The group chatted and laughed as they arrived at their destination. They didn't park their car in front of the shop, as that would be too conspicuous.
As soon as they entered the restaurant, they could smell the rich aroma of roast duck. It was indeed very delicious, and they were even hungrier since they hadn't eaten yet.
"Manager, I reserved two large tables. Now that the guests have arrived, please start serving the food!"
Researcher Tian's loud voice rang out, and the manager came out from the inner room. Seeing everyone, he greeted them with a professional smile.
"Comrades, I'll take you to the private room."
Lin Chuchu observed the restaurant discreetly, only then noticing that it consisted entirely of private rooms.
While talking to Researcher Tian and Feng Tao, the manager carefully observed the group of people. He could tell at a glance that these people were not ordinary, and half of them were guards.
The fact that he's so young yet accompanied by guards suggests he must be someone of high status.
Thinking of this, the manager's smile became even brighter.
The group entered the private room, which was quite large and had two tables.
"Please have a seat, guests. Would you like some drinks? I'll have someone bring some up."
Team Leader Qin quickly said, "Just send the wine to their table, we don't need it for this one."
Researcher Tian, Researcher Hou, and Feng Tao and Zhou Lichen, a group of four, studied the menu. There were more men than women among them, and they ordered a total of 4 meat dishes and 5 vegetable dishes, plus roast duck, making a total of 10 dishes.
After waiting for half an hour, the food was served one after another.
Five roast ducks were packed up, and the windmill was placed in several people's lunchboxes to ensure that every family would have some.
Lin Chuchu also got half a duck, and then everyone divided the roast duck on the table into two portions for Qin's group.
Even if you crave roast duck, you can't eat as much as you want; a little bit by yourself is enough.
Lin Chuchu doesn't drink alcohol, so she sat there watching others drink. Perhaps because the aroma of the other food on the table was diluted, the aroma of the roast duck wasn't as strong. Even so, when it was first served, everyone ate a whole roast duck in one go.
Everyone finished eating quickly, their bellies full, and they sat in their chairs for a while to digest.
They ate their meal from noon until 2 p.m., and it was time to head back.
As he left, Researcher Tian greeted the manager with such enthusiasm that Lin Chuchu's eyes twitched. However, he certainly had the ability to do so, as the manager gave him several bottles of drinks.
The car started moving quickly, and after a while, it suddenly started shaking violently. Lin Chuchu grabbed the handrail next to her.
Team Leader Qin stared solemnly out the car window, while the other guards simultaneously drew their guns from their waists.
The atmosphere instantly became heavy. Lin Chuchu and the others didn't dare to speak, afraid of disturbing the guards.
Team Leader Qin turned to the group and said, "It's nothing serious, the car must have broken down. Wait a moment, I'll go down and fix it."
That's what he said, but he didn't let his guard down at all.
Following Lin Chuchu inevitably meant encountering danger, and his first reaction was to worry about being attacked. However, this time it seemed like he was overthinking it.
There was no village or shop in sight, and hardly anyone around. They were in the first car, followed by another one. At that moment, two more people got out of the car behind them.
"Captain Qin, how is it? Is there a problem with the car?"
Team Leader Qin nodded and pointed to the tire, saying, "The tire is punctured; it looks like someone threw nails onto the road."
One of the guards immediately said nervously.
"Could it be an ambush?"
Team Leader Qin shook his head. "It shouldn't be. We have ropes in our vehicle. Your vehicle will lead the way and pull us along."
They couldn't park the car here, since Lin Chuchu was still inside. Their priority was to get Lin Chuchu back to the base and ensure she wasn't in any danger.
Actually, there was no rope on the car, but there was one in Lin Chuchu's space.
Find an opportunity to get Lin Chuchu out of the car and get to the trunk. With his cover, Lin Chuchu took out the rope from the storage space.
Then, the two cars were joined together and set off again soon.
At this moment, we can't let Lin Chuchu switch to that car. Doing so would be too deliberate. After all, their public identities are both researchers, and we can't show favoritism to one over the other.
After that, the car had no problems. When it was halfway there, a military truck arrived, and most of the people in this truck were Lin Chuchu's guards.
Seeing that Lin Chuchu and the others were safe and sound, they were relieved and decided to head back together.
Everyone arrived safely at the entrance of the family compound.
Just then, two cars drove out from inside, moving very fast, as if they were in a great hurry.
Team Leader Qin clearly recognized the other person; as the car passed by, a head popped out of the vehicle.
"You're back? Did something happen?"
"It's nothing. Where are you going? You look like you're in a hurry."
Team Leader Qin asked curiously.
"You're on ** Road, right? On another road, a car overturned off a bridge, and rescue efforts are underway. Let us go over there and see if there are any other clues."
The man said in a low voice, "You came back around the same time the car fell down. The leaders suspect that this time they're after Comrade Lin."
After saying that, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go back now, you've been out for a little while now."
Qin, who was still absorbed in the news the other party was saying, suddenly snapped back to reality, waved to them, and signaled them to get back to work.
Team Leader Qin looked serious, and everyone decided not to chat any longer. They entered the family compound and dispersed.
As they were rushing home, Captain Qin said with a grave expression, "A car overturned off the bridge on the road next to where we came back. Judging from what the person said, it seems someone died."
Lin Chuchu was taken aback. "Didn't we initially plan to take that route? Are they coming for us?"
"The leadership also suspects this, but not us, they're targeting you. I wonder which group of people are watching you this time?"
Lin Chuchu looked surprised. "No way, are you sure you're not mistaken? We haven't done anything recently, have we?"
"This is just a guess, and we might be wrong. Try not to go out for the time being."
"Okay, I understand."
The most difficult enemy to guard against is the unknown one. She just didn't understand what they had done to attract other people's attention.
Could this danger be coming from abroad?
Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I can't figure it out anyway.
Unbeknownst to her, Lin Chuchu's defenses around her had become even tighter.
The tense atmosphere was palpable even to the others, and in order not to cause trouble for Lin Chuchu and the others, everyone consciously avoided showing too much closeness.
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