Chapter 241: Night Pursuit (1): Wang Jianfeng was out!

“Ape!”

Black Fox and the two others immediately ran over to help Ape up. What had they just witnessed? Ape was actually taken down in just two moves by someone? Was this some kind of joke? Ape was the best fighter among them!

“Get off me! I’m going to kill this kid!” Perhaps being taken down by Tang Chen made Ape feel utterly humiliated. So he angrily shoved Black Fox and the other two away, and prepared to throw another punch at Tang Chen.

“Ape! Have you caused enough trouble yet!” Yuanyang, who had been stunned, finally reacted. She blocked Ape’s fist, pushed him back forcefully, and scolded him coldly: “Tang Chen is one of us. He was also sent by our superiors to help us. How can you fight one of our own?”

Ape snarled, “I don’t care if he’s one of us or not! I, Ape, have been in the Special Operations Bureau for many years, faced countless dangers. Every mission I’ve been on, I risked my life! But this guy actually called us trash! Can you all tolerate that? I can’t!”

Slap!

A crisp slapping sound rang out. Tang Chen, no one knew when, had already rushed right in front of Ape. He slapped him so hard that Ape spat blood from his mouth: “Do you think you’re so tough? You’re a Chinese. There is a more important mission right in front of you that you should be completing. Instead, you’re showing off in front of me? I said you’re trash, so you are trash!”

Ape completely lost his sanity. Veins bulged on his forehead. He launched a furious attack on Tang Chen, throwing punches and knee strikes. Tang Chen blocked his knee with one hand, then punched him in the face. He grabbed Ape’s head with both hands, and with a powerful motion, slammed his whole body onto the ground again.

Thud!

“If you weren’t Chinese, based on you attacking me just now, you’d already be dead!” Tang Chen said each word clearly, took a step forward, and looked coldly at Ape. Then he stepped on Ape’s face again, his words overflowing with killing intent: “What? You still won’t admit you’re trash? You say you’re an elite of the Special Operations Bureau? Elite, my ass! Besides fighting among ourselves, besides bullying a newcomer like me, what else can you do! Why did the country send you abroad? To catch people, to catch traitors! And you guys? It’s been over a month with zero progress. Yet you still have the nerve to say you’re elites. Tell me, shouldn’t I hit you! Elites. You’re just a bunch of trash! Not convinced, huh? You think you can fight? A trash like you, this Young Master can take you down with one hand! Screw you! If… if you weren’t Chinese, if you weren’t still somewhat useful, just based on your blind arrogance and shamelessness, this Young Master would have killed you long ago!”

Tang Chen’s words felt like sharp knives slashing across the faces of Black Fox and the others. The humiliation stung badly. Yeah, they all shamelessly called themselves elites of the Special Operations Bureau every day. If they were truly elites, they should have completed the mission successfully long ago. But now? Seeing Tang Chen was young, they thought about bullying him. That was the real shame.

“Alright, Tang Chen. It’s true we haven’t handled things well. We’ll be colleagues from now on, don’t be so harsh.” Yuanyang glanced at Black Fox and the other two, who had lowered their heads in shame. She felt a little curious too. These guys were usually fearless. How come today they became so cautious because of Tang Chen’s words? It seemed they had really met their match.

Tang Chen lifted his foot off Ape. He looked at Yuanyang and said forcefully: “If you really consider yourselves elites, then you should be thinking about finishing the mission quickly, to lessen the losses for our country. You also know how important the M78 Nuclear Missile data is to our nation. Our top priority isn’t internal fighting, isn’t thinking about bullying a newcomer like me. We should direct all our energy towards the Big Noses! Kill these Big Nose bastards!!”

Yuanyang listened and nodded slightly to herself. Her appreciation for Tang Chen’s intelligence reached a new level. This guy was really clever. He had a mind and wisdom beyond his years. His previous words were heavy and harsh. Although satisfying, they would likely create rifts in future work. Now he came out with such inspiring words, smoothly shifting the focus. Was this what they called hitting someone and then giving them a sweet date?

“Alright, alright, Tang Chen is right. Our main mission is to kill Wang Jianfeng and retrieve the data. Time is tight, let’s have our briefing. Ape, go to the room and put some medicine on your wounds.” Yuanyang finally started acting like a team leader, speaking decisively.

Ape climbed to his feet. He shook his head and said stubbornly, “No need. These minor injuries are nothing. I want to see what brilliant ideas our new colleague has!”

Black Fox and the others stifled laughs. Although Ape’s words still had a sharp edge, everyone could tell he didn’t hold much hostility towards Tang Chen anymore. This guy was just a bit proud, but he still knew what was important.

Tang Chen walked to the table and said to Yuanyang, “Yuanyang, briefly tell me what you’ve found during your investigation this past period. I need to think of a plan, then we can discuss it properly.”

Yuanyang made an acknowledging sound, then took out a notebook, opened it, and placed it in front of Tang Chen. Pointing at the contents on the screen, she explained: “Okay, it’s like this. Over this past month, we actually haven’t found nothing. We tracked Wang Jianfeng through various methods. That guy is now being protected like a treasure by the FBI. The U.S. high-ups bought him a villa in Washington. This villa is on Shangri-La Avenue. Not only are there FBI agents guarding it 24/7, there are almost no flaws to exploit.”

Tang Chen frowned and asked, “So what is Wang Jianfeng’s schedule like when he goes out with his family? I mean, do his kids need to go to school or something? If they go to school, they have to leave the house. Once they’re out, we have our chance.”

Black Fox interjected, “No good. We thought of that plan long ago. But from our observations during this time, I found that although his child goes to St. Petersburg Middle School, they leave and return in a bulletproof car with bodyguards. Also, there are about three other cars providing hidden protection. If they get attacked, the other agents will swarm in. As for Wang Jianfeng and his wife, they stay home during the day, never going out. Only at night, Wang Jianfeng is picked up and taken to a place. Of course, agents and bodyguards escort him then too.”

The more Tang Chen listened, the deeper his frown became. It seemed the Big Noses’ protection of Wang Jianfeng was really strict. No wonder Elder Du was so surprised when the old man assigned this mission to me. No wonder. The chance of success for a mission like this was simply too small.

Tang Chen tapped his fingers on the table and continued asking, “Have you tried methods like a direct assault? For example, attacking his home while Wang Jianfeng and his wife are inside.”

Yuanyang smiled bitterly and said, “That’s impossible. First, we are at a big disadvantage in terms of manpower and weapons. Second, if the assault fails, forget about whether we could make it back alive, even if we did, the Big Noses wouldn’t let us off easily. We might not even get a chance to leave the United States.”

Tang Chen said, “Oh.” This doesn’t work, that doesn’t work. It’s so damn troublesome. Remembering something, he said to Black Fox: “You said earlier that Wang Jianfeng gets picked up and taken somewhere at night. Where is it?”

Black Fox said seriously, “I didn’t dare follow too closely last time I tracked them. But I still found out they went to the Pentagon, by the Potomac River in the southwest!”

“What? The Pentagon!” Tang Chen exclaimed in surprise. He never expected Wang Jianfeng would be taken to that place. The Pentagon was the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. You could say it was the most heavily guarded place of the Big Noses, the central location of their country. That wasn’t even the main point. The main point was, why would Wang Jianfeng go to the Pentagon?

“That’s it! Wang Jianfeng has the data for our country’s M78 Nuclear Missile. And the Pentagon is the Department of Defense headquarters. That means it’s highly likely Wang Jianfeng is now working for the Big Noses, using the data our country worked so hard to research to develop nuclear missiles for the Big Noses. That traitorous scum!”

The conclusion Tang Chen reached not only chilled his own heart, but also made anger appear on the faces of Yuanyang and the others. Water Mamba clenched his fists in fury and said in a deep, muffled voice: “That bastard Wang Jianfeng absolutely cannot be left alive. He must be killed!”

Tang Chen made an acknowledging sound and nodded, saying: “Exactly. I originally thought Wang Jianfeng stole the data probably to sell it to the Big Noses. I never expected this asshole would actually work for the Big Noses, be their lackey! No, we must act quickly. Otherwise, if the Big Noses build the nuclear missile first, even if we get the data back later, it will be useless!”

Yuanyang also said somewhat anxiously, “Tang Chen, do you have any good ideas then?”

Tang Chen thought for a moment, then said decisively: “Yuanyang, tonight you come with me to take a look near Wang Jianfeng’s house. No matter how careful the defense is, there’s always a flaw.”

Yuanyang nodded, having no objection to Tang Chen’s words.

Then, when night fell, the moonlight was hazy. The city of Washington once again entered a state of dazzling nightlife and luxury. Tang Chen and Yuanyang had parked their car far away, at the corner of Shangri-La Street.

Yuanyang held a telescope and was observing the villa not far away. After a moment, she put the telescope down and said to Tang Chen: “Tang Chen, saying you wanted to look at the villa was a lie, right? You actually have another plan, don’t you?”

Tang Chen didn’t hide it either, saying: “Correct. Wang Jianfeng’s house isn’t really worth looking at. What we need to do is lure the snake out of its hole. Didn’t Black Fox say during the day that Wang Jianfeng gets taken to the Pentagon every night? We need to seize this opportunity!”

A flash of fear appeared in Yuanyang’s eyes. She said, “Tang Chen, you’re not thinking of just the two of us trying to kill Wang Jianfeng on the road, are you? That’s totally unrealistic. If I’d known you were planning this, we should have brought Black Fox and the others along for support.”

Tang Chen twitched his mouth, rolled his eyes, and said: “Do I look that stupid to you? When Wang Jianfeng goes out, the agents are definitely cautious and careful. Although I’m not afraid to die, taking a woman like you along for an assassination is too risky. I just want to follow them from a distance, then go check out the perimeter of the Pentagon to figure out a plan.”

Yuanyang pouted. Looking down on women, huh? She was just about to argue when Tang Chen patted her thigh and said softly: “Wang Jianfeng is out!”