Chapter 216 Collapse of the City (14)
After Su Yue received the task, he first invited Cang Zhi and Zhao Shuo to join.
After the three people confirmed that they had joined the mission, the proprietress stood up and said, "Follow me."
Behind the bar, next to the wine cabinet, there is a door. Su Yue always thought that it was the kitchen until the proprietress opened the door, and he found that it was actually a passage. The bar was located about half a floor underground. Next to the secret door, a narrow staircase led to the ground above.
Actually, Su Yue was somewhat immune to this kind of dark environment, but Cang Zhi still walked up to him naturally. As the two walked side by side, the proprietress glanced at them with a smile in her eyes, as if to say, "Just show off."
Su Yue: "..."
But he was too lazy to argue.
There was no point in arguing, and besides…he didn't really hate the feeling.
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Going up this corridor, the final destination is not the bustling pedestrian street outside. After twists and turns, it finally leads to a very inconspicuous alley next to it.
If you don't take this secret passage, you will definitely think that this is a dead end filled with debris. Even in a place like Night City that seems to be shrouded in gloom and ominousness, this alley can be said to be extremely ominous.
Inside the alley, past the broken wooden barrels and the scattered steel bars and iron plates, there is a small shed.
The proprietress pushed open the door, and the scenes inside the shed were completely different from those outside. The house was very clean, and the ceiling, walls and floors were all wrapped in metal, and covered with green mesh film on the outside.
"This will block the signal," the proprietress pointed at the film covering the wall. "That way, neither the Patrol nor the Robot Rabbit can scan the equipment inside the shed. Plus, there's so much garbage piled up outside, it's a physical obstruction, so nothing can scan us."
"It's just that the cost is too high." The proprietress sighed, "Besides, no normal person would want to live in such a cage."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore," the proprietress said. "Let's take a look at your equipment."
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The equipment was neatly placed on the floor. Even if the proprietress hadn't told him, Su Yue would have recognized that it was the "Patrolman's" equipment. After all, he had fought against the Patrolman in the mission of helping Yuna find the doll, and he knew them very well.
"This suit, along with the headlamp, is custom-made to scale," the proprietress proudly explained. "Even the light controls are just like a real patrolman's, switching between red and green, sweeping and flashing. In short, it's absolutely indistinguishable from the real thing. There's just one thing—"
She picked up the ray gun from the table. Su Yue was stunned. The patrolman's ray gun was very heavy, but the proprietress's movements were very easy, even her calf muscles in high heels were completely relaxed.
She is so strong!
Su Yue was secretly surprised.
The lady boss said, "This gun is fake. It's hollow and has no fighting power at all."
Su Yue: "..."
Su Yue: Huh???
"The most crucial weapon has no combat power?" Su Yue asked in disbelief. "Not only is it ineffective, but it's also hollow?"
The proprietress tucked her hair and sighed, "There's nothing we can do. Weapons are the core technology of the technology laboratory. If we can develop weapons of equal capability, there's no need to be afraid of them."
"And hollow weapons are pretty good too," she added a little guiltily, "at least they feel light. If you're discovered, you'll be able to escape faster."
Su Yue: "..."
He was speechless now and just wanted to ask if he could give up this mission.
——Of course, I’m just talking.
Su Yue walked to the equipment piled on the ground. The work clothes were imitated without any problems. After putting them on, they could be mistaken for the real thing. He picked up his own clothes, which was a one-piece jumpsuit. It was quite heavy in his hand.
Su Yue asked, "Besides disguises, how exactly are we going to steal the chip from the robot dog? Are we just going to stop a random patrol on the road?"
"Of course not," the proprietress said with a smile. "We've already checked and found a patrol base nearby. The patrols start working around 1 p.m. We'll send a car to take you there. You'll need a card to enter the base. Of course, we've also prepared fake magnetic cards, and then you can sneak in."
This sounds like a reliable solution.
Su Yue stayed in the bar until noon. During this time, he wanted to find out some information, but there was nowhere to go. Although there were many people here, the only thing he would get if he went over to chat with them was a drink handed over by the other party. It was basically impossible to say anything.
In the afternoon, the proprietress took them into the car.
Half of the 6-hour mission time was spent waiting, and now there were only 3 hours left. Su Yue and the others put on their equipment and got into the car.
The car windows were covered with a very dark film, so even when the sun was shining brightly, you couldn't see what was going on inside the car, not to mention that there was no sunshine in Night City.
After Su Yue, Cang Zhi and Zhao Shuo all put on the patrolman's uniforms, there was actually no difference in appearance. However, Su Yue could still tell the difference between the two of them from their body shapes. The three of them squeezed into the back seat, and the proprietress drove in the front.
The road was very long. Su Yue couldn't operate his watch now, but he had already roughly browsed through the map of Night City. They almost crossed half of the city and passed by the "scientific research laboratory" that they eventually needed to enter before they arrived at the base.
The city looked much the same, still with tall buildings and neon lights. The base was in a relatively remote neighborhood, and there were few people on the streets at a distance.
The proprietress put Su Yue and the others here.
Before getting off the car, she gave a final instruction on the process, found an inconspicuous corner and quietly parked the car. Su Yue and his three companions got out of the car quickly, and the car drove away.
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Standing at the street corner, walk up this gentle slope for a few hundred meters, and you will see a small building. Su Yue can be seen clearly from here.
This small building is the patrol's base.
It wasn't patrolmen's shift yet, so there weren't many people downstairs. The landlady had provided a route map to make the three of them look as if they were just casual patrolmen wandering in for work. Following the map, they exited through the small path diagonally off the building's back door and arrived at the main gate of the patrol base.
There is a turnstile at the main entrance, and it is covered with cameras like eyes, some flashing red and some flashing green.
Su Yue quickly determined that in addition to cameras, there should be weapons here, such as laser cutting drills, and if they failed the identity scan, they would be sliced into pieces on the spot.
Of course, they didn't dare to plot loudly in this place. Su Yue gestured to the other two. Cang Zhi and Zhao Shuo stood obediently behind him. Su Yue took out the forged ID card from his pocket and placed it on the ID gate nervously.
If there is any sign of failure, he will immediately summon divine power to protect himself and then escape at the speed of light.
The card reader beeped, and then a red light flashed slowly a few times. Su Yue's heart almost rose and fell with the red light.
Repeat three times.
beep--
The red light finally turned into green, and the gate opened in front of Su Yue.
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Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief and walked through the gate, followed by Cang Zhi and Zhao Shuo. According to the proprietress's information, the higher they went, the closer they were to the core area. Since they were wearing patrol uniforms and weren't afraid, they naturally went up.
The first floor is the lobby, and the second floor... As soon as Su Yue went up to the second floor, he found that there was someone there.
He had originally thought that the small building was full of patrolmen, but instead, a young man with a large backpack appeared before him. The young man was in good shape and looked like he had been exercising. He was carrying a large hiking backpack.
The young man was putting his bag on a bench and opening it. Su Yue noticed that the bag contained the patrolman's equipment.
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Is this young man also a "patrolman"?
Su Yue felt something was wrong, but before he could figure out what was wrong, his intuition told him to retreat first.
But it was too late when they had this thought. The young man had already seen them. He was stunned for a moment, then waved and raised a bright smile.
"Wearing work clothes right at work? Aren't you hot?"
As he spoke, several more people came out from behind. Some were already half-dressed in patrol uniforms, while others were completely shirtless. They looked at Su Yue and the others with a mixture of friendliness and surprise, as if they were looking at monkeys.
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"This helmet is so stuffy," someone said. "Take it off and take a break."
"That's right, I haven't started work yet."
Su Yue, who was fully armed and would be exposed immediately if he took off his helmet: "..."
Yuna, you are a bit too weak as a spy.
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