The glass of amber liquor was still on the black-and-white stone table. The wine was fermented and distilled, mixed with years of time in the cellar. It gradually permeated into people's noses. Although it was not as clear as the diluted essence sprayed from the oak barrel outside the pub, it was very infectious as if it had a life of its own.
Harbor City was a city that was greedy for enjoyment. These days were the Federation's summer holidays. Therefore, although it was still noon, there were already several tables of guests in the dark pub. Xu Le, who was sitting at the bar, was not conspicuous. He stared at the liquor in the glass in a daze, thinking about the changes in his mood from last night to today. He was silent for a while.
Bai Yulan came back alone and sat beside him. She silently began to sip the orange juice that was about to reach the bottom. The ice cubes under the fancy straw rolled in the orange juice, looking very cute.
The drinker did not come back. Xu Le guessed what had happened. He did not expect that Secretary Bai would take the initiative to work for him. He thought of the tea in the luxurious room and the work of making the bed. He was a little confused for a moment. 20 million was indeed a lot of money, but it was not a loss to buy such a handsome man who was almost omnipotent to work for him.
For a moment, he forgot that Li Xiaotong had invested 30 million yuan in him, which was already a very bold and very risky investment. However, he had casually given 20 million yuan to Bai Magnolia, which made the hidden meaning behind it even more obvious.
Xu Le glanced at Bai Magnolia.
Bai Magnolia lowered her voice and said slowly, "I don't do anything illegal. That person fainted."
Xu Le smiled bitterly. It wasn't because of Bai Yulan's decision, but because someone was keeping an eye on him. It meant that the person who planned everything out didn't forget about him just because of Secretary Shen's phone call and the data transfer. This was a very troublesome thing. Even if he could quietly enter the Nutshell Engineering Department later, this matter could not be hidden from many people in the Federation.
The straw made a cute gurgling sound. Bai Magnolia smiled and asked the bartender for another glass.
Xu Le looked at the silent phone beside the glass. The conditions he had proposed to the Tai family were indeed a little too much in the eyes of the average person, and could even be called wishful thinking. However, since he had already decided to help the engineering department develop the MX mecha as quickly as possible, he had to get some benefits he urgently needed.
He was waiting for Secretary Shen's final decision. A Federation military mecha was something he needed, and before tonight, he had to enter the heavily guarded engineering department.
The waiting process was a little boring. Xu Le tilted his head and looked at Bai Magnolia's delicate features with great interest. He suddenly said, "I remember you said that you like to enjoy life, and that you have a few bottles of Wen Jun No. 3 at home."
Wen Jun Brandi was one of the most famous spirits in the Federation. It was produced in Region S3's Ganzhou Hill District, named after the scientist in the five-man team who liked to drink. The brand was authorized and protected by the HTD Bureau of the Federation. Among them, the No. 3 bottles were all treasures that had been in the cellar for more than 30 years. They had a soft taste, a rich aroma, and were surprisingly expensive.
"Brandi, I like to drink apple-flavored." Bai Magnolia narrowed her eyes and looked at the glass of orange juice in her hand. She said, "The real best is still the compound wheat wine from the Han Estate. It's cleaner."
Xu Le thought that if Shi Qinghai was here, he would have a lot in common with this delicate man. Speaking of which, Shi Qinghai had a pair of peach blossom eyes and handsome features, but he was very masculine. Secretary Bai's features, on the other hand, didn't have any seductive features. They were just quiet and gentle, and truly feminine.
"Why don't you have a drink?" Xu Le raised the glass in his hand and suggested, "It tastes good. It's real wine."
"I never drink during work hours," replied Bai Magnolia softly. Bai Yulan replied softly. She lowered her eyes slightly and glanced over from the corner of her eyes. She noticed that the drinker at the entrance of the pub seemed to have noticed something strange. The speed at which he turned the square cup in his hand was faster than before.
Small details revealed a person's true emotions. The speed at which one spun the glass often represented the degree of anxiety in one's heart.
"How much longer do we have to wait?" asked Bai Magnolia softly.
Xu Le looked at the silent phone on the table. After a moment of silence, he shook his head. If Secretary Shen didn't call again, things would take a different direction.
Bai Magnolia glanced at the side of his face. Looking at this young technical director's ordinary face, she didn't say anything else. In the private meeting in the restaurant earlier, the information revealed in those few words had already allowed Bai Magnolia to understand many things. Even though Xu Le still hadn't told her clearly, she knew …
This 20 million Federation dollars was really not easy to earn.
This matter seemed to involve the development of the new generation of the Federation mecha, the MX mecha. As the former combat director of Whitewater Company's Team 7, Bai Magnolia had personally participated in the secret experiment conducted in the Bermuda Triangle Star Region last autumn. Of course, she knew what this meant.
Bai Magnolia glanced at Xu Le's side profile again. She thought to herself that this time, she had really played it big. All the private jobs she had taken on in her life added up together weren't this big.
However, this delicate man had always been an extremely professional person. Since he had accepted the huge sum of 20 million Federation dollars, he would definitely complete this private job. Thus, he had killed people in the alleyway to establish his authority, using this sort of cruel bloodshed to temporarily intimidate those who were tailing Xu Le.
Bai Magnolia only did things; she wouldn't explain anything to Xu Le.
As the Federation's most elite professional soldier, he had left the military for many years, often carrying out shady missions for the government. He didn't have much of a concept of good and evil. As for the Federation's number one organization, The Glory Of The Charter, he also had enough knowledge and small tricks to deceive the public. The precision and density of the Federation's electronic surveillance network was something that few people knew better than him, a mercenary soldier of the Federation.
This delicate man wouldn't do anything illegal for money, but if there was enough money, killing people for Xu Le would be as natural as serving Xu Le tea and food.
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The phone finally rang again. The sound wasn't loud, but it pulled Xu Le and Bai Magnolia out of their respective thoughts. Xu Le picked up the phone and listened for a few words. His expression gradually calmed down, and there was a smile in his slightly squinted eyes. However, that smile was a habit, and not a joy that came from the heart.
"Let's go."
Xu Le took out a hundred dollar bill and put it on the table. He smiled at the bartender and greeted him. Then, he stood up.
Seeing that the target had the intention to leave, the stalker who was pretending to be drunk at the entrance of the bar didn't know what to do. His companions had followed the man who looked like a woman to the back alley, but the target had returned, but his companions hadn't. A strong sense of foreboding emerged in his heart, but he couldn't give up on following.
Xu Le walked towards the door. Bai Magnolia, as usual, took half a step back and leaned a little to the left. When they walked out of the bar, they would pass by the drunkard who was pretending to be drunk. At that moment, Bai Magnolia prepared three methods to make this person lie on the table forever. This way, he wouldn't be able to follow her, and it wouldn't attract attention.
However, just as Bai Yulan's fingers danced in her sleeves, Xu Le took a step to the left. When she walked past the tracker who was pretending to be drunk, she seemed to have lost her balance and her left hand gently stroked the tracker's back.
The drunkard's body twitched slightly, and then he fell weakly on the table. At this time, there was no need to pretend. He was unconscious, and he was truly a drunkard.
Xu Le and Bai Magnolia didn't stay for a moment. They directly walked out of the bar. Bai Magnolia, who was walking behind them, slowly raised her head. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she looked at Xu Le's back with complex emotions.
Just a moment ago, Bai Magnolia's eyes were extremely sharp. The moment Xu Le's hand touched the drunkard's back, a faint blue arc of electricity drilled out of Xu Le's sleeve.
It was like a snake flashing with electric light.
Except for the high-strength stun batons used by the military's special forces, there were no close-range weapons that could silently knock a person out. Moreover, there wasn't the slightest burnt smell in the air, and there weren't any tears in the back of the drunkard's clothes.
Bai Magnolia looked at Xu Le with complex emotions. On one hand, she thought that this young technical director whom she worked so hard for had an extraordinary background. On the other hand, she was a little depressed. If she had known that Xu Le had such a good thing in his hands, the person in the back alley wouldn't have died.
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According to the instructions of the person on the phone, after Xu Le and Bai Magnolia left Pier No. 17, they rented a car and drove directly to the Bulin district of Harbor City. Then, they rented a boat at the riverside stone bridge and followed the Sanghu Creek downstream. When they were about to reach the Sanghu area, they abandoned the boat and went ashore.
Bai Magnolia carried the heavy black box and followed behind Xu Le. Suddenly, she asked, "Is the person trustworthy?"
"I know the person on the phone," Xu Le replied.
Next to a retro-style building with cornices, the two people finally saw the person who came to pick them up. Xu Le looked at the big man in a black suit, hung up the phone, and said with a smile, "You cooperated again."
Xue Naiyin, the director of the Blackhawk Company, said with a wry smile, "Secretary Shen used to be my direct superior. I happen to be in Harbor City today. If I don't do this, who will?"
Half a year ago in Linhai state, it was this retired soldier who led three helicopters and rescued Xu Le and Shi Qinghai from the Federation's pursuit.
"What I want is long-term access." Xu Le looked at him and said seriously, "There are still five months before the election. I will come to Harbor City often. Temporary access to the engineering department is too troublesome."
Xue Naiyin was silent for a moment and said, "This is too difficult. It is even more difficult than making a mecha. You should know that we have a certain amount of influence in the engineering department, but an existence like the Nutshell Company is not something that anyone can control alone."
"I believe you." Xu Le shook hands with him and said sincerely.
Bai Magnolia had been silently following behind Xu Le. She had already recognized Xue Naiyin's identity. After all, the Blackhawk Company was also one of the three major security companies in the Federation. She had fought side by side with the people of Blackhawk, so of course she knew Xue Naiyin.
But after hearing Xu Le's words, Bai Magnolia suddenly lowered her head and smiled. It seemed that the person she was working for was not someone who only knew how to be stubborn and pedantic. She was gradually showing signs of cunning.
This was good. This was … not easy to die.
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