The dawn here was quiet.
The Mountain Ring Four Prefectures Peace Foundation was a building in name, but in fact, it was a large block. There were no obvious walls or gates in the direction of the main street. In the words of the foundation's website, this represented that the foundation led by Senator Macklin had an open heart and welcomed people of all factions. It seemed that there were no walls or gates, only lawns and flowers, but everyone knew that the security there was the tightest. Xu Le was not stupid enough to disguise himself as a donor and walk in generously. Instead, he chose the quiet back of the block.
There was a high wall behind the block, but there was no barbed wire above the high wall. There were also no guards with guns behind the wall because this was not a detention center or a prison, but an orphanage that had been run by the Peace Foundation for many years.
The Mountain Ring Four Prefectures was the front line of the confrontation between the Federation government and the anti-government forces in Green Dragon Mountain. Although there were fewer and fewer military conflicts over the years, many innocent people were still killed by stray bullets and smoke. The Peace Foundation brought the poor children who had lost their families here, set up an orphanage, educated them, and integrated them into society. The foundation's care for the war orphans had been praised by the entire Federation society. Macklin would certainly seize this political and moral capital well and spare no effort in the construction of the orphanage. The Federation's donations from all over the country were also continuously flowing into the foundation's account under his control.
It was still early. He did not know if the foundation's staff had woken up from their sleep, but the orphanage behind the high wall was indeed quiet. Bai Magnolia on the mountain asked Xu Le to be slower and gentler in the communication device and not wake up the sleeping children. That was what she meant. It was just that those seemingly long-winded and boring words were more to ease Xu Le's nervousness to a large extent.
Xu Le walked close to the shadow at the foot of the wall. Bai Magnolia's orders kept coming from his earpiece. Carrying a travel bag, Xu Le sometimes crouched behind a bush of flowers, and sometimes walked quickly on the muddy ground beside the pond. He avoided being captured by the intranet surveillance camera and used the shortest amount of time to pass through the large open space in front of the orphanage. He arrived at a small door on the side of the building.
The small blue light device he carried could resist the brilliance of the Charter and the ubiquitous electronic monitoring network, but it had little effect on the non-connected video capture and monitoring system of the Foundation. Fortunately, the anti-government forces had marked all the surveillance cameras in this area on the map. With Secretary Bai at the top of the mountain, his advance was extremely smooth and did not alarm anyone.
Taking two deep breaths in front of the dusty door, Xu Le squatted down and pushed aside the grass on the stone steps beside the door. Touching an ice-cold iron ring, he frowned slightly and snorted lightly. He channeled all the strength in his body to his right arm and slowly lifted it up.
This was an extremely well-hidden entrance to the underground passageway. It had probably not been opened for many years, so it was quite rusty. Coupled with the heavy covering board, it was basically impossible for Xu Le, who had the ability to break through, to enter the underground passageway so stealthily.
It was impossible for the underground passageway to go all the way to Senator Macklin's bedroom. Although the spy planted by Green Dragon Mountain had roughly figured out the location of Senator Macklin's secret escape passageway, he still could not find the entrance. Xu Le walked to the deepest part of the passageway, which was not very deep. Looking at the glowing red devices and slightly messy lines on the wall, he confirmed that this was the place he was looking for.
The Foundation for Peace, which was surrounded by mountains, was not as peaceful and peaceful as it looked on the surface. Macklin was also a big figure who grew up in the cruel armed struggle. The street where the Foundation building was located had long been heavily guarded by his loyal subordinates. And the basement that Xu Le had secretly entered at this time hid an information hub of the Foundation's intranet. If it was not for the information provided by the intelligence leader of Green Dragon Mountain, Xu Le would never have thought that Macklin's security personnel would actually set up a parallel node in the orphanage.
"CYSTL 770205." Bai Magnolia's voice came from the earpiece.
Xu Le did not hesitate at all. He steadily opened the outer box of the device with both hands, took out the prepared materials from the travel bag, and connected and cut off the connection. Then, he took out the input device and quickly entered the string of passwords on the keyboard.
As one of the most talented mechanics in the Federation, it was not very difficult for him to connect to the Foundation's parallel security node. His movements were fast and stable, and there were no unnecessary instructions. As for the string of passwords, it was still the data stored in the pen given to him by the Green Dragon Mountain.
In a very short time, Xu Le completed his work. He reconnected the wires, installed a miniature signal transmitter, and then performed a hot restart in a micro-electrical environment. He believed that the personnel in charge of monitoring in the Foundation building would not be able to notice the information changes in milliseconds.
After doing all these, Bai Magnolia's voice still did not come from the earpiece. Xu Le narrowed his eyes slightly, but he knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed. He simply sat down, took out the remaining half of the energy bar, and began to eat silently.
"It's done." Two minutes later, Bai Magnolia's steady voice came from the earpiece. Her voice was not very excited, and it was hard to believe that in such a short time, Secretary Bai had temporarily taken over the video surveillance system of the block through the string of passwords.
Xu Le's spirit was lifted. He stood up and noticed the flashing red lights in the upright equipment cabinets. He began to move as usual. He tightened the backpack on his body, went around the equipment cabinets, and prepared to leave from the back.
On the top of the mountain, Bai Magnolia silently looked at the workbench. In addition to the three-dimensional map of the Foundation building and the surrounding blocks, there were many small square frames on the hologram screen. The image gradually became clearer, and the images taken by all the surveillance cameras in the block appeared.
He used his finger to tap lightly on the hologram screen, constantly testing the images taken by the different surveillance cameras. After confirming that the images stolen from the parallel node were not problematic, and that the signal generator installed by Xu Le had enough power, he was relieved.
With the password provided by the internal spy, an excellent engineer like Xu Le, and Secretary Bai, who was used to doing dark tasks such as monitoring and assassination in Bermuda and the Federation, could easily hack into the other party's system and even use it as a tool.
From this moment on, the monitoring room of the Four States Peace Foundation was equivalent to being ineffective. Xu Le's infiltration had the greatest guarantee of safety.
Bai Yulan narrowed her eyes as she stared at the images on the screen. The images were divided into smaller segments. Agents of the Federal Special Task Force were in the office, having not slept the entire night. The security company's members were obviously armed with heavy weapons and were vigilantly guarding the perimeter of the building. In the core area behind the building, there were many people with military auras. He felt a little nervous and whispered into the communication device.
"Slow down, slow down even more. Just like a game of hide-and-seek. I'll keep an eye on you, so don't worry. But if you make too much noise and are discovered by others, they will definitely recheck the video capture and surveillance system. They will only need three minutes to find the problem, and only ten minutes to find my location on the mountain through the signal generator. At that time, you will really be alone … so slow down, slow down even more."
Bai Magnolia noticed that on the small screen in the lower right corner, Xu Le, who was wearing sportswear and carrying a travel bag, had come out of the woods of the orphanage. The way he moved slowly in a half-crouch made him look like a paralyzed thief with no future. He held back and whispered sarcastically, "I asked you to slow down, not to learn the slow motion in the movies."
Suddenly, he noticed that on the next screen, there were two armed guards coming from the back of the garden. He narrowed his eyes and said calmly and quickly, "Hide in the big tree on the right, don't move, and listen to orders."
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After hearing the voice in the earpiece, although Xu Le didn't find anything strange in front of him, he didn't hesitate at all. His figure flashed, and he flashed back into the forest. Using a thick tree that was more than five hundred years old, he hid his figure.
After more than ten seconds, footsteps sounded from outside the woods. Two armed guards walked over. Xu Le narrowed his eyes. If he had followed the original path, he would have met these two guards. At that time, there would be no good place to hide.
"It's safe, continue." Secretary Bai's emotionless voice sounded again in the earpiece.
Xu Le moved forward close to the edge of the woods. Out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at the surveillance camera in the middle of the top right branch. He knew that at this time, his image had been taken care of by Secretary Bai, so it would not fall into the eyes of the security personnel of the Foundation building. Naturally, he was not nervous. Instead, he raised his middle finger to the surveillance camera.
He thought that he had to walk slowly and quietly, and he also had to walk beautifully. This was really an inhuman request.
The orphanage and the Foundation building's green area were connected together. There was no obvious dividing line. Listening to the precise and clear instructions in the earpiece, Xu Le sneaked all the way in the early morning light. The road seemed thrilling, but in fact, it was boring. He avoided three groups of patrolling guards and entered the small building's toilet in the underground parking lot of the green area.
After entering the partition, he placed the plastic bomb under the toilet. Xu Le carefully inserted the trigger device. Especially when he installed the last two electrodes, his steady hands became slower. After all, he was not a professional soldier or a murder expert like Magnolia. It was his first time installing such a powerful bomb, so he always needed some time to adapt.
"The detonation signal has been matched. Leave it to me." Magnolia on the top of the mountain received the precise positioning and detonation pulse signal. She said in the earpiece, "There is someone outside the toilet. You need to stay for about 20 seconds."
Xu Le nodded silently, although he knew that his partner on the top of the mountain could not see. About half a minute later, the alarm was lifted. He jumped out from the roof behind the toilet. Luckily, he didn't miss a single step. He did a beautiful flip in the air, and like a leopard cat, he landed in a deep patch of bushes.
According to his observation and Magnolia's confirmation, there were no surveillance devices in the bushes, nor were there any guards. Therefore, his heart, which had been tense until now, could finally relax.
However, there was a soft sound beside him.
Xu Le suddenly turned around. A cold H21 pistol appeared in his hand. He aimed at the bushes behind him. The black barrel seemed like it could spit out flames at any time.
However, he did not shoot because the barrel was aimed at a young and innocent face. A little boy, only seven or eight years old, was half squatting in the bushes. His eyes were full of horror. Obviously, he was scared silly by Xu Le and the gun in his hand.
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The shrubbery was filled with an oppressive silence. The two people, one big and one small, didn't dare to make any movements or make any sounds. Gradually, the little boy's legs began to tremble, causing the shrubbery around him to make a soft sound.
Magnolia's voice quickly came from the earpiece. "Report the situation."
Xu Le did not respond. He just stared at the little boy in front of him. He noticed that the little boy's face was full of dust, and his body was also covered in mud. His expression was calm, but in the depths of his heart, there were countless complicated thoughts. He felt that this was really ridiculous.
Whether it was the information provided by Green Dragon Mountain, his personal observation, or Magnolia's surveillance cameras on the top of the mountain, they had all confirmed that the bushes were safe. Magnolia did not give any warning before, so it was obvious that the little boy had not just entered the bushes. In other words, he was not specifically here to greet Xu Le.
This was nonsense. No one would squat in the bushes to greet an assassin, let alone a little boy.
He had been very careful along the way, quietly sneaking in like a cat playing hide and seek. The security personnel of the Peace Foundation and the surveillance network that covered the entire area were unable to catch a trace of Xu Le. However, in the bushes, he was caught red-handed by a little boy.
Xu Le did not have the urge to cry, but he was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. If it were another assassin, perhaps he would have already ended the little boy's life, but he could not do it.
"Don't talk, and don't scream." Xu Le did not have much experience dealing with children. He could only put on a cold face, trying to scare the little boy, and then find an opportunity to knock him out.
The little boy opened his eyes wide in horror. His legs kept trembling, and his dusty face was full of nervousness and fear. He nodded heavily.
"Why are you not sleeping but hiding in the bushes?" Xu Le lowered his voice and asked. He wanted to use this method to make the little boy not lose control of his fear.
The little boy replied in a frightened and trembling voice, "Hide and seek, they … they … last night … didn't find me, so I couldn't leave … so … so … I stayed here … waiting for them to find me."
Xu Le was speechless. He had a strong urge to kill the person who invented the game of hide and seek. He knew that the scene at this time seemed funny, but in fact, it was extremely dangerous. If the little boy screamed in fear, it would cause big trouble.
He slowly moved the gun barrel away. Just as he was about to say something, the little boy suddenly said in a trembling voice, "You … are a bad person?"
Xu Le was about to explain that he was an absolutely good person, but at this time, the little boy seemed to understand something. With the attitude of a righteous man, he bravely opened his mouth and let out a scream.
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