Power and wealth bring fragrance

Night slowly fell.

Outside the abandoned training base of the police department, most of the luxury cars that were parked densely during the day have already left.

But it's clear to anyone with eyes to see that the real show is just beginning.

Those who dispersed were merely the spies of the various families who had made their presence known.

The truly powerful and ambitious forces had already quietly lurked in the shadows around the base, like lurking beasts patiently waiting for the best opportunity to strike.

It's inconvenient to do anything during the day because there are too many people around.

But at night...

That would be different.

Night is the best cover.

……

Outside the base, on an abandoned construction site to the east.

Three men dressed in black night clothes were crouching behind a broken wall, staring intently at the direction of the base gate through night vision binoculars.

The man in the lead was named Zhou Hu, a collateral descendant of the Zhou family, a second-rate family in Shenhai City.

The Zhou family isn't considered a top-tier wealthy family in Shenzhen, but they still have some influence.

This time, Jiuhua Group's weight loss drug suddenly appeared and sold 1 billion yuan worth of products in just half a day, making Zhou Hu's eyes red with envy.

He knew that with the Zhou family's strength, if they tried to compete head-on with those top families for the cake, they wouldn't even get a sip.

But what if we could infiltrate the base first, find Wei Yuan, or obtain something crucial?

At that time, whether it's used to negotiate with Wei Yuan or sold to those top families, it will be an enormous fortune!

Fortune favors the bold!

Zhou Hu understood this principle better than anyone else.

"Tiger, when are we going to make our move?"

Beside Zhou Hu, a tall, thin man asked in a low voice, his tone tinged with barely suppressed excitement.

What's the rush?

Zhou Hu glared at him, but his own palms were already slightly sweaty.

He glanced at his watch; it was 9:47 PM.

"Let's wait a bit longer. We'll wait for the big players to make their move first, then we can follow and pick up the scraps."

Zhou Hu's plan was very shrewd.

He knew that the Zhou family wasn't the only one eyeing this lucrative opportunity tonight.

The Zhao family, the Li family, the Wang family... those top families must have all sent people.

With the Zhou family's limited strength, they definitely couldn't win a direct confrontation.

But what if you could take advantage of the chaos and make a quick buck?

That would be a huge profit.

however.

Zhou Hu waited and waited, for almost an hour, but the surroundings remained completely silent.

Forget about any major forces making a move, there wasn't even a shadow of a ghost among them.

"Damn, how can these people be so calm?"

Zhou Hu couldn't help but curse, a hint of anxiety showing on his face.

He glanced at his watch again; it was 10:38 p.m.

If we wait any longer, it will be dawn soon!

By then, there won't be any chance left!

"Brother Tiger, how about... we go first?"

The tall, thin man spoke again, his voice laced with urging.

"Those powerful figures are definitely watching each other, none of them willing to make the first move. Let's sneak in first, and by the time they realize what's happening, we might already have succeeded!"

Zhou Hu hesitated for a moment.

The tall, thin man makes a good point.

Those members of top families are all cunning and shrewd; they're definitely waiting for others to pave the way first so they can reap the benefits.

If we keep waiting like this until dawn, no one will be able to make a move.

Rather than...

Get started first!

"it is good!"

Zhou Hu gritted his teeth, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Let's go!"

Like three night owls, the three of them slipped out silently from behind the broken wall and, under the cover of darkness, made their way towards the base's perimeter wall.

The location they chose was the section of the eastern wall of the base that had collapsed.

During the day, Zhou Hu had already scouted the location. Most of that section of the wall had collapsed, leaving it only about waist-high, making it easy to climb over. Moreover, it happened to be a blind spot for the surveillance cameras.

"Brother Tiger, look, there are patrols over there!"

The tall, thin man suddenly grabbed Zhou Hu and pointed inside the wall.

Zhou Hu looked in the direction he pointed and saw two soldiers in black combat uniforms, holding weapons, patrolling slowly along the path inside the wall.

"Wait until they've passed by."

Zhou Hu lowered his voice, and the three of them lay motionless in the grass.

Soon, the two patrolling soldiers walked away.

"Now! Let's go!"

Zhou Hu gave a low shout, and the three of them shot out like arrows, rushing to the edge of the collapsed wall in three steps, pushing themselves up with their hands, and nimbly flipping over!

The moment he landed, Zhou Hu's heart pounded wildly.

Become!

Just walk a little further in, and you'll find the main building of the base, and then...

"Zzzzz!"

Just as Zhou Hu had finished processing his thoughts...

A piercing crackling sound of electricity suddenly came from beneath his feet!

Zhou Hu looked down and his face turned deathly pale!

Where he landed, a fine wire mesh had been laid out on the ground, with eerie blue arcs of electricity flickering on it!

"Oh no! It's the power grid!"

Zhou Hu hadn't finished speaking.

"what!"

A sharp, numbing sensation instantly spread from the soles of my feet throughout my entire body!

His body stiffened abruptly, then he fell straight down, convulsing, foaming at the mouth, and instantly lost consciousness.

The tall, thin man behind him and another person stepped onto the electric fence at almost the same time, and were also electrocuted, their bodies smoking, and they fell straight down.

The entire process of the three people climbing over the wall into the base and being electrocuted on the ground took no more than five seconds.

He didn't even manage a complete scream.

"There is an intruder."

Not far away, two patrolling soldiers seemed to have anticipated this scene and walked over unhurriedly.

One of the soldiers looked down at the three convulsing men in black on the ground, and said expressionlessly into the walkie-talkie:

"The three little mice on the east wall have been dealt with."

"Received. Tie them up and throw them in the warehouse."

A cold voice came from the walkie-talkie.

"Yes."

The two soldiers responded and pulled out several bundles of nylon cable ties from their waists, quickly binding Zhou Hu and the other two tightly.

Then, like dragging dead dogs, they were pulled by the ankles towards a warehouse deep inside the base.

The whole process was carried out calmly and casually.

It was as if they weren't dealing with three intruders, but rather three stray cats that had wandered in by mistake.

……

This scene was clearly seen by several other groups of people lurking in the shadows around the base.

"Oh."

On the north side of the base, a man dressed in a black bodysuit was perched on a branch of a tall sycamore tree, using a high-powered night vision device to take in everything that was happening on the eastern wall.

His name is Chen Feng. He is a trained assassin trained by the Li family and is quite famous for his skills in the underground circles of Shenhai City.

"The Zhou family? They're courting death."

Chen Feng's lips curled into a disdainful sneer as he muttered to himself, "Is this all the skill you've got? You dare to get involved in this mess?"

In his view, Zhou Hu and his two companions were simply there to deliver themselves to their deaths.

They didn't even notice the outermost electric fence, yet they dared to rush in?

This level of skill, you call it infiltration?

A toad trying to eat swan meat doesn't even know if it has the teeth to do so.

"Brother Feng, the Zhou family has been dealt with, what do we do?"

Chen Feng heard his companion's voice through the miniature earpiece.

Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the base's perimeter wall.

The fact that the Zhou family just triggered the electric grid indicates that the base's outer defenses are much tighter than they expected.

But that's all.

The electric grid is fine for dealing with a third-rate character like Zhou Hu, but what about dealing with Chen Feng?

Not enough.

"Tell the brothers to prepare to move."

Chen Feng's voice was calm and confident. "The Zhou family has already scouted the route for us. There's an electric fence to the east, so we won't go that way. We'll go to the west; although the fence there is intact, the patrol intervals are longer."

"Brother Feng, should we wait a little longer? The Zhao family hasn't made a move yet."

Through the earpiece, his companion seemed hesitant.

"What are you waiting for?"

Chen Feng sneered, "The Zhao family? That brute Zhao Tie, what can he do besides fighting and killing? If he had that kind of patience, he wouldn't be Zhao Tie."

"Let's make our move first and get the goods first. Then, even if the Zhao family comes, they'll be left with nothing."

Chen Feng had a very clever plan.

He had a high opinion of himself and felt that his skills and infiltration experience were far superior to those of someone like Zhou Hu.

The Zhou family's failure does not mean that Chen Feng will also fail.

On the contrary, the Zhou family risked their lives to help him discover the outer defense layout, which was actually a good thing for him.

"Let's do it!"

Chen Feng gave a low shout and silently slid down from the tree.

Behind him, four men, also dressed in black bodysuits, appeared from the shadows like ghosts and followed him.

The five people quickly made their way to the west of the base.

……

As Chen Feng had predicted, the western wall was intact and tall, more than three meters high, with a wire mesh on top.

However, Chen Feng had no intention of climbing over the top of the wall.

He led four people and moved quickly along the base of the wall, soon finding a drainage outlet.

Those were underground drainage pipes left over from before the base was abandoned. They were about 80 centimeters in diameter, and the iron fence at the outlet was rusted and could be broken with a single touch.

"Go in from here."

Chen Feng pointed to the drain outlet, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes.

The wall has an electric fence, barbed wire, and patrols.

But what about underground?

No matter how strong the security measures are, they can't possibly protect even the underground drainage pipes, right?

This is what makes Chen Feng extraordinary—he doesn't follow the usual path.

"I'll go in first, you guys follow."

Chen Feng was the first to bend down and crawl into the drainage pipe.

The pipes were black and smelly, filled with a rotten, musty odor, but Chen Feng didn't care at all.

He had spent so many years in the underworld, enduring environments far worse than this.

Five people, one in front and one behind, crawled forward for about two hundred meters in the drainage pipe before finally seeing a faint ray of light coming through.

"arrive."

Chen Feng was overjoyed and sped up, emerging from the other end of the drainage pipe.

At the exit is an abandoned boiler room inside the base.

Chen Feng climbed out of the boiler room window, and the instant he landed, he quickly looked around—

No one is empty.

"It's done!"

Chen Feng was overjoyed.

Sure enough, all the security measures were concentrated on the outer perimeter of the wall, leaving the inside quite empty!

He gestured to the four people behind him, and the five of them, like five ghosts, silently crept towards the main building deep inside the base.

Along the way, they avoided two groups of patrolling soldiers, their movements clean and efficient, without making a sound.

A victorious smile crept onto Chen Feng's lips.

It seems that coming here tonight was the right decision.

If only we could find Wei Yuan, or obtain the formula for the weight loss pills...

however.

Before Chen Feng could finish processing his thoughts...

"despair."

His foot seemed to have stepped on something.

A very faint sound.

Chen Feng's expression changed instantly!

He suddenly looked down—

What he was standing on was not an ordinary cement floor, but a thin pressure-sensitive panel that was almost integrated with the ground!

"No good! Retreat—!"

Chen Feng's reaction was incredibly fast. Almost the instant he stepped down, he roared and turned to back!

but.

late.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three sharp whistling sounds came simultaneously from the surrounding darkness!

Chen Feng's pupils contracted sharply, and he twisted his body abruptly, narrowly avoiding two of the shots!

But he simply couldn't avoid the third shot.

"puff!"

A specially made stun gun hit his left shoulder with pinpoint accuracy!

"what!"

A sharp, tingling sensation instantly spread from my left shoulder throughout my entire body!

Chen Feng's body stiffened abruptly, and he fell straight down.

The four people behind him reacted a beat slower than him and were hit by the electric shock bullets at almost the same time, falling down one after another.

The five people were shot down within three minutes of entering the base.

They lasted two minutes and fifty-five seconds longer than Zhou Hu and his two companions.

"Five more mice."

In the darkness, several soldiers dressed in black combat uniforms, carrying specially made rifles loaded with stun grenades, emerged from behind cover not far away.

The leading soldier glanced at Chen Feng on the ground, then at his professional night-fighting gear, and a slight smile appeared on his lips:

"A bit stronger than those three from before; at least they've reached the second line of defense."

"Tie them up and throw them all into the warehouse."

……

This time, the remaining forces lurking in the shadows will no longer be laughing.

They all knew who Chen Feng was.

The Li family's assassins are top-tier fighters in the underground world of Shenhai City, with unparalleled infiltration skills.

Even he fell?

Moreover, it was only discovered after it had passed through the outer defenses and entered the base.

What does this tell us?

This shows that the base's defenses are not the "tight on the outside, loose on the inside" layout they imagined!

Instead, they set up defenses layer by layer and proceeded cautiously step by step!

The first line of defense is the electric fence surrounding the perimeter wall; the second line of defense is the pressure sensors and hidden sentries inside the base…

What about the third one? And the fourth one?

How many deadly tricks are still hidden deep within the base that they don't know about?

Thinking of this, the remaining groups of people couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

They finally realized—

This Jiuhua Security is far more terrifying than they imagined.

Wei Yuan is far more unfathomable than they imagined.

For a moment, everyone suppressed their restlessness and lay low with even more patience.

No one was willing to make a move easily anymore.

Because they all know that once they make a move, they must succeed.

Otherwise, they will suffer the same fate as Zhou Hu and Chen Feng—being electrocuted, tied up, and dragged into the warehouse like dead dogs.

That would be so embarrassing.

……

Time passed by, second by second.

It's 11 p.m.

One o'clock in the morning.

Three o'clock in the morning.

The area around the base remained deathly silent.

The remaining groups of people seemed to have vanished without a trace.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is merely the calm before the storm.

The real masters are waiting.

Waiting for the best opportunity.

And that opportune moment is...

The darkest moment before dawn.

As the art of war says: "The spirit is sharp in the morning, sluggish at midday, and returns to its waning at dusk."

The time before dawn is precisely when people are most tired and least alert during the day.

Soldiers who have been patrolling all night will have their physical strength and concentration at their lowest point by then.

That was also the darkest time of day, when you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, making it the best time to sneak in.

……

4:17 a.m.

The sky was indeed pitch black.

The moon hid behind the clouds, and the stars disappeared without a trace. The whole world seemed to be shrouded in a huge black cloth, with visibility less than five meters.

Inside the base, the patrolling soldiers were noticeably slower than before, and the frequency of shift changes had also decreased.

Even elite soldiers would inevitably feel a bit tired after guarding the position all night.

And at that very moment.

To the south of the base, in a dense thicket of bushes.

Three figures moved silently at almost the same time.

The first figure, dressed in a fiery red, tight-fitting leather outfit, stood out conspicuously in the pitch-black night.

But her movements were astonishingly fast, like a cheetah stalking in the night; in just a few leaps, she had already disappeared into the shadows of the wall.

It's that hot beauty!

The second figure, dressed in a white suit, was equally conspicuous in the pitch-black night.

However, his movements were unusually light, like a drifting catkin, his feet barely touching the ground, as he moved quickly along the base of the wall.

It was Mu Chen!

The third figure, dressed in a black suit, was burly and walked with heavy steps, yet each step was extremely steady, like a tiger poised to pounce.

It was Zhao Tie!

Three people, from three different directions, launched an infiltration into the base almost simultaneously!

They were the strongest group among the remaining forces.

They are also the most patient group of people.

They had waited all night for this moment—

The darkest hour before dawn.