City of Sin (First Encounter with Fellow Travelers)

  "Starting today, I'm on vacation. I don't want to stay in the barracks anymore. I've been at military school for two years and I don't like this environment. You don't know what the difference is between a military academy that cultivates officers and a regular military academy. The schools that cultivate military officers look just like ordinary universities, with beautiful teaching buildings and fountain lawns. Even the slightly worse ones look like famous high schools. But the places where they train army officers are simply not like any school at all. Except for the sign at the entrance, most of the time is spent on the training grounds, which is no different from a military camp." E3 latest update

  Ya Yun was packing up her personal belongings, planning to spend her vacation outside of the barracks.

  "So where are you planning to go, even if you rest every day I will be very nervous, losing you would be troublesome." Wu Junwen didn't feel that her vacation had any benefits for him, on the contrary, when she left the military police team his workload became even heavier. Yayun came out of the room, already wearing casual clothes, and it was impossible to tell that she was a soldier, no different from girls of the same age on the street. "I want to stay in a luxury hotel, once I'm there I'll call home and ask for some pocket money."

  "You're working and still have pocket money." Wu Junwen said on purpose.

  "My brother is a PhD student and still studying, the tuition fees are paid by our family, he gets pocket money, why can't I? Let's go, can we not take an armored car?" Ya Yun didn't want to expose her identity as soon as she left the military camp. Wu Junwen said: "I have off-road vehicles, sports cars, and sedans, which one do you want to sit in? Many of them are newly bought, or I can take a bulletproof car, it looks pretty good too, we don't need to change cars when going far away, what do you think?"

  "It won't be like the car Wen Qian sat in, with a remote-controlled weapon station that can be raised and lowered at the back?" Ya Yun is also a soldier, she immediately said the name of the weapon on the armored vehicle, Wu Junwen said: "If you don't like it, I'll get one that has nothing, just a simple armored vehicle, without even a shooting port, we rely solely on our handheld weapons."

  "Alright, just need one without a weapon, the back of the car is empty and can still hold some more things." Yayun carried her own bag out of the barracks to Wujunwen's parking lot. The prison he managed was divided into two parts, with the cellblock occupying a large area, while another yard was used as the security guards' quarters. Various military and civilian vehicles were parked there, along with many warehouses, likely storing weapons and supplies. There were only a few rooms for the security guards, probably housing around ten people. On the roof, there were wireless communication antennas and satellite signal receiving equipment, but it was unclear whether they were used for communication or other purposes. Indeed, this place was different from ordinary security companies.

  Wu Junwen walked to the side of the off-road vehicle, directly opened the rear door of the car, "You take a closer look, except for the spare tire in the trunk, there is no other equipment, the guns are all very ordinary, enough for us to deal with snipers and rocket launchers. In the hotel we live on the top floor, around without a building as high as it's relatively safe."

  Yah Yun put her travel bag in the back of the car and sat down in the passenger seat, feeling at ease. Wu Junwen started the engine and drove away from his base. Yah Yun was a bit worried that the people he left behind wouldn't be able to complete their tasks of protecting the prison and barracks properly. "Won't your subordinates get into trouble without you?"

  "There's trouble, the work schedule is full, either taking care of the house or going out to assist the constabulary in executing tasks. Many suspects have already confessed, and Yu Fei wants to bring them to see the judge. I've arranged for people to be at his disposal. Also, Wen Yong is my brother, all my men know that when I'm not around, he can take charge of commanding my men. If he weren't serving in the military, I'd hand over the company to him right away. I also want to do some other business, like the armed escort tasks for banks, which interest me a lot - low risk, no need to help the constabulary fight battles. And there are many rich merchants with unqualified bodyguards, I think it's time to promote our security consulting services." Wu Junwen opened the car-mounted computer and looked at the digital map of all high-end hotels in the city. He also used the computer to check the management companies of these hotels, not wanting to stay in hotels owned by local businessmen. Wu Junwen knew that helping Yu Fei crack down on the local crime syndicate had already offended many people, with some attempting to assassinate him to turn the tide."

  "What are you looking for? Can't you focus on driving? Is finding a hotel that troublesome?" Yayun felt it was very unsafe for him to fiddle with the car computer while driving, so Wu Junwen simply switched the car to autopilot and focused on operating the computer. The hotel's website had an introduction, he had to find a foreign-owned hotel to feel safe, as this foreign-funded hotel's employees were not locals either, their relatives had not been arrested by the constabulary, people who had a vendetta against the constabulary for revenge might also assassinate him.

  "Find a foreign-funded hotel, no connection with the local underworld, and his employees have not been caught by the constabulary." Wu Junwen finally found such a hotel, drove directly over, and before the car even entered the hotel parking lot, he saw a promotional advertisement, the price of the luxury suite was only 50% off, it seemed that this place was not bad. Wu Junwen parked his car in the VIP parking spot, got out of the car, helped Ya Yun carry her luggage into the hotel, and indeed all the hotel employees were foreigners. Ya Yun felt that this place was also very interesting, staying here had a feeling of going abroad, and the decoration style inside was also different from local hotels.

  There were several staff members in suits standing in the hotel lobby, Wu Junwen knew they might be the hotel's management personnel. Anyway, he had never been here before, and these people probably didn't know him either. He walked straight to the front desk, "How much is the luxurious presidential suite? I want the top floor."

  "This is a 50% discount in all rooms." The hotel staff was introducing, the hotel manager Mark in the lobby saw Wu Junwen, "My god, how are you? How come you're traveling in this city? I would have picked you up at the airport if I had known you were here."

  "Hello Mark, you've changed professions and don't have to wear a bulletproof vest anymore. I'm not here on vacation, I'm doing business here. Don't tell anyone who I am or that I live here, be careful someone might take out a machine gun and turn this beautiful hotel into Swiss cheese."

  "I'll keep it confidential for the customers, and the security equipment here is not bad either. You can rest assured, if you come often I'll give you a discount, and if your friends help me attract more customers that would be great?" Mark was focused on running his hotel, he had also been a mercenary for a few days, and he was an old acquaintance of Wu Junwen's.

  "Alright, I'll give you a discount on the room rate, and every day I'll order the most expensive dishes and wine. You know what I love to drink, let's chat." Wu Junwen invited his old friend to have a drink together. Mark knew that making money from him was easy but also not easy. If he wanted to sell more wine, he had to accompany him in drinking, and the more he drank, the more he would be treated to. "Alright, I'll take you to your room." Mark took the room key from the hotel staff and personally escorted Wu Junwen upstairs.

  As they stepped into the elevator, only the three of them were left. Wu Junwen looked at Mark and asked, "Do you still work out? Do you still go to the shooting range?" Mark nodded, "Of course, fighting may not be my profession, but it's a great hobby. I do at least 100 push-ups every day and run 5 kilometers. There aren't any good shooting ranges around here, are you planning on opening one? They don't have many good guns to play with there."

  "I took a few days off to expand my business, a police dog training center with mobile targets and pop-up targets on a large shooting range, a professional security guard training center, a consulting firm, and personal security services all set up. However, having a bigger operation doesn't necessarily mean making more money. If I can get all the cash transportation contracts from local banks, that's low cost and high profit."

  "You're still so ambitious, I'm a bit old, otherwise I would definitely do it with you." Mark said as the elevator door opened. The service staff on the top floor immediately became spirited and welcomed customers when they saw the manager arrive. After sending Wu Junwen to the room, Mark dismissed all the service staff before asking, "Who is this lady?"

  "My friend in the military, who is also my client, I'll protect him. Do you have a personal butler? Take a look and see if she needs one." Wu Junwen planned to find a personal butler to take care of Ya Yun, and he also planned to take a good rest for a few days. Mark called over a group of personal butlers through the intercom, including both men and women. They not only looked good, but their personal qualities were also exceptional. It's estimated that these people's foreign language skills are no match for Wu Junwen's, who has traveled all over the world doing business by plane.

  "I don't like having a personal butler, what if we encounter a special situation and they don't have bulletproof vests or gun licenses, are they going to help us or are we going to protect them?" Ya Yun said, sitting comfortably on the sofa. Mark smiled and nodded in agreement, he used to be a professional adventurer too, and the life of gunfire had made him understand that having more people around wasn't always a good thing. "All of you go out and get some wine, one bottle of Louis XIII and one bottle of Chateau Lafite, and two bottles of the most expensive champagne and white wine."

  The personal butler and room service staff all withdrew, Wu Junwen smiled and said: "You still remember what we love to drink, why do you need two bottles? You should have more when you come. It's been a long time since I've seen you, so I should be the one treating you. Who let me mix well? Are you still in touch with everyone?"

  "Just sent an email, everyone is busy with their own things, how are Mr. Lin and others?" Mark used to work with Wu Junwen in Lin Feiyu's company, Wu Junwen said: "My brother is doing well, he has completely entered the mainstream, only I am still doing this, either because it's not easy to do or because I've been doing it for a long time and don't like it."

  The waiter put the wine on the coffee table and then put down the menu. Wu Junwen picked up a copy and handed it to Ya Yun. Mark knew that Wu Junwen was mainly inviting this woman, and even if this young girl was a soldier, she was just a private or corporal. He didn't dare ask why he was being treated so lavishly. Ya Yun quickly ordered the dishes, and Mark sat with them drinking wine. However, Mark also knew they needed some private time, so after two glasses of wine, he excused himself and left.

  Wu Junwen brought the wine to the dinner table, "Do you usually come here for meals?"

  "That's a great life, and it's only because you're treating me that I can afford to stay here. Now I don't even need to ask my family for money. It's not easy to be so generous like you, why were you so stingy when we first met?" Ya Yun asked curiously. Wu Junwen said mysteriously: "Wen Yong is also very rich, and Yu Fei is not ordinary either."

  "Is that so, having dinner here today? I still don't know what their restaurant looks like. Next meal, let's change places and eat at the hotel's restaurant, and take a look at their gym." Yayun picked up her knife and fork to start eating, Wu Junwen said: "Big sister, this is a luxury suite, with a private gym inside."

  "It's just the two of us here, a bit deserted. Can't stay in the room all day, so we go out and take a stroll. A hotel this big should have plenty of places to explore." Yayun is very satisfied with this place, mainly because she has never been here before, so it feels great. Wujunwen has stayed in the luxurious suites of the top ten hotels in the world, so coming here doesn't feel fresh to him.