Chapter 1970: The Subsequent Plan
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“I’m guessing that this might be due to the sensitivity of the Central Guards Brigade.” Zheng Yaoming said,

“The Central Guards Brigade is not a small organization. Even if there’s no substantial evidence, they would take appropriate precautions.”

“How’s Wenli’s situation?”

“When we boarded the plane, we received a call. She said that the traffic police in Huaxia arrested more than 30 people and released them after a simple investigation.”

“From the way the Central Guards Brigade treats us, I don’t think there’s any risk of us being exposed.”

Fang Shihong nodded. Although there were still many doubts, he did not think that Feng Weihao and the others had been exposed.

Otherwise, the Central Guards Brigade would not let go of this opportunity. After all, they had the advantage.

“Alright, you guys can leave first.” Fang Shihong waved his hand, looking a little tired.

He had failed two missions in a row. It was a blow to him and an insult to his ability.

Fang Shihong, who had always been conceited, needed some time to calm down.

“Young Master, we must retrieve the other party’s corpse. Are we not going to deploy any more missions?” Feng Weihao asked.

“Now, the Central Guards Brigade will definitely protect his corpse. It will probably be a little difficult with just the few of you. I still have to go back and discuss it.”

“Got it, Young Master.”

“Arrange your own schedules for this period. Don’t contact me again. Just wait for me to look for you.”

“Yes!”

The two of them nodded and left. Fang Shihong sat in the tea room for a long time.

Shianggang, Dongfang Wenhua Hotel.

Fang Dezong, Evans, and Walker had once again gathered here for a secret meeting.

The three of them sat down. A long-legged beauty in a cheongsam brought the tea over and elegantly turned to leave.

“President, do you have any instructions regarding the failure of this mission?”

“Sir, before we talk about this, I’d like to ask you about the specific situation and the reason for the failure,” said Evans.

“The main issue arose from Sunrise Land. If they hadn’t dispatched their coast guard for support, the Central Guards Brigade wouldn’t have been able to take the person,” said Fang Dezhong.

“Previously, I had a conversation with headquarters about this matter. They assured me it was an official action by the Sunrise Land authorities, but that turned out not to be the case.”

Fang Dezhong, who had held the position of leader of the Hongmen for over thirty years, was an old hand at political maneuvering.

While he admitted his mistake, he still shifted the blame elsewhere.

In other words, the failure of this mission was due to an intelligence error. Although he shared some responsibility, it was not significant.

This just showed that every leader was adept at deflecting blame.

In reality, the Freemasons did indeed bear some responsibility in this incident.

When the Sunrise Land coast guard said they wanted to conduct an inspection, Chen Canrong had already suspected that the Central Guards Brigade had collaborated with them.

If the Freemasons hadn’t insisted it was purely an official Sunrise Land action, this situation wouldn’t have occurred.

“The organization indeed needs to take some responsibility for this matter,” said Evans.

“And according to reliable information, it’s very likely that the Mitsui family collaborated with the Sunrise Land coast guard on this operation.”

Fang Dezhong’s expression remained unchanged, as if he had anticipated this possibility.

He had reviewed the records of Lingyun Group and found that the two companies had had several conflicts. However, after the new president, Caie Mitsui, took office, not only did the conflicts cease, but there were also many collaborations.

This indicated that Caie Mitsui might have provided assistance to the other party.

Throughout Sunrise Land, the Mitsui family held significant influence. If they requested it, the Sunrise Land authorities would naturally cooperate.

Considering these clues, it seemed that besides the Mitsui family, no other possibility was likely.

“The Mitsui family has indeed been riding high in recent years.”

Evans nodded. “It appears that the previous scandal involving the lithography machine didn’t have much impact, but we are ready to address the issue on the Sunrise Land front.”

“Do you have any new plans?”

“Recently, the Yamaguchi-gumi in Sunrise Land was destroyed. We took this opportunity to rebuild it, but during the process, the Mitsui family intervened and caused considerable resistance,” Evans said.

“Now, the incident on the Victoria only shows that the Mitsui family needs to be dealt with.”

Fang Dezhong nodded. “All in good time. Given the capabilities of our top officers, handling this matter shouldn’t be too difficult. We are also actively taking measures to retrieve Lin Yi’s body, and we should have news soon.”

“That would be ideal. His body still holds significant research value and must not fall into the hands of the Central Guards Brigade,” Evans said.

“The president’s orders are also to bring back the bodies and minimize the damage.”

“I understand. I’ve already arranged for someone to do it.”

Buzz buzz buzz!

Just as the three of them were talking, Fang Dezong’s phone rang. He glanced at it and realized that it was a message from his son.

It was a text message.

There were only two simple words.

Mission failed.

Fang Dezong was stunned for a moment, but he didn’t tell Evans right away. He still needed to figure out what was going on.

“Sir, we will stay here for the next few days and cooperate with Shianggang to complete the next mission. We will have to trouble you during this time.”

“You’re too kind. I’ll get someone to prepare the feast now. Let’s talk while eating.”

“Okay.”

…

After getting out of the ambulance, the three of them returned to Zhonghai’s garrison area.

The few of them went over to drink with Yang Guangxia and chatted, killing a lot of time.

After drinking, Liu Hong returned to Yanjing and prepared to deal with the rest.

For the rest of the time, Lin Yi told Liang Ruoxu, Qin Han, and the others about his situation and told them not to worry.

Later on, Mo Hongshan brought Lin Yi and the others to the canteen of the garrison. After all, they couldn’t go out to eat, so they could only eat here.

There was no issue with Lin Yi, but Qiu Yuluo and Ning Che’s appearance attracted a lot of attention.

Although there were many good-looking female soldiers in the garrison area, they were still not as good-looking as these two.

Due to this reason, the crowd could not help but take a few more glances.

After all, there were too few women in the garrison area.

“Eat your food. Don’t look around,” Gao Chong shouted.

“Brother Gao, let us admire them. You can’t forget your brothers just because you have a woman.”

“Right, right, right. Sister-in-law is so beautiful. No matter what, you have to introduce her to your brothers.” Everyone cheered.