Chapter 1818 - 2120: Infiltrating the Vault (1)
Seeing Xiaozhu’s shy demeanor, Ling Chen’s heart fluttered slightly. He couldn’t help but lean in and give her a gentle kiss on her fair cheek.
Then, he picked her delicate body up with both hands and turned to walk to the bed. Faced with his sudden move, Xiaozhu couldn’t help but exclaim softly, her heart pounding like a deer, eyes shimmering like water with an uncontrollable shyness, and a hint of... anticipation!
Holding Xiaozhu’s delicate body, Ling Chen placed her on the bed and then lay beside her, wrapping his arms around her slim waist from behind. At this moment, Xiaozhu’s body was tense, eyes closed, breathing somewhat rapid, as if waiting for something. However, to her surprise, after a long while, Ling Chen made no further moves, simply holding her, which left her somewhat disappointed.
"Rest well, don’t think too much," Ling Chen whispered softly into her ear. He knew exactly what Xiaozhu was nervous about, but, now was not the time. At this moment, he only had fondness for Xiaozhu, without a hint of improper thought.
Hearing this, Xiaozhu responded softly, her body gradually relaxing, and soon, in Ling Chen’s embrace, she fell into a slumber.
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The next day.
A truck departed from the base, heading straight for Anton Technology Company. Before long, the truck arrived at its destination, and several security personnel walked briskly out of the building. The truck driver rolled down the window, stuck out his head and said, "This is Mr. Hu’s cargo, please sign for it." As he spoke, he handed over a form and a pen to one of the security personnel. Then, he jumped out of the truck and walked directly to the back to open the cargo box.
With the combined effort of several security personnel, a heavy safe was slowly lifted out of the cargo box.
Watching the security personnel carry the safe into the building, the driver returned to the driver’s seat, then backed the truck out.
Inside the building, Manager Li, who was in charge of receiving Hu Fei and Ling Chen the previous day, came over. Looking at the locked safe, he said, "Send it to Vault Three."
"Understood!"
The safe was about one meter high, more than forty centimeters wide, and weighed about three to four hundred pounds. After four security personnel transported the safe upstairs, Manager Li, following them, gestured for them to place the safe on the security check station and scan it several times carefully. Soon, a red light lit up on the security system.
"Manager Li, there seems to be electronic equipment inside," said a technician in charge of inspection.
"Do you know what it is?"
The technician shook his head and said, "It’s impossible to determine. The safe is made of special metal, and what’s inside can’t be clearly detected unless the safe is opened. Of course, it could also be an electronic storage device like a hard drive. Why not ask the client if we can open the safe for inspection?"
"I’ll try." Manager Li took out his phone, preparing to call Hu Fei. Just then, the phone rang; it was Hu Fei calling.
"Hello! Manager Li, has my item arrived?"
"It has, Mr. Hu. I was just about to call you. During the inspection, our technician found what seems to be electronic equipment inside the safe. You know, we must ensure safety. If you don’t mind, could you provide the safe’s password so I can..."
Before he could finish, Hu Fei chuckled on the other end of the phone: "Manager Li, what did you promise me yesterday? You assured me you wouldn’t pry into the client’s privacy. I’ll be very clear with you, the contents inside concern my very life, and besides me, no one can open that safe. I... hang on... Oh! General Jin Jila, hello, long time no see. I’ve brought a new batch of goods this time, sure to please your soldiers. Let me return this call first, and then we can discuss business... Hello! Manager Li, are you still there?"
"Yes, yes," Manager Li replied hastily, "Well... Mr. Hu, since you have things to attend to, I won’t disturb you. Rest assured, your item will be well safeguarded."
"Manager Li, you’re a smart man, and I appreciate that." With that, Hu Fei hung up directly.
Listening to the dial tone on the other end, Manager Li put down the phone, quietly exhaling. If he guessed correctly, this Mr. Hu might be... phew! Fortunately, he hadn’t offended him. To cross someone like that would surely lead to a miserable end.
"Manager, do we still need to inspect the safe?" the technician asked.
"No need," Manager Li waved his hand. "Send it directly to Vault Three."
With that, he opened the elevator, allowing the safe to be carried in. As the elevator doors slowly closed, he walked to the monitoring station, watching the displayed images. At this moment, the elevator had reached the basement, where several security personnel in charge of vault safety were already waiting at the basement elevator entrance.
In the surveillance, the security personnel placed the safe on a cart and then headed toward Vault Three. However, at that moment, a loud ’bang’ came from outside the building, as if something had hit the wall of the building.
"You stay here and keep an eye on things. I’m going out to take a look." With those words, Manager Li quickly headed outside.
Meanwhile, several screens in the monitoring room suddenly became scrambled, rendering the images unclear. Seeing this, the technician gently tapped the screen, and immediately, all the surveillance images flickered a bit, then returned to normal.
"Hey! Fatty, is it all set?"
"OK, done. You can now do whatever you want boldly and confidently. Besides me, no one can see you. See, I told you our coordination would be seamless."
Hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but smile. Inside that safe, in fact, was him, which was a plan devised by him and Hu Fei to infiltrate the vault using this method. Once inside, he activated a jammer he carried with him, to interfere with the signals of nearby surveillance cameras. Then he dashed out of the safe as fast as he could, neutralized a few security personnel nearby, and connected a signal transmitter to the vault’s signal line. This way, Hu Fei could directly infiltrate the vault’s internal network through the internet.
As someone whose brain utilization rate was as high as forty percent, Hu Fei’s efficiency was incredibly high. In less than ten seconds, he cracked the opponent’s firewall and took control of the entire system, without the opponent’s technicians even noticing.
Glancing at the security personnel lying on the ground, Ling Chen stood up, moved the safe to the corner, and then proceeded down the corridor. The vault had several zones, divided by level, and in no time, Ling Chen arrived at the highest level area.