Book 7: Chapter 38: One Move Behind
Qin Lun walked out of the noodle shop and glanced back, a meaningful smile curling his lips. Instead of heading toward the battlefield, he turned and slipped into a shadowed alley beside the shop.
Tap tap tap! Deep inside the alley, Qin Lun stopped in front of an entirely unremarkable house. He knocked on the door in a rhythmic pattern.
“Mr. Qin Lun!” A massive man dressed in a black suit emerged after the door opened. He cautiously scanned the surroundings before beckoning Qin Lun inside.
“Is everything ready?” Qin Lun inquired coolly.
“All prepared exactly as you instructed, sir. The observation balloons are already airborne!” The imposing man bowed respectfully.
“You will follow my orders, no matter what, correct?” Qin Lun gave a faint smile as he stepped into the house.
Inside the ordinary-looking house now sat an array of surveillance equipment. Flickering screens showed camera angles positioned high above – nearly all the streets around the Graveyard Building lay clearly visible from this aerial view.
“Yes, Mr. Qin Lun! The representative of the Ten Dons instructed our team. Any order from you, even if it means certain death, must be obeyed!” The big Mafia man swallowed hard, a bead of sweat the size of a pea rolling down his forehead.
“Hehe, relax, I won’t be sending you to die.” Qin Lun lightly patted the big man’s shoulder and said offhandedly, “The person I instructed you to locate, have you found him yet?”