Yi Jiuchuan's vehicle brought Daisy to the Thai Zhong Grand Hotel. Just before she got out, the driver kindly reassured her, "Miss, don't be upset. Just think of it as being bitten by a wild dog." Daisy looked at the driver gratefully and thanked him before heading into the hotel. The driver sighed and restarted the car. As he drove to a street corner next to the Thai Zhong Grand Hotel, his phone rang. Upon answering, a hurried voice asked, "Lao Luo, is that woman you dropped off still in your car?"
"Oh, she's not here anymore. I just dropped her off at the hotel; she went in by herself," driver Lao Luo replied slowly.
"Which hotel?" the urgent voice continued to inquire. Lao Luo recognized this voice; it belonged to Yi Jiuchuan's Captain of the Guard, who was responsible for Yi Jiuchuan's safety and occasionally assisted him with some dubious activities. However, from his tone, it seemed that something serious had happened: "Quickly find out what room she's in and keep an eye on her. Don't let her escape!"
"This is the Thai Zhong Grand Hotel," Lao Luo responded. "What exactly is going on? Why are you so anxious?" In fact, Lao Luo meant to say that wasn't she just mistreated? Why was there such urgency to find her again? Could it be that Yi Jiuchuan had truly become a monster? Had he developed some invincible skill? Did he want her back to continue serving him? A series of questions raced through his mind; after all, Yi Jiuchuan was certainly not human.
"Listen, Lao Luo!" the Captain of the Guard said seriously. "That woman is a spy! She killed the Director in his office! I can't explain everything right now, but you need to keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't escape! We're coming over right away!"
Lao Luo was taken aback. A spy? How could such a gentle girl be a spy? It was impossible; something must have happened to Yi Jiuchuan that led him to his demise. Perhaps he had been too excited while mistreating that girl and had a heart attack or something equally fatal; in any case, it definitely had nothing to do with her. Nevertheless, he knew he had to carry out the task assigned by the Captain of the Guard. So, Lao Luo abruptly turned the car around. Just then, he spotted a familiar figure on the street. Upon closer inspection, he realized this street was actually the side entrance of the Thai Zhong Grand Hotel. Daisy, who had just gotten out at the front entrance earlier, was now coming out of the side door and hailing a taxi.
Lao Luo's heart raced; it seemed everything the Captain of the Guard said was true. At this moment, Daisy looked stunning and composed instead of appearing pitiful as before; she exuded calmness and competence—an image more fitting for an assassin. Should he chase after her? Lao Luo pressed down harder on the gas pedal but hesitated when recalling Daisy's tearful expression and Yi Jiuchuan's usual fierce demeanor towards him. The two images alternated in his mind until he finally eased off the gas pedal and steered the car back toward the main entrance of the Thai Zhong Grand Hotel.
After taking a taxi for a while, Daisy instructed the driver to stop at the roadside. She walked two more blocks before hailing another taxi. After making two turns, she finally arrived at Tianhao International Hotel next to the Presidential Office. This hotel typically hosted high-profile guests like foreign dignitaries, renowned tycoons, and popular celebrities visiting Taiwan. Daisy headed straight to room 2506 and rang the doorbell. After a moment, a young man opened the door and anxiously asked her, "Roxy, where have you been all day? We thought something happened to you."
The one who opened the door was Xin Yi, and this so-called Daisy was actually Roxy, who had come with Xin Yi to Abayir as a mixed-race beauty. Roxy entered the room with a smile and said, "What could possibly happen to me? I just went out for a stroll. By the way, what are you all working on?"
Topology was also in the room along with another capable middle-aged man.
Topology breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Roxy return and stood up to say, "I mean Roxy, beautiful lady! Could you at least let us know when you're going out shopping? You were gone for half a day! Xin Yi was worried sick; we thought you might have been kidnapped by some traffickers and sold off into some remote area as a concubine! Look how anxious Mr. Garon got; he was ready to mobilize everyone in the world to rescue you from those natives!"
Roxy didn't appreciate this comment and retorted at Topology, "It sounds like you're disappointed that I'm back safe and sound! Should I just disappear completely next time for you to be happy?"
Topology quickly apologized, "Oh no! Beautiful Roxy can't say that! I was just joking! Besides, if you really went missing because of what I said today, Brother Xin would probably strangle me! Please spare me; can I just apologize?"
"What are you talking about?" Roxy's pretty face flushed with two shades of red as she stammered, "Why would Xin Yi strangle you when I went missing?"
"Hey! You don't know this, do you? You didn't see how Brother Xin was today..." Topology opened his mouth, ready to exaggerate the situation to showcase Xin Yi's infinite care for Roxy. Seeing that Topology's words were getting more and more absurd, Xin Yi quickly interrupted him and said to Roxy, "Roxy, you weren't just out for a stroll, were you? You even turned off your phone. You can't do this again, okay? Running off without a word makes everyone worry about you. I had no choice but to call Mr. Garon."
"I'm sorry," Roxy lowered her head and said softly, "I'm sorry, Mr. Garon, I'm sorry... everyone!"
"Well, it's okay. As long as you're back safe, that's what matters. If anything happens in the future, please keep in touch with me. I will do my best to help you," the capable middle-aged man named Garon replied kindly.
Garon was a Guokan agent provided by Guogan Chieftain Yang Wencai, serving as the director of the military management committee under the Taiwan government. Taiwan is a place governed by the military, so the government and military are not separate; one could say the government is formed by the military. When Xin Yi and the others first arrived in Abayir, they couldn't gather information about Mei Organization through ordinary channels, so Xin Yi had to find this Guokan agent lurking within the Taiwan government to understand the situation. Garon worked in the military management committee, and Mei Organization was merely a special operations organization of the military; therefore, he had access to more information. Garon introduced that Mei Organization's office was located just five kilometers away from the Presidential Office on Meiyuan Road. However, there was only one entrance and exit on Meiyuan Road, making it impossible for outsiders to sneak in, let alone enter Mei Organization itself. The high walls surrounding Mei Organization exceeded five meters and were topped with barbed wire electrified with high voltage. There were guard towers at intervals along the walls manned by armed guards; under such circumstances, not even a bird could likely fly into Mei Organization.
Garon asked Xin Yi what their purpose for coming to Abayir was. Xin Yi said it would be best if they could eliminate a few key figures within Mei Organization to throw its operations into chaos or even paralyze it. However, Garon did not favor this approach. He said that Mei Organization had already become a relatively procedural intelligence organization; killing a few key figures might cause temporary confusion but would not paralyze it severely because those truly effective were not just the internal staff and officials. The intelligence network of Mei Organization spanned globally; conservatively estimating, there were no fewer than ten thousand operatives on the periphery. It was this vast network that continuously fed various intelligence back to Mei Organization, allowing its operations to proceed normally. Without these people, it was Mei Organization itself that would be most likely to fall into paralysis. Everyone understood this reasoning; the main role of a few leaders was to build networks. Now that the network was successfully established, their absence would not significantly impact operations. Even if they blew up all of Mei Organization, as long as its external intelligence personnel remained intact, they could still find a few people elsewhere to continue functioning normally.
Thus, to completely paralyze Mei Organization's operations, the only way was to destroy its intelligence network. But how could they thoroughly destroy this network? In the end, Garon provided them with a direction: any dispatched intelligence personnel would surely leave behind relevant files within the organization. However, these files would absolutely be classified documents because they pertained to the life safety of dispatched agents. Therefore, according to convention, such documents were generally kept by either the highest leadership of departments or individuals whom those leaders absolutely trusted.
Garon also provided detailed information about several key figures within Mei Organization. Of course, Garon's information did not come from official sources; thus his descriptions of each person's personality traits and preferences were quite detailed. The data indicated that Mei Organization's top leader Yi Jiuchuan was notoriously lecherous and typical of someone who couldn't resist beautiful women and would go to great lengths to possess them; basically every attractive female subordinate in his organization had been involved with him in some way. When discussing Yi Jiuchuan's weakness at that time, Topology jokingly suggested that if our beauty Roxy took action, she could definitely handle it. However, Xin Yi strongly opposed this suggestion at that moment; he did not want Roxy to take such risks for this matter. Someone like Yi Jiuchuan was not easy to deal with; if he saw through her plan, Roxy's life would certainly be in danger. Not only that but her reputation could also be ruined by Yi Jiuchuan. Therefore, Xin Yi preferred letting the plan stagnate rather than allowing Roxy to take such risks.
When Xin Yi discovered Roxy was missing that morning, he sensed something was off; Roxy had never gone out alone without saying anything for such an extended period before. He called her phone only to find it turned off; this confirmed for Xin Yi that Roxy's absence was not as simple as just going out for a stroll. Thus he anxiously called Garon for help while they were discussing countermeasures when Roxy returned unharmed.
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