Chapter 939: Do You Have Any Family Here?
The Smiling Tiger’s trip to Haizhou City this time is a secret operation, known to no more than five people.
As for why the Smiling Tiger came to Haizhou City, only he knows.
"Zhao Kai, how’s the execution of your task this time?"
The Smiling Tiger’s face always seemed to carry a friendly smile.
This is also the origin of the nickname Smiling Tiger.
The Smiling Tiger is a very mysterious person, and no one knows his real name. Just like his father, Uncle Kun. Everyone knows him as Uncle Kun, but no one knows his surname or first name.
When it comes to Zhao Kai, the Smiling Tiger has never fully trusted him.
To be fair, the Smiling Tiger doesn’t trust anyone.
The gang the Smiling Tiger built is different from others.
After Uncle Kun’s drug trafficking empire collapsed, many scattered and fled. Some took over Uncle Kun’s drug network, and others took over his trafficking bases.
The Smiling Tiger, on the other hand, took in many of Uncle Kun’s former subordinates.
These people didn’t start with the Smiling Tiger, so no one knows if they’ll remain loyal to him.
Zhao Kai is in the same situation. Although he’s been undercover in this crime syndicate for ten years, he’s still under observation.
However, over the years, Zhao Kai has been efficient, smart, and cautious, having accomplished several impressive feats, which has earned him the Smiling Tiger’s trust.
Faced with the Smiling Tiger’s inquiry, Zhao Kai hesitated — he hadn’t even carried out the mission yet, and here he was, called by the Smiling Tiger.
Zhao Kai doesn’t know much about the Smiling Tiger but has heard numerous rumors.
The Smiling Tiger prefers others to call him Brother Hu.
People who know him say they’ve never seen the Smiling Tiger angry; he always has that smiling face.
But don’t think that just because he smiles, he’s easygoing. On the contrary, the Smiling Tiger is extremely volatile.
One moment he could be smiling and being chummy with you, the next he can stab you in the heart without a change in expression.
However, the Smiling Tiger is very cautious and rarely appears at the syndicate’s bases.
He often gives orders through phone or video conferences.
Zhao Kai has only met the Smiling Tiger three times in his decade-long infiltration of this crime syndicate.
This is why many international organizations aim to capture an image of the Smiling Tiger.
Interpol has even issued a 100,000 USD reward for a photo of the Smiling Tiger.
Unfortunately, over the years, the Smiling Tiger has been living just fine.
"Brother Hu, we were just about to start the mission when I was brought here."
Zhao Kai didn’t mention that he was brought here by the Smiling Tiger’s men, which prevented the mission from proceeding; he simply stated the facts.
On the surface, Zhao Kai was answering, but internally, he was in turmoil.
He had been in the villa for three days, during which he couldn’t contact anyone outside and hadn’t seen anyone other than the people who brought him initially.
𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
At first, he thought the Smiling Tiger might have discovered his undercover identity, but the latter hadn’t appeared or taken any actions against him, which puzzled Zhao Kai.
Even now, having met the Smiling Tiger in person, Zhao Kai still didn’t know why he came to Haizhou City.
Nor why he wanted to meet him.
Although Zhao Kai holds a relatively high position in Smiling Tiger’s crime syndicate, with only three people above him,
even the top deputy can’t meet the Smiling Tiger just like that.
Meanwhile, Zhao Kai pondered how to relay the news of the Smiling Tiger being in Haizhou.
The Smiling Tiger’s visit to Haizhou City was a rare opportunity, like stepping into a trap.
After all, if he stayed outside, capturing him would be extremely difficult, but Haizhou offers different possibilities.
Once the Smiling Tiger is taken care of, the entire situation will see drastic changes, likely causing chaos among his followers.
Such chaos would undoubtedly impact their business domestically.
The Smiling Tiger maintained his friendly smile.
"In that case, drop that mission. I came to Haizhou for something important. Stick with me."
Stay with you?
Zhao Kai was taken aback, but he didn’t dare protest.
The more you say, the more mistakes you make.
Having been undercover for years, Zhao Kai’s forte was hiding his true intentions.
Though he didn’t understand why the Smiling Tiger wanted an outsider like him by his side or why he’d personally risk coming to Haizhou City,
Zhao Kai knew his current priority was to find the right moment to relay the Smiling Tiger’s location in Haizhou.
Catching him would solve all other issues and end any doubts, marking the successful end of his undercover mission.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai felt a surge of emotion, but he knew the importance of caution at such critical moments. The Smiling Tiger had a significant objective in Haizhou, or he’d never risk his cautious nature to venture into the mainland.
The Smiling Tiger picked up the hot tea on the table, about to take a sip when a middle-aged man standing by handed him a phone and walked over.
The Smiling Tiger took the phone, glanced at it, and momentarily lost his usual smile.
Zhao Kai sat three meters across from the Smiling Tiger.
Though Zhao Kai appeared to be drinking tea, he kept a watchful eye on the Smiling Tiger’s every move.
Whatever information the phone held, it caused the Smiling Tiger’s smile to waver. The teacup-hand paused slightly.
A moment later, the Smiling Tiger regained his composure but set the teacup down.
"Zhao Kai... I remember you’re from Haizhou, right?"
The Smiling Tiger suddenly asked.
Zhao Kai was unsure why the Smiling Tiger asked after seeing the phone, but he nodded anyway.
"Yes, Brother Hu."
Regarding his use of Zhao Kai’s identity, Tabby Cat knows the chance of exposure is slim.
Ten years ago, after Zhao Kai was sentenced to life imprisonment, he was sent directly to prison and not even in Haizhou.
The Anti-drug Detachment already coordinated on his records, making the files untraceable.
Moreover, regardless of how powerful the Smiling Tiger is, they couldn’t possibly access the records of a life-sentenced convict in prison.
Additionally, Tabby Cat’s appearance is very similar to Zhao Kai’s, and after ten years, it’s unlikely they could piece together his true identity from clues.
"Do you still have any family around here?"
Family?