Chapter 118: Normal Movements
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Hearing his voice both of them paused and thought about what it was that would need their immediate attention. There were many things that would of course but the question was what was this one specifically. Taking a sip of her water, she answered back calmly. "We'll be out in a moment!"
Looking around the room she debated on putting things away before stepping out but if Ming Ming and Neo wanted to do this training later, leaving it out would be more convenient. There was no urgency in her steps as she went towards the door and unlocked it. When Neo had first spoke she did not hear any fear or modulations that would make her believe they were in danger or that the 'news' was unfortunate. After the door was opened and she saw his calm face, her assumptions were confirmed. He had stood in front of the door waiting for them to come out since he could not come in. It was a known fact between the three that if there was training in this room, one had to knock and could not just enter. Especially, with the weapons and shooting they were doing, what would happen if you accidentally shot your own teammate? Or got caught in the crossfire of a fight? So in general, they made this a rule to keep out since it was better to be safe than sorry.
After exiting the room she could feel her body's condition a bit more as she started to relax. It was a conditional reflex that made her body tense in the training room and calm outside it. As soon as Neo had finished showing her what he needed to, a long and hot shower was awaiting her. "What is it?"
Neo as usual did not say much but gave a quick glance over at the both of them to see their state before just walking away. Rolling her eyes she followed him back into the main room. In front of them there were several computers running, each with different processes on it and purposes. He lead her towards the one in the far right corner and began typing a series of commands onto the black screen. It only took a minute or so before information began to flood the screen.
"Blue 47?"
"Mhm." Hearing his confirmation she began to read the information more seriously. Just last night she had discussed the topic with them that they had landed in the West Coast. They had their tracker on them and were waiting it out to see what their motive was. However, within the span of that one night the target had made some unusual movements. Even for that person, it was out of character so much so that it seemed like a deliberate way to attract their attention. Blue 47 stood for a man called Wu Gang, aged 47 ironically but they had coded him before finding out that fact. He was short statured with a slim body and a range of obscene tattoos from his gang affiliations. The character of this man was that he was a complete rat, sneaking in between different gangs and pretending to be loyal to each. It was no surprise that he had a lot of people after him but still managed to stay alive each time. The main reason behind his survival could probably be attributed to his black market value, he was a cheat but was the man to go to if you needed something rare. This was also one of the reasons that they needed him in their grasp and was a target on their list.
Starting out a year back they had kept track of him and his actions all ranged within a certain range. This man in general was hard to track but was still possible for Neo who could connect transactions to him. He would usually meet a client, exchange information and then meet them once again once he had secured the product. This would be the last time they met and he would disappear after getting his cut from the deal. All other communication was from disposable phones and online underground channels. However, this morning he had openly went around the city and let himself be captured on CCTVs. They weren't in over suspicious places but they were, in a way, too normal. He had let himself be caught on a Starbucks CCTV, random mini stores, and even a grocery store.
"What's he doing....?" Her voice trailed off as she tried to imagine the reasoning behind it all. She was sure that he had not caught onto them tracking him so this deliberate expose was for who? Had he just relaxed since his life has been peaceful for a while? Yet, a man who lived in darkness would not leave it so quickly if he had nothing to gain. Hearing her question neither Neo nor Ming Ming responded, each in their own thoughts.
Turning back to look at Ming Ming, she saw a calculative look in her eyes as she glared at the information. There was a haze in her glare that slowly disappeared as she caught onto one word.
"Tell me." Ying Yue knew her best friend enough to know that the look in her eyes meant something good. Looking back at the information she did not see something satisfactory but she was apparently missing something in front of her. It was to be expected though, since Ming Ming helped Neo run through information she was on top of a lot of information guilds. While, for the duration of their stay in this city Ming Ming was tasked with updating her on the information.
Ming Ming moved forward and lightly pushed Neo to the side before typing in her own set of codes. Minimizing the information Neo pulled she began to pull out a string of articles from a couple months ago. The articles were from local newspapers and were only small snippets from the job posting and advice page. All of them individually did not seem to have an obvious connection to Wu Gang. Neo and her let Ming Ming pull things together before speaking up. Once the key movements stilled Ying Yue again spoke with a bit of confusion laced in her voice.
"Tell me, what did you see?"
***
Author's Corner:
*Sometime soon*
HXL: Kitten I missed you, did you miss me?
YY: Didn't we see each other a couple days ago...?
HXL: You counted the days? Damn, I didn't realize you were this obsessed with me.
YY: ?????
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Hearing his voice both of them paused and thought about what it was that would need their immediate attention. There were many things that would of course but the question was what was this one specifically. Taking a sip of her water, she answered back calmly. "We'll be out in a moment!"
Looking around the room she debated on putting things away before stepping out but if Ming Ming and Neo wanted to do this training later, leaving it out would be more convenient. There was no urgency in her steps as she went towards the door and unlocked it. When Neo had first spoke she did not hear any fear or modulations that would make her believe they were in danger or that the 'news' was unfortunate. After the door was opened and she saw his calm face, her assumptions were confirmed. He had stood in front of the door waiting for them to come out since he could not come in. It was a known fact between the three that if there was training in this room, one had to knock and could not just enter. Especially, with the weapons and shooting they were doing, what would happen if you accidentally shot your own teammate? Or got caught in the crossfire of a fight? So in general, they made this a rule to keep out since it was better to be safe than sorry.
After exiting the room she could feel her body's condition a bit more as she started to relax. It was a conditional reflex that made her body tense in the training room and calm outside it. As soon as Neo had finished showing her what he needed to, a long and hot shower was awaiting her. "What is it?"
Neo as usual did not say much but gave a quick glance over at the both of them to see their state before just walking away. Rolling her eyes she followed him back into the main room. In front of them there were several computers running, each with different processes on it and purposes. He lead her towards the one in the far right corner and began typing a series of commands onto the black screen. It only took a minute or so before information began to flood the screen.
"Blue 47?"
"Mhm." Hearing his confirmation she began to read the information more seriously. Just last night she had discussed the topic with them that they had landed in the West Coast. They had their tracker on them and were waiting it out to see what their motive was. However, within the span of that one night the target had made some unusual movements. Even for that person, it was out of character so much so that it seemed like a deliberate way to attract their attention. Blue 47 stood for a man called Wu Gang, aged 47 ironically but they had coded him before finding out that fact. He was short statured with a slim body and a range of obscene tattoos from his gang affiliations. The character of this man was that he was a complete rat, sneaking in between different gangs and pretending to be loyal to each. It was no surprise that he had a lot of people after him but still managed to stay alive each time. The main reason behind his survival could probably be attributed to his black market value, he was a cheat but was the man to go to if you needed something rare. This was also one of the reasons that they needed him in their grasp and was a target on their list.
Starting out a year back they had kept track of him and his actions all ranged within a certain range. This man in general was hard to track but was still possible for Neo who could connect transactions to him. He would usually meet a client, exchange information and then meet them once again once he had secured the product. This would be the last time they met and he would disappear after getting his cut from the deal. All other communication was from disposable phones and online underground channels. However, this morning he had openly went around the city and let himself be captured on CCTVs. They weren't in over suspicious places but they were, in a way, too normal. He had let himself be caught on a Starbucks CCTV, random mini stores, and even a grocery store.
"What's he doing....?" Her voice trailed off as she tried to imagine the reasoning behind it all. She was sure that he had not caught onto them tracking him so this deliberate expose was for who? Had he just relaxed since his life has been peaceful for a while? Yet, a man who lived in darkness would not leave it so quickly if he had nothing to gain. Hearing her question neither Neo nor Ming Ming responded, each in their own thoughts.
Turning back to look at Ming Ming, she saw a calculative look in her eyes as she glared at the information. There was a haze in her glare that slowly disappeared as she caught onto one word.
"Tell me." Ying Yue knew her best friend enough to know that the look in her eyes meant something good. Looking back at the information she did not see something satisfactory but she was apparently missing something in front of her. It was to be expected though, since Ming Ming helped Neo run through information she was on top of a lot of information guilds. While, for the duration of their stay in this city Ming Ming was tasked with updating her on the information.
Ming Ming moved forward and lightly pushed Neo to the side before typing in her own set of codes. Minimizing the information Neo pulled she began to pull out a string of articles from a couple months ago. The articles were from local newspapers and were only small snippets from the job posting and advice page. All of them individually did not seem to have an obvious connection to Wu Gang. Neo and her let Ming Ming pull things together before speaking up. Once the key movements stilled Ying Yue again spoke with a bit of confusion laced in her voice.
"Tell me, what did you see?"
***
Author's Corner:
*Sometime soon*
HXL: Kitten I missed you, did you miss me?
YY: Didn't we see each other a couple days ago...?
HXL: You counted the days? Damn, I didn't realize you were this obsessed with me.
YY: ?????
Hearing his voice both of them paused and thought about what it was that would need their immediate attention. There were many things that would of course but the question was what was this one specifically. Taking a sip of her water, she answered back calmly. "We'll be out in a moment!" Looking around the room she debated on putting things away before stepping out but if Ming Ming and Neo wanted to do this training later, leaving it out would be more convenient. There was no urgency in her steps as she went towards the door and unlocked it. When Neo had first spoke she did not hear any fear or modulations that would make her believe they were in danger or that the 'news' was unfortunate. After the door was opened and she saw his calm face, her assumptions were confirmed. He had stood in front of the door waiting for them to come out since he could not come in. It was a known fact between the three that if there was training in this room, one had to knock and could not just enter. Especially, with the weapons and shooting they were doing, what would happen if you accidentally shot your own teammate? Or got caught in the crossfire of a fight? So in general, they made this a rule to keep out since it was better to be safe than sorry. After exiting the room she could feel her body's condition a bit more as she started to relax. It was a conditional reflex that made her body tense in the training room and calm outside it. As soon as Neo had finished showing her what he needed to, a long and hot shower was awaiting her. "What is it?" Neo as usual did not say much but gave a quick glance over at the both of them to see their state before just walking away. Rolling her eyes she followed him back into the main room. In front of them there were several computers running, each with different processes on it and purposes. He lead her towards the one in the far right corner and began typing a series of commands onto the black screen. It only took a minute or so before information began to flood the screen. "Blue 47?" "Mhm." Hearing his confirmation she began to read the information more seriously. Just last night she had discussed the topic with them that they had landed in the West Coast. They had their tracker on them and were waiting it out to see what their motive was. However, within the span of that one night the target had made some unusual movements. Even for that person, it was out of character so much so that it seemed like a deliberate way to attract their attention. Blue 47 stood for a man called Wu Gang, aged 47 ironically but they had coded him before finding out that fact. He was short statured with a slim body and a range of obscene tattoos from his gang affiliations. The character of this man was that he was a complete rat, sneaking in between different gangs and pretending to be loyal to each. It was no surprise that he had a lot of people after him but still managed to stay alive each time. The main reason behind his survival could probably be attributed to his black market value, he was a cheat but was the man to go to if you needed something rare. This was also one of the reasons that they needed him in their grasp and was a target on their list. Starting out a year back they had kept track of him and his actions all ranged within a certain range. This man in general was hard to track but was still possible for Neo who could connect transactions to him. He would usually meet a client, exchange information and then meet them once again once he had secured the product. This would be the last time they met and he would disappear after getting his cut from the deal. All other communication was from disposable phones and online underground channels. However, this morning he had openly went around the city and let himself be captured on CCTVs. They weren't in over suspicious places but they were, in a way, too normal. He had let himself be caught on a Starbucks CCTV, random mini stores, and even a grocery store. "What's he doing....?" Her voice trailed off as she tried to imagine the reasoning behind it all. She was sure that he had not caught onto them tracking him so this deliberate expose was for who? Had he just relaxed since his life has been peaceful for a while? Yet, a man who lived in darkness would not leave it so quickly if he had nothing to gain. Hearing her question neither Neo nor Ming Ming responded, each in their own thoughts. Turning back to look at Ming Ming, she saw a calculative look in her eyes as she glared at the information. There was a haze in her glare that slowly disappeared as she caught onto one word. "Tell me." Ying Yue knew her best friend enough to know that the look in her eyes meant something good. Looking back at the information she did not see something satisfactory but she was apparently missing something in front of her. It was to be expected though, since Ming Ming helped Neo run through information she was on top of a lot of information guilds. While, for the duration of their stay in this city Ming Ming was tasked with updating her on the information. Ming Ming moved forward and lightly pushed Neo to the side before typing in her own set of codes. Minimizing the information Neo pulled she began to pull out a string of articles from a couple months ago. The articles were from local newspapers and were only small snippets from the job posting and advice page. All of them individually did not seem to have an obvious connection to Wu Gang. Neo and her let Ming Ming pull things together before speaking up. Once the key movements stilled Ying Yue again spoke with a bit of confusion laced in her voice. "Tell me, what did you see?" *** Author's Corner: *Sometime soon* HXL: Kitten I missed you, did you miss me? YY: Didn't we see each other a couple days ago...? HXL: You counted the days? Damn, I didn't realize you were this obsessed with me. YY: ?????
