The emergence of the hard drive clues not only made Qin Fei relieved, but Michelle also breathed a sigh of relief.
Losing the hard drive is not only a loss to MI17's reputation, but also a major loss to intelligence data.
At six o'clock in the morning, it was getting slightly brighter, and Qin Fei and others had already boarded a small private plane arranged by MI17.
More than an hour later, the plane landed at a private airport outside Johannesburg.
Michelle looked a little anxious.
Qin Fei understood her thoughts.
Since he decided to conceal the battle last night, Michelle must recover the real hard drive in the shortest possible time. The operational details of intelligence agencies such as MI17 are very clear. All overseas operations must be conducted every three hours.
Report the situation to headquarters.
As of last night, although Michelle reported on time, she did not tell the headquarters in Whitehall, London, about her encounter with the men in black.
In this regard, she took a huge risk.
If the hard drive cannot be retrieved, and eventually the men in black come to the door and a firefight occurs, resulting in casualties, Michelle may not only be subject to disciplinary action, but may even be dealt with internally.
Saji and Yuri, who had just slept soundly on the plane, were also woken up. The two guys yawned but had to immediately get into tracking work.
Seeing Yuri and Saji drinking energy drinks as water, Qin Fei also felt a little unbearable.
After all, drinking too much of that stuff won't do much good to your body.
But time is of the essence, and this sentence is not an exaggeration at all. The later the hard drive is found, someone may die.
Returning to the safe house in Johannesburg, George and Yuri immediately connected various devices, Joyce was responsible for setting up the communication platform, and Michelle, Qin Fei and other four people deployed operations in the living room.
The action is actually very simple. Since the hard drive is in the hands of the pawnshop owner, the most direct way is to go to the pawnshop and snatch it back.
There is no time to jointly operate with the Johannesburg police through any negotiation means. Although MI17 has this ability, but after going through the cumbersome international coordination procedures, in the current government system in South Africa where the black uncle is in power, the efficiency may be too slow.
Point out.
The biggest trouble was that the pawn shop was located within the Hillbrow neighborhood.
Of course, there is no need to explain the famous Hillbrow neighborhood. It is the most chaotic neighborhood in Johannesburg, and the people living there are 100% black. There are no white people there, and white people are not welcome there. In that neighborhood, white people can just walk on the street and live.
In three minutes, someone will shoot you in the head.
The old way, everyone has to make up as black people again.
This is the second time Qin Fei has made up as a black man. To be honest, he doesn't like that strange paint. It has a pungent smell and makes it greasy and slippery when applied to his skin, as if he were a skinned boy.
An old loach fished out of the toilet.
With great speed, after everything was taken care of, Qin Fei, Mist, Hugo, and Connor boarded a black van.
As a commander, Michelle cannot be on the front line in everything and can only stay in the safe house as a commander.
Hugo drove the car up and down the streets of Johannesburg and entered the Hillbrow neighborhood in less than an hour.
"George, send the positioning to our navigation system." Hugo contacted George on the radio.
Soon, the coordinates of the pawn shop's location were located on the car's on-board navigation system.
Since it was only around eight o'clock in the morning, there were not many people on the street where the pawn shop was located. There were only some homeless people staggering under the walls of some alleys.
Black people are not used to getting up early. They usually go out for activities at ten o'clock.
This is a good thing for action groups.
No one likes the streets to be filled with gangsters. If a shootout breaks out, innocent people will be injured and a large number of gangsters will be attracted.
Although these guys are not that fierce in combat, they are just as annoying as flies.
"This is it." Hugo stopped the van, pointed through the black glass window at an arched door opposite without any signboard, and said, "Did you see the door with a clown pattern spray-painted on it?
Going in from there is the pawn shop."
Qin Fei and others had already put on all their equipment in the carriage and put on their fleece hats.
Through the glass window, Qin Fei saw a keyhole on the door.
"Put on the master key."
"It's been prepared a long time ago." Connor took out the master key and shook it.
Hugo said: "I'll stay in the car to take care of you. The three of you go in. Mister, you look out at the entrance of the corridor inside the door. Don't stand out, otherwise it will be too conspicuous. Qin, you and Connor, go inside and look."
Boss, get the hard drive in the shortest possible time."
"I don't look out for the wind." Mist said, "Qin and I, go in and Connor looks out for the wind."
"Farque!" Hugo said: "I have the final say here."
"It doesn't matter what you say." Mist did not give Hugo any face, "Your military rank is higher than Connor, but I am not your subordinate, and neither is Qin."
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Qin Fei quickly came out to stop it.
"Damn it, what time has it been? You two idiots still want to quarrel? Are you sick?" Qin Fei rolled his eyes at the two of them, and then said: "Mist and I went in to find the boss, and Connor looked out."
He looked at Hugo and said: "There is a reason why I say this. After all, Mist and I are old partners and we work together well. Connor and I have never cooperated before and are prone to making mistakes."
After all, Hugo is also an officer of the special forces. Of course he has some sense. After thinking about it, he felt that Qin Fei was right. Now is not the time to quarrel for the sake of the overall situation.
He nodded and said: "OK, you and Mist go in to find the boss, and Connor will look out."
After that, Hugo stepped on the accelerator, turned the steering wheel, and the car turned around on the street, and suddenly it stopped on the street in front of the pawn shop.
"Go! Action!"
Following the order, Qin Fei opened the car door, and Connor, who was not wearing any equipment, jumped out of the car first and trotted all the way to the wooden door.
Qin Fei and Mist did not get out of the car, but kept watching the surrounding situation in the car with their guns in hand.
This is a critical moment, and it is most easily exposed at this time. If a gang member who is familiar with the pawn shop owner appears nearby and finds someone unlocking and prying the door, I am afraid it will cause big trouble and the entire plan will be in trouble.
Although Qin Fei was wearing tactical gloves on the hand holding the gun, there was still a little sweat in his palm.
He lowered his head and glanced at the electronic military watch. The numbers on it were beating constantly, and every minute and second passed in this silence.
A cold early morning wind blew on the street, and several torn newspapers and packaging bags were rolled up on the garbage-strewn street. Everyone's heart was in their throats.
About thirty seconds later, Connor in front of the door turned back and waved in the direction of Qin Fei.
"He's done it!"
Qin Fei jumped out of the car with Connor's gun and equipment and rushed over. Connor opened the door and Qin Fei and Mist entered.
There was no light in the corridor, and he suddenly entered a dark environment from the bright street. Qin Fei's eyes were a little uncomfortable. He threw the equipment to Connor and quickly opened the Picatin, which hit the handguard of the ACC "Honey Badger" submachine gun.
Tactical lights on rails.
The corridor suddenly lit up.
However, a sudden situation made everyone's nerves immediately tense! (To be continued)