boyutpedia Chapter 63, "Cold War," Reflections on How It Changed He Guozheng's Fate?
Chapter 63, "Cold War," Reflections on How It Changed He Guozheng's Fate?
Shen Shaofeng knew very little about the Yiqun triad, including its leader, Lanminghua.
Before formally informing Cai Yuanqi to send that shadow unit over, he needed to assess Yi Qun's level of involvement in this matter.
Was it a case of "Lanminghua" leading the entire triad and getting involved, or was it He Zhenxiong, or Da Yanchang, acting behind the backs of their superiors?
This relates to the amount of resistance during movement.
After some thought, based on the current information, we cannot draw any specific conclusions at this time.
"Boss, let's not worry about Yiqun for now. I'll observe for a while longer and confirm as soon as possible whether all these outsiders have gathered here."
"Okay, be careful... Hmm, actually you can't handle all the surveillance by yourself. How about I send some trustworthy brothers over to take turns with you?"
Just as he was about to hang up, Li Wenbin remembered that Shen Shaofeng had been acting alone all day and offered this suggestion with concern.
Shen Shaofeng subconsciously intended to politely decline, but suddenly, a person popped into his mind—He Guozheng, Roy, a member of the O-Team B1-1, and a staunch supporter of Li Wenbin.
According to the plot of "Cold War 2", this person faked his death to escape the police force after 1995 when the Special Branch was disbanded, and then secretly worked for Cai Yuanqi.
In the real history of the Cold War universe, Li Wenbin also used the police informant's money to support his former comrades who had risked their lives for him, until Liu Jiehui cut the operations department's budget to develop the police's third-generation communication system.
Of course, the contractors of this system had long been secretly controlled by Cai Yuanqi, so the so-called encryption of the third-generation communication system was meaningless in the eyes of Cai Yuanqi, the mastermind behind the scenes.
As one of the people involved in the hijacking of the police car during the "Cold War" incident, Ho Kwok-ching was forced by Lau Kit-fai to be arrested by Lee Man-bun in 2017.
To protect Li Wenbin's reputation, He Guozheng pretended to shoot in front of him, allowing a sniper to kill him.
So here's the question: based on Shen Shaofeng's personal experience after time-traveling, Li Wenbin had already been betrayed by Cai Yuanqi once in 1994 and almost lost his life.
Why would He Guozheng and the others, who were his good brothers, later work for Cai Yuanqi? Even if Cai Yuanqi told them it was to help Li Wenbin become the top star, it still doesn't make sense!
What major event happened in 1995 that caused such a dramatic turn in the fate of Li Wenbin's men?
Having thought this through, Shen Shaofeng had already made his decision. Since he could ensure He Guozheng's absolute loyalty to Li Wenbin, it wouldn't be a bad thing to have him come and help.
After all, when she first transmigrated, in order to help Xiangzai fill the hole in that bag of flour, Yang Bier, He Guozheng, and others were willing to follow Li Wenbin to do private work.
In this life, with my help, I hope Ho Kwok-ching won't repeat the tragic fate in the "Cold War" storyline.
Of course, there was no need for him to know that she had infiltrated Cai Yuanqi's inner circle.
"Boss, here's what we'll do: have Roy come over and help me. Just him is enough."
"OK, I'll inform Roy."
"Have him bring me some salted fish and chicken fried rice, a cup of iced coffee, a few packs of cigarettes, and a case of bottled water..."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Shaofeng gathered his thoughts and continued his surveillance work.
……
About an hour later, a gray Toyota drove into the grove and parked next to Shen Shaofeng's car.
He Guozheng got out of the car carrying two plastic bags containing fried rice, iced coffee, and cigarettes.
"Shaofeng, are you starving?" He opened the car door, sat in the passenger seat, and handed him the lunchbox.
"The boss said you've been watching these guys all day. Eat something first, then it's my turn."
Shen Shaofeng didn't stand on ceremony and accepted the fried rice, saying, "Thanks."
He quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice, took a sip of iced coffee to perk himself up, then pointed to the auto repair shop in the distance and lowered his voice, saying, "I received reliable intelligence that an international criminal group has smuggled themselves in and may have made contact with the local thug Yi Qun, using this Changlong Auto Repair Shop as their base..."
Shen Shaofeng omitted the part about Cai Yuanqi's private orders and gave He Guozheng a brief overview of the current situation.
"One of the targets, Zhang Rongchao, Jason, has an international criminal record and is proficient in firearms and explosives. I lost track of him once in Yuen Long town yesterday, but finally caught up with him here. I saw him enter the factory with my own eyes, but I'm not sure if the whole group has gathered here..."
While listening, He Guozheng picked up the binoculars that Shen Shaofeng had placed on the dashboard and carefully observed the direction of the repair shop.
He observed very carefully, adjusting the focus from time to time, his gaze sweeping over the factory structure, the distribution of buildings, entrances and exits, and so on.
"What a great place! There's only one main road leading in, offering a wide view. The surrounding area is full of low-rise buildings, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack, and also convenient for escaping."
He Guozheng put down his binoculars, his left hand unconsciously tapping on the car window: "If it really was those out-of-towners who chose this place, then they're quite professional. The key is, the level of involvement of the Yi Qun triad..."
Shen Shaofeng swallowed the last bite of fried rice, rolled down the car window, and lit a cigarette.
"Hmm, if the entire 'Rotten Life Hua' gang gets involved, our actions might alert them..."
Like Shen Shaofeng, He Guozheng also noticed this key point.
"You've been keeping watch by yourself all this time, what have you discovered?"
"Nothing particularly noteworthy has been discovered yet. Zhang Rongchao hasn't come out of that shed since he went in. The key now is to figure out what's really going on inside the repair shop."
He Guozheng nodded: "Understood. You should get some sleep. I'll keep watch for the rest of the night. We can't figure anything out just by looking from the outside. Tomorrow at dawn, I'll try to get closer and find out more."
Shen Shaofeng was indeed a bit tired. The intense intelligence gathering, tracking, and surveillance over the past few days had been extremely mentally taxing.
He stopped refusing and manually adjusted the seat back: "Okay, Roy, it's yours. Call me immediately if anything seems amiss."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." He Guozheng patted him on the shoulder and picked up the binoculars again.
……
The next morning, as dawn broke.
Shen Shaofeng slept curled up in the car for less than four hours before He Guozheng gently woke him up.
"Shaofeng, wake up, something's wrong."
Shen Shaofeng stretched, took the binoculars, and looked in the direction He Guozheng was pointing.
The slightly rusty gate of the repair shop slowly opened, and the silver Corolla from last night drove out, its license plate now changed.
There was only the driver in the car, wearing a baseball cap, who didn't look like Zhang Rongchao.
Is this a shopping trip? Or is it a liaison mission?
Shen Shaofeng took out his phone and sent the news to Li Wenbin that the Corolla had changed its license plate and left the factory again.
"Roy, did you find anything special last night?"
"No for now, but it's confirmed that there are other people in the factory. At 03:25 this morning, I saw two figures leave the shed..."
He Guozheng said as he flipped through the record book.
His eyes were slightly bloodshot, but he was still full of energy: "Shaofeng, I have an idea. I plan to pretend to be passing by a car that has broken down, and go into the repair shop to check things out..."