Wan Qing only suspected that her brother was hiding something from her, but Wen Tianshi was certain that something must have happened on Wan Li's side. If it were an ordinary matter, who would entrust their resources and money to someone else?
As long as it's a temporary difficulty, everyone will hold onto these things tightly, and he, being a man, is no exception.
Wen Tianshi glanced at Wanli's back, lost in thought. He only realized what was happening when he heard Wan Qing's voice. He then coaxed his wife to go back to rest.
After seeing his sister, Wanli quickly rode his bicycle away to another place.
It was already 10 p.m., but Wanli had no intention of going back. He rode his bicycle around the north of the city, making several turns, and soon arrived at a house.
The house was still lit, and the people inside seemed to have made an appointment with Wanli, as they weren't surprised at all that he was coming so late.
From the camera footage, it can be seen that Wanli is meeting a man, a man with an ordinary appearance and a very burly build.
When the two met, they simply nodded, sat down, and each took a puff of a cigarette.
Finally, the man spoke first: "I just came here to try my luck. I thought you would go to see the old man and not come here."
"I didn't expect the bangs incident either, but I didn't expect you guys to mess up something as simple as shipping goods. Sometimes I really don't know what to say to you guys."
“I was inside, and I managed to handle something so easy to be discovered, but things went wrong because of you guys. Now I’m feeling really anxious.”
Wanli smiled upon hearing this, "Don't take all the credit for yourself. We're all in the same boat. The reason we're being targeted after this operation's failure is very likely because of you."
"Let's not talk about each other."
The man exhaled the last puff of smoke. "Alright, alright, no matter how much more I say, things are already as they are."
"I can't do anything more here. If I make a wrong move, I'll lose my life. Tell the old man that I won't be taking any action for the time being."
Wanli fell silent and nodded quietly: "Okay, I'll contact the old man later."
"I suspect the old man will also tell us to stop." After saying this, the two men felt irritated and continued to shake cigarettes out of their packs.
The two smoked silently in the room.
When the cigarette had burned out, the man said goodbye to Wanli and left.
Wanli sat in the house for a while before leaving.
He wanted to have a good talk with the old man. If they reached an agreement, everyone would be happy. If they couldn't, things might fall apart. Hesitation would waste time, so he hoped to reach an agreement smoothly.
After pondering for a few minutes, Wanli stood up and walked into the inner room. He quickly arrived at a small room with a telephone inside.
Nowadays, phones are dialed, and Lin Xiaoxiao, on the other end of the computer, stared at the number carefully all night and successfully memorized it.
After writing it down, Lin Xiaoxiao turned the computer volume up to the maximum to see if she could hear the person on the other end of the phone.
Wanli made the call, and hung up immediately after the phone rang three times.
After about several tens of seconds, he dialed the same number again.
"Beep...beep..."
The phone on the other end had only rang twice before it was quickly answered.
The moment the call was answered, Wanli's expression instantly turned serious: "I'm sorry to disturb your rest."
"Old man."
An elderly man's voice came through the phone, muffled and unclear, "What's wrong? Is it about Liu Hai?"
Seeing that the old man had gotten straight to the point, Wanli shared his thoughts on the phone with the person on the other end, which made for quite a lively conversation.
"Grandpa, we didn't handle this well. Liu Hai is being watched, and I suspect I'm being watched too."
"It's not appropriate for me to stay in the capital any longer. Is it possible for the old man to handle this situation, or does he already have a plan?"
"Hmph, the other side made such a big move, and the two of you didn't even notice a thing. You were still searching everywhere for that batch of goods, unaware that the very next morning, it was already on someone else's table!"
Hearing the other party reprimand the two for their incompetence, Wanli opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word: "When we handed over the work that day, we checked everything thoroughly and didn't find any problems, but who knew..."
"Fools, if you were being watched, would anyone tell you?"
"You'd better not do anything lately. Just be a carefree young master. If any suspicious people appear around, don't ask questions, just take action. Otherwise, you'll cause me more trouble." The voice on the other end of the line carried a sinister undertone.
Judging from what happened to Liu Hai, the fact that his goods on the black market, as well as those on the ship and in the house, could be found so accurately indicates that the two of them had been under surveillance for a long time.
If Wanli continues to make any further moves, he will die sooner or later.
They let Wanli move freely in order to lure them out, saying, "Don't contact me after today. I'll contact you when I need to."
"I'll handle the rest." The person on the other end of the phone hung up immediately after saying that.
Wanli slowly put down the phone, thinking about what the old man had said. He meant that he was taking over everything.
Just as Wanli was lost in thought.
Without hesitation, Lin Xiaoxiao quickly called Han Qiushi into the house. Upon his return, she immediately handed him the number in her hand: "He spent the whole day planning this, and then made this call tonight. I think it's very likely that this number belongs to the person behind it. Even if it's not, it won't be useless information."
Seeing that things were progressing so quickly, Han Qiushi happily kissed Lin Xiaoxiao on the cheek and looked at the number on the note, saying, "I'll go find Dad now, and we should have results soon."
Han Qiu had already prepared his explanation in his mind, so he took the note and went to arrange for an investigation into the number.
Lin Xiaoxiao also remembered the man who had been smoking with Wanli earlier. Judging from their conversation, this man was also in charge of a task.
She took a picture of the man's face and saved it, hoping that Han Qiushi would recognize him when he returned. She might not recognize him, but perhaps Han Qiushi, who grew up in the capital, would.
After keeping an eye on Wanli, Lin Xiaoxiao took her things to wash up. After washing up, she changed into comfortable pajamas and lay on the bed. She had just picked up a book to read for a while when her stomach started growling.
I was going to hold back for a while and not eat anything, since I was going to rest soon anyway. But who knew that my stomach was so hungry, it felt like there were claws scratching inside my stomach. I felt like I hadn't eaten for three days.
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