Chapter 621 - 619: Disguised Entry into the Factory
Inside the Earth Dragon.
Chen Tianlong quickly disguised himself as Liu Qi as per the original plan. As for the clothes, it didn’t matter much, as long as those few brothers didn’t see him, no one should notice.
After all, Liu Qi is a leader within the Earth Dragon, who would dare to make a sound, the guards or the workers? It would be an early death wish.
"Good day, Third Chief!" As expected, the ten guards at the gate immediately greeted respectfully when they saw Chen Tianlong disguised as Liu Qi.
Chen Tianlong nodded without speaking, worried that speaking might expose him. Though he learned quickly and seemed very similar, there are always keen observers. If someone realized something was wrong and informed their boss or the like, it would be disastrous.
So, Chen Tianlong minimized speaking as much as possible.
Following the instructions from Zhang Yufei, he was to walk ten steps from the cave entrance, then turn right to find a stone door with a mechanism. Reaching in and pulling strongly would open it.
But after Chen Tianlong took ten steps, he found no stone cave and felt a bit frustrated.
It’s understandable, as the stone door and the stone wall were seamlessly crafted, almost invisible unless you know their locations and carefully look.
Chen Tianlong had no idea where the stone door was, and the guards outside were watching him. If they saw him fumbling around, wouldn’t that arouse suspicion?
Therefore, Chen Tianlong decided not to proceed this way. Instead, he turned around and shouted, "Someone from outside, come in here, I need you to help move something later."
The four outside hesitated, but seeing Liu Qi’s orders, they dared not slack off. One young man hurried over and said with a smile, "What are your orders, Third Chief?"
"Oh, just follow me, I’ll tell you what to do later," Chen Tianlong said coolly.
"Alright, Third Chief." The young man didn’t dare to say much, knowing his place and observing the hierarchy.
However, as Chen Tianlong was about to move forward, he remembered the purpose of calling the young man over—to open the door. He said to the young man behind him, "Why are you standing there? Do you want me to open the door myself?"
"Ah? Sorry, Third Chief, I’ll do it right away."
The young man was so frightened that he turned pale. They seldom called them to open doors, so the sudden order from the Third Chief scared him.
"Hurry up, stop talking nonsense." Chen Tianlong pretended to scare him a little to keep him from overthinking and noticing anything amiss.
"Okay, okay, I’ll open it right away."
The young man dared not delay, quickly stepping forward and reaching into a hidden groove, pulling hard to open the door with a loud rumble.
Chen Tianlong was overjoyed but kept it hidden. The young man turned around, smiled, and respectfully said, "Please go in, Third Chief!"
Chen Tianlong nodded and didn’t pay him much mind, stepping directly inside.
Inside the factory, it was lunchtime. Everyone was either lying down on benches or sleeping on cardboard on the ground.
"Third Chief, what do you need me to do?"
The young man noticed the production line had stopped and everyone was starting to nap. Working now would disturb their rest, so he asked in confusion.
"Oh, I was going to have you move something out for the big brother to check, but since everyone is resting, I don’t want to disturb them. Never mind, head out first. I’ll call you if I need anything," Chen Tianlong said calmly, his expression indifferent, showing no tension.
"Okay, I’ll head out then." The young man didn’t delay, immediately turning to leave.
Once the young man left, Chen Tianlong walked along the production line. Zhang Yufei had said that the last person packing would be Li Jun. So Chen Tianlong kept moving towards the back.
Time was short as they had only an hour’s lunch break. If the task wasn’t completed quickly, and they found someone missing when the line resumed, the whole thing would soon be exposed.
There were rows of packaging boxes ahead, occasionally a cart, typical factory setup.
At the end of the production line, Chen Tianlong saw a tall stack of boxes. Sitting idly beside them was a person. Chen Tianlong immediately recognized him as Li Jun.
Li Jun seemed worn, perhaps a bit hopeless.
"What are you doing? Hurry up and sleep."
Chen Tianlong noticed a person sleeping about three or four meters away. Seeing him pass by, the person glanced over, so Chen Tianlong addressed Li Jun to deflect suspicion.
"Ah? Chen..."
"Chen my foot, Chen! I’ll make you cry out later."
Chen Tianlong deliberately interrupted Li Jun, giving him a sharp look and signaling there were others around, then moved forward, hoping the next area was safer for speaking.
"Alright, alright, leader. I’ll use the restroom and sleep right away."
Li Jun immediately understood Chen Tianlong’s cues, recognizing his usual tone. Without looking at his face, it was clear it was Chen Tianlong speaking.
Li Jun hadn’t paid much attention to the person in front of him. Had he not heard that familiar voice, he wouldn’t have cared, even if it were Liu Qi. He would simply nod indifferently, not react as he did.
Soon they reached the restroom. There, they pretended to urinate while speaking.
"Li Jun, I have a task for you. I won’t explain much due to urgency. I’ll take you out later and disguise you. Once you leave Earth Dragon, find Director Zhao and have him bring troops here. I’ve located their goods hideout."
Chen Tianlong didn’t elaborate, simply assigning the task. It wasn’t a place for lengthy talks, and time was of the essence.
They had exactly an hour for the mission, and now only fifty minutes were left.
Success or failure rested on these fifty minutes. If, within this time, Li Jun didn’t get the message to Zhao Bing and the police team didn’t rush in, the plan would fail.
By then, the goods would be quickly moved away, and without evidence, not only would they be in trouble, but the police would also face serious issues.
"Ah? Disguise?"
Li Jun was stunned, not by the task, but by Chen Tianlong’s ability to disguise.
Despite his surprise, the mission was crucial, and Li Jun promptly responded, "But once I leave, what if they find I’m gone?"
"Don’t worry, you see my current status as Third Chief, right? It’s normal for me to take you out briefly. As long as we get our people in here within this hour, the Earth Dragon will be destroyed, understand?"
Chen Tianlong didn’t want to explain further, knowing time was precious, with no room for delay. The factory folks were easy to fool, but their leaders Hu Fei and that expert Xue Kong were not, and once they arrived, the operation would be exposed.