The weather was fine tonight, and there was not a single cloud in the deep night sky. Sitting on the roof of the only four-star hotel in Songyuan City, well avoided by the lights on the ground, Wu Ming was able to clearly see every star that dotted the sky.

On late autumn nights, although there is no wind, you can still clearly feel the coolness in the air. In particular, the wound on the left shoulder that is bandaged layer by layer always feels the slightest cold breeze invading, which causes a faint pain.

In the afternoon, I bought a house in Shengshi Jiayuan, signed the contract, and the rest of the thing was just to get the keys and real estate certificate after half a month according to what the sales lady said. So, after sending Zhong Caini to a distance of 100 meters from her villa and watching her walk in, Wu Ming took a taxi directly to the downtown area of Songyuan City, which was more than 200 kilometers away. I casually found a small restaurant on the side of the street to fill my stomach, and by the way I bought a fried peanut rice, two bottles of beer, and carried it in a convenient bag.

For this mission, Wu Ming was not without doubts in his heart. As far as he knows, Lin Jia, the beautiful director who was transferred from the General Administration to the General City National Security Bureau, is not a weak woman who is powerless. What's more, there are a few skilled subordinates. However, since the above ordered him to come and protect her, Wu Ming had no reason or right to refuse.

Just through the information transmitted by the quantum communication mobile phone disguised as a power bank, Wu Ming learned that Xing Zhongdian, who lived in room 1718, not only had two inseparable bodyguards, but the organization behind it, or maybe he himself, temporarily added five more guards. As for whether there are more people in the shadows, no one knows at the moment.

Considering Xing Zhongdian's special identity, Lin Jia and their actions must also be kept strictly secret, and they must quietly bring Xing Zhongdian back to General City without alarming anyone. This not only invisibly increased the difficulty of this operation, but at the same time, because he could not fight with Xing Zhongdian's bodyguards, including the unknown guards hidden in the shadows, it also posed a great threat to the safety of Lin Jia and others.

What Wu Ming could think of, the reason why the above wanted to send him, and even Wang Luo was transferred to protect Lin Jia and his party, was limited to this.

Although he knew that Wang Luo was not in the hotel, he must have been hidden nearby, but the two of them did not take the initiative to contact each other. Because the existence of the "Bright and Honest (Luo)" has always been highly classified, it is expressly forbidden for them to contact each other and meet each other unless necessary when they act together. As for the last small gathering as comrades-in-arms in the capital, although Zheng Lei and Zhou Guang did not mention it later, Wu Ming could still guess, especially Zhou Guang, who would definitely be severely criticized from above.

While thinking about his thoughts, Wu Ming casually picked up a fried peanut in front of him and threw it into his mouth, picked up the unopened beer bottle with his left hand, which was not very neat, and raised it in front of his face, as if he was taking a sip.

Suddenly, a very slight sound of footsteps came from the fire escape leading to the roof of the building, Wu Ming quickly picked up the convenience bag on the ground, put two bottles of beer that had not been opened inside, turned around and hid behind a vent, and secretly observed the half-hidden small iron door after hiding his body. But in my heart, I was guessing who it would be.

It can't be someone from the National Security Bureau, Wu Ming thought to himself, nine times out of ten, it should be Xing Zhongdian's person. Regardless of whether the other party is aware of the actions of the National Security Bureau, like himself, whether the other party is for the purpose of protecting Xing Zhongdian or monitoring any disturbances around the hotel, it is of course the best choice to come here.

When the half-hidden door was gently pushed open, a man in black carrying a large backpack appeared in Wu Ming's sight. Although he couldn't see the other party's appearance clearly, Wu Ming inexplicably felt a faint sense of familiarity in his heart, as if he had met that person somewhere.

The visitor first stood at the exit of the small door and looked around, and then walked towards the vent where Wu Ming was hiding. However, he didn't get too close, but walked two more sideways steps about five steps from the vent, apparently trying to see behind the vent. When he was sure that there was no one else on the roof, he raised his feet and walked to the southeast corner of the roof, where he could see the entrance to the hotel and the lobby from a commanding height. After putting down the backpack on his back, he opened the zipper, and unhurriedly took out the pieces from it - the butt, the barrel, the barrel, the scope, the silencer and other parts, and then assembled them one by one, and soon a sniper rifle with a silencer was erected on the low wall of the roof in front of him, which was forty centimeters high.

Looking around again, the man in black naturally sat down cross-legged, put the butt of his sniper rifle on his shoulder, and glanced down through the scope from time to time.

At this point, Wu Ming can basically determine that this person must be sent by Xing Zhongdian to monitor all the people entering and leaving the hotel, and at the critical moment, he can not only warn Xing Zhongdian, but also launch a surprise attack when Xing Zhongdian is controlled and taken out of the hotel.

There were two inseparable bodyguards beside him, and five more people were added temporarily, not to mention, and such arrangements were made on the roof of the building. Wu Mingdu had to admire Xing Zhongdian's caution. From another point of view, it shows that Xing Zhongdian should have been alert to the serious crime team's investigation of the rape and murder of Tang Xiaodie, which he personally created more than 40 years ago. At the same time, he is always ready to use the aura of kindness accumulated in recent years to create a gimmick and make a desperate fight once his identity is exposed.

Wu Ming, who was carrying fried peanuts and two bottles of beer in his hand, cleverly avoided the other party's sight around the vent, shrunk his body as much as possible, without making the slightest sound, and quietly observed the every move of the man in black in the southeast corner. Looking at the watch, the time was just a little over 0:40, and it was estimated that it would take about two or three hours for the National Security Bureau to receive the news from Fuyuan City and take action. Wu Ming didn't want to hide behind the vent all the time, it was really uncomfortable, especially the wound on his left shoulder, which would inevitably be affected because he had to curl up his body.

It's just that it's probably not appropriate to do it now. In case this person made an appointment with Xing Zhongdian, or his bodyguards, to contact him every once in a while, then it would be easy for Xing Zhongdian to notice if he started early.

There was no way, so I could only endure it for the time being, and I planned to wait for two o'clock in the morning before the news came from Fuyuan City before taking action.

The plan is good, but the heavens don't fulfill people's wishes. I couldn't feel the presence of a wisp of wind just now, and within half an hour, Wu Ming first heard the rustle of leaves shaking from the tall tung trees on both sides of the road outside the building. Immediately, I felt a slight cool breeze blowing in my face.

How good is that?

Wu Ming couldn't help but regret why he bought fried peanuts and beer?

Why do you have to use plastic bags instead of fast food boxes?

I kept the plastic bag in my hand carefully because I didn't want it to rub against it and make a sound. However, once the wind blows, no matter how you keep it, the plastic bag will definitely make a noise, and then it will definitely attract the man in black. This time, he will never be able to easily avoid the other party's sight as he did just now, because since the man in black who is the killer has heard the sound, he must find the source of the sound.

For a while, the plastic bag in my hand became a hot potato, and I couldn't throw it away, and I couldn't keep it. Wu Ming could only pray to God not to increase the wind again.

Wu Ming was very angry, God didn't listen to him. After just a few breaths, the night wind suddenly became stronger. The plastic bag in his hand inevitably hissed. In the silence of the night, this is distinctly different from the sound of leaves, and is recognizable to everyone.

Almost at the same time, the man in black, who had been looking through the scope on the sniper rifle in front of him, suddenly turned his head. Moreover, the sniper rifle mounted on the low wall was also turned around.

The man in black immediately stood up, holding a gun in both hands and cautiously walked towards the vent where Wu Ming was hiding. And lowered his voice and asked: "What kind of person, get out of here!"

Now that it has been exposed, Wu Ming has no choice but to take action in advance. Of course, he didn't dare to show up rashly, but the other party was holding a powerful sniper rifle in his hand. At this time, Wu Ming, who had just regretted buying peanuts and beer, was a little happy.

Quietly took out an unopened bottle of beer and held it in his right hand, leaning against the brick wall less than half a meter from the vent, pricking up his ears to listen to the other party's approaching footsteps. Count silently: 1, 2, 3, 4...... When the count reached 5, Wu Ming suddenly moved.

Sending the plastic bag in his left hand out, he heard a dull "poof" sound, and the plastic bag in his hand was instantly broken. The uneaten fried peanuts in it crackled and flew around, and another bottle of beer that had not been opened suddenly burst open. Almost at the same time, Wu Ming jumped up from behind the vent where he was hiding, and the beer bottle in his right hand flew out like a grenade.

Because the man in black with the sniper rifle had just aimed at Wu Ming and deliberately stretched out to the left side of his body, and fired a shot at the plastic bag that was only less than ten centimeters from the ground, plus he was now less than five meters away from the vent where Wu Ming was hiding, so seeing that the beer bottle was coming straight to the top door, it was far too late to withdraw the bulky sniper rifle and smash it. In a hurry, he had to half-turn and sweep with the butt of his gun, hoping to block the beer bottles that were close at hand.

Not to disappoint him, the butt of the rifle struck accurately on the flying beer bottle. However, it was not an empty beer bottle, but a beer bottle full of beer that had never been opened.

So, with a "bang", under the splash of beer foam, broken glass ballasts also flew around. His body, right cheek, neck, right hand and right arm were stabbed by flying broken glass.

The man in black naturally knew that there was no time for him to clean up, because the other party was able to attract his attention with a plastic bag and attack him with a beer bottle accurately, he was by no means an ordinary person. So, subconsciously turn the muzzle.

(End of chapter)