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Chapter 397 La Grenouille Verte

The “suicide” of the Ford driver impacted the 01 guerillas significantly . To help Edward, they had voluntarily stepped forward, attacking Black Nest’s CTOS Project to uphold justice and protect internet freedom . They were certainly not inspired by superheroes and were simply an ordinary group of people at best . Reality was way crueler than they had thought, especially after seeing four gunned men exiting the Citroen . They finally realized how dangerous this whole thing was, and whether they wanted it or not, they were now involved in it .

All five attempted to put themselves in the shoes of the driver of the red Ford, deducing that he must have had no other option but to kill himself . It appeared he would rather do that than to beg Black Nest to spare his life .

Everyone in the Renault fell silent .

“Whoever here that’s starting to regret; it’s not too late to quit now . ”

Zhang Heng was the one who spoke up, leaving Little Boy clueless as to how someone could still remain so calm at a time like this .

He drove past the accident site at a steady speed, as if nothing had happened .

The members of the 01 guerrillas were undoubtedly excellent in their respective fields . As long as they were assigned to the right task appropriately, they could provide unparalleled technical support . However, Zhang Heng could not force them to participate in something so dangerous . It was better to give them an option to leave now rather than allowing an unsuspecting member to suffer extended psychological damage later on . “Are you kidding me? Do you think such things scare us?” Little Boy was the first to speak up .

Zhang Heng was mindful of not embarrassing her in front of the team . When the Ford driver jumped off the bridge, her body had started shaking . It was probably her first time witnessing somebody ‘dying’ at such close proximity, and besides, there was a possibility that they too would end up like him . Philip wanted to say something, and even though he had opened his mouth, he decided to keep mum . Nevertheless, the calmest person among the five turned out to be Semiprime, only speaking when necessary . “We already know that this is a dangerous journey, don’t we? The right choice is always the hardest choice to make . Think of Assange, Aaron Swartz…”

“No offense, I like Aaron too, but I don’t think it’s a good time to mention his name,” Waldo said, “But I don’t plan to leave . I once got into big trouble . Edward helped me settle it, so, for me, this operation is more than simply upholding justice . ” Philip sighed again . “I can’t imagine what my future daughter’s life would be like if she lived in a world ruled by CTOS . ”

“Wait… so, it’ll be okay if you get a son?”

“Yes . ”

Philip thought on it for a while, then affirmed, “Yup… if it is a son, he will be fine . ”

“I’m glad we have once again reached a consensus,” Ponytail said with clasped hands . Amid the group’s discussion, he had been working on completing the photo’s processing . The man in the picture had a pair of blue eyes and a hooked nose, looking somewhat like a vulture . Ponytail then sent the photo to Waldo .

“Leave it to me,” Waldo nodded .

It took him only two minutes before he found the online account of the hooked nosed man, but it took almost twenty to hack into his account . “Are you in trouble?”

“Give me five more minutes,” replied Waldo . He didn’t look up, eyes focussed on the screen and his fingers busily tapping away on the keyboard .

“Okay!”

Five minutes later, Waldo finally let out a sigh of relief . “Vincent Naceri . This guy is ruthless . His parents are not French . He grew up in Belgium and joined the foreign mercenary army when he was 19, stayed there for five years, before disappearing for three years . There were rumors that he was doing the Seventh Division’s bidding, dealing with things the government didn’t want to get their hands dirty with .

“I just hacked into the Seventh Division’s system, and the rumors are true . This guy killed an entire village, including women and children, in a certain operation in Africa . The government was supposed to eliminate him in that village, but someone saved him, gave him French citizenship, and asked him to join Black Nest . He is now the leader of Black Nest Secret Operations’ second squadron . ”

“Wait, you hacked into the Seventh Division’s system in only twenty-five minutes? Since when you became this good?” Philip frowned .

“Can’t you let me brag for a minute? Well, it’s actually not that exaggerated . Remember how I kept asking you questions about security last year? I sneaked in during that time, and they didn’t find out . It’s still there, but I rarely go in for a stroll . ”

“How about the Ford driver?” Zhang Heng asked, caring more about the person he suspected was a player .

“He covered his face when he abandoned the car, and I only managed to recover a quarter of his face from the side . It wasn’t easy to look him up in the system, but it doesn’t matter anymore . He’s dead,” sighed Waldo with outspread hands .

“Black Nest and their goons will find a way to salvage his body and figure his identity,” said Ponytail . He had noticed Zhang Heng’s particular interest in the driver of the Ford . After thinking for a moment, he said to Little Boy, “We have Vincent’s cellphone number . Can you monitor and locate him?”

Little Boy nodded . “He is not a technician,” she added, “which means he is not as cautious as us . I can locate and monitor him through an application that has location and voice permissions . Leave it to me; I’ll deal with him . ”

“Is there anything else we need to do?” Ponytail turned to look at Zhang Heng again .

“Thanks, but that would be all for the time being . Let’s discuss the rest of the matter after I study to what extent Black Nest controls Leah . ”

At the same time, the Renault Scenic also drove off the highway, pulling up to the hotel they had booked earlier .

After dinner, the five members of the 01 guerrillas went on to purchase the equipment they needed . Zhang Heng chose to act alone . Since the enemies were extremely powerful, he had to tread lightly . Instead of driving a rented car, he got himself a cab and went to a bar called La Grenouille Verte .

It was 11:54 at night when Zhang Heng entered the bar . Having done his research before he came here, he knew that this is Grenoble’s famous gay bar . It was also an extremely rare gay bar with mixed genders as patrons .

Zhang Heng took a seat and ordered a beer . That was when a man with a cowboy hat came to him . He declined the man’s request to have a drink together, secretly observing his surroundings .

At 00:32, Leah and her Choking to Death band arrived . According to information collected by Waldo, the band would perform at La Grenouille Verte every Wednesday and Saturday night . As compared to the school, the complicated environment here was more suitable for Zhang Heng to hide .

After a simple warm-up, Leah hugged her bass guitar, and amid cheers from the crowd, she walked up to the microphone . Instead of saying anything, she turned around to the drummer behind her before hugging and kissing the blond girl .

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