Two days later.
V City, Country Z.
It was the gloomy blue hour, and a faint melancholy hung in the air. An Off-Road Vehicle sat unobtrusively in the airport's outdoor parking lot as sleet drifted past its windows. There were few people here, especially in winter, making it easy to feel as though the world had forgotten this place.
Huang Zhuowang bounced his leg, occasionally glancing at the girl in the back seat. He hesitated, then finally blurted out, "Look, if Mr. 39 asks, tell him you insisted on tagging along yourself. This has absolutely nothing to do with me."
"Coward." Beiwei shot him a glance. "I'm going to buy some hot drinks. What do you want?"
"Uh, I'll have..."
"Never mind, I'll buy one of each. You can have whichever one Mr. 39 doesn't want."
"Hey! That's not fair." Huang Zhuowang turned around with wide eyes, only to find that she had already gotten out.
He turned back helplessly. As the appointed time drew closer, he grew increasingly nervous. A week ago, his family had asked him to attend a celebration banquet in Country Z. He had not wanted to go, but four days later-two days ago-the organization had contacted him again.
The higher-ups had heard he was going to Country Z. As luck would have it, the organization also had an operation there that required a computer to crack a code. To be on the safe side, they could have him come along as support.
As for Beiwei, she had originally come to deliver funds and an item. She still had the two gold bars Old Eugene had given her in her first instance. Together, they weighed 150 grams, worth a total of 110,000 yuan at the gold price back then.
The item was a USB drive, a