"Are you done changing?"
"Yeah, I'm ready."
Xiaofan turned around and glanced at the refreshed Lin Miaoke, sighing inwardly. He scratched an X in the air; the urge to turn around and take a peek a hundred tis was real.
"Let's go. Don't panic. Stay calm, and we'll make it through. Hang in there until the latter half of the night; they'll think we've left, and that'll be our chance to go down the mountain."
"Can we really do this?" Lin Miaoke pressed down the hood over her bangs. This was her first ti infiltrating enemy territory, and she wasn't feeling confident at all.
"Don't worry. Look at their scale, at least a hundred people, and who knows how many more inside, so it's impossible for the guards to recognize everyone. Plus, in two hours, if they still haven't found us, they'll definitely think we've already gone down the mountain. If the special forces arrive, they'd surely be surrounded. They'll surely evacuate beforehand. By then, we'll have two options: first, sneak down the mountain with them, or second…" Xiaofan looked at Lin Miaoke, pausing halfway through his sentence.
"What's the second option? Tell ." At this point, Lin Miaoke completely trusted this foreigner in front of her. Soone who had saved her life multiple tis—what was there not to trust? Besides, his calm analytical skills provided a great sense of security.
"Second, follow their retreat direction, locate their new base, and then eliminate them completely."
"Alright, let's go with the second option." Lin Miaoke chose the second option without a second thought.
"Why not choose the more conservative one? In a couple of days, I have sothing to attend to and might not be able to help you."
Indeed, there were only two days left until Elder Fan's ntioned match, and there was no ti for other things.
"If you're unwilling to take the risk, I won't force you. When the ti cos..."
"When the ti cos, my foot! Do you think you're capable of following them through? Stop dreaming. Anyone with a brain knows when their abilities aren't enough, you must discuss with everyone to avoid impulsive actions that might harm the people around you."
Do it again? Again...
Why did he use such repetitive terms? Why did it sound so odd?
A person's abilities are limited, but Lin Miaoke was the kind of cop who would bring criminals to justice even at the cost of her life. Even though the foreigner's advice was the best, deep down, she was planning to choose the second thod at the end.
"Let's go, you give the signal later."
"Why?"
"Huh? I'm afraid I might laugh."
At the thought of the ridiculous signal, Xiaofan couldn't help but grin. Even back at the XG base, such signals were already quite absurd, and now there was an even trendier one.
"Seriously, wait a minute; you're a foreigner, you'll easily be…"
"Don't worry, during the skirmish earlier, I already encountered several people from other countries. You're right; this base really is a formidable place." Xiaofan wasn't worried about being recognized. If he were concerned, he could just take off his mask.
Walking forward cautiously... To be honest, Lin Miaoke was really nervous; after all, every step they took was connected to the threat of life.
Sure enough, after just a few steps forward, the flashlight's beam was so blinding that she couldn't open her eyes.
That silly signal was exactly the sa as before.
In such a serious situation, Xiaofan couldn't help but cover his mouth after hearing the "biubiubiu" sounds.
Noticing Xiaofan's unusual behavior, Lin Miaoke beca so nervous that she forgot the words.
"What's wrong? Yeah." The guards looked at them suspiciously because the previous trio had ntioned two companions following behind, they weren't too suspicious.
"What was the second phrase?" Lin Miaoke glanced at Xiaofan, asking.
"Oh, your mom exploded." After saying that, Xiaofan couldn't help but laugh on the side.
In fact, soone like Xiaofan laughing didn't actually make the opposite side suspicious; after all, any normal person hearing that kind of signal would laugh.
Lin Miaoke was both annoyed and amused, rolling her beautiful eyes at Xiaofan, successfully completing the signal exchange.
Then, the stone door opened once more, and the two successfully entered the so-called base of the enemy.
It was a long passageway, the lights were sensor-activated, with darkness ahead; the two of them, arriving here for the first ti, naturally walked cautiously.
Without a map, at the junctions, they relied on instinct to explore.
However, after less than three minutes, they finally saw the so-called hall.
"You better rember these paths because we'll need to retrace our steps to get out."
"Uh, I…I seem to have forgotten."
"Aw co on, how can you forget just one route?"
"I..."
Lin Miaoke's attention wasn't as ticulous as Xiaofan's, but she wasn't a complete navigational idiot either. In such a tense environnt, with Xiaofan as a strong backing, she'd overlooked such details.
"Forget it, forget it; right now, the priority is to find a safe spot to hide. In three or five hours, if they can't discover us, they'll definitely be more anxious than us. You've got to stay patient."
"Okay."
"Shhh, there's soone ahead."
Xiaofan suddenly halted, his previous carefree expression now replaced with seriousness.
Ears perked, Lin Miaoke didn't hear any footsteps or voices. How did he know?
And indeed, after walking forward slowly for a while, they heard the voices of two people discussing. However, there was absolutely no way forward.
To think a cave of this size was dug out here, with tiled floors, and so areas even had coded doors. Such massive effort—what exactly were they doing?
Even Xiaofan was curious now, but he couldn't ask questions until they were safe.
The two guards at the door didn't pay Xiaofan and Lin Miaoke any heed, continuing their conversation. It seed many people among them really weren't familiar with each other.
Beyond this door, the sight that t Xiaofan's eyes was astonishing.
A massive cave had been hollowed out here, and it was so large Xiaofan couldn't estimate its area.
The spot where the two stood was located on a passage within the massive cave, with walls made of transparent glass separating them. Below, wearing white clothes, were what seed to be research team mbers. What shocked Xiaofan even more were the massive iron cages suspended above, containing several live humans. Without a doubt, this must be what the police had been investigating.
Seeing this scene, Lin Miaoke couldn't help clenching her fists tightly. Her face turned with anger, glaring at the mbers inside with gritted teeth.
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