Chapter 957: The Opponent's Backup Plan
The Sam Country Strategic Intelligence Bureau is equivalent to the National Blade Intelligence Team, and its importance and status can be imagined. The Reincarnation Killer Organization is also very famous internationally, combined with one of Japan's largest evil forces, the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall, is definitely a big fish to catch. However, Luo Zheng thought more; why did they unite together? He quickly pulled out his phone and dialed Shi Feng's number. When it connected, he said, "Make sure to control the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall, inspect carefully, see if any findings can be discovered, and communicate with me promptly."
After hanging up the phone, Luo Zheng calmly analyzed, "If our Advanced airline engineer was targeted by the Reincarnation Killer Organization, then this means Sam Country is not only cooperating with the Reincarnation Killer Organization but also with the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall. While the killer organization is understandable, how does the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall have the audacity to act brazenly domestically?"
"The Sanhe Martial Arts Hall doesn't dare to be brazen, but they have an extensive network, especially ties with regional dark forces that are unclear and complicated, providing massive sources of information which undoubtedly solve the biggest problem for assassins and special agents," Hong Meihua explained.
Upon hearing this, Luo Zheng reacted, which explained why the deputy head of the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall could find technicians, then said, "If the three parties are indeed liaised, with the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall managing intelligence issues, the assassins responsible for the assassination, and Sam Country providing weapons and diplomatic conveniences, this truly presents a headache for us."
"Could the airline engineer have been targeted by the Reincarnation Killer Organization?" Ghost Hand suddenly asked nearby.
"This possibility is quite high; we'll look at the interrogation results later," Luo Zheng said in deep thought. Seeing Luo Zheng pondering the issue, Ghost Hand decided not to say more.
Gradually, everyone reached the hotel downstairs, parked the car, then went into the hotel, entering the guest room where Lan Xue and Lan Xing were present. Everyone gathered together when Hong Meihua said, "The assassination plan has been initiated and is expected to yield results within three days. The incident with the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall is an unexpected gain. Ghost, share a few thoughts."
"The Sanhe Martial Arts Hall is Japan's territory and hard for our people to investigate. If they are indeed the culprits of the engineer's murder, it's understandable why they hid in the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall, which is difficult to investigate. But that so-called Sam Country Strategic Intelligence Bureau's team leader, could he be the mastermind behind the entire affair?" Luo Zheng questioned, looking at Hong Meihua.
After briefly contemplating, Hong Meihua responded, "It's hard to say. Based on my knowledge of the Sam Country Strategic Intelligence Bureau, the matters they handle are never trivial. Every operation must have a detailed plan and be approved before execution. However, the team leader, as the executor, is undeniable. What's the matter?"
The distinction between operation executor and planner is significant, and Luo Zheng wished to probe if this person could be Charlie. Listening to Hong Meihua's explanation, he sank into thought, as Lan Xue perceptively inquired, "Are you asking if this team leader could be Charlie?"
"Indeed, does Charlie exist at all? If he exists, who exactly is he? This team leader, collaborating with the Reincarnation Killer Organization and people from the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall indeed doesn't match the Charlie we know of. In other words, he probably isn't the Charlie we've been seeking. If Charlie truly exists, our troubles are unending. After the assassination of the Sam Country ambassador, will Charlie act again? How should we respond?" Luo Zheng contemplated aloud, his narrowed eyes dancing with determination.
Everyone's demeanor grew solemn, following Luo Zheng's line of thought. Suddenly, a phone rang, and Luo Zheng saw it was his phone, picked it up to realize it was Shi Feng and quickly answered, asking, "It's me, what happened? Did something go wrong?"
"You told us to monitor the surroundings, right? We did find suspicious characters. We're preparing to interrogate, but the other party alerted, retreated, and escaped our pursuit. I coordinated with the traffic police to review the route surveillance and retrieved captured photographs, which I'll send to you soon," Shi Feng conveyed.
Upon hearing this, Luo Zheng rejoiced. After agreeing, he hung up the call and shared the news with the group. Everyone was thrilled, delighted that a suspect was unwittingly identified, and shortly thereafter, the photographs were sent over. Luo Zheng forwarded the photos to Lan Xing, who immediately uploaded them to a computer, utilizing facial recognition software to track down the suspect's real identity.
Nervously observing the screen, everyone grew anxious as time passed without results. Lan Xing continued comparing the suspect to the International Police Headquarters database, still unable to identify the suspect's identity, pondering the possibility of the suspect having undergone thorough cosmetic surgery, engaging in cranial comparison analysis.
As the screen continuously flickered, Luo Zheng gradually lost hope, moving to the side to drink water while waiting; about half an hour passed without any result, causing everyone to wear grim faces. The sudden appearance of an unidentified individual at the scene undoubtedly indicated complexity.
Lan Xing angrily remarked, "Everyone is documented post-birth, yet this person possesses no records, suggesting two possibilities. Either the person holds no nationality, a non-existent entity, or possesses a unique identity, serving the country with deleted records. I lean towards the latter."
Everyone nodded understandingly, recognizing that for protection and confidentiality, certain secret agents lack documented identities, with past identity information either deleted or stored differently, such as National Blade members, whose records don't appear on computer systems but are preserved at the National Blade Headquarters Base, offline from external networks.
"Regardless of who this person is, issue a wanted notice immediately. I'll observe where he might hide," Luo Zheng's tone was assertive, stating solemnly, "This character's identity is undoubtedly intricate. Since he seeks hiding, we'll not let him hide; locating him might provide substantial insights into the entire affair." While speaking, he glanced at Lan Xing.
Lan Xing acknowledged, declaring, "I'll promptly review traffic surveillance for clues to trace."
Suddenly, the phone rang again, and Luo Zheng, seeing it was his, answered to find it was Shi Feng again, bewilderedly answered rapidly as Shi Feng almost shouted wrathfully, "Damn it, these bastards planted numerous bombs in the Sanhe Martial Arts Hall's basement. Below the basement likely exists secret chambers storing flammable agents, and someone detonated them, igniting the flammable agents, engulfing the entire hall in flames. Our dozen members couldn't escape, damn it, these cursed bastards."
"What?" Luo Zheng gasped, stunned by the enemy's vicious retribution, his eyes widened as a dreadful scene materialized in his mind, visualizing a house consumed by raging flames as countless investigating officers were devoured by the fire, screaming in agony.
Realizing Shi Feng's people persisted in investigating due to his orders, his face turned icy, eyes emanating a fierce murderous intent.