Looking at the somewhat "sentimental" AK, Scout, who was sitting next to him, tried to comfort his comrade and quickly said,
"Come on, AK. There's still someone in the Death Saber waiting for you..."
"Really? Who? A new recruit? I don't mind a long - distance relationship..."
"The Death - bringing Granny..." This time, it was Xiao Sheng, sitting opposite AK, who answered him.
"Forget it, Boss. She's almost fifty. When she became famous, I was still wearing open - crotch pants..."
"Hehe, everyone in our team knows that you, AK, have a unique taste..."
"Scout, do you believe I'll sew up that 'asshole' on your head so you can never talk nonsense again?" Right after AK said this, Xiao Sheng quickly stopped the two from bickering. These two would always get into an argument whenever they met.
"Off - topic. This news is very important. Both of them are good at using drugs. Their skills were restricted at the border, but now in the downtown area, they can be very lethal. Remember, no one is allowed to be careless..."
"Yes, sir!" When Xiao Sheng gave an order, AK and Scout didn't dare to act rashly.
"AK, tell me about the things I asked you to investigate. What's the background of that big guy beside Liu Hanming? He has a bit of a 'bloody' aura. And are there any suspicious people at the bottom of Huaxin?" When it came to business, AK put away his previous smile and replied seriously,
"The investigation of that big guy wasn't going smoothly. All we know is that he was specially invited by Liu Jiming from Yunnan Province. I contacted several 'old friends' in Yunnan Province about this. With their influence in Yunnan, we still couldn't get very comprehensive information. We only know that he entered the country legally from Vietnam. His passport shows that he's of Chinese - Vietnamese descent and has a three - month stay permit. From various signs, that guy seems to be in the 'robbery' business..." Hearing this, Xiao Sheng couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"Robbery" was a respectful term used by the special forces for those who engaged in black - on - black activities. Drug lords needed to bypass the inspecting 武警 and transport their goods into the country through rugged, densely - forested mountains. Usually, they would carry both drugs and cash. There was a group of people who roamed the forests, specifically hijacking the drugs and cash from drug lords to make a living. These were the so - called "robbers" that AK was talking about.
Seeing that his team leader was thinking about something, AK didn't continue but waited until Xiao Sheng came back to his senses and looked at him. Then AK continued,
"As for the bottom - level of Huaxin, after several days of investigation, we really found two suspicious people. One is Han Cheng from the Logistics Department. In terms of factions, he should belong to Chen Shuyuan's side. But as President Chen gradually loses power, this 'fence - sitter' is swaying with the wind. He's getting very close to Liu Yuan, the nephew of Liu Jiming. However, he hasn't completely given up on Chen Shuyuan's line. The day before yesterday, the night of the construction site fire, he gave two supermarket shopping cards worth five thousand yuan each to Dai Muxue, Chen Shuyuan's personal assistant. After the construction site caught fire, it was at his instigation that the enterprise manager contacted Chen Shuyuan immediately..." Since it involved Dai Muxue, a woman who had a somewhat ambiguous relationship with their team leader, AK deliberately paused for a while after saying this. When he saw Xiao Sheng's expectant look, he continued,
"The other is an unremarkable colleague in the Security Department. Everyone usually calls him Man Niu, whose real name is Zeng Wei. He has a good build. I've investigated and found that he has no military service record, but he's very proficient in military boxing and extremely good at fighting skills. It takes several years of training to reach this level. The reason we suspect him is not only because of the injury on his left shoulder. According to my tracking in the past few nights, with a monthly salary of less than three thousand yuan, he often goes to some mid - to high - end nightclubs in Hong Kong City and spends money generously. In addition, he has a close relationship with Cheng Fei, the head of internal security at Huaxin Pharmaceutical Factory. They often go to nightclubs together, and he often acts as Liu Yuan's thug in private..."
Xiao Sheng, twirling a pen in his hand, frowned and muttered to himself,
"Logistics Department, Pharmaceutical Department?" Connecting Liu Jiming's series of high - profile moves during this period, Xiao Sheng began to have some ideas.
The Transportation Department of Huaxin, under Liu Jiming's proposal, has been transferred to the jurisdiction of the Logistics Department. And among the several senior executives that Liu Jiming wants to lay off this time, there's the manager of the Transportation Department. The logistics of the pharmaceutical factory is all handled by the Transportation Department. What is this old guy up to? Connecting this with the fact that the new - type drug - making den has a lot to do with Huaxin Pharmaceutical, at this moment, all the signs are pointing to Liu Jiming, the nominal second - in - command of Huaxin.
After Xiao Sheng explained his analysis to the two, AK understood what Xiao Sheng meant. A perfect "industrial chain relationship network" had emerged in front of them, and it needed to be further investigated and evidence - collected.
Regarding the intelligence collected during this period, Xiao Sheng made a final summary and analysis and assigned new tasks. Based on the original task of closely following his line, Xiao Sheng gave Scout an additional task to conduct an in - depth investigation of Chengran International. The clues discovered at the banquet last night (after midnight) were definitely not accidental. Knowing the enemy and ourselves allows us to make early preparations.
Xiao Sheng, who never expected that the situation in Hong Kong City would be so complicated, couldn't help but feel a headache and a great deal of pressure. After emphasizing to the two again about taking concealment measures, Xiao Sheng "domineeringly" left AK in the "doghouse", saying that he was going to meet an old friend tonight. But both of them knew that their team leader was probably going to have an intimate encounter tonight, and the person he was meeting was no ordinary one.
In the past few nights, with the clarification of his identity, AK could sleep soundly, while Scout had been running around with Xiao Sheng and didn't get much rest. So, tonight, Xiao Sheng also let Scout have a bit of a rest, on the premise of remaining vigilant.
Everything in Spring Garden is good, but the road down the mountain is too easy to expose. There's only this one mountain road, and it's a two - lane road. This is extremely inconvenient for Xiao Sheng to go out and carry out tasks at night. But despite the inconvenience, everything still needs to be carried out step by step. For example, tonight's meeting with Zhang Yi after six years. As he drove the second - hand Santana down the mountain, Xiao Sheng couldn't help but feel conflicted.
He was looking forward to it, but more of a sense of "restraint"… He really didn't know how to face a woman who had dedicated her youth to him. It's not that he couldn't be a "beast" for a moment, but after that, he had to be responsible. Could he really just act as if nothing had happened after "finishing the deed"? He, Xiao Sheng, really couldn't do that.
This matter was a bit tricky. Just getting past Old Man Zhang would be difficult enough. What if her second uncle, a major general who serves as the chief of staff in the Nanjing Military Region, found out? Wouldn't he lead his troops to Hong Kong City to teach Xiao Sheng a lesson? This is Jiangsu Province, their proper territory.
The more he thought about it, the more headache Xiao Sheng felt, and he couldn't help but slow down the throttle. Just then, the text message ringtone of Xiao Sheng's private phone suddenly rang. He picked up the phone with one hand and glanced at the content, and his body couldn't help but twitch a few times.
"Sweetheart, it's almost one o'clock. I've been waiting for you for hours. If you don't arrive in time, I'll definitely come to Huaxin to have a good chat with you tomorrow. Don't doubt my madness. For a woman who has waited for you for so long, madness can't even begin to explain my 'impulse'. Miss Yi, who misses you..."