I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier-Chapter 898: This Is the Person

He wore a straw hat, and his attire was entirely that of a farmer.

On the tricycle, there was a large pile of straw, but it wasn't clear what he was doing with it.

He walked to one of the houses with the door closed, then the old man went over, took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, and opened the door.

Then, he pushed the tricycle back inside. Due to the angle, once he entered the yard, they couldn't see what was happening inside from that angle.

The two of them turned back and exchanged a glance; at that moment Ye Chen noticed a very distinct action.

When reaching for the key, he habitually placed his hand on his chest, then touched it briefly before quickly moving his hand to his waist to retrieve the key.

Ye Chen really felt this person was strange. If he were a normal person here, where would the key be kept? Shouldn't he know?

"Anying, what do you think of this?"

He turned around and whispered to Anying, since they hadn't spoken throughout the observation, Ye Chen believed Anying had witnessed the whole process.

After all, Anying had plenty of experience in this sort of thing, so Ye Chen believed Anying could see more clearly and understand better.

"Actually, I noticed earlier that he made a distinct gesture; he habitually puts his hand on his left chest, which is a familiar action for undercover operatives."

"What do you mean? I don't quite understand."

"Because we usually keep some metal or iron objects at our chest for emergencies to save our lives, generally we use our inner pocket to keep keys."

"You mean he habitually wanted to take it from here but later realized it wasn't there, so he moved to his waist; is that what you mean?"

"Considering his attire isn't standardized by the organization, it suggests he's using local materials. This reveals his habits."

"So if that's the case, can we determine that this old man is the target we've been searching for? Especially since he matches what our previous capture described, about 60 years old. With the straw hat, I can't clearly make out his face."

"Right, we can be pretty sure now, the closed house should involve the other two, but from the looks of it, there might not be much hope."

"Even if there's little hope, we must observe thoroughly. If other residents pose no issues, we concentrate on this household. There's a mountain behind it, we could climb it to observe true happenings in the yard."

"Actually, earlier, Ye Chen began observing the surroundings because he knows capturing this person won't be as easy as previous ones."

Being a leader, his hiding spot would be quite different from others'.

But he wouldn't deliberately hide out because doing so typically would prevent smooth capture by these folks.

So during this timeframe, he'd pick a location that doesn't raise suspicion.

After finishing, Anying glanced in the direction Ye Chen pointed. Indeed, there's a hilltop allowing observation of the corner.

Still, it's puzzling why he chose such a location, as it's advantageous to opponents.

Perhaps because he believes he can't be found, given his hidden status remains so well-concealed.

After waiting around an hour, they saw the other two households definitely had some old villagers coming and going.

Judging by their situation, they're clearly local villagers, with nothing arousing suspicion, leaving their mission's target pretty much confirmed.

"Looks like it, and soon we need to circle around back of the village to the hilltop and observe the yard. The gate's been open since he went in; are there others with him?"

"In such a scenario, he's likely alone, having more people would raise attention, hence his solitude seems highly probable."

"Let's go, all this is just guesswork; once up there, we'll confirm the target."

As they talked, the two rose from beneath the tree and prepared to move when Ye Chen noticed children ahead playing in the dirt.

The eldest seemed about ten years old, Ye Chen intended to walk past them.

Suddenly, Ye Chen seemed to realize something and stopped by their side.

"Hey, are you playing with sandbags? Let me join you."

Ye Chen picked up a sandbag from the ground and said to them.

"Uncle, do you know how to play? Come join us."