The Meridian Orphanage is located north of Port Mores, a full 17 kilometers from the bustling city center.
Around the orphanage, besides some old and dilapidated houses, there are also many old factory buildings that have been abandoned by business owners for many years.
From the outside, the orphanage doesn't look particularly special.
Backed by a small hillside, the light yellow courtyard wall extends from the foot of the hill all the way to the main gate.
If you peer through the somewhat rusty, ornate iron gate, you will see two three-story, dilapidated old buildings.
Medieval style, heavy, solemn...
Between the two buildings, there is a large circular pool.
Around the pool, a small open-air playground and a basketball court were built.
It was afternoon.
The children at the orphanage are having class.
The sound of students reading aloud drifted from the building on the left.
The innocent voices of children entering one's ears seem to transport one back to another time...
At that moment, a slight rustling sound came from the wall near the hillside.
It looks like a group of wild cats are climbing the wall.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of feet landing echoed in the courtyard.
Below the courtyard wall was a vegetable patch with a dozen or so cabbages, which were visibly flattened by heavy objects.
However, no animals or people were seen in the area.
After a while, the footsteps began to move and soon approached a building.
"Boss, this is Seven Knives. Team One has successfully entered the orphanage and is preparing to begin reconnaissance..."
A faint communication exchange could be heard in the air.
"Very good. Be careful not to make too much noise. If you notice anything amiss, retreat immediately."
It is the sound of a phoenix.
"Received. Keep the communication channel silent from now on. Contact us again in 30 minutes."
"good!"
......
The communicator went silent again.
Seven Blades quickly scanned the surroundings and began assigning tasks:
"Iron Hammer, take two men and sneak into the building on the east side. Remember not to expose yourself, and don't kill anyone unless absolutely necessary."
"receive!"
"Pulley, you and three brothers guard the main gate. Once you receive an attack signal from the head, immediately open the big iron gate and eliminate the threat at the entrance."
"clear!"
"The rest of you, follow me. We're going into the west building. Let's move in!"
The Dark Dragon group consists of 10 people, with Seven Blades as the group leader.
In the battle at the Keelung Mountain Cement Plant, he followed Phoenix in a surprise attack on the East District Courtyard, captured Huang Daowen alive, and made a great contribution.
According to the Dragon Gang's points system, he received a reward of 50 points this time.
With the merit points he had accumulated before, he now has as many as 130 points.
With a little more effort, I can reach 200 points.
200 merit points can be exchanged for a permanent residency spot on Dragon Island.
Seven Knives had thought it through. Since he had no parents, he could stay on the island and enjoy the rest of his life when he got older and could no longer fight.
I've heard that Dragon Island, this enchanting place, is rich in resources, boasts beautiful scenery, and has excellent facilities, making it perfect for retirement...
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The west wing of the Meridian Orphanage is an old building with a distinctly medieval European style.
It is said to have a history of over 100 years, built 100 years ago by an archbishop from Rome, Italy.
The building's exterior is a complete imitation of the style of medieval European churches.
There is a clock tower on the west side of the roof. The clock tower is steep and looks somewhat like a church from a distance.
Seven Blades led two of his men and stealthily entered the West Building.
People like them, who can remain invisible, don't need to deliberately hide when they walk.
As long as you control the sound of your footsteps and breathing, entering such a place is like entering an empty place, and you don't have to worry about being discovered at all.
The west building is very large. The chapel is located in the center of the first floor, with a long corridor on each side of the chapel.
There are a total of 66 rooms of various sizes on both sides of the corridor.
The rooms on the first floor are mostly used for offices or storage.
Go up the stairs to the second floor, and you'll find a restaurant that can seat 100 people, two meeting rooms, and a library.
The other rooms were all locked; they looked like dormitories for people to live in...
Seven Knives used his lock-picking skills to open a room, searched it for a while, and then came out.
There was nothing unusual inside.
He lingered in the library for about five minutes, searching it thoroughly. Apart from a few books about firearms that seemed suspicious, nothing else was amiss.
It's strange that a normal orphanage would have books related to firearms.
......
Go up to the third floor.
Seven Blades and his two henchmen encountered their first problem.
As he pushed open the door to a wine cellar, he felt as if he had accidentally triggered the gravity device at the corner of the door.
As soon as Qi Dao entered, the wooden door to the wine cellar slammed shut behind him.
He was startled.
Fortunately, his two men were guarding the door and did not follow him in.
The Dark Dragon Group has an unwritten rule:
When two or more people are acting together, at least one person must remain outside to provide backup when entering an enclosed space, in order to avoid falling into an enemy trap and being unable to save themselves.
This measure, though seemingly simple, has saved the lives of many Dark Dragon assassins in various operations.
Even when fully invisible, actions can be dangerous if the enemy is plotting against you.
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The door closed automatically, and Qi Dao pulled hard from the inside, but found it wouldn't open.
Damn it, we might have been discovered!
There must be a special trigger mechanism behind this door.
Since they couldn't open the door and the person had already come in, with two of his men guarding the outside, Seven Blades remained calm.
He started searching the wine cabinet on the left, hoping to find something special.
If someone were to tell him now, "This is just an orphanage,"
He would definitely retort loudly: "Would an orphanage have books on firearms? What kind of orphanage would have special traps?!"
After a search, Seven Knives indeed found something unusual.
When they found a huge wine cabinet on the right, the experienced Seven Knives twisted the innermost bottle of red wine in the row.
"Squeak!"
The wine cabinet split in the middle, and Qi Dao pushed it, causing the wine cabinet to slowly move to both sides in two pieces.
Inside is a secret room with an area of 250 square meters.
Under the dim light bulbs were rows of metal gun racks.
The gun rack was piled high with all sorts of firearms:
AK-47 assault rifle, AK-50, Scorpion submachine gun, TEC-9 submachine gun, Colt Eagle 9mm double-action pistol, TT pistol...
Benelli M1 Super 90 shotgun, Barrett sniper rifle, RPG-18 rocket launcher, triangular bayonet, dagger, night vision goggles, various grenades...
The seven dazzling sword strikes felt like stepping into an armory.
Wow, they've really hidden it well.
This is hardly an orphanage.
They're clearly a gang of assassins!
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