Chapter 43 Chi Anlan pulled Gu Sheng towards the church door…
Chi Anlan pulled Gu Sheng and walked towards the church entrance.
"Hello, where can I buy tickets?" Chi Anlan asked the security guard standing at the entrance.
The security guard merely shifted his gaze and said in a cold tone, "I'm sorry, sir, this area is not open to the public."
Chi Anlan looked disappointed: "Is that so? What a pity." He looked at Gu Sheng, "Take a picture for me."
As she spoke, Chi Anlan struck a pose in front of the church and asked Gu Sheng to take a picture.
The security guard didn't stop them; he was used to this kind of thing.
Gu Sheng took out his phone and turned on the video recording. He seemed to be taking pictures, but he was actually recording the environment around the church.
The two then disguised themselves as tourists and walked around the church. When they returned to the main entrance, the guards had been replaced.
The new guards seemed to have a bad temper. When they saw Gu Sheng and Chi Anlan, they immediately started to drive them away and tell them to get away from the area.
The two left the church, but did not go far.
They arrived at a deserted little park near the church.
Gu Sheng frowned slightly as he looked at the video he had just recorded. This church only had one entrance, which was very counterintuitive.
Chi Anlan also noticed this problem: "Doesn't this church even have a back door?"
Would people attending that kind of party enter through the main entrance, which is covered by surveillance cameras? It's highly unlikely.
There must be other entrances.
Gu Sheng searched for the church online and found very little information about it, but he still found some useful information.
Gu Sheng found out who designed the church.
He then searched for information about the designer and found that the designer's descendants had published a book about him, which recorded all the buildings he designed.
Including this church.
This picture book is now kept in the City Library of City C.
However, the library was already closed at this time.
Gu Sheng and Chi Anlan exchanged a glance. Even if the museum was closed, it didn't mean they couldn't go in. Wasn't that what they did for a living?
The library in City C is open to the public free of charge, so security is not tight.
The two easily found a blind spot in the surveillance cameras and then climbed over into the library.
The picture book wasn't a very valuable book, so they found it quickly.
Gu Sheng found the church's design drawings in the booklet, and unsurprisingly, he found other entrances on them.
The book says that the church originally belonged to a duke who was a devout Catholic. The church was his private property and was generally not open to the public except on certain special days.
The other entrance to the church is located in the duke's mansion, and an underground passage connects the entrance to the church.
Then Gu Sheng and Chi Anlan left the library and went to the Duke's mansion.
Upon arriving at the destination, Gu Sheng was somewhat surprised to find that the Duke's mansion had been turned into a tourist attraction.
The attraction is already closed at this time.
The two used the same trick again and sneaked into the Duke's mansion.
They stared in silence at the T-shaped spot that should have been the entrance.
The entrance has been sealed with cement.
"So that church really only has one entrance?" Chi Anlan asked uncertainly. "Perhaps they will turn off the surveillance on the day of the gathering, or perhaps they are very confident in the church's security and are not afraid of the gathering being leaked?"
Gu Sheng didn't think so. The people who attended the party were all shrewd and intelligent. Whether they attended because they genuinely enjoyed the party or were forced to attend due to some kind of group identity, they would never expose themselves to surveillance.
Moreover, the church's location wasn't exactly secluded. If people discovered that so many big shots were in the same place at the same time, it could easily attract unnecessary trouble.
Gu Sheng shook his head and said, "Although this entrance is sealed, the tunnel is still there. We just need to build another entrance. Besides, there may be more than one tunnel. They have countless ways to sneak into the church."
Chi Anlan felt that Gu Sheng was right, but since they could dig another tunnel, the entrance could be built anywhere. C City was so big, where were they going to find the real entrance?
Chi Anlan felt somewhat confused: "What are we doing now?"
Gu Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can try a different approach."
With a questioning look in Chi Anlan's eyes, Gu Sheng led him away from there.
Gu Sheng casually entered the internet cafe and chose a corner to sit down.
Chi Anlan sat next to Gu Sheng, watching him type away on the computer.
It didn't take long for Gu Sheng to find the information he wanted.
Then Gu Sheng opened a map of City C and pointed to a place not far from the church, saying, "The entrance should be here."
Chi Anlan still looked confused: "What does this place have to do with the church?"
Gu Sheng said, "I checked everyone in the church right now."
Chi Anlan said, "How did you find it? I can't find anything about it online."
Gu Sheng said, "It's not online, but it's on the government's internal information website."
Chi Anlan was stunned for a moment, then he connected the clues he knew and immediately understood what Gu Sheng meant.
He said, "I understand. If the church has other entrances, those entrances must be under the control of the church owner."
Gu Sheng nodded: "The church is registered under the name of a hotel service company. The main investor in this company is another investment company, and the owner of this investment company is named Song Yu. He owns a property in City C, which is the location I mentioned."
He continued, "And judging from the location of this property, they probably didn't build a new passageway, but rather opened a new entrance on the existing passageway."
Chi Anlan was somewhat excited; he felt like he was playing some kind of puzzle game.
Chi Anlan said, "Then we'll..."
Gu Sheng said, "Of course, let's continue scouting."
After all that fuss, it was already past 3 a.m.
The road was quiet, and there were hardly any people to be seen.
After learning the address, the two arrived near the house and hid in the shadows, watching the house from a distance.
Gu Sheng noticed that the house was surrounded by surveillance cameras, with security guards standing at regular intervals and patrols every so often. The house was also surrounded by a high wall with an electrified electric fence.
With such tight security, this must be the place.
Looking at the heavily guarded house, Chi Anlan was somewhat troubled: "It's not easy to sneak in here." He looked at Gu Sheng, wondering if he should ask Lan to come, since she was the best at this kind of thing.
Blue can start by infiltrating these guards, finding out their patrol plans, identifying loopholes, and then sneaking in.
Gu Sheng nodded: "It is a bit troublesome." He turned on his phone camera, pointed it at the surveillance cameras, zoomed in to the maximum, and carefully examined all the surveillance cameras he could see. He said, "These cameras all belong to the same company."
Chi Anlan squinted at the cameras, but after looking for a while, he didn't find anything. He said, "I guess so. Is there a problem?"
Gu Sheng said, "No problem, let's go."
Chi Anlan followed behind Gu Sheng and asked, "Where are we going?"
Gu Sheng said, "Internet cafe."
The two found another internet cafe by the roadside. This one looked a bit more upscale than the previous one, and it had private rooms.
The two of them booked a private room. Chi Anlan looked at Gu Sheng, who had sat down in front of the computer again, and felt a little overwhelmed.
He stared at it for a while, but couldn't understand any of the symbols Gu Sheng typed on the computer. Then, unable to resist, he fell asleep.
It was almost noon when Chi Anlan woke up.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at Gu Sheng, who was still sitting in front of the computer: "Have you been sitting here all night?"
He looked at the screen in front of Gu Sheng and then realized that Gu Sheng was playing a game.
Gu Sheng turned to look at Chi Anlan and handed him some food and water: "No, I took a nap and it's all taken care of. You can eat something first, and we'll go back to the hotel later."
Chi Anlan asked, "What's settled?"
Gu Sheng took out his phone, opened an app on it, and a surveillance video immediately appeared on the screen.
While eating his bread, Chi Anlan watched Gu Sheng's actions, his still not fully awake mind trying to figure out where this surveillance camera was.
Then he slowly opened his eyes wide. Wasn't this the surveillance camera in Song Yu's house? This was the place they went to yesterday.
Seeing the surprised look in Chi Anlan's eyes, Gu Sheng said, "Programming took some time." Hacking into the surveillance system was the easiest part. "As long as you have internet access, there are no secrets."
However, Gu Sheng did make some discoveries. The firewall he encountered when hacking into the surveillance system was the same one he encountered when he previously hacked into the dark web. This Song Yu must be someone from the dark web.
But thinking about it, it makes sense; transactions made through the dark web naturally involve the dark web itself.
Chi Anlan asked, "Since you can control their surveillance, can't we just infiltrate? Why do we need to go back to the hotel?"
Gu Sheng had studied the surveillance footage last night and had obtained all the necessary intelligence.
Gu Sheng didn't answer Chi Anlan, but suddenly asked, "What do you plan to do after you get the evidence?"
Chi Anlan replied matter-of-factly, "Of course, we should hand over the evidence to the Public Security Bureau and then expose it online."
Gu Sheng continued, "Those people come from different cities. Putting aside the differences in laws between cities, an incident that would cause a sensation in our city might not even make a ripple in another. Just considering their identities, does the Public Security Bureau have the authority to deal with them?"
Chi Anlan was speechless for a moment. After a silence, he said, "I will also expose the evidence online." However, his voice grew softer and softer.
If even the police can't control someone, will posting them online really be effective?
The internet? That's their backyard. They can easily censor any information they want. Whether this evidence can be released depends on their approval. Obviously, they won't allow this evidence to circulate online.
Chi Anlan paused for a moment and said, "Never mind, at least we can save the victims this time. We can deal with the rest later."
Gu Sheng didn't say anything more. Chi Anlan was right, but they could actually do more.
Chi Anlan was ultimately too young and had been too well protected; these were the only things he could think of.
Gu Sheng was actually quite similar to Chi Anlan, except that he was forced to have some non-existent experiences, which made him think more deeply.
Gu Sheng smiled and said, "The party starts at eight o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The guests will definitely arrive early, so we must be prepared before they arrive."
He continued, "Go back and get some rest, so you can be in good spirits for tomorrow's mission."
Chi Anlan was feeling down, still thinking about what he could do for the victims.
Chi Anlan followed Gu Sheng back to the hotel.
Gu Sheng returned to the hotel and started catching up on sleep, sleeping until the early hours of the next day.
When Gu Sheng woke up, he did not see Chi Anlan.
He messaged Chi Anlan, asking where he was, but never received a reply.
Gu Sheng had a bad feeling, and after that, no matter whether he sent voice messages or made phone calls, no one answered.
Around 7 a.m., Chi Anlan suddenly sent a message: "New discovery, come find me here." Below was a location.
Without even looking, Gu Sheng knew it was definitely a trap.
He stared at the message for a while, then went to the hotel front desk and asked them to check if Chi Anlan, who was staying with him, had left the hotel.
The front desk checked the security footage and told Gu Sheng that Chi Anlan left the hotel alone after nightfall yesterday and never returned.
Gu Sheng sighed. Since she hadn't returned for so long and hadn't contacted Gu Sheng, Chi Anlan had most likely encountered some trouble.
This disrupted Gu Sheng's plans.
He took out his phone, opened the location, and asked himself, "Should I go or not?"
What was originally an advantageous situation where the enemy was in the open and we were in the dark has now been reversed.
Having made no preparations, his journey is likely fraught with peril.
In Gu Sheng's mind, several voices intertwined and overlapped, some serious, some disdainful, some indifferent, and all of them gave the same answer: Go.
Those voices were saying that this was just a trivial matter that could be easily resolved, so why hide it?
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