from impoverished families, hoping to find some bargains at the junkyard.
The flat-top man turned back to look at Lin Banxia calmly, and then his pupils suddenly contracted.
Why is this woman walking deeper into the corner!!
That place is full of extremely damaged things. “Treasure hunters” who usually come to the junkyard don’t go there!
This has become one of the meeting points for him and Shadow.
Damn it! Shadow is still inside!
There is only one passage in the corner. If this woman goes in, she will definitely run into Shadow.
He had just come out of the passage, so it was hard to guarantee that this woman wouldn’t associate anything!
Their operation just failed, and they can’t afford any more complications now.
The flat-top man looked around, saw no one, and then quietly walked towards the passage in the corner.
Feng Dachun watched the flat-top man follow Lin Banxia with his own eyes and immediately had a bad premonition. He quickly and quietly followed them.