Chapter 561

Colonel Rango went off on his own, circling a long way after Madam Nie before finally heading back. Fortunately, it was only 10:20 PM—well before lights out—and he had successfully retrieved the pipe once used by the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty. It was truly exquisite, with precious jade, favored by the people of the Middle Kingdom, inlaid at every turn. It was a magnificent piece. Upon his return, he went back to work, but Lieutenant Colonel Wally, consumed by curiosity, wanted to ask what exactly had happened. Colonel Rango opened his mouth several times, but finally cursed twice and shut down the topic. What happened was actually quite simple: when he tracked her to the spot where he and Madam Nie had first met, he saw Boss Nie himself standing there, waiting for his wife. Had Colonel Rango been younger, he might have rushed forward to play the hero, but he was no longer a young man; he was middle-aged, and he was not so reckless. Once more bodyguards arrived, Madam Nie obediently got out of her car, climbed into her husband's vehicle, and departed.