Chapter 188
Chapter 188
“Got it, Boss!”
Boss Xiang flicked away his cigarette butt. “Let’s head back.”
Time flew by, and before anyone knew it, the amusement park was nearing closing time.
Nangong Guo sat pale-faced on a bench, while Xiang Mei sat beside him with a gentle expression.
“We should head back too, shouldn’t we?”
“Yeah. I see the butler.”
A man in his forties approached and stopped in front of them.
“Miss, it’s time to go home.”
Nangong Guo nodded, helped Xiang Mei to her feet, and headed for the exit.
He had no intention of saying much with the old butler present.
The man had Boss Xiang’s absolute trust. Many matters Nangong Guo had no access to were entrusted to this butler instead.
The man had already been at Boss Xiang’s side when Nangong Guo first infiltrated the organization.
He had been there for more years than Nangong Guo could count.
When they reached the car, the butler said quietly, “Boss Xiang said tonight will be a family dinner.”
After Nangong Guo helped Xiang Mei into the car, the butler caught him by the arm.
“Boss Xiang asked me to speak with you alone.”
“About what?”
The butler led Nangong Guo to a secluded corner. Only after making sure no one was watching did he speak.
“The wedding is set for tomorrow. After you’re married, you’ll need to go to Factory No. 1 and eliminate Third’s men.”
Nangong Guo frowned. Taking people out was the kind of assignment an undercover agent least wanted to accept.
Still, the targets this time were drug traffickers, so there shouldn’t be a problem.
“Anything else?”
A smile spread across the man’s face. “One more thing. Codename Cobra. I’ve been ordered to assist you in completing your mission.”
Nangong Guo’s jaw dropped as he stared at the man before him.
“You’re Cobra?”
“Yes. Command sent me to help you seize control and obtain the transaction list.”
Nangong Guo stood frozen, his mind in complete disarray.
Five years!
This old butler had been around him for five whole years, yet Nangong Guo had never known that he was an undercover agent too!
All of a sudden, Nangong Guo felt a flicker of pity for Boss Xiang.
His most trusted butler was an undercover agent, and the son-in-law he’d gone to such trouble to find was one too.
Well… how could he put it?
Boss Xiang couldn’t exactly call it an unfair loss.
Boss Xiang’s organization was enormous, with operations extending far beyond the country.
Otherwise, Nangong Guo would never have remained undercover for so many years.
The man was also extremely cautious, with more factories under his control than anyone could count.
Even now, Nangong Guo had identified fewer than half of their locations.
The butler handed him a cell phone.
“As soon as you get the transaction list, contact me.”
“All right.”
“Let’s head back. Boss Xiang is still waiting for you at home.”
After the car left the amusement park, You Bai approached Zhang Bei with her board tucked under one arm.
“Boss, I have a competition in a little while. Want to come watch?”
“Sure.”
With winter approaching, the Ski Resort was growing busier by the day.
A steady stream of tourists and athletes looking to challenge You Bai came through its doors.
Small training competitions like this were held roughly once every two days.
Zhang Bei didn’t mind. The competitions took place after business hours anyway.
The Ski Resort would otherwise be sitting empty, and this also gave You Bai a chance to train.
If the girl won a championship, the Amusement Park could attract a huge influx of visitors.
Zhang Bei closed the gates of the Amusement Park and led a group of employees to the Ski Resort.
Seeing everyone warming up, he fetched a chair and sat down off to one side.
You Bai was delighted to see the teammates she hadn’t met in so long.
“Everyone, take some time to familiarize yourselves with the course. We’ll start in ten minutes!”
“Got it, Sister Bai!”
Everyone answered in unison.
However, no one noticed Zhang Bei shoot Li Yang a meaningful look.
Having received his orders, Li Yang quietly placed a box on the table.
Once everyone had warmed up, they eagerly pulled on their ski suits, took a pair of goggles from the box, and slowly started down the slope.
Li Yang crouched beside Zhang Bei, his gaze fixed on the surveillance feed on the tablet.
As one scream after another rang out, smiles appeared on both their faces.
With so many athletes gathered here, would Zhang Bei still be Zhang Bei if he didn’t prank them at least once?
Thanks to Zhang Bei’s arrangements, more than a dozen athletes got to experience what “extreme” truly meant.
Chasing behind them were either man-eating beasts or hideous, ferocious ghosts.
Aside from Qingqing and her sister, who wouldn’t sprint at top speed under those circumstances?
You Bai stood at the top of the ski run. Hearing the screams drifting up from below, she fell silent.
She walked over to the table by herself and carefully examined the goggles.
There wasn’t much difference between the goggles used by visitors and those used by instructors.
The visitor goggles merely had a tiny battery and chip fitted along the top.
After only a few glances, You Bai was certain of one thing: these were definitely not instructor goggles!
The doctor stood nearby. As the screams reached him, he cast a resentful look at Zhang Bei, who was sitting in a chair.
I’m off the clock!
I’m already off the clock!
I’ve even wiped down the cart and locked it away!
Couldn’t his boss just watch a competition quietly for once?
Half an hour later, the pale-faced athletes at the Ski Resort changed into a different set of goggles and returned to the starting line.
At the crack of the starting pistol, they all shot forward.
Skiing was actually divided into several disciplines.
Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, and freestyle skiing.
The event they were competing in now was a type of alpine skiing: snowboard speed racing!
In a pure racing event like this, victory depended entirely on the competitors’ skill and stamina.
And as a world champion, You Bai was clearly at the very top in both respects.
Before they had even reached the halfway point, You Bai had already established a lead of three full meters.
With effortless control, she left the rest of the field far behind.
Yet one person remained hot on her heels, moving every bit as fast as she was.
Kong Anrong, a two-time consecutive speed racing champion who had retired due to injury and become a coach.
She was the one who had brought the team here for this training match.
Unfortunately, she had still been outside Amusement Park handling work half an hour ago.
When she returned and saw that the competition hadn’t started yet, she simply decided to join in herself.
As for the goggles?
Weren’t all the ones on the table just tinted ski goggles?
Kong Anrong was already thirty, but tears were streaming uncontrollably from her eyes.
Who the hell could have guessed that an amusement park would have something like a polar bear?!
Catching sight of the figure behind her from the corner of her eye, You Bai instinctively lowered her body.
We’re both world champions. There’s no way I’ll let you catch me!
Meanwhile, Kong Anrong completely broke down as she watched You Bai pull farther and farther ahead.
At least try to save me!
Even grabbing my hand would be better than nothing!
Why the hell is this stupid bear only chasing me?!
Kong Anrong had never imagined that she could still ski this fast after retiring.
Nor had she ever imagined that one day, she would get to have a face-to-face heart-to-heart with a polar bear.
It only took the group of professionals a few minutes to complete the entire course.
The doctor wiped down his cart all over again and sighed as he watched the competition come to an end.
Finally, I can get off work!
“Where’s Coach?”
“Yeah, where is she?”
Before You Bai could answer, Zhang Bei’s voice came through the radio at the doctor’s waist.
“First run, second section. I can see someone passed out over there.”