area51novel Chapter 50: Another informant has appeared.
Chapter 50: Another informant has appeared.
After saying this, Yan Shuo poured tea and personally handed a cup to Liu Ershuan. Liu Ershuan nervously got up to take it, nodded, took a careful sip, then put it down, took a couple of puffs of his cigarette, and began to think silently.
Yan Shuo looked at the mark on his head. The original black mark, which represented bad people like local thugs, was now fading and turning gray.
Yan Shuo continued, "I checked your records. You're a local, right? Besides bragging, frequenting brothels, and gambling, you've also been involved in human trafficking, abducting a few women, right? But those aren't the biggest issues. You haven't taken any lives, have you? Am I right?"
"Boss, boss, yes, yes, all right, I haven't killed anyone! Those abducted women are all alive and well. I haven't killed any of our people. They're now concubines of Gui Zai and Wu Lao Er, living very comfortably. There were only three of them, one Gui Zai and two Wu Lao Er, and none of them died. I even sent money to their families." Liu Ershuan quickly assured Yan Shuo that he hadn't killed anyone after Yan Shuo revealed his secret.
"Look, you haven't killed anyone, and those women can still be rescued, that's good! Don't worry about getting your shoes wet, just do your job well. I'll take care of these things for you and rescue those three women you trafficked, that'll be fine. I'll arrange for them to live in a rear city, so it won't affect your mission. How about it? Want to work for me?"
"Boss, are you from the Military Intelligence Bureau?" Liu Ershuan asked cautiously.
"Hmm, Military Intelligence Bureau!" Yan Shuo nodded, staring at the mark on his head, gray and green, the gray being very light.
"Let's do it!" Liu Ershuan gritted his teeth and said, "Boss, what's your surname? I need to know who I work for!"
"Hmm, not bad, a man should have this kind of boldness! I am Yan Shuo, the captain of the Red Bean Squad!" Yan Shuo said boldly.
"You're Yan Shuo? The one who attacked Xicun Ban and came out alive? The living Yama, Hongdou?" Liu Ershuan looked at Yan Shuo in surprise.
"What do you mean, 'living Yama'? Red beans are red beans, but 'living Yama'? How did that come together?" Yan Shuo laughed and scolded.
"Ahem, hey hey, this is just something we dock brothers are spreading among ourselves! Hehe! Boss, Brother Shuo, you don't mind me calling you that, do you?" Liu Ershuan asked, his tone very obsequious.
"Call me Brother Jie, my name is Liu Jie now. Come on, let's go to another room and eat and chat!" Yan Shuo gestured for Liu Ershuan to come out. When they arrived at the dining room on the first floor, they sat down, and the maid, Wawa, set out several dishes and two bottles of red wine, pouring them for the two of them.
"Shuanzi!" Yan Shuo said, raising his glass.
"Hey! Brother Shuo!" Liu Ershuan quickly raised his glass and stood up in response.
"Cheers!" Yan Shuo clinked glasses with Liu Ershuan and finished their drinks, while Wawa continued pouring. "Now we're all on the same side, so don't be shy, eat and drink as you please! In a bit, I'll have Xiaoya take a look at your injuries. She's very professional at treating injuries; in a few days at most, your wounds will be completely healed. Come on, drink some wine, and your wounds won't hurt anymore."
"Hey, thank you, Brother Shuo!" Liu Ershuan respectfully raised his glass and clinked it with Yan Shuo's before drinking, then carefully picked up some food.
"Relax, we're family now. You're one of my men from now on, a brother. Don't be so fussy. Whichever dish you like, just take it and eat. I've already eaten. This is all for you. Eat up, eat up! Come on, pour me some wine. Xiaoya, don't you have any manners?" Yan Shuo gave the maid, Wawa Xiaoya, a little scolding.
Xiaoya quickly made a wrong face, then poured Liu Ershuan some drinks and stood obediently to the side.
"Look at you, still the same old you, always acting tough. Whatever intelligence you see, report it to me first, then I'll give my approval before you pass it on to 76. It won't stop you from making money, right? If it's useful to me, I'll pay you too, right? Double the earnings, isn't that great! Also, tell me about any tasks 76 gives you, so I can see if they're useful. Here's a phone number, write it down, call if anything happens. Or you can slip intelligence into the dead mailbox, either way is fine. Just be careful to protect yourself. Remember, you belong to the Party-State now, don't ruin your own life."
"Okay, I got it, Brother Shuo. I'll work hard for you from now on, you watch! That Wu Sibao keeps asking me to find Hongdou and her people, hehe, he can't even describe what they look like, how am I supposed to find them? He just tells me to report anyone I think is suspicious, but there are so many people on the street, who's a suspect? I can only randomly report whoever I don't like, just to make a living. I've already told you about that pretty female agent I reported today. In the future, if I see any other agents, I'll report them to you too! What do you think?"
"Yes, we already know about that agent from today. From now on, report to me first, and then report to Wu Sibao after I give your permission."
"Okay, okay! Are you one of our people? Did I do something wrong?" Wu Sibao asked cautiously.
"They're one of our people, we've rescued them. Be more careful next time! We won't hold it against you this time."
"Hehe, good! Brother Shuo, I respect you. From now on, I, Shuanzi, will follow you. Brother Shuo, you treat me like a human being. Just watch, my future performance will definitely satisfy you."
"Mmm, have a drink!"
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After treating Shuanzi's injuries and noting down his home address, Xiaoya was asked to treat him and act as his contact, assigning tasks, mainly involving the docks, gangs, and other intelligence such as mission details given to Wu Sibao.
There were two wounded prisoners left. Yan Shuo looked at the sky and felt tired. These were ordinary people who were kept in the No. 76 action team every day, moving with the team and living in the dormitory. They probably didn't know much. Yan Shuo signaled Su Ling to interrogate them. Anyway, there were dolls inside to help clean up and torture them.
Su Ling refused. She loved cleanliness. Although she could tolerate the mess in the torture chamber and the shouts of the prisoners, she wasn't in the mood. She also felt that she wouldn't get any valuable information. Those two men were just low-level people who usually followed Wu Sibao on missions. How much could they know? And they mostly stayed in the dormitory. Su Ling told Yan Shuo to call another man to ask. She had suffered enough today and wasn't in the mood.
"Alright! Go call Quick Knife!" Yan Shuo said.
"Yes, Captain!" Su Ling nodded and went to contact Quick Knife.
Quick Knife is a knife wielder with many dead under his command. He is very ruthless and his real name is Liu Kuai. He is an assassin from the Yellow Dog Gang and a knife-wielding swordsman from northern Shaanxi.
He would probably be happy to do the interrogation himself.
Quick Knife arrived in less than half an hour.
When Kuai Dao appeared at the door of the interrogation room, he was holding a boning knife in his hand, the scabbard polished to a shine, revealing a sliver of cold light.
"Captain." His voice was hoarse, as if he had just come from a slaughterhouse.
Yan Shuo looked up and saw two men following behind him, each carrying a brown paper bag from which a faint metallic clanging could be heard.
Yan Shuo gestured, indicating that they were in the basement. Kuai Dao chuckled and went inside.
He placed the brown paper bag against the corner of the wall with a dull thud, then walked up to the prisoner who was tied to the iron chair and stared down at him.
The prisoner trembled with fear, mumbling, "Don't kill me."