Chapter 8 I'm Here to Buy Medicine
Chapter 8 I'm Here to Buy Medicine
As soon as Chen Shi said this, the fat man choked on his rice. Because he was sitting face to face with Chang Biao, Chang Biao's face also suffered an undeserved bruise. Normally, Biaozi would have said "I hate it so much" and then quickly wiped his face.
But this time he didn't move at all; he was dumbfounded.
The fat man quickly bent down, turned his head, and mouthed to Chen Shi, "Are you crazy? What are you saying?"
Chen Shi then realized, "What did I just say? Did I blurt out my true feelings? What if the group leader... well, cleaning toilets isn't out of the question."
Sun Tiemei picked up a piece of green vegetable, put it in her mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed. Then she put down her chopsticks. Only then did she look up at Chen Shi: "Okay."
Chen Shi was stunned, so stunned that he forgot to be happy.
The fat man kicked Chen Shi's legs wildly under the table, but Chen Shi didn't react. Chang Biao tapped the table lightly with his radish-thick fingers, as if to say something like, "Quickly admit you're wrong, then kneel down and admit your mistake, maybe that will help."
But Chen Shi felt that the team leader wouldn't use entrapment tactics. Since the team leader said it was okay, then it was okay. Considering the results of the braised pork earlier, he decided to give it a try.
"Team leader, do you know the four types of braised pork..."
Before he could finish speaking, the fat man covered his mouth and dragged him out. Chen Shi tried to struggle, but Chang Biao reacted quickly, lifting his foot. The two of them worked together to move Chen Shi out.
Just then, Sun Tiemei's phone rang. After answering it and listening for a few seconds, she immediately got up and walked outside. As she passed the three cargo trucks, she said, "Director Zheng is holding an emergency meeting. Everyone, go to the operations room."
She glanced at Chen Shi
"Take your notebook with you."
There were many people in the operations room.
Old Zheng sat in the main seat, next to a man in his early forties, wearing a white shirt with the collar and cuffs buttoned up meticulously. He looked like a robot specifically trained in etiquette.
Chen Shi was about to shrink into a corner when Sun Tiemei called him back.
"You take meeting minutes."
Hearing this, Old Zheng's eye twitched. He cleared his throat and said, "The intelligence department has made new progress in Old Yuan's case." He then looked at the man beside him and said, "Section Chief Sun, please introduce him to everyone."
Sun Du stood up, first straightened his already neat clothes, and then looked around.
"Colleagues, we are gathered here today for the case of Old Yuan."
Chen Shi got stuck when he wrote the character "僚", so he wrote "聊".
Just when he thought that what Section Chief Sun said today would be hard to remember, his tone suddenly became much more natural: "I believe everyone should know about Lao Yuan's abilities by now. Moreover, as far as we know, he is not only sensitive to people with superpowers, but also has this kind of precognitive ability for ordinary people. We once sent ordinary people to contact him, but he saw through our plan."
Chen Shi thought that Section Chief Sun was just saying a few words in classical Chinese at the beginning to fill the space, and that he would speak normal language afterwards, but he would occasionally throw in some words he couldn't understand, such as "zang piao" and "lei xian".
Chen Shi put down his pen, thinking, "Let them scold me if they want."
Old Zheng coughed and gestured for Section Chief Sun to sit down first. Then he continued, "According to information gathered from various sources, Old Yuan's batch of goods has been unable to be sold due to our two operations. As a result, he has been frequently contacting buyers in the underworld. It seems that he has gone all out. Based on previous attempts, we have apprehended a buyer who has already agreed on a delivery deadline with Old Yuan."
At this point, he glanced at Sun Tiemei.
Sun Tiemei understood immediately: "According to the arrangements of Group Five, we will focus our attack on Chen Shi, pretending to be a buyer and making direct contact with him, hoping to break the deadlock by disrupting Lao Yuan's supernatural abilities."
Chen Shi lowered his head and began to write furiously. The central idea of this passage was that Chen Shi was very important and had to be written down.
In the operations room, everyone except those from Group Five turned their attention to Chen Shi. Sun Du glanced at Chen Shi and let out a soft sneer.
"I disagree with Group Five's plan, Comrade Chen Shi. First of all, I have no problem with you. My disagreement is not because of your F-rank or your contemplation of life while running," Sun Du stood up and chuckled. "I just feel that this mission was obtained by the intelligence department after a long time, and we can't act in such a childish way."
The fat man approached Chang Biao and said, "If I could beat him, I would definitely punch him."
Chang Biao nodded vigorously.
Sun Tiemei stood up without saying anything, but Sun Du sat down.
"Currently, Chen Shi is the only breakthrough point. If Section Chief Sun has any better solutions, we can discuss them." Sun Tiemei tapped the table. "Also, Group Five has not only F-level members but also S-level members. If Section Chief Sun has any questions, you can come and ask me directly."
Sun Du's posture was no longer as upright as before. He looked at Old Zheng, as if to say, "Director, please say something."
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Lao Zheng quickly spoke up, "Team Leader Sun reported this to me a couple of days ago, and I agreed to it."
Upon hearing this, Sun Du quickly adjusted his expression.
"Since Director Zheng and Team Leader Sun have made their decision, my intelligence section will naturally cooperate. Regarding the question of who should contact Lao Yuan, I still reserve my opinion." Sun Du got up and left.
Shortly after, the intelligence department relayed the buyer's basic information. Kunzi, in his twenties, an ordinary person, wanted to buy superpower-suppressing drugs from Lao Yuan, claiming he wanted revenge against a superpowered individual. He was currently under the intelligence department's control. Kunzi only contacted Lao Yuan via text message; the two had never met and had never heard of each other's business dealings, which facilitated Chen Shi's impersonation of Kunzi.
The transaction will take place at 9:00 AM tomorrow at the Chengdong Logistics Park. Old Yuan is very cunning. The Chengdong Logistics Park is vast and flat, with only one park surrounded by a large open area. It's impossible for someone to ambush there unless they move to a location more than a kilometer away. But if the ambush area is set up more than a kilometer away, how can one even set up an ambush?
Group Five immediately sprang into action. This time, Chen Shi's equipment was relatively simple: just a miniature built-in earpiece to receive commands from the outside at any time; nothing else was allowed. However, he still brought a box of throat lozenges, and while he was debating whether to bring a bottle of pepper spray, Sun Tiemei stopped him.
Are you scared?
"Afraid"
"I used to be very scared too, but a senior colleague told me that being scared will only make your weaknesses more obvious."
"If I were S-rank, I wouldn't be afraid either." Chen Shi retorted.
"When I first joined the bureau, I was a C-level officer, which was lower than most people in the bureau. Later..." Sun Tiemei paused, not continuing the topic, but looked at Chen Shi: "If there is any danger, I will appear within ten seconds."
"If there is danger, I will appear within ten seconds."
These were the words that someone else had said to her ten years ago, and now she was passing them on to Chen Shi.
Chen Shi had trusted Sun Tiemei since joining the team. Although he was afraid of her, he knew that the team leader had never lied to him. Even so, he felt ten seconds was too long; what if Lao Yuan fired without a word, in less than a second? Therefore, improving himself was still his top priority—he'd treat it as last-minute cramming.
So after get off work, he pestered the gatekeeper to practice his speaking skills, and in the end, Fatty and Chang Biao dragged him away.
The logistics park in the east of the city is very large. Logistics is the second largest industry in the area after tourism, so the park is built in a very grand manner. However, the area around the logistics park is still a large open space with no obstructions. This has caused trouble for the deployment. Sun Tiemei and Chen Shi agreed that the fifth group would only approach from a distance after Chen Shi was able to communicate normally with Lao Yuan. This process is the most dangerous, and they hope Chen Shi can hold on.
This time, the fat man didn't grin and joke; instead, he hugged Chen Shi tightly. Chang Biao's eyes reddened, and he kept straightening Chen Shi's clothes. Sun Tiemei's hands trembled slightly, a sign that her supernatural abilities were becoming somewhat violent within her.
Following the instructions given by Kunzi, Chen Shi rode a shared bicycle to the logistics park. When he entered the warehouse, a thin figure was stacking boxes with his back to him.
Hearing footsteps behind him, he immediately turned around alertly.
"Who?"
"Don't be nervous, I'm here to buy medicine."
But Lao Yuan's gun was already pointed at him.
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