In the evening, everyone spent the afternoon soaking in the seawater. After dining, they passed the ti in their rooms—watching TV, playing cards, sleeping, and chatting. Most people pestered Ghost Hand and his team for a few pointers on their skills. Ghost Hand, Mountain Eagle, and Snow Leopard did not hold back. An hour later, after dispersing everyone to rest, the three of them headed to Luo Zheng's room together, gently pushed the door open, and saw Lan Xue quietly sitting beside Luo Zheng, silently gazing out the window. They quickly retreated.
The three, feeling bored, decided to borrow a car from the hotel and drove towards the bustling city area. The hotel only had dical and fitness facilities with no entertainnt venues, so they had to seek relaxation elsewhere. The trio raced along the Coastal Highway and unexpectedly arrived at the Coastal Bar Street, where they found an outdoor bar to stop at. They ordered so drinks and settled down to watch the resident singer perform, enjoying the sea breeze, feeling extrely relaxed.
It had been a long ti since they had such leisure—watching the brightly lit streets, the n and won passing by, singers passionately conveying emotions, coupled with the lodious tunes. The three felt a sense of disbelief; compared with the battlefield, this place seed like paradise.
Gradually, they let go of their tension, thoroughly enjoying drinks and chatting. Aside from their job, they talked about anything else, just to relax. After a while, Ghost Hand suddenly narrowed his eyes sharply, staring in shock towards the side. Mountain Eagle and Snow Leopard, also highly alert, imdiately realized sothing was wrong and followed Ghost Hand's gaze. There was nothing but people, leaving them puzzled and staring at Ghost Hand.
Ghost Hand gestured for everyone to lean over, and their heads nearly converged. He then lowered his voice and said, "Brothers, I just spotted soone familiar. Sothing's off. I'll go check inside. You guys wait here, in case anything happens, you'll be ready."
"An enemy?" Snow Leopard inquired surprisingly.
Ghost Hand nodded and then shook his head, standing up with a serious expression heading towards the bar hall. To attract custors, the hotel placed many tables at the entrance and had live singers; however, the hall inside was much quieter. People whispered softly in booths, not raising their heads to look at Ghost Hand.
Ghost Hand was in casual wear, not drawing attention, and pretended to look around casually. He soon arrived at a corridor lined with private booths. In one booth stood two tall, suited and sunglass-wearing Black individuals, attentively surveying their surroundings.
The two noticed Ghost Hand approaching, but he was quite sneaky, pretending to be drunk and stumbled into the bathroom nearby. Washing his face and stepping out, he casually glanced over, confirming the identities abruptly and leaving swiftly, unaware one of them was also staring at Ghost Hand in surprise, with a grave expression, clearly recognizing him too.
Ghost Hand went outside, settled the bill, got into the nearby roadside car and didn't start it imdiately but pondered with a puzzled look. Mountain Eagle and Snow Leopard exchanged astonished glances. Snow Leopard quickly asked, "Brother, what's the matter? Tell us, what did you find?"
"Brothers, rember the Global Special Forces Competition?" Ghost Hand said solemnly.
"Of course, we made a big na for ourselves, how could I forget? You an?" Snow Leopard said in amazent looking at Ghost Hand, "Soone ca here?"
"Yes, I'm sure I'm not mistaken. You guys know ; as long as I observe soone closely, I'll surely rember them." Ghost Hand said seriously.
"Indeed, your mory is superb." Mountain Eagle said, his face turning grim and brow furrowed, "If that's the case, it's a big problem. Participants are elite troops, active military personnel; why would military personnel roam around? Coming to our country, what's their purpose?"
"Are they planning sothing?" Snow Leopard questioned Mountain Eagle in surprise.
"Why else would they co here? Vacation? Can military personnel vacation in other countries? Unless authorized with an escort. Seeing their secretive behavior, they probably sneaked in. This situation is quite unique; it must be investigated promptly." Ghost Hand suddenly grim-faced, said resolutely.
"Alright, let's head back imdiately." Mountain Eagle agreed.
"Should I stay to keep an eye on them?" Snow Leopard asked.
"No, we can't act hastily without a clear understanding of the situation. Local police handle such matters; without orders, we cannot interfere with local security. Let's return and let Hong ihua decide. After all, we belong to the disciplined force and cannot act recklessly." Ghost Hand reminded rapidly, starting the car.
Throughout the journey, they discussed the matter and reached the hotel before they realized. Guards manned the entrance, checking the car plate and occupants, then imdiately let them through. They drove to the hotel entrance parking lot, hurriedly got out, and knocked on Hong ihua's door.
Hong ihua opened the door, surprised at their appearance, and slt the alcohol, frowned and said, "Did you all go drinking at a girl's bar or sothing?"
"Discovered sothing unusual." Ghost Hand said seriously.
"Huh?" Hong ihua, surprised, glanced at Ghost Hand, then Mountain Eagle and Snow Leopard. Noticing their serious expressions, she knew sothing was up, quickly stepped aside indicating to co in, handed each of them a bottle of mineral water, "Drunk driving? You guys are really causing trouble for , didn't get caught by local police, did you?"
Ghost Hand understood Hong ihua was joking but wasn't in the mood, he hurriedly recounted the discovery. Upon hearing it, Hong ihua frowned deeply, pondered briefly, then said, "This is not simple; promptly verify their identities and backgrounds. As for intentions, let relevant departnts handle it. We shouldn't intervene recklessly." She said standing up, dialing the internal line to have Lan Xing bring over the computer.
Lan Xing soon knocked and entered, slled the alcohol on Ghost Hand and the others and exclaid, "Three brothers, did you all go drinking at a girl's bar? Such fun and didn't invite ! Just wait, I'll hold this against you later. Boss lady, what's up calling this late and asking to bring the computer? Did sothing happen?"
"Sothing did happen; I need your help to investigate soone." Hong ihua explained.
"Did you guys get robbed? Couldn't catch the culprit?" Lan Xing teased Ghost Hand.
"Be serious, cut the jokes." Hong ihua said, gesturing at Ghost Hand.
Ghost Hand nodded knowingly and promptly explained the situation. Upon understanding the scenario, Lan Xing stopped joking, responded seriously, "It's indeed complex. Let pull up the participant's profiles from the last competition for identification, finding him won't be hard." Saying this, she quickly booted up, starting to type on the keyboard.
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