Chapter 3205: Chapter 3197: Operation Deployment

Richie held the phone tightly in his hand.

His expression was grim, with veins visible on his forehead.

On his phone was a Facetime screen.

Two children, around seven or eight years old, were playing and laughing in the yard, their joyful laughter filling the air.

Beside them, a middle-aged blonde woman was hanging up clothes.

She occasionally reminded the children to be careful, creating a warm and harmonious scene.

Just then, the screen changed to show a masked man.

"They are all safe, we still have that credibility." The masked man said:

"You should have received the package we sent, inside is one million dollars, hoping for a pleasant cooperation."

Glancing at the envelope nearby, Richie showed no expression change.

"As long as I do as you say, you won’t harm my family, right? I hope you will keep your promise."

"Of course, but you must keep this secret. If you leak it to others, I can’t guarantee what will happen."

"Alright, I will do as you say."

"As long as you obey, your family won’t know of our existence, so cooperation should be pleasant."

With that, the masked man hung up voluntarily.

Richie leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes and stayed silent for a long time, before finally picking up the envelope and taking out the card inside.

He believed they wouldn’t deceive him.

Because he was in a disadvantaged position, they had no reason to do so.

Knock knock knock—

Just then, the door was knocked, and a voice came from outside.

"Captain, it’s about time, we should be setting sail."

"Tell Lakra to prepare, I’m feeling a little unwell and need to rest for a while."

"Got it."

Richie did not move, staying in the room.

About ten minutes later, the sound of a horn was heard as the cruise ship slowly left the port.

Richie stood by the window, observing the activities outside.

But he had no idea what would happen next, he could only wait quietly.

Until reaching Rock Island, nothing happened.

This made him even more tense.

Upon arriving at Tilia Island, they brought back several people to Rock Island, then returned to the dock.

Everything was as usual, without any changes.

By now, it had become dusk, with only staff left on duty on the ship, while others ventured out.

For them, this ship was just a workplace, and they could return every day, so no one stayed overnight, preferring the comfort of a hotel.

Like typical nine-to-five workers, no one would stay overnight at work.

Even though a rotation had been arranged for someone to stay overnight.

But almost no one stayed, unless under special circumstances.

In the dead of night, around two, ripples appeared on the ocean surface.

A group of people, in diving suits, poked their heads out.

All was quiet around, with only the sound of waves hitting the shore.

Three grappling hooks broke the surface, attaching to the ship’s railing, and the group swiftly and silently climbed onto the ship like black lightning.

Opening a window, they leaped inside.

The room was filled with thunderous snoring, and after removing their equipment, Zhang Chaoyue headed towards the inner bedroom, seeing Richie sleeping soundly.

The group did not disturb him.

Zhao Yunhu took out a laptop and began linking to the ship’s surveillance system.

These devices had already been set up when the third group boarded, and just needed to be connected.

The next morning, Richie awoke in a daze.

Surprised to see five people suddenly in the room, he froze in place, terrified to move for a long time.

"You are from the Central Guards Brigade!"

"Seems you recognize us."

Lin Yi walked over, reaching out his hand proactively.

"Long time no see, Captain Richie."

Richie instinctively reached out his hand, expression tense.

He was well aware of Lin Yi’s reputation and his prowess.

On his first time landing, he subdued the people on the ship.

This man was absolutely not to be trifled with.

"You were behind all this!"

"Yes." Lin Yi shrugged apologetically:

"I didn’t want it like this either, just doing my job. No need to be tense, as long as you keep the secret, your family is safe."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course." Lin Yi said:

"You don’t need to do much, just lock the door and prevent anyone else from entering."

"That’s no problem, without my permission, no one dares to enter."

"That’s good, I hope for a pleasant cooperation."

"I just hope my family is safe."

"As long as you keep your promise, they will definitely be safe."

"Alright."

...

Mao Xiong Country, Far East Region.

It was now deep winter, the cold weather making the already sparse streets even emptier.

Inside an old red-brick residential building, filled with old-fashioned furniture.

Due to the long time, many parts of the wooden floor were damaged.

Maldi, with a cigarette dangling, leaned back on the sofa, feet resting on the front table, contemplating.

The room was messy, vodka bottles scattered everywhere.

In the adjacent room, a man and a woman were exercising, their door left open.

The sound was so loud it could probably be heard downstairs.

Click click click—

The door opened, and a large man in a padded coat walked in.

His name was Cowell, a trusted subordinate personally groomed by Maldi.

Despite the thick clothing, the temperature was so low his face was red from the cold.

"Boss, there’s a situation on the island, the first group didn’t land, it was the third group."

"Hmm?"

Maldi opened his eyes, surprised.

"The first group didn’t go?"

"The island reported only seeing the third group, the first group was not detected, which is odd."

After a few seconds of thought, Maldi said:

"I suspect they are investigating our actions, hence the postponement of the landing plan."

"Previous operations left no traces, they’re impossible to find."

Cowell was confident, the Central Guards Brigade could only suspect, it wasn’t possible to have irrefutable evidence!

Even face-to-face, they couldn’t do anything to him.

Maldi nodded, then pondered and asked:

"Have you seen the first group elsewhere, I fear they secretly landed?"

"That seems unlikely, only one ship lands daily, under our watchful eye, it’s impossible for them to land secretly."

Maldi knew his supposition was a bit far-fetched, but he waved his hand:

"Keep an eye on their activities, report any changes immediately to me."

"Alright."

Ring ring ring—

Just then, Cowell’s phone rang...

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