121: Chapter 121 Armed Spies

The call Lin Ning made to Chen Zhi was answered after two rings.

"I'm in the green belt across from the small building street." Lin Ning frowned and scanned the street back and forth. "I recall you have street surveillance, right?"

"Yes! What's the situation?" Chen Zhi said, standing up and walking straight outside.

"Check the surveillance. A delivery rider in blue just passed by on the street, and about twenty minutes ago, there was one in yellow robes. These two people are suspicious." Lin Ning spoke extremely fast.

"Not only do these two look suspicious, but they've also been observing the street constantly. When they passed by the small building, they even looked inside."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the line: "I'll go check now. You come in first."

"I'm not going in..." Lin Ning was halfway through his sentence when he was suddenly interrupted by Chen Zhi.

"Scrawny Chicken, don't linger outside. Come in immediately."

Lin Ning was stunned for a moment.

"What did you say?" he asked subconsciously. "What Scrawny Chicken?"

Chen Zhi: "Isn't that the codename you chose yourself? Stop talking nonsense and hurry up."

It was as if someone had suddenly rushed out and slapped Lin Ning across the face; he was bewildered at first, and then his entire face flushed crimson with blood.

The codename Scrawny Chicken?

"Tianchang," meant to signify "receiving the mandate from heaven and lasting forever," had turned into... Scrawny Chicken?

Li Chao's thick-browed and big-eyed face flashed rapidly through his mind.

He had only talked to him about choosing a codename.

That rascal!

Clutching his phone, he fiercely crashed through the bushes and stomped toward the gate of the small building.

Lin Ning was aggressive and imposing; at this moment, he was Wu Song out to kill Ximen Qing, or Wu Zixu out to dig up King Ping's grave...

Chen Zhi stood in the lobby. Seeing Lin Ning rushing over, he dropped a "Follow me" and turned toward the surveillance room.

Lin Ning held his breath, barely managing to keep it together.

With his mind a bit clearer, he could still distinguish between priorities, and of course, he knew what was most important right now.

Lin Ning followed behind Chen Zhi with his lips tightly pressed.

In the surveillance room, Chen Zhi directed the monitoring footage to be rewound.

Lin Ning calmly sized up the entire wall of screens and the images within them.

There are so many cameras around this crappy small building! I never noticed them before.

Chen Zhi turned his head to look at him and pointed at the screen. Before he could speak, Lin Ning hurriedly said, "It's him! It's him! That's him!"

Lin Ning was particularly afraid that he would shout out the words "Scrawny Chicken." If Chen Zhi had shouted it, he probably wouldn't have had a chance to set things straight.

What spreads the fastest in the workplace? Colleagues' gossip and nicknames.

That's basically the speed of light.

Chen Zhi frowned and looked at the unusually agitated Lin Ning.

Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Lin Ning again.

"Rewind more than twenty minutes. There's also one in yellow robes, license plate number 02X12XX."

Chen Zhi turned his head to look at the two side-by-side screenshots on the screen. "Verify the labeled information."

The figures of the two people riding e-bikes on the screen were highlighted by yellow frames. The images flashed rapidly, and finally, all the times and video footage of the two appearing near the small building were pulled up.

Shen Shi appeared 7 times in the last two days dressed as a delivery rider and 4 times on foot in plain clothes.

Jiang Hui appeared 6 times in the last two days as a delivery rider and 3 times in plain clothes.

Oh, wow, Lin Ning sighed inwardly. Are there not only facial recognition but also body shape recognition now? What if someone gets taller or gains weight?

"Send it to me and the analysis room. Also, check for repeat visitors, and if you find anything suspicious, upload it immediately."

After saying this, Chen Zhi signaled for Lin Ning to follow him.

They arrived at the office.

Chen Zhi picked up the desk phone directly and dialed an internal line. "The two people just sent over are deliberately approaching the Investigation Bureau and conducting surveillance. Analyze the people and the event patterns."

Switching lines, "Reconnaissance Team 1, keep a close eye on them. Communicate their location with the action team at all times. Team 2, conduct a background check and watch out for accomplices."

"Action Team 1 and 2, stand by."

Several commands were crisp, clear, and methodical.

It seemed serious and the response was swift.

But Lin Ning could see the expression on his face.

There was no sign of tension or gravity; the corners of his mouth were even turned down, revealing a hint of disdain.

Because the other parties both had two-character names, Lin Ning was certain they were foreign spies. His heart, which had been nervous upon seeing them peeking at the small building, relaxed instantly.

Damn, I almost forgot this is our own turf.

Lin Ning pulled over a chair and sat down, starting to think about Li Chao's motives and the confrontation that would happen later.

Chen Zhi hung up the phone and saw the young man across from him, who had repeatedly created miracles and made contributions, frowning and glaring one moment, then baring his teeth the next, his expression constantly changing like a crazy idiot under an overpass.

He sighed deeply.

How unfair heaven is to let such a thing possess extraordinary and unique abilities.

Lin Ning came back to his senses and saw Chen Zhi looking at him with disgust, so he glared back unpleasantly.

Chen Zhi ignored his little temper, tapped his fingers on the table, and pondered before saying.

"We have received some information here."

He was somewhat vague about the source of the news. "They have been reprimanded and held accountable by their superiors for the consecutive exposure of their cell networks and the Ou Jiarui experimental group in a short period."

"They speculate that we have new screening technology and have accelerated the bribery of Li Xianmin. And Li Xianmin, in order to scam funding from the USA and increase his own value, confirmed this point."

"Li Xianmin being exposed and arrested so quickly has exacerbated their anxiety and madness."

As he spoke, a trace of contempt appeared on his face. "They have activated a deeply hidden armed spy force, saying they will stop at nothing to find out exactly what this technology is."

Lin Ning was shocked and couldn't help but say, "Are they brain-dead? Using armed forces on our turf? Want to rob us by force?"

Chen Zhi was equally speechless, but he disdained to ponder the thoughts of idiots. He just said to Lin Ning, "Strategically, we must despise the enemy, but tactically, we must take them seriously. Although they won't be able to stir up any trouble, as long as they make a move, it won't look good for our reputation."

"We have been investigating this matter recently. I didn't expect them to be so reckless as to directly target our office premises. We have action personnel stationed here." As he spoke, he shook his head in disbelief.

People in their line of work generally rely on their brains, and when they do take action, it's usually assassination. For someone to confront the state's violent apparatus head-on, besides special reasons like breaking someone out of prison, only those arrogant idiots from the USA would do such a thing.

However, China is not a bunch of cowards they can push around; even back when they were poor and destitute, they dared to fight 1 against 17.

If it really is that group of armed spies intending to attack this time, if it's reported up, he doesn't even dare to imagine how angry the higher-ups will be. It seems like things are going to get lively overseas.

He looked at Lin Ning and couldn't help but smile and exclaim, "You really are their nemesis. It's been less than two months! How many of their people have been lost!"

Chen Zhi was still quite happy in his heart; after all, both luck and ability were on his side.

Just as he had said earlier, if it weren't for Lin Ning discovering it in advance, even if they died one by one, as long as they fired a shot or took a step into the courtyard, it would be considered a slap in the face.