NOVPUBChapter 1101 -17 Revisiting Old Places_3
The plan was deployed in great detail; it’s obvious that it was in the works for quite some time.
Every gang had their own detailed route laid out—from which sewer to sneak in, what actions to take to attract the androids’ attention, where to go afterwards, and from which manhole cover to evacuate—everything was arranged meticulously.
But.
As for which gang was in charge of the heist at the museum to steal the Space-Time Particles, The Godfather Gao Wen didn’t say a word.
It seems…
He too was worried about unexpected complications, which is why he secretly entrusted the most loyalty-demanding, most critical mission to the Lian Gang.
“Listen up.”
After the general meeting dispersed, the members of Lian Gang returned to Big Face Cat’s den for a smaller meeting.
Big Face Cat looked around solemnly, with a weighty tone:
“Our task has been personally arranged by The Godfather, it’s highly confidential, extremely crucial, the most important part of the entire plan to steal the Space-Time Particles!”
“Nobody outside of our gang knows about this, The Godfather also made me swear that for the sake of the mission’s stealth, not to mention it to anyone else.”
“So, when we communicate later, don’t discuss any of the operational details or reveal any planning processes, to prevent eavesdropping. When it’s really time to communicate, don’t talk about the content, just use the name of the plan as a code.”
“That’s right.”
Strategist Ah Zhuang nodded and then asked:
“So Big Brother, what’s the name of our plan?”
Big Face Cat was taken aback.
Indeed.
He hadn’t come up with a name for this top-secret mission yet.
Afterthinking for a moment, he then said in a serious, low voice:
“I have thought of a plan name, let’s call it—”
“”The Plan of Sneaking In Through the Northeast Sewerage to Distract the Androids and Pry Open the Museum’s Doors to Steal the Space-Time Particles!”
“Eh, not that.”
Lin Xian couldn’t help but laugh; sometimes he really admired Big Face Cat’s imagination:
“Are you writing a light novel here? Squeezing the whole plot into the title?”
“The Godfather Gao Wen advised you repeatedly, not to leak the plan’s details, but you just blurted out everything in one plan name! We might as well not have a name at all!”
There were so many flaws, Lin Xian didn’t even know where to begin his critique.
It seems even Gao Wen has no reliable men to use… hence he only had the unreliable Lian Gang to make do with:
“It’s just a name for a plan, no need to be so detailed, just go with Plan A, Alpha Plan, or even Big Face Plan.”
“Then let’s call it Big Face Plan.”
As it turned out, Big Face Cat was quite open to suggestions, with a wave of his hand:
“It’s about time, let’s move out! Take your positions!”
…
The entire City of Sin was now in motion.
All gangs, as instructed by Gao Wen, moved through the city’s crisscrossing sewers, stationing themselves beneath manhole covers around Donghai City.
Checking his watch.
At 22:30, once the entire city was fully under the curfew…
“Action, commence!”
Following a command from Gao Wen The Godfather through the walkie-talkie.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!
The manhole covers throughout Donghai City burst open one after another, as if boiling over!
Subsequently, hordes of gang members wearing masks shouted their slogans as they roamed the city.
The tirelessly patrolling mechanical androids had their blue eye rings instantly change to yellow, then to red, as they ran toward those uncivilized acts.
The six members of Lian Gang were still squatting under the manhole cover at the museum’s entrance, listening to the success reports coming through the walkie-talkie:
“Androids in the East District have been drawn away!”
“The area around the museum entrance is now cleared!”
“The escape route is open; a large number of androids are moving towards the outskirts of the city!”
“The back roads have been cleared, luring the androids towards the old city district!”
“Confirmation of no additional reinforcements; in the museum area, all androids have been withdrawn!”
Big Face Cat put away the walkie-talkie.
Touching the Rhine Cat Mask on his face:
“Guys, it’s our turn to act!”
He led the way, nimbly climbing up the ladder to the manhole cover, dipped his big head in, extending it out, and with a loud bang pushed open the cover:
“Go!”
The three minions followed closely, with Lin Xian and Xu Yiyi behind.
They made their way to the outside wall of the museum courtyard.
“Form a human ladder!”
With a single command from Big Face Cat, the Lian Gang’s traditional skill, the art of making human ladders, was swiftly executed.
Since the museum’s wall wasn’t too high, only the three minions were needed to complete the ladder this time.
San Pang grunted, braced himself in a horse stance against the wall:
“I feel like I can do this!”
Ah Zhuang jumped directly, stepping on San Pang’s shoulders:
“I’ll form the crotch!”
“Not really.”
Lin Xian was somewhat baffled:
“Is there even a need to report that? Must it be made so heated and passionate?”
“What do you know!”
Big Face Cat looked at Lin Xian through the Rhine Cat Mask with a sneer:
“This is gang culture.”
“No wonder nobody joins the Lian Gang…” Lin Xian muttered under his breath.
Eventually, as the last man up, Er Zhuzi stepped onto Ah Zhuang’s shoulders, completing the human ladder.
Big Face Cat, Lin Xian, and Xu Yiyi quickly climbed over the wall.
Whistled.
The three minions started to retreat.
Once they stole the Space-Time Particles, they would evacuate through the manhole cover in the museum courtyard.
Quickly.
The three of them arrived in front of the museum exhibition hall’s main door.
The door was firmly closed.
After knocking, Lin Xian couldn’t find a keyhole in the solid steel door. Was it a remote-controlled door?
“What do we do now?”
Lin Xian suddenly remembered, their team obviously lacked a key member:
“We didn’t bring our Code Expert!”
“Cut it out, what era are you living in, bro?”
Big Face Cat looked at Lin Xian as though he were an antique, then pulled out a grey C4 explosive from behind his waist:
“I’ll use the old-school method to crack this door, a million times faster than any Code Expert!”
“Holy shit?”
Lin Xian was genuinely surprised.
Is this the charm of The Godfather Gao Wen? To actually raise the intelligence of the Lian Gang like this.
Big Face Cat was very professional.
He didn’t place the C4 on the door but on the walls next to the door frame, close to the window, where the weakest explosion point is located, as blasting through a wall is much easier than blasting through a steel door.
“Run!”
After Big Face Cat set the detonator, with a loud shout, the three of them rolled down the steps one after another—
Boom!!!!!
An intense explosion and the smell of gunpowder smoke.
Lin Xian raised his head from behind the cover and saw that although the museum door remained intact, a large hole had blasted open in the adjacent wall, providing an easy entry.
“Not bad, pretty strong.”
Lin Xian gave Big Face Cat a thumbs up.
That’s an endorsement from a speedrunner. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
In this dream, he truly saw Lian Gang in a new light; this motley crew had never acted so decisively and smoothly, like flowing clouds and streaming water.
From Big Face Cat using his head to open the manhole cover to now blasting open the museum doors, the whole process took less than 2 minutes.
Too strong!
Lin Xian patted Big Face Cat on the shoulder, apologizing:
“Sorry, Brother Lian, I admit I shouldn’t have judged you with old perspectives, you do have the makings of The Godfather now.”
“You bet!”
Big Face Cat snorted through his nose, full of pride:
“Do you know how many times we four had to rehearse behind the scenes for this operation, coordinate, and shed blood and tears!”
Lin Xian nodded:
“I believe it this time. I can’t underestimate your bond.”
The three of them advanced triumphantly.
Rushing into the museum.
The common exhibition halls outside obviously wouldn’t display Space-Time Particles, they headed straight for the innermost special exhibition hall.
And when they reached the door of the special exhibition hall…
“Ga?” “Ha?” “Ah?”
A shiny hafnium alloy door blocked their way, insurmountable like a towering blade.
Big Face Cat, holding his second C4 explosive, was dumbfounded:
“You’ve got to be kidding! Nobody said anything about a hafnium alloy door inside!”
Lin Xian heaved a sigh.
Hafnium alloy, truly the nemesis of Big Face Cat’s life.
Xu Yiyi stepped forward to the right side of the hafnium alloy door:
“This is an electronic password door, but there’s no place to enter a password, it must require a card swipe or identity verification, what do we do now?”
Tap, tap, tap…
Suddenly, a series of footsteps followed by a woman’s light laughter echoed:
“Hehe.”
Big Face Cat panicked and turned around, his mask skewing to his ear from the swift motion.
There she was.
The faint moonlight streaming through the blasted hole from afar outlined the slim figure of a woman in a black bodysuit.
“I knew it, you would definitely come here to stir up trouble.”
The woman hummed lightly, looking at Lin Xian with what seemed like reproach:
“Don’t you think you should have come… ”
“…to find me first after entering the dream?”
