As Leip spoke, his heart was a tangled mess of emotions.
Aggrieved.
Behind his sunglasses, Cooper's eyes slowly narrowed into slits. He said in a low voice, "So you wanted me to get rid of him here."
"Hmm???"
Leip's eyes widened. "I never said that! Keep quiet later and watch my signals!"
Cooper was utterly baffled. The only expression he revealed carried a trace of anger. "Sir, why are you afraid of him? Did he use some means to threaten you?"
"Hey!"
"You can't casually say the word 'threaten'!"
"Be careful he hears you!"
Leip shrank his neck. "Put it this way: once you see his mode of transportation, you'll know what he's capable of!"
Cooper instantly fell silent.
Could the Chinese man Mr. Leip spoke of possess advanced private weaponry?
Something like a new type of armed helicopter?
He subconsciously raised his head and looked toward the distant sky.
Thud-thud-thud.
The roar of an engine drifted over.
Leip instantly hid behind Cooper, poking his head out as he scanned the surroundings in terror. Even Cooper became slightly tense.
Yet the sky was empty.
Then, from beyond the horizon, a tuk-tuk brimming with Indo-African character slowly drove over.
The dark-skinned driver was delighted to have picked up a big customer. He flashed his snow-white teeth and waved desperately.
Beneath the tarp flapping loudly in the wind, a Chinese young man in a white shirt could vaguely be seen sitting lazily, admiring the foreign scenery.
"???"
Leip froze. Where was your UFO?
Cooper was also somewhat stunned. "Mr. Leip, this is the Chinese man you mentioned?"
Leip nodded blankly.
But Cooper was, after all, DN's ace. His vigilance was always on high alert, and he did not jump to conclusions. He hesitated. "We have a defensive perimeter three kilometers away. How