Chapter 17 Translation
After turning right for more than ten meters, there is a large iron gate of a printing factory. The large iron gate opened and the car drove into the printing factory and directly into the factory.
Liu Zhen asked Liang Xi to pull over, and Liang Xi and Liu Zhen got out of the car. Liang Xi found that this was a command center. In the middle was an open conference room with an equipment table. A girl with short hair was operating a computer, and various electronic devices were placed around her. Policemen scattered on both sides gathered in groups of two or three, talking quietly. They were wearing bulletproof vests and tactical pants, with pistols on their waists. On the table were tactical helmets, assault rifles, shotguns and other weapons.
Liu Zhen instructed: "Find a place to sit. There is water in the refrigerator, please feel free to sit down." Liu Zhen saw that Liang Xi had a calm expression on his face when he saw this scene, and thought that Liang Xi was an experienced translator, so he didn't bother to be polite and went about his own business.
"OK."
Liang Xi activated his detective skills to determine who was in the house. Judging from the equipment, it did not meet the standards of MI5, but it was better than the ordinary detective team. Except for the technician with short hair, everyone else wore bulletproof vests and had weapons at hand. Therefore, Liang Xi judged that they were SFO. Either the anti-terrorist team, the anti-powder team, or the customs special police.
Ordinary police field officers who have received police firearms training are called AFOs. SFO refers to professional offensive police, generally used to solve high-risk cases, hostage cases and counter-terrorism needs. Unlike special police, SFO also undertakes the functions of detection, investigation, investigation, and planning. It is an independent and powerfully armed team. CTSFO was derived from SFO, which is equivalent to the French National Gendarmerie and is the highest level police combat unit. In the UK, only MI5 and MI6 are equipped with CTSFO teams.
A man came over with a bulletproof vest: "Take off your jacket and raise your hands."
Before Liang Xi could come to his senses, the bulletproof vest was put on him and the man left.
Hey! Brother, are you mistaken? My hourly wage is 80 pounds, not 800 pounds. This is not a job that requires me to wear a bulletproof vest . Wearing a bulletproof vest means there is a chance of being shot. Regardless of the probability, Liang Xi is unwilling to do it.
The lights here were sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and Liang Xi had not yet adapted to the environment. Liang Xi tried to communicate with the nearest police officer: "Excuse me, where is Inspector Liu Zhen?"
"You sit down first." The other party didn't even look at Liang Xi, and continued to clean his gun with a cigar in his mouth.
Fortunately, Liu Zhen came back quickly and led Liang to a brightly lit area. Two men were standing by the table with assault rifles on their backs. Liu Zhen introduced them, "Baker and Owen."
After shaking hands, Liang Xi's hand was a little sore. Liu Zhen explained Liang Xi's job. They had previously secretly arrested a flour criminal. The flour criminal told them that there would be a transaction tomorrow morning, and the transaction location was an empty warehouse at a dock where coal was piled in the Thames Bay. The flour criminal said that he could go to the transaction with Liu Zhen. But Liu Zhen did not believe the flour criminal.
Liu Zhen explained: "His name is Wang Shuang. Because of a traffic scratch, the patrol officer found his car and found a lot of flour under the back seat cushion. We don't know Wang Shuang's background, we only know that he is of Chinese descent in Hungary. We can't be sure if the other party in the transaction in the early morning is of the same Chinese descent, and we are worried that Wang Shuang communicates with them in dialect. There are all kinds of possibilities, and we must consider them all when making a battle plan, so we need a translator to supervise this transaction."
Liang Xi felt like crying, and he said something was wrong. Since there was a Liu Zhen who spoke Chinese so fluently, why did he need a translator? Liang Xi didn't know anything about dialects, he just wanted to make some money. To be honest, there is no one who can only speak dialects these days.
Liang Xi tried to remain calm: "Which dialect?" If it was Minnan dialect or Cantonese, it would be manageable. Liang Xi's father liked to listen to and sing Minnan and Cantonese songs, so he knew a few words. Moreover, some words were very close to Chinese, so he could guess. But if it was Chaoshan dialect or Hakka dialect, it would not be as good as Liang Xi's Japanese vocabulary.
Liu Zhen shook his head: "I don't know, it's just a precaution. You follow Baker, Baker will protect your safety. Your job is to listen to their conversation and inform Baker if you find anything unusual. To prevent alerting the enemy, our support will arrive at the scene within one or two minutes."
Liang Xi said: "It would be better to have images, such as Chaoshan dialect, which not only has dialects but also specific gestures." He had no choice but to use his detective skills to make up for his lies.
Liu Zhen replied: "You can directly see the transaction process."
Liang Xi was startled: "You won't let me go to trade?"
Liu Zhen said: "Of course not. Nowadays, the flour criminals are getting smarter and smarter. They will carry and use signal jammers in transactions. You and Baker must sneak into the warehouse first. We have already chosen a location. You can see the entire transaction process and hear their conversation on the second floor of the warehouse. Baker brought a satellite phone to contact us, and the satellite phone will not be interfered by the jammer."
The signal jammers carried by the flour criminals are designed to prevent police undercover and gangsters from interfering with each other. Your phone calls cannot be connected, the radio cannot be used, and naturally the images and sounds cannot be transmitted. Therefore, the outside world cannot know the progress of the transaction, which provides a certain degree of security . The frequency band of satellite phones is very wide, from 300 MHz to 3G MHz, and it is almost impossible to interfere with and block them.
In addition to the group of Baker and Liang Xi, Liu Zhen will lead a group to ambush nearby. Owen and a police officer will accompany Wang Shuang as a henchman to trade with the other party. Originally, there was no group of Baker and Liang Xi in the plan. Liu Zhen temporarily added a group to prevent Wang Shuang from playing tricks.
After introducing the plan, Liu Zhen apologized: "Time is too tight. We can't be sure of the dialect the other party may master, and we can't find a suitable translator. So we can only ask you to help us."
Let's be honest with Liu Zhen. Objectively, there is no other translator. After all, Liang Xi knows a little Cantonese and Minnan dialect. Since he has deceived others, he must take responsibility to the end. Although it is possible that he will cause the team to fall into trouble, Liang Xi still has confidence in himself after learning that he can see and hear.
There are several reasons why Liang Xi did not tell Liu Zhen the truth. The first reason is that Liu Zhen's team has no other good options. The second reason is that Liang Xi has confidence in himself. The third reason is also the most important reason. Liu Zhen's team is an important judicial resource and may provide indirect help to him in investigating John's death. The last reason is naturally that Liang Xi does not want to lose this job.
Baker was a blond strong man. He patted Liang Xi's shoulder and shook hands with him: "No problem, I will keep you safe." He saw that Liang Xi looked a little unhappy and mistakenly thought that Liang Xi was worried about his own safety. He was totally overthinking it . When a person is poor to a certain extent, safety is definitely not a priority.
Fortunately, Liang Xi was a worldly-wise man with great courage. With Baker's encouragement, Liang Xi stretched out his hand and shook hands with Baker.
