Tehran Grocery Store: My Intelligence is Priced Clearly

Zhang Jian stood in the corner, holding his phone, and didn't move for a long time.

The sun was shining brightly outside, but he felt a chill on the back of his neck.

Farhad noticed that his boss's expression was off, so he leaned over and asked him a question.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

Zhang Jian slowly raised his head and looked at Farhad.

"Farhad, if an intelligence officer, on the night of a major arrest operation, were suddenly sent on another high-risk mission and seriously injured, what would you think?"

Farhad was taken aback for a moment, his professional instincts as a former senior agent instantly kicking in.

He spoke almost without hesitation.

"Cut off suspicion?"

His expression changed drastically.

"Boss, you mean... Reza?"

Zhang Jian took a deep breath and nodded.

"I'm afraid his visit today, just as you suspect, isn't about buying Mossad intelligence at all."

"He's here to probe the situation."

Zhang Jian turned his head and looked in the direction Reza had left through the door.

"General Ayharid said that Reza's injury was sustained during the General Staff's capture of 'Black Snake,' and that he happened to be on a capture mission that night as well."

"Two people died over a Mossad stronghold, and he was stabbed in the leg."

"Most importantly, despite paying such a high price, we still haven't caught them."

"Farhad, what does that remind you of?"

Farhad's face was grave.

"They've run into the 'Black Snake'."

"Is it possible that there was never such a mission at all?"

Zhang Jian turned his head to look at him.

"The intelligence about 'Black Serpent' was provided to him by me, and he was the one who passed it on to General Aiharid."

"Therefore, at least three parties are aware of this intelligence."

"We, Reza, and General Al-Khalid."

"Our goal is very clear: to let them fight like dogs, and then let the military clean up the mess in the end."

"But Reza might very well take the risk for military merit."

"If, I mean if..."

"The discovery of the Mossad outpost was a complete fabrication; they actually went to the southern docks as well..."

"They dared not go into the dock; they could only wait on the outside."

Farhad picked up on the conversation and continued to speculate.

"The 'Black Serpent' escaped from the dock and happened to pass through the area where Reza was lying in ambush."

"Reza led his men out to try and capture 'Black Serpent' alive, but they were no match for him."

"Black Snake killed two people and captured him at the same time."

"Um."

Zhang Jian nodded slightly.

"Otherwise, how do you explain the knife wound on his thigh?"

"The 'Black Serpent' is fully armed, and it's impossible for Reza to have gone to obtain large-caliber lethal weapons in order to conceal his purpose."

Therefore, his weapon must not be better than the "Black Serpent".

"Given the military prowess of 'Black Snake,' which enabled them to escape the encirclement of the General Staff, the only one who could win against Reza and his two companions would be 'Black Snake.'"

"so……"

Farhad's voice was low.

"The 'Black Serpent' interrogated him and tortured him."

His heart sank lower and lower.

"If Reza didn't say anything, he's most likely a corpse by now."

"But no."

"He successfully returned to the General Staff and the Intelligence Department."

"There are only two possibilities for successfully escaping from 'Black Serpent'."

"First, he killed 'Black Serpent'."

"Obviously, that's almost impossible."

Second, he was turned.

Farhad felt a pang of sadness, his eyes red as he looked into Zhang Jian's eyes.

"He became a CIA informant."

Zhang Jian remained silent.

But his silence already indicated that his thoughts were completely in line with Farhad's.

Farhad took a deep breath.

"Boss, would you like to...?"

He made a throat-slitting gesture.

Simple, direct, and brutal.

Zhang Jian waved his hand, stopping Fahad's suggestion.

"no."

"What we're speculating about right now is just our conjecture and can't be taken as evidence."

"He was injured in the line of duty. If he dies at this critical juncture, it will be hard for your intelligence agency not to notice, which will be even more disadvantageous for us."

"So we're just going to wait here like this?"

Farhad asked.

Zhang Jian rubbed his face, forcing himself to calm down.

The enemy is in the dark while we are in the light.

Reza now holds the intelligence department's resources and could retaliate against me from the shadows at any time.

This is not good news for him.

Zhang Jian turned around and walked to the recliner in the backyard, picked up the cup of black tea that had gone cold, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Farhad".

"exist."

"Tell our brothers to keep a close eye on things lately."

Zhang Jian slammed his teacup heavily on the table, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

"After you finish eating, polish all your tools."

"From now on, our store is on Level 1 alert."

"I'll give anyone who gets close a very serious look."

"At the same time, have Amir keep a close eye on the area around the alley and report any incidents immediately."

Farhad nodded in agreement and turned to go to the backyard.

Zhang Jian stood still and activated the system in his mind.

Since Reza wants to play dirty tricks, he shouldn't blame me for flipping the table.

Isn't it just about spending money on in-game purchases?

I have plenty of US dollars right now, more than enough to buy information about a major like you!

"System, summon Reza for me."

Zhang Jian silently recited it in his mind.

"I want all his recent communication records, financial transactions, and all evidence of whether he has had contact with 'Black Snake'!"

The system panel lit up instantly.

Immediately afterwards, a glaring red notification popped up.

[Ding! The target is using high-level encryption. Decryption will cost $100,000. Pay now?]

One hundred thousand dollars!

Zhang Jian gasped when he saw the number.

The intelligence of an Iranian intelligence major is worth more than that of most undercover agents!

This can only illustrate one problem.

The waters behind Reza were deeper than he had imagined.

This guy might not have been turned; there could be something deeper that he doesn't know yet!