After circling the warehouse, Chongzong and Van confirmed that there were no anomalies around the warehouse.
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No suspicious people, no suspicious places.
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Therefore, Van drove to the nearest parking lot, parked the car, and according to the agreed plan, Van stayed in the car on standby while Chongzong went alone to the warehouse.
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Once he got out of the car, Chongzong's mood gradually became tense.
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Since coming to Japan, how many times has he done this, sneaking in alone to face unknown enemies?
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Countless times.
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Although Chongzong longed for a peaceful life in his heart, like any common student, going to classes, playing around, and enjoying youth.
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But he had no regrets challenging this fearful life for Mizuo, for the Uesugi family.
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Now, he was also acting for his family.
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As he got closer to the location of the warehouse, Chongzong's heartbeat accelerated.
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In this remote place, even the quiet chirping of insects in the grass could be heard clearly.
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Therefore, the thumping of Chongzong's heart in his chest was also extremely clear.
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Every beat of his heartbeat reminded Chongzong to stay focused and alert to his surroundings.
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And so, the warehouse came into Chongzong's view.
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This warehouse was a renovated factory building, about five to six meters high, two stories tall.
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There was also a wall about two meters high around the perimeter of the warehouse.
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Having observed from the car earlier, there were no surveillance devices installed around the warehouse, including on the walls.
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The main entrance of the warehouse was not guarded either.
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Although the main entrance was tightly closed, it gave the impression that it could possibly be pushed open with some force.
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Opening it would create a sharp "creak" sound as the rusty metal rubbed against each other.
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While it would be simple to do so, it also came with the risk of alerting others.
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Assuming his family was still in the warehouse, Chongzong's mission was to gather evidence of Bai Yaxin's kidnapping and rescue his family.
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If his family was not there, or if the Mediterranean uncle, Otani, was paid to harm Chongzong, he had to gather as much intelligence as possible and retreat safely.
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Failing to retreat safely would only drag Manranyama Souren and Van into trouble.
Therefore, Chongzong bypassed the main gate of the warehouse and arrived at the side entrance.
The reason for choosing the side, rather than the back, was because the back often had a rear entrance, which would be a point that people unconsciously paid special attention to in terms of defense, making it more dangerous.
This time scaling the wall was the most different experience for Chongzong compared to all the previous times.
In the past, the focus was on how to climb over the wall, but this time it was more about worrying whether the wall would collapse and which part of the wall looked more sturdy.
Finally, Chongzong found a relatively sturdy wall and successfully climbed over it.
After getting inside, Chongzong immediately lurked along the wall of the warehouse and observed the surroundings.
The result of the observation was...
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No one was there.
It was very strange that such a large warehouse turned out to be completely empty, not a single person in sight.
Even the warehouse behind Chongzong was silent, eerily quiet.
Helplessly, Chongzong could only fumble around the walls of the warehouse bit by bit until he found a side door.
The door was slightly ajar with a faint light inside and some very soft rustling noises, like heavy parchment rubbing against each other.
Finally finding some activity, Chongzong suppressed his excitement, kept his breathing steady, then slowly lowered his body, opened the camera on his phone, and very slowly moved the phone towards the slightly open door to peek inside.
Using the phone camera, he displayed the scene inside the warehouse on the screen.
This operation was relatively covert and safe, without revealing his face.
But what Chongzong saw inside was unbelievable.
In this abandoned warehouse, in the empty space, there was nothing.
No shelves, no goods, no staff.
The factory only had a large flat area, simply paved with cement, not even level.
In this vast old factory, there were only three or five homeless people, stacking up old newspapers and cardboard boxes they had picked up, using this place as their home.
The faint lights were a result of wires that these homeless people had connected somewhere to power the lights, providing some illumination in this dim factory.
- What should be done...
