330: Chapter 327 Worries

——Huaren Chinese Medicine Clinic——

Business at the clinic had been quite good lately, with a large influx of customers seen every day.

Only Zhou Guoli was experiencing a mix of pain and joy.

Although they were a combined intelligence and operations team, on the surface, they relied on this clinic as their base.

Consequently, when the clinic made a lot of money and became too busy to handle, everyone was forced to act as staff.

Watching nearly half of his fine men now dressed in Tang suits, clutching Acupuncture tools and heading toward various patient rooms, Zhou Guoli felt a sharp pang of annoyance.

"Fortunately, the situation isn't extremely urgent lately. According to the usual style of the Tech Company, they generally conduct detailed observations for more than half a month. I reckon it'll be about ready by the end of the month."

Sitting in his private office on the third floor, Zhou Guoli tapped the desk, pondering while writing a mission report.

Zhou Guoli had investigated certain patterns of Genentech very clearly; it was standard practice in their line of work to find weaknesses within patterns.

"The mission report for the first half of the month should be like this. Everything is fine, but I still need the general manager stationed in the US to help transfer a few top-tier operatives over.

Genentech's security is extremely tight. Even if Li Changsheng can get the person out, it'll be trouble if an accident occurs during the extraction.

And when the time comes, we might even need an armed rescue."

Thinking of this, Zhou Guoli nodded seriously to himself, though he remained composed and unhurried. After all, according to his calculations, the actual operation wouldn't take place until the end of the month.

There was still plenty of time for personnel deployment.

Da da da~

A series of hurried footsteps sounded on the stairs. Zhou Guoli frowned slightly and, without waiting for a knock, said calmly, "Enter!"

The person who entered was Xiao Zhang, whose hair was soaked through from running hard in the summer heat.

He gasped for air, grabbed a teacup from the desk and drained it in one gulp. Only then did he exhale a long breath, though still panting as he said, "Captain, the situation has changed. This was sent by an undercover agent inside, risking their life using the line we set up in the suburbs.

This is the decrypted text. Captain, look, something isn't right!"

Hearing this, Zhou Guoli's heart skipped a beat. This was the last thing he wanted to hear during this period.

Without a word, Zhou Guoli quickly grabbed the document on the desk and began flipping through it.

With just one glance, his pupils suddenly constricted. After spending a long while reading the contents in detail, he put the document down with a grim expression.

"It is indeed not right. They suddenly bolstered their armed forces today; this has never happened before. The pattern has changed!"

Zhou Guoli spoke in a low, heavy voice. For large institutions, patterns often remain stagnant; even if they change, it's usually over a long period or involves pre-planned random adjustments.

However, according to their past observations, Genentech never had a rule for making temporary, isolated changes to their armed forces.

Even if there were changes, they would be large-scale, systemic adjustments, not just a standalone adjustment of armed strength.

"Captain, there's a huge problem now. Our undercover personnel have no idea about Li Changsheng's situation, except for White Fox, with whom we maintain two-way contact.

We can't contact the others directly; they can only send messages to us. Once the situation changes, we have no way of knowing when something goes wrong inside.

We also can't order them to cooperate with Li Changsheng." Xiao Zhang looked anxious, naturally understanding the severity of the matter.

"Don't worry. Although we can't send messages to the undercover personnel directly, if a massive commotion breaks out inside the research institute, they will certainly act as they see fit, creating even more chaos to facilitate Li Changsheng's operation."

Zhou Guoli's finger tapping on the desk paused, as if he were contemplating something.

Xiao Zhang nodded at this, but still said, "But... what if Li Changsheng can't create enough of a commotion... what then?"

Right!

If Li Changsheng, the man they pinned their hopes on—who was like a Dragon crossing a river no matter where he went outside—became a dud inside, what would they do?

Zhou Guoli's brow also furrowed.

"Don't panic yet. How many undercover personnel do we have in total?"

"Twenty-five in total! This is the information sent back from the general manager. Since these personnel are not directly subordinate to us, we don't know their individual identities.

According to the previous plan, we were supposed to find a way to contact these undercover personnel and have them act collectively.

But later, Li Changsheng's appearance caused our plan to change."

Xiao Zhang explained. In fact, that had been the original plan, but because Li Changsheng's operational capabilities were exceptionally outstanding...

Coupled with his incredibly powerful physical fitness, they realized he was the optimal candidate to draw the institute's attention and successfully rescue the target.

After all, while their undercover personnel were all experts in covert operations, they simply couldn't reach the level of attracting such intense focus from the institute.

The room fell silent as time ticked by. The sound of Zhou Guoli tapping the desk began again.

After more than ten minutes, Zhou Guoli's expression gradually became determined.

"Action. Move immediately. Gather the men. We'll have to work hard for the next few days. Close the shop. All operational and intelligence personnel are to be deployed.

Everyone take turns lying in wait near the research institute to observe. Once a commotion breaks out inside, launch an armed rescue immediately!"

After saying this, Zhou Guoli seemed to have exhausted all his strength.

"Captain, shouldn't we report to the general manager? Have them find a way to get in touch with the undercover personnel; wouldn't that be better?

And White Fox—should we contact White Fox immediately to ask about the situation?"

"You take care of those things. The other personnel must move out right away. If there are any new developments, contact me immediately!"

Zhou Guoli nodded. "The situation is unclear right now. Tell everyone to stop worrying about making money. Once this mission is complete, those who are due for rotation can return home, and those who want to make big money can continue doing so!"

Both men looked grave. No one had expected such a turn of events.

"Captain, what about Li Changsheng? Can he analyze the deeper reasons behind the strengthening of the armed forces?" Xiao Zhang looked worried.

This was their biggest concern. After all, Li Changsheng hadn't undergone professional intelligence training; he might be lacking when it came to sensitivity toward danger.

"Sigh, we can't contact him directly now. Try to see if you can give him some hints through White Fox's channel.

If not, then it can only be left to fate. If he doesn't make it out alive after completing this mission, we'll apply to the higher-ups to provide assistance to his family."

Zhou Guoli waved his hand. He was no longer thinking about Li Changsheng completing the mission.

With the situation suddenly becoming so eerie and unpredictable, he didn't even care if the mission could be completed; he only hoped the target, the moles, and the undercover personnel wouldn't all be wiped out in one go.