3: Liberty City! Jewelry Store Robbery!

With a flash of light, Lin Fei found himself in a spacious room.

He was standing on a thick carpet.

The room's furnishings were exquisite, with an OLED TV over 80 inches mounted on the wall.

The entire room adopted a main-light-free design, with light strips on the walls emitting a soft glow.

The air in the room was filled with a faint mixed scent of perfume and cigars.

Outside the huge floor-to-ceiling window was the night view of a bustling city.

Neon lights flickered, traffic flowed like weaving threads, and skyscrapers stood tall.

In the distance, there was a canal with clear water, on which small freighters sailed.

This formed a stark contrast with the stinking ditches in New Jeju, which were covered with a thick layer of green moss.

Prosperity and desolation, it was truly a world of difference, two separate worlds!

This sight made Lin Fei a little dizzy.

It was the first time he had so truly felt the luxury of high society.

Lin Fei even thought about bringing Sister Mengzi to live here in the future.

Unfortunately, this was a mission world, so he couldn't stay too long, and he didn't know what kind of world each entry would be.

Besides, who knew what dangerous things they would have to do soon.

Oh, there should be a ceramic toilet here, right!

Just thinking of that plump, smooth toilet, Lin Fei couldn't help but want to try it.

There were already seven or eight people in the room.

Their skin colors varied, obviously from different countries.

A middle-aged white man in a suit and leather shoes.

A tall black man, seemingly a thug.

A blonde, blue-eyed white woman.

And several Asian-faced men, gathered together, conversing in low voices.

"We actually have temporary identities in this world!"

"Yeah! I actually have a driver's license, and it even has my set home address in this world!"

"The System really is thorough."

Everyone had been temporarily brought together.

As soon as Lin Fei appeared, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

He could feel the scrutiny, vigilance, and even a trace of imperceptible hostility mixed in those gazes.

Lin Fei calmly scanned the room, committing everyone's general appearance and demeanor to memory.

At this moment, the white woman said something in a language Lin Fei couldn't understand at all, her tone sounding a bit impatient.

Strangely, the moment her voice fell, a clear line of subtitles appeared out of thin air before Lin Fei's eyes.

[Newbie? Tell us what you've prepared, quickly, don't waste everyone's time.]

This was the magic of the Killing Space; the language barrier was instantly erased.

Lin Fei understood in his heart, it seemed this System was indeed very thorough.

"Sorry, I didn't bring anything."

"Didn't bring anything!"

"You didn't spend your 10,000 killing coins?"

"Ridiculous kid, trying to fool us? You must have hidden a pistol, right?" The black man walked up with ill intent.

"I said I didn't bring anything, if you don't believe me, you can search me," Lin Fei said.

The safe box was very magical; it had long been integrated into his body, and with a thought, he could take it out.

A white man in a new suit with short black hair smiled, raised his hand, and motioned for the black man to stop: "Pan, no need to search."

"We should be a team; everyone needs to trust each other."

"Kid, what do you call yourself?"

"Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family." Lin Fei didn't want to expose his real name, so he used a name from a novel he had read as a codename.

"Good, Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family. Hmm, how old are you?"

"35 centimeters."

"Hahaha, damn!" The white woman on the sofa was amused.

The man in the suit was completely speechless: "I meant your age. Never mind, let's not talk about it."

Almost simultaneously, another flash of light appeared, and a petite Eastern woman in a business suit appeared in the center of the room.

She seemed a bit flustered, looking around blankly, then quickly walked to the closed door and forcefully twisted the doorknob, only to find the door locked.

"Don't bother, the door is locked from the outside, we've all tried," the white woman on the sofa said.

Just then, with a soft "click," the door was opened from the outside.

Several burly men in black suits and sunglasses entered, escorting a slightly overweight middle-aged white man in a floral shirt.

The man was about fifty years old, his hair neatly slicked back, a warm smile on his face, but a shrewd and cunning glint in his eyes.

"Aha! My dear friends, I apologize for the wait!" The middle-aged man spoke fluent English, enthusiastically spreading his arms as if greeting long-lost friends.

"I am Ford, the planner of this operation. It's an honor to work with all you elites!"

He walked forward, shaking hands with each player in the room, including Lin Fei and the professional-suited woman who had just arrived.

His handshake was warm and firm, and his smile seemed very sincere, but Lin Fei caught a fleeting glance of scrutiny in his eyes.

This guy named Ford was clearly not to be trifled with.

However, he seemed unaware of their true identities.

He regarded these players, brought in by the System, as partners he had hired with money.

"Alright, friends, time is of the essence, so let's get straight to the point." Ford clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention. "I believe you all already know the target of this operation before coming. We are going to pay a visit to the city's most famous 'Shining Star' Jewelry Store!"

He walked to the center of the room, took a large architectural blueprint from a briefcase, and spread it on the table.

"Shining Star has tight security, and a direct assault is too risky, so I've prepared two plans." Ford pointed at the blueprint and began to explain in detail. "Plan A: Outsmart. We first need to get a pest control vehicle from the municipal department and change into their uniforms.

Then, prepare specialized hypnotic gas.

Next, disguised as pest control personnel, we'll enter the top floor of the building where the jewelry store is located and find the ventilation System."

His finger moved across the blueprint, pointing to the ventilation opening at the top of the building.

"Introduce the gas through here, and it will quickly spread to the security monitoring room and main passages, temporarily incapacitating the guards inside.

At the same time, my technicians will act in sync to briefly disable all alarm Systems.

At that point, we can rush in through the main entrance, smash the display cases, and grab what we want as quickly as possible!"

"Plan B: Forceful Assault." Ford shrugged. "That's much simpler and cruder.

Prepare enough firepower, rush straight in, shoot anyone you see, and blow up any lock you encounter!

But this way, the commotion will be too great, and the police will definitely be alerted immediately.

Our evacuation will be extremely difficult, and if we fail, we'll spend the rest of our lives with prisons and soap."

While Ford was introducing the plans, the System's prompt also sounded in Lin Fei's mind.

[Main Quest: Assist Ford in completing the Free City Jewelry Store robbery.]

[Quest Objective: Successfully acquire at least $1,000,000 worth of jewelry.]

[Quest Reward: Acquired jewelry can be exchanged for killing coins proportionally, or you can choose to bring a portion of the jewelry (not exceeding backpack and safe box capacity) out into the real world.]

[Quest Failure: 30,000 killing coins deducted. If killing coins are insufficient, lifespan will be deducted (1 year of lifespan deducted per 10,000 killing coins, rounded to the nearest whole number).]

[Hint: Teamwork, cautious action.]

The acquired jewelry can be brought out into reality!

Lin Fei's heart stirred.

Then, his heart stirred again.

The first stirring: these were high-value jewels!

If he took out a few strands, wouldn't he no longer have to live a hard life?

The second stirring: if he could freely bring them out of the world, then wouldn't others performing this quest be able to do the same?

These things, which had no practical value but only decorative meaning, wouldn't they be like glass beads, worth nothing at all?

However, the most important thing right now was to survive, successfully evacuate, and then strengthen that gene agent.

killing coins were also very important; he would need them to buy stronger equipment and items in the future.

"Alright, I've introduced both plans." Ford spread his hands. "Now, please vote.

The minority will abide by the majority.

Those who choose Plan A, outsmarting, please raise your hand."

The room fell silent for a few seconds.

The man in the suit was the first to raise his hand, followed by the big black man, then several Asians, including the professional-suited woman who arrived later.

Lin Fei also raised his hand without hesitation.

A forceful assault sounded very dangerous; this group of people obviously lacked heavy firepower, and they were unfamiliar with each other, with clumsy coordination. Going head-to-head was tantamount to seeking death.

Outsmarting, though troublesome, at least sounded more secure.

Ultimately, everyone except the arrogant blonde white woman chose Plan A.

"Excellent! It seems everyone agrees with me, safety first!" Ford nodded in satisfaction, his smile widening. "Then, we'll choose the outsmarting route! Next, we need to divide the labor."

Ford began to assign tasks; he needed someone to steal a car, someone to get uniforms and gas masks, someone to transport the gas canisters, and also manpower to be responsible for perimeter security and rendezvous during the operation.

Lin Fei listened silently, his mind racing.

Stealing a car and getting uniforms carried considerable risk and could easily lead to exposure.

Transporting gas canisters and perimeter security were relatively safer, but still required a certain level of alertness and adaptability.

He observed the others in the room, trying to judge from their expressions and subtle movements who seemed reliable and who might be potential trouble.

The tall black man was somewhat irritable.

The man in the suit clearly knew him and was his superior; this person was very cunning.

Although the blonde woman was arrogant, it was clear that she had a large backside.

She must exercise frequently in the gym, perhaps she was skilled.

The several Asian-faced individuals seemed a bit nervous; they were similar in age to him and were probably still students.

And the professional-suited woman who arrived later kept her head down, her fingers intertwined, clearly very scared.

"I need two agile and clear-headed people to handle that pest control vehicle, preferably to drive it to the designated location without alerting anyone." Ford's gaze swept over everyone.

Lin Fei didn't speak immediately; he was waiting, observing the reactions of others.

This was an unfamiliar environment, a group of strangers, and an NPC planner who seemed enthusiastic but was actually cunning.

Every step required extreme caution.

To survive, complete the mission, and leave with that agent—this was his only goal now.