Chapter 3099
Chapter 3099
The night was dark, and most of the Sanya urban area gradually fell into silence, but the Portuguese embassy located under Fenghuang Ridge was still brightly lit.
The staff of the embassy, including Simao and Thomas, did not rest at this time.Although their bodies were exhausted, they had no intention of going to sleep at this time.
Today is a very difficult day for the Portuguese, because until now, they still have not been able to find their missing persons.
The Portuguese embassy in Sanya has a total of more than 50 staff members, but most of them are civilian staff, and their daily work is to deal with diplomatic, commercial and cultural affairs.
In fact, there are only a dozen or so people who are actually responsible for special affairs such as intelligence, field work, and security.
Among the personnel who participated in this surveillance operation, only two people who stayed outside the Sing Tao office returned to the embassy to report.And the other people who tracked the target in batches are all gone forever.
In broad daylight, more than a dozen adult men with able-bodied hands and feet disappeared silently in the urban area of Sanya. This has never happened since the opening of the Sanya embassy.
Instead of speculating that they were kidnapped and plundered by humans, Simao and Thomas hoped that this was a supernatural event haunted by ghosts.
However, although both of them are devout believers, they also know in their hearts that this matter should have nothing to do with ghosts and gods.
The person behind the scenes not only has quite professional ability, but also the personnel and resources mobilized should be above the embassy, so that it can be done so cleanly without leaving any traces.
The most important thing is that this is the capital of Haihan. The other party dared to kidnap so many people in the urban area, it was nothing to fear, and his identity and background were probably unusual.
Although the two of them didn't tell the truth, they had already tacitly agreed that this matter should be the official action of Haihan.
To take people away in such a rough way is not just to stop their actions, it is very likely that they want to obtain information from them, so as to hold the embassy's handle.
Whether these people can withstand high-pressure interrogation or even torture to extract confessions, they actually don't have much hope for it.
In the early years, Simao fought with the Haihan Army in many places overseas. He had witnessed the torture of captives by the personnel of the Haihan Military Intelligence Bureau and the Security Department. He was very impressed by the ruthless methods.
Whether it is a Spaniard, a Jurchen, or a Japanese, the tortured person has only two outcomes, either to confess or to die during execution.
Simao believed in the loyalty of the missing, but did not think their will would survive the various forms of torture.
It is very likely that the Haihan people have figured out the whole story, and they have all the information about the embassy sending people to track and monitor Haihan's official institutions and personnel.
Going to report to the officials at this time would probably only bring shame on themselves, so they decided to look for clues by themselves.Even if you are looking for a needle in a haystack, you have to try your best.
The staff of the embassy almost came out in full force, and even temporarily seconded some staff to several local Portuguese shops.
However, in order to avoid further disappearances, it was strictly forbidden to act alone outside, and the number of people in each group was increased to five or six.In this way, although there are quite a lot of people dispatched, in fact, only a few teams are out looking for the whereabouts of the missing persons.
After dark, various groups returned to the embassy one after another, but the information they brought back was extremely limited, and the missing persons were still not found.
The rickshaw clues that had been placed with high hopes did not yield any substantial results. The driver who was pulling work near the Xingdao office this morning was not found at all.
In view of the opponent's advantage in occupying the home field, they have every reason to suspect that the driver who took the embassy staff away was also pretended by the opponent.
As for witnesses, it was even more difficult to find. Because of the lottery, at least half of the local people gathered in the area near Victory Square, and there were large areas in the urban area that were sparsely populated.
"To be honest, if the Haihan people captured them, it is very unlikely that we will find them in this way."
Thomas said with some frustration: "The range we can find is only limited to the places we can go to, but there are too many areas in Sanya that prohibit foreigners from entering, so we can't find it at all."
Simao said coldly: "But at least the Haihan people haven't come to ask for their crimes. Maybe things will turn around."
Thomas said: "Perhaps they didn't plan to come to question the crime at all, and they didn't plan to release him back! They just want our people to disappear forever, so as to warn us not to act rashly again!"
Simao said: "Based on what I know about the Haihan people, I don't think they will do such a terrible thing. To put it bluntly, our actions are only at the level of surveillance, and there is no attempt to do anything to anyone. If Haihan Han is just to warn us, so there is no need to take so many lives."
Thomas said: "But we are very passive now, we can't find anyone, and we can't figure out the other party's intentions. We don't even know who started it!"
Simao said: "Actually, if we want to know the truth, there is another way. Although we don't know who did it, at least we know who was involved in it."
Thomas said: "You mean Tan Tianming and the Xing Tao office?"
Simao nodded and said, "The people disappeared while following them. They must be insiders. Maybe we should visit the Xingdao office and see what they will say."
Thomas said: "What else can I say? Of course I won't admit it, and we don't have any basis to ask the other party to hand it over. You don't mean to ask them to give you a high hand, do you?"
Simao said: "If it can be exchanged for our people to return safely, I don't mind apologizing to the Haihan people in person."
These words made Thomas look at him with admiration. He always thought that Simao was the kind of absolutely ruthless person. As long as he could achieve his goal, he didn't care what price he would pay for it.
This action was also carried out under the insistence of Simao, and the disappearance of these people in the embassy cannot be separated from him.If he hadn't been busy looking for missing persons today, Thomas would have had a big fight with him long ago.
However, this statement shows that Simao is not completely indifferent to this, at least he is still a little bit responsible.
Thomas was about to speak, but there was a sudden commotion outside the house, and then someone ran in to report: "My lord, the missing person has returned!"
Thomas jumped up from the chair: "How many people came back?"
The subordinate replied: "There are quite a lot, it seems... all of them are back!"
Thomas and Simao looked at each other, and hurried out of the house together to check the situation outside.
People do come back, but they don't come back by themselves.
Someone slammed stones on the gate of the embassy from a distance. When the people inside heard the noise and opened the door to check, they did not see the person throwing stones. They only found a dozen or so people tied up with hemp rope under the wall outside the embassy. personal.After going forward to take off their hoods, they found that it was the group of people who disappeared this morning.
The staff of the embassy, including Simao and Thomas, did not rest at this time.Although their bodies were exhausted, they had no intention of going to sleep at this time.
Today is a very difficult day for the Portuguese, because until now, they still have not been able to find their missing persons.
The Portuguese embassy in Sanya has a total of more than 50 staff members, but most of them are civilian staff, and their daily work is to deal with diplomatic, commercial and cultural affairs.
In fact, there are only a dozen or so people who are actually responsible for special affairs such as intelligence, field work, and security.
Among the personnel who participated in this surveillance operation, only two people who stayed outside the Sing Tao office returned to the embassy to report.And the other people who tracked the target in batches are all gone forever.
In broad daylight, more than a dozen adult men with able-bodied hands and feet disappeared silently in the urban area of Sanya. This has never happened since the opening of the Sanya embassy.
Instead of speculating that they were kidnapped and plundered by humans, Simao and Thomas hoped that this was a supernatural event haunted by ghosts.
However, although both of them are devout believers, they also know in their hearts that this matter should have nothing to do with ghosts and gods.
The person behind the scenes not only has quite professional ability, but also the personnel and resources mobilized should be above the embassy, so that it can be done so cleanly without leaving any traces.
The most important thing is that this is the capital of Haihan. The other party dared to kidnap so many people in the urban area, it was nothing to fear, and his identity and background were probably unusual.
Although the two of them didn't tell the truth, they had already tacitly agreed that this matter should be the official action of Haihan.
To take people away in such a rough way is not just to stop their actions, it is very likely that they want to obtain information from them, so as to hold the embassy's handle.
Whether these people can withstand high-pressure interrogation or even torture to extract confessions, they actually don't have much hope for it.
In the early years, Simao fought with the Haihan Army in many places overseas. He had witnessed the torture of captives by the personnel of the Haihan Military Intelligence Bureau and the Security Department. He was very impressed by the ruthless methods.
Whether it is a Spaniard, a Jurchen, or a Japanese, the tortured person has only two outcomes, either to confess or to die during execution.
Simao believed in the loyalty of the missing, but did not think their will would survive the various forms of torture.
It is very likely that the Haihan people have figured out the whole story, and they have all the information about the embassy sending people to track and monitor Haihan's official institutions and personnel.
Going to report to the officials at this time would probably only bring shame on themselves, so they decided to look for clues by themselves.Even if you are looking for a needle in a haystack, you have to try your best.
The staff of the embassy almost came out in full force, and even temporarily seconded some staff to several local Portuguese shops.
However, in order to avoid further disappearances, it was strictly forbidden to act alone outside, and the number of people in each group was increased to five or six.In this way, although there are quite a lot of people dispatched, in fact, only a few teams are out looking for the whereabouts of the missing persons.
After dark, various groups returned to the embassy one after another, but the information they brought back was extremely limited, and the missing persons were still not found.
The rickshaw clues that had been placed with high hopes did not yield any substantial results. The driver who was pulling work near the Xingdao office this morning was not found at all.
In view of the opponent's advantage in occupying the home field, they have every reason to suspect that the driver who took the embassy staff away was also pretended by the opponent.
As for witnesses, it was even more difficult to find. Because of the lottery, at least half of the local people gathered in the area near Victory Square, and there were large areas in the urban area that were sparsely populated.
"To be honest, if the Haihan people captured them, it is very unlikely that we will find them in this way."
Thomas said with some frustration: "The range we can find is only limited to the places we can go to, but there are too many areas in Sanya that prohibit foreigners from entering, so we can't find it at all."
Simao said coldly: "But at least the Haihan people haven't come to ask for their crimes. Maybe things will turn around."
Thomas said: "Perhaps they didn't plan to come to question the crime at all, and they didn't plan to release him back! They just want our people to disappear forever, so as to warn us not to act rashly again!"
Simao said: "Based on what I know about the Haihan people, I don't think they will do such a terrible thing. To put it bluntly, our actions are only at the level of surveillance, and there is no attempt to do anything to anyone. If Haihan Han is just to warn us, so there is no need to take so many lives."
Thomas said: "But we are very passive now, we can't find anyone, and we can't figure out the other party's intentions. We don't even know who started it!"
Simao said: "Actually, if we want to know the truth, there is another way. Although we don't know who did it, at least we know who was involved in it."
Thomas said: "You mean Tan Tianming and the Xing Tao office?"
Simao nodded and said, "The people disappeared while following them. They must be insiders. Maybe we should visit the Xingdao office and see what they will say."
Thomas said: "What else can I say? Of course I won't admit it, and we don't have any basis to ask the other party to hand it over. You don't mean to ask them to give you a high hand, do you?"
Simao said: "If it can be exchanged for our people to return safely, I don't mind apologizing to the Haihan people in person."
These words made Thomas look at him with admiration. He always thought that Simao was the kind of absolutely ruthless person. As long as he could achieve his goal, he didn't care what price he would pay for it.
This action was also carried out under the insistence of Simao, and the disappearance of these people in the embassy cannot be separated from him.If he hadn't been busy looking for missing persons today, Thomas would have had a big fight with him long ago.
However, this statement shows that Simao is not completely indifferent to this, at least he is still a little bit responsible.
Thomas was about to speak, but there was a sudden commotion outside the house, and then someone ran in to report: "My lord, the missing person has returned!"
Thomas jumped up from the chair: "How many people came back?"
The subordinate replied: "There are quite a lot, it seems... all of them are back!"
Thomas and Simao looked at each other, and hurried out of the house together to check the situation outside.
People do come back, but they don't come back by themselves.
Someone slammed stones on the gate of the embassy from a distance. When the people inside heard the noise and opened the door to check, they did not see the person throwing stones. They only found a dozen or so people tied up with hemp rope under the wall outside the embassy. personal.After going forward to take off their hoods, they found that it was the group of people who disappeared this morning.