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Chapter 405: Chapter 407 In the Tiger’s Den

”Remember, the moment someone from Zeng Sikui’s group spots us, we just say we are here on patrol, and it’s an order from above to reinforce security. Don’t mention anything else.”

After entering a doorway, Qin Tian whispered to Lin Yu and Lin Qiushun, who softly acknowledged. Then, all three of them turned down the volume of their earpieces with invisible functionality to the lowest, as the cave had a considerable echo.

The corridor they entered after the small door wasn’t very wide, about two meters in height and one meter in width, just enough to allow two people to pass by sideways.

After walking several hundred meters down the passage, Qin Tian didn’t encounter anyone. At the end of the corridor, there was a staircase leading downward. At the bottom of the stairs, the space suddenly opened up, as if entering a villa.

Logically speaking, it should be pitch-dark inside an underground cave, but here, every few meters there was a high-power incandescent lamp, connected in series, making it as bright as day.

Qin Tian continued inward and could tell through the walls on both sides that the underground structure of Zhongyi Hall had been constructed at least four or five years ago. Moreover, given the design of the passages, it very likely was built in the manner of a labyrinth, which made Qin Tian even more cautious.

The path grew wider, and occasionally, sealed rooms with locks appeared next to the stone pavement. Qin Tian didn’t know what was inside and wasn’t curious, walking straight past the doors.

Thump, thump, thump...

In the quiet stone path, Qin Tian suddenly heard rustling footsteps. Looking up, he saw two men dressed differently from the mercenaries of Zhongyi Hall’s Panlong Mountain branch coming towards him!

Zeng Sikui’s men!

Qin Tian realized instantly and pretended as if nothing had happened and walked towards the two men.

”Hey, brother, what are you doing?” one of the two men, a buzz-cut youth, asked.

Qin Tian looked up and gave them a chuckle, ”Brother, I’m here to patrol on orders. Is there a problem?”

The two men glanced at Qin Tian. The buzz-cut youth said, ”There’s no need to patrol over there. We’re men of the second brother, and I’ll keep watch for you.”

Qin Tian replied, ”Brothers, I’m just following orders as well.”

With that, Qin Tian purposefully moved closer to the two men, saying, ”The higher-ups said there are a lot of cops at Panlong Mountain today, and we need to intensify the patrol, especially since the second brother has brought two important hostages. The police might send undercover agents to rescue them.”

”Brother, you can rest assured about our second brother’s way of handling things,” the buzz-cut youth patted Qin Tian’s shoulder confidently and smiled, ”Those two hostages are locked up in some secret rooms on the left side. They’re hidden pretty well. Do you think we’d be foolish enough to let an undercover come in, and even let him know where the hostages are kept?”

”This...”

Qin Tian was speechless but inwardly laughed. Thanks for the information, idiot.

He had considered dealing with the two men, but seeing no suitable place around to hide bodies, he decided against it.

Qin Tian nodded, ”Alright then, I’ll finish patrolling this passage and head straight back. Brothers, is that okay? It’s my job, and if the higher-ups find out that I haven’t finished the patrol, I will be penalized...”

Qin Tian, all smiles, reached into his pocket and pulled out a pack of Zhonghua Cigarettes, offering one to each of the men, ”Don’t make things difficult for me, brothers. We’re all working for the higher-ups, aren’t we...”

”Alright, alright, I can’t wait for you to do the patrol for us. Go ahead, patrol however you want, whatever makes you happy.”

With cigarettes to smoke, the two men didn’t care anymore and let Qin Tian pass.

The rooms the two men referred to on their left were to Qin Tian’s right. He walked less than ten meters further and indeed saw a corridor on the right leading far away. He quickly followed it, and after descending a staircase, what came into view was a row of secret rooms.

However, outside this row of cells, there were four men patrolling, moving back and forth, seemingly on high alert.

”Judging by their nervousness, Murong Fei and Meng Yao must be locked up here.”

Qin Tian walked towards the four guards.

”Hey, what are you doing, how did you get here?”

Seeing Qin Tian approaching, the four guards naturally came up to interrogate him.

Qin Tian looked at the four men and then glanced sideways to see iron chains cast over the doors of each cell, and his brows furrowed slightly.

”Where are the hostages being held!”

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Tian directly interrogated the four men with a stern voice. His presence was extraordinary, appearing like a leader, and as his gaze swept over their faces, all four men were taken aback.

”You... brother, who are you?” The lead middle-aged guard among the four asked Qin Tian after a moment of stunned silence.

Qin Tian immediately put on an angry demeanor, ”You’ve all come to Panlong Mountain and you still don’t know who I am? Didn’t the second brother tell you? Didn’t the big brother tell you?”

Qin Tian pressed on with his questions, his attitude aggressive and pressing.

After all, these four were just underlings, and new to Panlong Mountain, only aware that this was Chen Zhongyi’s territory; they didn’t even recognize Chen Zhongyi himself, let alone other leaders on this turf.

So, when they saw Qin Tian’s furious demeanor, all four of them were somewhat bewildered.

”This brother, we came to Panlong Mountain from Zhonghai City following the second brother, we all belong to Zhongyi Hall, we’ve never seen you before, so please... forgive our ignorance...”

”Cut the crap!”

Qin Tian cut the middle-aged man off without giving him a chance to save face, he said sternly, ”Big brother sent me here to take care of business, and not only are you not cooperating, but you also want to obstruct? Should I call the second brother here for a confrontation!? Should I, the captain of the Panlong Mountain security team, be interrogated by you on Panlong Mountain’s own territory?”

”Hiss...”

At the mention of the team captain, the four guards instantly panicked, realizing he held a position of significant power and was not someone they could afford to offend.

”Captain, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, there’s no need to call the second brother for a confrontation. You ask what you want to ask, we will cooperate,” the middle-aged man said quickly with a smile, taking out a pack of Zhonghua Cigarettes and lighting one for Qin Tian.

Qin Tian smoked with a serious expression, posturing greatly, truly embodying the look of a leader.

”Where is the hostage being held? Unlock the door, I need to check her condition and then report to big brother. Hurry up and open the door!” Qin Tian ordered arrogantly.

”Yes, yes, yes...”

The middle-aged man took out a key from his pocket and opened the door to the middle cell.

Qin Tian walked to the door of the cell and saw inside, Meng Yao’s complexion was haggard as she sat, handcuffed, with a dim gaze. It seemed she had suffered a great deal these past few days; hearing the sound of the door opening, she had no reaction, simply keeping her head down.

Qin Tian scanned the cell and furrowed his brow immediately, turning to the middle-aged man, ”Weren’t there two hostages? Why is there only one?!”