Swearing under his breath, Lin Yi walked out of the elevator.
Sui Qiang and Yu Siying had already been waiting for quite a while.
After getting in the car, the three of them headed to the Central Guards Brigade.
By then, all the people from Team One had already arrived.
Knowing that Lin Yi was coming today, Ning Che, Qiu Yuluo, and Tao Cheng had come as well.
They all went together to Liu Hong’s office.
"All the relevant deployments are already in place. We don’t need to show our faces, just keep a close watch on the key points."
After pondering for a moment, Lin Yi spoke:
"Besides us, who else is in charge of this?"
"Dragon Eagle and people from the military will also be involved."
Liu Hong said:
"Now that you’re here, we can make specific arrangements for our tasks."
"The main thing is guarding against what we can’t see," Lin Yi said.
"People from the Overseas Organizations could pop up at any time. For all we know, they might already be inside."
Everyone nodded; whatever Lin Yi thought of, they could think of too.
They were all considering where problems might arise.
"If you ask me, it’s still better to do the handover at the airport. Once they get the goods, they leave right away. Saves everyone the trouble," Tao Cheng said.
"It’s safer, sure, but we still need to save face," Liu Hong said.
"Doing it that way makes it look like we’re scared."
"Anyway, I don’t think anything will happen in the open," Qiu Yuluo said.
"If any organization dares to stand up and act blatantly, that’s basically a death wish."
"Once the deal goes through and the people from the Beautiful Country get the item, we don’t have to worry. The target shifts to them," Ning Che said.
"And what we’re getting in exchange has no attraction for the Overseas Organizations."
"So there are two windows when they might make a move," Lin Yi said.
"One is while we’re preparing, they grab the thing from us. The second is after the exchange, and they do it on Beautiful Country territory. So what we really need to guard against is the first scenario."
Out of habit, Liu Hong reached for his cigarettes.
"So you still suspect they’ll try to infiltrate someone in, right?"
"Yeah. Mammon and Anglo are at the top of the list. And of course, Kaijie Group counts too."
"If that’s all we’re worried about, then there’s nothing to be afraid of," Liu Hong said.
"I’ve already taken care of that side of things. No one’s getting the chance to tamper with anything."
Lin Yi nodded and looked at Liu Hong:
"Are you the one in charge of this operation?"
"It’s Elder Lu," Liu Hong said.
"Besides the items being exchanged, there may be other matters to discuss. The one coming this time is Campbell, and my rank isn’t high enough."
"Even he’s coming in person? He’s really lowering himself."
"If they don’t lower themselves now, they’ll be completely out of this game."
"Where’s the route map? Let me see it."
Liu Hong opened a drawer and took out a pre-printed route map.
The choice of route was very deliberate; almost all of it ran through open areas.
There were few places in any direction where someone could hide.
For protective work, that took a lot of pressure off.
"Let me hold onto the goods and watch over them. I don’t feel safe letting someone else deliver them."
"You have other tasks."
Liu Hong said:
"Elder Lu is the mission commander this time, so you’re his primary bodyguard."
"Fair enough. The old man’s way more important than the goods."
"When the time comes, everyone in Team One gets a vehicle and will be responsible for security along the route," Liu Hong said.
"You and Ning Che will handle Elder Lu’s close protection. Yuluo will be in charge of information and network security. Tao Cheng will oversee overall coordination."
"Understood."
"That’s the general situation. Given how things stand now, all aspects are already in pretty good shape. In this operation, as long as we don’t give them any openings, I believe the Overseas Organizations won’t dare make a move."