Chapter 373: Testing (Script 8)
Li Zheng stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in Lu Yu's private office, overlooking the city lights.
During the gunfight three months ago, he risked his life to remove the bullet for Lu Yu. This decision completely changed his situation in the Shadow Group.
Today, he is no longer the low-level thug who moved goods in the warehouse, but "Brother Yu's man" who can freely enter and exit the core area of the group.
"Like the view here?"
Lu Yu's voice came from behind, his voice sounding a bit lazy.
Li Zheng turned around and looked in the direction of Lu Yu, just in time to see Lu Yu leaning on the leather seat, the collar of his black shirt slightly open, revealing the scar on his collarbone that had not yet fully healed.
That was the wound that Li Zheng had sutured with his own hands some time ago.
Lu Yu held a document between his slender fingers, and his gaze behind his gold-rimmed glasses was unfathomable.
“It’s a much better view than the warehouse.”
Li Zheng answered cautiously, his eyes scanning the map spread out on the desk, which marked the locations of several ports.
Lu Yu chuckled and pushed the document in Li Zheng's direction. "Tomorrow evening at nine o'clock, Warehouse No. 7 at the dock. Go pick up a batch of 'seafood'. Here's the list."
Li Zheng took the document and his heart beat faster.
"Seafood" is a code word for drug trafficking. Lu Yu's willingness to give him this job means that he can finally get involved in the core business.
Li Zheng carefully opened the document and saw detailed records of the quantity of goods, delivery method and emergency plan.
His slender fingertips trembled slightly and his heart was beating violently.
If I'm not mistaken, these are exactly the evidence the police desperately need.
"Any questions?"
Lu Yu suddenly asked.
Li Zheng quickly adjusted his breathing: "No, I'm just memorizing the process."
Lu Yu stood up and walked around the desk to Li Zheng.
The distance between the two was suddenly shortened, and Li Zheng could even smell the light cedar scent on him: "It's always like this for the first time."
Lu Yu reached out and adjusted Li Zheng's collar, his movements as natural as if he were treating an old friend: "Remember, no matter what happens, save your life first. If the goods are lost, you can find them later, but if people are gone, they are gone for real."
His concern was a bit abrupt, and Li Zheng didn't know how to respond for a moment.
However, Lu Yu didn't care about Li Zheng's reaction. While he was stunned, Lu Yu had already turned and walked towards the wine cabinet, his voice full of smiles: "Have a drink? To celebrate your first solo mission."
Ever since Li Zheng risked his life to save Lu Yu, Lu Yu's attitude towards Li Zheng has changed a little.
There was a hint of smile in those beautiful eyes, different from the previous smile that was only for show but not for the heart. Lu Yu's smile now was a little faint, but it came from the heart.
"No, I have to get up early tomorrow to prepare."
Li Zheng declined politely and secretly thought about how to pass the contents of the document.
Lu Yu didn't force Li Zheng. He just shook his glass thoughtfully and said, "Do you know why I chose you?"
Li Zheng's muscles tensed instantly.
"Because when you saved me... there was light in your eyes."
Lu Yu took a sip of whiskey and sighed softly, "That kind of light of wanting to live, in this industry, there are not many people who have this kind of light."
Li Zheng felt that he was increasingly unable to see through Lu Yu.
After leaving Lu Yu's office, Li Zheng went straight to his apartment.
Since becoming Lu Yu's friend, he no longer had to squeeze into a dirty bunk bed with others. Lu Yu sent someone to thoughtfully provide Li Zheng with an apartment.
There were many hidden cameras in the apartment, but Li Zheng had already "dealt with" these hidden cameras on the first day he moved in.
After Li Zheng closed the door of his apartment, he immediately took out a miniature camera from the compartment of the shoe cabinet and took pictures of every page of the document.
After completing these tasks, Li Zheng used a pencil to write down the key information on a piece of note paper - port coordinates, contact code, and cargo quantity, then folded the paper into small squares and hid them in a cigarette box.
The next morning, Li Zheng went to the breakfast shop on the corner as usual.
After ordering soy milk and fried dough sticks at the breakfast shop, he pretended to ask for a light and "accidentally" dropped his cigarette box at the feet of Lao Zhou at the next table.
This gray-haired retired teacher is the contact person arranged by the police and appears here regularly every Wednesday and Friday.
"Hey, young man, your cigarette."
Old Zhou bent down to pick it up and replaced the cigarette box without anyone noticing.
Li Zheng felt a slight sense of relief in his heart.
…
Time soon came to the night of the transaction.
It was raining heavily. Li Zheng was standing in the shade of the dock wearing a waterproof jacket, looking down at his watch as it moved towards nine o'clock.
The sound of an engine was heard in the distance, and a fishing boat slowly approached the shore.
Li Zheng flashed the signal light according to the usual procedure of the Shadow Group, three short and one long, and the other party responded with two long and two short.
The handover process went exceptionally smoothly.
Just as Li Zhengqing finished counting the goods and was about to leave, a dazzling searchlight suddenly lit up at the dock.
"Police! Drop your weapons!"
Li Zheng's blood froze.
This is not part of the police plan!
Li Zheng instinctively reached for the pistol at his waist, but he heard Lu Yu's calm voice through his earpiece: "Follow Plan B, we'll take the water route."
Upon hearing this, Li Zheng rushed to the edge of the dock without hesitation and jumped into the dark sea. The opponent's bullets stirred up a series of splashes on the water surface. He held his breath and dived to the position agreed upon before.
There is a speedboat arranged by Lu Yu.
When Li Zheng climbed into the speedboat dripping wet, he found that Lu Yu was actually driving the boat himself. The rain slid down along Lu Yu's outline, and his eyes behind the lenses were surprisingly bright in the night.
"Is it exciting?"
In this thrilling situation, Lu Yu was actually smiling. He looked up at the embarrassed Li Zheng, and his voice was filled with obvious joy: "Welcome to the real Shadow Group."
The speedboat cut through the waves.
Li Zheng looked back at the flashing police lights in the distance and suddenly realized a question - why could Lu Yu know the police action in advance?
Three days later.
Li Zheng found the message sent back by Lao Zhou behind the air conditioning filter in his apartment: "This action was not arranged by us, please be cautious."
This line of words kept Li Zheng awake all night.
If not the police, then who planned last night's raid?
Lu Yu?
After all, his behavior yesterday was so unusual. He gave people the feeling that... he had known there would be an ambush...
Li Zheng broke out in a cold sweat at the thought.
He couldn't help but start to re-examine Lu Yu's every move: those just-right reminders, the tolerance for his "mistakes", and even the night he was shot - why did the police accurately lock on Lu Yu's location?
A more terrifying guess emerged: Could Lu Yu also be an undercover agent?
He quickly rejected this idea.
The second-in-command of the Shadow Group, Lu Yu, who had personally executed a traitor? Impossible.
A more reasonable explanation is that Lu Yu has an informant within the police.
So Li Zheng decided to take a risk.
When they met next time, he deliberately "accidentally" revealed the dagger hidden in his sock in front of Lu Yu - it was a special model made by the police.
Lu Yu's gaze lingered on the dagger for a second, then he looked away as if nothing had happened: "Newly bought? Nice style."
Lu Yu's reaction was too perfect.
Ordinary people wouldn't notice that seemingly ordinary dagger, but if an expert...
Li Zheng had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
Because there was no evidence, he could only suppress these messy thoughts and prepare to find a suitable opportunity to explore Lu Yu's identity again.
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