124: A black line appeared

Xu Ning noticed the change in his expression and realized that Kadeyafu might be hiding something, but he was temporarily helpless and could only act as the situation dictated.

Shortly after, the Captain, whom they had just met yesterday, also rushed over.

Despite not having fully recovered from his fear regarding the death, he still had to be present.

"Why are you here?" he asked nervously.

Xu Ning simply replied, "This is where our employees live.

A murder happened, so naturally, we have to come and take a look."

When the Captain learned that Xu Ning and the others were not here to hold him accountable, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that there were no more clues to be found here, Xu Ning decided to leave first, believing that professional investigators were better suited to handle the case.

When he returned to the station, he happened to meet Kadeyafu returning.

Xu Ning immediately asked about the gunboat matter.

Clearly, this was crucial to him.

Kadeyafu replied, "There has been some progress, but the situation is not optimistic.

I plan to go to Hulifuka with Uncle Anbao Lie tomorrow to take a look.

The partner shipyard is not in this state, but in a neighboring area.

It takes more than an hour to drive there."

Kadeyafu scratched his head awkwardly because, in reality, he had spent almost the entire morning waiting in the reception room during this visit, but hadn't seen a single person.

Xu Ning nodded, then mentioned Adrian's matter.

Hearing this, Kadeyafu's expression became heavy, and he then turned and left.

Xu Ning didn't ask much about where he was going.

The next day, Kadeyafu went to Hulifuka with Security Guard Lie, while Xu Ning found Zhao Zhide, handed him the shipyard information Kadeyafu had provided, and ordered him to gather more details.

By noon, Kadeyafu had not yet returned, but Zhao Zhide had quickly brought back the newly collected information.

Xu Ning quickly flipped through it and found that the content made him increasingly excited!

This information revealed that Tailayev Shipyard was not only in a cooperative relationship with Malyshev Military Factory but was also a branch of Nikolaev Shipyard, and its person in charge was the brother of the person in charge of Nikolaev Shipyard!

This meant that if he could establish a good relationship with the person in charge of Tailayev Shipyard, he could get closer to the core circle of Nikolaev Shipyard.

This was an important breakthrough that Xu Ning had not anticipated!

Xu Ning's gaze lingered on the name of Ivan Makarov, the general manager of Tailayev Shipyard.

"I want to know everything about this person, his preferences, habits, etc., the more detailed, the better!"

"No problem! Leave this to me."

Zhao Zhide replied confidently, rubbing his hands with a smile.

Xu Ning walked up to Zhao Zhide, patted him on the shoulder, and gave him a few simple words of encouragement, which made Zhao Zhide feel much better.

"I'm counting on you for this matter."

"I will definitely live up to your trust.

I'll go now!" Saying that, Zhao Zhide quickly left the office.

Recalling Sun Bo's recommendation back then, Xu Ning felt it was very wise.

Although Xie Biao's Hunter Vulture Squad was powerful in combat, in terms of intelligence gathering and dealing with locals, Zhao Zhide's role was irreplaceable, and in some aspects, Zhao Zhide's performance might even be better than his.

Xu Ning felt that Zhao Zhide was too enthusiastic towards him, sometimes even making him feel uncomfortable.

He muttered to himself, 'Could Zhao Zhide have some special hobbies?'

Thinking of this, Xu Ning looked at himself in the office mirror.

Although he thought he looked pretty good, it wasn't enough to attract male attention.

He really couldn't figure out why Zhao Zhide was so attentive.

In fact, Xu Ning completely underestimated how important Shanhai Industry was to an agent who had worked abroad for a long time.

"Bang!" The door was suddenly opened.

Kadeyafu excitedly burst in and happened to see Xu Ning looking at himself in the mirror.

He froze, then slowly backed out.

Seeing this scene, black lines appeared on Xu Ning's forehead.

"Come in.

Why don't any of you knock?

Or is it that none of you have this habit?"

Kadeyafu, who had entered the door again, coughed a few times, pretending not to hear, and then looked elsewhere.

He suddenly remembered the main business and quickly said, "Regarding the gunboat matter, there are clues!"

Xu Ning asked, "Tell me."

"However, it might require you to make some sacrifices."

"Huh?"

Xu Ning was full of questions, not understanding what this meant.

Kadeyafu suppressed his laughter and seriously began to talk about their experience.

After the lesson from the previous day, Kadeyafu brought the security vehicle this time.

Although the security guard was a workshop supervisor and not in charge of sales, due to previous cooperative relationships, he knew many Technicians and workshop foremen at Tailayev Shipyard.

This was much better than Kadeyafu, a newcomer who had never been there before.

After arriving at Tailayev Shipyard, they were again invited to the reception room and waited for the entire morning, just like last time.

Just as Kadeyafu was about to give up, the security guard, who had drunk too much black tea, stood up and went to the restroom.

At first, Kadeyafu didn't pay attention, but Security Guard Lie took the opportunity to slip into the workshop.

Security Guard Lie was like a fish returning to water in the workshop.

He handed cigarettes to the workers and found old friends.

After a few cigarettes, things finally made progress.

It turned out that the person in charge, Makarov, was not at the factory these past few days because he was busy entertaining the daughter of a leader from Kiev.

"The leader's daughter?

Which leader's daughter?" Xu Ning asked curiously.

In this confederation composed of multiple countries, each country had its own leader, but overall, it was coordinated and managed by a supreme leadership.

Although there were already signs of division within the confederation, Xu Ning still didn't know which leader's daughter it was specifically.

"Who else could it be?

Of course, it's the daughter of Klayak, the leader of the Ural Country.

She is considered the second most beautiful woman here, after the universally acknowledged most beautiful woman."

Kadeyafu explained.

He thought Xu Ning would ask about the source of this ranking, but Xu Ning seemed to have little interest in it, so he continued:

"Uncle Anbao Lie said that he talked a lot with Klayak's daughter and mentioned that Tailayev Shipyard's recent order volume has sharply decreased, and there are even rumors that the factory's financial situation is already precarious.

If the situation continues to worsen, it might not last much longer."

"So, Makarov hasn't been at the factory these past few days, but has gone to curry favor with Klayak's daughter?"

Xu Ning asked.

Although he already had the answer in his heart, he still couldn't help but confirm it.

He thought that no matter where it was, people always repeated similar stories.

"Yes, Klayak dotes on his daughter very much.

If he can get her support and have her say a few good words in front of her father, the factory's situation should improve."

Kadeyafu said, taking out two exquisite invitations from his pocket.

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