Chapter Thirty: Cherry Blossom Snow Apartment

  "Facial feature testing has already been done with instruments, and it's precisely because the two photos have been confirmed to be of the same person that headquarters transferred you from the American department. After all, you've been executing this task for a long time, and you're familiar with many of the internal details. No one is more suitable than you." Yang Weiguo said.

  Zhang Zhen took a deep breath, since the task was still being carried out by himself, some problems naturally had to be clarified.

  He picked up the short-haired photo and asked: "Director Cai, where did this photo come from?"

  "It's purely a coincidence that I got this photo." Yang Weiguo pointed to the light switch and said, "Turn off the lights."

  Zhang Zhen immediately walked to the door and pressed the light switch, and the room was suddenly pitch black.

  Yang Weiguo turned on the projector on his desk, and a light shadow was projected onto the wall opposite, playing the content shot by the airport surveillance camera. If Lin Zixian saw this video, he would definitely be crying with laughter, it was him being beaten up by Qiao Yun at the airport.

  After the content playback was finished, it started to rewind and paused on a frame. The red dot shot out by Yang Weiguo's infrared laser pen drew a picture on Lin Zixian's face, saying: "He doesn't need to say anything, waiting for you to investigate. This woman who beat people is called Qiao Yun, the only daughter of the chairman of the domestic top 100 enterprise Minghua Group, and currently serves as the general manager of Minghua Group. The reason why this surveillance video was found is that during this period, Chairman Qiao An Tian secretly used his connections to find a record of Lin Zixian's entry and exit, which caught the attention of our security department. After verification, it was discovered that Lin Zixian turned out to be the 'Dilong No. 1' that your Special Action Division has been searching for."

  "It's unbelievable that we found out 'Dilong No. 1' was actually hiding in the security department of Minghua Group as a deputy director, which is something nobody could have expected. The source of the photo is from the employee section of Minghua Group's website. According to our investigation, 'Dilong No. 1' joined Minghua Group just a few days ago, on the second day after he returned to the country. It's unclear whether 'Dilong No. 1' joined Minghua Group because he met Qiao Yun at the airport or if it was because Minghua Group got into trouble with the 'Qinglong Gang' and asked for his help."

  Here is the translation:

  Yang Weiguo switched to a slide projector, playing one by one, and it was indeed Lin Zixian's photos of wandering around East Sea City with a backpack. He continued: "After we discovered that Qiao Antian was looking for 'Dilong No. 1', we immediately sent someone to check the surveillance cameras on various roads in East Sea City. This person obviously has a strong anti-detection awareness and should always intentionally or unintentionally avoid the camera, but after our staff searched through the vast amount of surveillance footage, they finally found a set of his videos, confirming that he is still within the boundaries of East Sea City... Turn on the lights!"

  Zhang Zhen opened the office lights, Yang Weiguo turned off the equipment on his desk and walked over to hand him a leather bag, his expression serious: "The current situation is all we have, the specific analysis materials are all inside, so now I require you to immediately rush to Donghai to continue executing the task, investigate the true intentions of 'Dilong No. 1' coming into our country, and whether it will endanger our national security."

  "Yes!" Zhang Zhen accepted the order solemnly, paused for a moment and then said: "After finding him, if we want to capture him, I'm afraid we need to get cooperation from the military, otherwise with this person's ability, it's likely to be very difficult to control him."

  "Don't make any rash moves." Yang Weiguo shook his head and said, "You should know that the forces behind this person are not to be underestimated by anyone. The consequences of forced capture are unpredictable. If we really want to capture him, the police can handle it, there's no need for our national security to spend so much effort. The highest leader of the headquarters means that national interests are above everything. Find him, find a way to get close to him, if the forces behind him can be used by me, that's the best. At the very least, we cannot let his backstage forces affect the overall situation of our country. In short, even if we can't be friends, we can't be enemies!"

  Zhang Zhen received clear instructions and immediately replied: "Yes! I will take the next flight to Donghai immediately."

  "Don't bother." Yang Weiguo glanced at the time on his watch and said, "I've already contacted the air force. About half an hour from now, there's a cargo plane flying to Donghai, and I've reserved a seat for you. There's a car waiting outside that will take you directly to the air force airport. In Donghai, arrangements have been made for someone to meet you. Once you arrive in Donghai, you can start working right away. The Asian department will fully support your work."

  After exchanging a few words, Zhang Zhen hastily took his leave...

  In the old town of Donghai, Linzi was walking down the street with a bag on his back, looking around.

  This is an old street, no more than ten meters wide, with buildings on both sides estimated to be at least several decades old. The floors are generally not high, and the walls are mottled. Newly renovated shops stand on both sides of the old houses, and there aren't many passersby. From time to time, domestic and foreign tourists can be seen holding up their cameras in front of the old buildings.

  Walking to the fork in the road, Linzi casually entered a small southern goods store at the corner. The estimated area of the store was no more than five square meters. It's rare to see such a small southern goods store these days, and it's probably the only one on this street.

  Inside, a cigarette counter took up most of the space, and there were also daily necessities on display on the wall cabinet. At the entrance, there was also a fruit stand. In the cramped space, it was filled with the fragrance of fruits, and a little girl was leaning on a small stool painting, fully engaged.

  The boss, dressed in simple attire with a gentle and elegant face, stood up from behind the counter as soon as she saw customers coming, and asked with restraint: "Boss, what do you want to buy?"

  Lin Zi's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't help but take a second glance at the boss lady. With his discerning eye, this old lady was indeed quite attractive - she had a face that could launch a thousand ships, a chest that could stop traffic, but her hips and thighs were hidden behind the counter, making it impossible to render a verdict.

  Seeing the other person looking a bit embarrassed, he quickly retracted his gaze and smiled kindly: "Sorry to disturb you! Excuse me, is Sakura Snow Apartment down this road?" He pointed to the left turn.

  The landlady nodded after a brief pause: "Yes, go straight ahead. The old house at the end is Sakura Yuki Apartment."

  "Thank you!" After Lin Zixian thanked him, he was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly found that the little girl who was drawing on a small stool had opened her eyes wide and was staring at him with sparkling eyes. He couldn't help but smile and praise: "Really beautiful!"

  The little girl immediately stood up and replied: "Uncle is good!" She looked like she was only four or five years old, but was very well-behaved and polite.

  "Goodbye!" Lin Zixian smiled and waved at her before leaving.

  The shops on this fork in the road can no longer be seen, it's quiet and peaceful.

  After walking for about 100 meters, Lin Xian stood in front of a large gate with a high wall, and the door plate was marked with the words "Yingxue Apartment". It's called an apartment, but at most it's just a name, rented out as an apartment. Looking from outside the wall, it's actually an old-fashioned foreign-style house. Judging by its style, it's probably a building from the Republic of China era, with ivy crawling all over the walls.

  The rusty iron gate was closed, Linzi fumbled out the key from his pocket, found the largest one and inserted it into the lock hole, opened the iron gate and walked in.

  As soon as he walked into the yard, Lin Zi's eyes lit up in front of him. The weather was just getting hot, but here it was cool and refreshing.

  In the courtyard, there are several large green banana leaves, and a few Chinese parasol trees that have grown into shade. There is also an old grape trellis entwined with vines, and at each corner of the yard, there is a small, antique flowerbed with scattered tiny flowers blooming inside. The orchids in the wall corners are lush and quiet, and surprisingly, there is even an old well. Matching this old foreign-style house with its worn-out exterior, it gives people a certain feeling.

  What attracted him most was still the stone table under the grape arbor, where a slightly greenish girl was looking at him with some embarrassment.

  The girl's figure is slender, her long hair scattered on her back, as if she had just washed it, still a bit damp. Wearing an all-white sportswear, youthful and radiant, with a faint scholarly aura, standing under the grape arbor, giving people a feeling of being in a painting. On the stone table are several books, and she is holding a pen in her hand, seemingly a student.

  "Who are you?" She asked Lin Zixian vigilantly, her voice sweet but tense, her eyes occasionally glancing at the key in his hand.

  It feels like I'm treating myself as a thief! Lin Zi swung the keys in his hand and dryly said, "Sorry about that, I'm the new tenant, the landlord gave me the keys, so I just opened the door and came in, didn't disturb you, did I?"

  From the moment he saw the environment in the yard, he liked it here. The beauty of this girl made his eyes shine brightly, and her fresh and elegant appearance was comfortable to look at! Obviously, this is also one of the tenants mentioned by Mrs. Qiu, who decided to rent the place on the spot just by looking at the beautiful woman's face without even looking at the house!

  He eliminated the distraction of just coming to take a look and directly positioned himself as a tenant here, first confirming his relationship with the beautiful female tenant.

  "Which room did you rent?" The girl remained vigilant, slowly picked up the phone on the stone table, hid it behind her back and quietly pressed three keys, which were 110. Her thumb stayed still on the call button, ready to make an emergency call if anything went wrong.

  Lin Zixian is no ordinary person, and this trick won't fool him. He glanced at the three-story old foreign-style building and secretly felt amused in his heart, thinking that this little girl wasn't completely a bookworm. She was testing him; if he answered incorrectly, she would immediately call the police.

  "The landlord said the room on the west side of the third floor is still empty." Lin Zixian smiled and said.

  The girl heard this and felt a bit relieved, then asked: "What's your name?"

  "What's with the interrogation?" Lin Zixian chuckled and teased, thinking it was unnecessary to scare her, so he honestly told her: "Lin Zixian!"

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