Half an hour before the appointed time with Anthony, Jiang Xiaohui and Ying Gou set off.
Ye Jinghong and I went somewhere else.
Yu Min had provided this location. It was probably intelligence gathered by Unit Nine's peripheral personnel.
Yu Min said Bingbing and her mother were very likely being held there.
It was an abandoned factory in River City. The land had reportedly been purchased by a private company and was currently under construction, undergoing some localized renovations.
Our car stopped less than a hundred meters from the factory.
We did not get out immediately. From afar, we could see figures moving around the factory building.
There were five or six of them, scattered around the factory. They were likely responsible for the outer perimeter, and anyone trying to approach would be spotted.
They were all Great Xia people.
Ye Jinghong said, "Under these circumstances, there's no way to sneak in unnoticed. They all have walkie-talkies. If they send word inside, the people in there could be moved somewhere else, or..."
She did not finish, but I knew what she meant. The hostages could also be killed.
"So we can only think of another way." I knew we could not force our way in.
But what way was there? Those five or six people had the entire exterior locked down from every angle.
We knew even less about the situation inside the factory. Even if the two of us could charge in by force, we had to worry about the hostages. If we pushed them too far and they hurt Bingbing and her mother, rescuing them would become harming them.
I could not help thinking of A Tai. If he were here, this would be much easier. He could turn invisible. He could stroll right into the factory while