Chapter 20 Chapter 19 Wall Contact

"Brother Dao, there's something wrong with the ground." Zhuang Xuteng waved his hand to let him down, and at the same time indicated that he should be gentler.

So Ge Gongdao lowered his movements, curled up, and carefully stepped down from the ladder, as if he was afraid of damaging the ground. This set of movements was a bit difficult for a big and strong man like him. He looked a little clumsy, like a cat that was staggering because it ate too much.

"Look over there." Zhuang Xuteng pointed to the place five meters away on the right side of the ladder: "Look at the traces of the ground and the wall. Is it concave? Look, in the direction I point, it's almost thirty meters wide."

Ge Gongdao squinted his eyes to check and nodded slowly. "Indeed. The ground sank, leaving two obvious traces of old and new on the edge of the wall. Why does this alert you?"

"When I left the factory three months ago, the ground was not like this. Oh, from the process point of view, the factory building behind will produce a lot of waste during production, which needs to be transported by heavy-duty forklifts or trucks, so they built this road very solid. Now that the magic crystal factory is closed, there is no heavy object to be transported, so how could the road surface sink?"

"Indeed, what you said makes sense, but you forgot another possibility: there is a pit underground." Engineer Ge said: "If you dig from below, the surface may go down."

"This What is there to dig? I heard that when the magic crystal factory was built, the land was completely turned over and sorted, and the factory and transportation ground were reinforced. I believe there will be no treasures worth digging under here. "

"You can't tell how some people's brains work. In this business, it's best to be prepared to see strange people and strange things early." Ge Gongdao looked around and said, "Our main target is the abandoned factory next door. If you think there is a problem with the ground, let's move north and avoid the sinking area."

"I think so too."

Zhuang Xuteng carried the ladder, and the two walked another 20 meters and found a new wall. Ge Gongdao climbed up first, poked his head and checked for a while, and confirmed that there was no one, so he cut the wire mesh with pliers, pushed it to the left and right, and then temporarily fixed it to the wall with tape, so that a section without obstacles was vacated.

Grabbing the wall with both hands and gently pushing his feet, Ge Gongdao climbed up the wall, sat on it, and hooked his hand below. Zhuang Xuteng climbed up the ladder lightly and reached up at the top.

"Don't forget the rope." Ge Gongdao reminded.

"I'm holding it in my other hand. I didn't forget it." Zhuang Xuteng held one end of the rope and tied the other end to the top of the ladder.

The two held each other's wrists tightly, and the front exerted force, and the person behind also sat on the wall. Then they used the rope just mentioned to lift the ladder up, climb over the wall, and put it on the other side. Just as he was about to go down, Ge Gongdao suddenly said, "No, there seems to be someone here."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xuteng's heart almost stopped beating. He looked left and right, his eyes sweeping over every broken door and window of the abandoned building. At this time, a scene was formed in his mind: many people came out of a shadow that he didn't notice, they shouted loudly and fired at him with pistols.

No, this is not what actually happened! Zhuang Xuteng swallowed his saliva, pulled his thoughts back from the illusion created by his imagination, and then concentrated.

He did not notice any movement. On their side of the abandoned factory, there were two buildings, one tall and one short. The tall one was three stories high, and the short one was a large bungalow. Both buildings were already in ruins. Not to mention the wooden doors or glass, even the door frames, window frames and all the wall skins had disappeared.

The abandoned buildings were like skulls, and those dark holes exuded a gloomy and nervous atmosphere. Excluding this atmosphere, Zhuang Xuteng did not find anything worth noting. He frowned and began a second round of investigation.

"Haha, you are scared, right? I'm kidding you." Ge Gongdao patted his shoulder, then slid down from the top of the wall, stepped on the ladder, and found a stable foothold. "Come down, watch your feet. Naike, I'm telling you not to be too nervous."

"This joke is not funny." Zhuang Xuteng was helpless, but he couldn't say much. He imitated Ge Gongdao's posture, stepped on the ladder and came down from the wall, and felt much more stable when his feet touched the ground. But at this time, he found something strange.

Just below the wall and the ladder, between several pieces of cement brick fragments, a cigarette butt was revealed. Zhuang Xuteng walked over to pick it up, pinched it lightly with his fingers, and said, "Brother Dao, there is someone here."

"Let me see."

Zhuang Xuteng gave him the cigarette butt and said, "It is dry. It rained all over the city last night, so this cigarette butt can only have been thrown after this morning. If the accumulated water after the rain is taken into account, it must have been thrown even later."

"Indeed. This is an old Samsung brand cigarette, cheap. What do you think..." Before Ge Gongdao finished speaking, he saw his ears turn and immediately became alert.

Zhuang Xuteng also heard faint footsteps, which should be two pairs of leather shoes dragging on the cement ground, making a "slurp slurp" sound. Someone is coming, they are coming from the abandoned factory building in the south.

It is definitely too late to crawl back, and the two people must hide as soon as possible. At the same time, they reminded each other to keep quiet and walk lightly, and then each of them held a ladder in one hand and walked away as quickly and lightly as possible.

Twenty meters away was an abandoned factory building, with no doors or windows blocking it, so the two people quickly hid inside. The darkness of the abandoned building swallowed up their shadows, and at the same time, two patrolmen with cigarettes in their mouths, walking and electric batons on their waists came over.

Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao leaned against the wall, slowly sat on the ground, and slowly put down the ladder in their hands. There is a lot of garbage in the building. You must be particularly careful at this time not to touch it or make any sound.

Both men's hearts were in their throats, knowing full well that they had no time to hide the gap in the barbed wire fence. As long as the patrol officers glance over there, they will immediately know that someone has slipped in. But now they have no way to fix this loophole, they can only pray for luck.

Ge Gongdao bit his tongue, held the zipper of the bag with two fingers, and gently opened it. He slowly pulled out two short black sticks, handed one to Zhuang Xuteng, and then pointed to the button on the side of the stick.

The electric baton was the only weapon Zhuang Xuteng had at hand. Ge Gongdao gave him a signal, to the effect that if people outside found a problem, they would rush out, knock the two people down, and then use the ladder to escape quickly.

Apart from that, they have no better solution for the time being. At this time. The two people patrolling outside approached, their footsteps could be heard clearly, and their conversation could be heard completely in my ears.

"I'm still of the opinion that dogs are better than cats. Our problem here has never been rats, it's been pointless patrols."

"Ah? Do you have a problem with patrolling? Don't you like to go out for a walk and stretch your legs?"

"What's the point? You won't be allowed to smoke when you come out."

"You're a heavy smoker. You've made the underground a mess. Aren't you satisfied enough?"

"It's all because of Pincus' face. When I see him, I feel uncomfortable smoking."

"You are such a prick! There is a special exhaust room where all the smoke can be evacuated, but you don't go there to smoke. Where smoking is not allowed, there is no place for you. Let me tell you, Pink Si didn’t hit you wrong at all.”

"Fuck you! Where is that smoking room? You can finish the cigarette for me with a whoosh! No more, I have to smoke one."

"Fuck! Just finish it here, don't go back and be discovered again."

The metal cap of the lighter made a crisp snapping sound, and then a sharp puffing sound was heard. There was a wall between the patrolman and the two people who sneaked in. The two outside were busy kicking gravel and garbage with their feet, while the two inside were so nervous that they gritted their teeth and held electric batons tightly in their hands.

That man was indeed a smoker, and he finished a cigarette in just over ten seconds. He stubbed out his cigarette butt on the wall and threw it in through the empty window. The cigarette butt fell not far in front of Zhuang Xuteng. The remaining trademark mark on it was easy to identify. It was the same brand as the cigarette in the corner.

"Ahem, I finally feel better now. Let's take two quick steps and get back in time."

"Let me tell you what's good about you? If you pay more attention and don't make Pincus unhappy all day long, you can deduct less money." Another person said: "With more money, you can also buy some good cigarettes . This old leaf cigarette tastes too strong.”

"This is called a spicy fragrance, you know what the hell! When you are in a gang, you have to be happy and refreshed. I look down on the face of Pincus guys. Why are you pretending to be such a big deal?"

"Okay, okay, don't say this again, lest he hear you."

"Hmph! Fortunately, we are almost done, so we don't have to be guard dogs here. I have to tell Brother Six and try to arrange for me to go to the Liming District. It's a lot of fun there!"

"Oh, you..."

The voices of the two people gradually faded away, and Ge Gongdao secretly stood up and leaned out of the window to take a look. When they turned the corner and walked away, he took a deep breath and said to Zhuang Xuteng: "Huh... I was shocked. You performed well and your reactions were very fast."

Zhuang Xuteng smiled and said, "It sounds like those two are from a gang?"

"Indeed, they are gangsters. I think they may be from the Will-O-Wisp Gang." Ge Gongdao pointed to the back of his neck and said: "The people from the Will-O-Wire Gang used fluorescent materials to tattoo a skeleton here. I saw There are only a few signs, but nothing can be completely confirmed.”

"Why are the gang members here? Why did they occupy the abandoned factory?"

"I don't know. This is quite strange. The Ghost Fire Gang usually operates in the east of the city, such as Liming District and the Old Hub District. They occupy more than half of the city. They rarely come to the industrial area in the west. This is the motorcycle gang. territory."

Zhuang Xuteng didn't know much about the distribution of gangs, so he couldn't speak on this topic.

"Brother Dao, what should we do next?"

"Now that we know they are here, we should be more careful. There is no need to conflict with them, just do a good job of terrain reconnaissance." Brother Dao looked around and said, "Follow me, let's explore these old buildings first. "

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