Half an hour later, after the international flight soared into ten-thousand-ter altitude and entered automatic flight mode, it cruised smoothly. Everyone began to unfasten their seat belts and move around, whispering and laughing about sothing. Luo Zheng and Lan Xue closed their eyes pretending to nap, secretly paying attention to the surroundings. International Police were seated a few rows ahead, with Lan Bo in the middle, flanked by two International Police officers.
There were quite a few passengers, including a travel group mostly composed of elderly people, excitedly talking and laughing about sothing. Luo Zheng calmly looked forward, noticing that the two International Police officers were not moving, and then observed the surroundings: several couples, so business people reading newspapers, listening to music, casually chatting — a diverse range.
About an hour later, perhaps feeling a bit tired, everyone returned to their seats to rest. Luo Zheng asked Lan Xue to watch for the first half of the night, then closed his eyes to rest, drifting off into sleep. He wasn't sure how long he slept, but when waking up, found most people had fallen asleep, so even snoring. Luo Zheng gestured for Lan Xue to rest, taking over the night watch, continuing his vigilance, just in case.
After a few minutes, Luo Zheng felt much more awake, carefully scanning his surroundings, yet not spotting anything suspicious. He then slightly closed his eyes, glancing forward at the International Police. One officer sat in the aisle, with a table tray open in front of him, displaying a bottle of mineral water and a stack of newspapers. Luo Zheng couldn't see the officer's expression from his angle, nor determine what he might be doing.
A while later, a blonde woman, stylishly dressed, stood up and slowly walked forward, swaying her hips seductively. She approached the service personnel and chatted briefly, then returned with a bottle of mineral water. Luo Zheng couldn't spot anything suspicious about her; asking the flight attendants for water seed normal when thirsty, so he didn't pay much attention. After she passed by and moved to the back, he continued watching the direction of the International Police.
Suddenly, Luo Zheng noticed sothing amiss, his eyes widened uneasily, focusing intently on the bottle of mineral water in front of the officer in the aisle. It was the sa brand as before, even the water inside seed reduced by a third, yet Luo Zheng clearly rembered the angle of the bottle he saw earlier differed from the current one — the label was slightly facing him just before, and now it's directly facing him.
"Could it be that he drank the water?" Luo Zheng pondered with suspicion, trying hard to recall the previous situation, vaguely rembering the blonde woman had approached, talked to the flight attendant for several minutes, and then returned while the International Police in the aisle hadn't moved at all. He hadn't noticed any peculiar actions from the blonde woman either.
Sothing was amiss; Luo Zheng hadn't paid much attention to the movents of the blonde woman earlier, leaving his expression filled with shock and caution, his sleepiness vanishing, yet still feigning ignorance, staying motionless in his seat, pondering deeply. Suddenly, he had a faint sensation she had bent over, initially thinking it was due to the aircraft's turbulence, but there hadn't been any turbulence then?
The more Luo Zheng thought, the more he felt sothing was off. If the blonde woman was questionable, who could she be? Her appearance seed like soone from Arctic Bear Country; their KGB intelligence agency is exceptionally powerful. Female spies from there are notorious worldwide. If they knew about the International Police capturing Lan Bo, deploying a female spy — what for? An assassination attempt on the International Police?
Considering this, Luo Zheng felt a cold chill run down his spine. If all this were true, an assassination of the International Police would cause Huaxia Country to bear responsibility and pressure. If both the officers and Lan Bo were assassinated, Arctic Bear Country could fuel conflict between Huaxia and Sam Country, watch their rivalry unfold from afar — such cunning strategy! If his suspicions were correct, the KGB's reputation was indeed well deserved.
"To save or not to save?" Luo Zheng pondered with suspicion, deciding to watch events unfold quietly. If capturing Lan Bo was an effort by Sam Country's Strategic Intelligence Bureau, with Charlie and Jackson's capabilities, they'd surely suspect soone ddling secretly. There might be others providing covert protection, thus no need to intervene prematurely. If no one steps forward, it indicates this wasn't orchestrated by Jackson and his team, exploring through this event wouldn't be a bad choice.
With this thought, Luo Zheng remained motionless, feigned napping, his peripheral vision alternately sweeping towards the International Police's direction. After nearly an hour without any activity, Luo Zheng grew suspicious. Suddenly, he saw another officer across Lan Bo push the officer in the aisle lightly.
The officer in the aisle finally stirred, yawning — had he been asleep all along? No wonder he hadn't reacted, nor realized the mineral water before him had been tampered with. He exchanged a few whispered words with the other officer, swapped roles for him to rest, now took over standing watch.
Minutes later, the officer in the aisle picked up the mineral water in front of him, slowly twisting open the cap. Seeing this made Luo Zheng alert — once the water is drunk, the outco would be revealed. Eyes opening gradually, he calmly watched the officer drink the water, yet there was no unusual reaction.
The officer drank a few sips, then set the bottle aside, picking up a newspaper and started flipping through casually. After a while, Luo Zheng noticed the officer suddenly ceased his movents, his body leaning over, collapsing onto Lan Bo beside him. Startled, Lan Bo awoke suddenly, letting out a loud shout. The nearby officer also awoke, seeing his companion, leapt up promptly, bent down to check his condition.
Soon, this officer whispered a few words to Lan Bo, cautiously examined the mineral water for a mont, pressed the call button. Montarily, a flight attendant arrived, whispered a few surprised words, exchanging dialogue with the officer. The attendant agreed to lead them forward, Lan Bo stood up too, assisting the fallen officer, while the unhard officer carried his companion on his back, letting Lan Bo lead the way down the aisle.
Luo Zheng vigilantly watched the scene, observing as the officers and Lan Bo walked forward, briefly checking the surroundings. Those resting were still resting, those reading continued reading, none noticed the occurrence. A few minutes later, an announcent echoed through the plane, saying a passenger had suffered a heart attack, asking travelers if any doctors were present for assistance.
The announcent woke everyone; they briefly discussed the situation before resuming sleep, not making much fuss. A black man stood up, walked toward the front, soon approached by flight attendants inquiring. He claid to be a doctor, escorted by one of the attendants towards the front of the plane, leading him towards first-class.
"What happened?" Luo Zheng curiously watched the scene, suddenly hearing Lan Xue wake up beside him, softly inquiring. He whispered the situation's gist into her ear in a hushed tone, seeing her face tense up, quickly gestured for silence. Seeing Lan Xue understanding, nodding, he felt reassured.
"Have you discovered sothing?" Lan Xue whispered softly in Luo Zheng's ear.
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