Chapter 594: Trapped in the Base
After taking photos of the corpse, Ling Chen and Liu Dongsheng continued to move forward, first visiting the main control room and finding, as expected, that it was deserted, with all hard drives destroyed and devices shut down.
Having spent over half an hour, the two searched the entire base but found no clues, including the whereabouts of Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun. However, this gave Ling Chen some relief.
No bodies of Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun were found in the base, which suggested they were still alive and had likely been taken away by the God Organization.
Although Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun had mutated, the God Organization also had a master from the Heavenly List, Ji Gang. Capturing Jiang Yunkai and the rest was not difficult with him involved.
Watching Ling Chen searching everywhere, Liu Dongsheng asked, "Mr. Ling, what are you looking for?"
"A secret passage," Ling Chen explained. "Last night, when we left, Tang Guoxiong’s people had just arrived. If the God Organization’s people evacuated at that time, they would definitely run into Tang Guoxiong’s men. However, as we’ve seen, Tang Guoxiong’s subordinates are all unharmed, untouched by any attacks, yet everyone from this base has vanished. It’s clear there must be a secret passage in this base leading somewhere else. If we can find the location of this passage, perhaps we can trace where Jiang Yunkai and the others have gone."
Hearing this, Liu Dongsheng looked at the time and said, "It’s still early. How about we split up and search, to save some time?"
Ling Chen nodded. "Sounds good. Just be careful on your own."
After separating from Liu Dongsheng, Ling Chen returned to the main control room. Looking at all the unused equipment, Ling Chen suddenly remembered the key he had snatched from the main control room the day before.
Immediately, he searched his pocket, found the key, walked over to a device, inserted it, and gently turned it. Instantly, all the computers in the control room turned on, and data went back online.
Heh!
Ling Chen smiled secretly to himself, surprised that this key had such a function to control all the equipment in the main control room.
Little did he know, this key not only controlled the base’s defense system but also activated the entire base’s backup power supply, serving as a contingency measure.
As the machinery all started up, Ling Chen took out his cellphone and dialed Hu Fei’s number—this kind of thing still relied on Hu Fei.
Following Hu Fei’s instructions, Ling Chen set up the network, allowing Hu Fei to remotely control these devices. Once the connection was successful, Ling Chen lifted his hands from the keyboard. Now, everything was under Hu Fei’s control to see if he could find any useful clues.
Minutes passed, and Hu Fei’s voice came from the loudspeaker in the main control room: "Ling Chen, those guys erased all the data before they left. No useful information was found."
"There should be an escape route in this base. Can you help me find it?"
"Hold on."
A moment later, Hu Fei’s voice came again: "I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. I’ve searched the entire facility of the base, and there are no escape routes." He paused, then added, "I can be a hundred percent certain."
Impossible!
Ling Chen internally frowned. With so many staff at this base, they couldn’t have vanished into thin air; there must be another way out.
"Fatty, please check again carefully. Maybe you missed something," Ling Chen said unwillingly.
"I’ve checked it three times already."
While talking, Ling Chen’s cell phone suddenly rang.
Taking out his phone, Ling Chen saw it was Kaelina calling—he quickly answered, asking, "What’s wrong?"
"Tang Guoxiong has arrived. He brought a large force and is now searching that bamboo forest."
"Can we still get out?"
"I’m afraid there’s no chance now. They’ve already found the entrance to the base. You better find a place to hide. They have more people and firepower. Don’t confront them directly."
"Understood."
After hanging up, Ling Chen immediately contacted Liu Dongsheng to have him get to the main control room quickly. When Liu Dongsheng arrived, Ling Chen watched through the surveillance footage as Tang Guoxiong brought his people, and couldn’t help but frown.
It seemed Tang Guoxiong had requested local support, bringing several members of the Flying Tiger Team, all fully armed, together with the unregistered personnel of Lonely Wolf, totaling around forty to fifty people.
"They are about to reach the main control room," Liu Dongsheng said in a solemn voice.
Ling Chen nodded, hesitating for a moment, then put his hand on a red button and pressed it lightly downwards. In a flash, the entire base’s defense system was reactivated, with thick explosion-proof doors descending and sealing all core areas of the base.
"All set."
Watching Tang Guoxiong and the others being blocked outside, Ling Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Regardless, at least they were temporarily safe.
"Hey! Ling Chen, have you gone mad? The base’s defense setup has been triggered. They can’t get in, and you can’t think of getting out either. Do you really want to be trapped in there forever?"
Hearing Hu Fei’s voice coming through, Ling Chen replied, "What else can we do? They’re so many and well equipped. We can’t just confront them head-on. This base should have plenty of food and water archived. Don’t worry about us. Oh! Fatty, contact Kaelina and see if she can come up with a plan to lure Tang Guoxiong and his men away."
"Okay."
More than ten minutes later, Hu Fei’s voice came through the loudspeaker of the main control room again: "Ling Chen, things might have gotten complicated."
"What happened?"
"I’ve just received a message from Miss Kaelina. The military has stationed in Yinan Village."
"The military?" Ling Chen’s heart sank.
"Fatty, how many people have come?"
"I’m not exactly sure, but Miss Kaelina said it’s not less than two hundred people. Even armored vehicles were brought in. Look, Ling Chen, you probably can’t leave from there anymore."
Ling Chen pondered for a moment and asked, "Is there any surveillance connected to the outside here?"
"Yes."
As soon as Hu Fei finished speaking, a screen displayed a scene with more than ten military trucks slowly arriving and stopping around Yinan Village. Then, soldiers in uniforms carrying weapons began jumping down from the trucks.
As these soldiers arrived, everyone immediately got busy, setting up tents and establishing a temporary command post. In just over ten minutes, Yinan Village had turned into a temporary military zone, with strict guards and sentinels around.
This is bad!
Ling Chen frowned. With the military stationing in Yinan Village, the base would definitely be tightly controlled, and by then, they wouldn’t have any chance of leaving.
"Ling Chen, what do we do now?"
"Let Kaelina go back and meet up with you. Make sure Tang Guoxiong doesn’t find her. We’ll stay here for now and see if there’s any chance to escape."