Someone did go out, but it was a little far away. He did go shopping, but what he bought was not vegetables...
A city in central Philippines, evening, a used car trading company on the outskirts of the city.
It is said to be a company, but it is actually just a few simple office areas built with iron sheds. There is also a large open-air square with more than a hundred new and old cars parked in a disorderly manner. Not only four-wheelers, but also three-wheelers. There are a few gray ones.
Half-year-old children running around in the autumn are running around and playing wildly. The overall look and feel can be compared to domestic gravel quarries, which are generally the same.
嗗——
Brake and stop. Tang Chao got off the Toyota off-road vehicle with a shoulder bag in his hand. He looked at the slovenly middle-aged boss who came forward, nodded and asked, "This is the one, how much does it cost?"
The boss did not answer directly, but rubbed his palms and asked with a smile in half-baked English: "Pesos (Philippine currency)? Or US dollars?"
There is a reason for asking this, and it lies in the current appearance of the Tang Dynasty. He is tall, with a hook nose and brown eyes, and his dark brown hair is combed back to look like an adult, which is a traditional slicked-back hairstyle.
Benevolence.
"Dollar."
"OK, I like US dollars. Twenty-three thousand dollars!"
The price is not cheap, especially for a second-hand car. It is simply ridiculously high. But Tang Chao simply said: "Change the right front tire, deal."
"No, no, no, cheap, cheap, my car is very good, not expensive... eh?"
The middle-aged boss suddenly reacted and opened his mouth. The situation was a little awkward for a moment.
Tang Chao didn't pay attention. He took out two stacks of U.S. dollars from his bag, counted another three thousand dollars, held it in his hand, and said in a calm tone: "No bargaining, no formalities. Just one request, remove the things that don't belong in the car, okay?"
"After finishing speaking, he looked at the other party calmly.
The middle-aged boss couldn't help but trembled when he heard this, and his expression even stiffened unconsciously.
If you don't go through the formalities, you're buying a black car. But this actually doesn't matter. This is not a formal trading place, otherwise the Tang Dynasty would not come to it. To put it bluntly, this is a den of thieves who collect and sell stolen goods.
The reason why the latter reacted rudely was due to some other factors. Somehow, it was obviously a warm evening in the summer of July, with the evening breeze blowing, but looking at the tall silhouette in front of him with the remaining clouds of the sky on his back, the middle-aged boss felt...
There was an inexplicable coldness, as if falling into an ice cave, which made everyone shiver.
But the next moment, this feeling suddenly disappeared, as if everything was just an illusion.
"O...ok, ok, deal." Without looking away, the middle-aged boss took the dollar, turned around and shouted at the tin shed in local dialect. Not long after, two workers came out rolling tires.
One of them was changing a tire normally, while the other got under the car and quickly removed several square black blocks without avoiding people, putting them in his trouser pocket in front of others.
That is a signal positioning device, which is a common operation in the second-hand car industry, but of course it is an informal one.
The general process is that the buyer pays the money, drives the car away, they find the location based on the signal positioning, and then steal the car back overnight... As long as the operation is done properly, this is a real deal with a huge profit.
The middle-aged boss who accompanied him took a careful look out of the corner of his eye. After confirming that Tang Chao really didn't care, he finally relaxed and smiled again and asked proactively: "Do you want a license plate? I'll give you one."
Tang Chao thought for a while and did not refuse: "Thank you."
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you need a license plate or not.
Here I need to briefly mention the Philippines. In one word, it is not very peaceful. At least it has been so for these few years. It will take a few years for the situation to get much better.
The next itinerary of the Tang Dynasty will go deep into the more chaotic southern region, and even leave the city limits. What about the implementation of laws and regulations there? Similar to the beef prawns on the instant noodles package, you can't say it doesn't exist, but it only exists.
on paper packaging.
Of course, now you can pick it up for free, so why don’t you pick it up for free?
I saw the middle-aged boss asking for a screwdriver from the worker, waving to a little boy who was playing, and telling him a few dialects. After hearing this, the little boy raised his hand and saluted mischievously, then took the screwdriver with a playful smile and turned his head like a gust of wind.
ran out of the venue.
Seeing this, Tang Chao couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, roughly realizing something.
Sure enough, the little boy ran back a few minutes later with a license plate in his hand, and happily exchanged a few pesos for the reward from the middle-aged boss.
So, in such a short period of time, this fresh and probably still hot license plate changed its owner and was installed on Tang Chao's Toyota off-road vehicle that was also hot and fresh.
No wonder he is so generous, co-authoring is for free...
More than ten minutes later, Tang Chao drove away. First he went to a nearby gas station to fill up the gas tank, and then found a store to replenish water, food and other daily necessities. If nothing else happened, he would spend the next few days in the car.
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After everything is done, set the navigation, turn on the car music, and head south...
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In the evening of the next day, an alarm buzzed on the streets of a small coastal town in the south. Tang Chao, who had just rested for half an hour, opened his eyes instantly, raised his seat, and looked through the car window at the majestic buildings shaded by greenery in the distance.
Iron gates, high walls, and razor wire fences are the most obvious style of government agencies.
It is the local Coast Guard office building and the destination where Tang Chao spent his whole day running.
Due to time constraints, the Jiuzhou Rise Lingjiang Branch was indeed unable to pinpoint which group of pirates was responsible, but their work over the past few days was not completely in vain. According to existing intelligence analysis, mainly the scope of activities of the pirates, they roughly
Four possible targets were drawn, and the group that kidnapped Xie Jianping should be among them.
After the Tang Dynasty obtained this information through certain channels, it immediately recognized the analysis report. Mainly because it didn't recognize it and had no other options, so it decided to kill it.
Of course, even if this is the case, it is undoubtedly unrealistic to go directly to the door to eliminate one by one, and time does not allow it. The only way to do it is to find a local who is familiar with the pirate situation to help confirm.
In terms of familiarity with pirates, who is more professional than the official coast guard?
Logic follows and the plan works!
After careful selection, the Tang Dynasty found a middle-aged and elderly man named Herrera. The latter was one of the captains of the operations team under the Coast Guard and was also the oldest captain. I believe that from him
You should be able to gain something from it.
I took out my phone and looked at the time. Well, it’s time to get off work...
Afterwards, while Tang Chao drank mineral water and ate bread and butter, he stared at the crowd of people walking out. Until a quarter of an hour later, the setting sun gradually set on the horizon, but the target vehicle was still missing.
Working overtime? Going on a business trip? Or taking a colleague’s car away?
There were too many possibilities, and it was impossible to judge. Tang Chao, who was unfamiliar with the place, had no other thoughts. He couldn't just storm the Coast Guard building when he arrived. No matter how reckless he was, he would never do such a thing, so he decided to wait.
Finally, another quarter of an hour later, a white Nissan drove out of the iron gate and drove towards us, speeding past.
At a glance, the face behind the car window is basically consistent with the photos publicly displayed on the website.
Ha, you're lucky...I immediately started the car, turned around, and followed slowly behind with a gap of three or four cars.
After driving a few kilometers, Tang Chao couldn't help but think. This was not the route home in the other party's information. It was in the opposite direction. But it didn't matter, he couldn't escape.
About ten minutes later, they entered the bustling business district. During this period, the white Nissan made two obvious moves in circles, but it didn't look like an on-the-spot response after being aware of it, and Tang Chao didn't think the other party could detect him; it was more like a habitual move.
, somewhat casually.
Finally, the white Nissan entered the underground parking lot of a luxury hotel in the city. When Tang Chao followed him in, he had already gotten out of the car and entered the elevator, and the digital display on the electronic screen showed that he had gone straight to the top floor.
After waiting for five minutes, Tang Chao pressed the button to open the elevator. After walking in, he also clicked on the highest number, floor twelve.
After a while, the door opened with a ding.
The top floor seems to be an executive suite, or a floor similar to the presidential suite. It has a quiet environment and gorgeous carpets. There is also a separate reception desk opposite the elevator door, and the overall decoration is quite good.
The only flaw is that there is no young and beautiful hostess behind the front desk. On the contrary, there are two men in flowery shirts sitting on the sofa next to them, boredly playing with their mobile phones.
Hearing the noise in the elevator, he raised his head instantly, like a wolf, with alert and stern eyes.
Tang Chao walked out of the elevator as if he hadn't seen him before. After taking a few steps, his feet stopped. He turned his head left and right in shock. Realizing something, he turned back to look at the elevator screen, "Xie Te!" He muttered a curse, turned around and raised his hand to stop him.
The door is about to close.
To be honest, the acting in Wrong Floor was mediocre and the effect was so-so. At least the two men in flowery shirts did not relax their vigilance because of this, but this is obviously no longer important.
After the observation is completed, there is no monitoring, and the environment permits, take action——
The carpet slid softly with the sound of sand, and the two men in flowery shirts felt their vision suddenly blur, like the screen-jumping distortion that often occurs on inferior mobile phone screens, and they couldn't help but lose consciousness for an instant. When the subconscious blinking resumed, the Tang Dynasty was already several feet across.
Distance, straight to the front——
Instantly shocked!
The two men instinctively wanted to stand up and resist, but before their upper bodies could straighten up, they were pushed back down again. A pair of big hands fell from the sky and covered their heads. They staggered and closed, and the impact made a muffled "dong" sound, which sounded good.
Without saying a word, the whites of his eyes rolled up, and he fainted and lay down.
"Huh?" He caught something from the corner of his eye, and Tang Chao, who succeeded instantly, glanced at the bulging shirt hem of the man on his left, and couldn't help but look slightly startled. He reached over and pulled out a black pistol.
Gee, things seem to be getting interesting...
Tang Chao smacked his lips, somewhat confused. However, his hands were familiar with unloading the chamber, pulling out the slide, unloading the magazine, and completing the preliminary inspection process while breathing.
Low imitation, black gun, works.
After thinking about it, I didn't return the pistol to its original owner. Instead, I took it in my hand politely and stepped on the soft carpet towards the corridor on the right. There were only two suites on the left and right of the entire floor. It seemed that I had to choose one of the two, but in fact, I had to choose from two men who looked like bodyguards.
It is not difficult to guess the correct answer based on the direction of where you are sitting.
When he came to the door, he didn't hesitate. He covered the peephole with one hand and clasped it lightly with the other hand.
Dong-dong-dong, two short and one long, standard knocking etiquette.
There was a noise behind the door soon, and footsteps were approaching faintly.
Obviously, compared to the two bodyguards on the sofa outside, the people inside the house were obviously less vigilant. Or they thought it was safe enough and did not realize that there might be danger.
The door opened and he raised his gun. "Hi~!" Looking at the big man with green hair and a white vest who opened the door, Tang Chao said hello politely.
Unfortunately, there was no response. The other party stood motionless, not very polite.
At this time, a voice of questioning came from inside the house. The voice was in dialect. Tang Chao didn't understand it, but the tone didn't sound very happy.
The big man in the vest woke up from a dream, and his eyes suddenly became fierce. But as Tang Chao shook the muzzle twice, he had to raise his hands and slowly retreat step by step.
After passing through the entrance hall and arriving at the main hall, the view suddenly widens.
There were four people in the room, three of them including the big man in the vest, who seemed to be in a group. The remaining one was the local Coast Guard operations team leader named Herrera.
Seeing Tang Chao walking in with a gun, the living room instantly became quiet.
A few seconds later, "Who are you!" The speaker was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face. He and Herrera were sitting on both sides of the tea table. He should be the leading role among the three. He was in good spirits. After a brief shock,
He quickly calmed down and asked in a deep voice.
Tang Chao did not answer. He first looked at Herrera who was trying to calm down in a panic. After confirming that everything was correct, he moved his eyes away and looked at the open black leather bag on the tea table. There were stacks of US dollars in it, about twenty.
Wan Zuo looked like he suddenly understood something.
If he guessed correctly, he was experiencing a "filial piety and reciprocity" situation.
From Herrera's career analysis, it's obvious what the gang opposite is doing. Anyway, it's either smuggling or selling noodles. It's basically impossible to escape the two. Oh, the latter is more likely. Smuggling is generally just for money, not for money.
Such a bad temper.
Probably Tang Chao's gaze made him misunderstand something. The scar-faced man glanced at the bag on the table, put his hands down and said softly: "Brother, no matter who you are or what you are doing, the money here is... kill him."
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It has to be said that the opponent is a bit clever and has chosen the right moment to attack. If he is an opponent of the same level and simply plays black and takes advantage of others, he might actually be able to make a comeback in one fell swoop.
However, they encountered the Tang Dynasty this time, and they still had time to curl their lips. Then, bang bang bang, the three bullets almost only made one sound!
First, the tall man in a vest who was nearest opened his arms and jumped forward in a fearless gesture. The next moment, his tall body flew into the air. Then came the bodyguard standing behind the tea table, his fingers touching the side of his waist and between his eyebrows.
There was a bloody line.
But it was only then that Scarface, who was about to roll to the back of the sofa after shouting, could barely move his butt off the seat. His body was shaken, and he sat down again with a blood hole on his forehead.
It sounds complicated, but in fact, when the rabbit rises and the falcon falls, all three of them died on the spot. It was a relaxed and freehand gesture.
"Ahhhh-don't kill me! Don't kill me-"
Herrera didn't make a move to resist, or maybe he didn't react. When he regained consciousness, he was the only living person in the room.
Subconsciously, he raised his hand to block the door in front of him, waving it randomly as if he could block the bullet. He twisted his body and screamed in fear, causing the seat beneath him to vibrate.
Tang Chao pulled a chair and sat across from him, but the other party continued to yell as if he didn't realize it. He frowned slightly, picked up the kettle on the table, and poured it over his head. With a crash, the room became quiet again.
"I ask and you answer, do you understand?" Originally, according to Tang Chao's plan, they would find a secluded place for friendly exchanges on the other party's way home, but now that the situation has become like this, we can only go straight, "I ask you,
Ming, no, Ming, Bai!”
"Ming, I understand, I understand!" Herrera responded repeatedly, as if he was electrocuted, with his head and face wet.
"Your name is Herrera? Captain of the local Coast Guard operations team?"
"Yes, yes! It's me!"
"I'm going to tell you four names. Do you recognize them? Joseph Okoro, Dennis Acilia, Maxivi, and one whose name I don't know, but he has a nickname, Tiger Shark."
"Are you a pirate?!" Herrera blurted out.
"Very good, it seems you know them." Tang Chao nodded with satisfaction, "Then let me tell you in detail about these four groups of pirates. I will give you a range. They were active in Indonesian waters last week."
"I...I don't know."
Looking at Herrera, who looked confused and didn't seem to be hypocritical, Tang Chao couldn't help but frowned: "Are you kidding me? You are the captain of the Coast Guard, don't you know the pirates' movements?"
Herrera hurriedly explained: "I am getting older. I stopped being responsible for specific operations a few years ago. I am mainly responsible for administrative logistics. Now the team leader is the deputy captain. He knows better than me. Everything I say is true!"
Grass (a plant)!
All the work was in vain... The corner of Tang Chao's mouth twitched imperceptibly. This was the disadvantage of not investigating in advance. But then again, who would have thought that the leader of the action team would not be responsible for the operation? What kind of country is this?
How outrageous!
He took a deep breath and stood up, "It sounds like you are worthless."
"No, no, no, don't shoot! I have the private phone numbers of two of the four people. I can find out for you!"
Tang Chao couldn't help but be startled when he heard this. When he came back to his senses, he sat down again and said, "Okay, I'm starting to like this country. Well, where is the phone..."