Chapter 13. The café remained closed until evening. ...
The café remained closed until evening.
Gu Sheng heard someone saying goodbye to the shop assistant.
The other people in the coffee shop seemed unaware of the truth about the coffee shop.
After everything calmed down, a rustling sound came from the other end of the listening device.
Gu Sheng sat up from the sofa and listened carefully to everything that was happening on the other end.
Judging from the sound, the clerk probably took out his phone, sent a message, and then left the coffee shop.
Gu Sheng typed away on the computer, and soon a map appeared on the screen.
On the map, a small red dot moves along Xiyang Street.
The journey was very quiet.
The little red dot drove towards the city's outskirts and eventually disappeared after entering an old residential area.
On the computer, the little red dot representing him disappeared, and the sound in the monitor was also gone.
Gu Sheng squinted his eyes.
Could it be that the little trinket he placed gave him away?
No, that can't be it. If the shop assistant had discovered the listening device, there's no way he would have carried it this far.
If it wasn't exposed, then why did the little red dot disappear?
Gu Sheng quickly came up with the answer: It was blocked.
An old residential area, where all signals were blocked, it's obvious that something was wrong there.
Jiang Yuan should be there.
Gu Sheng stared at the spot where the little red dot disappeared, deep in thought.
He originally planned to have Jiang Yuan contact him to reschedule the date, so he wouldn't have to guess the date.
But now he has changed his mind.
Why wait? He wasn't really planning to make a deal with Jiang Yuan.
Even if there was a deal, based on what happened before, it was "himself" who set a trap and deliberately agreed to Jiang Yuan's request.
The reason is probably that they don't want Jiang Yuan to continue living, since he clearly harbors rebellious intentions and wants to leave the organization.
Just as Gu Sheng was pondering, his phone rang. It was a call from an unknown number.
Gu Sheng glanced at his phone, then at his computer, and then connected his phone to the computer and started the tracking program.
Then he answered the phone.
A familiar voice came from the other end of the phone.
It was Jiang Yuan calling.
This time, however, Jiang Yuan's tone was very agitated: "Why change the time?"
Gu Sheng had prepared his answer in advance, and he replied, "It's not safe."
Jiang Yuandao said, "Unsafe? What's unsafe? You don't think you can just dismiss me with three words, do you?"
Gu Sheng said, "The coffee shop is being targeted." As for who is targeting it, if Jiang Yuan doesn't ask, then it's just an excuse. If Jiang Yuan does ask, then Gu Sheng doesn't mind revealing some information to Li Qingyue and making this statement a fact.
To Gu Sheng's surprise, Jiang Yuan sneered and said, "Being targeted? Are you talking about yourself?"
Gu Sheng fell silent, not understanding what Jiang Yuan meant by those words.
Jiang Yuan continued, "Put tracking devices on my people, Gu Sheng, you're quite something."
Gu Sheng's heart skipped a beat. Had they been discovered so quickly?
He underestimated Jiang Yuan, or rather, he underestimated the challenges he was facing.
None of the people he needed to deal with were easy to deal with.
Not hearing Gu Sheng's reply, Jiang Yuan said coldly, "Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Gu Sheng's mind raced as he searched for a solution, but he knew he couldn't remain silent for too long. If he angered the other party and they hung up, it would be difficult to find him again.
Gu Sheng unconsciously clenched his fists. The slight pain of his nails digging into his flesh made his mind clearer. He let out a soft breath and then said, "Boss, I understand."
Jiang Yuan's voice faltered for a moment, then he exploded: "You said you would handle things with the boss, what did you say to him, and how did he find out?"
Gu Sheng had no idea what kind of image he had in Jiang Yuan's heart, that he could trust him so much.
However, Gu Sheng knew that "he" would not help Jiang Yuan cover it up at all; in fact, he would take the initiative to expose the matter, just waiting for the organization leader to deal with Jiang Yuan.
However, Gu Sheng certainly couldn't answer that way now. He said, "It wasn't me." He didn't know if Jiang Yuan would believe him.
Jiang Yuan fell silent, then said in a low voice, "You mean, he leaked the secret?" He scoffed, "I trusted him so much."
Before Gu Sheng could figure out who "he" was referring to, he heard Jiang Yuan call out in a calm voice, "Let Qian Xubai in."
Gu Sheng guessed that this Qian Xubai was the shop assistant he had met during the day. Why was he being called?
The sound of a door opening came from the other end of the phone, followed by Gu Sheng's familiar voice—the voice of the shop assistant: "Brother, you were looking for me?"
Just as Gu Sheng was wondering what Jiang Yuan would say, two gunshots rang out from the other end of the phone.
Then Gu Sheng heard the sound of Jiang Yuan kicking something heavy: "Dare to betray me and become that man's dog? Go to hell." The man he was referring to was probably the organization's leader.
Gu Sheng's eyes widened in surprise. Wasn't this shop assistant Jiang Yuan's confidant? He killed him like that?
He's really unpredictable; he doesn't seem like a normal person.
Jiang Yuan picked up his phone again and said to Gu Sheng, "This place has been exposed. We can't stay any longer. I'm leaving now."
Gu Sheng didn't want to let the duck that was already in his hand fly away.
Once Jiang Yuan senses danger, he will definitely hide, making it difficult to find him later.
Gu Sheng said, "There's no rush to leave. Can we check the situation further?"
Jiang Yuan kicked the corpse on the ground again and said, "What's going on? Let's see how the boss plans to kill me?"
Jiang Yuan was right, and Gu Sheng was speechless for a moment.
Since that's the case, Gu Sheng changed his approach and said, "Where are you? I'll come find you."
Jiang Yuan immediately became alert: "What are you doing here? Didn't you already track down the address? Do I need to tell you?"
Gu Sheng said, "You don't want the things anymore?"
With the gem in his hands, he didn't believe Jiang Yuan would refuse it.
Before Jiang Yuan could answer, Gu Sheng said, "The boss told me to put the gem back. If you don't want it, I'll do as the boss says."
Jiang Yuan said urgently, "Don't put it back! It wasn't easy to get it out."
He paused for a moment, then said, "Can I trust you?"
Gu Sheng couldn't answer that question. Gu Sheng said, "What you think is the answer."
Jiang Yuan irritably rubbed his hair and said, "Since I've brought you in, I'll definitely trust you."
Gu Sheng felt that Jiang Yuan's words were quite sincere, after all, he had even killed his own trusted confidant because of Gu Sheng's words.
Jiang Yuan continued, "I'll send you an address. I'll wait for you there. Bring your things. We'll go together when you arrive."
Gu Sheng hadn't expected Jiang Yuan to want to take him with him when he left, so he simply replied with one word: "Mm."
Jiang Yuan said, "We'll go to City A. Once we get there, even the boss won't be able to find us."
After saying that, Jiang Yuan urged, "Hurry up and come." Then he hung up the phone.
The phone screen went dark, but the computer screen remained lit, displaying Jiang Yuan's exact location. However, he would surely relocate soon.
Just then, Gu Sheng received a text message containing a set of numbers.
The moment Gu Sheng saw the numbers, the word "latitude and longitude" popped into his mind.
He entered the numbers into the map and quickly got the results.
It's not far from that old residential building area.
Gu Sheng searched online and found that it was an unfinished building that had been abandoned for more than ten years.
Are you going?
Gu Sheng was somewhat conflicted.
Although he had agreed readily on the phone, he became somewhat uncertain when it came to actually taking action.
That Jiang Yuan, he kills without hesitation, he's clearly not a good person. Will I be in danger if I go there?
After thinking for a moment, Gu Sheng gritted his teeth and decided to go anyway.
This was the closest he had ever come to a member of the Ouroboros organization.
This organization is clearly preventing its members from meeting each other.
If we miss this opportunity, we don't know when the next one will come.
Gu Sheng thought to himself, he'll go and see, but whether he'll meet with Jiang Yuan then is still uncertain.
After making up his mind, Gu Sheng found a set of clothes he didn't usually wear, covered himself up completely, and then left the community, avoiding all surveillance cameras.
After leaving the residential area, he walked one stop ahead and then mingled with the crowd to board the bus.
The location Jiang Yuan gave was very remote; Gu Sheng had to take three buses to get there.
After getting off the bus, Gu Sheng walked towards the unfinished buildings.
As he walked, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Gu Sheng stopped and looked around. Then he saw two figures in the darkness ahead.
Both of them were carrying guns; they didn't look like good people at all.
This area is now an unfinished building, surrounded by corrugated iron walls year-round, and hardly anyone comes here.
The fact that someone would appear here with a gun means they must be one of Jiang Yuan's men.
Gu Sheng thought Jiang Yuan would come alone, but he didn't expect him to bring his men. Moreover, this place was some distance from the specific location Jiang Yuan had given him, and there were guards here, so there must be even more people inside.
Does Jiang Yuan really believe Gu Sheng as he claims?
Gu Sheng felt that might not be the case.
The two people didn't notice Gu Sheng, after all, at this distance, without any lights, it was almost impossible to see anything.
Gu Sheng didn't know when his eyesight had become so good.
However, it's always a good thing to detect danger in advance.
Gu Sheng took two steps back and blended into the darkness, eliminating any trace of his presence. He passed by the two silently without disturbing anyone.
Gu Sheng himself was surprised by his ability to conceal his presence.
He thought to himself: With this ability, he could definitely become a legendary thief.
Then Gu Sheng realized that he already was.
I really don't want to face this fact.
However, reality cannot be escaped. Even if Gu Sheng did nothing, the fact remains the fact.
However, there is also good news. The good news is that Gu Sheng has acquired such skills that he can come and go freely in other people's territory.
Jiang Yuan gave him the location of the tallest building in the unfinished construction site.
The building was located in the center, and it took Gu Sheng a while to reach it.
He bypassed several groups of patrolling men in black on the way.
Gu Sheng stood at the main entrance of the building, about to step inside, when he suddenly stopped.
His intuition told him that this road was unsafe.
Gu Sheng trusted his intuition and decided to take a different path.
However, the building does not appear to have any other entrances.
Gu Sheng looked at the straight, almost flat wall.
He pressed down his eager foot: "It's impossible to get up there."
Despite saying that, Gu Sheng still stood on the wall a few minutes later.
There were only very small footholds on the wall, and he would fall if he made the slightest mistake.
Gu Sheng swallowed hard, watching the ground recede into the distance.
Can he really get up there?
Although Gu Sheng was terrified, his hands and feet seemed to have a mind of their own.
He firmly gripped each protrusion and climbed up smoothly.
Gu Sheng fell into self-doubt: Am I that amazing? Am I really that amazing? Is this something I can do?
Gu Sheng tried to distract himself by thinking random thoughts, surrendering his body to his instincts.
The building has 30 floors in total, and the main structure has been completed; only the interior decoration is missing.
Gu Sheng suddenly stopped when he reached about the twentieth floor.
He looked up and saw a red dot flashing on the top floor.
That's a camera.
Moreover, these are not the original cameras in this building.
That must have been done by Jiang Yuan.
Given this distance, the darkness, and the distortion of the surveillance footage, the surveillance cameras should not have captured Gu Sheng.
However, if Gu Sheng continues to climb, he will be discovered sooner or later.
Gu Sheng walked around the building and found that there were surveillance cameras all around.
Did Jiang Yuan anticipate that Gu Sheng would climb over the wall? It seems he understands Gu Sheng's abilities very well, perhaps even better than Gu Sheng himself.
Since that's the case, we have no choice but to go inside the building first.
A note from the author:
----------------------
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
