Chapter 21: The Willow is Dark and the Flower is Bright (Part 2)
The original organization is a very large terrorist organization that has planned many violent terrorist activities against civilians. Their aim is to drive whites out of the original world and restore the original glory of the original world. In their various activities, they are directly targeting the entire Western world.
"Oh..." Colonel Tim's voice was filled with disappointment: "This thing had been rumored for a long time, you know that we raided a base of an original organization in the West and caught a high-level leader? This is their revenge, they also claimed that if we don't release that high-level leader, they will launch more attacks on civilians! I'm busy with this now, how about it, since you're here, come help me out, the reward will be calculated according to the highest level of commission!" In the end, he still wanted to pull Zhang Fan over to do some work.
Zhang Fan sighed, normally he didn't want to get involved in political disputes, but this kind of thing was something he had to take care of no matter what. However, now he really couldn't help himself, the previous task hadn't been completed yet, and Professor Ouyang's life or death was still unknown, where did he have time to deal with such trivial matters?
"Sorry about that, I still haven't completed the task in my hand and it's at a critical moment, so I can only apologize. Let me solve this task first!" Zhang Fan apologized.
"What's with the commission in your hand? What's going on? Speak up and I might be able to help you!" Major Tim still wouldn't give up.
"Never mind, you also know the rules of our line of work. Without the client's consent, we don't have the power to casually reveal information about the commission. But rest assured, it's nothing serious, and maybe before long I'll be able to come help you." Zhang Fan smiled and declined his kindness. "Alright, that's all, thanks for your trouble!" Not waiting for Major Tim to say anything else, Zhang Fan directly hung up the phone.
"It's really a case of 'when it rains, it pours'! This damn Original Teach organization actually chose this place to launch a suicidal attack!" Zhang Fan felt a surge of frustration in his chest. Wasn't his luck just too good? "What's with these Original Teach big shots? We didn't have any grudges or grievances before, so why can't they let me be? Is it fun for them to cut off the leads I've worked hard to find?"
However, this does clear the suspicion of that mysterious organization. The original sect is a well-known nationalist group and would absolutely not cooperate with white people. It seems like I just had bad luck and encountered these guys.
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"Professor, I'm afraid I won't be able to make it for the time being." Zhang Fan dialed the phone and said with a bitter smile. The original purpose of going to Paris was for Ouni's check-up, but now that Ouni had gone missing, there was no point in him going to Paris either.
"What's going on, young man?" Professor Yilans' voice was somewhat puzzled. Jokes aside, what Zhang Fan said was usually a matter of keeping one's word, and this kind of situation where an agreement was made and then broken only occurred when something unexpectedly urgent came up.
"The patient I was originally going to bring over for you to check on has now disappeared!" Zhang Fan said this while almost imagining the expression on his own face. Fortunately, it was a phone call, otherwise Professor Yilans would have been startled by the expression on his face.
"Is she gone?" Irlans' voice also paused for a moment, apparently somewhat surprised: "Did you do something to her, and she couldn't take it, so she left secretly? Young man, being impatient is not good!"
Zhang Fan was at a loss for words, anxious to achieve his goal? His relationship with Ouni had probably already passed that stage. However, he couldn't say anything to the professor, so he just smiled wryly: "Things aren't as you think, but it's quite troublesome anyway! Once I find her, I'll bring her over and trouble you again!"
"Alright, I've left the wine for you, you young fellow had better come over and drink it! If it's past its best drinking period again, that would be too much of an insult to this old man!" Despite their extraordinary friendship, although Zhang Fan's behavior was quite impolite no matter what the reason was, Professor Yilans didn't say anything else, just gave a few words before hanging up the phone.
"Xiao Xue, has Li Lan come to say anything recently?" After finishing the conversation with Professor Yilan, Zhang Fan hung up another call to his own detective agency. He had been out for a long time and didn't know if there were any new situations at home.
"You're still talking! He's been here countless times! You, on the other hand, just leave without a word, leaving me to face his poker face, unable to scold or get angry. When are you going to come back? Not to mention Li Lan, there are already several more tasks accumulated at home!" Xiaoxue had some complaints about his unpredictable behavior, but fortunately, she was used to not hearing from him for a while when he went on missions before, so although she complained a lot, it wasn't too excessive.
"Xiaoxue, those entrusted things, push them to me first, this entrustment doesn't know how long it will take!" Zhang Fan sighed, this time whether he can succeed or not is unknown, the other party is too strong, if he's not careful, his life might be in danger, why bother taking on the entrustment? However, these things he naturally wouldn't tell Xiaoxue - even if he told her, Xiaoxue could only anxiously wait and couldn't help with anything. So he just gave a few instructions, telling Xiaoxue that if Li Lan came to let him wait again, then hung up. But looking at Li Lan's situation, it seems like things are about to fall apart, which is why he's so anxious.
Having explained everything, Zhang Fan turned and walked into a mountaineering specialty store. No way out, all online searches had been cut off, and under the circumstances of having no other choice, he could only resort to searching in person. However, this was really a foolish move, searching for a small valley in the vast and winding Alps mountain range was like looking for a needle in a haystack! What especially gave Zhang Fan a headache was that due to his current identity and relationship with Bogie, under circumstances where friend and foe were not yet distinguished, he couldn't seek outside help! If he directly sought Li Lan's assistance, it would indeed be effective, but by the time Li Lan's people arrived, the situation might have already become hopeless!
It's a big project, and if you're lucky, you might find it quickly. But if you're unlucky, it may take ten days or half a month. So making thorough preparations in advance is absolutely necessary.
Due to the heavy snowfall that had blocked the mountain for several days, and the recent terrorist attack, the mountaineering equipment store, which should have been booming with business at this time of year, was now empty except for the owner and staff. Moreover, judging from the looks on their faces, they seemed to still be reeling from the aftermath of the explosion, their expressions filled with shock and fear. However, being professionals, upon seeing Zhang Fan enter, they managed to suppress their anxiety and forced a smile onto their faces as they welcomed him - although this smile appeared somewhat bitter to Zhang Fan.
