West Coast Aesthetic Iaido

"The boat has been handed over to the Coast Guard to drive back."

On the US-Mexico border, Grant, the male police officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, got off a Coast Guard boat and said to Luo Su and others on the shore.

"Okay, then we can go back first."

Although the place just now was actually not very far from the border, Luo Su and others would no longer go back to the beach to pick up the car.

Although the local gang members have not had close contact with Luo Su and others, no one knows whether the other party has good eyesight and can see everyone's faces clearly from a distance of several hundred meters.

So for the sake of safety, the four Luosu people planned to abandon the car and take a taxi directly back to Tijuana. After waiting for two days, they would come to the beach to see the situation.

The next day, the first ray of sunshine in the morning penetrated the clouds and shone on the previous beach. Los Angeles police officers such as Luo Su, Selina and Grant once again stood on this beach that was once full of unknowns.

The sea breeze carried the salty smell of sea water and blew across their cheeks, as if telling the fierce battle in this sea area the day before.

Luo Su's sharp eyes swept across the beach, and finally stopped at the abandoned car in the distance. At this time, the car body was covered with a thin layer of sand, as if it was quietly waiting for their return.

After observing that no one was squatting around, Luo Su also turned to Selena and said, "Let's go check out the car first."

The four of them cautiously approached the car, taking every step with extreme caution. When they finally stood next to the car, Luo Su gently opened the door. Although there were many things in the car, there were signs of being rummaged through at first glance.

Grant examined the car carefully and finally nodded: "It looks like someone has searched the car and the ignition has been destroyed."

Luo Su breathed a sigh of relief, turned to Selena and said, "We have to find a way to get the car back. What do you think?"

The four people began to discuss the plan around the vehicle, and from time to time someone put forward opinions and suggestions. Ultimately, they decided to use a tow truck to tow the car back to Tijuana, which would avoid exposing themselves while driving and avoid unnecessary trouble.

On the way back to Tijuana, Luo Su sat in the passenger seat, looking at the scenery passing by outside the window, but he had a lot of thoughts in his heart. The car that he and others took away must have been seen by the local gang, but the other party must not be sure that the car is connected to what happened yesterday.

"The other party should notice us, and then we will proceed as planned."

Luo Su and others actually had a plan to deal with the fact that they would be targeted by local gangs. Their arrival this time was quite unexpected. In addition, the car stopped at the beach not far from the incident site, which would definitely attract the other party's attention.

Since they would be noticed by the other party, Luo Su and others would take advantage of the situation and take other actions.

"Ding~~"

Just as Luo Su's car was being towed by a tow truck, Grant's cell phone suddenly rang in the back seat.

"Um?"

When the bell rang, Luo Su and the other three all turned their attention to Grant.

"He's my informant." After Grant glanced at the phone number on his cell phone, he said to Luo Su and the others.

Grant's informant had brought them yesterday's important information, which also enabled the four of them to bring a ship of contraband and several prisoners back to California.

Therefore, both Luo Su and Grant actually paid more attention to this informant.

"I took it first."

After Grant finished speaking, he made a silent gesture to everyone, then clicked on the answer icon and answered the call from the informant, "Hello?"

A nervous voice came from the other end of the phone: "Officer Grant, I have some information about those contrabands, are you interested?"

"Of course, I'm very interested." Grant said, glanced at Luo Su and Selina beside him, and then said, "Where are you now? Let's meet to talk."

"I'll be waiting for you at my old place in the city center."

After hanging up the phone, Grant said to Luo Su and others: "My informant has information about contraband. Let's go and listen together?"

"No problem, but his voice doesn't seem normal to me." Luo Su listened carefully to the other party's words just now, but found that the man's voice was different from the first time he heard it.

It wasn't Luo Su who questioned the other party's voice, but the other party's situation. The man's tone was a little nervous, not like Luo Su had just seen him.

"unusual?"

After Grant heard Luo Su's words, he also felt that when he heard the other person's words just now, it was indeed a little different from before.

"That"

If there is anything that can make the other party feel strange, it is most likely related to the local gang. "He may have been exposed."

Thinking of this, Grant continued: "Then do we still want to go there?"

Grant had just discussed with the other party to meet in the city center, but judging from the other party's current situation, didn't he fall into the trap of the local gang in the past?

If the four of us were taken away by the other party after they arrived, wouldn't it be a huge loss?

"Based on the current situation, we definitely can't get through it all." Even if Luo Su had skills, it would be too risky to directly enter the opponent's ambush circle.

"We can go over there first and explore the situation."

Luo Su said, his eyes swept over Grant and Selina, and then said, "I'll go."

"Although you are strong, if the opponent has heavy firepower, you will be in danger." Grant was the first to object to Luo Su's decision.

"Besides, if you go alone, if you are in danger, we are not as powerful as you and can rescue you from it." Although Selina's sniper rifle is pretty good, it is just good, but you have to imagine If Luo Su fought one against a hundred like that, it would still be impossible.

"Then I'll go." This time it was the female police officer from the Los Angeles Police Department who volunteered.

"You probably haven't had direct contact with that informant, right? And if you go, the other party may not be easy to believe." Of course Luo Su would not agree with this decision. The female police officer looked a little thin and didn't seem to be able to What it's like to perform a task alone.

"Let's go to a relatively safe place first and then discuss countermeasures."

The meeting time is still far away, and everyone still needs to repair the car, so there is still time to discuss.

In the end, Luo Su and others chose an Italian restaurant in the suburbs of Tijuana and sat down in a relatively secluded corner to discuss the next action plan.

They decided to observe the informant's whereabouts first to confirm whether he was really controlled by the gang.

If something goes wrong, they will decisively abandon the operation to avoid falling into greater danger.

Ultimately, they decided that Grant would go downtown to meet with the informant himself to investigate the situation. After all, he is the direct contact with the informant, and it is less likely that the secret will be exposed.

As for Luo Su, he disguised himself as a civilian and moved around nearby in order to provide support to Grant as soon as possible. To ensure safety, he will remain vigilant in public and use his skills to respond to emergencies that may arise.

If he finds that something is wrong, he will cover Grant to evacuate immediately and join his teammates. At the same time, the female police officer and Selina were on guard at nearby heights, ready to meet Luo Su and provide necessary support.

Before setting off, Luo Su and others asked the Los Angeles police officers to prepare a Glock so that when he used the American Iai, he could suppress the opponent to the greatest extent.

"Let's leave it like this for now. We'll act accordingly when the time comes." After discussing the specific action procedures, Luo Su and others called the waiter from the Italian restaurant and had a good meal before carrying out the task.

After everyone had eaten and drank, the car repair shop had already called them. It didn't take him too much time to repair the ignition.

After repairing their cars, the four of them were finally able to move freely.

"Stay far away, don't be discovered by the other party."

After arriving at the agreed upon location, Luo Su asked Selina to stop the car a few hundred meters in advance and prepared to walk towards the predetermined location.

After all, if the four of them all got out of the same car, then after Grant showed up, they would be directly exposed, and there would be no possibility of concealment at all.

So when the four of them were several hundred meters away from the scheduled location, they got off the bus and split into three groups. Grant went directly to the predetermined location. Selina and the female police officer were looking for pastries nearby, while Luo Su followed Grant step by step and observed the surrounding situation.

On the surface, there seems to be nothing unusual about this street. There are not many passers-by, but not too few. It can be regarded as a normal tourist street.

After finding no obvious abnormalities, Luo Su found the cafe according to the address provided by the informant, and chose an inconspicuous corner to sit down in order to better observe the surrounding situation.

Luo Su's cafe is directly opposite where Grant met the informant. The floor-to-ceiling windows of the cafe also allow Luo Su to have a panoramic view of the situation on the opposite side.

"Double latte."

Luo Su ordered a cup of coffee, tasting the rich aroma of coffee while paying attention to the people entering and leaving the pizza shop opposite.

Time passed minute by minute, and the agreed time had passed for a long time, but the informant still did not appear. Grant, who was already sitting in the pizza shop, began to feel a little anxious. He didn't know if he had been exposed or if the other party had changed his plan.

And just when Grant was a little restless, a familiar figure suddenly walked into the pizza shop. Grant took a closer look and saw that it was the informant he had been waiting for. "You're late."

When Grant was talking, he specifically pointed to his watch. The time on it showed that the other party was nearly twenty minutes late. These twenty minutes were a very long time for Grant. After all, today was different than usual, and the opponent was most likely controlled by a local gang.