Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

As Jiang Nian flipped through all of Wang Ba's information, he pondered this question seriously.

He Chenguang and the others disguised themselves and then dispersed.

Late at night, when all was quiet, Jiang Nian called Wei Zixuan.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, what have you discovered over there in the middle of the night?"

Wei Zixuan had just returned home and lay down when he received a call from Jiang Nian and sat up abruptly, his voice still drowsy.

"I need to see Wang Dahu now. Please make the arrangements."

Jiang Nian held her phone in one hand and pulled back the curtains with the other, staring silently at the house across the street, her tone serious.

"What? You want to see Wang Dahu now? Wait a minute, let me make some arrangements. I'll come pick you up in about an hour."

After Jiang Nian said that, Wei Zixuan's drowsiness vanished instantly. He spoke into the phone while getting dressed.

Jiang Nian hung up the phone and waited silently.

Wei Zixuan has a very good sense of time.

An hour later, a flashy pink car pulled up downstairs at Jiang Nian's building. A scantily clad, long-haired woman got out of the car, leaned against the door, and lit a cigarette in her hand.

Jiang Nian's gaze immediately fell on the long-haired woman.

Just as the long-haired woman took out her phone and dialed a number, Jiang Nian's phone rang.

"I'll be waiting for you downstairs in the pink car."

Wei Zixuan's serious voice came through the microphone.

For a moment, Jiang Nian didn't know what to say.

As he went downstairs, he immediately spotted the long-haired woman—heavily made up, exuding charm as she smoked, the smoke rings she exhaled carrying an alluring quality.

Jiang Nian opened the car door and got in.

The long-haired woman giggled and got into the car as well.

"How about it? With my disguise, no one can recognize me, right?"

Wei Zixuan spoke, his tone full of smugness.

"Um... couldn't you send a new face to meet with us? You're really going all out with this outfit."

Jiang Nian really didn't know what to say.

"Your mission is top secret. Right now, besides me, there's really no one else who can contact you. Otherwise, do you think I'd willingly dress up like this?"

It would have been better if Jiang Nian hadn't mentioned it, because Wei Zixuan was even more helpless after she did.

If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to do this either. But ever since Chen Hao and Wang Dahu, those two undercover agents, were exposed, Wei Zixuan's face would be instantly recognizable to Wang Ba, even if it were reduced to ashes. He had no choice but to disguise himself like this to avoid being discovered.

Hearing him say that, Jiang Nian felt a strange urge to laugh.

Despite his words, Wei Zixuan drove quite fast.

After changing cars twice and circling around the border town several times, Wei Zixuan changed his own clothes before the car finally stopped at the border town prison.

Wang Dahu had a special status and was kept in a separate room after being imprisoned.

Wei Zixuan had come countless times, but apart from the evidence that had already been unearthed, Wang Dahu had never spoken again.

Having been the captain of the criminal investigation team, he was extremely familiar with interrogation methods. Therefore, Wang Dahu remained silent.

In the dead of night, Wang Dahu was asleep when he suddenly heard the sound of the door being opened.

"Wang Dahu, someone has come to see you!"

The prison guard shouted at Wang Dahu in an unfriendly tone.

"Someone's coming to see me at this hour?" Wang Dahu thought he must have misheard.

When he was taken to the interrogation room, Wang Dahu knew he had guessed right—it wasn't that someone had come to see him, but that a new round of interrogation was about to begin.

When Jiang Nian and Wei Zixuan walked in together, Wang Dahu heard the noise and subconsciously looked up.

He wanted to see who was interrogating him in the middle of the night, staying up all night.

Wang Dahu didn't expect that not only Wei Zixuan but also Jiang Nian would come.

For a moment, Wang Dahu fell into deep thought.

Jiang Nian is a member of the military. After the last mission was completed, the military personnel withdrew. How come he is here again now?

No, Jiang Nian's appearance must have a purpose. Looking at himself at this point in time, there's absolutely nothing to it other than something related to his elder brother, Wang Ba.

In just a few seconds, countless thoughts flashed through Wang Dahu's mind.

"Wang Dahu, it's been a long time."

Jiang Nian sat casually on the interrogation table, smiling and greeting Wang Dahu.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, it's been a long time indeed. But if you're trying to find out about my brother from me, I'm sorry, I don't know anything about him."

Wang Dahu laughed. He knew that Wang Ba had escaped back then, and that Wei Zixuan and his group hadn't been able to catch him since.

Jiang Nian's reappearance means Wang Ba is still at large. Trying to get information from me? Absolutely not.

"Hehe, it's okay if you don't know, I can tell you little by little."

Jiang Nian suddenly laughed, his voice extremely cold, devoid of any emotion, icy cold, as if it were right next to Wang Dahu's ear.

"Wang Ba is in the border town right now. Do you think he's trying to find a way to rescue you? Drug lords make money quickly, but the risks are huge, far less than the arms trade. Where do you think Wang Ba got all those weapons from...?"

As if a venomous snake had its eyes on him, the chilling words in his ear sent a shiver down Wang Dahu's spine.

When he heard Jiang Nian say that Wang Ba was trying to save him, his eyes flickered slightly.

"What...what are you talking about? I don't know, I don't know anything!"

Wang Dahu turned his face away and stopped looking at Jiang Nian.

He made up his mind that as long as he kept quiet, no matter how capable Jiang Nian was, he wouldn't be able to pry a single word out of him.

"Oh? Is that so?" Jiang Nian said unhurriedly, "Since you don't know anything, there's no use keeping you around. We might as well use you as bait and throw you out to see if we can lure Wang Ba out. After all, you're brothers, so he should have some brotherly affection, right? To save you, he'll just walk right into our hands again—I think this method is quite convenient."

Jiang Nian never expected that Wang Dahu would obediently confess everything as soon as he opened his mouth.

He held a pen in his hand and tapped it idly on the table.

The interrogation room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Apart from the occasional tapping of a pen on the table, the only other sounds were the two people's breathing.

Jiang Nian's words, each one like a nail, were driven into Wang Dahu's heart.

Having worked as a criminal investigator for so many years, Wang Dahu knew that Jiang Nian was not just trying to scare him.

If it really came to a last resort, using a criminal like him as bait to lure Wang Ba into a trap wouldn't be out of the question. "No, you wouldn't do that—you don't even want to catch Wang Ba!"

Wang Dahu's mind was racing; he could even hear his breathing becoming heavier and heavier.

After countless thoughts flashed through his mind, he suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter. Only after he finished laughing did he stare at Jiang Nian and say those words.

"As expected of someone who was once the captain of the criminal investigation team, you were able to think of this in such a short time. Yes, I really don't want to arrest Wang Ba right now. But if you continue with this attitude and refuse to cooperate no matter what, then I will have to go and bring Wang Ba back myself."

Jiang Nian smiled as well. He wasn't surprised that Wang Dahu could guess this, but that didn't mean he would back down.

Wang Dahu's eyes darted around in their sockets.

He didn't respond, but instead began to ponder the deeper meaning of Jiang Nian's words.

First, Jiang Nian already knew that Wang Ba was involved in the arms trade. Since he wasn't in a hurry to arrest people, he must have other plans.

Wang Dahu had only just figured this out himself.

Wang Ba's whereabouts were most likely under Jiang Nian's watchful eyes the whole time; otherwise, Jiang Nian wouldn't have been so certain that Wang Ba had reached the border.

As Wang Ba's younger brother, Wang Dahu, although he was in prison, knew too many of Wang Ba's secrets—some business deals could only be concluded with his involvement.

Wang Dahu never expected that after hiding it for so long, Jiang Nian would still find it. It was only at this moment that he suddenly remembered something.

Since the USB drive that Wu Ming brought back was a trap set by Jiang Nian from the very beginning, it must have ended up in Jiang Nian's hands.

Although the contents of the USB drive were encrypted in layers and could not be deciphered by ordinary people, Jiang Nian was backed by the military.

This time, Jiang Nian made a special trip to the border and came to see him alone. Wang Dahu figured that Jiang Nian and the others probably already knew what was on the USB drive.

Thinking of this, Wang Dahu's heart skipped a beat—was that deal still ongoing with Wang Ba? Was that why Jiang Nian and the others hadn't acted yet?

"Heart pounding" is not even a proper way to describe Wang Dahu's current feelings.

"Jiang Nian, what exactly are you trying to do?"

After hesitating for a long time, Wang Dahu finally spoke.

This time, his tone lacked the firmness he had at the beginning, and his voice was trembling slightly.

If Wang Ba is under the constant surveillance of Jiang Nian and the others, how can this deal be made?
Wang Dahu started to panic.

"Where did Wang Ba get his weapons?"

Jiang Nian spoke again, her tone as indifferent as ice.

Wang Dahu was already extremely nervous, and when Jiang Nian said those words, he almost instinctively shuddered.

"This...this...I, I don't know!"

He stammered as he spoke, Wang Dahu no longer even daring to look up at Jiang Nian.

"Privately running a military factory and doing business with countries hostile to China, selling these weapons to them—what kind of punishment do you think this crime should be given?"

Unexpectedly, Wang Dahu was still putting on such a tough act at this point, and Jiang Nian's voice turned cold.

Each word struck Wang Dahu's heart like a hammer blow.

What punishment should they receive? While the practice of executing nine generations of a family is no longer common, this is the end for Wang Dahu and his family.

“I’ve said everything I need to say. Think it over yourself. It’s not that I don’t know how to use torture, but I don’t have the time to wait for you to figure it out. Wang Dahu, you’re not stupid. If you cooperate with me, you and your brother can still save your lives. But if you continue with this attitude, I can’t guarantee whether you will die first or Wang Ba will die before you. However, when that day comes, for the sake of our old friendship, I can let you watch him die with your own eyes.”

It was getting late. Jiang Nian yawned, said this, and left without having anyone take Wang Dahu back to his cell. He left him in the interrogation room and went out first.

"So? Has he given in?"

Upon seeing Jiang Nian emerge, Wei Zixuan quickly went to greet her, his tone revealing undisguised urgency.

He still couldn't figure out what Jiang Nian was planning, but Wang Ba's silence was making him very uneasy.

They didn't know what the military's purpose was; their only mission was to fully cooperate with Jiang Nian and his team in all their actions.

Seeing the notorious drug lord Wang Ba roaming right under their noses, yet being unable to arrest him, was pure torture for Wei Zixuan and his group.

"Let's wait a little longer. Wang Dahu is a smart man; he'll figure it out soon enough."

Compared to Wei Zixuan's anxiety, Jiang Nian appeared quite calm, simply replying with a casual remark.

Wei Zixuan curled his lip; he didn't believe Wang Dahu could figure it out. If he really could, he would have cooperated long ago after being locked up for so many days.

But Wang Dahu was as stubborn as a rock, refusing to budge no matter what.

Jiang Nian and Wang Dahu had only been together for less than an hour. If Wang Dahu opened up so easily, Wei Zixuan thought the world was too fantastical.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, we don't know when Wang Dahu will talk. Shall we go back first? We can't stay here too long."

Wei Zixuan couldn't say what was on his mind, so he simply changed the subject.

They had already come out close to midnight, and now it was past 3 a.m. They couldn't just stay here and wait for Wang Dahu to come to his senses, could they?

Besides, Wei Zixuan didn't believe for a second that Wang Dahu could figure it out in such a short time.

"One hour. Wait another hour. If Wang Dahu doesn't make a move after an hour, we'll leave."

Now that he was out, Jiang Nian had no intention of going back empty-handed. He gave himself and Wang Dahu some final time to consider.

"Okay, then wait another hour."

Since Jiang Nian had already said so, Wei Zixuan didn't say anything more and readily agreed.

The two didn't say anything more and went into the monitoring room to sit down.

Since we've decided to wait, we have to keep a close eye on Wang Dahu's every move and can't afford to be careless.

In the surveillance footage, only Wang Dahu remained in the interrogation room. His expression was anything but calm; his brows were furrowed, clearly indicating that he was deep in thought, and it was something that was giving him a headache.

Seeing Wang Dahu's appearance, Jiang Nian laughed.

What he wanted was for Wang Dahu to be in a difficult situation.

Wang Ba ran to the border town and hid in that old neighborhood, remaining completely silent—this was highly unusual.

Putting aside the fact that the transaction date is approaching, the preparation and transportation of the batch of weapons to be sold alone will take time.

Wang Ba's actions in the border town have been closely monitored, and it will definitely take a lot of time to accomplish these things.

Ironically, the person who needs time the most is wasting it hiding here—that in itself speaks volumes.

In this deal with Japan, Wang Dahu was definitely a key player. At least half the reason Wang Ba stayed was to rescue Wang Dahu.

Where exactly is that military factory hidden?

Beyond the forest, Wang Ba's stronghold has been wiped out. Where, then, could the even more concealed military factory be hidden? (End of Chapter)