Chapter 712: The First of the Five Mountains
At 10:30 in the morning, due to the Atlantic monsoon, Luo An specially wore warm clothes to visit Mont Saint-Michel.
Like other foreign tourists, Luo An walked slowly up the stairs to the top of the mountain. After receiving a call from Mona, he walked aside and pretended to rest and take in the scenery, and asked:
“Where did you find your “companion”?”
“In the parking lot.”
Mona on the other end of the phone typed on the keyboard a few times and explained:
“If you want to go to the Mont Saint-Michel Scenic Area, whether you drive by yourself or take a bus from the train station, you will come to the parking lot in front of the scenic area. This is the only way to go.”
“That’s right.”
Roan nodded. It took about fifty minutes to walk from the parking lot to Mont Saint-Michel. When he was in the parking lot just now, he chose to take the shuttle bus to the scenic spot.
The shuttle bus is overcrowded, similar to some subways during commuting hours, but there are many buses, the speed is fast, and it’s free. Luo An is now a tourist, so he made this choice.
"That's it."
After Mona finished speaking, Lacey took the phone and added:
Facing Lacey’s worried mood, Luo An chuckled and calmly comforted:
“Don’t panic, the leading party in this action is Captain Conrad and his colleagues. I believe they will think it over and think about it carefully.”
Mont Saint-Michel is a famous monument and Catholic pilgrimage site in the French Republic. It is the third holiest Catholic site after Jerusalem and the Vatican. It has a long history and is included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO.
Glancing at Mona, who was typing on the keyboard quickly next to her, Lacey frowned slightly and said:
“OK, I understand.”
“Mona is working hard, but the success rate may not be high.”
For an underground broker and the leader of a criminal organization to do business in a place like this, it always feels very abstract.
According to the FBI's work regulations, for arrests like this, the FBI will inevitably contact the law enforcement agencies of other countries to conduct joint operations.
"Luo An, if those people are really MI6, or the seventh game, then our actions..."
Luo An narrowed his eyes slightly and asked:
“Can we use surveillance to compare the faces of those people and find out their identities?”
“By the way, Roan, did you find any useful clues at Mont Saint-Michel?”
These guys coming out of the car, although they are dressed like tourists, do not look like tourists. They have also been to Mont Saint-Michel in the past few days. "
To use an inappropriate metaphor, the status of this mountain in the French Republic is similar to that of the top of the five mountains in a country in the East.
However, the circumstances of this case are special. CIA senior officials requested a secret operation to minimize the impact of known people and things.
MI6 is the foreign intelligence organization of the British Empire. Directorate 7 is the security department of the French Republic. It governs the country's secret intelligence work. The content of its intelligence activities is equivalent to that of the Federal Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), while its counterintelligence work is similar to that of the Federal Investigation Agency. It's almost like the FBI.
“Mona just invaded the monitoring backend of the parking lot management department. When I compared the recent monitoring with past monitoring, I found some vehicles that seemed a bit abnormal.
Standing on the steps, Luo An looked back at the Normandy overlooking the foot of the mountain from a high position, and said with a smile:
“For example, I seem to have guessed the reason why underground businessman Rupert and criminal organization leader Zacharias chose to do business in this place.”
Luo An didn’t have a lot of experience in this area. He didn’t choose to pretend to understand and bite the bullet, but decisively chose to pass the blame to... and chose to listen to the opinions of Team Leader Conrad. After all, the other party was rich in experience.
After all, the Republic of France is one of the five permanent members. If those people are really from the Seventh Bureau, the arrest operation will inevitably become very troublesome.
"There are some."
Lacie raised her brows, stopped asking about arrangements in this regard, and then said:
“What is it?”
Luo An smiled and did not answer immediately, but said: "You can come directly to Mont Saint-Michel now. I need you to do something."
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At nine o'clock in the evening, a hotel in Brittany, a city near Mont Saint-Michel.
In a hotel suite, three people, Luo An and Conrad, sat around the dining table. The dining area was temporarily converted into a conference room to discuss and sort out the clues investigated today.
There are not many clues. The entire holy mountain is not very big. Except for the monastery on the top of the mountain, there are only many gourmet shops, restaurants, and souvenir shops along the road. It is a standard tourist area configuration.
The plan formulated by Team Leader Conrad is very simple. They will find a way to transport weapons and equipment in tomorrow. Because they are not sure of the target person's transaction time, it is easy to alert the snake directly by staying in a hotel in the scenic area, so they need to find a store to "convince" the boss to let them live.
“When I came to the French Republic this time, I brought a lot of surveillance equipment.”
Conrad pointed to a metal box in the corner of the room and said:
“At that time, we will first install these surveillance equipment in every corner of Mont Saint-Michel. Agent Mona will be responsible for observing the situation, and the rest of us will be responsible for raiding and arresting people.”
The plan was simple and unsophisticated, even straightforward and crude. Lacey and Mona looked up at Luo An, who smiled and said:
“Leader Conrad, we still have clues that we need to talk about.”
Hearing that someone from MI6 or Game 7 might have appeared here recently, Conrad frowned slightly. Evelin subconsciously turned her head to look at Sean next to her. Sean's face instantly became cold and even became extremely cold. gloomy.
Mona and Lacey were puzzled, and Roan asked:
"what happened?"
Sean stood up and left immediately. Evelin, who was usually a bit arrogant, licked her lips this time and did not dare to make a sound. Conrad was silent for a moment and whispered:
“The cause of death of Sean’s wife and mother is directly or indirectly related to MI6.”
Conrad did not go into details about the specific situation, but this sentence revealed enough information.
Mona and Lacey looked astonished, and Luo An narrowed his eyes slightly and remained silent for a while, expressing that he understood Sean, but understanding was understanding, and there was no room for error in this action.
So he suggested that when the operation started, Sean stayed behind to guard the shop owner and the base to prevent accidents.
Evelin frowned slightly and turned to look at the team leader Conrad. Conrad pondered for a few seconds and nodded slowly:
"Can…"
“No, I object.”
Before Conrad finished speaking, Sean, who had just left, suddenly returned to the room. The moistness on his face and the water droplets on his hair showed that Sean had just gone out to wash his face. He said solemnly:
“Team Leader Greenwood, Team Leader Conrad, and the three ladies, please believe me, I can definitely carry out this operation.”
Mona, Lacey and Evelin didn't speak, and Roan didn't speak either. He just turned his attention to Team Leader Conrad who was standing at the front.
Facing Sean’s firm gaze, Conrad pondered for a while, and finally repeated:
“Sean, you are responsible for staying behind during this operation, guarding the shop owner and base, and preventing accidents to the enemy.”
Sean’s eyes widened instantly, and Conrad’s face was expressionless. The two looked at each other for a few seconds. Sean finally took a deep breath and nodded in agreement:
"clear."
“Good.”
After the discussion, several people got up and left to pack their things.
Mona returned to her room, and just as she was about to close the door, Luo An suddenly squeezed in behind her, startling Mona.
Grabbing the slap that Mona subconsciously waved to slap someone, Luo An raised his hand to cover her mouth and whispered:
“Don’t say anything, I have something to tell you.”
(End of this chapter)