Chapter 329: But I Have a Favor to Ask of You Both
The shadow unwillingly lowered its head, looking at its right calf.
Trying to see what exactly hit it.
"What the hell!"
Upon seeing a silver needle, the shadow muttered to itself, clearly there was no one around, who shot an arrow at me from the dark?
The shadow was caught by two security guards. The guard who had just been kicked went up and delivered a knee strike to the shadow’s abdomen, "Damn, you punk, you hit hard!"
"You dare hit even me!" said the guard, delivering another beating.
This made Lin Tian laugh heartily beside them, "Serves you right for being sneaky, got your fill of fun now? Feeling good? Happy now?"
"Lin Tian, where are you, were you caught? I just heard gunshots, what’s going on?" At this moment, Lin Tian heard Ye Feng’s concerned voice in his earpiece.
Lin Tian didn’t dare speak; he could only wait quietly until the two security guards left with a few others before he could take a breath and said eagerly, "Feng, can you hear me?"
"Are you okay?" Ye Feng asked worriedly.
"I’m fine, I was just avoiding security guards and couldn’t speak!" Lin Tian explained why he hadn’t replied just now.
"No problem, as long as you’re okay!" Ye Feng said with lingering fear, "The alarm system suddenly went off just now, alerting the security staff. Our next actions won’t be easy!"
"Feng, I found that the compartment on the ceiling can lead to the vault, I can go through from here!" Lin Tian saw a series of narrow, dark passages in the ceiling, with an exit right next to the vault.
"Come safely, if possible!" Ye Feng reminded, "Triggering the alarm system will definitely alert the security staff."
Perhaps Lin Tian’s choice was the most prudent.
Lin Tian moved over the vault through the ceiling, opened the panel cautiously using the old method, and went down carefully.
After observing the surroundings, the nearest security personnel were still thirty meters away, giving him ample time to open the vault door.
Lin Tian stealthily sprawled on the vault door, eyes fixed on the safety lock, beginning to decipher the code.
Sweat densely covered his forehead, Lin Tian completely sprawled on the vault door, listening to the mechanical rotations while occasionally peeking inside.
The sound of gear rotation was almost identical; only at the moment the lock opened did the gear make a crisp, popping sound, Lin Tian was focused on that one different sound.
This required focused attention and concentration, with his entire nervous system straining.
Click.
Suddenly the vault door made a crisp sound, and the next moment, Lin Tian exclaimed, "The door is open!"
Beep... The alarms on the entire twenty-second floor went off, the entire floor flashing red lights, truly terrifying.
"Not good!" Lin Tian hadn’t expected opening the vault door would trigger the alarm system, something completely unexpected and not part of the previous plan.
The security personnel throughout the twenty-second floor hesitated momentarily upon hearing the alarm, then finally realized what was happening and rushed toward the direction of the vault door.
Lin Tian opened the vault door and saw only a black pen inside; without a second thought, he stuffed it into his coat and immediately ran.
Meanwhile, Chen Moxiang, hiding in one of Fuyuan Building’s monitoring rooms, crossed his legs, frowned, and stared at the surveillance footage.
"Why can’t I see Lin Tian?" Chen Moxiang was curious because anyone entering the twenty-second floor should be visible here, apart from some obvious surveillance cameras.
Chen Moxiang also instructed his team to install hidden surveillance cameras, thinking the Security Management Institute people are experienced, even skilled thieves couldn’t detect them.
However, even with nearly all the dead corners of the twenty-second floor monitored, someone still managed to disappear, truly shocking Chen Moxiang.
Even with the Security Management Institute’s methods, they could do nothing about Lin Tian, how strong is this guy?
With the item in hand, Lin Tian didn’t hesitate, directly opened the window, and leaped.
Seeing the real-time transmitted image, Ye Feng was startled, "Brother, you didn’t have to take such a risk, right? Jumping out of a building?"
Since the item was successfully stolen and the alarm sounded, surely the security personnel throughout the building were alerted, now the building probably has a cat-and-mouse game going on.
Lin Tian didn’t want to be part of that, so he chose the simplest, most convenient method.
A shadow sped between the two buildings, finally landing steadily on the rooftop opposite Fuyuan Building.
"Did you get the item?" Seeing Lin Tian return, Ye Feng asked concernedly.
"What do you think this is?" Lin Tian pulled out a black pen from his coat.
"Don’t tell me you only stole a pen!" Ye Feng said incredulously, looking at the item in Lin Tian’s hand, risking lives, staying up all night, just to steal a pen?
Even if it’s a test, it’s hard to accept! At the very least, it should be a gold bar, otherwise, does it justify the vault? Justify tonight’s operation?
Lin Tian awkwardly explained, "I opened the vault door, and this is the only thing inside."
"No matter what the stolen item is, we passed the test smoothly, we should be happy!" Ye Feng said with a smile, although tonight was dangerous but safe, the coordination and skills of the two were acknowledged by teammates, important for team integration.
This was probably the real intention of Chen Moxiang’s third test.
"Let’s go, since we stole it, we should also head back!"
With that, Ye Feng and Lin Tian packed up and started descending.
In front of Fuyuan Building, Chen Moxiang had already been waiting for them for a while, seeing Ye Feng and Lin Tian walking towards him with smiles on their faces, "Congratulations on passing the third test!"
"Mr. Chen stays up so late watching us, you have such a hobby, huh?" Lin Tian teased as soon as he arrived.
Chen Moxiang slowly walked over to Lin Tian, "With so many surveillance cameras, I’m curious about how you avoided them?"
The biggest mystery of the night was Lin Tian, Chen Moxiang genuinely wanted to know what Lin Tian was doing the whole time.
"It’s a secret, it’d be no fun if I told you!" Lin Tian feigned mystery.
Seeing Lin Tian unwilling to say, Chen Moxiang didn’t press further, shifting the topic, "Very fortunate, you both passed this test smoothly, the upcoming secret mission will be yours to accomplish!"
"But it’s also your misfortune because the real secret mission will be hundreds of times more dangerous than the test, possibly involving sacrifice!"
Upon hearing this, both fell silent.
After a long silence, Lin Tian uttered four words, "I’m not afraid to die!"
"I’m not afraid to die either!" Ye Feng changed the tone, "But I have something to ask of you two...!"