Chapter 814: The cunning businessman
Wen Congwu frowned. "If this kind of box is used to transport contraband like drugs, it would be really hard to detect."
"Don't worry. Putting aside the question of whether there is such technology out there, the cost is so high that how many drugs would we have to sell to pay for one box?" Xiao Shiqiu said coldly, hugging his chest.
"I feel like this is a futuristic version of a magic shop, where everything has an unexpected use."
How much money did it cost to achieve this?
I was handed a seemingly ordinary comb. "Can combing my hair with this change its color?"
"No, this is a DNA collector," Director Wang said. "It can quietly collect biological samples from the subject while combing their hair, and transmit them back to the lab in real time. It's only been made recently and hasn't been used yet. You guys can take it out and try it out this time."
Xiao Shiqiu looked at me, stunned, and gently squeezed my hand: "Now you understand why this place has to be kept so secret, right?"
"Director Wang, you have so many things here. If you want me to choose, I'll take all the best ones." Wen Congwu laughed shamelessly, and Xiao Shiqiu wanted to chase him away.
Wen Congwu glanced at Xiao Shiqiu's somewhat unfriendly look and continued, "Of course, I also know that this is not appropriate, right? Why don't you recommend some practical ones?"
Director Wang thought for a moment. "An undercover agent first needs a locator." He pulled out a small box containing several pieces of colorless, transparent film. "Besides implantable locators, this patch-type is the safest. It can be attached anywhere on the body, is waterproof and scratch-resistant, and can last for a week."
"This is good! Give me twenty pieces!" Wen Congwu said excitedly, reaching out to take it.
Xiao Shiqiu slapped his hand away. "Five at most. Do you know how expensive that is? Twenty right out of the blue. Do you think I'm a wholesaler?"
I couldn't help but laugh as I watched them bargaining. This was just the first step, there would be more fighting to come.
"Girl, we don't have the technology to make ordinary clothes bulletproof now, but it can still protect against knife stabs." Director Wang handed over a T-shirt, "This shirt can't be pierced by a knife. When it encounters extremely high local pressure, the surrounding tissue will instantly harden and contract.
But it still hurts to be stabbed with a knife, so it can only be used to save your life at a critical moment."
"I want this! It's okay if it hurts a little, as long as I don't die." Wen Congwu rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "Criminals in this country mainly use knives. This suit is very practical. Can you buy me a few more?"
Xiao Shiqiu glanced at him unhappily and said, "I'll give you three. If you want more, go back and apply for funding."
Then I enjoyed the verbal sparring between the two with great interest.
In the end, Xiao Shiqiu compromised to a buy five get five free deal. Everyone thought he had made a big concession, but he smiled triumphantly as soon as he turned around.
"Why are you so happy about giving away two more pieces?" I asked him in a low voice.
"I already have ten ready," he whispered. "But I can't let him get them too easily."
What a profiteer! Wen Congwu, who is a cunning man, is really no match for Lao Xiao.
"By the way, this watch isn't expensive. I designed it to protect my daughter when she goes abroad," Director Wang said, pulling out a seemingly ordinary sports watch from a drawer. "It has a one-touch emergency call function. It sends both a distress signal and location information. Pressing the side button three times releases high voltage electricity, enough to knock out an adult male. It can only be used once. It can save your life in a critical moment."
As soon as Director Wang opened his mouth, Wen Congwu hurried over, as if he was afraid that he would miss out on 100 million yuan.
"This must be given to the undercover comrade! Give it to me..."
This time, Xiao Shiqiu didn't need to speak. Director Wang spoke first, "Don't even think about it. There's only one."
After nearly two hours of selection and testing, Wen Congwu finally finalized the equipment list: two pairs of contact lenses, two pairs of black-framed glasses, four hairpin recording devices, five skin locators, ten stab-proof T-shirts, two color-changing sweatshirts, an emergency watch, and several miniature cameras disguised as buttons, as well as some miscellaneous items.
"Okay, let's go." Xiao Shiqiu called Wen Congwu.
"Why don't you load the things for me?" Wen Congwu stared at the room full of treasures, still unsatisfied.
"You're not planning on carrying them back yourself, are you?" Xiao Shiqiu started to despise him again. "Do you know how much these are worth? You're just going to carry them back so openly? Okay, I'll have someone send them to your team later."
"Okay, I'll keep the list, so don't skimp on it." Wen Congwu carefully put the list into his chest pocket and buttoned it up.
On the way back, Xiao Shiqiu looked like he was worried about something. After sending Wen Congwu back to the police force, he raised the middle partition. I knew he had something to say to me.
"Baby, I have something to discuss with you." His tone was serious, which made me feel a little uneasy.
"Go ahead and talk. I'm listening."
He frowned and pondered for a moment before saying, "Under the current circumstances, I'm worried about you going abroad." He frowned, "Especially because even though the Lu family's influence is in Eastern Europe, it doesn't mean they can't reach Australia."
Seeing no reaction from me, he continued, "I was originally planning a trip to New Zealand this month, and I'm wondering if I should wait until this is over before going."
If it was just an ordinary trip, I would be looking forward to it, but it wouldn't be that important. However, this is no ordinary trip. There will be a film crew following the entire trip. This is part of a variety show. The travel time has been set long ago and has been announced to the whole country long ago.
If it was just postponed for a few days, it might be okay, but the problem is that we don’t know when this undercover operation will end, which is the most troublesome thing.
This also concerns other students. They may not all stay in Beijing after graduation. Once they start working, will they still have such a long vacation?
No, that involves too many things.
"How long will this case take?" I asked him. "Three months? Six months? Let's not even talk about how your company will explain this to the media and the public.
Take my classmates for example. By then everyone will have started working, so it will probably be very difficult for them to get together.
If I don't go alone, I'm afraid Lu Yuanqing will notice something. I might as well bet that he won't dare to attack me with the media following him."
Xiao Shiqiu was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned the car around and said, "Let's go find Wen Congwu."
Half an hour later, we returned to the Criminal Investigation Brigade.
Wen Congwu was surprised when he saw us coming back: "You won't regret it, will you?"
"Get lost! Can you please stop thinking about my stuff? I have something serious to tell you."
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