Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Zhang Renkang had no idea what was going on in the cabin. They all thought it was just a procurement mission in the name of a civilian investigation. Even if the items being purchased were somewhat sensitive, it would not attract the attention of the Hong Kong government.

The group either rested in the cabin, or some who had never seen the sea walked excitedly on the boat, looking at the vast and boundless sea, and visited the merchant ships with a smile.

When everyone's passion was almost exhausted, they lay in the swaying cabin in the night and waited until dawn.

Zhang Renkang also met the team members who were working together this time, Tang Fu, a first-class technician from Shougang, Tang Gong and Li Mingli, a translator from the Translation Department of the Ministry of Industry, and Comrade Wang Fang who was protecting the three of them. For some reason, after the groups were divided in the evening, Zhang Tingan notified that no one except the members of the group could have any contact with each other, and they had to separate when getting off the ship, and they were not allowed to greet or contact each other while in Hong Kong Island.

For some reason, Zhang Renkang felt a little uneasy after receiving the notice. Was this too rigorous? Was it necessary to be so rigorous in a procurement task? He secretly began to pay attention to Zhang Tingan's reaction and expression, until he found Zhang Tingan helplessly talking to a middle-aged man wearing a top hat.

Zhang Renkang was very sure that there was no such person in the training team at that time.

As soon as they got off the ship, the group walked slowly down the cabin, and then were blocked on the pier by the port patrol. A fat man in a gray police uniform held a loudspeaker and shouted:

"Those boarding the ship from the mainland, please stand out and be inspected"

"Don't try to hide. Once found, you will be detained."

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Zhang Renkang and the others looked humiliated, but they still walked out and stood alone where the Hong Kong police pointed out. Then they were taken into a room one by one and checked one by one.

When Zhang Renkang, Tang Fu, Li Ming and Wang Fang were searched and driven out of the port to meet up, Li Ming, who was the most angry, cursed

"These idiots really don't know who their ancestors are."

Zhang Renkang shook his head and said coldly

"Let's go. One day we will come here again with dignity."

Zhang Renkang and his three companions first took the harbor tram to the city. After arriving in the city, they got off the tram and asked for directions to the hotel while trying to find a way to walk. All the money on Tang Fu and the other two was searched away. If Zhang Renkang had not had space and secretly stuffed a gold bar in it for the head of the search, he would not have been able to keep the more than 800 Hong Kong dollars issued by the organization.

The police thought they had found a big fish and searched Zhang Renkang thoroughly. But when they found that he had no money left, they impatiently let Zhang Renkang and his three companions out of the port.

The gold bars were not wasted. At least when the four of them got on the train, Zhang Ting'an and the others were held hostage inside and couldn't get out.

On the way, Zhang Renkang found a noodle shop and spent 20 Hong Kong dollars to buy four bowls of noodles while the other three were heartbroken. The four of them ate without caring about their eating manners. Except for breakfast on the boat in the morning, they had not eaten a single drop of water all day. Now they were starving, so how could they care about anything else?

Zhang Renkang ignored the contemptuous looks from others and said in a low voice:

"I have an idea, please give me some advice."

"I don't plan to stay in the hotel recommended by the organization. How about the four of us find another hotel to stay in?"

Tang Fu and Li Ming were just a little curious, but Wang Fang looked at Zhang Renkang sharply and suddenly questioned

"Team Leader Zhang, why?"

"Give me a reason"

Tang Fu and Li Ming were somewhat puzzled by Wang Fang's attitude, but they also looked at Zhang Renkang and wondered why he wanted to change his accommodation.

Zhang Renkang smiled and said

“I will definitely tell you the reason.”

"Now the four of us are a team. I hope that in the future, the four of us can unite and cooperate. Now we are unfamiliar with the place. If we don't unite, we will all starve to death."

Then Zhang Renkang lowered his voice and said

"Aren't you three curious?"

"During our training, we were told to act as a group, but why are we suddenly divided into several groups on the cabin? We are not allowed to interact with each other."

"And when we got off the ship, why were only people from the mainland checked? My luggage was turned upside down, and even my body was searched thoroughly."

"You three should be too."

Li Ming complained

"That's right, I was forced to take off my pants, there is no human rights at all"

Wang Fang and Tang Fu also nodded, and then Tang Fu said

"I have been to Hong Kong Island on business several times before, and although there were inspections, they were definitely not as thorough as this time."

Zhang Renkang continued

"I suspect that our mission has been leaked."

"Maybe they are coming for us. Now most of their troops are at the port. I don't even think any of them can get in."

"The plan we made before may no longer be safe."

"I mean we should find a new place to stay. According to the plan, someone will meet us at the hotel arranged for us in three days. We will take action after receiving new instructions from our superiors."

"Wang Fang and I will go to meet him in three days and we'll see what happens. What do you think?"

After listening to Zhang Renkang's words, the sharpness in Wang Fang's eyes obviously subsided a lot, and Tang Fu also nodded and said

"Director Zhang's considerations make sense. Safety is the top priority right now. It would be best to wait until we get further information before taking action."

"I agree"

Li Ming also nodded. He was just a translator. Besides, all the funds issued by the team leader were in Zhang Renkang's hands. If not him, who else should he listen to?

Wang Fang thought for a moment and said

"Okay, I agree. I'll wait for the next instructions in three days."

Zhang Renkang said

"Okay, since everyone agrees, let's look for a hotel in the direction we're in. It's best if it's within two kilometers of the hotel our superiors arranged. This will also make it easier for us to respond in a timely manner. If there's a leak, we'll be able to detect the anomaly in time."

"One more thing, from now on, let's all change our names."

"Mr. Tang is the oldest, he is our eldest brother, Wang Fang is the second oldest, Li Ming is the third oldest, and I am the fourth oldest. We came from over there to seek a job with our relatives, remember everything."

"We all have the surname Zhao, Zhao Fu, Zhao Fang, Zhao Ming, and Zhao Kang. We are from southern Shandong and came here to live with our relatives. We don't know where our relatives moved to, and we lost contact for a while."

Zhang Renkang considered everything very carefully. Even Wang Fang, who had the most experience, nodded and said:

"Okay, that's it."

As he said this, he took out four notebooks like a magic trick and said with a smile

"This is the mainland's ID. If the name is blank, just use Zhang. Follow what my fourth brother Zhao Kang said and fill it in yourself. From now on, we will act according to this identity."

Zhang Renkang took the book and said to Wang Fang with a smile

"Sure, it seems that the second brother is also very skilled. This thing was not found out."

Wang Fang smiled but said nothing. What Zhang Renkang didn't know was that he was an elite trained by the National Security Bureau. If it wasn't for Zhang Yuhua's request, he wouldn't have participated in such an operation at his level. But Wang Fang suddenly discovered that there were some unusual things involved in the originally arranged procurement mission. He was afraid that this trip was no longer so safe.

In fact, he had already discovered Zhang Ting'an and the strange middle-aged man on the boat. Based on his long-term work experience, he knew that the man was the same as him. That's why Wang Fang didn't object after listening to Zhang Renkang's plan. Zhang Renkang was very thoughtful. He originally planned to wait until he got to the hotel to see if he could suggest changing the plan. Now that Zhang Renkang had also discovered it, he would just go with the flow.