Lost and Spy

Meng Shaoyuan found that he seemed to like Dulapura Port.

It is quiet and peaceful here, and even the trauma caused by the war is not as intense and shocking as in Manila.

Moreover, he is accompanied by a charming and charming landlady like Vegitoa.

If it weren't for the incident on the "Carriage", maybe this would really be a nice place.

Li Zhifeng also thinks this place is good.

Except for a hint of weirdness.

Also, the boss seems to be obsessed with enjoying himself and has forgotten the real purpose of the trip.

Whenever he was free, he would stay in the cafe and drink coffee. When there were no customers, he would choose to flirt with the proprietress.

Li Zhifeng didn't care.

I have followed my boss for so long, and I know him very well.

It may seem like he has nothing to do, but everything may be under his control.

The afternoon sun was warm and made people feel sleepy.

The door of the cafe was pushed open.

A man in a well-dressed suit walked in, ordered a cup of coffee, and then sat calmly in the corner by the window, sipping coffee and admiring the scenery outside.

"Not a local."

Meng Shaoyuan brought him a plate of small pastries.

"Ah, yes, Colonel."

This man glanced at Meng Shaoyuan.

Since arriving at Dulapura Port, Meng Shaoyuan has been wearing the uniform of a US Army colonel.

"I'm from California." The man smiled and took out a business card.

Kyle Blanco.

A business card is simple, just a name and phone number.

And the phone number is from California.

Kyle looked at Meng Shaoyuan again: "I didn't expect a hero to be here. Does this coffee shop belong to you?"

"Ah, no, it belongs to a friend of mine." Meng Shaoyuan collected the business card: "Charles Meng, commander of the US Army's Raider Battalion in Manila."

"Charles?" Kyle thought for a moment: "Ah, I have heard that you are not only the commander of the Raider Battalion, but also the commander of Manila's highest security and defense. It's really my pleasure to see you in this small place. pleasure."

This person accurately told Meng Shaoyuan's identity.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't find it strange at all.

After all, he is the real master of Manila, and in this city with great political and economic influence, any foreigner who wants to come here will always find ways to find out what is going on here.

"Is Mr. Blanco here to do business?" Meng Shaoyuan sat down opposite him.

There are customers in the cafe every day.

Meng Shaoyuan is not a person who likes to strike up conversations with guests.

But as soon as Kyle Blanc walked into the cafe, Meng Shaoyuan became curious.

This man was dressed too neatly and elegantly.

In Dulapura Port, there are roughly two types of people:

U.S. troops and locals.

This is just a simple military port, and it does not have the economic development potential as Manila.

How could a well-dressed man suddenly appear here?

"Ah, no." Kyle said, "I'm just a person who likes to travel. Many years ago, I came to the Philippines and fell deeply in love with this country. Unfortunately, the war destroyed the beauty.

When I learned that Manila had been recaptured, I couldn't wait to pack my bags and came here again. Unfortunately, what it brought me was no longer beautiful, but shocking. There were bombed-out houses everywhere, dead and wounded everywhere.

My heart was stung. I couldn't face it all, and then I discovered Dulapura Port. Although it was small, it was full of peace. Here, I found the self I had lost. I liked everything here. "

"Are you a poet or writer?"

"Ah, no, although I once had such a dream when I was a boy."

Meng Shaoyuan nodded, and then asked a question seriously: "Mr. Blanco, Dulapla Port is a military port. Although entry and exit are not so strict, it is still rare to see someone like you here. .”

"I am an American." Kyle said calmly: "Yes, I was indeed interrogated when I entered here, but my integrity and impeccable documents allowed me to get in smoothly. "

"Of course, you are trustworthy." Meng Shaoyuan changed the subject: "Mr. Blanco, have you ever heard of the 'Breaking Through the Troubles'?"

"What number?" Kyle frowned: "I don't know much about ships."

"A civilian cargo ship." Meng Shaoyuan explained very carefully: "There was a... theft on this ship, and a very precious thing was missing. I received a request for help from the captain of the 'Crossing the Waves' and came to help him find it. Return something like this."

Kyle listened very seriously: "You are a colonel, do you care about such trivial matters?"

"Originally, it was not under my control. Maybe I am too busy." Meng Shaoyuan replied calmly: "I did a preliminary investigation and found a very interesting thing. There are twenty-two people registered on the 'Crossing the Waves' crew, but I think there should be twenty-five crew members on board.”

Kyle said "Oh" and then said: "Colonel, I'm just a traveler. Why are you asking me these things? Do you think the things missing on the 'Crossover' have anything to do with me?"

"You, you misunderstood, Mr. Blanco." A smile appeared on Meng Shaoyuan's face again: "I'm sure you are an upright person, but I have encountered difficulties in the investigation now, and I don't know where to start. I happened to meet you here. Human instinct is to hope for help, even if this person is someone I just met.

Mr. Blanco, you know, chatting with a stranger may open up your mind inadvertently. You may get unexpected effects. "

Kyle listened very carefully, and then he thought about it for a moment and said, "Twenty-two crew members? Twenty-five crew members? That's really interesting. I don't know why you think that, but if you judge is correct, so why three extra crew members?”

"This is the key." Meng Shaoyuan said calmly: "And these three crew members have mysteriously disappeared. I think if we can find them, we may have found the key to the problem. However, what I am most worried about is this Three crew members are dead."

"You mean, murder and silence?" Kyle looked a little surprised.

"I don't know, I don't know." Meng Shaoyuan murmured: "Now, everything is in confusion. I have a feeling that the truth is clearly right in front of me, but I can't touch it. Can you understand this? Do you feel it?”

"Unfortunately, I can't." Kyle sighed: "I'm not an expert in this area, Colonel. I also hope to be able to help you, but obviously I can't."

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Blanco. I told you that I just want to chat with someone." Meng Shaoyuan smiled and said, "I will stay here for a while. Mr. Blanco, if you are free, you can come anytime." Here, chatting with you makes me feel happy."

"Me too, Colonel." Kyle drank the coffee: "It's great to meet you here. I hope we can meet again next time."

"Goodbye, Mr. Blanco."

"Goodbye, Colonel." Kyle Blanco left.

He speaks calmly and always makes people feel friendly.

"What's wrong? There's something wrong with this person?"

Li Zhifeng sat down at Kyle's seat and looked out the window.

Kyle Blanc walks calmly on the streets of Port Durapra, always looking so elegant.

"Is there something wrong with me chatting with others?" Meng Shaoyuan said nonchalantly: "I just had a good impression of him when I saw him."

Come less.

Li Zhifeng curled his lips.

The boss was so pissed off that he talked to a stranger for so long after eating so much.

Moreover, it was clear that the entire crew of the ship was dead, and the boss insisted on calling it a theft.

He also told the other party the important news that there should be twenty-five crew members on board.

Kyle is a ghost only if he has no problem.

However, Li Zhifeng also had some curiosity.

If Kyle is really related to the "Carriage", why would he take the initiative to show up here?

Meng Shaoyuan suddenly said mysteriously: "Although the Port of Durapula is small, it has all the facilities and basically serves Americans. I also found out from Vejitoya that there is also a bar here. , every night, many girls will appear there."

"Is this right here?" Li Zhifeng looked in disbelief: "It's very rare to have a Virgitoa in a small place like this. Do you think there is any other girl in that bar that interests you?"

"So, you have no business acumen at all." Meng Shaoyuan sighed: "Anywhere, as long as a certain business climate is formed, there will always be people who hear the news and come. Before, Manila was severely damaged, but after this period The reconstruction has restored a certain climate.

Those restaurants and bars that disappeared during the war have appeared one after another. If the local girls want to live, this is their choice of survival. But when there are more practitioners, competition becomes fierce.

Maybe one of them accidentally learned that the business climate was also formed in the Port of Dulapura, so he told his friends, so many girls came here. After all, the competitive pressure here is not as high as in Manila. So big. "

After listening to this, Li Zhifeng asked a question very seriously: "So, what should we do with the 'Climbing the Troubles'?"

The boss first stayed in the cafe and stayed with the landlady, but now he started thinking about the bar and the girls.

"I'm too lazy to think about it. I haven't made any progress in the investigation so far." Meng Shaoyuan said lazily: "Instead of doing this, I might as well just relax and relax. Maybe I can find the answer I want."

……

Meng Shaoyuan really took Li Zhifeng to that bar.

A bar that doesn't even have a name.

Meng Shaoyuan finally took off his military uniform and put on civilian clothes.

Once inside, it was very noisy.

"Boss, have you noticed that no one is following us today?"

Li Zhifeng said suddenly.

Meng Shaoyuan didn't care about this at all.

Most of the people in the bar are foreigners.

The environment is noisy.

Some of these foreigners were in military uniforms and some were in civilian clothes.

Two American soldiers were flirting with two local girls at the bar.

Then, as if the terms were agreed upon, the girls took the arms of the American soldier and left the bar.

The people playing billiards at the table over there looked like they were sailors on a certain ship. They were making loud noises and speaking rudely.

Meng Shaoyuan and Li Zhifeng sat down at the bar and ordered two bottles of beer.

Well, once beer appears here, it means that the business here has been formed.

Not long after they sat down, two girls took the initiative to sit next to them.

Filipinos generally speak some English. The two girls smiled charmingly and asked Meng Shaoyuan and Li Zhifeng if they would like to buy them a drink.

To be honest, these two girls are mediocre in appearance, but they are dressed very coquettishly and in simple clothes, which can easily make men who drink too much have wild thoughts.

"Of course, just do whatever you want." Meng Shaoyuan said with a smile.

Damn it, the boss is too hungry.

Li Zhifeng looked contemptuous.

After all, you had a good eye for picking girls in the past, but why are you here, asking for all kinds of goods?

Meng Shaoyuan didn't care at all.

After flirting with the girl for a while, a sailor who was playing billiards over there came over and stood in front of Meng Shaoyuan, with an obviously unkind look on his face: "Listen, foreigner, this is my woman, get away." a little."

This guy Kan Ze is here to cause trouble.

Meng Shaoyuan said nonchalantly: "Hey, big man, it was your woman who came to me on her own initiative."

Seeing that the sailor was about to use violence, the bartender at the bar said: "John, don't make trouble here."

Perhaps the bartender's words had an effect. John glared at Meng Shaoyuan fiercely, and then returned to his companions.

"Sir, these are a rough bunch."

The bartender kindly reminded: "If you don't want to cause trouble, leave here quickly. In Dulapura Port, these damn sailors always like to make trouble. Just the day before yesterday, a foreigner was injured by them. .”

"Ah, thank you." Meng Shaoyuan seemed unconcerned: "Isn't there anyone to take care of them?"

"Care? Who will care? Those Americans?" The bartender curled his lips: "Those American soldiers, as long as they don't get close to their warships and don't steal their supplies, no matter what happens in Dulapura Port, they will I won't care.

As I said just now, the foreigner who was injured by them the day before yesterday found the US military, but the US military not only ignored him, but also ridiculed him and told him to leave Dulapura as soon as possible. Hey, these sailors are really lawless.

They would steal wine, cigarettes, and women's stockings from their own goods and give them to the US military. As a result, the US Navy accepted their benefits and of course protected them. As for other people's losses, you have to admit your own misfortune. "

Meng Shaoyuan nodded: "Thank you for telling me this. I think if I have a few more drinks, I will leave here. I am not a person who likes to cause trouble!"