The coastal surveillance and defense equipment were useless against Qu Jianlei and Jing Yuexin. They could simply burrow underground and bypass them.
After reaching the beach, the two changed into swimsuits, and nobody found anything unusual about them.
By evening, there was even a nighttime party on the beach, but the two put on jackets and left.
At night on Taiqing, city guards and soldiers could be seen everywhere, occasionally stopping pedestrians for inspections.
However, most people still looked rather lax. There was no sign that this nation was strained on two fronts. Under the influence of Qu Jianlei's Mental Strength, nobody paid attention to the two of them.
They continued onward for more than twenty kilometers before arriving at a bar.
The bar was dimly lit, filled with deafening music and scantily clad waitresses weaving through the crowd.
Nearly half the bar's patrons were soldiers, drinking and making merry amid the clamorous music.
Qu Jianlei and Jing Yuexin found a corner table and ordered drinks and dried fruit.
After sitting there for more than an hour, Qu Jianlei ordered a large glass of fruit wine and arranged six small cups into a triangle.
At the center of the triangle was an upside-down wine glass.
About ten minutes later, a middle-aged male waiter approached them. "You two... what intelligence would you like to buy?"
Qu Jianlei was somewhat taken aback. "Is it that direct now?"
He had gone to the trouble of memorizing so much Secret Language, ready to exchange coded signals.
"The owner here changed," the waiter replied casually. "The new owner thinks it's better to communicate more directly."
Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Forget it. We don't need anything."
Seeing his obvious distrust, the middle-aged waiter gave a soft laugh.
"I can follow