Just when Fang Lang had finally taken some time out to spend with his soldiers to sort out their armaments and prepare to set off back to Brazil.
Yao Mu finally received the news from Qi Qingshan that he was safe and no suspicious persons were found. He naturally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving this news.
"Come here, pick ten brothers and go out with me today."
The Criminal Investigation Division is responsible for investigating criminal cases. They are dressed in plain clothes and are often investigating outside, so they don't have to work in the bureau.
As the Chief Chinese Inspector, Yao Mu had more freedom in his time in the police force. If he didn't show up at the police station for two or three days, no one would ask about it.
"Yes, sir!"
Soon, ten of Yao Mu's trusted subordinates came to Yao Mu.
Looking at the ten plainclothes police officers in front of him with calm expressions and revolvers on their waists, Yao Mu's eyes were full of satisfaction.
“Okay, I called everyone here today. There’s nothing else to do. I just want everyone to accompany me to cross the sea to have some fun. If there’s a big fortune, I’ll give it to one of you.
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Who will be the one to receive this wealth and honor in the end, we will draw lots to decide when the time comes. Let’s make it clear first. If it goes well, you will get promoted and get rich. If it doesn’t, you don’t have to come back!”
After saying this, he looked at the ten people present with a sharp look, as if he wanted to see if anyone would be timid and retreat. But at this time, the Hong Kong City police were actually not much different from the gangs. They were all desperate criminals, the only difference was that the police had licenses and guns.
Therefore, when everyone heard about the possibility of becoming rich and powerful, and getting promoted and getting wealthy, their eyes began to light up. Who would be willing to miss such an opportunity to climb up?
Of course, everyone knew that this operation was definitely not a regular operation, but was definitely a covert operation by the superiors. After all, regular operations would not involve crossing the sea.
But what does it matter? It’s enough to get promoted and make money, no matter if it’s a shady job or not. In fact, the promises made by doing shady jobs are often more credible than the promises made by regular operations, because this is the personal reputation of the superior.
With Yao Mu's current status, even if they are not given any benefits and are asked to do dirty work, they must do it without hesitation. What's more, now he directly promises them promotion and wealth, how can they not be eager to try.
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing everyone's consistent responses, Yao Mu was very satisfied. He smiled and nodded.
"Very good, let's go now!"
After saying that, he turned around, opened the door of his office and walked out. Ten police officers followed him quickly with excited looks.
When everyone left the Criminal Investigation Division office, Zeng John, who was sorting documents in the large office, glanced at everyone who was leaving without making a sound, as if thinking about something.
We just notified the other party yesterday that they did not find any surveillance by intelligence personnel, but today they started to take action. How efficient they are!
But he immediately realized that today was Wednesday! No wonder he was so impatient. He understood everything and his mouth curved up unconsciously.
Yao Mu and his party left the police station and got into a police car parked outside without any stop. Of course, the Chinese police at that time were not equipped with a car, but with Yao Mu's status, it was not a problem for him to call for a truck.
The police officers didn't speak the whole way, but the atmosphere was not dull. Everyone seemed to be deliberately suppressing their excitement, ready to fight for their future at any time!
Soon, the police car stopped in a parking lot not far from the Tuen Mun Police Station. The police officers got out of the car and followed Yao Mu on foot to a fishing boat.
When the ship left the dock, Yao Mu gathered his ten subordinates together again. He scanned the people present with a sharp look and said in a cold tone:
"Now that we are here, we are all brothers in the same boat. No one should want to quit!"
The police officers looked around with serious expressions, as if they wanted to see if anyone wanted to back down. But they all obviously didn't want to give up this rare opportunity, and their eyes were full of determination.
Someone even said without hesitation:
"Sir, I will fight you no matter if it means climbing a mountain of swords or falling into a cauldron of oil. If anyone dares to back down, I will send him to the bottom of the sea."
Others echoed the words.
"Yes! Sir, if they don't do it, I'll do it."
"Sir, there's no need to draw lots, just give it to me."
Yao Mu listened to everyone's chattering, his eyes scanning them from time to time. After he was sure that everyone wanted this opportunity to succeed, he stopped talking.
He took out ten bamboo sticks that he had prepared long ago from his jacket pocket, showed them to everyone and said:
"Okay, stop arguing. Since no one wants to withdraw, let's draw lots.
There are ten bamboo sticks here, only one of which is red. Whoever draws that red stick will be responsible for the action, and the others will be responsible for covering for him. "
After saying that, without caring about everyone's reactions, he directly found a boatman's water cup, poured all the bamboo sticks with the dyed end facing down into the cup, and shook it vigorously twice, disrupting the order of all the bamboo sticks.
Then he stretched out his hand to press the rim of the cup and said:
"Let's draw lots!"
Upon seeing this, the police officers did not hesitate at all and directly reached out to grab a bamboo stick. They looked at the position of the stick head impatiently, wailing for a while and secretly saying it was bad luck.
A young man with a flat head and square face cheered and shouted excitedly:
"Red lottery, I drew it, sir, I drew the red lottery!"
Seeing this, the others immediately became dejected, but Yao Mu looked at the young man with a smile on his face.
"Very good, Ale, then it's up to you to do it."
As he said this, he pulled out a pistol that was somewhat similar in style to the Ruger from his waist and stuffed it into Ale's hand.
"This is a Savage M1907 pistol equipped by the Portuguese Army, with a caliber of 7.65*17mm. You should take the time to familiarize yourself with it. When the time comes, you will use this gun to eliminate the target. You must not use our own revolver. Do you understand?"
Ah Le was stunned when he heard this. He picked up the pistol and took a look. He saw the Portuguese national emblem engraved on the handle of the gun. He suddenly understood what his superior meant.
It seemed that the commander of this operation had already found someone to take the blame, so his safety would be even higher. As long as he was not caught by the opponent, he would not have to worry about his commander abandoning him. This was a good job, and it couldn't be easier.
When the police officers around saw this situation, they all understood what was going on. They looked at A Le with envy and jealousy, wondering why they didn't have such good luck!
"Hehe... Got it! Sir, I happen to know a Portuguese curse word. Do you want me to shout it out on the spot?"
Hearing this, Yao Mu was stunned, but he quickly reacted and looked at Ah Le with a look of surprise. He couldn't help but patted the other's arm and said:
"Haha...good boy, okay, let's do this. We just want the other party to focus their suspicion on themselves."
Then, Yao Mu seemed to have thought of something, and scanned the faces of the remaining people. After thinking for a while, he pointed at one of them and said:
"Acai, you are a brave and careful boy, so you should be in charge of confirming the results of the battle nearby. For safety reasons, don't bring a gun."
When Ah Cai heard Yao Mu called out to him, he was delighted at first. Then he heard that it was to confirm the results of the battle and that he was not allowed to carry a gun. He suddenly felt bored, but since it was his superior's order, he had no choice but to obey.
"Yes, sir!"
Then, Yao Mu assigned tasks to the remaining people one by one.
At seven o'clock in the evening in Haojiang in winter, the sky has already become dark. Only the street lamps on the roadside emit dim light, and there are lights in the shops on the roadside that are still open.
In the tea restaurant opposite the Grand Rich Hotel, Yao Muzheng and two police officers were leisurely drinking iced lemon tea, and from time to time they glanced towards the brightly lit lobby of the Grand Rich Hotel opposite.
A pair of dazzling lights shone from a distance and slowly stopped at the entrance of the Rich Hotel. A tall foreign man in a suit walked down from the main driver's seat of this very low-key Citroen sedan and looked around.
Not finding anything unusual, he turned around and came to his co-pilot seat, opened the door, took out a bouquet of flowers, put it under his nose and took a deep breath. As the fragrance of the flowers entered his nose, an intoxicated smile appeared on the big man's face unconsciously.
The police officer sitting next to Yao Mu clearly saw the face of the foreigner under the streetlight at the hotel entrance, and immediately lowered his head and spoke in a low voice.
"Sir, the target has appeared!"
Yao Mu naturally saw the other person at a glance. Although the light was dim, he still recognized him at a glance. Thinking of the other person's identity as an officer, if everyone stared at him, it might arouse his vigilance. He lowered his head and drank a sip of iced lemon tea, and then whispered:
"Don't stare at the other person, or they'll be alert."
"Yes, sir!"
The foreigner, with an intoxicated look on his face, didn't care about the gazes of the Chinese opposite him at all. After closing the passenger door, he walked directly into the brightly lit lobby of the Rich Hotel with flowers in his arms, smiling.
After his figure disappeared in the hotel lobby, Yao Mu winked at the police officer in front of him. The police officer nodded, got up and left, walked to the door, and glanced at the third floor of the Grand Rich Hotel opposite.
I saw a dark room with drawn curtains on the third floor. The window was slightly open. Behind the gap there seemed to be a pair of eyes, staring closely at the police officer who had just walked to the door.
The policeman inadvertently glanced at the other person, adjusted the black top hat he had been holding in his hand, put it on again, and then walked to the side of the street with a swagger.
About ten minutes later, a Buick sedan stopped outside a high-end barber shop next to the Grand Rich Hotel. A middle-aged foreign woman wearing a small round hat with flowers, a beige windbreaker, and a small black shoulder bag pushed open the back door and got out of the car.
He walked towards the barber shop, and after taking two steps, he seemed to remember something. He turned back and said something to the driver in the driving seat, then turned around and walked back into the barber shop.
After the foreign woman walked into the barber shop, the Buick sedan slowly left the door of the barber shop. After the Buick sedan disappeared in the dim street corner, the foreign woman who had just entered the barber shop pushed the door open and walked out again. She looked left and right and then walked briskly towards the Rich Hotel.
None of this escaped the eyes of Yao Mu and others. After watching the foreign woman walk into the lobby of the Grand Rich Hotel, another police officer opposite Yao Mu also left the table, walked to the door, glanced at the window on the third floor opposite, put on his hat, and walked to the other side of the street with a smile.
After seeing him leave, the eyes behind the gap in the window on the third floor gently closed the window, as if there was no guest in the room.
About five minutes later, the light in the dark room flickered and then quickly went out. Yao Mu, who had been sitting in the tea restaurant observing, saw this and looked at another lighted room next to the room with the flickering light. He muttered when he couldn't recognize it.
"This couple is really impatient!"
After saying that, he threw a banknote on the table and left the tea restaurant.
Less than 20 meters to the right, there was a red public telephone booth. Yao Mu opened the door and walked in. After inserting two coins, he shook the handle vigorously a few times until he heard an electric sound from the microphone. Then he lowered his voice and said:
"Help me pick up the Chiado restaurant."
"Hello, is this the Chiado Restaurant? I'm at the home of Mr. Brown, the Chief Secretary for the Colonial Office. I have something urgent to discuss with Mr. Brown. Could you please help me get Mr. Brown on the line?"
After waiting for a while, a deep Portuguese male voice came from the receiver. Yao Mu could not understand Portuguese at all, but he knew that all Portuguese working in Haojing must know Chinese.
He didn't care whether the other party could understand or not, and spoke directly:
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Brown, the Colonial Secretary? I just saw your wife and a man walk into Room 308 of the Grand Regal Hotel.
If you come now, you should still be able to see a good show."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for the other party to ask any questions.
This sudden news obviously took some time for the other party to digest, and he was not in a hurry. About five minutes later, the public phone suddenly rang.
Yao Mu waited for it to ring three times before slowly picking up the phone. He did not speak after answering the phone, but coughed twice. After hearing his cough, the other party quickly spoke:
"Sir, after the target received the call, he hurried out and headed towards the Rich Hotel. With him were two other foreigners."
Hearing this, Yao Mu's mouth curled up slightly.
"Got it, evacuate now!"
"Yes, sir!"
After hanging up the phone, Yao Mu closed the door of the phone booth and slowly walked into a dim alley opposite the Grand Rich Hotel, where he met up with two police officers who had been waiting there for a long time.
The three of them remained silent, just staring silently at the Grand Rich Hotel across the street.
Haojiang is not a big place, so Mr. Brown is obviously not far away from here. Just as Yao Mu walked into the alley, one or two beams of light shone quickly from the corner of the street not far away.
Soon, a black Cadillac stopped at the entrance of the Rich Hotel. As soon as the car stopped, three middle-aged men hurriedly pushed the door and got out.
The middle-aged man in the lead had a sullen face and fierce eyes, while the other two men seemed a little embarrassed. They followed the leading man and tried to persuade him about something.
Seeing this, Yao Mu and others couldn't help but look at each other and burst into laughter.
"Sir, should we go up and take a look? It's rare to see such a lively scene!"
Hearing this, Yao Mu glared at the other party unhappily and said:
"Do you want to watch all the excitement? Be good and be ready to receive the people outside, and don't let anything unexpected happen."
Hearing this, the two police officers looked serious, stood at attention and said:
"Yes, sir!"
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