Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 556 - 276 Robbery

Chapter 556: Chapter 276 Robbery

The car restarted, returning from the path to the main road, but this time, without any lights turned on and at a very slow speed, barely more than an idle, to avoid making more noise, the air conditioning was also turned off. The two cars left the road one after the other, entering a bridle path.

The so-called bridle path is mainly used by motorcycles or horses, and while cars can enter, there is basically no chance to turn around or for vehicles to pass each other. Also, the road’s surface is uneven, with the left side possibly about 30 centimeters higher than the right, or there might suddenly be a bump that could easily damage a car’s undercarriage if the driver is not careful.

If Nightmare could get in, so could they. The two cars carefully reached the vicinity of the repair shop, and on their right front, a gentle slope appeared, five meters away from the repair shop, with a taxi parked by it. Nightmare parked the car off the road, diagonally on the slope, and said, "He’s there."

Maya gently closed the car door and asked, "Are there any surveillance cameras or alarms?"

"Not sure."

Maya and Nightmare readied their assault rifles and approached the repair shop, one in front and one behind; they were clearly prepared for an armed robbery.

This was a rundown repair shop with an open store front. To the left were piled many old motorcycle parts, and the right side was more organized with a small hall of about 20 square meters, where various tools for repairing vehicles hung on the walls and lay on the floor.

Maya leaned against the side, made a hand gesture, and Nightmare crouched and crossed the front of the shop to the other side. Both lowered their rifles and silently leaned against the wall to listen to all sounds. Lin Wu was five meters behind, scanning the vehicle lock with his computer. It was an electric door control vehicle that could be unlocked with a proximity key instead of a mechanical key.

He chose to hack in on his personal computer, and after the intrusion, the computer began to decode the car’s software. Soon the system sent a notification, and a new icon appeared on the personal computer: Hack into car computer. He clicked on the icon and found two targets, one being Maya’s car belonging to Nightmare, and the other being Nightmare’s own vehicle. Nightmare’s pickup truck was purely mechanical, an old model with no electronic devices other than the radio, thus, it couldn’t be controlled by the computer.

Lin Wu chose Nightmare’s vehicle and found that he could start the car using his personal computer and also turn off the engine while the car was stationary. This car still belonged to the older generation of vehicles and didn’t have an automatic driving system installed. If it did, he could have taken over control and remotely operate the car like a toy.

As skilled as hackers are, they cannot defy physical principles. Lin Wu pondered whether he could download an automatic driving system and install it on Nightmare’s car. It probably wouldn’t work because software can only drive hardware, and if the hardware isn’t linked to the controls, the software can’t directly control the vehicle.

Hackers can infiltrate your phone, but they can’t make it slap you in the face.

"Hey," Maya said softly.

"Hold on," Lin Wu replied as he opened the car door and grabbed a loaded handgun from the passenger side position and found a shotgun vertically inserted next to the driver’s seat, with a few bullets for the handgun and shotgun in the glove compartment, all of which he took. He remotely opened the trunk, which only contained a set of fishing gear, which he also took.

Lin Wu transferred these items to the pickup’s bed and returned to the repair shop, where the two women were also in the dark, groping around inside the shop.

Lin Wu asked, "What’s happening?"

Maya quietly responded, "We don’t know the entrance’s location."

Lin Wu said, "If there’s a keypad, we can do it."

Nightmare replied, "That’s the problem, we can’t find it."

Lin Wu asked, "You don’t know?"

Nightmare said, "Of course I don’t. I’m his enemy, not his kin."

Lin Wu took out a miner’s lamp from his backpack, put it on his head, turned on the light, and said, "3 against 1, who’s afraid of whom." He was going for a direct approach with the light on.

"Shh," Maya motioned for Lin Wu to lower his voice. "He’s likely resting around this time." 3 against 1 is good, but wouldn’t it be better if it was 3 against 0.5? Noticing that Lin Wu had already activated his headlamp, Nightmare and Maya also pulled out flashlights and began to search thoroughly for the hidden entrance to the safe house.

Maya warned Lin Wu, "Drone patrol, don’t let them ambush us."

"Got it," Lin Wu knocked on the walls, but Maya stopped him with a hand clasp. The potential occupant could be inside a soundproof safe room, but it wouldn’t be vibration-proof. His knocking might as well signal the intruder’s presence to those inside.

Gently picking up a tool, Maya felt around before placing it back down, "Any signals?"

Lin Wu replied, "None."

Nightmare asked, "How did you find my safe house’s keypad?"

Lin Wu responded, "Seeing a fully-grown man vanish into thin air, I felt every inch of soil."

Nightmare probed, "You tracked me?"

Lin Wu answered, "Yes."

Nightmare pressed, "When?"

Lin Wu said, "When you and Shana were secretly meeting under the trees by the river, I just happened to be by the factory. I followed you for ten streets. If it weren’t for your good luck and my slight inaccuracy, you would have been dead that night."

Nightmare questioned with suspicion, "Why do you have the virtue of honesty?"

Lin Wu explained, "Because I’m lazy. In front of you, I can’t be bothered to lie or use my brain to make up stories."

Nightmare was at a loss for words, wondering why he didn’t like Lin Wu’s honesty.

At the right moment, Maya interjected, "Found it."

After moving aside an old tire, sliding down at the corner junction of the walls revealed a keypad. Different from the one at Nightmare’s safe house, this was a keyboard with both letters and numbers. Lin Wu connected to the keypad and began to crack the password, "This thing is fancier than the one at your place."

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