89: Chapter 89 Deep into the Border

"Viper" patted his rear, took out a pack of cigarettes, lit one up skillfully, and then extended it toward "Fox Shadow", "Brother, want one?"

"Fox Shadow" frowned, carefully observed the surroundings again, and after finding no issues, put his hand to his mouth and whistled.

In the distance, "Black Bear" and a few others flashed out, carrying various firearms, and walked over quickly in a tactical crouch.

"Viper" stared wide-eyed at this small squad. They were all fully armed, their faces painted with jungle camouflage, and they quickly gathered around the minivan, still maintaining a combat formation.

"Captain, the two Big Guys are on guard in the distance, any issues?"

"Hmm, looks safe. Lone Wolf, ask this guy if there's a place on the vehicle where we can hide our equipment; we can't just walk in so brazenly."

"Lone Wolf" nodded and walked over to "Viper".

"Brother, have a smoke. Our boss is asking if there's a place to hide guns in this car. We need to change, and we'll change back when we reach our destination."

"Viper" finally closed his mouth and nodded quickly.

"Yes, yes. We've been doing those sorts of things all year round, so we definitely have our own methods. The space under the seats and the vehicle floor have been modified; they can hide things. We've also prepared clothes for you."

As "Viper" spoke, he went to the back of the vehicle, opened the door, folded down the seats, lifted the floor mat, groped for a hidden latch, and pulled it hard. The entire iron plate was lifted. "Lone Wolf" leaned over, took a peek, and nodded.

"Viper" dragged out a large woven bag from inside and unzipped it. "Bosses, the clothes are all in here. If you have any other orders, just say the word."

"Hmm."

"Fox Shadow" and the others nodded at each other, began to take off their clothes and equipment, and placed them neatly into the hidden compartment.

"Monkey, call the two Big Guys over. Change clothes quickly, then head for the destination."

"Alright, Boss."

"Monkey" walked aside, put his hand to his mouth, mimicked a few monkey calls, then walked back leisurely and continued picking out the clothes he liked.

In the distance, two people jumped down from two large trees and walked over one after another. "Viper" took a look and saw that both were wearing thick jungle camouflage suits, holding sniper rifles with expressionless faces.

"Viper" really couldn't stay calm now and slowly moved to "Lone Wolf's" side.

"I say, brother, are you guys going to war? This is too professional, isn't it? Asking a question I shouldn't, but you don't look like you're transporting 'bricks'. Could it be that you're here to..."

"Viper" made a throat-slitting gesture as he spoke, then his eyes involuntarily glanced at "Fox Shadow" and his group who were changing clothes.

"You know you shouldn't ask. Hmph, do your own job, and you won't be paid a cent less."

"Lone Wolf" exhaled a puff of smoke, took a map from his pocket, turned around, spread it out on the car body, and pointed to a circle on the map. "Going to this place, is there a more hidden route?"

"There is, but it's not easy to travel." "Viper" looked at the map, thought for a moment, and answered affirmatively.

"That's fine. We can't be seen in the light, so the less trouble, the better. Also, is this road safe? Are there any border inspections or anything like that?"

"Generally speaking, no, but it's hard to say. Currently, within Huaxia, there are no absolutely safe passages unless you abandon your vehicle and travel through the woods. But that's very difficult; in some places, you can't get through at all if you don't take the main road. There are many mountains here, the kind that are rarely visited by people."

"Nowadays, when we transport those things, we split the goods at one point, transport them via different routes, and then gather them again at another point. There will definitely be losses in between, but it's better than being wiped out in one go."

"Viper" was no pushover, but he still did his best to introduce the situation at the Huaxia border to "Lone Wolf". For him, he had seen plenty of private armed forces involved in smuggling and drug trafficking, but this group today had truly opened his eyes.

He knew they must have killed many people. For a "Viper" who had been in the underworld for years, he could tell that much. Therefore, subconsciously, he began to be cautious in every interaction.

In this wilderness, mixing with a bunch of cold-blooded mercenaries, if things went wrong, he wouldn't even know how he died.

"Alright, thanks brother. I'm going to talk to our boss. Rest assured, you're on our side now."

"Lone Wolf" patted "Viper's" shoulder, stubbed out his cigarette, walked over to "Fox Shadow", and recounted their conversation to his boss, selecting the relevant parts.

"Alright, Lone Wolf. Put away the long guns. I've already told them: each person carries one handgun. If we encounter a sudden situation, as long as it's not a large-scale inspection, there shouldn't be any problems. Of course, follow my arrangements. In this place, if we use weapons, it might be very difficult for us to escape."

"Yes, Boss."

Everyone changed their clothes as quickly as possible and organized their equipment. "Lone Wolf" waved at "Viper". The team members boarded the vehicle one after another. "Lone Wolf" sat in the passenger seat. "Viper" turned his head, saw that everyone in the back was on board, quickly started the engine, stepped on the gas, and drove toward the destination.

"Viper, about how long until we arrive?"

"About three and a half hours."

"Hmm. Brothers, hurry up and get some rest. You haven't had a proper sleep in the last two days. Viper and I will keep watch; I'll notify you if there's any situation."

"Alright."

...

Chu Ge was in high spirits today. After a night of sweating profusely yesterday, he now felt very comfortable all over. Perhaps as System Big Brother said, yesterday there was just some drug residue, and after digesting it overnight, this was the fully recovered Chu Ge.

Chu Ge was in his office organizing the weapon systems of the aerospace carrier. Actually, according to the blueprints of the Military-Industrial System, the positioning of the aerospace carrier should be similar to current aircraft carriers—the platform is powerful, but in terms of its own weaponry, it's barely better than nothing.

Chu Ge still dared not be careless, because these two existing systems both had serial numbers, which meant that future warships would likely use them as well.

They were the Array Phase Cannon, model number HQL-SC111, and the Pulse Railgun, model number HQL-SG03.

Chu Ge already had a rough understanding of these two weapon systems. The Array Phase Cannon was more like a charging-type weapon, similar to the Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle, while the principle of the Railgun was more similar to the Electromagnetic Pulse Rifle.

The latter was relatively simple, while the former would be a bit more troublesome. Chu Ge prepared to go from simple to difficult this time because Li Gang had called again—in short, it was just urging, urging, and more urging.

It made Chu Ge seem like a treasure chest, capable of pulling out new gadgets at any time. Although, in reality, that was pretty much the case.

Chu Ge found the Pulse Railgun section and was just about to start when a knock came at the door.

"Report!"

"Come in!"

A guard pushed the door open and entered.