Chapter 36: The Prelude to the Storm
The drizzle outside the window kept beating on the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the whirring wind outside could be heard through a layer of glass, and the sycamores on both sides of the road were blown out of shape.
It's been more than half a month since I came to Europe, and I was not used to living in Berlin at first, and it always rained without warning. I couldn't stand the final transfer to Paris, but the weather conditions did not improve as expected.
The non-stop rain for several days makes the mood as gloomy as the cloudy sky.
There are only a few wall lamps in the medieval room, and the dim light makes the room even darker.
Back on the couch in the room and sat down, the Macallan on the table was already halfway down, one of Leon's favorite drinks.
His fingers rubbed back and forth over the rim of the glass, looking at the information on the computer and on the table, and continued to think intently.
During this time, Li Ang has been staying in the hotel, sleeping every day except for work, never going out of the door once, and living in this suite every day.
......There was a knock at the door, and Li Ang was comparing the documents with the information on the computer one by one, and the sudden sound made him frown, raised his hand and rubbed his temples, and said impatiently: "Come in!" ”
After the sound of unlocking, it was Ricardo who was wearing a black suit and sunglasses who pushed the door in, saw Leon sitting on the sofa, walked over quickly and said respectfully: "I brought you to see someone, and I am currently waiting next door." ”
"Then bring him here!" Li Ang put down the information in his hand, picked up the wine glass, took a sip and ordered lightly.
"Yes." Ricardo replied respectfully and turned to leave.
A few minutes later, the bedroom door rang again.
The man calmly pushed the door in, and Leon leaned on the sofa and looked at the man in front of him, frowning slightly: "Did you bring what I wanted?" ”
The man took off his hat and the disguise on his body, his face was as pale as paper, and it seemed that the weather outside was still quite cold.
"I didn't have anything with me, and I think I could add a little bit to the conditions I talked about before. After all, if this incident is exposed, you will definitely get more benefits from it, and I need more money to ensure the future life of my family after the East Window incident. ”
Sitting in the backlight, the dim light only shone on half of Li Ang's face, and his expression was cold, and there were no emotional fluctuations from his appearance.
The scene fell silent as the man said something, and the floor-to-ceiling clock on the wall chimes clearly and evenly as the hour arrives.
"Pap~Pap~Pap~"
In response to his renewed request, Leon lowered his head and tapped twice.
When I looked up again, I had changed my smiling face, and I looked very satisfied.
"I admire your character, and I just asked you for your attitude."
The man began to become confused, not understanding what he was saying. Watching Li Ang push the notebook in front of him and gesture to himself, he subconsciously swallowed his saliva and looked away from the screen.
"You should be able to understand that it is only a matter of time before I get what I want without you."
Leon picked up an empty glass and poured half a glass of wine into it, got up from the couch, and walked behind him as he spoke.
"You've evaded security with something, and my men are already checking it, and there's progress. And... I'm not the only one who contacted you, and it won't be long before your replacement will be in this room. ”
He handed him the glass, patted him on the shoulder, pulled a cigarette out of his trouser pocket, and took it into his mouth, beckoning to Ricardo.
The man looked at the information with a solemn face, in fact, the direction of their investigation is the problem, and indeed as Li Ang said, it is only a matter of time before they find the problem, and the purpose of this group of people is obvious.
While the things in your hands are still valuable, it is better to give them directly.
If you take the money, you can still treat it as if it happened, and continue to work and live as usual.
If, as he said, someone else would come after a while, the information in his hand would become a useless mess of words.
"I thought about it again, and I think the previous proposal is very good, I can take your people to get the information, but I want to get the money first!"
The man drank the wine from the glass, forced a smiling face, and got up to say what he wanted.
"You've made a very wise choice, the money has been prepared for a long time, it's all cash, and you can go and get your 'pay' now."
He gave Ricardo a look at the standing Ricardo, and then he walked out of the room with the man.
Two minutes later, Ricardo returned to his room, saying that he had arranged for someone to follow him to collect the information, and asked if there were any 'extra' instructions.
"We're not doing something shady, don't think about it that much." Li Ang put away the information on the table and pushed it aside, and let out a long sigh of relief, he could save some time, he had enough of the hellish weather in Europe.
"Do the people who arranged it before still need him to see him?"
"Oh, that's no, my needs have been fulfilled as scheduled. Once the information is available, I will proceed to the next step, and I want to get the matter back to California as soon as possible. ”
The alternative is nothing more than a cover for deception, an excuse to deal with that person, but a random arrangement for a random person to show him a 'play', in order to prevent revealing the stuff, only he knows.
The plan is in full swing, and the fewer people who know, the better.
After getting the information, Li Ang first backed up a copy on his computer and then sent it to his assistant.
Finding the central point of the event, everything becomes transparent.
Now it is just a matter of quietly waiting for the verification results and preparing for the tsunami.
……
At night, Leon lay alone in bed and made a video call with his mother in the Bay Area.
"You know you have a home." As soon as it came up, it was a ruthless complaint from the mother.
"Mom, it's a bit too much for you to say that, I'm just too busy to call you." I touched my nose in embarrassment, laughing and playing haha with my mother.
"Are you busy? You are indeed busy, busy playing games and fooling around with those indiscriminate women every day. ruthlessly exposed his son's lies, and there were others beside him, so he didn't continue to lose, and asked casually: "Why are you staying in a hotel now?" ”
"Uh..."
Li Ang, who was just about to reply, heard his father's voice on the other end of the phone.
"That kid went to Paris, and he'll be back in a while, so you don't have to worry about it."
“emm…”
was speechless for a while, and secretly scolded Ricardo in his heart, his movement was controlled by his father.
"Just your little thoughts, you're still too young, I'll talk to you alone later..."