Thomas did not listen to Simang's advice and seek information from Haihan officials. He believed that doing so would undoubtedly lead to self-destruction and would only make his side fall into greater passivity.

This is not just one or two people missing, but more than a dozen people missing in succession within a short period of time. When the government receives the report, they will definitely investigate the original cause. At that time, it will be difficult for the embassy to explain why so many people were placed on guard duty early in the morning.

Outside the Sing Tao office.

And if this was originally done by Haihan's powerful official department, then reporting it to the official would be an act of humiliation. It would be better to wait for the other party to come to your door, then try to find a scapegoat, and take the blame on the grounds of personal grudges.

Let the other party blame the embassy for this matter.

Thomas still plans to investigate the clues on his own first and try to avoid alerting Haihan officials as much as possible.

After carefully sorting through the known information, Thomas believed that the disappearance of these field personnel was not without trace.

The time when these people disappeared was when Tan Tianming and the Xingdao Office left the station and came to Victory Square. Among them, the personnel monitoring the Xingdao Office can be determined to have disappeared while tracking the target persons in batches.

During the tracking process, they took rickshaws that can be seen everywhere on the streets of Sanya. If these rickshaws that carried them can be found, we may be able to know their approximate whereabouts and where they disappeared.

Thomas immediately sent people to several major local rickshaw shops to inquire about the news.

However, in order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention, those who inquired for the information could not clearly state that a missing person had occurred. They could only vaguely claim that something had been dropped while riding a rickshaw at a certain time and place, and they wanted to find the driver who picked up the job at that time to ask about the situation.

Although this idea is correct, there are hundreds of rickshaws under the jurisdiction of several major car dealerships. The drivers leave early and return late. In fact, there is not much valuable real-time information available in the car dealerships.

Until the publicity event in Victory Square came to an end that afternoon, Thomas still had not received any news about those missing subordinates.

The only thing that can be determined is that the disappearance of these personnel must be related to the tasks they performed at that time. In other words, Tan Tianming and people from the Sing Tao Office are absolutely inseparable from this matter.

But Thomas couldn't question the other party face to face, and he really couldn't figure out when the other party became aware of their surveillance operations, and where they found the manpower to set up a trap to make these field personnel disappear silently.

While the Portuguese were worrying about this, Tan Tianming held a celebration banquet in a restaurant in the city to entertain all the people who contributed to this event.

The second round of the lottery ended successfully. Huo Dechuan and several local dental shops played an important role as organizers. Tan Tianming also greatly praised their performance during the banquet.

The Singdao Office had only played the role of an outsider before. It was not until today that it officially joined. Tan Tianming also took this opportunity to introduce it to everyone. The subsequent affairs will be gradually taken over by the office, and there is no need for him to take the lead in the organization.

Already.

However, Shao Tianhu, as the new head of the Xingdao Office, did not appear at the first moment. It was not until the banquet was over and Huo Dechuan and the Yahang guests dispersed that he came belatedly.

Tan Tianming knew that Shao Tianhu deliberately avoided such social situations in order to avoid outside attention to his identity. Shao Tianhu would not come to the stage until at least this matter was settled.

Of course, Shao Tianhu did not come here specifically to have a drink or a banquet, but to inform Tan Tianming and several people in the office of today's action process. At the same time, he also wanted to discuss with Tan Tianming and others how to deal with these people next.

Shao Tianhu was the first to express his position: "My idea is to lock them up for a few days and then let them go when the Portuguese Embassy loses control. This should make them calm down."

Tan Tianming was not in a hurry to express his position. He turned to look at the other people and said, "What do you think?"

Lao Wang asked: "The Portuguese are not stupid. They will definitely think that this matter is related to the office. After letting them go back, how can we ensure that they will not intensify their efforts and attack the office?"

Lao Liao said in a deep voice: "Even if we have to let him go, his hands and feet must be done cleanly, so as not to leave any clues for them!"

Li Gui was not that mature and prudent, and asked blankly: "Would it be too easy for these guys to just lock them up for a few days without giving them a lesson?"

Shao Tianhu smiled and said: "Since it falls into my hands, how can I let them escape unscathed? They still have to have a taste of the killing stick, otherwise it will be a waste of time."

Tan Tianming said: "Since you are not planning to take their lives, you'd better pay attention to your strength and don't use too much force."

Shao Tianhu nodded and said: "Second Young Master, don't worry, my people are all experts, and they will use their methods in a measured manner. I will ensure that they will be bruised without damaging their lives."

"As for the finishing touches, I will handle them carefully and try to clear the relationship with the office. If they still dare to cause trouble, then I won't be polite."

Shao Tianhu did not take the initiative to tell how many people he had mobilized to participate in this matter, and others too knew enough not to ask. However, the expenses during this period must be borne by the office.

While several people were talking, someone knocked on the door outside the house, and Shao Tianhu immediately stopped talking.

Tan Tianming motioned to Li Gui to open the door and see if there was anything wrong with the store.

Li Gui opened the door and saw several big men in black standing outside the door, but their faces looked very unfamiliar.

The leader took out a black leather document and flashed it in front of Li Gui's eyes: "The Security Department is handling the case, please give me a chance."

Li Gui was stunned, but subconsciously stepped aside.

The man entered the room, glanced at everyone present, showed his ID, and said coldly: "The Security Department is handling the case, so sit still and don't move."

After saying that, he raised his hand and pointed at Li Gui: "You, sit back too."

Tan Tianming's heart sank, and he thought to himself how he got into trouble with this Yamen.

The Ministry of Security has great authority. It handles intelligence agents externally and corruption and public security internally. It reports directly to the Executive Committee and is not subject to the control of other yamen. Suddenly being approached by the Ministry of Security on its own initiative is probably not a good thing.

The expressions of the people in the office changed. While they were stationed in Sanya, they had never had any dealings with the Ministry of Security, and they never thought that they would be visited by the Ministry of Security.

The eyes of the three of them were all subconsciously looking at Shao Tianhu. The one most likely to attract these evil stars in black was probably Shao Tianhu, who had just taken office.

Shao Tianhu's face was very calm. If he was looking for him, he would have to take the whole matter down. After all, he came up with the idea of ​​setting up a trap to arrest the Portuguese, and he personally directed the action. There was no need to implicate other people.

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At this time, a man in his fifties with gray hair on his temples entered the room with his hands behind his back. Several big men in black who had entered before immediately moved to the left and right sides with an extremely respectful attitude.
Chapter completed!