Chapter 16 (II) Polar Nightdream Bar
Tang Shuxing stepped forward and squatted down, put on gloves, and looked at the male corpse closest to him, the male corpse was very soft, it could be said that the surface of the skin had been decomposed into tissue fluid, the abdomen was swollen high, the vascular network under part of the skin was clearly visible, and the blisters and green spots were mixed together.
"It's been at least a week since I died." Tang Shuxing shook his head, "But why is there no smell?" β
Gromov examined the other corpses and found that they were all the same: "In a heated room, it is not good to check the time, you must know that although this room is old, the temperature of the general heating can be relatively adjusted, if the heating gate is fully open, the temperature can reach 30 degrees at the highest, half or one-third of the room is open, and the indoor is about 22 degrees." β
Tang Shuxing looked at him sideways: "You mean, someone deliberately messed up the time?" β
"Kill them, if there is enough time, open the windows first, lower the temperature, and then close the windows after a few hours, and so on, although it is troublesome, it can still confuse the time of death for a short time, but there is no need for it." Gromov searched around the room.
"Why is it not necessary? Do you know who did it? The current government intelligence service? Tang Shuxing shook his head after speaking, "It's unlikely, they don't need to be so ruthless, and even if they do, they will clean it up." β
"These six people are all our intelligence officers, but none of them have been activated, except for me and my boss, none of the other intelligence officers know about their storage, and one of them is still working at the local police station." Gromov continued to search the room, "From the surface. They are staunch supporters of the current government, and it is generally impossible to identify them. β
Tang Shuxing also looked around, and then went into the bathroom, but he didn't find anything, and when he came out again, he looked at the six corpses placed there, and felt that the appearance was very strange, so he took a few steps back, walked to the bottom of the porch, and looked carefully. Then he beckoned Gromov over: "Come and see." I think this corpse looks casual, but it actually looks like something? β
Gromov immediately went over, and after just a glance, his face changed, and he nodded: "You're right. What is posed is a sign. It's a flower. It is a fictitious flower called 'Polar Nightdream', and it is also the symbol of a speakeasy in the city. β
"Speakeasy?" Tang Shuxing nodded. "So, it has something to do with the speakeasy?"
Gromov nodded: "The bar is membership-based, there are very few people, but the cars parked in front of the bar are usually luxury cars, at least millions of dollars, but the bar does not welcome politicians and people from any government agencies, only businessmen, as far as I know, this bar has nothing to do with intelligence, and even if it does, it is business intelligence." β
"Business intelligence is intelligence, and business and military are inextricably linked." Tang Shuxing thought for a while and said, "Call the police!" Said there were corpses here. β
"Huh?" Gromov was taken aback and did not understand why this was done.
"We didn't have time to deal with the bodies, and as you said, no one knows their identities, and you left a sign of the Eastern Front armed forces here or something, implying that the Eastern Front armed forces did it, such a big case, looking at what the current government's news says, you can also see how they know about the incident." Tang Shuxing turned around and stood at the door, "After you call the police, let's leave immediately, and leave the door open for the neighbors to see." β
Gromov understood what Tang Shuxing meant, and immediately drew one of the signs of the armed forces of the Eastern Front on the wall with a pen, and then left with Tang Shuxing, and when the two left from the corridor, they deliberately knocked on the doors of the neighbors, and then ran downstairs, left from the back alley, and went directly to the "Polar Nightdream" bar.
Located in a remote location in the Minsk district, the Polar Nightdream Bar looks exactly like a factory, and the only thing that doesn't fit in here is the luxury cars parked below, and the bodyguards in suits, windbreakers, and sunglasses next to the cars.
Most of these bodyguards are retired from the army, and in Gromov's words, they are just a bunch of bastards who like to pretend, and anyone with a little experience can get rid of all these pretentious bastards in a short time, without any effort at all.
The two stood in the corner, Tang Shuxing looked at the small door, there was a sign of a "Polar Night Dream" flower on the door, and there were two big men on the left and right sides of the door, and the armpits of the big men were protruding, which was enough to show that they were carrying automatic weapons, which were estimated to be scorpion submachine guns.
"I also have acquaintances here, I'll try, you wait first." Gromov stepped forward alone, passed through the luxury cars, walked to the gate under the watchful eyes of the bodyguards, and then said the names of several wealthy local merchants to the big man, but the big man didn't pay any attention to him, just motioned for him to get out of the way.
Gromov couldn't move, so he had to turn around and leave, just a few steps, one of the big man's walkie-talkie sounded, and then the big man called Gromov, Gromov signaled Tang Shuxing to come over, but the appearance of Tang Shuxing made the big man and the bodyguards very nervous, and one of the bodyguards was so reckless that he pulled out a pistol.
"Don't be nervous! Take it easy! He's my friend! Gromov explained, and then Dahan's walkie-talkie rang again, and the people inside motioned for the two to let the two into the bar, and Dahan glanced back at the surveillance hanging there, and then entered the code to open the door and let them in.
Gromov led Tang Shuxing into the door, and as soon as he entered, the door was slammed shut, and there was a sound of locking, from the inside this door is exactly the same as the door of the bank vault, if there is something can be locked directly from the inside, even if the password is entered outside, it can't be opened, like a shelter.
The corridor facing down was very dry, and the heating temperature was very high, but at the same time there was a slight cool breeze blowing in from both sides of the feet, and I don't know what it was for. With no one to guide them, they had to slowly move downward, and when they reached the bottom of the corridor, they saw an extremely luxurious hall below.
Gorgeous and dazzling crystal lamps, all kinds of ancient silverware, and some modern electrical appliances are placed next to the classical table, and the rich businessmen sitting in the leather sofas are talking, looking very nervous. They were also extremely wary of their arrival, but there was nothing they could do about itβthere were no bodyguards or so-called waiters in the whole hall, except for the group of nearly twenty wealthy merchants and their families, and they had to pour their own wine, and judging from the table next to them, it seemed that they had drunk a lot of wine.
"What's next?" Tang Shuxing asked in a low voice.
"Wait." Gromov whispered, "Someone let us in, they must be ready to 'meet' us, maybe some kind of gift has been prepared." β
But after waiting for about ten minutes, no one showed up. The wealthy merchants and their families below also shifted their eyes from their bodies to the wall clock next to them. The wall clock indicated that it was 2:59 p.m., which was already the "evening" in other parts of the country, and the sky had darkened slightly, and after half past three, it would all turn dark. From daytime to night.
The wall clock finally rang. Time became three o'clock.
The faces of the wealthy businessmen and their families below sank again. Many people took the hands of the people next to them and stared at the clock with a frown.
"Welcome, both!" One was dressed in mink and sunglasses. The man with an upstart air all over his body walked out of the door on the left, holding a thick, disgusting cigar in his hand.
Even though it was several meters away, Tang Shuxing was still coughing from the smell of the cigar.
"Excuse me! I know it's a bad habit! The man pestled the cigar directly into the palm of his hand, and there was a burst of green smoke, mixed with the smell of roasted meat, and then the man took off his sunglasses, revealing an ordinary face, with a narrow but high nose, thin lips, a very clear facial contour, thick eyebrows, and a visibly shaved beard.
However, Tang Shuxing felt that this face was extremely familiar, and he didn't recall it after thinking about it for a long time, but Gromov had already seen who the other party was, showed a weird smile, stood still in place, stretched out his hand and said, "It's an honor to meet you, Mr. Bond." β
Mr. Bond? Bond. Kirilenko? Tang Shuxing paid attention to it again, and subconsciously added a mustache to the lips, chin and cheeks of the man in front of him, and then found that it was really exactly the same as the photo Zhan Tianya had shown him.
This is the target of the assassination? Tang Shuxing subconsciously touched the dragon blade hidden on the side of his coat, and Gromov turned around, pointed at Tang Shuxing and introduced: "Mr. Bond, this is my friend." As he spoke, Gromov motioned to Tang Shuxing not to touch the weapon.
"I know him." Bond swallowed his unlit cigar again, "My people have a relationship with him in Karachi, let's go in and talk, watch the news and talk, because today's news is very interesting!" β
Bond led the two into the next room, which was like an office, but there was a glass that could change color, and when Bond sat down and pressed the color change button, the glass suddenly turned from black to transparent, allowing them to clearly see the rich merchants in the hall below.
At the same time, the projector in the hall was activated, projecting the national television scene onto the white screen next to it. Wealthy businessmen and their families immediately turned their attention to the screen.
The two sat down at Bond's desk, Bond poured wine and handed it over, Tang Shushu waved his hand to indicate that he would not drink, and then Bond said a very standard Chinese: "The amount of alcohol in Chinese is great, you don't even drink?" β
Tang Shuxing said with a smile: "I never drink it, I'm allergic to alcohol." β
"It's a shame that these are old wines." Bond sat down, looked up at his watch, and then looked in the direction of the TV, "You two, I have to say, your luck is really good, if you come half an hour late......"
Bond didn't speak, just winked at them, and the news began to show that six bodies had been found in the apartment, but there was no picture of the apartment, just that the announcer said something he knew and asked the police officer in charge of the investigation. The police only claimed that there were not many clues at the scene, but there was evidence that perhaps some armed group on the Eastern Front had done it, and the method was very cruel.
Bond pouted: "Am I going too far?" β
At this time, Tang Shuxing and Gromov already knew that the massacre in the apartment was the work of the werewolf leader in front of him, but why did he do that? (To be continued......)