Tehran Grocery Store: My Intelligence is Priced Clearly

Unlike the tense and oppressive atmosphere of the underground interrogation room.

The atmosphere in the rooms on the second floor of the new base was much more relaxed.

Zhang Jian leaned back on the sofa, slowly sipping the new tea that had been changed.

Lao Gui and Ali have been on their way for a while now.

He trusts these two people to get things done.

The blacksmith is imprisoned underground in the Evans neighborhood, while Hall is hidden within the CIA's inner circle.

Once these two hidden dangers are completely eliminated, even if Smith spits him out, Aiharid won't be able to do anything about it.

Without corroborating evidence, one cannot convict someone based solely on their own words.

Aiharid is a smart man; the less you know about him, the more unfathomable he seems.

"Using someone else's name to make a big deal out of them, that tactic really works."

Zhang Jian put down his teacup, stretched, and got up to go downstairs.

Lobby.

Farhad was fiddling with the household items he had bought earlier.

Hearing footsteps on the stairs, he stood up straight and looked over.

"Boss."

Zhang Jian waved his hand.

He looked around the entire first-floor space.

"Farhad, take two of your brothers out later and buy a few sturdier shelving units."

Farhad was taken aback.

"Shelves? Boss, why would we need shelves?"

"Of course, I'll go back to my old ways."

Zhang Jian spread his hands as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"My old grocery store got bombed; I have to rebuild it, right?"

"this……"

Farhad was a little confused.

With his own boss possessing millions of US dollars, why would he still be thinking about running that run-down general store?

"Boss, given our current situation, do we really need the money from selling groceries?"

"What do you know?"

Zhang Jian patted Fahad on the shoulder.

"This is my main job."

"I'm just an honest, law-abiding businessman. I open for business on time every day and sell toilet paper and canned goods. That's my main business."

"As for everything else, they're all side hustles, side hustles."

Farhad stared speechlessly at his boss, wishing he could stuff his current stern face back into his own.

But what can you do when the boss is the one in charge?

A sigh escaped my lips.

"Understood, I'll take care of it right away."

"While you're at it, buy some cleaning tools. This house is so dirty, let's all clean it up together."

Farhad led his men away, and Zhang Jian strolled to the door.

I pushed open half of the door and stood under the eaves to get some fresh air.

The streets outside were somewhat dilapidated, with only a few locals passing by in a hurry.

Zhang Jian raised his head and glanced at both sides of the street.

At the top of a utility pole diagonally opposite, a surveillance camera is pointing directly at this side.

A faint red light flickered at the edge of the lens.

He stared at the camera for a while, his brows furrowing slightly.

Their own intelligence system is indeed an overpowered cheat code.

As long as you're willing to spend the money, you can get your hands on any top-secret information.

But the system is not omnipotent.

It's more like a huge database, requiring you to actively search and ask questions.

In terms of daily security precautions, it's impractical to spend hundreds of dollars every ten minutes to have the system check for danger in the surroundings.

If that's the case, I'll squander all my savings sooner or later.

Now that we have Farhad and his security team by our side, our fighting strength is barely enough.

However, in the areas of information warfare and electronic defense, there is a complete void.

If someone is watching this place through a surveillance network...

That would be a huge problem.

No, we need to find a skilled technician.

Zhang Jian took out his phone, scrolled through his contacts, and dialed Karimi's number directly.

The phone rang five or six times before it was answered.

"open?"

Karimi's voice sounded much stronger than before.

"Karimi, your voice sounds like it's recovering well."

Zhang Jian joked with a smile.

"It's alright. The doctor said that apart from the fractured area which needs rest, the other injuries are fine."

Karimi coughed twice on the other end of the phone.

"So, what brings you here today?"

Zhang Jian was slightly taken aback, then smiled.

"You know what, I actually want to ask you for a favor."

"you say."

Zhang Jian carefully considered his wording.

"This is because we recently moved to a new place, so the security measures are a bit weaker."

"I want to install a surveillance and early warning system around here, preferably one that can track back to the source."

"But the people you recommended to me..."

"You know, I'm alright at fighting, but when it comes to technical skills, I'm really not that good."

"You have a wide network, do you know any geniuses who understand this technology and can recommend someone?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

He seems to be thinking.

"There are plenty of people who know about computers, but if you're talking about geniuses..."

Karimi paused.

"There really is one."

Zhang Jian's eyes lit up.

"Who?"

"Amir."

Karimi uttered a name.

"This guy was originally a top student in the Computer Science Department at the University of Tehran."

"How should I put it...?"

"It would rank among the top three in all of Iran."

"That amazing?"

Zhang Jian was somewhat surprised.

"He used to work for the military."

Karimi lowered his voice.

"Two years ago, an Israeli drone was loitering around the border, and the military's electronic warfare unit spent a long time trying to take it down but couldn't."

"We found this guy later."

"He only used a beat-up laptop and spent an hour and a half hacking into Xiao Yi's drone control system, making the drone obediently land at our airport."

Zhang Jian was somewhat stunned by what he heard.

What is that?

How did they hack into Xiao Yi's drone control system?

That's incredible!

This is not something an ordinary hacker could do!

"If he's so capable, why didn't the military recruit him?"

Zhang Jian voiced his doubts.

Karimi sighed, his tone becoming somewhat heavy.

"We can't incorporate them."

Why?

"Because of the Twelve-Day War."

Karimi slowed down his speech considerably.

"At the time, his parents were also in the area targeted by US bombing."

"The military's radar actually detected the enemy situation in advance, but due to the chaos in the internal command system, the evacuation alarm was issued a full two hours late."

"By the time the alarm sounded, the bombs had already fallen."

The sound of a lighter came from the phone; Karimi seemed to be lighting a cigarette.

"Amir's parents were killed on the spot."

Zhang Jian remained silent.

This kind of thing would be an insurmountable obstacle for anyone.

"After that, Amir dropped out of school for good."

Karimi continued.

"The military later sent people to him several times, offering him extremely high benefits, hoping to get him to join the cyber warfare unit."

"But he absolutely refused, and even declared that he would never help the military again in his life."

"This guy is incredibly stubborn and inflexible."

"The military leadership felt they were in the wrong, and since he was indeed a rare talent, they couldn't force him, so the matter was shelved."

Karimi exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Zhang, I can't personally help you invite this person."

"If you want to use him, you'll have to try your luck."