Part-time bodyguard

Chapter 422: It's not too dark under the lamp

Yi Ermerk was one of the commanders of the operation. He was the first to discover that the taxi was heading to Dharavi, so he dispatched several drones. There were too many people and cars, and the taxis liked to go through the alleys, causing the drones to lose the taxis many times. After searching for a long time, eight drones finally found the traces of Cui Jian and Duanmu.

The straight-line distance between the first team of criminals and Cui Duan is 200 meters, but according to the congestion, it takes about five minutes to walk meters. In principle, it is not a problem, but do you dare to go with only one team?
Merck pointed on the map and said, "Airdrop two teams, form a siege, and surround them at Daddy's Convenience Store."

Cui Jian was asking for directions: "Excuse me, where is Daddy's Convenience Store?"

Luckily, we met a girl who spoke very good English. She was very generous and led the way. Cui Jian showed his lone wolf character and talked to the girl from behind. Why not walk side by side? Because we had to separate after walking a few meters.

As a rich man, Duanmu really didn't like this place, and even spoke less. Suddenly, he patted Cui Jian on the shoulder and said, "Listen."

Cui Jian looked up: "Helicopter."

After a while, a helicopter flew over their heads.

Seeing the two standing still and looking at the sky, the girl said, "Daddy's Convenience Store is 400 meters ahead, with a yellow awning."

Cui Jian stuffed a stack of banknotes into the girl's hand and said, "Thank you, we have to go." After that, he walked to the side of the street, took shelter from the awnings on the first and second floors, and changed direction.

A few minutes later, another helicopter flew overhead from the side. This time, Cui Jian and his team could see clearly that after the helicopter flew 7 meters, it dropped a rope, and people in camouflage uniforms slid down from the rope to the ground. Cui Jian said, "Seven people, no weapons were seen, I guess they don't dare to be so arrogant."

Duanmu said, "Wait a minute." He pulled out his laptop, opened his notepad, drew an X at the location where the helicopter would drop personnel, and drew an X at the possible location of the first helicopter.

Cui Jian was puzzled: "What's wrong?" The two of them stood against the wall, and people passing by bumped into their bodies from time to time, and there was no place to talk.

Duanmu said: "We are surrounded. If I guess correctly, there are pursuers behind us, and there are several drones hovering above our heads."

"Let's go." Cui Jian reached out and took the spare dollars from Duanmu's pocket, led the way, walked about ten meters, turned left and entered a doorway, inside was a two-story apartment building. The apartment building has a U-shaped structure, with only one corridor on each floor, and rooms next to the corridor. According to preliminary calculations, there are more than 70 rooms on the two floors, and each room is about 25 square meters in size. Such an apartment building can be regarded as a mid-range residential area in Dharavi.

Drones also have weaknesses. Once the target enters a densely packed building complex, they will immediately be blinded.

Cui Jian went upstairs and knocked on the door, but no one answered. He knocked again, but no one answered. He knocked again, but finally someone answered.

The door opened, revealing a young man dressed very smartly. Cui Jianchao looked inside and saw a man and two women, and there was also curry beef stewing in the house.

Young man: “What’s the matter?”

Cui Jian pulled out a stack of US dollars and asked, "Let's go in and talk?"

……

"The target was lost for ten minutes." Lu Wei reported.

Xingye looked gloomy and asked, "Can you do it?"

One-eared Merck replied, "If I can't do it, I won't take the money. Why don't you ask the other two groups? They haven't even touched the edge, right?" He wouldn't say such a thing in the past, after all, he was the boss of the first assassin group. But thinking that the target was the combination of Duanmu and Cui Jian, Merck felt uncomfortable all over.

Xingye made a phone call: "Feidi, where are you guys?"

"It's blocked." Fiddy said, pushing away the child who was selling bracelets: "Go away, go away." As soon as he got off the car to take a breath, he was surrounded by five children.

With a swish sound, a tricycle scraped a car while squeezing through a narrow passage. The tricycle owner saw it and immediately pedaled, shouting "Get away" as he ran away.

Fiddy's impotent rage was not because his car was scratched, but because the attitude of the person who caused the accident was so annoying.

"As soon as possible." Xingye hung up the phone and asked, "Have you found out their destination?"

Lu Wei replied: "No. We only confirmed the navigation software he used. This phone is encrypted layer by layer, so it's not that easy to crack."

Xingye called the catcher and asked, "Where are you guys?"

The catcher boss replied: "We lost four men."

Hoshino asked: "What's going on?"

The boss of the capture: "Let's fight the mercenaries of the Knights."

All this was just a misunderstanding about a traffic jam. Both cars were in a hurry to get on the road, and then a minor accident occurred. The drivers of both sides got out of the car and planned to settle the matter with money. They looked at each other, and the driver of the Knights took the initiative. The gunman in the Knights car opened fire without lowering the window. The gunman of the capturer was busy lowering the window, and the result can be imagined. All four people including the driver died.

Because there were too many people, the reinforcements from both sides did not dare to rush forward to fight. Now the two groups entered Dharavi more than 100 meters apart and were stuck on the bridge. The Knights were stuck at the head of the bridge, and the two cars of the catchers were stuck at the end of the bridge. They all changed into the local clothes prepared in advance, put on masks and wigs, and got out of the car to walk.

Xingye finally received good news. Lu Wei said, "We found the person."

Xingye looked at the big screen and saw a drone spotted two men wearing the same clothes and pants as Cui Jian and Duanmu. But because they were walking close to the wall, and because of the billboards and awnings, their faces could not be seen. Lu Wei asked if the drone should be lowered to confirm their identities. Once the drone gets close, the other party will definitely notice and alert them. If the drone does not get close, the other party’s identity cannot be confirmed.

"Team One, select a group to accept Lu Wei's dispatch." Merck gave the order and said to Lu Wei, "First, confirm their identities from a distance with the naked eye. Even if they are not Cui Jian and Duanmu, they must be people who have contact with Cui Jian and Duanmu."

Fifteen minutes later, the fake Cui Jian and fake Duanmu were dragged into the alley and pressed against the wall. With a little force, they confessed: "They gave us US dollars, exchanged clothes with us, and asked us to walk along the wall and cover our faces as much as possible."

"Where are they?"

"Walked in the opposite direction."

"What are they wearing?"

"I don't know. They took the clothes we were wearing and took away two sets of clothes from each of us. We left first, so I don't know what color and style of clothes they were wearing."

"Did they say where they were going?"

"No, I don't understand the language they speak."

Merck called a halt and said a few words, and the gang leader asked, "You don't understand the language they speak, but how do you know they are going in the opposite direction?"

The young man replied, "They said they would go in the opposite direction after we set out."

Merck said, "Let them tell me the address clearly." They were playing tricks on me. They didn't communicate such important information as going in the opposite direction in Korean, but said it in English. This deliberate act of revealing whereabouts must be a smokescreen.

The most important point: In Dharavi, do you dare to go in the opposite direction? Do you know the way? Xingye has a different view: "Duanmu is very smart. Maybe he went in the opposite direction to deliberately mislead. You see, it took us a long time to catch these two young people. If they went in the opposite direction, they would have gone a long way. Why stay in their house?"

Merck said: "The answer is either A or B. What I have to do now is to choose A, not to consider whether to choose A or B."

……

Four gangsters dressed as security forces entered the apartment building, used a door-breaking device to clear a path, and broke into the apartment building, scaring the two young women out of their wits.

The leader asked: "Where are they?"

One woman replied: "Gone."

The situation she described was similar to that of the young man. She changed her clothes and left. The young woman said a little more than the young man. The taller man packed two servings of curry beef rice.

The leader immediately reported the situation to Merck. Under Xingye's gaze, Merck was silent for a moment and said, "Share the information we know with others." Others, including the catcher, Chunque and Lone Wolf. They have been following this order for a long time. From South Korea to India, they just can't kill Duanmu.

Duanmu was indeed playing under the lamp in the dark this time, but not that dark. He knew that the criminals could not search the building on a large scale, so he and Cui Jian brought curry beef rice and broke into the empty house. The room they were in was only ten rooms away from the room with curry beef rice. They also met a grandfather and granddaughter who owned the house. The old man was a retired teacher with some money and could afford to rent a better apartment. The granddaughter was 22 years old and was currently preparing for the civil service exam.

India has a population of 14 billion, but only about civil servants. Common police officers and city hall staff are employed by official agencies. Once you pass the civil service exam, you will become a mid-level official. After a few years of training, if you are willing to join the police system, your starting point will be the police chief. If you are willing to be the boss, you may become a regional chief executive.

The civil service exam is held every one and a half to two years, with more than one million people signing up each time, and the final number of admitted people is about 15. The exam lasts months, and candidates need to pass each level, and many people will be screened out at each level.

Sally has made it through the preliminary round and will face the main examination in a few months. The main examination will cover 9 subjects, ranging from professional subjects to a wide range of fields such as Indian history, culture, international relations and technology.

Facing Duanmu's question, Sha Ye gave a simple and direct answer: "There are only two ways to live with dignity in India. The first is to become a civil servant and become a superior person. The second is to leave India and live in a relatively fair country. If Sha Li fails the exam, I will arrange for her to study abroad and leave India."

Duanmu drank tea and asked, "Aren't you one of the four major castes?"

Sha Ye replied: "Yes, but not everyone from the four major castes is a superior person."

Cui Jian was watching a tablet, a tablet without internet, connected to two cameras. He saw the criminals break into the room with the curry beef, and also saw them evacuate from the room. The criminals pretending to be security forces was a good thing for the two girls, because it meant they didn't need to kill them.

Why did Shaye and Shali accept Cui Jian and Duanmu? First, they couldn't beat them, but they had guns. Second, they had US dollars. Third, they were not bad guys. How do you know they were not bad guys? Shali thought they were very handsome, so they must not be bad guys.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Sally came back from outside, took off her scarf and sat down, saying, "There are a lot more policemen around, almost at every intersection. I heard someone asked them to find someone, and if they see the person they are looking for, they should contact their superiors. If they can temporarily detain the person and bring him to the police station, they will receive a big reward."

Not saying that the person was shot dead in the street was a very euphemistic statement. Firstly, the force was not enough. Secondly, it was understandable that so many police helped to find someone, but if so many police helped to kill someone, it would definitely become social news.

Cui Jian waved his hand and said, "Give me an account and I will transfer 500,000 US dollars to you within five days."

Grandpa Sally and his grandson were stunned. Cui Jian said, "Write it."

Sha Ye nodded, and Sha Li quickly wrote down the bank account number and was about to hand it to Cui Jian, but Duanmu took it and said coldly: "He is just a bodyguard, how much money does he have."

Cui Jian really didn't dare to answer. Once he answered, he was told 50. He immediately admitted his mistake and said to Sally with a smile: "Don't worry, he is the real boss."

Cui Jian asked in Korean while eating lunch: "Boss, what are your plans?"

Duanmu looked at the email on his phone and said, "We don't have much influence in India. My people will be stopped by the police as soon as they come in. The good news is that they don't know where we are or where we are going. My plan one: stay here for a day and let the substitute show up in Pakistan tomorrow. Plan two: seek refuge in the consulate, communicate with Washington, and use official forces to get me out."

Cui Jian said: "You should have thought of plan 2 this morning. It's not only close to the consulate, but also has no traffic jams."

Duanmu said: "I was not sure whether Green was part of Luke's trick on me. But the news has been confirmed here. Washington will fully support me and can send a helicopter to Daravi to pick me up."

Cui Jian said: “Sure.”

Duanmu asked, "Are you getting on the plane?"

Cui Jian said: "Am I stupid? What if they want to die together?" He knew that the other party had a helicopter, and he would take the helicopter. If the other party sent out a assassin, he would be finished.

Duanmu looked at Cui Jian with disdain and said, "The factory has sent someone to pick us up, but it will be difficult to get in touch with them given the current situation. The best way is to keep quiet and make them suspect that we have already left Mumbai and India."

Cui Jian turned to Sally and asked, "Sally, do you have time to draw a map for us after dinner? I need a map to the bull statue."

Sally said, "The cow statue? It's a bit far... You can take a shortcut and pass through the three factories."

Sally looked at Grandpa Sha and said, "Grandpa, is the pottery, porcelain and waste recycling company closed?"

Uncle Sha said: "The waste recycling company has moved, and the other two have temporarily closed down as they have no orders." The land is cheap, so it's fine to keep it there.

Sally already had a plan in mind, and said to Cui Jian, "No problem."

Sha Ye said: "You ask Jilan to send them to the waste recycling company."

Sally nodded repeatedly and said to Cui Jian, "I will arrange for someone to take you to the waste recycling company. You will see the bull statue after you pass through two factories. Although the factory and the company are not open for business yet, there may be security personnel, so you have to be careful."

Duanmu asked: "Are the people you arranged reliable?"

Mr. Sha said, "Please rest assured, although we are poor, we will keep our promise." Subtext: Don't forget the promise of $50. Emphasize the promise.

Sally went out twice more that day, once in the afternoon and once in the evening, to gather information, meet with Shaye's student Kiran, and buy some cosmetics. The streets were full of police, who were looking for people with obvious Asian features in the crowd.

The next morning, Sally went out again to check the situation, brought back breakfast for Cui Jian and his team, and reported: "There are a lot fewer police officers."

This situation was within Duanmu's expectations. A big reward would attract a brave man. All the police who could come yesterday should have come. After a day of negotiation, not many people would stay on duty today. So Duanmu sent an email.

Ten minutes later, the fake Duanmu and the fake Cui Jian appeared in a Pakistani border town, got on a jeep, and the convoy of three vehicles left the town as soon as possible.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Sally reported that the streets had returned to their normal state, but there was a police car parked near Dad's Convenience Store.

Cui Jian asked the question he was worried about: "The criminals must have found the taxi driver. Don't they know that our destination is the Karen Leather Factory?"

Duanmu smiled slightly: "Who told you the destination is Karen Leather Factory?" Every time he blinded Cui Jian with his IQ, he always felt like he was missing a fan.

(End of this chapter)