Zhou Yingxue's guess was not wrong. The gunshots were from when Ren Xiaosu went to the gang's headquarters to complete his mission. Furthermore, the commotion had already caused the stronghold's troops to be mobilized.
The entire stronghold's management was shaken. They did not expect a shooting incident to happen in the peaceful stronghold.
Would the gunshots affect the A-rank mission?
The answer was definitely yes.
Zhou Yingxue was waiting on the rooftop while Wu Tong and the others were mixed in with the pedestrians below. They had planned to disguise themselves as pedestrians to observe their surroundings. But when the gunshots rang out, all the stronghold residents had gone home. Only Wu Tong and the others were left on the streets, so they had to bite the bullet and pretend to be pedestrians.
Someone even shouted at them from the windows, "Boys, hurry up and go home. Don't wander around here. It's dangerous! Didn't y 'all hear the gunshots? "
At this moment, everyone else had left when they heard the gunshots. The few of them were indeed a little conspicuous on the streets.
Wu Tong came up with an idea and started signing with the hitman next to him to pretend to be deaf and mute.
Wu Tong felt bitter. He did not know what was going on. Usually, his missions went quite smoothly, so why was everything going so wrong this time?
Zhou Yingxue hugged herself on the rooftop and turned around. She was glad she was not downstairs.
However, the gunshots not only affected Wu Tong and the others, but also affected Zhou Xilong's itinerary.
Their target, Zhou Xilong, was a very cautious person. He would usually bring seven bodyguards with him when he went out in his own stronghold. If that wasn't being cautious, what was?
Of course, the most cautious person Ren Xiaosu had ever seen was still Qing Zhen. He was even living in the military camp.
Ren Xiaosu did not expect the gangs here to have guns. As a matter of fact, although the strongholds in the Southwest and Northwest were also quite chaotic, gun control was still quite strict. It would be considered pretty good if a small gang could even own a knife.
Of course, even if this gang had guns, it was just two pistols. Usually, their deterrent effect was far greater than their actual power. In fact, they did not dare to open fire themselves.
They could only go out into the wilderness to satisfy their cravings. The guns were also secretly bought from the private troops.
If it weren't for the fact that they were going to die if they did not open fire today, they might not even get to use these guns even once in their lives.
But unfortunately, the first time this gang boss fired a gun in the stronghold, he was the one who died.
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu was on his way to the rendezvous point. He did not know that Zhou Yingxue and the others had already arrived at Red Pine Lane.
A Public Order Division vehicle drove past him, but did not notice him at all. From his appearance, he looked like an ordinary young man and did not look like a hitman.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and saw the sunset in the distance. The golden glow was like warm seawater.
He did not care how much of a commotion he had caused in the stronghold. He only felt that things had gone quite smoothly today!
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Wu Tong and the others waited until late at night, but Zhou Xilong's convoy didn't return home. It seemed like the other party had already moved quickly because of the gunshots.
Moreover, his informant called him on the satellite phone and told him that someone had already picked up Zhou Xilong's daughter, who was in class, an hour earlier. It seemed that Zhou Xilong was already on guard.
Seeing that they could not carry out their mission today, they decided to retreat. Zhou Yingxue also waited for pedestrians to reappear on the streets before going downstairs and leaving the rooftop with the long casket on her back.
When they arrived outside the residence at the rendezvous point, everyone saw that the lights at the rendezvous point were still on. Wu Tong frowned. "Could someone have leaked the news and come to search my safe house?!"
"No." A hitman said, "I heard the sound of someone stirring a pot and cooking."
Everyone was speechless. What kind of strange situation was this? Forget that someone had broken into the safe house in the middle of the night, there was even someone cooking inside?
Everyone could even smell the aroma of food!
"Let's go. If it's a blessing, it won't be a curse. If it's a curse, we can't avoid it. Let's go in and have a look." Wu Tong clenched his teeth and took out his key to open the door. If the Zhou Clan had even discovered his safe house, it meant they already had enough information. If he did not figure out the situation, he would have no choice but to leave the Zhou Clan's territory and flee for his life.
But as soon as he entered the safe house, Wu Tong saw Zhou Yingxue's assistant walk out of the kitchen and greet him, "Eh, you're back already? Have you eaten yet? I didn't cook for y 'all. Also, your gas tank is almost out of gas, so remember to fill it up tomorrow. "
Everyone was dumbfounded. They looked at Zhou Yingxue, but Zhou Yingxue said calmly, "I instructed him to contact an informant, so he arrived a little late."
"Mhm, mhm." Ren Xiaosu nodded. "That's right."
Zhou Yingxue asked, "Did you manage to contact the informant? Did he say what the gunshots in the stronghold were about today? This seems to have affected our mission. Zhou Xilong did not show up as planned."
Ren Xiaosu said in realization, "Oh, he did. The gunshots were the result of a gang fight. Someone took out a gang in a spa center."
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. So it was a black swan incident.
The so-called black swan event referred to an event that was very difficult to predict, leading to a series of very serious chain reactions …
Ren Xiaosu also referred to it as a moth incident. In any case, moths and black swans were both gray and could fly.
Zhou Yingxue pulled Ren Xiaosu to the balcony and muttered, "Did you start this? Do you know how much your sudden departure affected me? They said they were going to make their move today, but I panicked when you weren't around! What if they made their move today and you didn't make it back in time? "
Ren Xiaosu said calmly, "Look, they said they were going to make their move today, so I made sure they couldn't make their move today. It's not up to them."
Zhou Yingxue was dumbfounded. Wasn't he being too self-confident?!
…
Outside the stronghold, a convoy of vehicles was driving over from the west. They had yet to submit the customs documents to enter the stronghold. When Luo Lan, who was sitting in the vehicle, heard the gunshots, he exclaimed, "This is so exciting. I didn't expect the strongholds in the Central Plains to not be as safe as I thought. Why are people shooting in broad daylight?"
Next to him, Zhou Qi rolled his eyes. "Aren't you worried that you'll get hurt coming to such an exciting place? You should know that you're now second only to one person in the Kyung Clan. You'll be able to enjoy endless glory and wealth for the rest of your life. As the saying goes, a man of wealth does not sit under the eaves, and a gentleman does not stand under a collapsing wall. "
Luo Lan chuckled. "What's so interesting about that? I, Luo Lan, love exciting places like this the most. In the past, the Southwest was quite interesting. It was a war between the three clans. Just thinking about it makes me excited. Now that the Southwest is under the control of our Kyung Clan, the things we deal with every day are all trivial matters. Things like the Public Order Division and the Investigations Department are going to fight for power, or who's trying to get a good position through their connections. It's all nonsense! "
"That's a good thing. If someone asks you to do something, someone will give you money!" Zhou Qi's eyes lit up.
"Do I, Luo Lan, lack that bit of money?" Luo Lan gave Zhou Qi a sidelong glance. "You have to take a long-term view. We're people who want to do big things."
"So you applied to come to the Central Plains with Qing Zhen? And he agreed to it? "Zhou Qi said in a speechless manner.
"Of course. I came to the Central Plains to stir up trouble. I won't go to places where there's nothing to do!"
"Then why did we come to Stronghold 73?" Zhou Qi asked with a frown.
"Hehe, that Zhou Xilong from the Zhou Clan has always advocated for the development of nuclear weapons. Although we're not on the same page as people like him, it's also a good thing for us to support him and get the Zhou Clan to help attract the attention of others." Luo Lan said with a smile, "That's why we're here to meet Zhou Xilong. We'll make an appointment tomorrow."
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