At the core of this black market workshop, a tanned plump woman stood with her arms akimbo as she scolded loudly. Looking at her demeanor, it seemed as though she would immediately raise her boning knife and chop down on the workers if anything went wrong.... Evidently, her scolding was rather effective. Every time she called out a name, the worker would shudder as though he was whipped. At the very least, his work efficiency would rise by 33%.
Zi then walked up to the tanned and plump woman and whispered a few words. The woman then walked over and sized up the trio with a piercing gaze.
"What information do you want to buy? We don't accept orders from the military, government, or police. "
Sheyan laughed and replied.
"According to the information on the internet, the Sando company has over ten thousand employees. For such a large company, personnel changes are definitely frequent. What I want is information on the top management of this company who resigned in the past half a year. "
The tanned plump woman nodded and pondered a little before replying.
"50,000 USD."
Sheyan added another sentence.
"I hope to receive it within an hour."
The tanned plump woman frowned and glared fiercely at Sheyan.
"I hate fellows who reach for a yard after getting an inch!"
She turned to the control panel next to her, picked up a walkie-talkie, and said a few words. Her expression seemed to be intimidating and threatening at the same time. Finally, she grabbed a thick knife and slammed it on the chopping board next to her. With a crisp sound, the other side of the walkie-talkie finally gave in.
The tanned plump woman then walked over and swept a glance at Sheyan. She then spread out her left hand.
"Two hours, 500,000 USD."
Sheyan laughed and replied.
"Alright, no problem. Oh, don't misunderstand, I'm also an employee. The big boss is that woman, ask her for the money."
Zi straightforwardly fished out an ordinary dinocrystal to pay the bill. The four were then invited to a nearby lounge to wait.
At this moment, Sheyan suddenly realized something and asked.
"Zi, can you still be tracked by that nose ring man Finarsih?"
Zi nodded.
"Yes."
Sheyan frowned and replied.
"Then this is rather troublesome."
Instead, a crafty glint flashed in Zi's eyes. After a while, she slowly uttered.
"However, Fei Nasi had just opened the Anywhere Door, causing his vitality to be greatly damaged. This kind of injury directly affects one's soul and life force. He needs to return to the Space to fully recover. Thus, even though he can track me, he doesn't have the ability to do so."
Sheyan pondered for a moment before replying.
"So, you can be considered to have temporarily escaped from the hands of Glory Party. However, this is only temporary. "
Brother Black, who was smoking a cigar, asked curiously.
"Why do you say that?"
Sheyan smiled and replied.
"That's because you've forgotten about a certain person … … Sable, who has surrendered to Zeus! Evidently, Sable had accepted the same main mission as Zi. Under the pressure of the cruel punishment, he would definitely strive to complete this mission. Thus, perhaps someone in Glory Party would be able to deduce Zi's objective. Therefore, we still have to be careful. "
After waiting for half an hour, the tanned plump woman retrieved a list of names from the fax machine. This list contained the detailed information of the people Sheyan had requested, including their contact numbers and current addresses.
Actually, as long as one was familiar with the internet, it wasn't too difficult to search for such information on large job search websites. However, Zi only had 48 hours to complete this mission. At present, nearly 12 hours had passed, and they could only seize every second to buy time.
Watching as the trio entered the elevator and slowly ascended, the tanned fat woman's face suddenly flashed with a sinister smile. She then entered and dialed a number.
"Hello, I'm looking for Mister Williams. Please transfer the call. The password is: AC981."
"Mr. Williams, someone is here to purchase information related to your company. I wonder if you are interested?"
"How much? Of course it's a fixed price. Moreover, it's 30% above the previous transaction price. If you're not interested, then forget it. "
"Hello, fine. This price is already extremely low and we don't have much profit to speak of. Those people are here to purchase information.... their characteristics are.... oh? If you want photos, then you'll have to pay an additional $80,000 to develop them.... "
*****
After the trio left the barbeque restaurant, they followed the information they had. First, they ran to two places, using money to pave the way. Along the way, they claimed they were from a headhunting company, and had accepted a mission from a mysterious company, hoping to recruit Hammond to their company. This didn't arouse the slightest bit of suspicion from the other party.
In the end, although these two people provided some information, it was either a bull's head or a horse's mouth, or the information they provided was already obtained by Sheyan and gang.
Instead, the second person provided them with an important clue. Two months ago, Sando company laid off a young man named Yasuda, who should be familiar with Hammond.
Because Yasudov was an exceedingly talented individual who was deeply appreciated by Hammond, he was once Hammond's secretary. If he hadn't gotten into the bad habit of gambling and provoked a loan shark company, which forced him to sell off the company's confidential information, he would've most likely become the company's youngest middle manager. Based on Yasudov's experiences during that period, he would definitely know many of Hammond's private affairs.
In view of such a variable, Sheyan quickly decided to seek out Yasuda. It was very easy for a secretary to come into contact with some of the leader's secrets. There was no doubt about that. The most important thing was that this guy seemed to have no professional ethics. He had already sold secrets once, so as long as the price was paid, it would be very easy to get him to spit out everything that he knew.
Half an hour later, Sheyan and gang found Hammond's former secretary, Yasuda. He was currently drinking beer while staring blankly at a movie on his computer screen. Yasuda wasn't old, his beard was unkempt, and his room was in a mess. It was as though the word 'dejected' was written all over his face.
But thinking about it, the Sando Subsidiary Company was the leader of the industry. Mr. Yasudov had committed the most unforgivable mistake, so naturally, he would be heavily targeted by the Sando Subsidiary Company. Frankly speaking, other companies wouldn't be willing to recruit an informant into their internal department.
Observing Yasuda's dazed eyes, Brother Black glanced at a nearby cigarette butt. He picked it up and took a whiff.
"Woah, looks like this guy just smoked weed not long ago? D * mn it, I reckon we won't be able to get anything out of him. "
Sheyan coldly replied.
"Where do we have the time to waste on him?"
Sheyan then dragged Yasuda by the neck like a dead dog into the bathroom. Then, Sheyan stomped on Yasuda's chest and turned the shower head to the maximum. Yasuda then started coughing violently. Initially, he cursed wildly, then begged for mercy. Finally, he gradually lost his voice.
Only then did Sheyan drag him back into the living room. After coughing and retching violently, Yasuda regained his senses and opened his mouth to curse. But before he could do so, a stack of US dollars directly smashed into his face.
Sheyan forcefully pulled up Yasuda's wet and greasy hair, allowing him to clearly see the dazzling ordinary dinocrystal pinched between Zi's thumb and index finger, as well as the bag of US dollars held by Brother Black. Sheyan then smiled and said.
"If you can give me a satisfactory answer, then it's yours. Of course, there's also 50,000 US dollars in cash."
Yasuda was stunned momentarily, as his throat emitted some unconscious sounds. Then, he quickly calmed down and asked.
"Ask away."
"Tell me everything you know about Almond."
Yasuda's heart shivered, as memories flashed through his mind. He couldn't help but ask.
"Why are you asking?"
Sheyan expressionlessly retrieved a stack of US dollars from Brother Black's bag, and directly ignited it with a lighter. Then, the stack of US dollars was incinerated into ashes not even 30 cm away from this unlucky child's eyes. The pitiful former secretary's face was contorted, as he coughed out from his throat. His gaze was incomparably pained, as he tried to stretch out his hand to grab something. Instead, he was kicked far away by Brother Black. When he crawled back up, he probably injured his forehead, as blood flowed down his face.
Sheyan stared at Yasuda like an eagle staring at a little chick.
"I'm very dissatisfied with your answer, Mister Yasuda. The next time I express my dissatisfaction, I will burn the entire bag of US dollars. It originally belonged to you. If you still insist on doing things your way, then regretfully, I will toss you down from the roof. Do you want to challenge my credibility? "
Yasuda panted heavily, as a complicated gaze flashed past his eyes. Suddenly, he tore off the filthy necktie around his neck!
"Fine, I'll speak!"
After interrogating Yasuda thrice, Sheyan and the rest confirmed that they didn't leave anything out. Furthermore, Yasuda's explanation was exactly the same every time. Only then did they turn to leave. After exiting the room, the four exchanged glances, as they shook their heads and laughed bitterly.
"I didn't expect we still have to make a trip to the Sando TeraTech company's headquarters!"
As it turns out, the information they obtained from Yasuda was that Hammond indeed possessed an operational base on Jurassic Island. This base was located in the middle of a mountain, and was located in a strategic location. The reason why they were able to enter and exit Jurassic Island was because of the 'Alpha Spray' developed by Sando TeraTech company.
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