Internal Commission!
"Special period? Oh, I get it, Brother Heavenly Artisan. I heard Sister 'Almond' said you're being targeted by 'Order'!"
"Our Boss from Zhengcheng isn't even at the base anymore, we definitely need to be careful!"
"I'm all smiles," said the blond-haired man.
"Yes, so you'll have to come with me too. I have something to tell you."
Lin Yu said calmly.
"Should I go too? What about my shift?"
"Find someone to cover for you first. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."
Lin Yu said with certainty.
The blond-haired guy hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, wait a minute, bro."
As he spoke, the blond-haired man pulled out his phone and made a call, "Hey, Xiao Ma? Come take over for me."
"I have something else to attend to."
Lin Yu waited for about ten minutes, and then another young man with green hair arrived on an electric scooter.
This is the Xiao Ma that Huang Mao shook.
Xiao Ma didn't seem to be very familiar with Heavenly Artisan. After arriving, he took over Huang Mao's shift and greeted Lin Yu very reservedly.
"Deputy Team Leader, I'll cover for 'Lei Zi'."
Lin Yu nodded in acknowledgment without a smile, learning that the blond-haired man in front of him was named Lei Zi.
He was aware that Heavenly Artisan was the "Deputy Team Leader".
Although he had just joined the "Marauders", Heavenly Artisan had already reached the "Tier 1" and was a formidable person who passed the "Rank Advancement Trial" on his first attempt. Naturally, his treatment and status were extraordinary.
Aside from the fact that the Zhengcheng branch of the "Marauders" paid special attention to him, they also gave Heavenly Artisan, a newcomer who had only recently joined, the position of Deputy Team Leader.
The blond -Lei Zi in front of them seemed to be a member of Heavenly Artisan's team.
Therefore, Lin Yu did not know how Heavenly Artisan usually addressed Lei Zi.
The two are close, Heavenly Artisan might call him Xiaolei or something else.
Therefore, Lin Yu did not call him Lei Zi.
He glanced directly at the blond-haired man and said, "Let's go."
With that, Lin Yu handed the keys back to Huang Mao, then fiddled with his phone, looking like he had something important to do.
Huang Mao dared not delay, nor did he dare to ask what Heavenly Artisan was busy with. He could only take the key and walk ahead of Lin Yu.
Lin Yu followed.
Actually, he was just browsing Heavenly Artisan's private chat in the "Marauders" app.
The reason Lin Yu went to such lengths to have Huang Mao lead the way is quite simple.
Although the blond guy handed the key to Heavenly Artisan as a matter of course, but...
Lin Yu had no idea how to use the key!
Although Lin Yu estimated that he could observe the billiard hall and find some clues, that would definitely be "abnormal".
In order to enter the "Marauders '" stronghold smoothly without arousing suspicion, Lin Yu had no choice but to take a roundabout route.
Fortunately, it was worth it.
The blond-haired man led Lin Yu into a private room in the corner of the billiard hall. After they entered, the blond-haired man closed the door, and then...
He walked to the Electrical Cabinet in the corner of the room and opened Electrical Cabinet with the key.
Then, the blond-haired man flipped down one of the circuit breakers, which looked no different from a regular switch, and then...
A mechanical sound suddenly came from under the pool table in the room.
"Crackling..."
The pool table was moved slightly, revealing a metal Trapdoor on the floor.
Huang Mao took out another key from the bunch and opened the Trapdoor.
A downward-facing fire escape ladder appeared in front of Lin Yu and Huang Mao.
"Brother, let's go!"
The blond-haired man smiled and spoke, then led Lin Yu down the fire escape ladder.
The Trapdoor closed automatically in a short time.
Lin Yu and Huang Mao climbed to the bottom, looked at the sturdy but old cement walls and the dim lighting, and casually remarked.
"No matter how many times I come here, it's always such a hassle..."
The blond-haired man chimed in, "Yeah, even though 'Order' doesn't really dare to openly break ties with us, I don't know why, Headquarters insists that every outpost be built underground."
"Our Zhengcheng air defense facilities are even converted from abandoned ones. There's no cell phone signal, and we don't even know who they're supposed to be defending against—does 'Order' even have missiles?"
The blond-haired man immediately began to complain.
Lin Yu nodded.
No wonder the passageway looked quite decent after I came down; it turns out it was a former civil defense project.
Soon, the two reached the end of the air-raid shelter.
There was a large metal door there—the blond guy went up and kicked it.
"Open the door!"
"Thump!"
The sound echoed through the passage, and soon the metal door slowly opened.
Behind the door was a very spacious and bright space.
Although the ceiling still has exposed electrical wires and water pipes, the floor and walls are no longer made of rough cement.
The floor was paved with terrazzo tiles, and the walls were plastered and wallpapered.
The spacious area, large enough to accommodate about a hundred people for refuge, was covered with gray and black floor tiles and clearly divided into two functional areas.
One side has Arena, fitness equipment, and shooting targets, resembling a training area.
On the other side, there were sofas, a bar, a TV, and a refrigerator, clearly a rest area.
There are four people practicing boxing in the training area right now, while there are more people in the rest area, about ten people eating, drinking and chatting around the TV screen.
The TV was showing a Japan action anime with a nautical theme.
"This place is actually quite nicely done; it's almost like a welfare floor built specifically for employees by some big internet company."
Lin Yu was quite surprised by this.
It turns out that the "Marauders" organization is actually quite humane.
The blond-haired man looked at Lin Yu and asked in a low voice, "Brother Heavenly Artisan, so what exactly do you want me to do?"
"Of course, you'll be recruiting with me," Lin Yu said, walking to the water bar in the rest area and snapping his fingers. "Excuse me, everyone."
As Lin Yu spoke, several Player who were drinking and watching anime, getting excited about the main character's outburst, all turned to look.
"Hey, Heavenly Artisan, what's up?"
"I heard you got beaten up by the 'Order' people and ran away with your tail between your legs!"
"It seems losing the hammer has had a big impact on you!"
A joke, whether intentionally offensive or unintentionally teasing, rang out. Lin Yu observed the Microexpressions of the "Marauders" member and felt it was more likely the former.
Sure enough, members of this organization are likely to have poor relationships with each other.
Especially someone like Heavenly Artisan, who was parachuted in as Deputy Team Leader, is bound to attract resentment.
The news that Heavenly Artisan's hammer was stolen by "A Nian" had already spread throughout the organization because he sought help from the minister of "The Marauders" Zhengcheng.
If Heavenly Artisan himself were here, upon hearing these words, he would probably hold a grudge and might even challenge him to a duel on the spot.
The "Marauders" prohibit members from killing each other, but "intense sparring" is allowed.
But the one standing here today is Lin Yu.
Therefore, although Lin Yu put on an angry expression, he eventually seemed to "restrain" himself and Leng Jing glanced at these people.
"Yes, I admit, losing the hammer really affected me."
"I feel guilty for forcing my elder brother to fight against the experts of 'Order' today..."
"So I've decided that we can't keep dragging things out with the 'Freedom Alliance'."
"I am issuing this request in my own name—I want to personally retrieve the Item that belong to me."
"And... I will Revenge myself on the man who attacked me today!"
"The entrusted amount is 100,000 yuan!"
"If any of you are 'Tier 1' experts willing to come... I'm willing to offer 500,000 yuan!"