Chapter 1090: The Oriole behind the Oriole
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Because of the time constraints, Yang Ming couldn’t wake up the driver to ask him what his specific plan was. Because it was already time-consuming to change the spare tire, if Yang Ming wasted more time, then unpredictable changes may occur if the black-s.h.i.+rted man could not see the vehicle that was supposed to pick him up after he came out.
However, it was not difficult to imagine. What the driver needed to do now was to pick up the black-s.h.i.+rted man, so it would be fine as long as Yang Ming just parked the van near the place where the black-s.h.i.+rted man placed the notebook and the signal jammer.
After getting in the vehicle, Yang Ming lowered his cap a bit and then used the disguise function of the gla.s.ses to transform himself into the driver’s face. The reason for this was that he was afraid that there were really secret pa.s.swords that he couldn’t answer, and it would cause some trouble.
He transformed into the driver’s appearance so that the appearance was right. Even if the black-s.h.i.+rted man was suspicious, he may not be too suspicious.
When Yang Ming drove the van to the place where the black-s.h.i.+rted man climbed over the wall previously, Yang Ming stopped the van and looked at the courtyard of the exhibition center. The black-s.h.i.+rted man had already completed the theft and was quickly climbing over the wall, and then quickly collected the notebook and signal jammer.
The black-s.h.i.+rted man glanced at the Mercedes-Benz van in front of him, quickly opened the door and jumped in. He said to Yang Ming, “Drive.”
Yang Ming did not speak but deliberately looked back at the black-s.h.i.+rted man to let him know that the driver did not change.
Sure enough, after seeing Yang Ming’s appearance, the black-s.h.i.+rted man didn’t have much doubt, but he said with a long breath, “The security here is just so-so.”
Yang Ming started the vehicle, and the black-s.h.i.+rted man was quietly sitting in the back seat without saying a word. Yang Ming was a bit puzzled. At least, he should send a message to the boss behind-the-scenes or make a phone call to report, right? Could it be that he had already finished reporting it?
Indeed, during the time that Yang Ming took the vehicle, he did not monitor the movement of the black-s.h.i.+rted man. However, logically, the black-s.h.i.+rted man should have no time to report his status before he fled the exhibition center.
Although Yang Ming was puzzled, he did not ask much. Yang Ming did not want to reveal his ident.i.ty too soon, because Yang Ming also wanted to see if the black-s.h.i.+rted man would contact the boss during this time. Maybe he could get some clues.
However, obviously, the black-s.h.i.+rted man did not intend to speak again. Yang Ming also slowly drove the van patiently. Finally, the black-s.h.i.+rted man noticed that something was wrong!
“Where are you going?” The black-s.h.i.+rted man was shocked, “Didn’t the boss tell you to take me directly to the airport?”
After Yang Ming listened to the words of the black-s.h.i.+rted man, he quickly made a judgment call. The black-s.h.i.+rted man and the previous driver were obviously not very familiar, so that was why he would say such a thing! Then, it should be easy.
“No, the boss just told me to show you out to h.e.l.l.” Yang Ming said faintly.
“What?” The black-s.h.i.+rted man’s eyes were incredibly wide. “Impossible!”
“There is nothing impossible in this world…” Yang Ming said with a chuckle. “Nothing is possible or impossible in the face of interests!”
“You… what are you going to do with me?” asked the black-s.h.i.+rted man in a panic. Although he was good at stealing, it couldn’t be said that he was good at fighting and killing.
The driver who was imitated by Yang Ming was also burly, much stronger than the black-s.h.i.+rted man. If the black-s.h.i.+rted man were to fight, he wouldn’t be an opponent.
“Now, there is a way for me to let you go. That is, give me half of the jewels you have stolen. We’ll split it, fifty-fifty!” said Yang Ming. He looked back, and a greedy expression showed on his face.
The black-s.h.i.+rted man was not stupid. When he saw Yang Ming, he was shocked. “I am afraid that it is not the boss who wants you to kill me. It is your own greed, right?”
Yang Ming was surprised. He didn’t expect the black-s.h.i.+rted man to think of this. However, since he said this, Yang Ming simply made the best out of his mistake and sneered, “Hmph hmph, since you know, let’s just quickly split the gains. Otherwise, I will directly kill you.”
” Ha ha! Ha ha !” After listening to Yang Ming’s words, not only was the black-s.h.i.+rted man not surprised but also he laughed.
“What are you laughing at?” Yang Ming was a bit puzzled.
“The boss took me in when I was a child and taught me the skills. It is impossible for him to kill me.” The black-s.h.i.+rted man said to Yang Ming with some sarcasm, “So the only possibility is that you have been greedy. I really don’t understand why the boss wanted to give you such important things. He even said that you are a trustworthy person!”
Yang Ming thought, The driver has changed. Of course, it is different. Only you, dumb*ss, think that I am the original person. “It’s useless to say so much. Where are the things? If you don’t give it to me, I will do it myself!”
“The things? Of course, it’s not in my hands.” The black-s.h.i.+rted man laughed and said, “Don’t you know? The things have long since been transferred. How can I bring them with me? The boss’ arrangement for me is that when I finish the task, I will immediately set off for Macau and lie low. How can I take the things with me?”
Yang Ming was suddenly shocked and looked at the black-s.h.i.+rted man’s backpack with his special ability. Sure enough, there were no jewels in it and only some tools!
Yang Ming didn’t think that there was such a change in the meantime. At the moment that he didn’t monitor the black-s.h.i.+rted man while he took the vehicle, he had just finished the transfer of jewels!
“Where did you transfer it to?” Yang Ming frowned and asked.
“It’s fine to tell you. I just threw it in the garbage bin in the exhibition center yard. Every day at 4:00 am is the time for garbage collection. Now it is already 4:10 am, so the things have already been transferred long ago, hahahaha !” The black-s.h.i.+rted man laughed proudly, “How about it? You didn’t expect it, right? I’ll advise you to put away your bad intentions, and admit your mistakes to the boss. The boss may forgive you!”
The shock in Yang Ming’s heart can be imagined! Man proposes, but G.o.d disposes 1 ! He had expected everything and thought that everything was in his control, but he did not expect that the black-s.h.i.+rted man actually played such a trick and transferred the jewels before getting in the van.
Yang Ming looked at the clock on the dashboard of the van. It was already 4:12 am. It seemed that the time that the black-s.h.i.+rted man committed the crime was planned in detail. It just so happened that the crime was completed a few minutes before the garbage transfer, and then, the stolen goods could be transferred quickly. Probably no fault could be found in the monitoring room, and the guys that were knocked out in the exhibition area by the black-s.h.i.+rted man did not regain conscious yet. So, no one would find out that the jewels had been stolen, and they would not care about the garbage that was transported every day.
Yang Ming sighed. In the past few days, there were garbage transfer trucks to transport garbage every night. Everyone was used to it. Perhaps the garbage truck driver had long been controlled by the black-s.h.i.+rted man’s people.
Now, the jewels must have fallen to the behind-the-scenes boss, and Yang Ming had to regret it and had no other solutions. Fortunately, the black-s.h.i.+rted man and the driver were still in his hands. Yang Ming could still get some clues from them.
Listening to the black-s.h.i.+rted man, it seemed that he was taken care of by the behind-the-scenes boss from an early age. He was one of the people who were close to the behind-the-scenes boss. Yang Ming hoped that he could learn something from him.
“You’re still not taking me to the airport? I can act like this never happened.” The black-s.h.i.+rted man instructed Yang Ming. He was not stupid. He wanted to settle Yang Ming first. Otherwise, if he angered Yang Ming, he could not make up for the losses if he hurt someone.
As for after he escaped, the boss had his own way to punish this traitor.
“I’m sorry; I still can’t drive you to the airport.” Yang Ming parked the vehicle on a spa.r.s.ely populated road, got off, and went straight to the rear compartment.
However, before getting off the van, Yang Ming reverted to his original appearance.
“You… what are you doing…” The black-s.h.i.+rted man saw Yang Ming get off and was about to go to the back. He didn’t know what Yang Ming was going to do, but he didn’t think he could escape. Just because of the driver’s physique, and the van was in his hand, the black-s.h.i.+rted man simply couldn’t escape. However, after seeing Yang Ming getting in the vehicle, the black-s.h.i.+rted man was suddenly stunned and said, “You… who are you?”
“We were just talking just now; your memory is so-so!” Yang Ming got in the van and sat directly on the black-s.h.i.+rted man’s side, but his left hand pressed the lumbar vertebra’s acupuncture point on the black-s.h.i.+rted man’s lumbar spine. As long as the black-s.h.i.+rted man made a slight movement, he would be completely paralyzed by Yang Ming.
The black-s.h.i.+rted man was obviously also proficient in the acupuncture points of the human body. As for Yang Ming’s sudden move, his face suddenly burst into a cold sweat! For someone in his line of work, if they were paralyzed, it was equivalent to being a useless person.
“You… just…” The black-s.h.i.+rted man obviously still couldn’t adapt to what happened. He didn’t understand how Yang Ming changed his appearance in such a short time!
“It was me just now. You haven’t heard of a disguise ability?” Yang Ming said disdainfully. “The real driver has been killed by me long ago. Ai , he is dead, and yet he still had to be misunderstood by you. It is so unfortunate.”
“You… who are you? How do you know our actions?” The black-s.h.i.+rted man was obviously more afraid of Yang Ming at this moment! The driver was considered to be one of his own men, but this stranger, Yang Ming, suddenly appeared in front of him, and he was well aware of his robbery plan!
Logically, his actions were kept secret. No one could know!
“Who am I? Good question.” Yang Ming said faintly, “I am the general manager of this jewelry exhibition’s security work. You steal things from my territory, and yet you still ask me who I am?”
“It turns out to be you! No wonder!” After listening to Yang Ming’s words, the black-s.h.i.+rted man was stunned. ” The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind 2 . I thought the plan was perfect. I didn’t expect you to play such a move! But it doesn’t matter. The jewels are not with me!”
This was the pain in Yang Ming’s heart. He thought that things could be solved satisfactorily. If he knew this, he would have informed Li Qiang and the rest of them to capture the black-s.h.i.+rted man before he stole the jewels!
I was a little too arrogant, so I made such a mistake. I thought that after the black-s.h.i.+rted man stole the jewels, I could do a dirty trick on the robbers and force them to reveal the boss-behind-the-scenes. However, I did not expect the other party to be smarter. He directly transferred the jewels.
Yang Ming knew that even if he ordered to check the garbage trucks in the city, it would not help. The jewels were only in the garbage truck so that they could be transferred from the exhibition center. Once they left the exhibition center, they would be transferred again. Now the jewels must have fallen into the hands of the boss-behind-the-scenes.
Although the owners of these jewels were registered before the exhibition, come to think of it, they must be some fake names of foreigners. They were not real. Even if he searched for their ident.i.ties, there would be no result.
Yang Ming sighed slightly, This behind-the-scenes boss is very high in terms of IQ or caution. If I continue to be so arrogant, I will definitely suffer. This time, I have already suffered.
Seeing that Yang Ming did not have a good expression, the black-s.h.i.+rted man was very smug. “The jewels are no longer in my hands anyway. Just do whatever you want to!”
It would have been fine if the black-s.h.i.+rted man didn’t talk, but when he spoke, he reminded Yang Ming! That’s right! The black-s.h.i.+rted man said that he was adopted by the boss from an early age, and the boss taught him the skills. Then, the relations.h.i.+p between the boss and the black-s.h.i.+rted man is absolutely not ordinary! Can I use the black-s.h.i.+rted man as a bargaining chip to exchange what I want?
As he thought of this, Yang Ming’s eyes suddenly shone! The black-s.h.i.+rted man was very skillful. Even Yang Ming felt that if they were compared in terms of stealing, the black-s.h.i.+rted man was almost equal to himself!
And such a talented person was quite rare. Moreover, the black-s.h.i.+rted man was not like the former mercenaries. Even if the mercenary was dead, it was still other people’s matters. They had no relations.h.i.+p with the boss. However, the black-s.h.i.+rted man was different. It seemed that the black-s.h.i.+rted man was probably an apprentice of the boss. At the very least, he should be someone close to the boss!
In that case, the boss couldn’t not be anxious about the life and death situation of the black-s.h.i.+rted man. It could be said that those jewels are worth a few dollars. With the black-s.h.i.+rted man’s skills, it wouldn’t be difficult even if he wanted to steal more valuable jewels!
Yang Ming believed that the boss knew how to weigh the pros and cons. What Yang Ming had to do now was control the black-s.h.i.+rted man, and quietly wait for the boss to contact Yang Ming.
Sure enough, not long after, the black-s.h.i.+rted man’s phone rang! The black-s.h.i.+rted man was shocked. Just as he wanted to hang up the phone, the mobile phone was promptly taken by Yang Ming.
In terms of speed, the black-s.h.i.+rted man was not slower than Yang Ming, but in terms of strength, the black-s.h.i.+rted man was far less than Yang Ming. Therefore, the phone was directly s.n.a.t.c.hed by Yang Ming. Yang Ming tapped on the black-s.h.i.+rted man’s acupuncture point and made him temporarily mute.
The man, who the boss sent to pick up the black-s.h.i.+rted man at the airport, waited for the black-s.h.i.+rted man to appear but he didn’t. So, he contacted the boss, and the boss called the black-s.h.i.+rted man.
Yang Ming smiled and picked up the phone, “h.e.l.lo.”
Yang Ming’s voice clearly surprised the other party. The phone was silent for a moment and then said, “Who are you?”
The sound was processed by the voice changer, it was very hard to listen to, but Yang Ming could clearly understand what the other party was saying.
“I am Yang Ming.” Yang Ming said directly. “I believe you know who I am; I don’t need to introduce more.”
“What about my man? What did you do to him?” The other party did not answer Yang Ming’s words but asked directly.
“Do not worry. Now he is very good.” Yang Ming just tapped open the black-s.h.i.+rted man’s acupuncture point.
The black-s.h.i.+rted man suddenly shouted, “Boss, don’t bother about me!”
“He says too many words.” Yang Ming snorted. He made the black-s.h.i.+rted man become mute again, then said to the phone, “If I ask you what your purpose is and why you targeted me, you obviously won’t tell me.”
” Hmph .” The other party apparently agreed with Yang Ming’s words. “Then, what do you want?”
“What do I want? I believe that you know better than me.” Yang Ming said lightly, “You have done nothing, and I have done nothing.”
The other person hesitated, but he was very determined. “The jewels were not stolen, but they were withdrawn from the exhibition hall in advance.”
“If nothing happens tomorrow, I will naturally guarantee that your man will be fine,” said Yang Ming.
“I’ll believe you once.” The other party said after listening to Yang Ming’s words.
“You have to believe.” Yang Ming said, “Since you targeted me, you should know about me. Even if I have to compensate for the loss of the jewels, I can afford to pay for it!”
Yang Ming’s words shocked the other party, but he immediately realized something soon after. Indeed, Yang Ming should also have some illegal money in his hands, not only those on the surface.
“I hope we can have a good cooperation.” The other party hung up after he finished talking.
Yang Ming looked at the call record on the mobile phone, and he did not intend to check the location of the phone number that was called. It was apparent that the call was made after several connections were rerouted. He could no longer find the original location.
As a result, Yang Ming was quite satisfied. Sure enough, the boss did not intend to give up the black-s.h.i.+rted man, and Yang Ming could not get anything even if he killed the black-s.h.i.+rted man.
Yang Ming also knew that with the degree of caution of the behind-the-scenes boss, even if the black-s.h.i.+rted man were a person close to him, he would not know all his secrets…
Wait a minute. Yang Ming seemed to have thought of something! Before, the black-s.h.i.+rted man said that he was going to Macau to lay low, which made Yang Ming suddenly think of Zheng Shaopeng, the consultant from the Huawei Casino in Macau.
The person who planned to a.s.sa.s.sinate w.a.n.g Xiaoyan! Why was his experience similar to that of the black-s.h.i.+rted man? The person behind-the-scenes was also called “boss,” and the black-s.h.i.+rted man was also going to Macau. So, would these two people have any connection? Would the persons behind-the-scenes be the same person?
In this way, everything can be explained! The person behind-the-scenes is not only targeting Yang Ming but also w.a.n.g Xiaoyan! The death warrior that appeared in w.a.n.g Xiaoyan’s house that day would be sent by the “boss!”
Thinking of this, Yang Ming quickly asked, “What are you going to do after you go to Macau?”
” Hmph !” The black-s.h.i.+rted man snorted and showed an expression of a dead pig which didn’t fear scalding water 3 , and did not answer Yang Ming’s question.
“I see that you have a certain understanding of the acupuncture points of the human body.” Yang Ming said faintly, “There is a type of pain, but I don’t you know if you have ever felt it before.”
“What?” The black-s.h.i.+rted man was obviously somewhat inexplicable. He did not understand what Yang Ming said.
However, Yang Ming did not feel strange. It was no wonder that some of his acupoints were Fang Tian’s unique skills. Even people who knew acupoints wouldn’t understand so much!