"The problem is that you don't know if he's a spy."
"Take Liu Hang for example. You might say he's involved in espionage, but he really isn't. He's just desperately trying to make money for his own family. If we hadn't discovered that he had some unexplained funds, we would have treated it as an embezzlement case. According to his own confession, he didn't actually want to be a spy. He just wanted to make money for himself, and if things got really bad and he couldn't make a living anymore, running away was a good option."
“If this type of spy loses contact with his superiors, he will immediately become one of us. These people usually keep a low profile, but the real danger is that they might suddenly turn on us at a crucial moment. We are not afraid of those who have already exposed themselves.”
"What about spies in other places?"
“Other places…” Director Wu shook his head: “Sigh, other places are even more troublesome. They’re all hiding, refusing to come out. I don’t even know about us…”
"Forget it, there's no point in talking about this. Let's talk about what's in front of us. That guy can't escape."
"I didn't see you setting things up around here."
“No need for any arrangements. There’s only one road leading out, and the villagers around here all go hunting in the mountains together at certain times. He’ll probably blend in with them. There’s only one road. Catching these spies won’t be difficult.” Director Wu seemed unconcerned about the spy; he considered him practically a sure thing.
On the other side, Zhang Wu led his men to follow along the path.
We walked and followed along the way.
But the more I followed it, the more something seemed off.
The initial cover-up was relatively normal, showing experience, but later on, they simply stopped covering up and charged straight in.
Did they know they were coming and were frightened by the gunshots earlier?
"Captain, there's a sound ahead!" the team member leading the way suddenly shouted.
"Get down!" Zhang Wu shouted immediately.
"Huh?" The team member looked back in a daze.
"Bang!" The gunshot rang out.
The team member felt as if his heart had stopped for a moment.
In that instant, he thought of many things. The heat in his body told him he had been shot. His eyes were fixed on Zhang Wu, and many scenes of heroic sacrifice flashed through his mind. He gritted his teeth and said, "Captain, give me a grenade. I'll go fight him."
Zhang Wu: ...
Zhang Wu glared at him with a dark expression: "You only got a hole in your arm, you're not going to die, bandage it yourself."
In his view, the bullets from this kind of pistol, if used to open a hole in the arm, wouldn't even qualify as a minor injury on the battlefield.
Zhao Wu stood in front, gripping his pistol tightly with both hands, his expression fierce: "Get out! Get out now! Or I'll shoot again!"
Several people lay down, and Zhao Wu had clearly lost sight of them.
Zhang Wu frowned, picked up his weapon, and slapped Zhao Wu's left hand with a "smack".
The intense pain nearly made Zhao Wu lose his voice.
Another shot rang out.
Zhao Wu's right hand is also gone.
He had lost the ability to resist, so just in case, Zhang Wu gave him another stab to his thigh.
Now, he couldn't even run away.
He could only lie on the ground and scream in agony.
Hearing three gunshots, Li Laosi sneered, shrank back, and hid in the cave. He had already planned to run away first thing tomorrow morning.
And no one will suspect anything.
This was merely a test for him. Ever since Liu Hang was arrested a month ago, he had been pondering this. He wasn't afraid Liu Hang would betray him; after all, Liu Hang didn't even know who he was. He only knew that he was Liu Hang's superior, contacting him through clandestine means. He hadn't originally intended to expose himself, but things were getting increasingly strange at the factory.
Logically speaking, it's normal for the security personnel to be replaced. A few days ago, he incited people to cause trouble for the factory manager, and the head of security didn't show up in time, so naturally he would be replaced. However, the new guy made him realize something was wrong. The new Zhang Wu didn't seem like a simple character. Therefore, he decided to test him again.
If this test goes wrong, then it means there's something wrong with the products in this factory.
He didn't know anything else, but the most technically demanding part of a motorcycle is naturally the engine. All he needed to do was take the engine with him, and then everything else would be meaningful.
As for Wang Wang and Zhao Wu...
Those were just two scapegoats.
From the beginning, everyone thought they were just thieves, so they didn't expect to be killed. He also didn't remind the two that Wang Wang's purpose in splitting up was to hold off the first wave of pursuers, because they hadn't been instilled with the mindset that being caught would mean death. Therefore, Wang Wang would most likely act like a seasoned veteran, slowly wearing down the pursuers.
This can buy him a lot of time.
However, to his utter surprise, the other party actually fired a shot.
This further confirmed his guess.
So he started spreading rumors, telling Zhao Wu that he would die if caught. Zhao Wu, being the kind of person who's a bit dim-witted, believed him and fired the gun. Now, this whole affair will most likely implicate Zhao Wu. If he dies, that's fine; if he doesn't, he'll be taken away, medically treated, and questioned—all of which take time. By then, he won't even know where he is.
Li Laosi was very confident in his plan.
He didn't think the people outside could guess what he was thinking.
With this thought in mind, he dozed off for a while in the cave. When the sun rose again, he turned around, dug a little more in the cave, and hid the engine. He stretched, took out a human skin mask from his pocket, put it on, and then his body made a "click-clack" sound. His whole demeanor suddenly changed, and he became like an old farmer who had worked hard all year round.
He turned his clothes inside out, took out another piece of clothing, tied it around his waist, and swayed as he descended the mountain.
He patted the dirt off his clothes and, accompanied by the birdsong of the morning, slowly walked down the mountain.
When he reached the top of the mountain, he finally encountered the first group of people.
He greeted me with a big smile, "Hey fellow villager, up so early!"
However, instead of cheerful greetings, he was surrounded by several villagers dressed in burlap clothes, who formed a triangular shape around him.
"Fellow villagers, what are you doing?" Li Laosi asked with a puzzled look on his face.
One of the villagers grinned, revealing eight white teeth: "What do you think? There are no fellow villagers here. The villagers who were planning to go hunting in the mountains today are all waiting outside for you to be caught."
"What...what are you talking about? I just woke up a little early and forgot to bring something..."
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