"You said you'd just call me Li Wei from now on." Li Wei glanced at her.
“That won’t do. I have a classmate named Li Wei, who’s really annoying. It feels out of place for me to call you by your name,” Bai Zilin said with a smile. Indeed, she had a classmate named Li Wei who was doing quite well, and Ye Xingchen had taught him a lesson at the last class reunion.
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic. What message did he send back?" Li Wei asked.
"The other party's warehouse should be located in a mountainous area, and they have an underground escape route. According to the suspects, they can directly access the road to the airport from this route, and this base has passports of different identities prepared," Bai Zilin said.
The large screen flashed, and a holographic image appeared on the screen. A technician in military uniform introduced: "According to our analysis of Nanshi, the place surrounded by mountains on three sides, and with a road leading directly to the airport from outside the mountains, is Sangu Mountain, north of Nanshi."
"This place is surrounded by a highway on one side and a national highway on the other, as well as several small roads. Although it is a mountainous area, the transportation is relatively developed."
“Then let’s set our sights on Sangu Mountain for now. Immediately search for locations within a five-kilometer radius of Sangu Mountain to see if there are any that match. If there are, deploy controls immediately,” Li Wei decided on the spot.
"Captain Li, we are currently three kilometers away from Sangu Mountain. Considering all factors, we can reach the scene within five minutes." Liu Xuesong checked the time: "Once the general offensive begins, the battle will be resolved within ten minutes."
"Furthermore, we have already rotated the guards at all exits of Nanshi to ensure that no criminal is caught. However, there is one thing: the cleanup work still needs to be done by your police. Once the troops are on the streets, it means that a major event has occurred. In order not to cause panic among the citizens, we cannot enter the city."
"Captain Liu, please rest assured, we have completed the final preparations. The alert mission will be issued simultaneously with the start of the battle, striving for a seamless transition," Li Wei said.
"Alright, then I wish us a pleasant cooperation and swift success." Liu Xuesong smiled slightly.
Here, the convoy's vehicles have been repaired, and the 50-kilometer distance was covered in less than an hour. Just as the police and military had predicted, the hideout was within the Sangu Mountain area.
This place is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there are no villages within ten kilometers. It is surrounded by highways, national roads, and many small roads, and you can get directly onto the highway from here. The geographical location is extremely advantageous.
The convoy stopped in front of a hill. This place was a makeshift warehouse built with corrugated iron sheets, which was the transit point used by the Ma family.
Previously, Ma Jinguo had been in contact with Liu Kun, but due to various reasons, he didn't order much. This time, his father passed away, and no one could control him anymore, so he went all in and decided to play for big money.
The goods were safely delivered. Ma Chenglong got out of the car and greeted a middle-aged man who walked over: "Dad."
"Son, you're back? Did anything go wrong on the way?" Ma Jinguo asked.
"Have a safe journey, no problem at all." Ma Chenglong smiled slightly: "Let me introduce you, Brother Ye, this is my father, Ma Jinguo."
"Hello, Mr. Ma, I am Ye Cheng." Ye Xingchen stepped forward and nodded slightly.
"What is this?" Ma Jinguo stared at Ye Xingchen, a look of doubt on his face.
"Dad, this is Ye Cheng, my friend. He's incredibly skilled. He's the person in charge of Boss Kun's side, and he's trustworthy," Ma Chenglong said with a smile.
"Wasn't Chen Ye in charge of these things before?" Ma Jinguo asked in confusion.
“Chen Ye ran into some trouble overseas, and I’m now in charge of his business,” Ye Xingchen said. “President Ma, please rest assured, you are President Kun’s biggest client, and I will do my best to serve you well.”
“Okay, please come in and have a seat.” Ma Jinguo nodded.
"Mr. Ma, I've delivered the goods. Now I need to go back and report to Mr. Kun. He's waiting for my reply," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
"No rush." Ma Jinguo smiled slightly and said slowly, "You've come all this way to deliver goods and taken such a big risk. If I don't treat you well, it would be a bit unreasonable. Otherwise, people will say that I, Ma Jinguo, don't know how to behave."
"Mr. Ma, you're too kind. There's really no need," Ye Xingchen said with a smile.
“Brother, since you’re here, why don’t you come in and have a seat? We’ll finish unloading our goods soon, and we can make a sale of three-tenths of them tonight.” A man behind Ma Jinguo stepped forward and put his arm around Ye Xingchen’s shoulder: “You can leave after you’ve finished another batch of goods.”
Ye Xingchen frowned, cursing Ma Jinguo inwardly as an old fox. This guy was afraid that something might happen after he left, so he deliberately left him behind.
If he were to force himself to leave now, it would definitely arouse the guy's suspicion. It seems that this guy isn't as useless as the intelligence reports suggested; at least he's quite cautious in this matter.
“Brother Ye, my dad didn’t mean anything by it, he just wanted you to stay and rest. You’ve been up all night, so rest here for a bit and you can leave early tomorrow morning,” Ma Chenglong said with a smile.
"Alright, thank you very much, Mr. Ma." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly and stopped insisting. Now that things had come to this, he had no choice but to play along. He followed Ma Chenglong to a room next to a warehouse.
As he entered the warehouse, he pressed a button on his watch to send his location to Bai Zilin, then sat down without making a sound.
The room was simple on the outside, but the interior was quite luxurious. Food and drinks were already laid out, and Ma Chenglong invited Ye Xingchen to have something to eat.
Ye Xingchen picked up the wine; he knew there was something wrong with it without even drinking it.
He smiled and said, "Young Master Ma, logically speaking, the transaction is complete once I deliver the goods here. It's understandable that you insist on keeping me here for the night, but this..."
Ye Xingchen raised the cup in his hand, shook his head and said, "I just don't understand what you mean."
"This..." Ma Chenglong looked a little embarrassed. He had indeed tampered with the wine, but he didn't mean anything by it. He just wanted Ye Xingchen to sleep soundly until dawn so that Ye Xingchen could leave after some of the goods were sold.
He did this to be on the safe side, but he didn't expect Ye Xingchen to see that there was something wrong with the wine before he even drank it.
"Brother Ye, don't misunderstand. This wine is just to help you sleep; there's nothing wrong with it." A middle-aged man next to Ma Chenglong said with a smile, "You've been working hard all night, so I wanted to let you get some rest."
This man is called Uncle Qiang. He is Ma Jinguo's confidant and also acts as a strategist. The Ma family father and son trust him very much.
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