novel bin Chapter 53, Night 1
Chapter 53, Night 1
The exhibition hall lights are turned off at 10 p.m.
The gate was locked from the inside, and there was no one outside. The sky was dark, thick clouds covered everything, and even the stars were nowhere to be seen.
Behind the exhibition hall, in the corridor, a series of footsteps sounded.
Da~da~da~
The crisp sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor, even becoming louder.
A few seconds later, the footsteps stopped, and a figure appeared in front of the iron door with a sign that read "Control Room".
squeak~
The iron gate slowly opened, letting in light from inside.
Inside the door, a row of signal lights on the opposite wall were flashing green. Each signal light was connected to a wire that went straight to the ceiling and finally converged into a circular hole in the wall that led to the outside.
Below the light panel was a long table with an old-fashioned tape recorder on it and several duty logs stacked next to it.
At this moment, the tape recorder's antenna stood up high, and a soft hissing sound came from the speaker.
Beside the tape recorder, two young men were intently listening to the sounds coming from the loudspeaker when they suddenly heard the iron gate behind them open and close. They looked over in surprise.
"Mr. Smith?"
"I just came to check...did you receive any signals?"
"There's no word yet, Mr. Smith, but don't worry, we're all listening. When we get tired, one of us will take a break."
"That's good……"
After uttering three words, Smith seemed to have nothing more to say. He finally gave an awkward laugh, closed the iron gate, and walked towards a small hut diagonally opposite.
……
Inside room 011, Luo Qiu leaned against the headboard, reading the novel intently by the light of a small orange lamp.
The cabin has two beds; the other bed is neatly arranged at the head of the bed, with no obvious signs of use.
At that moment, Luo Qiu also heard footsteps approaching in the corridor. A few seconds later, the door was pushed open and Smith walked in.
"Senior, I just checked, they're all ready. The control room alarm is on, and the three security guards are wearing their gear..."
"Senior, aren't you worried?"
"Didn't you already test it last night? The alarm will trigger with just a light tap on the glass. So what do you have to worry about?"
"But……"
"No buts, we're just assisting Livermore. What can you do now? Go out on patrol? That doesn't seem to make much sense. Your footsteps could even trigger the alarm in the exhibition hall. You'd better rest and recharge your energy, and then we can figure out a solution if something really happens."
Luo Qiu spoke slowly and deliberately, refuting Smith's thoughts.
After listening, Smith was at a loss. He walked over, sat down on the bed next to him, and then lay down stiffly on it.
"All right."
Luo Qiu ignored him.
After a while, Luo Qiu also lay down on the bed and turned off the small orange lamp.
In the darkness, I opened my eyes and looked out the window.
While persuading Smith was easy, he wasn't so easily convinced. He wasn't worried about ordinary thieves, but when it came to extraordinary individuals...
As his consciousness sank into his spiritual sea, he gained another rune in the past few days since advancing to Sequence 1.
I've mastered the art of lightness.
But are these all you have to escape danger?
……
Outside the exhibition hall, late at night, footsteps suddenly sounded.
Under the cover of the sound of the Darlington River and the surrounding wind, the person quietly approached the exhibition hall and lay down in a bush nearby.
During the day, I learned that the company organizing the exhibition, Livep, was a large company from out of town, and the jewelry advertised as being worth millions actually was worth millions.
This made him feel a surge of excitement.
However, the newcomer did not make any rash moves at first.
The exhibits are worth three million yuan. According to the usual practice, a dozen or twenty security personnel would be hired to patrol the area.
He needs to figure out the patrol routes and intervals before he can figure out a way to break through.
Press your ears to the ground, hold your breath, and try to catch any sounds around you.
There was the rustling of leaves in the wind, and the sound of cars in the distance, their engines running smoothly, like a new model that had passed its break-in period.
But after listening for five minutes, I couldn't hear any other footsteps around me, let alone the sounds of the patrolmen joking with each other.
The visitor looked up and peered into the exhibition hall, only to find it completely dark. There was no one outside, and it seemed there was no one inside either.
After hesitating for a few minutes, the newcomer became bolder.
He thought that perhaps the out-of-town merchants were unaware of the complexities of the foggy city and had hired rather unskilled patrolmen. If the patrolmen were asleep at this moment, wouldn't that be a perfect opportunity?
After touching the small leather bag at his waist and confirming that it was the right person, the person stretched out his foot to probe.
One step, two steps...
Get close to the pillar.
Five steps, six steps...
Approach the steps.
After waiting for a long time, no one came. The person who was coming then carefully walked forward and approached the exhibition hall door.
He took out his flashlight and shone it inside the door, but the limited beam of light did not reveal any suspicious activity.
Then I shone the flashlight at the door lock... and the door was locked from the inside.
Seeing this, the visitor relaxed somewhat. He turned and walked to the left along the outer wall of the exhibition hall, stopping after passing five windows.
He remembered clearly from his daytime reconnaissance that this was the closest place to the ruby. If he broke in through the window from here, a quick sprint and theft would take twenty seconds.
Twenty seconds should be enough, given the current situation.
Even if the other party doesn't react quickly enough, he can still take another pocket watch when he returns.
Without hesitation, the newcomer pulled out a hammer from his waist, weighed it in his hand, and smashed it violently against the windowpane.
wow-
The sound was loud, but at the same time, the window glass shattered.
The next moment, the person jumped over the window and ran quickly forward using the light in their hand.
In eight seconds, he arrived at the ruby display case. Under the light, the gems inside looked just as they had during the day.
Then, in the next second, the hammer began to rise and fall rapidly.
thump—
To the visitor's surprise, the glass of the display case didn't shatter with the blow; instead, several cracks appeared at the point of impact. He himself, caught completely off guard, was so shaken that he nearly dropped the hammer.
The newcomer was stunned for a moment, not immediately realizing what had happened. However, his hand didn't stop; after adjusting, he delivered another blow with momentum.
thump—
This time, the hammering sound was still dull, and the recoil was still powerful. However, more cracks appeared at the point of impact, with circular patterns emerging in the center, making it look as if it might shatter at any moment.
But after this blow, the person regained consciousness.
There's something wrong with the glass in front of me.
He struck the wrong spot.
Thinking it over, he casually moved to the side and struck out with the hammer in his hand.
thump—
"Don't move!"
"Put down your weapons!"
With that hammer blow, something extraordinary seemed to have been unearthed, and several beams of light suddenly appeared around the exhibition hall.
Then, several hurried footsteps approached.
The newcomer panicked instantly and tried to drop the hammer and run away, but suddenly saw the white dot on the glass that was about to shatter. For some reason, the hammer changed its trajectory at the last second before it left the hand.
thump—
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