The park by the artificial lake, not far from the villa district, at night.
Two men wearing bronze masks quietly converged. One was burly, the other thin and short, forming a stark contrast!
"Huang Wu, why are you only arriving now?" Huang San couldn't help but feel a bit resentful; he had been here for two or three days.
"No choice, I have several lives on my hands. I can't enter through regular channels!"
Huang Wu was unconcerned. With his background operating in the grey areas, if he had used official channels to enter, he would have been arrested the moment he stepped off the plane.
He didn't elaborate, cautiously surveying his surroundings, and asked in a low voice, "What's the situation now? Has that Ye fellow returned?"
Huang San let out a wry smile at the mention of him. "Don't even bring it up. I ran into him on the plane back to Hua Xia, and it nearly scared me to death!"
"..."
"Fortunately, I'd seen him in photos, but he didn't recognize me, so it wasn't much trouble."
Their mission was merely to monitor Ye Cangtian. As for killing him, with his current strength, it was impossible. Therefore, Huang San hadn't acted rashly in the past two days.
Huang San pointed to the villa complex across the artificial lake. "That Ye fellow lives in that villa area. During the day, he goes to his company with his fiancée. Oh, right, he also hooked up with another woman recently. Truly scum, playing two boats at once."
Huang Wu didn't seem to care; playing two boats was nothing to him. He had seen many prominent figures with countless women around them!
He hastily inquired, "Where is His Excellency Xuan Qi?"
"He hasn't contacted me yet. I suppose, like you, his entry was difficult. He might still be on his way!" Huang San shook his head.
Neither of them knew Xuan Qi's true identity, so they speculated that their Xuan Qi was also someone whose identity was not meant to be revealed.
The two men hadn't even considered whether Xuan Qi and Ye Cangtian had any connection.
After a few casual remarks, their conversation drifted to the mission in the Saudi royal city.
After all, it was their first mission with His Excellency Xuan Qi, and it had ended in failure.
Huang San hesitated for a moment before sighing, "It was my fault that time. Actually, when we were carrying out the assassination that night, I already felt something was amiss, but I forgot to report back to His Excellency."
When they were assassinating the target, they found that everything was too smooth.
Initially, they only felt it was a bit peculiar, but they never expected their assassination plan to be known by the royal family, who then swapped the target.
This led to the direct failure of Prince Sam's usurpation!
"It's in the past. I believe His Excellency Xuan Qi won't blame us. We must complete this mission successfully. Did you use that crystal? How effective was it?" Huang Wu suddenly asked.
"It was quite effective. I feel my strength has increased. This thing is indeed very useful. If only we could get a few more."
As they spoke of the crystal, their eyes lit up.
When they first joined the Dark Association, they learned the purpose and usage of crystals. After actually using them this time, they realized the importance of missions.
Crystals were exchanged for mission points, which was why many Yellow-tier members were willing to take risks and undertake missions.
As they were chatting, they suddenly received a message through their masks.
Huang San's eyes brightened: "His Excellency has contacted me. He said he's already in Yangzhou and wants us to wait here. He'll be here in an hour!"
Huang Wu nodded; he had also received the message.
...
At this moment, in the villa district, opposite the park by the artificial lake.
Ye Cangtian sat on his bedroom bed, a slight smile on his lips. Of course, he knew those two fellows were on the other side of the artificial lake, hundreds of meters away.
However, to make his act more convincing, he deliberately delayed his arrival by an hour.
His two cheap subordinates probably had no idea that the target they were monitoring was actually their superior!
He was about to take off his mask and rest for a while when he received a message.
The message came from a blinking silver dot within the mask. Ye Cangtian received the message, which contained only a few words: "Which steward is also in Yangzhou? This is Xuan Fifteen!"
Seeing this, Ye Cangtian was genuinely surprised.
It seemed these silver masks also had a communication function. Silver masks could transmit messages to each other through the masks. Of course, he guessed this item had a range limit of about a hundred miles.
He tried it out and replied to the other party: "This is Xuan Qi, carrying out a mission in Yangzhou under the order of Lord Zǐ Lóng."
After a moment.
The other party replied again:
"Meet me at the xxx underground parking lot at one in the morning. We have matters to discuss!"
Matters to discuss?
Ye Cangtian couldn't help but rub his nose. This fellow was likely the superior of that scar-faced Li Jiu, wasn't he? It seemed this person had a purpose for coming to Yangzhou.
He thought for a moment and then replied: "See you there!"
It was a good opportunity to meet the other party and find out his purpose for being in Yangzhou.
Ye Cangtian grinned brilliantly. He increasingly felt that since acquiring the identity of a Xuan-tier steward, everything had become much more convenient.
And he, himself, seemed to be getting more and more adept at this undercover role!
...
Police Station!
Even though it was already nighttime, Xu Weiwei had not gone home. She had also arranged for several subordinates to stay at the station to work.
Several surveillance screens were in operation, and the current footage showed two figures wearing bronze masks.
Xu Weiwei frowned.
Two individuals wearing bronze masks? How did they appear at the artificial lake park opposite the villa district? Were they targeting Ye Cangtian?
Highly likely!
"That guy is so secretive and won't tell me anything. Hmph, do they think we police are just sitting around doing nothing? I'm determined to catch these two masked men. I want to see who these two are!" Xu Weiwei snorted and muttered to herself.
Beside her, Xiao Liu, who was on duty with her, spoke up, "Deputy Director, although these two are acting strangely, they don't seem to have any motive for committing a crime. Should we really apprehend them?"
Xu Weiwei waved her hand and said coldly, "Arrest them, of course! Who knows if they're here to commit a crime, sneaking around wearing masks in the middle of the night?"
Xiao Liu was speechless but couldn't refute. He was about to arrange for personnel when Xu Weiwei suddenly said, "Wait!"
She pointed to another surveillance screen and said strangely, "Look there, another person wearing a silver mask has appeared."
On the monitor, a man wearing a silver mask was climbing over the wall of the villa district.
This immediately perked Xu Weiwei up.
A silver mask? It seemed to indicate a higher status than those wearing bronze masks. It looked like she was going to catch a big fish tonight!
"Don't alert them yet. Make arrangements immediately. Tonight, it's either a clean sweep, or we capture this silver-masked individual."
After speaking, Xu Weiwei glanced at the surveillance screen again.
A hint of suspicion flashed across her brows. This person had climbed out of the villa district, and she was familiar with this district because it was Tang Xinwan's residence, and Ye Cangtian also lived there.
Could it be that they were indeed targeting Ye Cangtian?