Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 951 - 412 Assassination

Chapter 951: Chapter 412 Assassination

Bearded Man said, "Folks, I have one question, that is whether or not we should contact East Base for artillery support?"

Maya countered, "Why do you ask?" Calling for an artillery strike from East Base was part of their original plan, creating chaos for retreat after an assassination. Of course, it was a contingency plan, because, even with contact, there was no guarantee East Base would be willing to fire. After all, East Base had never taken the initiative to contact the railway bridge base in all this time.

Bearded Man said, "They are living well. Our goal is either to eliminate Nightmare or Starlight, but I don’t want to destroy a mature community with order."

Maya asked, "Regret making this trip?"

Bearded Man replied, "No, it was essential to come, even if they lived an idyllic life, we would still have come. It’s a mission, if not me, then someone else. But after synthesizing the situation and information, I don’t think it’s necessary to call for an artillery strike."

"I agree," Maya nodded to Bearded Man’s suggestion.

Nightmare wondered, "Don’t you find it strange? Not only is Nightmare nowhere to be seen, but Starlight and even Peanut are missing. Could they be in a meeting?" Dinner at the library base was wrapping up, with only a few people getting more food, some already washing their utensils, and returning them to their original places.

Maya said, "If I were the person in charge of East Base, I’d first survey the library base with drones. If an artillery strike was to be used, dinner time would undoubtedly be the best moment."

Bearded Man said, "East Base currently doesn’t have the energy to deal specifically with a gang of robbers. Could it be that the targets are having their own small feast?"

Maya said, "I’m not sure about Nightmare, but knowing Starlight, she might allow her confidants to have their own small feast, but she wouldn’t."

At that, Maya said, "There’s something, at 10 o’clock direction, building 3."

Building 3 was near the library, about fifty meters apart. An unarmed indoor staff pushed a cart out of building 3 with several eaten plates on it, probably two or three servings. The staff in a white coat was clearly a medical worker.

Then, Starlight and Peanut came out from the main entrance of building 3. They didn’t take the road but instead used the side stairway path of building 3. Because of this, during their return to the library, they were exposed within the shooting range of the squad for only a brief few seconds.

Starlight and Peanut then reached the canteen, where they each took a plate and sat down to eat at the chairs on the side of the canteen. Passersby would greet them, and the two nodded in response while chatting. The canteen staff was closing up and preparing food for the next morning. Starlight and Peanut washed their plates themselves and returned the utensils to their places.

At 9 p.m., the gang’s field operatives took five motorcycles out, with two people occupying the driver and passenger seats of the truck, and the others and the motorcycles entered the truck’s cargo area. The truck headed west and quickly disappeared from the squad’s sight.

The nighttime work of the library’s indoor staff began. Three female students hung several large basins of clothes on the ropes on the grass beside the library. Several canteen staff were peeling potatoes, and the pioneering team continued their work, seemingly planning to turn all the lawns in the neighborhood into farmland.

Besides, the indoor staff also took on the work of opening and closing the front gate’s iron bridge, night observations, bicycle patrols, and other tasks.

Maya checked the time. It was already 12 a.m., two hours away from the agreed 2 a.m. She harbored no lucky mentality, basically accepting the current situation. After a day’s observation, Emerald Feather was nowhere to be seen; it seemed apart from Starlight, Peanut, and Nightmare, there were no other players.

Nightmare still wanted to try a gamble, "Should we consider an infiltration attack on building 3?"

Maya vetoed immediately: "Too risky. We should further refine our retreat plans." There had been too many chances to assassinate Starlight, so Maya was very grateful that Bearded Man and his team had honored their promise, foregoing so many opportunities. Thus, she rejected Nightmare’s suggestion that was outside their agreement.

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"20 minutes left until 2 a.m." About to change shifts, Bearded Man remarked, "Have you considered contacting your friend Starlight?" Seeing the well-organized community development and its good prospects, and knowing Starlight was willing to share difficulties with everyone, Bearded Man did not wish for Starlight’s death in his heart.

Lin Wu understood Bearded Man’s intention; Bearded Man hoped Starlight would betray Nightmare. He said, "Someone who betrays their comrades cannot be our friend."

The young girl praised, "Well said."

Bearded Man said, "Then we won’t be polite."

Blood Meng stated, "It’s my turn."

"Hm?"

Blood Meng said, "I’m a special agent." As special agents, their dictionary did not include the word ’friends,’ what they had was only the balance of interests.

To ensure clear communication, Blood Meng dialed the inside number left by Bearded Man, waited a while, and a man answered the call, "Who is this?"

"Peanut?"

Peanut asked in surprise, "Who is this?"

"I’m Blood Meng."

"Oh, hello." He knew this person, but they weren’t close.

Blood Meng said, "Can you tell me Nightmare’s number, or let him answer the phone?"

"Just a moment."

Starlight’s voice came through, "Blood Meng?"

"Starlight?"

Starlight asked with a smile, "Didn’t expect to hear another Blue Star person’s voice, what do you need Nightmare for?"

Blood Meng replied, "About the Fortress Building, I know there are a lot of resources inside, even satellite terminal network servers, but I need some help."

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