Chapter 107: Encounter

“You really guessed right.”

CC stared, wide-eyed, at the dozens of aluminum alloy safes scattered before her. She had doubted Lin Xian’s judgment earlier, but now the proof was undeniable.

“How did you do this? I looked into it... The dumping locations for these garbage trucks are calculated in real-time. Sometimes, a single truck has to unload in two different locations. How did you manage to predict that?”

“It’s complicated to explain and not really important.”

Lin Xian glanced toward the distant monitoring room, where a new supervisor was chuckling to himself. As long as they remained cautious, they should be safe.Vissit novelbin(.)c.om for updates

“Quick, find Lin Xian’s safe. We’ve got only 14 minutes.”

“Why just 14 minutes?” CC asked, puzzled.

“That’s also complicated... Just trust me on this.”

Lin Xian quickly crouched and hurried forward. Every second was precious; there wasn’t time to lay out the entire situation to CC. Besides, any explanation given today might just be forgotten by tomorrow, rendering it pointless.

“You search that way; I’ll look over here. Keep low so that the supervisor doesn’t spot you.”

“Got it.”

After witnessing Lin Xian’s expertise, CC seemed to trust him more, dutifully crouching and heading in the opposite direction. They both began their search for the safe.

Wei Sheng Jin...

Wang Shuo...

In the chaos of the scattered safes, Lin Xian noticed two familiar names.

In the bank warehouse from the first dream, all the safes were embedded in the walls. These two safes were positioned right next to his own.

Especially Wei Sheng Jin’s, which was immediately to the right of his.

Previously, CC had used an oxy-acetylene torch to cut open the safes, starting with Wei Sheng Jin’s, cautious not to damage their contents.

However, to their surprise, the new aluminum alloy—a robust aerospace material—resisted the 3000-degree torch as if it were trivial.

Finding the safe turned out to be easier than Lin Xian had anticipated. A quick glance at the names was enough to rule out the incorrect ones.

Moreover, they were lucky; none of the safes were lying flat with their nameplates obscured, making their search much more efficient. Only two safes were face-down, but they were propped up on others, allowing the nameplates to be visible by merely crouching.

They examined every nameplate.

Yet, Lin Xian still couldn’t locate his own safe.

He looked over at CC, who was crouching and moving towards him.

“Did you find it?”

CC shook her head.

“No, I’ve checked them all. Lin Xian’s safe isn’t here.”

“What’s going on?”

Lin Xian surveyed the number of safes around them and compared it with his memory of the bank warehouse.

“The numbers don’t add up. There should be at least a hundred, maybe even two hundred.”

“That means the rest of the safes haven’t arrived yet.”

“Um... well...”

Lin Xian hesitated. “Never mind, let’s talk about something else.”

He turned to CC.

“Since you’ve been around here for a long time, can you give me any tips on how to infiltrate New Donghai City? Any clue that could help me get in... Even if it’s risky, just tell me.”

“You want to enter New Donghai City?”

“Yes,” Lin Xian nodded. “I need to find two books and some materials there. These items probably aren’t at the garbage disposal plant; they must be in New Donghai City, so I have to get there.”

“To find two books?”

CC blinked in disbelief at Lin Xian. “You’d risk your life to enter New Donghai City... just for two books?”

“Just as you do,” Lin Xian countered. “Besides, what’s the difference between New Donghai City and here? Why is everyone so scared to go in?”

Lin Xian shifted his position, leaning against the stacked safes.

“Is New Donghai City heavily guarded? Or are there identity recognition devices everywhere that can instantly detect and eliminate outsiders?”

“I don’t know,” CC admitted, sitting atop an aluminum alloy safe and gazing up at Lin Xian.

“No one has successfully infiltrated such a city. Or maybe some have... but they couldn’t get out and died inside; no one really knows, at least I don’t. I’ve never heard of it.”

“Maybe, as you say, it’s heavily guarded. Or maybe it’s just an illusion. But who’s willing to take that risk?”

CC chuckled, looking at the towering steel walls resembling a vertical abyss. “Everyone has only one life; no one wants to gamble with it.”

“I think you’re quite the gambler,” Lin Xian retorted.

“That’s because I have reasons more important than life itself, so I must take the risk,” CC turned back to Lin Xian. “But your reason for finding two books doesn’t seem significant enough.”

“That’s not necessarily true,” Lin Xian smiled, gazing up at the vast, endless steel wall.

“My life isn’t worth much; I can afford to gamble.”

“Not worth two books?”

“Not even worth a piece of paper.”

Pfft—

CC laughed, her eyes behind the mask curving into crescent moons. “You’re quite the joker. But honestly, it’s a pity. If you had met me earlier today, you wouldn’t need to think about breaking into New Donghai City to find those books.”

“What do you mean?” Lin Xian stood up straight, leaving the safe he was leaning against.

“What would have happened if I met you earlier?”

CC took out the small “Bluetooth earpiece” and weighed it in her hand, smiling.

“If you had met me earlier, I could’ve told you... At Garbage Disposal Plant 314, a large batch of water-damaged books was to be delivered tonight. You could have found your books there.”

“Too bad... It’s definitely too late now.”

“They must have been burned to ashes by now.”

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