Chapter 66: The Same Trick
Zhong Weizhao, the owner of Xiangwu Villa, is a beta, but he likes to play with omegas. It is not a very secret thing. Even many people know about his hobby. If you need his help, he will prepare an omega and deliver it to your door without too much reminder.
This behavior can at most be considered as moral corruption. Even if it is despicable, if you want to punish him, it is within the jurisdiction of the police superintendent and has nothing to do with the Central Military Academy.
He was targeted by the Central Military Academy because omegas kept going missing, and he provided drugs to other entertainment venues including Jinmi to purify the purity of their glands. He injected funds into these venues, and in exchange, these venues would periodically arrange for omegas with intact and unmarked glands to be sent to his villa.
The only requirement for these omegas is that their glands are intact. Poor quality doesn't matter at all, as they can be improved with medication anyway.
Let’s not talk about why he, a beta, must have an omega with intact glands, but the matter involves glandular transformation and a large number of people are missing, so it can’t be blamed for attracting the attention of the Central Military Academy.
Half a year ago, an undercover agent was sent to the villa to conduct an investigation. After obtaining all the information needed, he was just waiting for a suitable opportunity to start the hunting mission.
Tonight, that opportunity has arrived.
Then Luo Fan and a group of people were stopped outside the gate.
This was completely expected, and we had already prepared a solution.
The original follow-up plan was:
It was predicted that the door would not be opened directly, so the miniature explosives were simply delivered directly, and Tian Ye, who was proficient in this, would sneak into Building No. 4 of the villa to install and detonate it personally, or hand it over to the insider "Haiyan" planted in the villa to handle it, and blow up all the entrance gates of Building No. 4 where the group of omegas were imprisoned, so that those omegas would escape directly, and then "just happen" to run into the police inspector who came to look for people, and catch them red-handed.
It's really an overly simplistic plan.
Lin Guantang was amazed. It was undeniable that this was a very efficient method, but in doing so, the safety of the omegas was completely disregarded.
Lin Guantang still remembers that Tian Ye once committed a feat that resulted in an exercise ending early due to excessive amounts of explosives.
Perhaps after studying in the military academy, his control over the amount of explosives has been greatly improved, and he can confidently say that the explosives he brought can guarantee that the door can be blown open without harming the hostages, but if any accident really happens, who can predict it?
But perhaps that was not originally within the consideration of Huo Shizhen and the military academy students.
The focus of this mission is only to break through the defense, find evidence and capture Zhong Weizhao. The safety of the hostages is the last consideration. As long as they are not killed, injuries are within the scope of "accidents".
This is Huo Shizhen's style.
But it is not Lin Guantang's style.
How could Lin Guantang still not be aware of Huo Shizhen's extremely indifferent attitude towards things other than the mission until today? It would be better to say that it was only the mission that mattered, rather than the mission. Apart from the mission, there was nothing else he would consider or care about.
Lin Guantang could understand Huo Shizhen's approach, but understanding did not mean that he would do the same thing. It did not mean that when he could intervene, he would watch the hostages at risk of injury without thinking of a better solution.
After some thought, Lin Guantang made a new decision:
"Change the original break-in plan. Luo Fan, delay them for another twenty minutes. Tian Ye, take the token to point A. Have Haiyan come here to hand over the token. If possible, please bring two sets of clothes. Then, take the token to the door and call them in. Tell them that Huo Shizhen's omega friend has been captured. Since they say they can't enter without evidence, bring them evidence they can't refuse."
Two knocking sounds were heard in the earphones - that was the code to confirm receipt. After confirming that everyone had received the new arrangement, Lin Guantang closed the one-way call and rushed to the marked blind spot.
Tian Ye ran after him towards his destination and said thoughtfully:
"Why does this method sound so familiar? And what is the token? Didn't I have to be the insider?"
Of course that sounds familiar. It's the same routine as luring Shaw Brothers' people to investigate Golden Mystery City. But the trick doesn't have to be old, as long as it works.
As for the so-called token—
"You'll know when you get there."
Lin Guantang pressed the area below his neck, and the necklace inside his clothes bounced up and down as he ran.
In less than ten minutes, Lin Guantang arrived at the marked point - a grid door hidden behind an uninhabited building. The door lock had been knocked off, and a woman wearing a villa staff uniform was leaning against the door waiting.
Take the planted traitor "Haiyan" for example. She was very ordinary and plain, and her appearance would never be noticed if she were thrown into a crowd. But when she looked up at Lin Guantang and looked him up and down, her sharp gaze made Lin Guantang shudder as if he had gone through a security check.
But it was only a few seconds before the sharpness in Haiyan's eyes dissipated. She looked at Tian Ye who was following behind her and said jokingly:
"Oh, is this S-level confidence? Even on a mission, you can bring your little omega over for a romantic date?"
This is such a terrible misunderstanding.
Tian Ye waved his hands quickly - he didn't want to be punished for dereliction of duty, that would be too unfair.
"No, Xiaolin and I are just friends. He came here—ahem, he's the good friend of Senior Huo that Lingchen just mentioned."
Haiyan raised her eyebrows, seeming a little bit unbelievable.
Regardless of whether she was surprised by what Tian Ye said, now was not the time to explain in detail. Lin Guantang took off the necklace that Huo Shizhen had given her a few days ago, handed it to Haiyan, and said:
"This is the Seed of Life that Asyit will officially release next year. It clearly shows how important the so-called friends are to Young Master Huo. I'd like to ask you to take it as a token and go to the entrance to perform a scene. As for what you need to say to convince others, I don't need to say more."
In fact, Lin Guantang still felt a little guilty - after all, he was not sure whether Huo Shizhen gave him the necklace casually or because he really cared about him. But at this moment, if he himself doubted it, he would not be able to convince others of its importance, so he must not show his weakness.
Haiyan brought the necklace over, looked at it for a few seconds, then looked up at the omega who was following him, and said with a half-smile:
"Little cutie, a simple friendship won't fool anyone, nor will it create any sense of urgency. As everyone knows, Boss Huo has no friends, so you need to come up with a more convincing name."
Why does the statement of having no friends sound a bit pitiful?
Alas, just thinking about the fact that Huo Shizhen could be associated with the word "pitiful" is too shocking.
Lin Guantang quickly dismissed this strange thought from his mind, but he felt that what Haiyan said made sense. Huo Shizhen did not have a helpful personality, and it was even rumored that he disliked omegas. If he said that he cared about an omega, it seemed that his credibility was not very high.
If you put it another way—
Just as Lin Guantang was about to come up with a relative name, Haiyan spoke out her idea:
"How's your fiancée?"
Lin Guantang: ...Ah?
He must have heard it wrong!
There is no sense of urgency in a friendship, but to leap to a fiancée is a bit too much. This is not a title that can be taken casually, especially when the person involved is completely unaware.
Lin Guantang felt that she, Haiyan, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her proposal was very reliable:
"Boss Huo has never been into Omega-type women. He finally found an Omega he liked and quickly became her fiancée. This shows how much he values her. Just think about it, Master Huo is experiencing his first crush, and you criminals actually dare to kidnap Master's sweetheart and do evil things to her. It's outrageous. Now that the weather is cold, you can expect to go bankrupt!"
Looking at Lin Guantang's stunned expression, Haiyan comforted him again:
"Don't worry. Boss Huo doesn't have a sweetheart, not even anyone close to him. Even if you pretend to be his fiancée, it won't hurt anyone. Besides, you've made a sacrifice for our mission. As long as the mission is successfully completed, Boss Huo won't blame you. Oh, I forgot to ask, who are you? Why do you look a little familiar?"
Lin Guantang: ...
Lin Guantang really wondered if the life at the Central Military Academy was too depressing, which was why each of them had such rich imagination.
And only at the last moment did she remember to ask about his identity. Should we say that the empress dowager realized it too late, or was it just like her father who was not interested in anything else except her own mission?
Forget it, now is not the time to talk about these gossips. We have to make decisions in an emergency. Just like Haiyan said, it is just for the mission, so I will borrow the title of "fiancée" for the time being. I think... Huo Shizhen won't hate me.
Lin Guantang gritted his teeth and agreed to Haiyan's statement without hesitation. He simply answered his identity - he just said that he was Lin Guantang, a student of O College. Then, after confirming some details, he asked Haiyan to go to the door to cooperate.
By the way, I took the clothes that Haiyan brought - a set of guard uniforms and a set of ordinary work clothes like hers.
This surprised Haiyan again:
"Didn't the plan change? Why does Tian Ye want to go in? Xiao Lin, you're not going to follow him, are you?"
"Double preparation."
Lin Guantang smiled at her, shushed her again, and whispered:
"I specifically told you in private in the early morning that if this trick doesn't reassure people, then we should carry out the original plan and blow up the door to let the people out. Besides, I came here to find someone, so of course I won't leave until I find them."
At this point, Lin Guantang asked another question:
"Senior, have you seen an omega named Chen Le here?"
Haitang hummed, thought for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Among the omegas sent in a few days ago, there seems to be one with this name. His glands were forcibly catalyzed. Because his condition was not good, they were directly removed. He was very tolerant... He looked very weak, but he managed to hold on and not die. Many people who were in better conditions than him did not make it."
The gland has been stripped away!
Lin Guantang was shocked by the news she told him and decided to go and find the person himself.
So without saying anything more, they immediately parted ways and went to their respective places to carry out their missions.
Thanks to Mr. Tang’s special training - as an agent, what Tang Hongyun taught Lin Guantang was not only to improve his own martial arts skills, but also included infiltration techniques.
With Hexi's hints and guidance, the staff of Xiangwu Villa were all focused on the changes at the door at this moment, which greatly increased the success rate of Lin Guantang's sneaking into Building 4.
Another important reason is probably that the owner of the villa was preparing to run away and had no time to care whether anyone else had sneaked in at this time.
Lin Guantang paused briefly in the shadow of a pavilion, watching the vehicles that seemed to be about to leave - of course they would not hit him through the main gate, but would escape from other exits.
But that was of no avail. Since they were preparing to catch them all in one fell swoop, they had of course also anticipated their escape plans. No matter the front door or the back door of the villa, or the various intersections leading out of the villa, there were people guarding them in advance. Any vehicles or people traveling would be intercepted directly.
It's a really large-scale arrest plan.
In addition to worrying about the fate of omegas like Chen Le, Lin Guantang also wondered what the identity of the owner of Xiangwu Villa was, or what kind of large organization he was involved in that required him to be on such high alert.
Perhaps we have to wait until this mission is over before we can get to the bottom of it.
According to the arrangements of these people, after slightly adjusting the encirclement plan, Lin Guantang and Tian Ye continued to sneak into Building No. 4.
What was even more strange was that Building No. 4 was empty.
What I mean is that apart from a few people who moved a few boxes and took them away by car, no one else came in or out, and even the two gatekeepers didn't stay.
Under normal circumstances, if one knew that the building where the crime was hidden was going to be searched, one should have taken the time to move and eliminate the important evidence as soon as possible, and then close the door tightly. Why is it like this now, with the door completely open, as if waiting for someone to come in?
Did they move what needed to be moved away early, confident that no useful clues would be found, or were there other secret doors in the building, through which they had already moved other things away, or were there other, more unexpected traps waiting inside?
If this is a trap, you won’t know until you walk through it.
Listening to the quarrel coming from the headphones - I estimated that Luo Fan and the others would be here in just a few minutes.
Lin Guantang quickly made the decision to go in. Since he had taken the initiative to choose to be the commander of this mission and was already lurking near the target, there was no reason to stop and wait for other mission members to come and explore.
Even if there was a trap, it was better for him alone - oh, I should say that it was better for him and Tian Ye to be in trouble than to be trapped with a group of people.
After thinking it over, Lin Guantang sneaked directly into Building No. 4, with Tian Ye following behind him. The first thing they did after entering the gate was to stick the miniature explosives that Tian Ye brought on the door.
Then continue walking forward.
The building was empty, with no one there, and the surveillance had long been hacked by Hexi. Theoretically, one could even walk around the building openly.
In fact, Lin Guantang did walk very fast, not only because he wanted to quickly find the basement where the omegas were imprisoned, but also because the decoration of this building was too unsightly.
Even though there had been early warnings from the data sent back by Haiyan, after actually seeing the real scene, it was still unacceptable.
The decoration in the building is a model of extravagance and debauchery. Various items with metaphorical tastes are everywhere. Even the large paintings adorning the walls are intertwined and overlapping portraits. No matter where you look, it is impossible to avoid the visual impact.
The air was also filled with a sweet and charming smell. Tian Ye almost walked with his eyes closed. He was surrounded by unavoidable pictures and smells, which made his heart beat faster and his face flush. He even dared not look at Lin Guantang.
But when he glanced at the thin, fair figure in front of him, he found that Lin Guantang had put on a mask without knowing when. His icy blue eyes were not hazy at all, but rather more alert and sharp. He shuddered and woke up. He no longer had any dazed thoughts, but only felt extremely ashamed.
Xiao Lin still remembered to be on guard at the first moment. Why did he allow himself to inhale these smells and be confused by them?
While thinking with regret, he quickly put on a mask covering his mouth and nose, took a few quick steps forward, stopped two steps behind Lin Guantang, and then maintained this distance as he moved forward.
He reached the basement at almost the fastest speed, and used the password and fingerprint given by Haiyan to open the door of the basement, but what hit him was an even greater visual shock.
It was a richer sweet smell and a chill that penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
Inside the basement were countless people wearing only thin white dresses.
Some of them were placed in air-conditioned cabinets, almost lifeless, while others lay powerlessly on the narrow beds, their faces flushed, as if they were in estrus, but their facial expressions were so painful, as if they were trapped in some terrible nightmare.
If one or two people showed this condition, it might be described as vivid, but when so many people were locked up together and twisted and struggling, it would only bring an infinite chill and dizziness.
Signaling Tian Ye to turn off the breath-releasing switch of the hypnotic catalyst in the basement, Lin Guantang put on gloves, walked to these people, and lifted their necks to check the glands.
The glands of the person on the bed were still intact, but some of them were swollen and red. The omega placed in the air-conditioned cabinet had white cloth wrapped around his neck and his face was full of pain and hideousness. Lin Guantang just touched him, and the other party subconsciously dodged and made an unconscious groan of pain.
So Lin Guantang didn't dare to move anymore. He stood there for a few seconds before continuing to move forward.
A few minutes later, he found Chen Le wearing a white dress in a cabinet.
His neck was also wrapped in white gauze, and his condition was worse than the others, with blood soaking through the gauze.
Even when Lin Guantang touched his neck with his hand, he only moved slightly subconsciously.
"Chen Le! Can you hear me?"
Lin Guantang shook his head and pinched his philtrum. After calling him several times, Chen Le actually struggled to open his eyes. Although it was only a crack, he was obviously still conscious.
He tried to open his eyes wide, raised his trembling arms, and moved his lips as if he wanted to say something excitedly.
Amidst the unconscious humming sounds around him, a slight mumbling sound reached Lin Guantang's ears:
"God...it was a dream...it was God...came to save me..."
When his arm was about to fall with all his strength, Lin Guantang grasped his fingers and squeezed them slightly to prevent him from falling asleep again:
"I'm going to take you away from here...but you have to stay awake and keep living, okay? There are people waiting for you to go home."
"I want to live...I'm leaving!"
Hearing that there was a chance to leave, Chen Le became energized, even his eyes widened. Almost subconsciously, he used all his strength to tightly grasp the hand that brought him life. Although the force was still very light, Lin Guantang felt his strong desire to survive.
And when Chen Le met those icy blue eyes looking down at him, the surprise in his eyes became even more obvious.
"You, God...it's really you..."
As he spoke, tears began to flow.
The countless pains and the torment of refusing to die seemed to have all been exchanged at this moment for the redemption he deserved for enduring all this.
Lin Guantang didn't have time to explain more to him. He pulled him up from the cabinet and made him sit down. Then he exerted all his strength and pulled him out of the cabinet and put him on his back.
It was lighter than Lin Guantang had imagined, so carrying it while running was no big deal.
When he finished all this, he looked up and met Tian Ye's troubled gaze. Tian Ye looked at the omegas in estrus and said with difficulty:
"Can I carry one too?"
Lin Guantang asked:
"Did you bring the suppressant?"
Tian Ye was confused for a moment - hadn't he already turned off the hypnosis and aphrodisiac settings? Why would he use an inhibitor? Even if he really wanted to use it, there were so many people involved.
Tian Ye showed a sad expression:
"I only brought three, and there are so many people—"
"You fight yourself."
Lin Guantang interrupted him, carried Chen Le to the door, looked back at the omegas who were still struggling in the room, his heart filled with pity, but he had to give up on them and leave.
"Hurry! We'll leave after we administer the suppressant. The aphrodisiac concentration here is rising!"
As Lin Guantang spoke, he opened the communication and warned everyone:
"No one is allowed to approach or enter Building 4. Find the suppressant and activate Backup Plan C!"
Tian Ye was still in a daze, how could the concentration possibly increase? He had clearly turned off -
[Warning, warning! The concentration of aphrodisiacs has reached a dangerous level. Please quickly move away from the red area!]
The system prompt sounded almost at the same time as Lin Guantang finished speaking. Tian Ye did not hesitate any longer. He took out the inhibitor and took an injection, then immediately ran out with Lin Guantang. The sweet smell in the air was so strong that it made people want to vomit. Even with the mask isolation, people still felt uncomfortable.
When he was about to run out the door, Tian Ye remembered whether he should also give Lin Guantang an injection of inhibitor, but before he could say anything, a strange laugh suddenly rang out in the whole hall.
The laughter came from all directions in the west, and the screen hanging on the wall suddenly lit up, showing the image of a thin old man - one glance was enough to confirm that it was the owner of this villa, Zhong Weizhao.
His eyes were fixed on the two people running in the hall, looking at the screen where they pretended to be calm, watching them running out of the hall with all their might, and then slowing down their pace when they ran outside the hall, thinking they had run out of the danger zone.
Looking at them and looking at another group of people who had stopped a hundred meters away and had received the order to stop, they showed a relaxed expression as if they had survived a disaster.
Then he burst out laughing.
Countless buildings around suddenly lit up, illuminating an area as bright as day, and a screen lit up on the outside of each building.
The huge screen showed Zhong Weizhao, who was nowhere to be found, Lin Guantang and others, and the omegas who had woken up in the basement, shouting wildly, and scrambling to run out.
"Think you're safe?"
The voice of Zhong Weizhao rang out from all directions, mixed and high-pitched, making people feel uneasy.
Tian Ye handed an inhibitor to Lin Guantang and signaled him to give it an injection.
Lin Guantang shook his head slightly, carefully placed Chen Le on his back and sat down on the stone platform beside him, then took the inhibitor and injected it into Chen Le.
"It's really touching, such a selfless and devoted spirit. You are Huo Shizhen's fiancée. Hehe, he is very lucky."
Zhong Weizhao's voice continued to ring, his eyes filled with desire, looking straight at Lin Guantang, and said with a low smile:
"Sharing happiness is worse than enjoying it alone... Hehehe, I love seeing beautiful omegas being tormented the most."
He waved his arm, and amidst the angry curses of the cadets who had a bad premonition, he revealed an even more cheerful and crazy expression:
"Why show such disgust? You alpha cadets dominated by pheromones, I intend to give you a blissful orgy as a gift for your visit. Release your true nature to the fullest."
A dense, sweet mist came towards us, blowing across the entire Fragrant Mist Villa.
From Building No. 4 behind him, omegas who were still in estrus ran out.
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