Chapter 104: The Puzzle (69)
Seven o'clock in the morning, shortly after dawn. Old fellow Younis woke me up. I looked up at him, and he looked at me and said, "Don't sleep." Ogil's men have come to news. We've found footage of the person we're looking for when they enter the country. β
"So fast?" I asked, a little surprised. After all, finding someone from surveillance is not an easy task, it is a careful, tedious and time-consuming errand.
"Huh. Ogier's life is still worth something. Hurry up. The old guy said.
I immediately got up and said, "Shall we go over and get it or give it to us somewhere?" β
"They will give us the photos as soon as possible and then we will go and pick them up. It was around noon. β
I stopped what I was doing, "So what are you going to do when you wake me up now?" β
"It's dawn. Of course you have to get up. Well, we still have something to do. Ivan and Valery went to see the car last night, it was clean and found nothing. However, just now, in addition, Pryalko's people in the car rental company found the news of people with foreign accents who had rented a car in the past two days, and there were several suspicious ones, and we needed to screen them. The old guy explained.
"These two guys' subordinates are really efficient." I said.
"Of course. Top-down work always goes well. The old fellow turned and walked out the door, "Grab a bite to eat, and then get ready to go." β
"How's that portrait thing? Where are you going to find someone to paint? I asked.
The old guy turned around and beckoned to me, "Come and see." We're all already working. β
"Oh?" I walked out of the room quickly, only to see the old guy lead me to the room where Kutcher was closed, and as soon as I entered the door, I saw Lukovich standing by the door, and next to Kutcher sat the old fellow's old classmate Yashin.
The old guy was now holding a drawing board with glasses in one hand, a pen in the other, and a cigarette in his mouth.
After drawing for a while, Yashin would ask Kutcher for advice, ask some questions, and then he would continue to paint. I looked at the old guy and said, "You old classmate... Can you also draw? β
The old guy looked at me proudly, "The famous Repin Academy of Fine Arts." What do you think? β
"Repin? I have only heard of Lenin... β
"Poof..." Lukovich, who was on the sidelines, burst out laughing when he heard my words.
"Quiet. You nasty guys. Get out and get out! Including you ... Eunice... That's a damn nasty name. "Yashin kicked us all out.
I glanced at the old fellow, "Eunice. It's ugly. β
"Huh. Don't talk about that. Let's go grab a bite to eat and set off with Valery. I'll tell you the contact person Pryalko gave. The old guy said.
So I quickly found Valery and had a casual bite to eat with him, and soon the old guy came over with a note. I didn't even look at it, and it was directly signaled to Valery. Valery took the note and looked at it and said, "Just go here and find this guy?" β
"Yes. And here's it. The old guy said and handed over another one, "These are the two places." Find these two people. I don't have much hope, but I hope you will have a good time. β
Valery took the other one and looked at it as well, "I didn't expect this fat man to have a wide doorway." I've lived here for so long and I haven't been as capable as he is. β
"Once you've eaten, let's hurry up and go. road
Be careful. But I guess it's safer today than it was before. The old man said and smiled.
"Why? What is the holiday today, is everyone on holiday? I asked curiously.
"Huh. That's right, tomorrow is the holiday. You have to prepare for the festival before the holiday, right? Who has the time to care about anything else? β
I nodded, and the old guy was right. No one wants to make a mistake before a big action, and how not to make a mistake is obviously the safest thing to do nothing.
Valery and I quickly went out and about twenty minutes later we arrived at the first car rental company, which seemed to be quite large. Not only does it have a beautiful faΓ§ade and a vestibule, but there are also a lot of cars parked not far from the faΓ§ade.
Valery pulled out his phone and dialed the contact number, and a moment later a man came to our car, dressed in an overcoat and glasses, who clearly looked like a clerical worker. After looking at us, he pulled out a wad of paper from his coat and placed it on the hood of our car. Then he flipped through and pointed to the records on the paper, "These are the documents used by the renter." I've learned that these people all have foreign accents. β
I looked at the paper, and there seemed to be a copy of the document on it, "What kind of car are these people renting?" β
The man pointed to the paper, "It's written here." β
Valery knew I couldn't read, and he said, "Sedan." Very ordinary car. β
"What about the size of the car? Do you want to rent a bigger car? For example, commercial vehicles, large off-road vehicles, box trucks. I asked.
"Nope." Valery shook his head, "It's all a small car, and it doesn't seem like a big car on it." β
I looked through the documents of these people, and there was nothing out of the ordinary. Actually, I wasn't very interested in the car model that Valery was talking about. Because it is impossible for them to have only a few people, and if it is an operation, then it is better to use a larger car with more people like this, and not to use one car after another to pass as if to pick up relatives, so that the target is too big and not hidden. And start to do it, everyone gets out of the car and turns out their weapons? Maybe it will be a mess in that moment, and although it won't be long, the effect will be very bad.
"Can you give us any of these?" Valery asked.
The man nodded, looked around at no one else, and said, "I was going to give it to you." It was copied according to Mr. Pryalko's instructions. β
"Okay. Thank you. Valery said as he reached out and shook the man's hand.
The man smiled politely, shook my hand, wrapped himself tightly, and turned back.
We quickly got in the car and immediately left there, and Valery said as he drove: "What do you think?" Is there anyone we're looking for? β
"Probably not. Let's go to another place. I said.
The second place was not far from here, and Valery arrived at his destination in a short time. But the second car rental company looks far worse than the first. The car didn't see it, only a broken door, and it didn't seem to be open at the moment.
"Is this it? Got me right? The door hasn't opened yet. I pointed to the doorway.
Valery looked at it and said, "Surely yes." Here it is. Regardless of whether his door is open or not, the door number and signboard on it are correct. β
"Okay. Give it a call. β
Valery made a quick call, and a moment later there was a sound of the door opening, and a disheveled man appeared before us. The man hung up when he saw us and beckoned us in.