Chapter 79: The Twelve Arhats (52)
After a long wait, it was getting dark, and as the time drew closer to the start of the show, there were more and more people around the opera house, and Coleman and I didn't dare to slack off, and we hid in the backlight of a street corner to watch the people around us, and occasionally circle around.
As the clock approached 7:20, our target appeared. I was walking out of the corner when I saw him, because Coleman and I were getting ready to enter. Just as we were on the side of the road across from the opera house, I saw Vastich walking towards the opera house.
The reason why I was able to recognize him quickly was because he was still wearing the clothes we were familiar with, and he still looked like he was in control of everything.
"Our goal is here." I whispered to Coleman beside me.
Coleman apparently hadn't noticed it right away, and he stopped abruptly when he heard me say it suddenly. I immediately said, "Relax." Don't mess around. We kept walking, towards the opera house as if nothing had happened. ”
"Ming. . . Got it. Coleman replied, looking a little nervous.
Actually, we didn't have to be nervous, because there were enough people around us to go to the opera house to cover us. I continued walking, looking at Vastić's side as I went, and I soon saw a guy walking in front of him, this guy's expression and feeling were markedly different from Vastić's and the other passers-by, this man looked at the person who walked in front of him and came towards them, this man was not any of the four Vastić personal guards we knew before, this man was a stranger. Perhaps his guards had suffered a lot of losses in that day's operation, or at least the driver must have died.
I glanced around and behind Vastich, and I quickly spotted another guy, who was walking behind Vastich's side, this man seemed to be familiar, and it should belong to one of the four people.
I withdrew my gaze and slowed down as I whispered to Coleman, "Let's follow him in." “
Coleman nodded, slowing down with me. Vastich and his two bodyguards quickly walked up the steps and disappeared into the gates of the opera house.
We continued to slowly follow the rest of the audience into the opera house. It was the first time I had entered an opera house, there was music, there were a lot of people but everyone was quiet, no one was making noise, not even talking loudly.
I glanced at the wicket, and Vastich and his two companions were standing not far from the wicket, the old guy smiling and nodding or greeting the people next to him from time to time.
Coleman soon saw the ticket seller, turned to me and whispered, "I'll get the ticket." Wait for me. He walked quickly over to the guy who was standing by the wall at the entrance to the opera house. Coleman chatted with the man for a few words and walked back with his ticket.
"Our seats are 18.19.Target 13, 14, 15 in the row in front of us." Coleman whispered.
I nodded and said, "That's good." It should not be very close, but it is not far either. “
"yes. But it's just a ticket... It's so expensive... Coleman said with a painful look of pain.
As he spoke, the ticket gates began to open, and several ticket gates began to be checked at the same time, and the people in the hall quickly and consciously lined up to start the ticket inspection. Coleman and I deliberately chose a different entrance than Vastic, and I turned my attention in other directions as I lined up, because I needed to make sure that there were no other accomplices or people who were deliberately paying attention to him except for the two people next to Vastic.
The ticket gate was very fast, and Coleman and I quickly passed through the ticket gate, and when we entered, we could see several signs, which were supposed to correspond to the row and number on the ticket to guide the audience, and there were staff standing next to these signs, who gave directions to the audience from time to time.
"Take me to our seats. Remember, we are spectators now. Leave that guy alone. I whispered to Coleman.
Coleman nodded and looked at the ticket in his hand and walked forward, I followed him quickly into the performance hall, which was not as big as I thought, and the lights inside were bright at the moment to illuminate the way and seat numbers for the audience.
I quickly followed Coleman to my row, and I noticed that as we moved to our seats, Vastich and two of his men appeared at the other entrance to their row across from us.
It was clear from the old fellow's appearance that he was familiar with the place, and he quickly found his seat after scanning his seat. As we had imagined, the two men sat on the left and right sides of Vastić, sandwiching him in the middle.
Vastich looked relaxed, sat down and leaned back in his chair to look at the direction of the stage, waiting leisurely for the show to begin. The two guys next to him were different, looking at the people around him from time to time after sitting down, their eyes full of vigilance.
Coleman and I sat down in our seats, "Looks like we thought." Coleman whispered as he sat down.
I looked in the direction of the stage and said, "Don't pay attention to them." Those two guys are like two surveillance probes, looking ahead, we're here to see the show. ”
After a while, the lights in the performance hall were turned down, and after a burst of opening music, a host came to the center of the stage, and then he began to introduce today's opera, I could not understand what the host was saying, I could only guess. Then he began to introduce the conductor of the band, and the band, and introduced some of the important people in the band one by one.
Of course, I had no interest in any of this, and I slowly moved my gaze to Vastić. I saw that the two guards seemed to be less vigilant when the lights dimmed, and they stopped looking around and paid less and less attention to the people around them.
I slowly leaned back in my chair to make myself look more relaxed. Coleman, who was beside him, glanced at me, leaned back in his chair as I did, and then he whispered, "When are we going to do it?" ”
"Don't worry. Now the show has just begun. , it will look strange to get up at the moment, watch the show first. I whispered.
Coleman glanced at Vastic, "Okay. I hope that guy has been watching quietly and not leaving halfway through. ”
"Alright. Stop talking. This will disturb others, and it may be exposed. I said.
So the two of us really started watching the show, it was an opera, it seemed to be a medieval story, I had no idea what they were singing, but the music was really good.
After about an hour of watching, Coleman whispered in my ear again, "Isn't it about the same now?" “