Chapter 941: Chapter 946: Turning Against Each Other (Part 1)
After spending more than twenty minutes on the road, Nanrong Hao finally arrived at the North City District driving an Audi. Following the location provided by Hu Fei, Ling Chen quickly found the spot where the truck was parked.
Sitting in the car, Ling Chen looked through the window at the garbage station not far away, frowning slightly. The location indicated that the truck was in this garbage station. However, Ling Chen had some doubts about this address. Given the God Organization’s abundant resources, why would they choose a garbage station as a base? It didn’t fit the God Organization’s image at all.
After some quick thinking, Ling Chen gave a few instructions to Nanrong Hao and Jiang Hao. Then, he got out of the car alone, his sharp gaze scanning the surroundings to prevent any suspicious characters from appearing.
Soon, Ling Chen arrived at the front gate of the garbage station. He glanced inside through the closed iron gate. Apart from the piled-up trash, no one else was in sight. Thinking it over, for safety’s sake, Ling Chen gave up the idea of entering through the front gate and moved to the side wall of the garbage station.
With a light tip of the toe, Ling Chen jumped up, and his hands immediately grabbed the top of the wall. Then, with a slight exertion of his arms, he supported his whole body over the top of the wall.
Once his feet touched the ground, Ling Chen crouched down and quickly hid behind a discarded box, then surveyed the surroundings. But the entire garbage station was silent, not a sound to be heard, except for a dim hanging lamp outside the station’s room.
Due to limited lighting, the illumination covered only about ten meters around, while nearby piles of garbage were shrouded in darkness, nothing visible.
Crouching down on the ground, Ling Chen listened carefully to the surroundings. Hearing nothing suspicious, he then walked toward the small house in the center of the garbage station.
Once at the small house, Ling Chen pressed against the wall, moving slowly along it until he reached the window. The window was closed, but there were no curtains inside; all he could see through the glass was pitch black.
Ling Chen peered inside twice, then quietly pushed the door open and stepped inside.
Perhaps due to the excessive piles of garbage around, the room was filled with an acrid odor. Ling Chen entered the room, and just as he was about to observe the room’s layout, a sudden phone ringing startled him. Ling Chen looked closely and saw that a phone was sitting on a table by the wall.
At that moment, the phone’s screen glowed softly, displaying a phone number. Ling Chen grew alert and cautiously approached the table, picking up the phone.
Seeing the incoming call’s number, Ling Chen answered the call and said, "Hello." Soon, a familiar voice came from the other end: "Hello! Ling Chen, you finally found this place. I thought I’d have to wait a few more days. I didn’t expect your efficiency to be quite impressive."
Hearing the other person’s voice, Ling Chen raised an eyebrow and said sternly: "Lin Guodong, it’s you! Where are you?"
"Me?" Lin Guodong chuckled and said, "I’m in a very safe place, waiting to watch a good show."
A good show?
For some reason, Lin Guodong’s words gave Ling Chen a very bad feeling.
"What do you want to do?" Ling Chen asked.
"Not much, just want to see how much you care about your friends." As soon as Lin Guodong finished speaking, a light shone outside the room, accompanied by a buzzing sound, like a machine starting up. Holding the phone, Ling Chen briskly walked outside the room, looking around. Suddenly, his face abruptly changed.
On both sides of the garbage station, there were two garbage processing machines. Each machine had a long conveyor belt used to transport garbage into the machine. Ling Chen saw the garbage being swallowed by the machine’s teeth and instantly turning into a heap of debris. If a person were to enter, they’d likely turn into minced meat.
And at that moment, a person was bound to each of the machines’ conveyor belts. One was Xia Yue, and the other was Kaelina. Both of their bodies were tightly tied and fixed to the conveyor belts, unable to move. No matter how they struggled, they couldn’t break free from the ropes.
Seeing this scene, Ling Chen didn’t hesitate, immediately rushing toward the nearest Xia Yue, intending to rescue her from danger.
However, before Ling Chen could reach Xia Yue’s side, Lin Guodong’s voice came through the phone: "Ling Chen, if I were you, I wouldn’t act so hastily."
"What do you mean?" Ling Chen stopped in his tracks, frowning as he asked. He knew that with Lin Guodong’s personality, it wouldn’t be so easy for him to succeed.
"I understand your desire to save people, but now is not the right time." As he spoke, the conveyor belts of the two garbage processors suddenly accelerated, rapidly transporting Xia Yue and Kaelina to the machine’s entrance. With less than twenty meters remaining, both would be engulfed by the machines.
The situation threw Ling Chen into a dilemma. The two machines were in different locations, so whether he saved Xia Yue or Kaelina, there wouldn’t be enough time to save the other. Hence, one of the two people was bound to die.
"Lin Guodong, stop!"
Hearing Ling Chen’s angry shout, Lin Guodong’s laughter immediately emanated from the phone. Then, the two machines gradually stopped. Seeing Xia Yue and Kaelina halted at the machine’s entrance, Ling Chen couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Calming his emotions, Ling Chen’s eyes quickly regained a look of composure.
"Say what you really want, what do you want?"
Lin Guodong laughed and said, "Ling Chen, I knew you were a smart guy. Since you’re asking, I’ll get straight to the point. Help me with something, and as long as you accomplish it well, I’ll immediately release these two women."
"What about the others?"
"Ling Chen, you can’t be too greedy. But you don’t have to be too anxious; I will release them, but this requires your cooperation. For now, let’s not talk about anything else, let’s resolve the first issue. All the information is on this phone, take a look yourself. It is now ten o’clock at night, and by five in the morning tomorrow, I hope you complete my request and return here to meet me. Remember, you must return before five. If you can’t show up on time, I suggest you prepare two burlap sacks. Well, that’s all I have to say, take care of yourself."
With that, Lin Guodong directly hung up the phone.
Looking at Xia Yue and Kaelina lying on the two machines, Ling Chen took a deep breath, didn’t linger any longer, and quickly walked out of the garbage station.