The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert-Chapter 595 - 592: Small Harvest

Ling Chen was indeed a bit frustrated. He originally came to search for the whereabouts of Jiang Yunkai and Bai Huanjun, but who knew he would encounter such an incident, resulting in being trapped inside the base.

"Ling Chen."

Hearing Hu Fei’s voice, Ling Chen asked, "What is it?"

"The signal corps outside is searching for the base’s channel. They probably want to talk to you. Should I patch the signal through?"

"Go ahead, I want to hear what they have to say."

It wasn’t long before Tang Guoxiong’s voice came through the loudspeaker of the control room: "Everyone inside, come out and surrender immediately, and I can ensure your safety."

Ling Chen shook his head and smiled wryly, signaling Liu Dongsheng to respond. He had had dealings with Tang Guoxiong before, and the other party would definitely recognize his voice, so it was safer to let Liu Dongsheng do the talking.

Taking the cue from Ling Chen, Liu Dongsheng said, "What if we refuse to surrender?"

"Then you’ll never get out."

"No problem, if we can’t get out, you can’t get in either."

"Fine, I will let you know what it’s like to oppose me." After speaking, Tang Guoxiong angrily cut off the communication.

"Boss Liu, let’s rest for a while. It looks like we can’t leave for the time being," Ling Chen said.

Exiting the control room, Ling Chen walked around. As expected, in a spacious room, he found a large supply of water and food, enough to last them two or three months.

After the activation of the base’s defense system, the core areas were sealed off, including the control room, the laboratory, and an equipment management room. Inside there were not only weapons but also a variety of equipment.

As Ling Chen was browsing, his eyes suddenly lit up. Among the pile of equipment, he actually found the Tianling Blade. The God Organization had confiscated it back at the backup base, and he hadn’t been able to retrieve it. He never expected them to transport the Tianling Blade here, a pleasant surprise indeed.

Besides the Tianling Blade, he also found He Ziyun’s steel sword.

Finally, there was a suitable weapon at hand.

After securing the Tianling Blade, Ling Chen, holding He Ziyun’s steel sword, headed straight back to the control room.

Just after taking a seat, Hu Fei’s voice came through the speaker: "Ling Chen, we have a problem."

"What’s the problem?"

"Someone has entered the system just now."

Hearing this, Ling Chen sat up straight and asked, "Are you sure?"

"There’s no mistake," Hu Fei stated. "I’ve taken over the entire base system and set up three layers of firewalls. If someone was to break in, I would definitely notice. However, I just checked, and there is no trace of firewall intrusion."

"Then how did the other party get into the system?"

"If it was via remote network, they couldn’t bypass the firewalls I set up unless they connected through the internal network."

"Internal network?" A thought occurred to Ling Chen, and he said, "You mean... there are other people inside this base aside from the two of us?"

"Exactly."

"Impossible." Liu Dongsheng chimed in, "We’ve already searched and found no one. The base is only so big; we couldn’t have missed anyone."

"Nothing is absolute. It’s best that you check again," Hu Fei reminded them.

"Okay, I got it."

Ending the call, Ling Chen and Liu Dongsheng searched again, leaving no corner unchecked. But after more than half an hour, they still found nothing. Not a person, not even a ghost shadow.

"Mr. Ling, could Mr. Hu be mistaken?" Said Liu Dongsheng.

Ling Chen thought for a moment and responded, "The fatty is always meticulous; he shouldn’t make a mistake." As he spoke, a glint flashed in Ling Chen’s eyes, and he quickly returned to the control room.

Seeing Ling Chen take down a fire ax from the wall, Liu Dongsheng asked puzzledly, "Mr. Ling, what are you doing?"

Without a word, Ling Chen went straight to the side of the wire box in the control room, then raised the ax in his hand and chopped down fiercely.

Bang!

The cover of the wire box was immediately smashed by the ax, revealing all the wires inside.

Ling Chen dropped the ax and crouched in front of the wire box, pulling out the wires one by one to differentiate them. Seizing the opportunity, he explained to Liu Dongsheng, "Hu Fei just mentioned that the intruder used the internal network to enter the base’s system. If it’s an internal network, it must be through a wired connection. All the lines in the control room converge here; if we can find the right cable, we can trace it back to the person who infiltrated the system."

Liu Dongsheng pointed to the wires in the box and said, "These cables are buried in the walls, how are we supposed to find them?"

"We have plenty of time, let’s search slowly; there’s no rush."

For the next half-day, Ling Chen and Liu Dongsheng busied themselves sorting out the cables, looking for the ends of each one. Although those cables were buried in the walls, with the help of an ax, Ling Chen saved himself a lot of trouble.

In one afternoon, Ling Chen cleared five cables, all of which were ruled out as suspects.

"Mr. Ling, look at this."

Hearing Liu Dongsheng’s voice, Ling Chen approached the screen and raised his eyebrows slightly at the image on the monitor.

In the surveillance footage, Tang Guoxiong was seen leading more than a dozen soldiers, transporting a machine into the base. The machine was equipped with a huge drill bit, and by their demeanor, they were obviously planning to bore through the explosion-proof steel plates of the base.

"Fatty, do you hear me?"

"I’m here, what’s up?"

"The machine they are using, is it possible for it to drill through the steel plates?"

Hu Fei calculated for a moment on the other end and replied, "Sure, it can definitely drill through. But the protection devices in the base are made of special materials, very sturdy. By my estimate, they will need at least two to three days to get through."

Ling Chen frowned; he was originally planning to hold out in a war of attrition against Tang Guoxiong. It seemed now that their time was very limited.

...

For the next two days, Ling Chen and Liu Dongsheng were busy trying to find that person who had infiltrated the system.

After several consecutive ax chops, a crack immediately opened in the wall. Liu Dongsheng grabbed the cable and pulled with force, dragging it out from inside the wall.

"Mr. Ling, there seems to be something wrong with the arrangement of this cable."

Ling Chen nodded; he also noticed the issue. This cable stretched towards the end of the corridor, where there was no room, just a wall. Installing a cable here seemed quite superfluous.

After two days of hard work, there was finally some yield.

The two of them dug along the cable all the way forward. At the end of the corridor, the cable suddenly changed direction, heading straight down underground.

Seeing this, Ling Chen’s gaze brightened, and he said with a smile, "Boss Liu, it seems my guess was not wrong. There is a secret passage hidden inside this base; those people must have escaped through here."

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