Not long after Li Feng entered the bar, Robert placed canned food, biscuits, and other dry provisions inside the motorhome. Taking advantage of the chance to arrange the supplies, Robert swept his gaze over everything inside the motorhome, even hurriedly opening the storage cabinet as if searching for something.
Before long, Robert climbed out of the motorhome empty-handed. After glancing at the bar, he hurried into his convenience store's warehouse, wondering whether Li Feng would leave town anytime soon.
Inside the warehouse, Robert pushed aside a pile of messy cardboard boxes in the corner, opened a small hidden door in the wall, and picked up the Secure Line inside. After dialing several numbers and waiting for a woman's voice to come through the receiver, he said, "This is Robert. Austin came to town to purchase supplies, just as we predicted."
On the other end of the line, the woman said in an unreadable tone, "All right. I'll try to reach the scene within half a day. Keep yourself safe, but do your best to stall Austin. By the way, did you find any special equipment in his vehicle?"
Robert said with a bitter smile, "Ma'am, are you sure there's special equipment in Austin's vehicle? Ever since you ordered me to move to this town and open a convenience store, I've inspected his vehicle three times and found nothing. Unless you give me a chance to dismantle the motorhome piece by piece, I won't find any special equipment. Besides, we may know each other, but we're nowhere near close enough for me to keep him here for half a day."
Unfortunately, before Robert could finish, the line had already gone dead. He slowly put down the receiver and covered the hidden door with the cardboard boxes again.
As he left the