50s: Starting with a storage ring

Chapter 386 Unexpected Information

Sun Zhiwei's promise to help Uncle Zhan occupy the dock was merely a spur-of-the-moment gesture of goodwill.

Uncle Zhan seems like a decent person, at least on the surface. He's always willing to help, and in return, it doesn't take him much effort to repay a favor.

Since his casual act of kindness could easily change Uncle Zhan's tragic life trajectory a few years later without revealing his identity, he would not hesitate to give.

It's past 7 p.m. now, and as the largest prefecture, Thang Long should be bustling with people enjoying their nightlife.

The massive explosion two days ago brought many soldiers to the streets, which is why there are hardly any people on the streets now.

After leaving the dock, Sun Zhiwei changed his clothes again in the woods, transforming from a poor fisherman into an ordinary citizen of Thang Long Province.

Recalling the map of Thang Long in his mind, he quickly located the Annam Ministry of Defense, which was not far from the dock, less than two kilometers away.

Across the street is the ancient castle of Sheung Long, which was first built in the 11th century.

The main command in Annam was the General Staff under the Ministry of National Defense. Taking advantage of the darkness, Sun Zhiwei walked through the streets and alleys and soon arrived at the east gate of the Ministry of National Defense.

He could see from afar that many lights were still on in the north building of the Ministry of National Defense, indicating that someone was on duty.

However, he found that there was no one walking around in the corridor, indicating that very few people were still on duty.

He avoided the main gate and went to the east wall. After confirming that there were several large trees behind the wall, he climbed over and sneaked in.

Then he went to a corner outside the building to use the spatial ability to check the situation of the main building.

Sure enough, there were only about a dozen soldiers working in this large building. Based on their conversation, Sun Zhiwei learned some startling information.

The Chief of Staff was not in Thang Long Palace, but instead went to the newly occupied Khmer Empire to attend a victory celebration banquet.

Even more ridiculous, in the morning, the General Staff issued an order to lower the alert level of all troops to level two.

Despite the objections raised by many officers, the general staff officer remained obstinate.

This is very important intelligence, and he must report it to his superiors immediately.

After staying for a while longer without getting any more information, he turned back and left the courtyard by the same route, ending up on the main street.

He'll be staying here for the next few days, so he needs to find a place to stay first.

The only remote location nearby is Shenglong Imperial City, which is less than 300 meters away.

Moreover, due to a lack of funding for maintenance in recent years, the Shenglong Imperial City is on the verge of being abandoned.

During the day, someone would come to stand guard, but at night, once the gate was locked, not a soul could be seen inside, making it perfect for him to stay.

He then quickly crossed the deserted streets and climbed over the back wall of the Shenglong Imperial City.

Then, they found a secluded side hall in a corner and began digging downwards.

He quickly cleared a passage leading to the basement of the Annan Ministry of National Defense building, and then dug a makeshift basement beneath the building.

After the basement was dug out, the first thing he did was take out the telegraph machine to prepare to send a message.

Detecting radio waves is not a sophisticated technology, and Annam has the necessary equipment and personnel.

Considering that he would need to send and receive telegrams many times later, placing the basement in the basement of the Ministry of National Defense building was a good idea.

Because there was also a telegraph room in this building, which received and sent many telegrams every day, the radio waves he used to send and receive telegrams would almost overlap with those in the telegraph room of the defense building, thus directly avoiding the possibility of being discovered due to the detection of his radio waves.

He connected the antenna of his telegraph machine to the antenna in the upstairs telegraph room via a wire.

From then on, he could use the antenna upstairs to send telegrams.

It was getting late, and the basement repairs could wait until they had more free time. Now that the location was safe, it was a good time to send a telegram.

He immediately telegraphed the two pieces of information he had just heard from the staff upstairs back to the capital.

At this point, there must be a direct, fast telephone line between the capital and the border. He was confident that the intelligence he sent back would soon reach the forward command post.

Having finished the most important matters, it was already quite late. He hastily ate dinner using the spare food he had in his space, rested for a while, and then left the basement.

He had promised to help Uncle Zhan deal with the gangs at the docks today, and he certainly wouldn't break his promise.

It's late at night now, and there's not a soul on the streets.

Sun Zhiwei took out a bicycle and rode it quickly under the dim light. He soon arrived at the 'basket boat' pier.

He didn't get out of the car, but slowed down and used the space to cover the dock gang's territory.

It was called a camp, but it was really just a row of wooden houses where all twenty-six strong, adult men were resting.

Each of them had weapons within easy reach by their bedside, mostly machetes, with a few having pistols.

In their leader's small room, there was even a safe containing the extortion and protection fees they had recently collected.

The wealthy and powerful Sun Zhiwei didn't care about the weapons and money at all; he simply took the men and left.

He only promised Uncle Zhan to handle the dock gangs; he left the rest to them to deal with themselves.

They've already been given the opportunity; if they can't even handle what comes next, then it's simply that they're not destined to enjoy it.

If this were in China, he might give them another chance. But now they're abroad, and there's no point in trying to save the incompetent people here.

Sun Zhiwei rode his bicycle past the small 'basket boat' dock and quickly turned around and returned to Shenglong Imperial City via another road. The round trip only took him about ten minutes.

Upon returning, he continued repairing the basement.

First, they installed several ventilation ducts to improve the air quality underground. Then they dug a toilet for themselves and ran electrical wires, telephone lines, and water pipes from upstairs.

Finally, he took out a table, a chair, a bed, a cabinet, and some commonly used daily necessities.

That wasn't enough, because he would be staying for many days, so he had to prepare a backup exit in advance in case he was blocked underground.

The backup exit was located in the storage room of the main building of the National Defense Building. He cut out a 1-cubic-meter ultra-high precision cement block from the floor of the storage room to serve as the door.

When stationary, this cement block fits perfectly into the ground, resembling an exquisitely sculpted work of art.

When it's time to enter or exit, he will use his spatial ability to remove the cement block; when closing the window, he can simply put the cement block back in its original place.

After finishing everything, it was just past midnight. He quickly washed up, set his alarm for 5 a.m. the next morning, and went to bed.

(End of this chapter)