On the other side, after the explosion, Xu Li’s writing quickly spread across the world.
In the Ninth Department’s office, Wagner sat in front of his desk, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.
He held a dozen photos in his hand, featuring Lin Yi and his daughter.
Wagner knew very well that Lin Yi had extremely strong counter-surveillance abilities; he couldn’t use common sense to assess Lin Yi’s capability.
Unless the person is extraordinarily powerful, they will be discovered by him.
Therefore, during operations, he changed his strategy to stake out places his daughter frequently appeared.
And today, he happened to capture these photos.
Seeing those intimate actions, Wagner was so angry he could have smashed the table!
What was more infuriating was that it was all initiated by his daughter!
"Damn it! I’m going to kill you!"
If he could, Wagner would have acted on the spot right then.
But he also knew that, given his current status, he couldn’t do such things.
The people he’d sent might not be able to capture him, and acting impulsively would alert him, making all efforts for naught.
In a fury, he threw the photos into the trash can and lit a cigar.
Now, he had grown somewhat impressed with Kidd, who had predicted all of Lin Yi’s actions.
So tonight, it will be time to close the net.
Boom—
Just then, Wagner heard a booming sound.
His brow furrowed, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.
But he didn’t take it to heart, assuming it was just a normal accident.
After all, a similar accident had occurred with the aging gas pipeline last month.
Knock, knock, knock—
At this moment, the office door was knocked.
Before Wagner could say anything, the door was directly pushed open.
"Mr. Wagner, there was an explosion at Rikjor Mountain," a subordinate reported.
"Hmm? An explosion?"
Upon hearing such a report, Wagner realized that the previous boom might not be an accident in town, but rather an explosion at Rikjor Mountain.
"There’s nothing around the mountain, how could an explosion occur?"
"We don’t know yet; it’s still under investigation."
"Send someone to follow up and see what’s going on."
"Yes!"
Since the matter wasn’t under his jurisdiction, Wagner didn’t take it seriously.
He continued with the night’s plan.
As long as they caught Lin Yi, these matters could be considered wrapped up.
Once all matters were sorted out, Wagner picked up his phone to call Kidd.
Coincidentally, Kidd’s call came in at that moment.
"I was just about to call you."
"What’s going on with Rikjor Mountain? An explosion occurred?"
"I don’t know either; I’ve already sent people to follow up," Wagner said.
"I’m surprised you’re concerned with such a matter."
"There’s news that Bath ore appeared there, which triggered the explosion."
"Ore? Impossible!"
Wagner immediately denied it!
"Rikjor Mountain can’t have any ore! Of this, I am certain!"
"Then someone is up to something."
"It’s him; there can’t be anyone else."
Kidd was silent for a moment on the other end of the phone and then said:
"This news has already spread, and likely many people are rushing over. The situation in the city will definitely be chaotic."
"I’ve already anticipated that," Wagner said:
"The opportunity has presented itself now. You can act tonight. If you miss the opportunity, once foreign forces mix in, they’ll exhaust our resources."