Two guards in olive green "Underground Ark" uniforms were contemplating whether to take a gamble, thinking that the other party only had one person and one gun. But then, more people descended from the sky, aiming long guns and cannons at them.
Their eyes swept across the masks and metallic faces with sunglasses. The two guards simultaneously raised their hands behind their heads and slowly squatted down.
A wise man doesn't fight when the odds are against him!
Jiang Baimian glanced at the burlap sack on the ground and asked in Red River language:
"What's in here?"
One of the two guards was a Greylander, and the other was a Red River person, but both had a bit of mixed-blood features.
Among them, the one with thick eyebrows, large eyes, and a square face eagerly replied:
"Two dead people."
"Did DiMarco do it?" Jiang Baimian asked while signaling Bai Chen and Long Yuehong to open the sack.
The other Red River guard nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, it was all Mr. DiMarco, no, DiMarco did it. It has nothing to do with us!"
He had slightly curly black hair, a slightly chubby face, and was dotted with many freckles.
"Why did DiMarco kill them?" Shang Jianyao stepped forward and asked.
The one with the square face hesitated for a moment and said:
"It was a maid, and her, her lover, almost married, also a servant.
"DiMarco took a fancy to her and wanted to take her to his room, but she refused. In the resistance, she angered DiMarco and was directly, directly strangled to death.
"After DiMarco learned that she had a lover, he was worried about revenge, so he, so he found the male servant and shot him dead..."
While the Ark guard was describing, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen had already opened the sack, revealing the upper bodies of the two corpses.
They were a man and a woman, and seemed to be quite young, probably not even twenty. At this time, the girl's face was pale and purple, her eyes were bulging, and there were obvious marks on her neck. The man's skull was opened, his chest was covered in blood, and his expression was extremely hideous.
At that moment, Long Yuehong was somewhat afraid to look directly into their eyes.
Jiang Baimian withdrew her gaze and sighed almost imperceptibly.
She immediately gave Shang Jianyao a look.
Shang Jianyao looked at the two Ark guards, revealing an indescribable smile beneath his monkey-faced mask:
"What are your names?"
"Yu, Yu Tian?" The one with the square face said his name in Red River pronunciation.
The guard with the slightly chubby face, dotted with freckles, followed and replied:
"Bode."
Shang Jianyao nodded, his dark brown eyes instantly becoming deep:
"We are from the Vigilance Church;
"The 'Underground Ark' guards and servants are blessed;
"So..."
Yu Tian and Bode were first confused, then suddenly realized, and then asked in unison with a mixture of surprise, joy, and fear:
"Does the Church want to overthrow DiMarco?"
"We don't have to endure his brutality anymore?"
Most people inside the "Underground Ark" are believers of the Vigilance Church, but they are not so devout, and because of the rules, they do not have the habit of wearing masks.
--DiMarco and his ancestors did not allow people around them to wear masks to avoid problems, such as someone sneaking into the Ark unnoticed and relying on the mask's disguise to approach the owner's room openly.
Genoa could not understand the two guards' questions.
No matter which algorithm or module he used, he could not draw similar conclusions from the two sentences spoken by Shang Jianyao.
After a brief analysis, he believed that this was an Awakened ability that directly changed the target's perception.
Shang Jianyao, wearing a monkey-faced mask, then laughed:
"Yes.
"We are here to save you.
"Do you want to live in DiMarco's shadow for the rest of your lives, and die violently at any time because of his brutality and irritability?"
Yu Tian subconsciously replied:
"Guards are rarely killed..."
He stopped himself before he could finish speaking because he recalled DiMarco's most crazy and brutal years.
At that time, the guards lived in fear every day, and people were often killed for minor things.
"Don't worry, with us as your backing, you don't have to be afraid of DiMarco's counterattack." Shang Jianyao strengthened the effect of the "Reasoning Clown" with ambiguous words.
Bode's body trembled slightly:
"With the Church, with the Church's support, we, we are definitely not afraid."
At this time, Jiang Baimian, wearing a delicate monk mask, leaned over and said with a smile:
"Don't be afraid, you only need to do very, very little, and there won't be too much danger. If we fail, we will give you a few shots in relatively unimportant places so that you can hide it from the subsequent investigation. If we win, we will definitely need to find some new owners for the Ark. Hehe, none of us want to live underground for a long time and deal with various trivial matters."
She didn't mention the Vigilance Church at all, but every sentence made Yu Tian and Bode feel that "You Gu" was with them.
After listening, Yu Tian looked at Bode, gritted his teeth, and exhaled:
"What can we do?"
"First, tell us the general situation inside the Ark, mainly the monitoring system and the isolation system." Jiang Baimian asked about the corresponding matters according to the predetermined plan.
Bode eagerly said:
"We are not guards in charge of monitoring, we don't know much..."
He explained in detail what he knew:
The guards in charge of monitoring are selected from various guard teams and take turns on duty; they will never be assigned to the task of burying corpses outside, guarding various entrances and exits and vents, and are completely isolated from the outside world; there is also a small monitoring room in DiMarco's room, and he likes to stare at the screen when he has nothing to do...
According to Bode and Yu Tian's descriptions, Genoa drew a rough layout diagram in his "mind", including the location of surveillance cameras, the direction of the lines, the location of the computer room, and so on.
Soon, he opened a baffle on his chest and projected the diagram directly onto the ground.
"Is there anything that needs to be modified?" Genoa asked in a slightly synthetic, mellow baritone voice.
Yu Tian and Bode were a little dumbfounded. It took a few seconds for them to recover and carefully check it:
"No, no."
Seeing this, Jiang Baimian could only sigh inwardly:
"Technology changes life..."
This is so convenient!
After Yu Tian and Bode confirmed the map, Shang Jianyao further asked:
"Can you contact the guards in charge of monitoring?"
"Yes." Yu Tian quickly replied.
Shang Jianyao then fell into contemplation.
Is this guy considering how to achieve the person-to-person transmission of the "Reasoning Clown"? There is no indication that his Awakened ability can do this. It's too far off... Jiang Baimian speculated on Shang Jianyao's thoughts and was a little frightened.
After a little consideration, she asked according to her own ideas:
"Do you have a chance to ask those people about the specific situation of the system?"
"They are very tight-lipped. If DiMarco finds out, they will definitely be beaten to death." Bode first gave a rather pessimistic answer, and then changed the subject, "But over the years, except for a few, everyone is very dissatisfied with DiMarco's brutality. It's just that we didn't have the support of the Church before, we were isolated and helpless, and we didn't dare to resist. Now, now I can try to persuade a few of the most easily shaken ones to get the corresponding information."
He had a lot more confidence than before because he believed that the ones supporting them were the Vigilance Church, the strong who were blessed by the Ruling Year "You Gu."
This... from a certain point of view, it is considered a person-to-person transmission of the "Reasoning Clown", but it is not relying on superpowers, but on the subtle changes in people's hearts... Just as Jiang Baimian had this feeling, Bode raised a question:
"But after we get the information, how do we give it to you?"
Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:
"Will your personal belongings be checked when you go back?"
"Yes, there is explosion-proof inspection, and electronic item inspection, it's very strict." Yu Tian's answer directly killed Jiang Baimian's plan.
Genoa, Long Yuehong, and Bai Chen each thought about ways to transmit information.
Jiang Baimian turned and asked:
"Do you know your mission arrangements for the next three days?"
"Yes, the two of us are a group." Yu Tian nodded. "After today, we will take turns guarding a checkpoint at the Tieshan entrance and exit, and a ventilation opening on the second underground floor near the church... We rest one day every seven days, and after restarting work, we will get all the arrangements for the next six days. If there are no accidents, this will not change. Uh, we don't know what tasks others will be assigned."
Well, if guards are assigned to tasks randomly every day, it will definitely cause great chaos. This cannot be done without a powerful intelligent central hub... After listening to Yu Tian and Bode's answers, Jiang Baimian vaguely had a new plan in her mind.
"When will you be guarding the ventilation opening on the second underground floor near the church?" she further asked.
Bode answered without hesitation:
"The day after tomorrow, from 11 PM to 5 AM."
Within a time limit... Jiang Baimian didn't know whether she was disappointed or grateful:
"Are there only the two of you?"
"No, there are three groups of six." Bode said.
Jiang Baimian turned her gaze to the map projected by Genoa and seriously examined it:
"Are there three surveillance cameras at each ventilation opening?"
"Yes." Yu Tian wanted to say that this had already been emphasized, but he didn't dare.
While Jiang Baimian was pondering, Shang Jianyao had turned to Genoa and said with a smile:
"Why not enter the Ark first, and then analyze and invade the system through the internal network?"
"There is feasibility, but there is a risk of exposure." Genoa gave a professional answer.
Jiang Baimian "hmm"ed:
"Maybe... we can try it."
She asked a lot more details, instructed Yu Tian and Bode on some things, and then let them go.
After looking at the two people who had begun to bury the corpses, Long Yuehong caught up with the team and asked Shang Jianyao with confusion:
"Why not make friends with them, but mislead them about our identity and purpose?"
Making friends is obviously more reliable!