Chapter 548: Adventure on a Passenger Ship

No one expected that the rest of the journey for He Yuzhu and his group would be so relaxed, without encountering any more checkpoints.

They did not know that it was actually General Kain who had ordered the soldiers to temporarily cease operations and wait for further instructions from their superiors.

Early the next morning, He Yuzhu and his group arrived in Los Angeles, the second-largest city in M Country.

After checking into a hotel, the group gathered to discuss their next move.

He Yuzhu asked, "I want to go visit two more banks; what is your opinion?"

"I'll go with you!" Nina immediately stated.

Vasili frowned and said nothing.

"What's wrong with you? I think you're getting more and more timid," Nina said, leaning close to Vasili and whispering.

"I feel like we just jumped out of the enemy's encirclement; if we take action, we'll be exposed again!" Vasili said.

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "You two don't have to force yourselves; once I finish this job, I will leave here immediately."

"Where do you plan to go?" Nina asked.

He Yuzhu did not hide it from her: "To Hong Kong; that is our base of operations."

"Can I go with you?" Nina asked.

This made He Yuzhu feel quite strange; he never expected that Nina would propose going to Hong Kong with them.

Vasili did not object, which indicated that the two had already discussed it beforehand.

He Yuzhu had no reason to refuse; he looked at Su Qing and said, "You go check later to see if there are any ships sailing from Los Angeles to Hong Kong in the next few days."

Su Qing nodded. He had been in this line of work for seven or eight years and still had some connections regarding cargo ships.

He Yuzhu continued, "We will take action tonight."

Nina also nodded.

In the dead of night, He Yuzhu set out with Nina and Vasili.

Their first target was the M Guo Yinhang Los Angeles headquarters.

Unexpectedly, compared to the previous two banks, this one seemed far too lax in both its architectural structure and security measures.

He Yuzhu led Nina and Vasili through the sewage pipes and quickly entered the main building.

He Yuzhu still had the two of them guard the entrance while he went in alone.

There were only five guards at the entrance to the vault hall.

This time, He Yuzhu used his old trick again, releasing a large number of Little Lobster.

The guards did not hide in the guard post; instead, they curiously followed the direction from which the Little Lobster were crawling, and as a result, they fell right into He Yuzhu's trap—as they approached his hiding spot, he collected them into his space.

He Yuzhu swaggered to the vault door, first collecting the door, and then directly collecting the electronic alarm devices inside.

He walked into the vault and felt slightly disappointed: there were only thirty-four tons of gold and five million US dollars here.

However, he was satisfied; after all, it was a business with no overhead.

He quickly collected all the valuables and restored the door to its original state.

Afterward, He Yuzhu packed the received US dollars into two large suitcases and quickly left the scene.

Seeing He Yuzhu come out, Nina asked excitedly, "Why was it so fast this time?"

He Yuzhu replied easily, "There were only five guards inside; it was too simple to deal with."

The three returned to the hotel.

Nina and the other were split two and a half million US dollars and were incredibly happy.

He Yuzhu returned to his room but had no sleepiness at all.

He looked at his watch and saw it was only past two o'clock, so he went out alone—his target was the Luokeshide Gongchang.

He had long known that an assembly plant producing the U-2 Gao Kong Zhen Zhaji was near the hotel, less than half an hour away by car.

Since it was so close, He Yuzhu decided to go take a look; he might even be able to get some blueprints back.

He Yuzhu parked the car about two kilometers away from the factory and, using the cover of night, quickly approached the Burbank factory area.

The security here was very strict; the perimeter of the factory area was equipped with barbed wire, and there were patrol teams.

The barbed wire was nothing to He Yuzhu; he used his space to open a gap in the wire and slipped into the main factory area silently.

He Yuzhu wanted to go to 82 Hao Lou, where the U-2 assembly workshop and Laboratory were located.

Arriving near 82 Hao Lou, he discovered that there were only two entrances and exits, equipped with multiple armed guard posts, and the interior of the workshop was also installed with multiple sets of infrared alarm devices.

But He Yuzhu did not intend to take the usual path this time.

He found a sewer near the assembly workshop, entered it, followed the pipe to the vicinity of the workshop, and then used the system's excavation function, paying the price of thirty kilograms of gold, to directly punch a hole from the sewage pipe and enter the interior of the assembly workshop.

He Yuzhu saw that in the huge workshop, only two planes were undergoing final assembly: the fuselages were already completed, but the wings had not yet been installed.

He quickly found several infrared alarm devices and collected them all.

After confirming there was no alarm system, he immediately collected the two prototypes into his space.

Next, He Yuzhu found the full set of blueprints in the office, and along with the valuable equipment, tools, and parts inside, he collected everything into his space.

Afterward, he placed High-explosive Explosives and timing devices at several key parts of the building.

Once this one thousand kilograms of Explosive detonated, 82 Hao Lou would surely be razed to the ground, and it would take at least a year or two to resume production.

After completing all this, he returned the way he came.

He had just sat in the car—

"Boom—! Boom—!"

A few earth-shattering roars seemed to wake up everyone for dozens of miles around.

He Yuzhu smiled with satisfaction.

He returned to the hotel, and not long after, Su Qing came to knock on his door.

He Yuzhu opened the door and asked, "Up so early?"

Su Qing rubbed his eyes and said, "My eyelids have been twitching since yesterday; I keep feeling like something big is going to happen. Why don't we leave now? I asked around yesterday, and the 'President Cleveland' has a ship leaving for Hong Kong at nine o'clock today. Those explosions just now were too terrifying; I'm afraid that delays will lead to complications."

He Yuzhu nodded: "Wake those two people up immediately."

As soon as the four of them walked out of the hotel, they realized the atmosphere on the street was wrong—a large number of soldiers and Patrol Police were patrolling.

Nina was a bit nervous: "It's so chaotic now, will anyone check us?"

"It's possible. But if we don't leave, they might come into the hotel to search," Vasili said.

Su Qing added: "As long as we get out of the city, we'll be fine."

He Yuzhu said: "We are driving a military truck; ordinary Patrol Police won't dare to stop us. You three go to the back cargo bed. I'll handle any inspections."

The three of them quickly climbed into the enclosed cargo bed of the truck, and He Yuzhu drove toward Shengpeideluo Keyun Matou.

Perhaps because the news that the aircraft manufacturing plant had been bombed had not yet spread, He Yuzhu was not intercepted once along the way.

As soon as they arrived at the pier, Su Qing said hurriedly: "The ship leaves in two hours, I'll go buy the tickets."

He Yuzhu nodded and handed him a large stack of money: "Tickets of any class will do; we can upgrade after boarding."

Su Qing took the money: "Understood."

Nina then had Vasili go with Su Qing to buy the tickets.

He Yuzhu walked to her side and said: "I'll carry these two suitcases."

Nina understood immediately.

Before long, Su Qing ran back excitedly: "Bought four Third-class Cabin tickets!"

Two hours passed quickly. Just as the steamship was about to set sail, He Yuzhu was about to board when he suddenly saw a group of people approaching aggressively from a distance.

He became alert immediately and quickly activated Scanning, discovering that these people were all carrying guns.

Could these people be coming for him? He Yuzhu sent a danger signal to Nina.

Nina had already sensed something unusual; she quickly exchanged a look with Vasili.

He Yuzhu was already prepared—if the other party made a move, he would strike first.

Just at this moment, he suddenly caught sight of a familiar face in the crowd.

It wasn't that he had met the person in the flesh, but he had seen a photograph—it was Mr. Qian's family.