Chapter 396 Chapter 393 Brute Force Cracking

Zhuang Xuteng hid and secretly followed Morgana and Vice President Marcus. He asked Yanque to stay in the vice president's office and work with Nightingale to strengthen information control. Especially the route from the vice president's office to the underground vault, we must ensure that all details are discovered and mastered.

"This way." President Marcus prepared the documents. Morgana put on the shadow gun ring in front of him and covered it with a handkerchief to wipe her tears. Marcus understood that this meant "you can take away your life at any time", and with the elusive threat, he didn't dare to act rashly. He repeatedly promised Morgana: "I will be obedient, I will be obedient..."

"Lead the way." Morgana looked calm on the outside, but she was still very nervous inside. Everything she did today was completely opposite to the education she usually received and the life she was used to. It was even more incomparable to those sneaky actions against the company's conspiracy. Ordinary mercenaries would not perform such a difficult operation right away. As a "novice" in the mercenary industry, Morgana was able to control her expression and demeanor under heavy pressure without Marcus noticing any problems. Demonstrate excellent personal qualities and abilities.

The two people left the office and walked down the business aisle side by side. It's now time for the counter staff to get off work, and the security staff will start taking over in an hour, so everyone who leaves is in a hurry, and those who remain are also absent-minded. They routinely observed Vice President Marcus and the woman in black gauze beside him, and their eyes only glanced briefly. They only saw a normal distance of about half a meter between the two people, and there was no suspicious phenomenon of being close to each other.

"Thank you, Vice President." The security guard said a few words before opening the security door for them.

Marcus walked through the security door, and he was wondering if it would be less dangerous if it was just him and the woman when the door closed. But Zhuang Xuteng followed them, using President Marcus to attract the security guard's attention. He even attacked after the door opened. He uses the PCPD's non-lethal equipment, which is something similar to an electric shock device. As long as it is pressed on the back of a person's neck and activated, the special frequency current will cause nerve paralysis and quickly lose the ability to move.

Zhuang Xuteng took action quickly, then threw the "body" into the door and hid it again. For Marcus, he still couldn't see Zhuang Xu take action, but two completely unconscious security guards suddenly rolled to his feet. The voice of the secret killer rang in his ears, asking him to move the unconscious person and put him in a corner or a room that was usually unoccupied.

'It's really scary...' Marcus thought to himself as he was moving his colleagues. 'I heard that it's more difficult to knock someone unconscious quietly than to kill someone directly, and he's so good at it, I'd better give up resistance completely. Fortunately, no one was dead yet, just knocked unconscious, which increased my chances of surviving in the end. Stop gambling, stop fighting, and accept your fate. ’

Presenting the document, swiping the card, turning the key - all but the last step were recorded by two people with the highest access to the surveillance system. Zhuang Xuteng also followed him all the way, giving every security officer he met a coma tour. He moves like a ghost, especially after developing the levitation technique. His range of movement extends from plane to space, and he can almost do whatever he wants. In addition, he has a strong ability to observe and remember the spatial environment, and uses his super reaction speed to predict the direction of others' gaze. Zhuang Xuteng could even dodge the ghost energy bullets, and finding a position within the space that was out of sight didn't make it much more difficult.

When they came to the vault, all the security forces along the way were knocked down by Zhuang Xuteng, and all the doors were ajar. Then, Marcus turned the key, entered his personal security code, and the heavy vault door slowly opened. This is a metal door that is more than a person tall and half a meter thick. Marcus needs to use all his strength to open it. Behind the round door frame is a room of nearly 200 square meters. The surrounding walls are covered with locked metal drawers, large and small, stacked from the floor to the ceiling.

"This is it." Marcus took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat and pointed at several places with trembling fingers. "The large drawers here below are not locked. Press the keyhole firmly and pull outward to open them. You can..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhuang Xuteng walking from outside, followed by another masked woman. It was Yanque who was wearing the mask. Zhuang Xuteng knocked out everyone along the way and kept all the doors open to clear the way for Yanque. When the vault door opened, Yanque left Marcus' office, and under Nightingale's command, walked down the unmanned and open passage to meet Zhuang Xuteng and Morgana.

"He is dishonest." Yanque pointed at Marcus and complained to Zhuang Xuteng: "As soon as the vault opened, a message was sent out. He didn't say anything about it, that is, he secretly reported the message to others."

"No! I didn't mean that." Marcus hurriedly explained: "A message will indeed be sent out when the door is opened. That message is a log, letting the insurance company know that the door was opened at this time. No one will come and ask for it. You are not asking for help or calling the police, please believe me, I have always been very cooperative.”

Yanque turned to look at Zhuang Xuteng. Zhuang Xuteng smiled and said, "Okay, I believe his explanation. It doesn't matter, what if the information spreads out? Can we be caught? Okay, start taking action, Marcus, who What’s in the drawer is more valuable?”

"I don't know." Marcus shook his head and said, "This is a safe deposit box. We only register which one belongs to whom, not the contents. And the registration form is at the service counter in front. I don't have it, and I can't remember it."

"In other words, you don't know which one is empty and which one has goods?"

Marcus shook his head again and again, "I didn't know you were coming in advance, so I couldn't prepare these materials, and I don't have any tools to open the lock. Uh, you didn't prepare a box for transportation? I have this, and it's over there. But those shoulder bags are not very strong, after all, they are cheap goods from bidding..."

"Don't worry about that. From now on, you sit there." Zhuang Xuteng found a place for Marcus on the floor in the middle of the vault, and then said, "Little sister, prepare the package. Witch, keep an eye on him and be alert."

"Got it!" Rock Sparrow nodded, and then took out a thumb-shaped stick from the back of his belt. First rotate it, then pull the two ends and pull it, and the stick will unfold. Shake it hard twice, and it will become a single bag that can be carried or shouldered.

This bag is made of a special material, which is light and tough, and it is very reassuring to use it to carry things. However, this material is expensive, and it is very difficult to reuse - that is, to fold it back - and the cost-effectiveness for ordinary people is very low. Only some special operations personnel and thieves have a demand for this kind of bag, so it is extremely rare in the market. And Ge Gongdao accidentally saw this thing on the black market a few days ago, and thought it was fun, so he bought some.

To put it bluntly, this is an extremely portable packing bag that does not generate value by itself. And it can only reflect its use value if it contains enough things worth packing. Zhuang Xuteng is currently trying to open the lock on the safe drawer.

Putting the ghost jelly into the keyhole, Zhuang Xuteng touched a very complex internal structure, which is not the same type as ordinary door locks. Ordinary locks are one-to-one, that is, one key opens one lock. And the safe drawer here seems to have multiple corresponding relationships, and there are at least three sets of structures in one keyhole... What's going on?

He suspected that there was a set of universal keys here, that is, one key opens all locks. Considering that the Friendly Vault mainly provides services for gangs, and there is a high possibility that gang members will die in fights, including the situation where there is no body left, the keys sent out may not be found. This requires the vault to keep some methods that can always open the lock. However, Zhuang Xuteng changed several safe drawers, and the multiple sets of key structures inside were not exactly the same, which ruled out the possibility of universal keys.

"It's a bit strange..." Zhuang Xuteng tried to use the Wraith Jelly to simulate the shape of the key and push the internal structure of the lock. At this time, a weak but clear shadow energy came from the inside of the lock, stimulating the Wraith Jelly, causing Zhuang Xuteng to feel a slight tingling sensation. This shadow energy is actually below the perception ability of normal people, and only people like Zhuang Xuteng who are particularly sensitive to touch can detect it.

"There is a shadow device in the lock." Zhuang Xuteng frowned and repeatedly checked with the Shadow Eye, but did not find anything abnormal. He asked Marcus about this, and Marcus shook his head and said that he didn't know how these locks were designed.

"He's telling the truth," Morgana kept staring at Marcus, using his micro-expressions to discern the truth. "Do you want to take a look at the unlocked boxes he mentioned first, and see what's inside..."

"Okay!" Zhuang Xuteng hooked his hand and used the ghost servant to pull open the unlocked drawer. He didn't care about the contents inside, and still focused on the lock. He looked at it for a while, then took out the armor-breaking hammer and knocked the lock down in two or three strokes.

Only then could it be discovered that each lock was connected to a wire, and the shadow signal was transmitted through these lines. "All safe drawers have interlayers, and there is oil paper inside... No wonder there is no shadow signal!"

The "oil paper" here is a petroleum product. The part of petroleum that can shield the shadow signal is extracted and beaten into the fiber of paper to form a shielding material. Its shielding ability is limited. It cannot block implants or medium-sized or above shadow slaves, and can only block those slight shadow energies that run specifically in the line.

Zhuang Xuteng suspected that the security design here was more complicated than he had thought before. He suddenly had an idea and asked Marquis to point out where the unused keys were. Not all the safe drawers here were rented out, and the unused keys were stored in the drawers outside the vault. Zhuang Xuteng got the key and studied it carefully, including breaking it to check, and finally figured it out.

"The safes in the entire vault have their own system, a hidden shadow slave energy authentication system. The keys distributed here are likely to be of the same structure, with a shadow slave inside the interlayer. The shape of the key is only part of it. Only by connecting the contents of the key to the system and performing some verification work can it be a complete unlocking process." Zhuang Xuteng waved his hand at Yanque and said, "One key opens one lock, and information verification and correct lock shape are required to open a drawer. There are so many drawers in here, how long will it take to open them?"

Marcus raised a hand and said, "There are about forty minutes before the shift change. The longer it takes, the greater the possibility that those people outside will be discovered."

"Thank you for reminding me, I already have an idea." Zhuang Xuteng found a few bearer bills from the unlocked drawer and handed them to Marcus. "Hide them on your body, and then I will knock you out."

Marcus nodded, tucked the pieces of paper around him, and then fell down with a smile. Zhuang Xuteng retracted his weapon, then grabbed the wire exposed in the drawer with both hands.

There is no time to crack this verification system. Just be prepared for its possible alarm function and prevent what happened here from spreading. Zhuang Xuteng slowly exhaled, then inhaled sharply, absorbing the shadow energy through the lines.

There was a low buzzing sound coming from the floor and walls, and the rock bird, which was very sensitive to shadow signals, looked around in horror. In her feeling, the entire vault was trembling and shaking, as if a wild beast was struggling and dying. A few seconds later, Zhuang Xuteng was filled with smoke, and the aroma of burnt meat emanated from his chest. He let go of the signal wire, shook his hand hard, and said with a heavy breath: "Okay, just pry it, it's just an ordinary lock now."

"How are you? You are smoking..." Morgana asked immediately.

"It's okay, my body can handle it, but the mice are all confused." Zhuang Xuteng smiled and shook his head. To prove that he was fine, he took out his armor-piercing hammer, banged open the drawer's lock, pulled hard, and opened it.

"Speed! Put it inside! No matter what it is, as long as it won't puncture the bag!" Zhuang Xuteng swung the armor-piercing hammer one after another, smashing open drawers one after another. The armor sundering hammer is very suitable for this job, and other weapons do not have enough breaking ability. "Little sister, my communicator is broken. Ask the response team to take action and start the countdown. We will be out soon!"

Yanque nodded, notifying Nightingale and Gogongdao who were waiting anxiously, while throwing out the bags and filling them. She and Zhuang Xuteng brought a total of fifteen bags, which was all the inventory on the black market at the time. Each bag can hold four bowling balls, so if you fill all fifteen bags, it will be quite a harvest.

While packing the bag, Morgana had an unreal feeling, as if everything happening here was too simple. Just came in like this? Take hostages, open vaults, smash drawers and ship the stolen goods? It's so easy to commit a crime, but so troublesome to catch the criminal. Is this right in this world?

Although there were many strange thoughts swirling in my mind, they did not delay the action of loading the goods at hand. There are all kinds of things in the drawer. Platinum coins and various high-value gems and jewelry are the top choices. Then there are redeemable vouchers, which are light, easy to carry and relatively valuable. Next on the list is the euro, and finally gold. The value of gold is not low, but it is heavy, gold bars are often numbered, and discounts are required when selling stolen goods. Compared with platinum coins that can be used directly as currency, it is much worse.

There are also some weapons in the drawer, but there is no need to bring them; there are many false identity documents, just throw them away. I guess these are all preparations for running away. The only thing that surprised them was that they found several implants, which were placed in special incubators. Judging from the label, it should be an implant of some body organ. Considering that they don't weigh much, I just brought them all just to satisfy my curiosity.

There were fifteen large bags in total. Yanque carried one on her back and carried two, Morgana carried three and carried two, and the remaining seven were all on Zhuang Xuteng, who carried four on his back and carried three in his left hand. At this time, the benefits of his implant became apparent. It had a strong load-bearing capacity and the best overall performance, barely affecting his movement. Even if he has three bags in his left hand and his right hand is free, he will not lose his balance at all. He quickly left the vault with the two ladies, returned to the tea room on the third floor, and opened the window here. Ge Gongdao had already driven the car to the parking lot and threw the rope up.

Zhuang Xuteng grabbed one end of the rope, passed it through the backpack, straightened it, and slid off the loot one by one. The height of the third floor is not difficult for the two ladies. They can just jump on the roof of the armored car.