Chapter 52 - Uninvited Guest (1/2)
The planet was unexpectedly close to their current position, so Zhong Yan and Intron were able to arrive very quickly.
The address Fayn gave him was that of a small manor located in the green nature of mountains and rivers. It was a commercial resort. Clearly, they were hosting guests today. There were two fully armed security guards posted at the entrance to the manor.
After their car stopped, both Intron and Zhong Yan got off. The security staff yelled to them, “No entry allowed. Leave now!”
Intron was just about to go forward to talk sense to him, but Zhong Yan raised his hand to stop him. He took off his shades and looked coldly at the guards, asking, “Do you know who I am?”
Both the guards were shocked. One of them blurted out, “You’re that Zhong Yan guy!”
“It’s good that you know. Do you know who’s inside, and what they’re talking about?”
While asking, Zhong Yan observed their expressions. The two security guards had faces of pure surprise and confusion, but they were not nervous, so he had a faint idea. These two were merely hired as guards and knew nothing of what was going on inside.
As long as they weren’t people from that side, then things will be easy to deal with.
“You don’t, but I do.” Zhong Yan said, “So move away.”
The two guards quickly stopped him and said, “Sir Zhong, our guests today have given us special instructions not to let anyone in. You…”
Zhong Yan felt anxious inside, but he didn’t show it at all. Arrogantly, he said, “I am kin to one of the guests, and your esteemed guest has asked me to come. Your list of ‘anyone’ does not include me. I was late to begin with, so don’t delay me any longer.”
“Kin?” The two guards looked at each other. Everyone in the Federation knew that the legendary councilor, Zhong Yan, was a parentless child who grew up in an orphanage, so how could he have kin? Unless…
“Are you so dedicated to your work that you did not look at your terminals at all?” Intron asked.
Of course they did. The two quickly responded, “So the person inside is…”
Intron said, “If you understand, then step aside quickly, don’t delay Sir Zhong’s business.”
The two were still a little hesitant. Zhong Yan said with impatience in his tone, “Alright, I’ll go in myself. It shouldn’t be a problem if I don’t bring my assistant, is there?”
One of the security guards began to contact one of his superiors on his terminal. Intron quickly took this opportunity to whisper to Zhong Yan. “Sir Zhong, you’re going in alone? Let me go with you, if things turn for the worst…”
“And what use will you have if you go as well?” Zhong Yan asked him calmly. “If everything goes well, I will be safe on my own. But if something does go wrong…you would have gone in for naught.”
Intron couldn’t refute him. Zhong Yan went on to ask, “Where are Navi’s men currently?”
“They’ll be here soon, about twenty minutes.” Intron nervously confirmed the information on his terminal. “Why don’t we wait for them to arrive before we…”
Zhong Yan refused without even considering it. “No, I will go in first. The longer this goes on, the more dangerous it will be.”
“They seem to have alarmed the media. Several of Navi’s warships have left their borders and broke through the border crossing of Leber System without declaring their intentions. Many of Leber’s media outlets are following their movements, won’t this alert them?”
“No matter, outside news can’t enter right now. It won’t do any harm.”
While they were talking, the two guards ended their call and turned to Zhong Yan with complicated expressions. “Sir Zhong, we’re not sure why, but we can’t contact any of the guests inside. Manager’s orders. Why don’t we… let you in just like you suggested, by yourself?”
Zhong Yan eased up a little. This place was most likely chosen by Qu Yongyi. If the manager of the resort couldn’t contact him, that meant he was still inside. If he did not come out, then they must not have succeeded yet.
He stepped into the manor under the worried gaze of Intron.
When he was standing right outside the door, Zhong Yan turned on his terminal deliberately to confirm. The signal was blocked.
He took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
……
“Is someone knocking on the door?” Adrian suddenly said.
Sitting across from him was an average-looking middle-aged man in his forties. Hearing that, he had a start, and subconsciously said, “How could that be?”