Gunfire, Punk & Necromancers

Chapter 244 Chapter 241
Thanks to Ge Gongdao's tireless efforts and Zhuang Xuteng's additional financial support, the new base of operations was finally established.The two bought a two-story self-service laundry shop in the hub area. After a simple transformation, it has relatively complete functions.

Ge Gong has a wide range of connections, and he found out that there was an auto repair shop that wanted to sell because of its poor management, so he found this place.I have to say they were lucky, the owner of the auto repair shop not only owns the entire building, he is also the owner of the land.Ge Gongdao and Zhuang Xuteng sold both the store and the land in the form of deposit plus installment payment, turning this place into their own property.

I was able to make this decision because the environment here is so good.

The building has two floors above ground and one floor below ground. The building area of ​​each floor on the ground is about 500 square meters. Excluding the slope at the entrance and exit, the usable area of ​​the underground garage is nearly [-] square meters, and the usable space is very large.Originally, the boss used the first floor as a vehicle repair and maintenance area, built a car wash area on the ground floor, and the second floor was a resting place for customers, a product sales area, and an office area.Originally, the business here was pretty good, but with the relocation of the vehicle coal water station next door, and the surrounding roads being old and in disrepair, many car owners did not like to come to this place.Coupled with the fact that local gang activities are becoming more and more rampant, the boss persisted for a while, and couldn't stand the state of bleeding all day, so he decided to take action.

Unlike the original shop owners, Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao dared to take action against the gang. They were just worried that there was no suitable opponent for practicing kung fu, and they were not afraid in their hearts.If it is a big gang, such as Blood Bat, Canghuo, Graveyard, and Raider, they have to think more about it.Right now, a medium-sized Yellow Turban regiment controls the surrounding neighborhoods, and there are no particularly powerful characters. Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao may not look for trouble, but they are definitely not afraid of trouble.

If it had been placed half a year ago, Zhuang Xuteng would have suggested that Ge Gongdao retain the setup of the garage, and then invite Kelly and Buck to come and take care of it.Things are different now. He thinks that the car repair shop needs a lot of employees, and it is very inconvenient for people to come and go. It is better to change it into a self-service shop that is very popular now.

The coin-operated washing machine is installed on the first floor, just to use the cheap treated water from the original car wash, just change the pipe and move the water meter to a different position.At the same time, install dryers, ironing machines, and sell washing powder and other items by portion. The charges do not need to be expensive, as long as they can cover the cost.

Set up a smoking room and game room on the second floor, install some slot machines, and place coin-changing machines here.It is enough to hire two or three people for the above-ground facilities, just to help Lucy solve the placement problem of some disabled employees.Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao are the best thugs and security guards, but obviously they have to hire someone else.

Zhuang Xuteng thought of Doyle, and Ge Gongdao also thought it was a good idea.They asked Lucy to help find Doyle, and found that he now had a new job, so they worked as a security guard in the new city's Glorious Street...

Hearing this news, Ge Gongdao thought that Daoyer was down and out, and hurriedly took Zhuang Xuteng to find him.When he saw Doyle, he was very enthusiastic about the two of them. Judging from their clothing and mental outlook, although they could not be said to be rich and radiant, they certainly had nothing to do with being down-and-out.The two were very puzzled. They thought that Doyle would definitely fight the drug dealer. Why did he look like a retired man with nothing to do?
"On the surface, that's true." Doyle punched the air a few times, and the cracking sound proved that he hadn't stopped exercising. "I don't want to go back to Hongxiu Town, I have to find a place to live..."

Although I don't know what state he is in, as long as Doyle is healthy and mentally healthy, the requirements of the two are satisfied.Ge Gongdao invited him straight to the point: "Superficial work... We have a good superficial job, and I would like to invite you over."

"I'll ask and I'll give you an answer tomorrow morning."

"I haven't told you how much it is yet!"

"Do I care?" Doyle responded with a rhetorical question, and then said he went to the boss and sent the two away.

Early the next morning, Doyle called to confirm that he had accepted the new job, asked for the address—still no salary—and went to the laundromat with a bag of luggage.It wasn't until this time that he told the truth to them: he was employed by Morgana before, and the so-called street security was actually the bodyguard of Morgana's family.

"Uh... you've been working for Morgana after the highway parking area?"

Doyle threw the luggage in the laundry room first, then said, "I didn't do it right away. She came to me and said that Naike recommended me to her, and she needed an informant who would fight drug dealers. I see She is PCPD, and I didn't want to cooperate with her at first, but she gave me some information, and I did find some enemies. I saw that she was not joking, and thought that such a person should live well, so I wanted to protect her, so I Got a job as a security guard."

"Uh, did we mess up your plans?"

"What plan? I don't have a plan. I will take the shot when I have the opportunity, and wait for the opportunity at other times." Doyle looked at Naike and said, "I told Morgana, and she agreed for me to come and opened for you without notifying her Express dissatisfaction with his behavior. I have brought the words, how to solve it, Naike, you can figure out a way yourself."

"Yes, Naike, you can figure it out yourself!" Ge Gongdao pulled Doyle into the store and introduced him the situation inside, especially the staff dormitory on the second floor.

"I thought I'd tell her after everything was arranged!" Zhuang Xuteng shouted at the backs of the two, but the two strong men didn't pay any attention.Zhuang Xuteng sighed, and said to himself: "I really don't want to hide it..."

Daoyer came to live in the store, and all the situation on the ground was handed over to him. Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdao were very relieved.They didn't pay Doyle a salary either, but instead credited him with one-third of the profit from the ground part.In fact, the three men don't know how to open a shop to make money together, and they don't know how much they earn and how much they lose.However, the three of them are not people who particularly care about these details. If the general direction is certain, the store can be opened.

They also thought that if they really lost money, they would go to rob gangs to supplement their families.

The two floors on the ground are used as superficial industries, and the original underground car wash room can be "used for other purposes".They remodeled the entrance and exit, making it steeper in order to obtain a larger underground area.Except for the vehicles parked for two people, the rest of the area is fenced off, and this is their base of operations.

——The first phase of the project.

A base of operations with only a front door exit is like a man without a leg.The reason why the car wash dares to be built underground is mainly because the deeper underground is the comprehensive sewer of Peicheng, with complete pressure steam pipes, sewage pipes, tap water pipes, power pipes and communication line pipes.The original owner spent some money himself to connect the sewer water from the basement into the sewage pipe, and left a construction channel for this reconstruction.Now that this passage is re-used, they can directly enter Peicheng's underground pipe network.

It extends in all directions and connects most parts of the city.Indeed, the environment inside is very bad, and it is very difficult to move. In fact, they can't go very far.The two explored in all directions. Ge Gongdao's body can only walk within four blocks nearby, and Zhuang Xuteng can only walk two more streets before they will be blocked by the narrow passage full of pipes.

In essence, this is still an underground space closed to people, and this is exactly what the two of them wanted.The underpass can be used as an emergency entrance and exit, as long as they find another house within four blocks, it can become a "second base of operations."There are two places, one outside and one inside, one for daily use and attracting firepower, and the other for storing their valuable and confidential things, which is also used as a shelter.

It's just that they haven't selected a "base of operations" yet.

In the eyes of ordinary people, a fierce-looking old man (Doyle) took over the car repair shop and turned it into a self-service laundry room and entertainment room, which has nothing to do with mercenaries.On the side of the gang, Zhuang Xuteng went to be polite first, and took the initiative to pay the protection fee, and Doyle would take care of the rest.Doyle has extensive experience dealing with gangs.If it wasn't for the drug dealer's shady tricks and the pulling of the Zipi people, he had almost successfully integrated the local forces in Hongxiu City, and he was about to destroy the Spirit Leaf Plantation.

Giving the superficial work to Daoyer, Zhuang Xuteng and Ge Gongdaotu are reassuring.Next, the two will focus on the practice of Super Calculation and Five Flashes, and strive to bring their strength to a new level as soon as possible.

The deer hunter training set was still in a rented warehouse on the docks, which was still ostensibly their base of operations.Apart from the two of them and Doyle, only Lucy and Morgana know about the laundry room base, but there will be only two insiders in the future "Operation Base".

It's getting further away... Let's talk about the topic of "five flashes".When Zhuang Xuteng used the super-cache martial arts and wraith servant spells, his battlefield perception ability was stronger, which increased his control range.The essence of super-computing martial arts is to increase the reaction speed, so as to gain time to see and dismantle moves.Zhuang Xuteng has expanded the range of perception—this expansion includes not only distance, but also the types of perceivable information—which in disguise increases the time he can use to react.Therefore, when Zhuang Xuteng puts out all his strength to fight, he has the effect of half a flash to a flash.

Zhuang Xuteng is a very cunning person, he did not maintain this part of the effect - that would be too fake - but used it out of the blue.Especially before the skeleton phantom was about to pounce, Zhuang Xuteng could spot the omen earlier than Ge Gongdao, so he chose this time to make a move and frightened Ge Gongdao together with the skeleton, creating tremendous pressure on him.

Clay figurines will get angry if they are bullied too much, not to mention Ge Gongdao.After repeated frights, Ge Gongdao first reached the five flashes, reversed the form of training, and began to press Zhuang Xuteng to fight.The distinctive feature of the five flashes is to "scare people", or to put it more bluntly, it is a fake action.After reaching five flashes, because the reaction speed is fast enough, it is already possible to selectively use small movements to trigger the opponent's conditioned reflex according to the opponent's body posture, perception range and action habits, thereby guiding the enemy's actions.

For example, there is a blind spot between the eyes of a person, and the ability to observe the edge of the viewing angle is far less than that of the front. If an unexpected situation is created in these areas at this time, it will have a more "scaring effect".Most people will directly use conditioned reflexes in the face of emergencies, the so-called "subconscious actions" are such.If you already know the enemy's subconscious actions, and then induce the enemy to use subconscious actions, this can be regarded as predicting the enemy's opportunity and controlling the enemy.

Zhuang Xuteng used the fake five flashes combined with the phantom of the skull to frighten people, and now he is starting to be frightened by Ge Gongdao.In essence, he is fighting against his own conditioned reflex, striving to turn "being used" into "autonomous and controllable".All their supercomputing martial arts before were to train the "conditioned reflex" of the nervous system. From the beginning of the five flashes, they could not be completely handed over to the conditioned reflex. It was quite "anti-human" to put it under control instead.

Fortunately, Master Famine Stranger has found a set of scientific training methods, not only finding a way to overthrow the conditioned reflex, but also finding a better working model for it.Five flashes is the foundation, and six flashes is consolidation. The conditioned reflex must be completely controlled by subjective consciousness. When the superficial nerves from the brain to the spinal cord to the skin become a whole, start to break through the second threshold: seven flashes.

Qishan asked them to establish another set of conditioned reflexes.It's not a conditioned reflex for the enemy's tricks, but for the enemy-to put it in an easier-to-understand way: from seeing through tricks to seeing through people.

Master said that it requires a lot of combat experience to do it, which must include many life and death tests.Because of this, the one who can get to Qishan first is the senior brother.

Ge Gongdao thought that Zhuang Xuteng might arrive at Qishan first, but Zhuang Xuteng's thinking was just the opposite.The older ones think the younger ones are smart, and they always break through first; the younger ones know that the older ones are more stable, and they are just clever.

"Brother Dao, you are still the best." After a day of training, Zhuang Xuteng drank Legion Juice to recover his physical strength and spirit. "You can already stabilize the five-flash state, and I'm still inactive."

"But you still need to reach Wushan first. According to Master's request, whoever arrives first will be the senior brother." Ge Gongdao wiped his face with a hot towel, and then wrapped an ice pack around his neck.This is his folk remedy, there is no reason for it, but it is comfortable anyway. "Master said that Qi Shan has an overwhelming advantage against those below Six Shan. As long as you can raise it up in an instant, Qi Shan has already won. So as long as you are one step ahead, you will win."

"Maybe it's the truth, or maybe it's just Master's encouragement and encouragement to us. He also said four flashes to stabilize voltage and three flashes, do you feel it?"

"In melee combat, four dodges have no obvious advantage over three dodges, but you haven't considered one situation: using long weapons or guns. The two of us often punch to the flesh, and now we start to change weapons."

"Do you want to start now? Wait, the phone is ringing." Zhuang Xuteng quickly got up and walked quickly to pick up the phone.

"Nike, I have a mission." Lucy's voice was very clear and recognizable. "You and Ge Gongdao come over as soon as possible, there is a fun task."

Before Zhuang Xuteng could inquire specifically, the phone hung up, which made him confused. "Brother Dao, Sister Lucy has arranged a job. She uses 'fun' to describe that task."

"Fun? What kind of weird adjective is this? Aren't they all easy, difficult, dangerous, etc.? The best mission is to describe it as easy to make money. What does it mean to be fun..."

"Sister Lucy has always been very professional when it comes to entrusted tasks. This time is too strange." Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and said, "No matter what, let's go there quickly. Bring more mice and drink more legion juice. Martial arts eliminate fatigue."

Lucy wears a mask all day long, and everyone can never see her expression; the mask has a sound filter, and it always feels like an electronic sound, and the tone cannot be heard.But after getting along for a long time, you can read her actions, and guess her emotions from the way she chooses words and sentences and the intervals of pronunciation.Today, Lucy's mood is just two words: happiness.

She was so happy that she began to babble: "It's a long story, but I have to talk about it. Everything has to start with..."

"If you need to start from when you were a child, then you can skip it and just tell us what to do." Ge Gongdao quickly shook his head and said, "Your appearance now makes my hair stand on end."

"As for it!" Lucy raised her tone and said, "It won't take long... It all started with the black material I asked you to find Jamil Cannings."

Zhuang Xuteng was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "Deputy to Director of PCPD, Senior Inspector and Third-Class Detective Jamie Cannings? The one who is raising a lover outside behind his wife's back?"

"It's not the third-level inspector but the chief inspector—but this is not exact, it should be the future former senior inspector and former chief inspector." Lucy rubbed her hands and said, "The content of the commission this time is: escort He left Peicheng safely."

Ge Gongdao opened his mouth wide: "Ah???" Ge Gongdao heard the overtones and said, "Sister Lucy, you have already told us the details of the entrustment. Is this mission a must?"

"No, no, no." Lucy quickly waved her hands and said, "Of course you can refuse. The reason why I directly disclosed the name of the escort is mainly because you are related to this matter, especially you, Naike. Your idea Jamie Cannings had to flee."

Zhuang Xuteng sighed, and said, "He really has black information about the judge's father-in-law? Did you find out?"

"I didn't have time to deal with that much. At that time, there were more lucrative jobs waiting for us to do. I did a brief investigation, found some clues, and then sold the clues." Lucy flicked her hair, looking very proud: "I heard that a middleman contacted Cannings' wife, created a good commission, and it actually worked out."

Ge Gongdao was not happy, he waved his hand vigorously, and said, "Why don't you come to us for such a task?"

"I have made an assessment. To find what the Chief Inspector is hiding, you need a lot of camouflage, lurking, and intelligence gathering. You are not good at these things; the place where the things are hidden is likely to require unnoticed actions, and it is inevitable to sneak through the door. You don’t know how to lock and crack the video equipment, and this task will definitely take up a lot of manpower. At that time, the risk of the task was not good compared to the benefits. It is better to help the PCPD to fight crime. Even if I don’t let it Other intermediaries, this task will not reach your head."

Ge Gongdao slammed his fists on his knees, and said angrily, "If only the otters were here..."

"The otter can really make up for your lack of abilities, but he is not my mercenary, and I won't count him in when I consider the mission." Lucy said: "You two work together very well, and you also have your own strengths. Features. If the two of you just want to do everything, it’s too wishful thinking and delusional. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t imply that you add other people. It’s not easy to have a partner. Adding people just for the sake of comprehensive skills often hides other people. risks."

"I guess no one understands this lesson better than me." Ge Gongdao clenched his fists and said.

He must have thought of the previous betrayal.Zhuang Xuteng himself knew privately that Ge Gongdao's original team was very comprehensive, with all kinds of talents, and could take on almost any task.Because of this feature, although they do not have strong combat effectiveness, they always have jobs, and they can cut into the mission from multiple angles, thereby reducing the difficulty of the mission.This is also the main reason why they can stay without implants and keep saving money.

But it is difficult to choose character after picking skills. Ge Gongdao picked skills first and ignored character, so he got backstab.

"Let's not talk about the tasks completed by others, just talk about this chief inspector who is about to escape. Who wants to mess with him? His judge's father-in-law?"

"Yes, but it's more than that." Lucy said: "The general outline of the task is to escort a person out of Peicheng safely. The total distance is about 130 kilometers. Even if it is delivered, you will be paid 45 euros each."

"How much? 45?" Ge Gongdao laughed and said, "The two of us add up to 90. Including your share, the client paid a total of 180 million?"

"You shouldn't ask this question, but this time I can satisfy your curiosity—because this task is so fun." Lucy spread her hands and said, "I get the same money as you, and 20 is for the other four cover teams, who will act simultaneously to confuse the enemy's line of sight. They don't take much risk, and they mainly buy you time to get out of the city."

"I think this mission is good. Escort is better than assassination. Brother Dao, what do you think?"

"Of course I have to do it. If Lucy can say that the task is fun, then I will definitely play it. 45 is not rare, but Lucy's fun is too rare, it's rare in a hundred years!"

"Brother Dao, don't make cold jokes, what do you mean I am fun?" Lucy snorted, but her body language revealed that she was not angry.Lucy pulled out a file bag from the drawer, threw it to Zhuang Xuteng, and said, "The contents are all inside, you can read it."

The content of the document is very simple: time, pick-up location, safety requirements, target location and travel time limit, and attach the protected person's photo and simple identity information.This document can be remembered at a glance. The key to the whole mission is not what is written on the document, but what "gossip" information Lucy has inquired about.So Zhuang Xuteng looked at Lucy eagerly and listened to her.

"He provoked a group of judges, but his trump card was broken, and he could no longer threaten him, so a group of people prepared to deal with him. He couldn't get along in the system, and he was afraid of being sent to prison. Just him Even if he is not sentenced to serve a sentence, but just sent to prison awaiting trial, he will have to be killed by the people inside."

Ge Gongdao whistled and said again and again: "Indeed, indeed."

"His lover, the female manager of the Business Development Department of the Today Group is going to send him asylum, but she has no experience in this area. I don't know what channel - probably a club or a tea party - she heard that we help people in the company recover lost items things."

"XAST1? That box?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"Yes, that's the thing. So this person found me." Lucy laughed twice and said, "Don't you think it's funny? He went around and found the mastermind behind the whole thing, please Let's save his life."

"Is that to save him or kill him?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

PS: Sorry sorry, it's late.

(End of this chapter)