In the blink of an eye, it was approaching nine o'clock in the evening.
After the dinner, Xiao Ran and the others returned to the living room again.
At this time, they all had enough to eat and looked contented.
As soon as he entered the living room, Xiao Ran suddenly said:
"Uncle Zhao, I have something I want to talk to you about. Could you please arrange a place?"
"The main thing is to transport antiques and artworks back to China. I will continue to trouble you for help in the future."
Leader Zhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
"No problem, let's go to my office to talk. It's safer there."
"The things your boy has done are of benefit to the country, of course we will spare no effort to help."
After saying that, he was about to take Xiao Ran out of the living room.
However, Xiao Ran did not leave immediately.
He took out two mobile phones from his pocket, handed them to Elaine and gave them a few instructions.
"Honey, take my cell phone. If David and the others call, you can answer it."
"Tell them that I am talking to someone else and it is not convenient to answer the phone at the moment. I will call them back later."
"If the call is from Beijing, let Yu Fei answer the call. The reply will be the same."
Elaine reached out and took the two phones and nodded.
"I got it, honey."
Fang Yufei, who was standing aside, also nodded slightly.
The two of them didn't think much about it and thought it was normal.
Several other people at the scene had the same idea.
Consul Zhao's office is different from other places. It is one of the most sensitive places in the Consulate General. Naturally, you cannot bring electronic products in casually.
Only Counselor Wang paused, and then a smile appeared on his face.
After giving Yi Lian a few words, Xiao Ran and Consul Zhao left the living room and went upstairs.
In a moment, they had entered Consul Zhao's office.
The moment Xiao Ran closed the door, he immediately got to the point.
"Uncle Zhao, I believe you have also noticed that my series of actions tonight are all a cover, a show for others to see."
"Being a guest at the Consulate General, having dinner, and coming to your office to talk are all acting."
Upon hearing this, Consul Zhao suddenly laughed.
"I knew that was the case! Lao Wang said that you offered to come to the Consulate General as a guest, so I thought of this."
"Tell me, what tricks are you playing, and how do you need me to cooperate?"
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then whispered:
"Uncle Zhao, I need you to arrange for a reliable person to drive me out of the Consulate General without letting anyone know."
"Including my lawyers and bodyguards, as well as the New York police and FBI, we must stay out of everyone's sight."
"I have to go out to do some errands. It will take about an hour or so. Then I will return to the Consulate General and leave with Elaine and the others."
"As for what I'm going to do, I can't tell you. Maybe I can bring back some surprises."
After the words fell, Consul Zhao fell silent.
After pondering for a moment, he said:
"You kid makes it so mysterious. You don't even have to think about it. This must be very dangerous."
"We have the responsibility to protect your safety. It's best to leave this matter to us!"
“Even though this is New York, we can do a lot!”
Xiao Ran knew the meaning of Consul Zhao's words.
However, he still shook his head firmly.
"Thank you for your concern, Uncle Zhao. What I have to do is a private matter and I cannot use the power of the state."
"I don't want the second person to know about this. It must be kept strictly confidential, so I have to do it myself."
"Just arrange for a reliable person to take me out and pick me back up. Don't worry about other things."
Seeing his resolute attitude, Consul Zhao could only nod in agreement.
"Okay, since you insist, then it's up to you, but you must pay attention to safety."
"If you encounter any danger, remember to contact me immediately and I will send someone to support you as soon as possible."
"I will arrange for a comrade from the Military Attaché to take you out and pick you up. The candidate is absolutely trustworthy!"
"After this incident, I will arrange for him to return to China to report on his work to avoid accidents."
"What kind of equipment do you need? You can ask us and we will try our best to accommodate it."
"I will stay in the office until your kid returns here safely, and then we can go out together."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran nodded immediately.
"That's the best. Don't worry, I will come back as soon as possible and nothing will happen."
Next, the two of them discussed a few words in a low voice.
After the discussion, Consul Zhao picked up his cell phone and called the Military Attaché.
About ten minutes later.
A black SUV drove out of the north entrance of the Consulate General on West 43rd Street and headed east.
Under the darkness, the SUV disappeared into the distance in an instant.
In a police car parked near the north entrance of the Consulate General, two New York police officers were drinking coffee and chatting.
They didn't even notice the SUV, let alone see who was sitting in it.
Seven or eight minutes later, the SUV arrived at West 46th Street.
This place belongs to the famous Hell's Kitchen. The security was originally very bad. The situation has improved in recent years, but it is limited!
Due to the current special circumstances, there are more and more homeless vagrants and drug addicts on the streets, and the security situation is deteriorating rapidly.
Especially at night, there is no normal person on the street, only some gangsters and lonely ghosts wandering around.
Coupled with the cold wind blowing from the Hudson River, the streets seemed even more bleak and deserted.
Looking at the situation on the street outside, the driver immediately became vigilant.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the back seat.
"Brother Li, there is a small street about 20 meters ahead on the right. You can drive into it."
"After entering that small street, follow my instructions and just step on the brakes."
"Then you can leave. You can pick me up here again in about forty minutes."
Hearing this, Brother Li, who was driving, nodded immediately.
"Copy that, I saw that small street, please be more careful."
“If you need support, be sure to contact me as soon as possible”
Before he finished speaking, the SUV had arrived at the intersection of the small street and turned in.
This is a dimly lit side street, with rows of red brick apartment buildings on both sides of the street, and they are all relatively shabby.
There are many vehicles parked on the roadside, all of which are very ordinary old cars that even car thieves may not look down upon.
In addition, there are some leafy trees on the street, making the light on this street even darker and even a little eerie.
Maybe it’s because the lights are too dim, or because there are more people living here, and there are many Irish gangsters.
On this small street, there are no homeless tents that can be seen everywhere, and there are not a few zombie-like drug addicts.
As for surveillance cameras, they are impossible to exist on this kind of street.
After entering the small street, Brother Li, who was driving, immediately slowed down and was ready to stop at any time.
After walking about fifty or sixty meters, Xiao Ran gave the order.
"This is it, stop the car!"
Before he finished speaking, Brother Li had already stepped on the brakes.
Immediately afterwards, the right rear door of the SUV suddenly opened, and Xiao Ran slipped out of the car quietly.
"boom!"
With a soft sound, the rear door was closed again.
Brother Li immediately lifted his foot on the brake and drove the SUV forward again.
All these actions happened in the blink of an eye, but it was as if nothing had happened.
At this time, there was not even a single figure on this small street, so naturally no one saw this scene.
While driving out, Brother Li looked at the rearview mirror curiously and watched the movement behind the car.
The next moment, he saw this scene.
Right where the car was parked, a dark figure quickly ran towards the old apartment building on the right side of the street.
As he approached the apartment building, the black figure sprang up as if there were springs under his feet, and rushed toward the fire escape above like lightning.
The fire escape was on the second floor, and its lowest point was 3.78 meters from the ground.
Even if ordinary people can jump, they still can't reach it.
However, the black shadow grabbed the fire escape in an instant, and then swung its body slightly, like a black civet cat, and jumped directly onto the fire escape.
Then he quickly climbed up the fire escape without making any sound.
In the blink of an eye, the shadow had climbed to a window on the third floor and stopped.
The next moment, the closed window was gently opened.
As soon as the window was opened, the black shadow got in, but it still didn't make any sound and didn't attract anyone's attention!
Brother Li looked at this scene through the rearview mirror, his eyes almost flew out of his head.
"I'll go! Really or not, am I dazzled?"
"This kid is so awesome, he's like a flying thief!"
While being shocked, Brother Li couldn't help but admire him!
In the blink of an eye, he drove out of the street and disappeared into the intersection ahead.
