The day before Lin Xiaoxiao and the others left, Zhu Yuqi came and had a meal with them to see them off.

"Thank you," Zhu Yuqi said to Lin Xiaoxiao in person.

Lin Xiaoxiao patted her on the shoulder, "When did you become so polite? Aren't we good friends?"

Moreover, they are all comrades in the same organization, and they should help each other no matter what happens.

Only Zhu Yuqi felt that this was her private matter and didn't want to trouble others.

He has a very conflicted personality.

Zhu Yuqi smiled and said, "Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony with you. Have a safe journey."

Lin Xiaoxiao clinked glasses with her, saying nothing, yet it seemed as if everything had been said.

This time, Shi Xinglong and Huang Jian finally sat down at the table for dinner.

Shi Xinglong was deeply moved. He picked up the big bone and gnawed on it with gusto, his mouth covered in oil.

"Boss, you have no idea how we've been these past few days, sob sob... It's been so hard." She cried as she ate.

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but chuckle. "Alright, you guys did a great job on this mission. I'll give you a good compliment in my report when we get back."

"Really?" Shi Xinglong's eyes lit up.

Guo Qingyun and Ke Run also stared longingly at Lin Xiaoxiao.

“Of course it’s true,” Lin Xiaoxiao said with a smile, looking at Guo Qingyun and Ke Run, “You have them too.”

The two were satisfied.

As for Huang Jian, although he was smiling, he always seemed to have something on his mind.

Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at him but said nothing.

After dinner, Zhu Yuqi left. She had many things to do and had agreed with Lin Xiao to meet again in Beijing.

"Get some rest, everyone. We're leaving Hong Kong at six o'clock tomorrow morning."

After Lin Xiao finished speaking, she saw Guan Shan give her a wink.

Once outside, Guan Shan handed her a note.

"We have just received news that Vietnamese troops are frequently engaging in armed provocations in the border region, raiding outposts, and crossing the line to seize hilltops..."

Although she was mentally prepared, Lin Xiaoxiao's heart still skipped a beat when she actually heard the news of the casualties.

Although the advance deployment prevented casualties among border residents, agricultural production in the border area suffered severe losses, and border guards also suffered uncontrollable casualties when facing conflicts.

Lin Xiaoxiao frowned. "They've started fighting?"

Chu Wuyan walked over and said, "This battle is destined to be long; we're just in the tug-of-war phase right now."

If Vietnam invades the border, China will immediately issue a warning and make representations to Vietnam through diplomatic channels.

At the same time, border patrols and controls will be strengthened, troop deployments at outposts will be increased, and defensive fortifications will be set up.

The decision not to retaliate immediately was made after considering various factors, with the primary hope being to resolve the issue peacefully through diplomatic channels and avoid causing greater harm to the people of both countries through war.

If the State of Yue threatens the most core interests of the State of Hua, then further measures should be taken.

Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly had a hunch that Qin Yushen might no longer be in Beijing.

As it turned out, her intuition was very accurate.

After leaving Hong Kong and returning to the mainland, she immediately called Director Fan and learned from him that Qin Yushen was not in Beijing.

Just a few days after she sent back the message, Qin Yushen led his team to the border.

After arriving in Guangzhou, Chu Wuyan and the others were to take a plane back to Beijing, but Lin Xiaoxiao was not going with them.

Chu Wuyan was worried about leaving her alone, so he said, "I'll take you to Nancheng, and then I'll return to the capital from Nancheng."

Guan Yue also said, "Yeah, boss, just let Brother Chu take you there."

Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't persuade them otherwise, so she finally bought two train tickets to Nancheng.

Chu Wuyan used his connections to buy a soft sleeper berth.

They would be on the train for two days.

Just after she boarded the train, Perry and the others in the port city heard some shocking news.

"What did you say?!" Perry's voice cracked as he shouted.

His face turned pale and then flushed, a riot of colors like a palette.

The person on the other end said, "Mr. Perry, we haven't seen any merchant ships enter the port. Would you like to contact the person in charge on board?"

Perry's face darkened. "Three days should have passed; the merchant ship should have already entered port. How could it not have?"

The person on the other end paused for a moment. If there was no, there was no. Did they think he would lie to him?

Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't have the guts.

Hesitantly, he asked, "What if we've encountered pirates?"

“Impossible,” Perry replied confidently. “I sent so many men to escort us that even if we encountered pirates, nothing would happen.”

"Then you..."

In any case, there has to be a conclusion.

Perry understood this as well, and said, "Wait, I'll go ask."

The ship has a machine that can receive signals.

Perry immediately had someone contact the captain of the main ship, and finally received a reply two hours later.

"What did he say?" Perry's vision went black, and he almost fainted. He quickly steadied himself and asked through gritted teeth.

Andrei's face also darkened. "He said the ship is still adrift in the Pacific Ocean, its destination the port of Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States."

Perry rolled his eyes and fainted.

Andrei ignored him and ordered Nikolai, "Go and investigate immediately. I need to know who is so bold as to hijack our things."

"yes."

Half a day later, Nikolai placed the information he had found below in front of him with a strange expression.

Perry had woken up by then, but his expression was ashen, like a dried-up vegetable that had lost all its moisture.

"Who is it?" he asked Andrei.

After reading it, Andrei slammed the paper down in front of Perry and sneered, "Mr. Perry, look at the good ally you found. They've teamed up to make a fool of us."

Perry picked it up to look at it, and then everything went black again.

Andrei stood up. "You should think carefully about how to talk to the higher-ups and who should bear the losses this time."

After saying that, he left with Nikolai.

These gangs in Hong Kong have really got a death wish to mess with them.

Perhaps knowing all along that Perry and his gang would cause trouble for the gang after things were exposed, Chairman Li and his men made all the necessary arrangements before leaving Hong Kong.

Andrei looked around, unsure of whom to cause trouble for.

The gang members left port on a merchant ship, and who knows where they are now enjoying themselves.

Only one Black Tiger Gang member remained in the port city because of the merchant ship explosion.

As the saying goes, "kill the chicken to scare the monkey," so Andrei led his men directly to their door.

But all they found was an empty factory. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the Black Tiger Gang had long since disbanded and were now all doing legitimate work.

The most popular place these days is the Thousand Illusions Dance Hall.

Strangely, the leader of the Black Tiger Gang also disappeared from Hong Kong.

“No need to think about it, that Dog Egg is just a shadow,” Nikolai said.

Andrei glanced at the bustling dance hall across the street, his deep blue eyes turning cold.

Only now have they realized that they weren't the ones who were playing the fool; it was clearly the other party who was manipulating them like monkeys.

A moment later—

Andrei smashed his cigarette butt on the ground and stomped on it. "Let's go."