Chapter 862: We Want It

The anger in Zuo Qing’s azure eyes burned fiercely as he suddenly drew the straight knife in his hand, its blade pointed at the center of Old Chen’s brow, the pale light of the blade reflecting on the latter’s face.

“No matter what tricks you’re playing or what you intend to do, all I know is that your actions nearly cost the lives of over six hundred new recruits and put one of the top special teams of the Great Xia in danger…

Your actions have completely violated the Night Watchman’s code; you are a traitor to the Great Xia!

Just as you said, I am not Ye Fan, and I won’t be as indecisive as he is… Even if you are our teacher, I will not hesitate to torture you.

Before that, I hope you will voluntarily tell me where the [Mask] team is?!”

Old Chen held his teacup, calmly gazing at the blade before him, and said lightly, “I told you, if you think you can extract anything from me, feel free.”

Bang—!!

The azure light of the knife erupted from Zuo Qing’s straight knife, instantly shattering the teacup in Old Chen’s hand. The scalding tea mixed with tea leaves flowed down, leaving red marks on the back of Old Chen’s hand.

Despite the overwhelming knife light, Old Chen remained expressionless.

Zuo Qing stared intently at Old Chen, his chest heaving violently. After a moment, he took a deep breath and sheathed the straight knife.

“Have the interrogation team prepare; I will take people back immediately.” Zuo Qing pulled out his phone, instructed a few words to the other end of the line, and then hung up.

He turned to look at Old Chen, who was still quietly sitting in the chair, his eyes narrowing slightly.

“Night Watchman Chen Lu, in the name of the Supreme Commander of the Night Watchmen of the Great Xia, I will detain you for questioning… Come with me.”

Old Chen slowly stood up from the chair, offering no resistance and making no attempt to escape, quietly following Zuo Qing towards the distant plane.

…

Ningchang County.

A passenger plane slowly landed, and Lin Qiye and the others walked out of the airport, looking around at the arrival area.

“What are we waiting for?” Cao Yuan asked in confusion.

“Waiting for the car.”

“The car?” Cao Yuan hesitated for a moment, then turned to Bai Li Pangpang, “Did you book a stretch Lincoln again?”

“… No?” Bai Li Pangpang replied innocently.

“Weren’t we supposed to fully immerse ourselves in the perspective of the [Mask] team?” Jiang Er’s voice came from the speaker at An Qingyu’s waist, “The car we are about to take should be the same one the [Mask] team took that day, right?”

“That’s right.”

On Lin Qiye’s forehead, the crimson eye emitted a faint glow. After a long while, he gently pulled down the brim of his hat, obscuring his eyes.

“The car is here.”

On the other side of the arrival area, a bus slowly approached, its body plastered with colorful travel promotion posters, stopping in front of the arrival area.

A woman holding a megaphone stepped off the bus, a stack of flyers in her hand. After glancing around, she shouted loudly into the megaphone:

“Three-day tour of nearby attractions! Single tickets are 300 each! Group tickets are 20% off! Come take a look!”

The area near the arrival gate was already crowded with people, and the noise was overwhelming. Although she tried her best to shout, her voice couldn’t compete with the blaring horns. Bai Li Pangpang and the others followed Lin Qiye’s gaze, their expressions somewhat surprised.

“Did the [Mask] team take this bus that day?”

“Yes.” Lin Qiye slightly lifted the brim of his hat, his crimson eye scanning the bus, and nodded, “At that time, the [Mask] team got off the plane and stood at our position, saw that bus and the shouting woman. Wang Mian walked up to the bus, took a flyer, looked at it for a while, and then led the [Mask] members onto the bus.”

Lin Qiye recounted the past scene he had seen with his black pupil.

“Were they here to carry out a mission, or were they really here to have fun?” Bai Li Pangpang asked in confusion.

“These two things are not necessarily in conflict.” An Qingyu adjusted her glasses and spoke slowly, “From the [Mask] team’s behavior on the plane and their choice to take the tourist bus, it is not difficult to see that the task given to them by Zuo Qing was not very urgent. They were likely just asked to pay attention to something while on vacation or to stop by somewhere on the way…”

“The itinerary of that tourist bus likely included their target, so they chose to vacation while heading there.” Lin Qiye continued with An Qingyu’s reasoning.

He stepped forward directly to the tourist bus and took a flyer from the shouting woman.

“Hey, take a look at our three-day tour package; it’s very cost-effective. It includes eight attractions, and it’s only 300 per person…”

“Are there other tourists on the bus?” Lin Qiye interrupted the woman directly.

The woman was taken aback, “Not yet; we just arrived…”

Lin Qiye nodded and turned to Bai Li Pangpang.

Bai Li Pangpang immediately understood, quickly walking up to the woman and pulling out a thick stack of cash from his pocket, handing it to her.

“We’ll take it.”

“Take it? What do you mean?” The woman looked at the cash in both hands, her mouth agape in shock, “So much money? How many people are in your group? Our small travel agency can only accommodate a maximum of twelve people at a time…”

“You, the driver, the car, and the travel agency, we want them all.”

Bai Li Pangpang grinned.

The woman was left dumbfounded.

…

On the speeding tourist bus, the woman had yet to recover from the shock of such a large sum of cash when Lin Qiye approached her with several photos.

“Have you seen them?”

Lin Qiye laid out the photos of the [Mask] team members on the small table. The woman frowned in thought for a moment, as if recalling something, and replied:

“I’ve seen them; they were a few days ago when they booked a group tour with our agency. I have a strong impression of them…”

“Why?”

“Because there weren’t many group tour guests to begin with, and their requests were quite special… At the start, they each gave 400 yuan for the tour fee and said they were used to being free. If they saw any attractions they liked, they might just stay and not return to this bus. After the scheduled waiting time, they said we could leave without waiting for them.”

Lin Qiye and An Qingyu exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

From the woman’s description, it was clear their previous speculation was correct. The [Mask] team had a mission, so after arriving at their destination, they couldn’t guarantee they would return on time. Therefore, they had informed the tour guide in advance. As for the excuse about being used to freedom, it was merely a cover.

“And then? After visiting which attraction did they never come back?”