"Why are you here?" Gary was shocked. He felt that the gravity acting on his body disappeared. Several people lifted him up. From behind, they looked like friends. Then they walked forward a short distance and turned into a deserted alley.
The thin man, or should be called "Brother Xiang", immediately took off his loose coat and spread it as wide as possible, blocking the entrance of the alley.
The burly man took out a cylindrical object from his arms, pulled out the six brackets at the bottom, and placed it on the ground. He pointed a few times in the air, and after a moment, he said concisely, "Captain, the area is safe."
The Fat Merchant nodded, lowered the helpless captive to the ground, and patted his face twice. "Gary, it's only been six months, and you've changed a lot! Do you know why we're here?"
"Lao Qin?" Gary answered with a labored breath. "I, I've infiltrated the enemy. After you left, they issued a wanted notice and a reward for you. I'm helping you in my own way..."
"Of the three of us, you're the smartest." Qin Zhongquan stopped the spiritual power technique that was pressing on Gary's carotid artery and waited until his expression improved a little before continuing, "How far have you come now? We need to resolve the identity issue as soon as possible."
"Another big job?"
"About the same."
"What's the approximate payoff? How far is it from here? How dangerous is it? And—can you give me some basic information?"
"You're still the same? I thought you were completely clean and didn't plan to stay in the underworld anymore!" Qin Zhongquan scolded with a smile.
Gary stood up, brushed off the dust on his butt, and looked at Qin Zhongquan without fear.
The latter sighed and continued, "Do you know who returned? We have a key clue."
"Are you crazy?" Gary frowned, his eyes sharp. "Do you know how widespread this matter is? The eight worlds are clearly looking for him, everyone is looking for him. The risk is too great. Why would you accept this mission?"
"Then I guess you haven't understood the details yet." Qin Zhongquan put his hands on his hips, his disguised excess fat deforming under the pressure. "The information leaked by the spy only mentioned that someone related to the Returner would arrive on Mars soon, but never revealed the Returner's exact location. Furthermore, he exaggerated the benefits of finding the Returner, so Mars is actually a shield to divert fire. In other words, even if the news spreads more and more, we who hide behind it will only become safer and safer."
"But..." Gary was about to respond when Tel beside him made a "silence" gesture. The four of them immediately quieted down, and even their breathing rate slowed down a bit.
Tel was still operating the instrument on the ground, and the AR vision-enhanced glasses flashed a faint signal light, becoming the only source of light in this dark and deep alley.
After what seemed like an eternity, Tel warned in a faint voice, "Alright, we can continue, but we need to keep our voices down. This portable vibration wave detector isn't very resistant to interference, and we were almost discovered just now."
"Ahem!" Gary cleared his throat, trying to suppress his excitement. "But you'll always leave clues! The Martian Federation isn't a behemoth like the Community. It's just a loose military alliance, completely vulnerable to infiltration from other worlds."
"Of course I know that." Qin Zhongquan held his shoulder, "So we released a lot of smoke bombs along the way. Come on, take us to the garbage recycling station here first." As he said that, he put the simulation mask back on.
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