Chapter 162: Capital Branch
Chapter 162: Capital Branch
“It’s me, Cook.”
After leaving the Capitol building and getting into his car, Thomas immediately made a call. The person on the other end was his closest friend, who was also the current head of the CIA, commanding a vast information network.
“Thomas, what’s going on?” Cook was in his office reviewing documents. When he received Thomas’s call, he asked with confusion.
“It’s about that incident not long ago. That young man who suddenly appeared in the Luo Family—have you found out his background?” Thomas sighed.
“We’ve found some information, but it’s quite different from what you described. We suspect the records might have been deliberately altered, or a secret file was created separately. We still need to investigate further to know the actual situation.” Cook put down his pen and briefly explained the situation.
“I see. By the way, send me the information you’ve already found. I’ll take a look at what’s there.”
After hanging up, Thomas received an email on his mobile phone shortly after. He opened it and read carefully. The email contained a photo of Lin Mu and a list of every school he had attended from birth until now.
There was also some very detailed information, such as Lin Mu having a martial arts spar with Yagyū Kojirō at school, or details about the people living where he currently resided, and so on.
He had to admire the CIA’s intelligence efficiency; it was indeed very fast. In just over a week, they had thoroughly investigated Lin Mu’s surface-level information, and this was because Lin Mu was a Huaxia citizen.
If he were a United States citizen, they might have even dug up information about his ancestors going back eight generations.
It seemed the CIA had indeed invested considerable effort into intelligence operations. Even someone as far away as Huaxia could be investigated so thoroughly in such a short time, showcasing the reach of their network.
No wonder even Thomas, who commanded a powerful force like the Supernatural Ability Group, had to rely on the CIA for intelligence matters.
On the second day in Jingdu, the film crew had already prepared for the shoot at the set. Lin Mu and Yao Xianxian were busy all day and finally finished filming the day’s scenes in the evening.
The main reason was that the other actors involved had many NG takes, which caused the two of them to repeatedly reshoot as well. However, since they were all part of the same crew, no one complained, and they just had to spend more time.
After filming, Lin Mu planned to go out with Yao Xianxian for a stroll. After all, with some makeup and a slight disguise, it wouldn’t be easy for people to recognize them.
Just after they changed clothes, finished their disguises, found a car, and were about to drive off, Lin Mu received a call.
“Lin Mu, it’s Jiang Chu.”
As soon as the call connected, the other person directly introduced himself.
“So it’s Captain Jiang. What brings you to call me?” Lin Mu turned off the engine and smiled slightly.
Beside him, Yao Xianxian exaggeratedly mouthed, asking who was on the phone. Lin Mu also mouthed that it was someone from the Dragon Protection Corps.
“Haha, Brother Lin, you’re a busy man! You just returned from abroad and are already busy filming a movie. I heard you’re filming with that very popular big star?” Jiang Chu laughed heartily.
“Heh, I didn’t expect Brother Jiang to be so concerned about me. It seems you know I’ve arrived in Jingdu?” Lin Mu also chuckled.
“It seems nothing escapes Brother Lin. I do have something to discuss with you. We’re at the Tenglong Group. The entry method is the same as in Donghai. If you’re free now, come over!” Jiang Chu provided an address.
“Alright, I’ll head over in a bit.”
After hanging up, Lin Mu shrugged helplessly and looked at Yao Xianxian, who was pouting with dissatisfaction. “The Dragon Protection Corps has some matters. I need to go over.”
“How annoying! Why now? We finally finished a busy day and were looking forward to having some fun!” Yao Xianxian looked quite upset.
“Be good. I’ll go early and come back quickly. I’ll visit your room tonight!” Leaning over, Lin Mu quickly kissed Yao Xianxian’s lips and winked.
“Don’t come! You big pervert!” Yao Xianxian rolled her eyes at Lin Mu, opened the car door, and dashed away, soon disappearing from sight.
Turning on the navigation, Lin Mu entered the destination. Following the route marked by the navigation, he arrived at the Tenglong Group’s building in Jingdu in about half an hour. It was as impressive as the building in Donghai, truly a powerful large corporation that directly bought a building wherever they went.
Taking the elevator down to the underground base, he stopped a staff member and asked for directions. Soon, he found the office where Jiang Chu was.
He knocked on the door, and a young man opened it. He wasn’t particularly handsome, but his skin was fair and had a jade-like sheen, giving off a unique feeling.
“You must be Lin Mu?” The young man smiled and extended his right hand.
“That’s right. And you are?” Lin Mu was slightly taken aback but smiled and shook the young man’s hand. Since he could appear here, it was very likely he was also a member of the Dragon Protection Corps.
“My name is Ding Yongyan. I’m a member of the Capital Branch. Nice to meet you.” Ding Yongyan shook Lin Mu’s hand politely.
“Hello.” Lin Mu also smiled and nodded.
“Kid Ding, let Brother Lin in. Don’t keep him standing at the door.” Jiang Chu, sitting on the sofa, chuckled and stood up.
“It’s my first time meeting an expert like Brother Lin. I got a bit flustered. Please don’t laugh, Brother Lin. Come in.” Ding Yongyan apologized with a smile and stepped aside to make way.
After Lin Mu entered the room, he realized there were not only Jiang Chu and Ding Han but also a middle-aged man he didn’t recognize, who had a very authoritative appearance.
“Brother Jiang, what important matter brings you to call me over this time?” Lin Mu sat on the sofa and said calmly.
“Can’t I just invite Brother Lin over for no reason? After all, you’ve come all the way from Donghai. We should at least do our duty as hosts, right?” Jiang Chu chided as he picked up the teapot and poured Lin Mu a cup of green tea.
“Old Jiang, that’s not right. Brother Lin came to Jingdu with a beautiful woman by his side. Calling him over for no reason is interrupting his good time, isn’t it?” Ding Han, who was usually serious, surprisingly cracked a joke about Lin Mu.
“Look at what you’re saying. I came to Jingdu for work, not for romance or love.” Lin Mu smiled wryly, picked up the tea, took a sip, then raised his eyebrows and said “good” several times.
“We do have some matters to discuss with Brother Lin. The first is about young Ding here, and the second is about what happened on your flight to Donghai.” Jiang Chu nodded and got down to business.
Lin Mu slightly turned his head to glance at Ding Yongyan, who was smiling beside him. He didn’t know what connection this young man had with him. As for the incident on the plane, he could understand why it was mentioned. He knew such matters couldn’t escape the notice of those who were paying attention.
Especially an secretive group like the Dragon Protection Corps; once they knew he was on the plane, they could pretty much guess what happened. He just didn’t want to deal with regular police and never expected to hide it from the Dragon Protection Corps’ eyes and ears.
“Regarding the flight incident, I won’t say much. If you hadn’t coincidentally been on that plane, things would have been troublesome. If the plane had been hijacked, the impact would have been severe.” Jiang Chu said with a serious expression. “The people behind this hijacking have a very unusual background. Their organization’s core isn’t in Huaxia but in Europe. They account for ten percent of the global annual drug trade and own large plantations in the Golden Triangle.”
“Oh? Such a powerful organization—why would they come to Huaxia to hijack a plane? If things escalate, it probably wouldn’t benefit them either, right?” Lin Mu asked, somewhat puzzled.
“That’s because, during a recent special crackdown, one of their groups and a shipment were seized along the Guangdong coast. The loss was significant. Once that batch entered the mainland, the impact would be widespread. The police there and in Hong Kong had been cooperating and monitoring them for some time.” Jiang Chu explained in detail. Lin Mu immediately understood; on the plane, he had been somewhat unclear about the details.
“It seems the loss was indeed quite substantial, forcing them to take such a risk and directly hijack a plane.” Lin Mu nodded thoughtfully.
“The loss was more than substantial. Do you know how much of their goods the police confiscated?” Jiang Chu smiled slightly and, seeing Lin Mu shake his head, held up two fingers. “Two tons. The police seized a full two tons of high-purity narcotics.”
Lin Mu looked up in surprise. There were two tons of high-purity narcotics!
That was no small amount. There were many entertainment venues in Donghai that secretly traded narcotics. High-purity narcotics were sold by the gram, with each gram priced around seven hundred yuan. In other words, the confiscated batch had a market value of around one point four billion yuan!
No wonder those people were driven to desperate measures. Even for their organization, losing so much goods at once was hard to swallow. The key was that many buyers were waiting for the delivery. They might be able to compensate with money, but they couldn’t produce the goods out of thin air.
“So, how is the police handling it now?” Lin Mu looked at Jiang Chu and asked.
“Naturally, they are keeping a close watch on those hijackers. They’ve been isolated for interrogation, trying to extract information from them.” Jiang Chu shook his head and smiled. These matters were trivial to them. If not for Lin Mu’s involvement, they wouldn’t have bothered with such things at all.
Incidentally, the reason Jiang Chu and the others found out about this was because the police, after investigating, discovered that a young man was missing from the flight—the very one who saved all the passengers: Lin Mu. After searching without success, their investigation eventually alerted a Dragon Protection Corps agent.
That agent, upon discovering Lin Mu was a member of the Donghai Branch, immediately reported the matter upward. The higher-ups then contacted the Jingdu police to settle the issue.
Otherwise, Lin Mu wouldn’t have been able to film so leisurely; he would have been invited by the police to give a statement long ago.