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"Initially, I joined the 'Fayman's Club' just to take advantage of the opportunity of the 'Fayman's Club' to use my jewellery store as a dojo to further develop and expand the jewellery business. Never thought about what espionage organization serves.

Last spring, it was supposed to be the end of February, the fifth day I came to Jiangjun City after the Spring Festival. I remember very well that it was March 3rd, and I quickly fell asleep when I returned to the hotel after a busy day in the store. But then something happened that I still don't understand.

That night, it was like I had a long dream, and it was as if I had been sleepwalking all night, but when I woke up in the morning, I remembered everything clearly, and there was still a copy of the "Nomination Book" that I had signed by myself at night on the desk in the hotel room. ”

"What's that, what's it exactly?"

"There are many contents, and the main one is 'voluntarily join the organization, unconditionally obey the orders of the superiors, and pledge with your life that you will never betray the organization'. ”

"What kind of organization is 'the organization'?"

"There is only one alphabetical code name - TPG. ”

"Don't you know what this TPG stands for?"

"I don't know. Later, I kept inquiring, including searching the Internet, but I never found any information related to the so-called TPG organization. ”

"Is there any relationship between the 'Lafayette' you belong to and this so-called TPG organization?"

"I don't know. I also asked Wang Jianxun, but he told me that he had never heard of a TPG organization in the world. ”

"Since you said that you remember everything at night clearly, then who took the so-called "Letter of Nomination" for you to sign?"

"A man who calls himself a 'second master', wears a mask, and is disguised in both body shape and voice. ”

"How can you tell if the other person's body shape is also disguised?"

"The person who appeared in my room in my memory was more than two meters tall and looked like he weighed three hundred pounds, to say the least. But he walked silently and without speaking, and his voice did not have the deep voice that is common for fat people. It's mechanical, like the voice of a low-grade robot sold on the market—a flat and emotionless tone. ”

"Even if the other party deliberately disguises themselves, the smell of everyone's body is different, especially between men and women. Didn't you find anything unusual in this?"

"Until the morning, the room was filled with the strong smell of alcohol. How can you tell the gender of the other person from the breath?"

"Where's the smell of strong alcohol, did you drink at dinner?"

"I never drink alcohol because my skin is allergic to alcohol. The next day I also searched carefully in the room, except for a few beers in the fridge, there were no other alcoholic drinks at all. ”

"On that day, March 3rd of last year, who did you come into contact with, eat or drink before you went to the hotel, did you drink any drinks in the hotel room or anything else after entering the hotel?"

"In the jewelry store where I had been that day, the only people I came into contact with were the Mu Qixiong brother and sister. Dinner was also eaten with Mu Qixiong at a nearby restaurant. During this time, Mu Qixiong drank two bottles of beer, and I drank the tea provided by the hotel. Entering the hotel room, I took a hot shower, drank a cup of boiled water in an electric kettle, and lay down on the pure water in the water dispenser in the room. ”

"You boiled the water with your own hands?"

"yes. ”

"So did you ask Mu Qixiong the next day if anything unusual happened to him that night?"

"Asked, he said nothing happened, as usual. ”

"And how did the man who called himself the 'second master' get into your room?"

"It was I who heard a knock and opened the door for him personally. ”

"Opened the door to a strange-looking stranger in the middle of the night, don't you have a little worry in your heart?"

"Nope. Not only did he not have any sense of vigilance or fear, but in retrospect, he seemed to be very excited. ”

"What were you wearing?"

"Pajamas. ”

"How long has he been in your room?"

"It's about thirty or forty minutes. ”

"What have you all done, or talked about, in all that long time?"

"He has been telling me that TPG is a very powerful organization in the world, and that joining it will not only make a fortune, but also ensure the safety of me and my family. ”

"You believe it?"

"I didn't know what was going on at the time, but I believed what he said, as if what he said and what he described was exactly what I was looking for. ”

"What else have you said?"

"Finally, I said, 'Actually, you're already working for TPG, and the organization is very happy with your performance. That's why you signed the "Nomination Letter", and from then on you will be an official member of the TPG organization, we are a family, and you have to keep up the good work' and so on. ”

"And how did he leave?"

"I personally escorted him into the hallway, and only turned around and closed the door when he disappeared in the direction of the elevator hall after he turned the corner down the hallway. Because I didn't feel the slightest sleep, I read the "Book of Fame" several times from beginning to end, not only did I not have any worries, but the more I looked at it, the more I felt a sense of relief in my heart as if I had found a home. At the same time, the mood is becoming more and more excited. ”

"Haven't slept all night?"

"Should have slept for a while. Because when I woke up in the morning, I was lying in bed. But I don't know when I fell asleep. ”

"Which hotel were you staying in?"

"Little Swan Hotel Room 2258. ”

"What about the "Letter of Nomination"?"

"When I came to my senses, I didn't dare to keep that kind of thing. Although I don't know what the TPG does, or what the so-called 'second master' means when he says at night, "Actually, you're already working for the TPG," I still have a vague feeling that I have been framed and fallen into a pit. So, it was torn up and thrown into the toilet bowl at that time. ”

"Didn't that 'second master' let you keep it well?"

"Nope. ”

"You're not willing to work for TPG just because, according to you, you signed the so-called "Letter of Submission" under a similar 'sleepwalking' situation, right?"

"Of course not. When I woke up the next day, I kept comforting myself that what happened at night was nothing more than a dream, or a deliberate prank, and that there was no TPG organization in the world, and there was no 'second master'.

However, within a few days, I received the order of the 'second master'. ”

"By what means?"

"VoIP. ”

"Contents?"

"Send money to an account provided by the other party. ”

"What kind of account, how much is it, USD or RMB?"

"A personal account from Hong Kong, one million Hong Kong dollars. ”

"Do you remember that account?"

"It is very clear in the "Letter of Submission" that no member can keep relevant information without permission, otherwise he will be punished for the crime of betraying the organization. ”

"You promised to be the 'second master'?"

"I didn't dare not say yes. The other party said that the consequences of not agreeing were to report my resale of cultural relics to the local police, and second, to send people to deal with me and my family for the crime of betraying the organization. ”

"Do you now know what the 'second master' means, 'Actually, you're already working for TPG'?"

"Got it. I guess it refers to me reselling antiques for the 'Lafayette'. ”

"In that case, do you still know about the relationship between the 'Lafayettes' and the TPG organization?"

"I really don't know. If it weren't for the phrase 'second master' and the later payment of money to Zheng Qianjun and his ilk, I am afraid that I would not have been able to connect the 'Lafayette' with the TPG organization by now. ”

"One more question, whose idea was it for Lamu Qixiong to join the gang?"

"It's the 'second master'. ”

"Why did the 'second master' fall in love with Mu Qixiong?"

"According to my estimates, I should have taken a fancy to Mu Qixiong's identity as an antique dealer. ”

"Why?"

"One is that I don't be here very often, so I need an errand runner here. The second is that Mu Qixiong has been running around collecting antiques all year round, and he has cultivated a mouth that is difficult for ordinary people to reach. The most important thing is that Mu Qixiong likes to be greedy. ”

After listening to the recording brought by Lin Jia of the interrogation of Vietnamese jewelry merchant Nguyen Phuc Chun, Ling Zhan in the office of the Serious Crime Team, including Jia Wei and Xiao Hua, who had forgotten to continue writing the report, fell silent.

(End of chapter)