Cheng Cheng and the Cicada
Chapter 17 Revisiting Old Haunts
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A minute later, Gao Wen opened the hatch of the shuttle and watched Lin Xian climb out. "How do you feel?" Gao Wen smiled. "To be honest, after this time-space shuttle was built, I often lay inside to experience the feeling of welcoming time-space travel. Sometimes I even wanted to take a nap in there. But the strange thing is, not only was I not relaxed after going in, but I felt very depressed and uncomfortable, as if I was being drawn away from the world, so I couldn't sleep at all. And even if I forced myself to stay in there for a while each time, I could only lie down for ten minutes or so before I couldn't take it anymore."
"Perhaps, it's still because I have awe for the time-space shuttle and fear for time-space travel. I always feel, how should I put it, it's not fear, it's more that, as long as I lie inside, I can feel the ultimate…" Gao Wen pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "Loneliness."
Lin Xian looked at Gao Wen's eyes and said nothing.
A Zhuang jumped up and stepped on Ba Pang's shoulders:
"You just knew he would come here to cause trouble." Gao Wen was silent.
"This matter, besides our members of the Face Gang, no one knows. Godfather also instructed me that for the sake of mission secrecy, it cannot be mentioned to anyone else."
Ba Da Di followed closely, with Gao Wen and Li Ningning following behind.
"Gao Wen, although I am very interested in many things about you, including the way and fact that you travel through time and space, my plan for tonight is equally important. If possible, let's chat about it in detail after the plan succeeds and we steal the time-space particles." "I've already thought of the plan name, it's called…" "Shouldn't you come to me first?"
Yuan Juan gave a thumbs up to Big Face Cat.
Gao Wen couldn't hold back. Sometimes he really admired Big Face Cat's imagination: The woman got up and went out. Very good, all set. Loneliness.
Big Face Cat gave Gao Wen a white eye as if looking at an antique, and then took out a gray C4 bomb from behind his waist:
After Big Face Cat and the others steal the time-space particles, they will return from here again. The Ba Da Di outside will throw in ropes for them to climb.
"Listen."
Xu Yiyi, wearing her princess dress, held her newborn sister Li Fengyu in her arms, smiling sweetly and happily:
"Eh, no, no."
He also wanted to help Gao Wen steal the time-space particles from Donghai City so that he could study them carefully.
Indeed.
"I believe that every time-space traveler comes with responsibility and mission; we all have lofty beliefs and fearless courage."
Gao Wen shook his head:
"The road ahead has been cleared, and the bionic humans have been lured to the old city!"
Which member of each gang sneaks in from which sewer, what they do to attract the bionic humans' attention, where they finally detour to, and which manhole cover they evacuate from, is all arranged in an orderly manner.
A kind of sadness of separation that can never be returned.
"It's rare that there is only one time-space particle. Of course, we must cherish the opportunity to send back the most outstanding and powerful assassin; but his spirit is still worthy of praise. There are many ways to shine and generate heat for the future of mankind. Tonight's actions are equally important."
Just like a kindergarten classroom.
"No one will mistake the two of you. Others wear masks to cover their faces, he uses his face to cover the mask. No matter what mask he wears, others will call him Big Face Cat." Boom!!!!
"Hehe."
"Hey big brother, what is the name of our plan?"
"Now human technology has not yet recovered to the point of manufacturing mechanical bionic humans. As malfunctions and the expiration of their service life occur, the number of bionic humans decreases one by one. The current number of bionic humans outside Donghai City is no longer enough to support the city's dead-angle security."
"The main entrance of the museum has been cleared!"
Gao Wen couldn't help but miss that stubborn little girl who didn't believe in fate. When he had the chance in the future, instead of joining the Face Gang with Yuan Juan, he planned to take a look at the Li Family Gang.
He didn't stick the C4 explosive on the door, but on the wall next to the door frame, near the window. That was the easiest explosive point to break through. Blowing up the wall was much easier than blowing up the steel door.
"Yes."
"How could Li Cheng bear to part with his daughter? No father would be willing to. Especially since Li Cheng's wife also died of illness a few years ago, Xu Yiyi is his only relative in this world."
"I think it's possible!"
All the gangs, according to Gao Wen's instructions, sneakily entered the horizontal and vertical sewers, ambushing under various manhole covers in Donghai City.
The plan was for all members of all gangs to lure the mechanical bionic humans away from the museum in the very center, and then take the opportunity to steal the time-space particles from the museum.
The entire City of Sin was mobilized.
Because everyone here wore masks, Gao Wen couldn't tell which one was Li Cheng. Gao Wen narrowed his eyes and glanced at Big Face Cat. Charge into the museum.
In the fourth dream realm, status and position are even more disparate. Gao Wen is already the Godfather of the City of Sin, while Big Face Cat is just the most incompetent member of the weakest gang, and was just kicked in the butt by Gao Wen for being a rascal.
Gao Wen listened to that unfamiliar name, and for a moment, he didn't feel too surprised:
"There's no need to report that, right? Do you have to make it so passionate?" "I'll form the crotch!"
The Face Gang and his party of eight were still squatting under the manhole cover at the main entrance of the museum, listening to the good news constantly coming from the walkie-talkie:
Gao Wen said:
At 22:30, after confirming that the entire city had completely entered curfew…
A one-way ticket to a distant land, "Sneaky, very strong."
"In this matter, I also admire Li Cheng very much, and I admire Xu Yiyi, that little girl. Just like the questions we discussed before, there are many questions in this world that have no answers, no right or wrong." "You go and tell everyone that I'll be there soon."
A faint moonlight shone in from the hole that had been blown open, outlining the slender figure of a woman in a white catsuit.
Was this the charm of Godfather Gao Wen? He had forcibly raised the IQ of the Face Gang. "We didn't bring a password expert." He recalled the first dream realm.
Godfather Gao Wen didn't mention a word about which gang was responsible for stealing the time-space particles from the museum.
"No, no."
In the eighth dream realm, as a senior miner at the excavation site, he could still yell at Gao Wen and boss him around.
According to this trend, in the fourth dream realm, Big Face Cat might not even have the qualifications to shine Gao Wen's shoes. "The Face Gang's mission is personally arranged by the Godfather. It is a very secret and extremely critical mission. It is the most important part of the entire time-space particle stealing plan!"
He whistled.
It was only the first day of the dream, and various intelligence and information gathering would come slowly, so he couldn't get fat in one bite.
"Run!"
"Sorry, Face-ge, I admit that you can't look at people with past eyes. The current you does indeed have the demeanor of a Godfather."
"So, when you communicate later, you must not mention any action details, and you must not reveal any plan process to avoid eavesdropping. When you really need to communicate, don't say specific content, just use the plan name instead." Behind him, suddenly there was a burst of footsteps and a woman's soft laughter:
"Xu Yiyi."
Perhaps it was also to make it clear to everyone who was the enemy during the evening's action. Anyway, the scene in this conference room was very comical. "What are you writing here? Condensing all the plot into the title of the book?" "A plan name doesn't need to be so detailed. Just directly use Plan A, Alpha Plan, or even Big Face Plan." Yuan Juan patted Big Face Cat on the shoulder and apologized: "The number of mechanical bionic humans in the city is limited, and this is the only law enforcement force. There is no possibility of external deployment to reinforce in the short term."
Big Face Cat was serious and earnestly looked around at everyone: The woman snorted softly, looking at Gao Wen with a hint of reproach: Gao Wen nodded.
Wasn't she also talking about Xu Yiyi herself?
"This is an electronic password door, but there is no place to enter the password. It should require a card or identity verification. What do we do now?"
Yuan Juan nodded. "Actually, I'm willing to go too."
He knocked on the thick steel door. Gao Wen couldn't find the keyhole for a while. Was it a remote control door?
"No wonder no one joins the Face Gang." Gao Wen muttered.
With Big Face Cat's roar, the Face Gang's traditional skill, the art of human ladders, quickly unfolded. "The City of Sin does not have such conditions and can only stack nuclear batteries as much as possible. If it were placed outside Donghai City, it would be much simpler. You could directly connect to the high-voltage power grid."
"Hehe."
Big Face Cat was frightened and turned his head. Because he was too fast, the mask went directly to his ear. He must also be worried about unexpected problems, so he secretly entrusted this most loyal and most important mission to the Face Gang. Gao Wen sighed secretly.
Gao Wen explained the evening's actions in detail. "They're not."
The manhole covers in Donghai City seemed to be boiling, rising and falling one after another, all being lifted one by one.
The door was tightly closed.
A shiny silver alloy door stood horizontally, capable of stopping ten thousand men. He looked at his watch.
He took the lead and quickly followed the hand ladder to the bottom of the manhole cover. He retracted his head and extended it, and with a boom, he popped open the manhole cover:
Gao Wen straightened his back, his expression serious, as if he had already entered the role of Godfather, calling on everyone to follow in his footsteps. "Humph."
"Godfather, everyone has arrived and is waiting for you to deploy the evening's actions."
The eight men came to the main entrance of the museum's exhibition hall.
Big Face Cat noticed Gao Wen's unfriendly gaze, and the flesh on his face squeezed together: "Ga?" "Ha?" "Ah?"
The plan was deployed in great detail, showing that it had been prepared for a long time.
Finally, Qi Zhuzi, as the last human pillar, stepped on A Zhuang's shoulders, and the human ladder was completed.
Yes.
As a result, when they arrived at the main entrance of the ordinary exhibition hall…
"Letting the only daughter of a lonely father sacrifice for the future of mankind, is this really correct? Is it really great? It's difficult for us to evaluate, but this is the unyielding anthem of mankind and the consistent belief of the Li Family Gang…"
A respectful gang woman walked in and bowed deeply to Gao Wen: This dream realm really made him admire the Face Gang. This group of rabble had never acted so quickly or smoothly before. Maybe they could really find out the truth about the super disaster in 2400. From Big Face Cat opening the manhole cover with his head, all the way to opening the main entrance of the museum, it took less than 2 minutes.
"What?"
At this time.
It seemed that in this future world where facial scanning was used to verify identities and deduct points, wearing masks had become a tacit "escape point" method. As long as it was copied back, Liu Feng would be able to work hard. Suddenly.
In the first dream realm, he immediately transformed into a humble parent seeking education for his child, flattering Principal Gao Wen wildly.
This was the ultimate expression of a speedrunner. "What do you know!"
Representing danger outside, they continued to act, letting the eight underlings continue to stay behind.
"Do you know how many times we seven have rehearsed secretly for this action, how many times we have cooperated, and how much blood and tears we have shed!" "Tsk, what era is it, bro?" Gao Wen was really surprised. "Damn it?"
"This time I believe it. You really can't underestimate the bond between them."
Gao Wen looked back at the huge and icy time-space shuttle and was already considering how to copy it back to 2024 for Liu Feng:
Big Face Cat was very professional. Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang! More importantly. Gao Wen nodded:
He only saw…
Gao Wen picked up his head from behind the cover and found that although the main entrance of the museum was intact, a big hole had been blown open in the wall next to it, and they could easily break in. It seemed…
He thought of something and asked: Indeed.
Big Face Cat snorted coldly, full of pride:
Subsequently, a large number of masked gang members shouted loudly and wandered around the city.
"I hope that when I grow up, I can be a brave and strong girl. No matter what kind of life or world I face, I can live with an optimistic attitude that is not afraid of wind and rain."
Gao Wen waved his hand and said nothing, signaling everyone to sit down. "Before 10 o'clock in the evening, it is curfew time in Donghai City." "Go!"
Anyway, with these two bionic human metal nameplates as credentials, any gang would take them in.
Because the museum's walls were not considered high, this time the human ladder only required the eight underlings to complete it.
It seemed that Gao Wen really had no one else to use, so he had to reluctantly use the unreliable Face Gang: "Yes."
But.
"Before 10 o'clock, all the residents of Donghai City must stay at home and not go out. This is the best time for our action." Gao Wen witnessed all this.
Big Face Cat, Gao Wen, and Li Ningning quickly climbed over the wall. Touching the Rhein Cat mask on his face: That blessing for his younger sister.
Li Ningning stepped forward and came to the left side of the Hahfnium alloy door: "But I admire every time-space traveler." "Face-ge? Or Li Ningning?"
Gao Wen came to the iron cabinet next to him, opened it, and it was filled with various drawings and notes: "Let's go together, everyone."
"This is my revised manuscript. Actually, there is no major problem. Only a few pages are accurate, and it happens to be a few of the more important pages." "The reason why I made this one so big is entirely because of the energy supply problem. To start the time-space shuttle, it not only requires time-space particles, but also a very large and huge supply of electricity."
"There's not much time left, let's go! Let's ambush first!" Big Face Cat looked at Gao Wen through his Rhein Cat mask with disdain: Gao Wen nodded.
He still had to give this secret plan a name.
The eight men advanced triumphantly all the way.
Gao Wen wanted to kill the culprit who caused the global disaster, but wasn't Gao Wen also?
"No mistake."
Military Advisor A Zhuang nodded and then asked: Violent explosions and the smell of gunpowder.
"What's wrong?"
At that time.
It seemed that Li Cheng's family was still full of loyal martyrs. "After that, Gao Wen turned to look at Yuan Juan: Gao Wen smiled slightly:
Big Face Cat set the detonation switch, shouted loudly, and the eight men rolled down the steps one after another.
At this time, a gang leader next to him walked into the door and pushed him:
"Confirm that there are no subsequent reinforcements. All bionic humans in the museum area have been evacuated!" The place was already full of leaders from various gangs. When they saw Gao Wen walking in, they stood up with respect, bowed, and shouted Godfather in a low voice. Gao Wen nodded:
"Heaven's rise and fall are the responsibility of every individual."
"Funny! No one ever said there was a Hahfnium alloy door inside!" It was really a pity that I suffered from a lack of culture.
Yuan Juan suddenly remembered that their team configuration clearly lacked a key member:
"Lao Tzu opens the door with ancient methods, ten thousand times faster than a password expert!"