Chapter Sixteen The First Mission

  Qin Suer and Shen Lan replied in unison: "No... don't know!"

  I'm confused, why is he so nervous? Dammit, could it be... could Shen Lan be Qin Su'er's ex-boyfriend?

  Before I could even react, Qin Su'er's face had returned to its usual calm state, and she smiled at me: "Yu Ge, you have a friend here, I'll head back first, let's catch up later." After saying that, she picked up her small bag and headed out.

  I glared at Shen Lan fiercely and pulled Qin Su'er's hand: "Su'er, sit for a while before leaving, it's still early tonight!"

  Shen Lan stood in the darkness, seemingly embarrassed, unable to move forward or enter the house.

  Qin Suer exerted herself to shake off my hand, and whispered in my ear: "Yu Ge, have you ever heard a saying: If the feelings are long-lasting, how can they be only for a morning and an evening? I'm leaving, 88..."

  She gave me a charming smile and her figure was already two zhang away.

  Damn it, I've become Yang Bailao again tonight, all thanks to this kid Shen Lan! I whispered to him in a low voice: "You wait here, I'll deal with you later!"

  Shen Lan stood at the door, indeed not daring to move. I chased after her: "Su'er... Su'er, let me see you off?"

  Qin Su'er didn't turn around and seemed to be in a hurry, saying: "Yu Ge, don't bother, I'll take a taxi home myself! You stay with your friend!"

  In the blink of an eye, she had walked from the foot of Mei Mountain to the main road of the new development zone. A passing taxi happened to stop beside her. Qin Suer got in and smiled at me: "Yu Ge, 886!"

  I could only raise my right hand and wave it helplessly: "Su'er, goodbye!"

  Qin Su'er disappeared from my sight as she sat in the taxi. I turned back to the rental house, only to find Shen Lan standing still, like a ghost in the darkness.

  I furiously shouted: "Shen Lan, are you planning on dying here tonight?!"

  Shen Lan replied in a low voice: "Yu Ge, didn't you tell me to wait here?"

  Damn it! There are still such men in the world, so stubborn and ignorant? I shouted again: "Your grandfather's, if I tell you to go die, will you also go?"

  Shen Lan fell silent, her slender figure looking especially pitiful in the darkness.

  I took a look at my phone and it was already 11 o'clock in the evening, letting Shen Lan walk back to the old Shen house was too unrealistic, I helplessly sighed and called out to Shen Lan to get on the car.

  Through the rearview mirror, I saw Shen Lan's handsome face with a look of uncertainty, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself. Remembering that tonight's failure in fetching water was all because of him, I felt extremely annoyed and kept my face gloomy without making a sound.

  When they arrived at the old mansion, Shen Lan spoke up: "Yu Ge, there's something I want to remind you of..."

  Damn it! He's really acting like he's dying, being so ambiguous and feminine. If you have something to say, just say it straight out, why are you beating around the bush like a woman? Looking at him like this is making me angry again, I said: "What the hell, if you have something to say, just say it!"

  Shen Lan's face was heavy with concern, as if he had made a great decision, gritted his teeth and said: "Yu Ge, I advise you to stay away from that woman."

  That woman? Qin Su'er?

  I burst out laughing: "Shen Lan, you're not jealous of that pretty girl, are you?"

  Shen Lan turned around and walked towards the old house, his voice came from afar: "Yu Ge, I've said all I need to say, you take care of yourself!"

  Joke? I'm just being self-conscious? Seeing Qin Su'er, such a beautiful girl, of course, I would be self-conscious. Looking at her like that, I guess she's sour grapes!

  I was driving while thinking about Qin Su'er's crazy energy just now, and the taste in my heart was complicated to the extreme.

  The phone suddenly rang, damn! It can't be Qin Su'er that woman coming back to spend the night with me? I suppressed the excitement in my heart and took out my phone to take a look, it was actually Zhou's team!

  It's so late, why are you calling me? Is something going on with the team? My enthusiasm was immediately extinguished, and I pressed the answer button.

  "Hey, Xiang Yu? Please come back to the team immediately, we have a mission!"

  A few simple words later, Zhou hung up the phone.

  More than a week after reporting to the criminal police team, I haven't had a formal day of work yet. Suddenly, I heard Zhou's phone call and my heart sank. Something must have happened.

  I immediately woke up from my daydream and responded stupidly: "Okay, I'll be right there!"

  Back to the rental house, changed into police uniform, and drove to the team.

  In the old town, ancient buildings and newly built residential areas are staggered. I drove along a fork in the road not far from Hongqiao, heading forward. It was already past 11 pm at night, and there were very few tourists on the streets. At the end of the fork was a school that had long since ceased to have students and had been preserved as a historical relic. To the left was an alleyway leading deeper in.

  I drove the car into the courtyard of the Criminal Police Brigade and stopped, there were people standing guard at the gate of the yard, two cameras under the dim yellow light looked like two ghostly eyes, emitting a pale green glow.

  Every old house and every family in this old town seems to have a long story behind it. The predecessor of the small building of the criminal police team is unknown which rich man's house at that time, but it can be seen that the internal structure of the small building has been obviously changed, and the original corridor would not be as narrow and tortuous as it is now. The space transformed has all been incorporated into those rooms in the team that hide secrets.

  At this moment, all the doors and windows are tightly closed, giving me a feeling of being short of breath.

  The conference room on the second floor was lit up, I knew that Zhou's team was waiting for my arrival. When I reached the door, I deliberately coughed twice and then walked in with big strides.

  I found it strange that the conference room didn't have the tense atmosphere I saw in movies before a task was executed, there was only Zhou's team sitting quietly in the conference room, smoking, with cigarette butts all over the ashtray.

  Zhou stood up, handed me a cigarette and greeted me. I stood stiffly, waiting for him to give orders. Zhou smiled: "Comrade Shang Yu, we are all brothers in the team, what's with the politeness? Sit down, sit down."

  Zhou's team has a gentle and amiable face, but I feel that he exudes an official aura.

  I lit the cigarette, sat down and took a deep drag.

  "Comrade Shen Shangyu, I just received a tip that a group of tourists from out of town are suspected to be trading drugs at the 'Yin Yin Leisure Club' tonight at 12 o'clock. The leader of this group is called Lin Ge. We want you to disguise yourself as a tourist and enter the club to gather information, then we'll make a big arrest. Set off immediately, got it?"

  I suddenly tensed up, and my heart violently pounded against my chest cavity.

  Good grief, drug trafficking? This isn't a movie, where heroes infiltrate deep and take out several drug dens with one blow. If things go wrong, I'll become a martyr! Cold sweat broke out on my forehead.

  Zhou's team saw me silent for half a day and sternly asked: "Comrade Shen Shangyu, is there something difficult to say?"

  I was startled and replied in a tone similar to that of police officers in Hong Kong crime films: "Understood, boss!"

  Director Zhou patted me on the shoulder and smiled warmly: "You've watched too many police dramas, haven't you? What's with this 'head' business? Just call me Director Zhou or Brother Zhou!"

  Zhou's blunt words brought us closer together, and I was no longer tense. "Got it, Captain Zhou!" I replied.

  Zhou didn't give me a gun, he told me not to be nervous, the brothers in the team will support my actions from behind. He repeatedly reminded me that this is the first time I'm carrying out a mission, I must pay attention to safety, and can only succeed, cannot fail.

  I put on a set of clothes that Zhou's team had somehow found, which fit me perfectly and instantly transformed me into a street punk with 70% rogue charm and 30% domineering aura.

  Team Zhou looked at me with a satisfied smile. Damn it, could this Team Zhou be a god, who knows people and uses them to their fullest potential, and had already seen the potential in my bones that I originally had, suitable for going undercover?

  I want to cry but have no tears, "Su Er, farewell forever..."

  I arrived in front of 'Yin Yin Leisure Club' with a tragic and heroic spirit like Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the Qin Emperor, twenty minutes later. I looked at my phone, still fifteen minutes away from midnight. I lingered by the entrance, my heart racing again.

  The girl inside had sharp eyes, saw me walking back and forth outside the door, thought I was a guest looking for fun with ulterior motives, from more than ten meters away, she threw flirtatious glances at me, playing coy.

  There was a bolder one, about thirty years old, with thick makeup and bright red lips, opening the door and calling out to me: "Handsome guy, come in, come in!"

  I plucked up the courage and slipped in sideways, whereupon a loud burst of laughter came from inside.

  "My god, although I've been around the block many times and have met countless people, I can honestly swear that I've never set foot in such a lowly place."

  From the alley next door, go around to what is roughly the back door, a small window is open, transmitting the sound of shuffling cards and profanity: "Lin Ge, his mother's luck is really bad, no more play!"

  "A harsh voice rang out: 'Black Dog, play two more rounds, the guests will arrive soon, what's your hurry?'"

  The sound of cutting cards again.

  My cold sweat came down again, I took a glance at the window, inside was full of smoke and fog, couldn't see clearly, but it didn't matter, as long as the person was still here, anyway I didn't know what that Lin Ge looked like.

  Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming from behind me. Could it be that the guest Lin Ge mentioned has arrived? I turned around in surprise and saw three middle-aged men with fierce looks on their faces walking towards me. When they saw me standing here, their eyes were filled with suspicion and uncertainty.

  I pretended to be drunk and staggered towards one of the men, bumping into him, and slurred: "Su'er, is that you? I've been searching for you everywhere... Tonight... tonight, just stay with me..."

  My goodness! In a moment of urgency, I opened my mouth and it was actually Qin Su'er's name!

  The man pushed me away with one hand and cursed, "Fuck your grandfather, are you blind?", after cursing, he raised a fist to hit me, but was stopped by another man: "Shao Qiang, don't make trouble, just a drunk little punk!"

  The man withdrew his fist and walked forward with a scowl on his face.