novelraw Chapter 156 : Infiltrating the Lair
Chapter 156 : Infiltrating the Lair
In the darkness, the truck's rear door was fully opened.
The headlights and flickering flames spread in, illuminating the chaotic scene inside the compartment somewhat.
At this moment, Shen Han's nerves were stretched to the limit.
She controlled her facial muscles, opening her eyelids slightly, judging whether she had been exposed by the movement of the silhouettes outside the truck.
If they made any suspicious moves, she would have to shoot decisively!
Compared to Shen Han's alert readiness, Ren Hui, who was also pretending to be unconscious nearby, was gripped by fear.
His body was rigid, his entire back soaked with cold sweat, and his ears filled with a buzzing sound.
He felt that these few minutes were probably the longest moments he had experienced in the first half of his life.
The people outside didn't make any move to count the number of people in the compartment.
The four men receiving the "goods" didn't even bother to move their positions, just standing in place supervising.
The two young men who came down from the van were very efficient, carrying out three chicken coops from the vehicle in succession.
Nine unconscious people lay on the sandy ground, both men and women. One of them had a head injury, with sticky blood covering half his face.
"Alright, get them onto the truck."
The man holding the hunting rifle casually waved his hand, then took out a wad of cash from his pants pocket and threw it to the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man caught it with both hands, counted to make sure the amount was correct, then tucked it into his chest.
One of the young men jumped into the truck's compartment, while the other lifted the unconscious people up to him.
The two worked together seamlessly, and in just a few short minutes, they had moved all the people lying on the sandy ground into the compartment.
After the transaction was completed, the two groups drove away from the building materials factory one after the other.
Inside the Peace Palace command center.
The actions of both parties outside the vehicle were now captured by other cameras and projected in real-time on the screen in front of everyone.
Without the Empress having to speak, the special task force leader had already pressed the communication button and issued orders.
"Team 1, attention. Lock onto that van. Implement arrest in 5 minutes!"
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The truck carrying Shen Han wound its way along the country road, followed closely by a vehicle with the words "某某 Cement Building Materials" printed on its body.
They were heading towards the more remote 553rd Main Street District, which was also the final gathering point for all "transit station goods".
Behind these two vehicles in the distance were convoys of military vehicles and fighter squadrons.
The soldiers of the Xuan Leopard Special Operations Brigade were fully armed, ready to strike at any moment.
......
Yan Ni woke from her deep sleep.
Opening her eyes, she found herself lying in a completely unfamiliar place.
The light entering her eyes was very harsh, with a high domed ceiling covered in steel frames, which were in turn covered with green plants.
Women's cries of shock and sobbing came from nearby, and an atmosphere of panic permeated the air.
Yan Ni was instantly terrified. She suddenly propped herself up on her elbows to sit up.
The sudden nausea and dizziness nearly made her fall back down.
As she gradually adjusted to the light, she discovered that she was in a soilless cultivation greenhouse.
Around her were more than a dozen women, each with different clothing and demeanor, their only common point being their youth and beauty.
Several meters away, six armed men guarded the four corners.
If anyone tried to move outwards, they would be sternly driven back at gunpoint.
These armed men wore uniform black outfits and hoods, their faces invisible.
Seeing this scene, Yan Ni became even more terrified.
She remembered!
After receiving her wages at Jinxi Entertainment City, she had gone straight back to her rented room.
Just as she opened the door, someone had restrained her from behind.
A cold, damp cloth was pressed over her mouth and nose, with a pungent odor penetrating her mind.
After struggling for a while, she lost consciousness.
Yan Ni didn't know how many days had passed since the night she was attacked.
But it couldn't have been too long.
Because in the meantime, she had moments of hazy semi-consciousness, feeling people injecting her, giving her water, and turning her over.
She tried hard to open her eyes to see, but never managed to do so.
Considering all these circumstances, Yan Ni could guess that she had been kidnapped.
Just as she was feeling scared, several figures approached from the side.
They were three tall men, one in front and two following on either side.
The man in front didn't have his face covered by a hood, only wearing sunglasses and a beret.
The other two with him were dressed no differently from those guarding the surroundings with guns.
After arriving, the man in sunglasses didn't speak. He slowly turned his head, surveying the panicked women before him, as if trying to identify something.
At this moment, someone next to Yan Ni suddenly stood up and spoke to the man in sunglasses: "What you're doing is illegal! Aren't you afraid of legal punishment?"
Yan Ni, supporting her dizzy head, looked towards the speaker.
The woman was wearing a crumpled suit, with her name and "Intern Lawyer" embroidered on the chest pocket.
After a quick glance, Yan Ni withdrew her gaze.
She frowned, thinking: If these criminals had even a shred of respect for the law, they wouldn't be doing such audacious things in the first place.
As if confirming Yan Ni's thoughts, after the intern lawyer finished speaking, the man in sunglasses and the two behind him immediately burst into laughter.
As if she had just told a hilarious joke.
"What a naive little spitfire. Some people just love to break in girls like you. I believe you'll fetch a good price."
As he spoke, the man in sunglasses was already walking towards the woman who had just spoken.
Several women cried out and retreated, but before they could go far, they were blocked by the armed masked men.
The intern lawyer was completely terrified.
She fell back to the ground, looking up at the tall man now in front of her, trembling and unable to say another word.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, the man in sunglasses didn't do anything to her. Instead, he crouched down next to the woman beside the intern lawyer.
Yan Ni's back instantly stiffened. She wanted to run away, but her limbs couldn't muster any strength due to the drugs and her inner fear.
At this moment, she was like a little lamb being eyed by a wolf, completely powerless to resist.
"Don't be afraid, you're precious now. We wouldn't dare harm you."
With that, he grabbed Yan Ni's shoulder, ignoring her cries and kicks, and directly took her away.
After the man in sunglasses left, the remaining women were driven to the shower room.
They would clean themselves under supervision, then be fitted with chains and clothes showcasing different personalities before being sent for auction.
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The truck sped along, finally entering a modern agricultural industrial park located in the 553rd Street District.
This was a project under the Zhou K Group, reportedly with a total investment of 4.8 billion.
Due to its relatively advanced soilless cultivation technology and its role in providing employment for surrounding villagers, it had received quite a bit of media coverage.
When Shen Han sensed light again, two hooded men were taking the "goods" out of the compartment one by one.
She and Ren Hui were in a position further inside, so it wasn't their turn yet.
The two masked men complained in low voices as they worked.
"Why are we always assigned to move the goods? All the hard and tiring work is dumped on us, but when it comes to dividing the money, why aren't we given more consideration?"
"Can you keep your voice down? If someone hears and it gets back to Brother Qiang, neither of us will have a good time!"
"What's there to be afraid of? There are no other brothers in this workshop, they've all gone to watch the beauties take showers! Oh, let me tell you, the new batch of Omegas is really something. I took a peek earlier, their looks are definitely not inferior to many female celebrities!"
"Alright, alright, let's get on with it. We still need to draw blood samples from these people later."
"Those receivers are getting lazier and lazier. Look, they can't even do a simple job like attaching tags properly. Some people's ankles are empty."
As they spoke, they had reached Ren Hui's side.
They dragged him a short distance on the compartment floor before lifting him to carry him down.
During the dragging, Ren Hui's hat fell off completely, revealing a head half covered in cement dust and half white hair.
One of the masked men immediately started cursing: "How did someone this old get mixed in? Do they think we're collecting scrap here?"
Ren Hui, pretending to be unconscious, thought to himself: Fuck!
After moving Ren Hui, the two men took a break before jumping back into the compartment and walking towards Shen Han.
"Huh? What's this? We've got a hidden gem here?"
The speaker crouched down with his companion. He brushed away the dust from Shen Han's forehead and clicked his tongue in appreciation: "Look at this woman! She must be about 175cm tall, and her figure is amazing. How did she end up in this cargo hold?"
The other man didn't speak but directly started searching her body.
He vaguely felt something was amiss, but couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
Just as his hand touched Shen Han's waist, his wrist was seized by a slender hand.
The clear sound of bones dislocating echoed in the semi-enclosed compartment.
The next second, the man's head was struck by a powerful force. The intense pain made him groan, and he collapsed to the side.
As he lost consciousness, he finally realized what had felt off earlier.
A section of necklace was visible on the woman's neck. Under normal circumstances, these people would have been searched when they were abducted, and it would have been impossible for any accessories to remain on their bodies.
However, by the time he realized this, it was already too late.
After dealing with one person, Shen Han immediately subdued the second with lightning speed.
She didn't immediately knock him unconscious as she had done with the first, but instead asked a few questions.
The masked man she had pinned in the cement dust babbled incoherently, and when he saw an opportunity, he tried to pull out a knife to counterattack.
Shen Han didn't have time to waste with him. She knocked him out directly, then yanked off his hood.
"Ren Hui! Come help quickly!"
Hearing Shen Han's voice, Ren Hui, who had been pretending to be unconscious on the ground, immediately propped himself up.
He first looked around to make sure there was no one watching, then crawled into the compartment using both hands and feet.
Shen Han changed into the man's black uniform while speaking to Ren Hui in a low voice: "Put on the other one's clothes. We'll go out wearing the hoods."
The uniform was a bit large, so Shen Han simply wore it over her jacket.
This would make her figure appear slightly bulkier, concealing her obvious feminine characteristics.
Ren Hui trembled as he undressed the masked man, not forgetting to whisper advice: "Let's not go out. These people probably all know each other well, and they'll easily discover something's wrong with us."
"Oh right! Did those brothers who were with you earlier come? Why don't we sneak out first and make a long-term plan? They must have quite a few people. We can't go throwing eggs at rocks!"
By this time, Shen Han had already changed into a full set of clothes.
She untied her ponytail, made some adjustments, then put on the hood and secured it.
After doing all this, she directly shot each of the two criminals in the abdomen.
Ren Hui was putting on the pants when he saw blood seeping out from under the criminals. He was startled: "Did you kill them?"
Shen Han threw the phones and other items she had searched from the criminals out of the compartment, then spoke to Ren Hui: "No, I just completely incapacitated them. Find something to gag them and tie up their hands and feet. Someone will come to arrest them later."
Ren Hui felt no sympathy for these criminals who treated people like livestock.
His earlier shock was just a knee-jerk reaction.
"How many of your people can actually come? Do they all have weapons?"
"Let me tell you, I heard them mention Wang Qiang earlier. If he's here too, things won't be easy. Many of his subordinates are equipped with submachine guns!"
Shen Han rolled up a sleeve and rubbed her slightly sore eyes with her clean wrist.
After putting her detection glasses back on, she looked at Ren Hui: "If Wang Qiang is here too, that would be even better!"
"Just follow me later, don't worry. The weapons my people are equipped with are definitely much better than theirs!"