Chapter 352: Zhoubao (Part )

"Welcome to Zhoubao." A voice came from the monitor: "We have made the game content very clear. You can only save Hailan if you find clues about her in Zhoubao before 3:30."

Cui Jian asked: "Do you know that games have something called rules?"

The voice replied: "Of course we know, and we also know that the strong make the rules and the weak obey them."

We? Cui Jian was not sure if it was intentional to confuse the audience, so he continued to ask: "Brother, what's your name?"

The voice replied: "My name is Zhang San."

Cui Jian asked: "Why don't you let Li Si come out and say hello to us?"

Zhang San said: "You can come in and greet him by yourself. Since this is a game and you are novices, I will give you a skill: you will not be attacked outside the main building of Zhoubao."

Cui Jian gestured to Duanmu: You must trick us in no matter what.

Duanmu asked, "What are the rules of the game?"

Zhang San replied: "I have already said that your mission is to find clues to Hai Lan's whereabouts. Of course, while searching for clues, you may encounter various dangers, meet NPCs, and encounter mission challenges."

It sounds like a game, but these are Zhang San's tricks to make them follow the expected steps. Why is it so troublesome? Because both Duanmu and Cui Jian are difficult to kill. Especially Cui Jian, if you really play assassination with him, he may not be the one to die.

Cui Jian wore night vision goggles and observed Zhoubao fifty meters away. The weeds within the fifty meters were more than one meter high, and there were more than a dozen pine trees of different sizes, but overall it was still an open area. In a gunfight, no terrain would be more dangerous than an open area.

Cui Jian went ahead, quickly passed 20 meters, and after reaching the target big pine tree, he took out a night vision monitor from his backpack and attached it to the front of the pine tree. He took out a tablet to watch the monitor and searched the situation in front of Zhoubao through the monitor.

Zhoubao is very large, with more than a dozen Western-style wooden-framed windows on each of the three front floors. Most of the windows have no glass, some are open, and some have lost their wooden frames.

Cui Jian said in the radio headset: "Go."

Duanmu went to pine tree No. 2. Cui Jian held the gun with both hands and stared at the screen closely. There was no movement on the screen.

Zhang San's voice came from the main building broadcasting: "I have given you the skill of being invincible outdoors, why are you still hiding?"

Cui Jian and Duanmu ignored it and kept their own pace. Cui Jian focused on the surveillance video, the third room on the right side of the third floor. The window of this room has completely fallen off, and there is no difference from some other rooms. However, only this window on the third floor has completely fallen off. Even if the other windows have no glass, they still have wooden frames left.

It was in this room, three meters away from the window, that a table was placed. A masked man set up a silenced rifle on the table and aimed at the pine tree where Cui Jian was.

Although Zhang San said he was invincible outdoors, the bullet flew out from indoors, so there was nothing he could do.

Fortunately, Cui Jian and Duanmu were not fools, so they would never really believe his nonsense. If you put yourself in his shoes, as a killer, there is no way they would let go of this open area suitable for hunting.

Cui Jian pulled out a smoke bomb from the right belt position on his waist and threw it out from behind the pine tree. Duanmu followed suit and each threw two.

Soon the smoke dispersed, and Cui Jian found the right opportunity, leaned out, drew his gun and fired at the suspicious room on the third floor. Duanmu took the opportunity to crouch in the bushes and approached the stone lion five meters away from the main gate.

The gunman on the third floor evacuated immediately after Cui Jian opened fire, because he was not sure whether Cui Jian had discovered him. Cui Jian set out immediately after Duanmu sent the message that he had arrived. Under Duanmu's cover, Cui Jian successfully reached another stone lion at the main gate.

Cui Jian put his backpack on his back, took out a small drone, and flew it into the main gate without a door. He immediately found the surveillance camera. This was a surveillance camera without a flashing red light, installed at the top of a 7-meter-high building.

The main entrance leads to a large living room, which is empty except for garbage and dust. The drone made a round in the living room and flew towards the left door. As soon as it entered the left door, a hand grabbed the drone and threw it hard to the ground.

Cui Jian rushed into the living room immediately and emptied the magazine through the wall facing the drone. In the night, in addition to the sound of Cui Jian firing, you can also hear the sound of footsteps running away quickly.

After emptying the magazine, Cui Jian immediately left the living room. This living room was too big, with four doors on the left and right, and it was easy to be ambushed. Duanmu pointed upwards, meaning to go up to the second floor. Cui Jian stretched out his hand to bend the metal water pipe beside him, and the water pipe was easily bent. Cui Jian meant: It's 7 meters high, there are no protrusions, how can I get up there silently?
Cui Jian waved and walked forward, Duanmu followed, and the two of them walked along the wall to the kitchen at the back.

The kitchen was relatively simple, more than 20 square meters, with a collapsed traditional stove, a back door, and a door to the restaurant. Cui Jian leaned against the wall, pointed his gun at the restaurant door, and slowly moved forward step by step. Duanmu temporarily guarded the back door. He installed a laser alarm. When someone passed by and blocked the laser, the alarm would convey information to Duanmu.

Suddenly, the lights on the first floor came on, all of which were temporarily installed energy-saving lamps. Cui Jian and Duanmu were wearing super-advanced night vision goggles that could automatically cut off the night vision effect, so they did not panic. Instead, with the help of the lights, they quickly found the best hiding place.

Zhang San's voice came over the radio: "A game should always look like a game. Now I'm announcing the location of the first clue. The clue is in the southeast room on the first floor."

Cui Jian started to curse: "Fuck you, I'm in the northwest kitchen, and you told me the clue is in the southeast room?"

Cui Jian's voice was not loud, but it was clear enough, but he received no response. Cui Jian guessed that the other party did not turn on all the surveillance audio.

After the lights came on, Duanmu observed the situation inside and outside the room. He clapped his hands to attract Cui Jian's attention. He gestured in the blind spot of the surveillance camera: "I can't see any signs of life."

Cui Jian looked up and saw that the wires were arranged along the corner of the wall. They were simple open wires and there were not many lights. Cui Jian gestured back: "Are the lights prepared for us?"

Duanmu shook his head, not understanding. Could it be that they had specially found Zhoubao and made all the arrangements just for playing games?
At this time, in the underground floor of Zhoubao, 03 sent a message: Duanmu came despite knowing it was a trap, and it was said that it was the order of the special service captain. Because he was the captain of a team, he had to come.

Feidi: Do you think Duanmu is not the special forces captain’s confidant?
Ghost 03: Yes.

Feidi: Why did you bring Cui Jian into this?

Ghost 03: He killed my woman. If I don't kill him, I can only retire with regret. Besides, if he hadn't accompanied him, Duanmu wouldn't have come here to die.

Fidi: Don't let him kill you. Ghost 03: Hehe.

Fiddy understood: You're crazy.

Ghost 03: Peak Showdown.

Fiddy: This matter must be resolved today.

Ghost 03: What happened?
Fidi: The secret service captain started a revenge killing, and the boss was very unhappy.

Ghost 03: You are only important if he has lost enough. The boss has a lot of resources, but he is old and no longer fit to build an empire. It depends on your fierce competition to see who can get the boss's legacy.

Fiddy: You know a lot.

Ghost 03: As long as you live long enough and look up at the stars, you will know where the origin of the universe is.

A grenade explosion sounded from upstairs. Ghost 03: I have to go and see if No. 29 has caught the rabbit.

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Turning on the light may not be to let you see clearly, but it may be to make you invisible. This is a very secret tripwire, covered with adjusted light and dark effects. The scout Cui Jian did not find the tripwire, but he found the abnormality of the surrounding environment.

The broken bricks moved from other locations and placed on the ground are the biggest flaw in this scene.

In order to lure Cui Jian into the trap, Ghost 29 did not place any cameras nearby. Normally, there are no explosive points in places without cameras. Unfortunately, Cui Jian, with full concentration, would not waver for the sake of details, and did not relax his vigilance in this area without cameras.

Cui Jian touched a bundle of fishing line from his backpack. Why did he carry fishing line? Fishing line, small umbrella, paper clips and other things have different uses in certain environments.

Cui Jian used a fishing line to pass through the tripwire and backed away. After Cui Duan hid, Cui Jian pulled the tripwire, and the grenade hidden by a dozen broken bricks exploded immediately. The explosion turned the bricks into a rain of stones of varying sizes, hitting the walls and ceiling of the corridor.

Cui Jian kicked the ball to the ghost No. 29 who set a trap. Do you want to come and see it in person?

Cui Jian and Duanmu were not familiar with the internal structure of Zhoubao, and had no idea where the enemy might be hiding. Waiting for the enemy to come was their best tactic, but unfortunately Hailan was in the enemy's hands, so they had to take action.

No. 29 knelt on one knee on the steps upstairs, holding a pistol in his right hand, and listened quietly. He heard the explosion and the sound of bricks flying and hitting, but he didn't hear the sound of blood and flesh. He stretched out two fingers and shook them to the side. No. 30, hiding in the darkness, hid himself a little deeper.

Unlike No. 3, No. 29 and No. 30 are secretly wanted by the CIA. Special Service Captain Duanmu launched a counterattack against Ghost because of Zheng Yu's incident, and the CIA began to investigate Ghost itself.

After confirming the two ghosts' identities, the CIA asked them to report back to Washington as soon as possible, but they refused. What is the purpose of being a ghost? Isn't it just for money? In the past ten years, they have accumulated a lot of wealth. Once they return to Washington, they know very well that they will not only become penniless, but also be subjected to various interrogations. Even if they are lucky enough to be freed, they will be under long-term surveillance.

No. 29 is a local. After defecting, he and No. 30 teamed up to survive and hid in Zhoubao with supplies to avoid being captured by the CIA. Everything was calm until No. 3 came to the door.

No. 3 said he could provide the two with new identities, but the condition was a gamble. Yes, No. 3 was a gambler. Although he had been a ghost for more than ten years, the balance of his bank account was terrible. The compensation Luke gave him was far from his retirement expectations, so 03 took a fancy to the assets of No. 29 and No. 30.

The chips of No. 29 and No. 30 are all their assets, and the chips of No. 3 are all his assets plus a new identity. The new identity of No. 3 is different from the new identity he gave. The new identity of No. 3 is officially granted, similar to the tainted witness plan. After appearing in court for accusation, he will obtain a brand new legal identity.

The new identity that No. 3 can give is purchased from a certain country's prison system. First, it must match a criminal with a similar body shape and appearance. Secondly, there are also requirements for the criminal, at least no close relatives. The last step is for the criminal to disappear and take over the identity.

There are people who specialize in this kind of business, and they use various methods. For example, an orphan goes to a distant place to study, but disappears before entering the university, and the newcomer uses his information to go to the university. Since no one cares about the orphans, naturally no one will question it.

Some high-end ones require customized plastic surgery. There are many homeless people in Europe and the United States. If you find someone with similar body shape and other physical features, you can just do plastic surgery based on their ID photo.

Gambling content: Killing any one of Duanmu and Cui Jianzhong will earn one point, and killing both of them will earn two points. Assuming 29 and 30 kill one person each, they can split 03's chips equally, one person gets the money, and the other gets the identity. If one person kills Duanmu and Cui Jian, he will get all the chips.

This gambling game is supervised by a famous online gambling team. They will not be present at the scene, but will only watch the surveillance video set up in Zhoubao and all the video and sound recorded by the three ghost chest cameras. The reason for paying a 20% agency fee and asking them to supervise this gambling game is naturally because they are worried that someone will not admit their loss.

The three ghosts have handed all their chips over to the gambling team.

Where did the lottery team come from? Of course, it was recommended by 03, the gambler. 03 has played similar games for many years. Only in these games can he control his own destiny and make money. In contrast, football, stocks, and futures are all money-eating beasts that eat him up completely.

03 was planning to kill many birds with one stone. He really wanted to kill Cui Jian, but Cui Jian was at his peak, and he was already in his forties and had been on the decline for many years. In a one-on-one match, even if it was a sneak attack, he was not completely sure.

Overall, the reason for the Zhoubao gambling game started with Xue Bing's change.

As Luke's favorite student, Fidi not only lost his love, but also his main business in Europe. Luke was very dissatisfied with this, but fortunately, he had more than one student. Fidi had been in the circle for more than ten years, so he was naturally unwilling to be eliminated, but he knew that he could not compete with Luke.

As the special forces captain and Luke confronted each other, Luke, who was in a disadvantageous situation, retracted his wings and obviously began to arrange for his successor. Fidi proposed a plan to assassinate Duanmu, and used this method to attack the special forces captain. Luke thought that the special forces captain's equal revenge would fall on Fidi, so he did not refuse and gave Fidi the last mission of Ghost 03.

After Fiddy and 03 conspired, they attacked the Special Service Team to anger the Special Service Captain. Sure enough, the Special Service Captain implemented the first wave of revenge plans that day. This forced Luke to be more eager to hand over power, which would inevitably expose the identity of his chosen successor. Fiddy's next plan was to kill the successor. Luke could not complete the transfer of the inheritance in a short time, and the only person who was suitable to inherit the inheritance was Fiddy, because Fiddy had always been trained as an heir.

Result: Luke killed Duanmu, the confidant of the special forces captain, and it was reasonable for the special forces captain to kill Luke's successor.

The plan was risky, but for an ambitious man like Fidi, it was more difficult for him to accept the fate of being eliminated than to die.

03 and Fidi explained the gambling plan. Fidi supported 03's idea and agreed that they could use Zhoubao as the gambling stage. However, Fidi warned 03 that no matter how 03 played, Duanmu must die. If Duanmu didn't die, he couldn't sell the information to the special forces captain and use the special forces captain to eliminate Luke's successor.

(End of this chapter)