Thief Game: Starting with Obtaining the Kidd Card

"Oh, I originally came here to buy some pet cakes for my pigeons, but I didn't expect that none of the three beauties were here. And since there weren't many customers in my shop, I just stood here and waited for a while."

Chen Feng answered with a smile.

Shangguan Lin asked, "Your pet? That very clever little white dove?"

Chen Feng nodded.

"It's obvious you treat your pet very well. Please come in."

Shangguan Lin stepped forward and used the key to open the shop door, and the three of them entered the shop.

Shangguan Meng went to the cabinet to get a pet cake for Chen Feng, while Shangguan Lin sat down at the table with Chen Feng.

"Hey? Where's Sister Xi? Isn't she here?" Chen Feng looked around, feigning confusion, and asked knowingly.

"Xiao Xi is sick and is currently receiving an IV drip at the hospital."

Shangguan Lin made up a lie without changing her expression.

"Is she sick? Is it serious? Can I visit her in the hospital?"

Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, Shangguan Meng, who was standing in front of the counter serving him cake, felt a pang of anxiety.

Fortunately, Shangguan Lin reacted quickly and answered immediately.

"It's not serious, but it's best to avoid visiting her. The doctor said it's best to let Xiaoxi rest for a couple of days and not let anyone disturb her."

"Ok."

Chen Feng nodded and didn't dwell on the matter any further.

This relieved the two women.

The cake Chen Feng ordered was quickly packaged. After paying, Chen Feng took the small cake and left the dessert shop.

The Shangguan sisters' dessert shop remained open until closing time, after which they returned to the second floor to prepare for their operation the following night.

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P.S.: I'd love to receive some small gifts!!!

Chapter 98 The Operation is About to Begin

Another day has passed.

Around 10:30 pm.

There were no tourists in the museum at this time, and all irrelevant personnel were kept at least ten meters away from the building and were not allowed to approach.

Su Luoxue and Lin Chuanxiong, the two captains of the pursuit team, were jointly in charge of the command room.

A pursuit team of nearly 100 people was deployed inside and outside the building, maintaining a state of alert.

At this point, there were less than two hours left before the two notices were issued.

The atmosphere inside and outside the building was solemn.

Inside the monitoring room.

The dozen or so people, led by team leaders Su Luoxue and Lin Chuanxiong, took their seats.

More than twenty surveillance monitors covered half a wall.

No one spoke.

squeak-

The door was pushed open, and Ouyang Muxue, who had just gone out to personally inspect the room, walked in.

"How is it, junior sister? Have you noticed anything unusual?"

Sun Luo asked a question.

Ouyang Muxue shook her head: "Not for now, but Chen Feng is extremely good at disguising himself. If he wants to sneak in, it probably won't be difficult."

Upon hearing Ouyang Muxue's words, everyone present fell silent.

Even the members of the newly formed Xinhua State District 3 pursuit team all wore solemn expressions.

"Oh, right."

Ouyang Muxue seemed to suddenly remember something and abruptly turned to look at Director Lu, who was in charge of the collection.

"Director Lu, when I was inspecting the corridor where the [Desert Star] is stored, I noticed a ventilation duct at the end of the corridor, and it seems to be located directly above the [Desert Star], right?"

"Oh? Yes, there is such a thing, but it's not used much in that place, and its location isn't obvious, so no one notices it. Miss Ouyang has good eyesight; she can even see that clearly."

Director Lu did not deny it, but nodded directly.

This startled Lin Chuanxiong.

"No, why didn't you say so sooner! Didn't you know that this ventilation duct could very well have become a route for those two thieves!"

"Don't get agitated, Captain Lin."

Director Lu didn't seem to care much and simply waved his hand.

"Don't worry, the ventilation duct is very narrow. Even a woman would have a hard time getting in, let alone moving around inside. Besides, the layout is complicated. Even if a thief wanted to find it, he wouldn't be able to find his way."

"I see."

Hearing Director Lu's guarantee, Lin Chuanxiong felt a little relieved.

Only Ouyang Muxue still had her brows slightly furrowed.

"It's better to be careful..."

Ouyang Muxue's words immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Although Director Lu himself felt that Ouyang Muxue was being a bit too cautious, he kept his dissatisfaction to himself, considering that she was helping him for free.

He asked, "What does Miss Ouyang intend to do?"

Ouyang Muxue asked, "Director Lu, when I was looking at the floor plan, I saw a cold storage room on the basement floor of the collection hall, right? Is there dry ice in there?"

"Of course, many of my new collections require dry ice for cleaning, so I always keep a large amount of dry ice on hand."

"That's good."

Ouyang Muxue smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Director Lu to have someone fetch some dry ice, the more the better. Just pour the dry ice into each of the ventilation openings, and the ventilation ducts will be sealed off."

Once this is over, Director Lu only needs to turn on the heating to evaporate the dry ice and then ventilate the room; it won't affect the subsequent use of the ventilation ducts.

Upon hearing Ouyang Muxue's words, Director Lu hesitated only slightly before nodding in agreement.

He thought it was some high-end operation, but it turned out it was just about using some dry ice.

It's only three or four yuan a pound of stuff, so he can use it as much as he wants. It won't cost much, and he doesn't need to offend the pursuit team for such a small amount of money.

That would be a huge loss!

With Director Lu's permission, Ouyang Muxue spoke to Su Luoxue again and then led a dozen people toward the cold storage room on the basement level.

At the very back of the pursuit team, a young member suddenly raised his head.

"Dry ice?" Chen Feng, disguised as a member of the pursuit team, muttered to himself.

His gaze involuntarily fell on the screen on the wall that was responsible for monitoring and storing [Desert Stars], as if he was thinking of something.

After chatting with the people around him for a couple of minutes, he left the monitoring room under the pretext of needing to use the restroom.

Meanwhile, Shangguan Xi, still hidden inside the ventilation duct, was unaware of what was about to happen.

Nearly an hour later, a series of "thumping" sounds suddenly came from behind.

Before Shangguan Xi knew what was happening, the ventilation vent not far from her was opened.

Did I expose myself?

This was Shangguan Xi's first reaction, but she quickly dismissed the idea.

Although the ventilation openings were open, no one peeked inside, and no one shouted anything.

This doesn't seem like someone who has exposed themselves.

So what is this supposed to do?

Shangguan Xi frowned.

The rumbling sound from inside the pipes continued.

For some unknown reason, Shangguan Xi felt that the surrounding environment was getting colder and colder.

This caused Shangguan Xi, who was already wearing only a tight-fitting outfit because she had to squeeze into the ventilation duct, to cross her arms in front of her body to try to keep herself warm.

"Xiao Xi? What happened? Why is it so chaotic where you are?"

Through the earpiece, Shangguan Xi heard the voice of her eldest sister, Shangguan Lin.

But Shangguan Xi was clearly unable to reply at this moment, her gaze still fixed on the ventilation duct that had been opened not far ahead.

The sound of their conversation drifted over, and Shangguan Xi took off her small communicator and held it up in front of her.

"Old Zhao, what bad luck we've had to be sent here to do this?"

"Don't even mention it! One word from above and the people below are running themselves ragged. Hurry up and dump it in! This pile of dry ice is so cold, I feel cold just standing here!"

"Alright, alright, let's get to work."

As soon as the two finished speaking, a commotion arose, and then a large bucket of dry ice was lowered into the ventilation duct from below.

The sound of dry ice hitting the ground was extremely clear inside the narrow ventilation duct.

Along with the noise, a strong chill swept over us.

This forced Shangguan Xi, who was hiding inside the ventilation duct, to tighten her body again in order to maintain her body temperature.

Outside at this moment.

Inside the command vehicle of the three Shangguan sisters, Shangguan Lin frowned as she listened to the voice coming through her earpiece.

dry ice!

She considered many unexpected situations, but this was the one she hadn't thought of.

The most frightening thing about dry ice isn't the cold, but the large amount of carbon dioxide it releases when it melts.