"Mike, are there any Chinese-Americans renting cars today?" A CIA agent contacted his men with a headset. "You've been waiting there all day. Any news?"
"There were a few tall Chinese-Americans renting cars, but their fingerprints didn't match up."
"What about their IDs? Did you check them carefully? "
"Yes, they're all legal immigrants and have been in the United States for many years."
Huo Shaoheng took the car keys from the employee and signed his fake English name on the rental form. Coincidentally, he heard someone on the phone asking to check the IDs of the Chinese-American renters.
His lips curled into a mocking smile as he threw down his pen and left with the car keys.
From beginning to end, no one suspected him, whether it was the uniformed police guarding the door or the plain-clothed agents in the rental car.
Although he met the height requirements of the "kidnapper," his blue eyes, high aquiline nose, fair skin, and perfect English with an Oxford accent made it impossible to match him with the "Chinese-American spy leader" wanted by the CIA.
Moreover, the driver's license he had was a genuine "driver's license" that could be checked in the New York DMV's driver's license database.
Huo Shaoheng felt much more relaxed after getting into the car.
He drove around the congested streets of New York City a few times before driving back to the motel he was staying at. He took his things and checked out of the motel.
He didn't plan on staying in New York. Instead, he drove to New Jersey, which was very close to New York City, and rented a high-class apartment.
After settling in, he looked at the time. It was almost noon, so it should be midnight in the United States.
Huo Shaoheng's eyes flashed as he found the small town library near his apartment and applied for a temporary library card. He found a public computer and began surfing the internet.
This time, he logged into various proxy websites and kept clearing his login data. Finally, he went to Europe and found a German library's server. He easily cracked the external password and used the German library's server to make a network IP call.
It had only been 36 hours since he had lost contact with the Huaxia Empire. He was still 12 hours away from the military's 48-hour warning.
He planned to make two calls, one to his father, Huo Guanchen, and the other to General Ji.
No matter who wanted his life in the country, he felt that the possibility of both of them wanting his life at the same time was too low.
He didn't know who in the country wanted his life, and he couldn't rule out the possibility that one of the two people wanted his life. However, the possibility of both of them wanting his life was so low that it was almost negligible.
His first call was to his father, Huo Guanchen.
The phone rang three times before Huo Guanchen picked up.
Huo Shaoheng was silent for a moment before saying, "Father."
Huo Guanchen stood up immediately, his voice excited. "Shaoheng? It was Shaoheng? Are you all right? Where are you now? "
Huo Shaoheng could hear the concern in Huo Guanchen's voice, but he was also speechless at the question. After a moment of silence, he said, "I just wanted to let Father know that I'm safe. I'm fine, don't worry." He paused, then said, "Don't tell anyone that I called back."
Huo Guanchen snapped back to reality and quickly nodded. "I know, I know. Be careful. I will report your situation to General Ji. "
Huo Shaoheng replied, "I will personally call General Ji. Father, remember to keep it a secret. Danger is just around us. "With that, he hung up.
He had timed the call very precisely. Even if the other party had a tracking system, they would not be able to track his exact location within two minutes.
Based on his IP conversion, it was already very impressive that the other party could track him all the way to the library in Germany.
Huo Shaoheng's second call was to General Ji.
"General Ji, it's me." Huo Shaoheng's voice was calm and steady. In the quiet study in the middle of the night, General Ji's heart immediately calmed down.
"You finally called back. We're only 12 hours away from the 48-hour warning line." General Ji was extremely emotional. "How are you? Are you alright? "
"I'm fine. I still have things to take care of," Huo Shaoheng said briefly. "Please take care. I only called you and my father. Also, B2 must die. You must take care of it immediately. "
B2 was their code name. General Ji only needed to check to know that Huo Shaoheng was talking about the spy he had personally captured years ago, "Yin Youqin." He was also the hostage the other party had said they wanted to hand over.
Although he had ulterior motives, Huo Shaoheng could not allow him to live and cause trouble for them.
General Ji understood what he meant. "No problem. I'll give the order immediately. I'll definitely give you an explanation."
Huo Shaoheng hung up the phone and sighed deeply.
Although he had hung up in time, he was certain that the person hiding in the dark must have known about it. However, even if he knew he would be discovered, he still had to call back.
If he lost contact for more than 48 hours, even if he returned safely, he would be subject to the strictest investigation. His future career would basically be halted, and he might even be asked to hand over the Special Operations Forces and be demobilized.
The other party had really schemed to deal with him.
Even if he did not die, the other party wanted to ruin his reputation, lose the trust of the organization, and destroy his future.
If he did not have this unexpected computer skill, their goal would have been achieved.
Who did he have such a big grudge against?
Huo Shaoheng thought about it all the way and drove back to his rented apartment. He went to the restaurant downstairs to have lunch alone, then went upstairs to rest.
Lying in bed, he could not sleep. He tossed and turned for a while and finally felt that the person probably did not know him very well, so he could rule out the people close to him.
Because if it was someone close to him, then this person would have known about his outstanding computer skills and would have given the United States more hints. Then, his fake identity would not have been so smooth.
Huo Shaoheng secretly sighed in relief after ruling out the possibility of someone close to him betraying him.
If he had been betrayed by someone close to him, then he was really not doing his job as the head of the Special Operations Forces.
Fortunately, it was not.
As long as it was not someone close to him, he was completely confident that he could turn the tables.
Thinking of this, Huo Shaoheng perked up and did not want to sleep.
He got up and rummaged through his wallet. He realized that he had bought too many things in the past two days. After renting the apartment, he had spent almost all his money. He had to go out and get some more cash.
After locking the things in the safe in the apartment, he searched online and found the nearest casino in Atlantic City.
It took only half an hour to reach the seaside city famous for its casinos.
He went directly to the largest Caesar Casino there and threw the car keys to the valet in front of the door. With a libertine smile on his face, he strode in with his long legs.
The casinos in the United States looked roughly the same. There were slot machines, Pai Gow, Roulette, Texas Hold 'em, and the simple and crude Big Buy Small.
Huo Shaoheng only glanced around the hall and a few flirtatious girls surrounded him.
"Handsome, what do you want to play? Let's play together … "Huo Shaoheng was still unmoved by the flirtatious glances. He said something in Latin to show that he did not understand English.
The girls immediately lost interest in him. They pouted and went to find other targets.
Huo Shaoheng spread his hands at their backs to show that there was nothing he could do. Then he went to exchange chips and sat down at the Big Buy Small.
He observed from the side for a while and figured out the pattern. Then he followed the crowd and played.
In order to not attract attention, he couldn't keep winning, but he couldn't keep losing either because he was here to earn money …
Finally, after careful calculations, he set his goal to win 70% and lose 30%. That way, he could earn money the fastest and not attract attention.
The casino was very big. A person like him who played from a few hundred dollars to a Big Buy Small didn't deserve the attention of the casino. Even if he won 50,000 dollars in the end, the casino didn't think anything was wrong.
Of course, he couldn't just take the money as cash.
The casino gave him a bank check. He took the check to a branch of a large bank in Atlantic City and opened an account. He deposited the check and signed up for a credit card with a limit of 10,000 dollars.
With a driver's license, a car, and a credit card, he could basically move around the United States without any obstacles.
Huo Shaoheng was very careful when doing these things. When he returned to his rented apartment, he drove around four or five times. Finally, his car was almost out of gas, so he turned to the gas station near the apartment to refuel.
It was already evening when he returned to the apartment. He had dinner downstairs before going back up.
As soon as he entered the apartment and turned on the TV, he saw the local New York TV station interviewing the CIA and FBI agents, asking them how the fugitive arrest was going.
The FBI agent who was interviewed said with a serious face, "We've already set up a dragnet. Please support our work. If you see any suspicious people, please call the toll-free number XXX-XXX-XXXX …"
Huo Shaoheng leaned back on the sofa with a cup of coffee in his hand. He watched them being interviewed with a smile and noted down every word they said.
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