Pyramid Hanging Upside Down Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Qi Feiluan still knew Fu Jun. Fu Jun had already recognized him and knew what mission he was probably carrying when he came here. If he wanted to meet the high-level officials of the base, there was no need to follow him to get to know him.

Qi Feiluan’s mission was not so secret that he couldn’t tell others. He just needed to get the evidence before Ji Taizhen’s people discovered his true purpose. It didn’t matter whether the evidence would be discovered by those people after he got it. What he needed was speed and a sure hit.

Since Fu Jun has been working here for more than three years, it would be best to get his help.

After thinking briefly, Qi Feiluan made a decisive decision. He said, “Did Ji Taizhen secretly conceal the associated crystal mine and resell it to Grantham? Where is the host that stores the resale data?”

When Fu Jun heard Qi Feiluan speak, his fear of not being trusted disappeared instantly.

Crossing the midnight hour on January 1st, this was the fourth year since they lost contact, but they were still able to trust each other on the first day they met again.

Fu Jun also cherished the trust between the two of them. After briefly recalling it, he said:

“Yes, there are associated crystal mines around the new mine. It is a semi-open secret here in the base. The top management also tacitly agrees to hand over the associated crystal mines to Grantham’s people for mining. I work as a machinist here at the base, and I have also been on duty at the associated crystal mines to understand the situation there.”

“As for the host you are talking about… I have entered most areas of the base and did not find the host you are talking about. Instead, there is a place in the associated crystal mine that we are not allowed to enter. And when I was on duty at the associated crystal mine, I once accidentally saw the base’s senior management entering that area.”

“You know… those high-level officials hate the harsh environment on the planet. Unless there is something important, they are unwilling to step out of the warm base. I think the host you are looking for is most likely to be there.”

Will the host that stores evidence be installed in the associated crystal mine?

Qi Feiluan believed that what Fu Jun said was indeed possible.

Fu Jun further said: “I can take you into the associated crystal mine area in the name of routine maintenance, but there is nothing I can do in the core area. I can only try to protect you.”

Fu Jun’s proposal was indeed the fastest and easiest at the moment, but Qi Feiluan refused.

Qi Feiluan can evacuate immediately after the mission is over, but Fu Jun is still working on the planet. If he helps Qi Feiluan infiltrate, he may be implicated later.

“Thank you for your information. My people and I can handle the specific actions, but I hope you can keep it secret.”

“If you need any reward, I will contact you again after the task is completed.”

“Okay, I will keep it a secret.” Fu Jun stared at him seriously, as if he wanted to carve him into his eyes. “I know you are capable of completing the task. As for the reward… I will wait for you to contact me.”

Qi Feiluan avoided his gaze, nodded and said, “Okay, take care.”

After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards the door. The moment he opened the door and left, he heard Fu Jun say behind him: “See you on Earth.”

Qi Feiluan did not stop. When he got out of the door, he immediately contacted his deputy Zhou Jingyou and asked them to postpone their actions while he went to meet them.

Qi Feiluan put on his thick coat and left the base. After meeting with them, he changed into the black pupil uniform coat they handed over. Zhou Jingyou said: “We have arranged the patrol over there and knocked out a group of people. Now put on their clothes and sneak in during the next shift change.”

“Okay.” Qi Feiluan fastened his armed belt, looked through the ID and permission cards in his pocket, and after confirming that they were all correct, said, “Start taking action and fight quickly.”

Qi Feiluan, Zhou Jingyou and others trudged on the cold and thin snowfield. After passing the authentication of their certificates and permission cards, they successfully completed the handover and successfully sneaked into the associated crystal mine.

Qi Feiluan looked at the huge and sophisticated mining machines and motioned to Zhou Jingyou and the others to take pictures, while he led the team gradually closer to the building in the center of the associated crystal mine.

They did not rush to enter, but lurked near the building, waiting for someone to come out of the building, and then directly hijacked the person, forcing him to cooperate with facial recognition and authority authentication, and successfully entered the building.

“Where is the computer room?” Qi Feiluan said coldly, holding the kidnapped person with a gun.

“You…” the man took a few deep breaths and said tremblingly, “It’s useless. Once the system is invaded, the associated mine will immediately enter an emergency state. That set of data has a unique identification method. When it enters the network, it will be quickly tracked and intercepted. You can’t escape.”

“That won’t bother you, tell me.”

The man had a gun pressed against his back and said with his eyes closed: “It’s underground, but I don’t have permission to enter the computer room.”

Qi Feiluan said without any hesitation: “Thank you for your cooperation.”

He then knocked the man unconscious from behind and the team quickly dragged him to a corner.

After entering the building, many things were easier to do. Qi Feiluan and the others did not rush into the underground. Instead, they first found an ordinary computer in the base. The accompanying technicians used this computer to invade the intelligent system in the building and temporarily turned off all monitoring.

The technician said: “To be cautious enough, the overall intelligent system in the building is not connected to the computer room, but this system covers all access control. I turned off all weapon systems and identification systems in the building.”

Qi Feiluan nodded and said, “That’s enough.”

After all the access control was closed, Qi Feiluan and the others drove straight in and successfully entered the underground computer room.

There were several computers in the computer room. Qi Feiluan walked to one of the hosts, opened his collar, removed a metal block connected to the data cable from his neck, and inserted the metal block into the host computer.

The originally black computer screens lit up, and a blue data bar popped up on all the screens, showing the query acquisition progress.

The moment the data bar reached 100%, the lights in the building suddenly turned red. Qi Feiluan pulled off the piece of metal and put it away, saying: “Withdraw.”

After returning to the surface from the underground, Qi Feiluan heard the sound of alarms coming from a distance that even the sound insulation of the building could not block. Although the intelligent system in the building was disabled, the warning system in the mine was still running.

After Qi Feiluan and others withdrew from the building, they had finished taking live pictures of the mine. Zhou Jingyou and others were sitting in the hijacked snow armored vehicle waiting for Qi Feiluan.

Qi Feiluan and his team members filed in through the open doors on both sides and closed the doors. The driver turned off the automatic driving system, switched to manual driving, and sped towards the snowfield outside the mine.

Qi Feiluan looked through the bulletproof glass behind the armored vehicle and could see the garrison personnel who were also speeding towards this side in the snow armored vehicle.

The snow armored vehicle is a behemoth. Its hydraulic bulletproof glass and armor are enough to withstand the fire counterattack of the weak guards in the mining area. It can also directly break through the mining area checkpoint. However, once they are surrounded by the pursuers behind them, they really have nowhere to escape.

It is necessary to keep a sufficient distance from the associated mining area before being blocked.

While Qi Feiluan and others were in the speeding armored vehicle, watching the distance between them and the pursuers behind them gradually closing, the vehicle suddenly shook violently, and the driver in front shouted: “Boss, it’s a crystal beast!”

Crystal beast!

Qi Feiluan turned his head and pressed it against the glass on the side, his heart sinking.

Crystal beasts are the only living creatures on this planet. Their size is very similar to the extinct dinosaurs on the earth. They mainly feed on crystal stones, but they are not friendly to humans who suddenly visit this planet.

They seem to understand that humans are here to mine the crystal minerals they rely on for a living, and they will attack humans and metal objects every time they encounter them.

In addition to their huge size and teeth sharp enough to crush ore, the most troublesome thing about them is their skin, which is as hard as ore.

Each crystal beast is like a giant armored tank. When they went crazy and attacked the mining area, they once caused huge casualties and losses.

At this time, through the car window, Qi Feiluan could see five or six huge crystal beasts on the side. They seemed to be awakened by the alarm sounding in the associated mining area, and they were moving slowly towards that side.

“You are the ones waiting.” Qi Feiluan shouted to the driver, “Close the distance, turn around after I hit them, and drive toward the pursuers behind!”

Qi Feiluan controlled the remote-controlled vehicle-mounted grenade launcher on the roof of the armored vehicle, locked their direction, and then pressed the launch button hard.

The grenade drew an eye-catching arc on the snowfield and perfectly hit one of the crystal beasts. The explosion and flames frightened the crystal beasts around it at the same time.

Infuriated by being hurt, they suddenly accelerated their slow pace and rushed towards Qi Feiluan’s car.

The driver was waiting for this moment after receiving the order. He turned around and rushed towards the pursuers behind him.

Qi Feiluan once again aimed at the crystal beasts and fired a grenade, ensuring that the hatred of the crystal beasts was completely captured.

After Qi Feiluan’s vehicle and the pursuing vehicle behind it entered the attack range, the sounds of machine guns and grenades were mixed with the heavy footsteps of the crystal beast, breaking the silence of the chilling snowfield.

The heavy armor of the armored vehicle and the driving skills of the driver allowed Qi Feiluan and others to withstand the first wave of impact, and then the crystal beasts that followed Qi Feiluan and the others crashed into the group of vehicles like rolling hills.

The rock-like skin of these ferocious beasts is like their own armor. Even modern machine guns and howitzers find it difficult to deal with five or six such ferocious beasts at the same time.

The pursuers were suddenly overwhelmed. Under pressure, the pursuers could only give up chasing Qi Feiluan temporarily and turned their guns to aim at the crystal beast.

Qi Feiluan and the others took advantage of the moment when the car group was scattered and the crystal beast was attracted by the car group, and turned around again and flew towards the space port.

The vehicles were speeding across the snowfield, and occasionally one or two armored vehicles that caught up behind them were destroyed by Qi Feiluan’s controlled attack.

On a barren hill some distance away from the spaceport, several vehicles were parked to meet them.

Qi Feiluan and others quickly abandoned their cars and changed to other vehicles, and drove these cars towards the space port.

Qi Feiluan was sitting in the passenger seat, listening to the violent explosion of the snow armored vehicle they abandoned behind. It was a time-delay bomb installed before they got off the car.

“Beautiful! Mission accomplished!” Zhou Jingyou shouted excitedly while looking back from the side-view mirror while driving.

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