Chapter 15
, Section 3, "The Safest Place in the World"
Riley envisioned this thrilling experience, comparable to bungee jumping without a rope, as something to terrify young Yu, making her scream and cry. This, in turn, would teach Yu a lesson, discouraging her from easily trusting strangers.
In fact, Xiaoyu did shout it out loud.
But there was not a trace of fear or unease; on the contrary, it was as if they were having a great time in an amusement park, filled with excitement and joy.
This unexpected turn of events left Riley somewhat amused and exasperated, marveling at Cheng Xiaoyu's remarkable talent—the T-girl who repeatedly saved the world from dire straits.
But precisely because of this, after confirming that Xiaoyu could withstand the stimulation brought to her body by swinging at a high altitude, Riley gradually increased the speed.
According to the location displayed by the tracker, they found that Uncle Long and his group were gradually slowing down, indicating that they had arrived near the entrance of District 13.
Riley, whose swinging skills had become increasingly proficient, adjusted the angle and, with Xiaoyu in his arms, landed smoothly on a tall building.
Then, looking down from above, I saw the familiar black van drive right below me.
The next second, as the back door of the van opened, Uncle Long, who had fully regained his senses and was now calling out to him by Sheriff Black, jumped out angrily.
"After six years, the first thing you did when we met was to drug me? Are you kidding me! Why would you do that! I thought we were good friends!"
"We are certainly good friends, but I'm sorry, due to my duties, I must keep this place a secret until you are willing to join us."
"Yes, I see. This place is so unusual; it's a complete mess. Let me guess, are you trying to tell me next that there's a secret base hidden here?"
"How did you know? I was just about to tell you..."
"Oh! Come on! I stopped believing that kind of kidding a decade or so ago! Thank you for the surprise gift, I really like it, so let's meet again in six years... Oh, excuse me, please allow me to leave for a moment, I need to call a taxi first."
"What? Wait, Jackie Chan, that phone booth...!"
No matter how Sheriff Black explained, believing he had been betrayed, Uncle Long, who was in a fit of anger, ignored Heriff Black's words.
Completely ignoring Sheriff Blake's warning, he walked into the old-fashioned telephone booth, ready to dial for a taxi.
To Uncle Long's utter surprise, this phone booth itself was one of the secret passages to District 13.
Even the phone number for calling the taxi company was pre-set as a secret code to activate the machine!
As a result of a series of unforeseen circumstances, the phone booth door closed automatically as the last correct number was entered.
As the wall opened and closed rapidly, before Uncle Long could react, he was suddenly pushed so hard that he cried out in terror and disappeared without a trace.
After that, in order to cover up the strangeness of the disappearance of the phone booth and prevent the entrance to District 13 from being discovered, a large machine hidden underground quietly started operating. Almost the instant Uncle Long's figure disappeared, another phone booth, which was exactly the same in appearance and in appearance, was sent to the original location of the phone booth by a lift!
"Oh, my impatient old friend..."
Of course, Uncle Long accidentally exposed the secrets of District 13, which also gave Inspector Black a real headache.
After a brief silence, Sheriff Blake scrapped and rebuilt his original plan while glancing around to make sure no one else was watching.
Then he stomped on the ground rhythmically a few times.
Then the wall opens again, revealing a staircase that leads rapidly downwards.
So much so that Sheriff Black, whose attention was completely drawn to Uncle Dragon and who was only thinking about quickly appeasing his old friend and reaching a cooperation agreement, was completely unaware that...
Before the hidden door in the wall closed, Riley seized the opportunity and nimbly slipped inside, using the spiderwebs to swing along.
Then, with his body pressed against the wall, relying on the old rule that "CT scans never involve looking up," he brazenly followed Sheriff Black and his team toward District 13.
As for Xiaoyu?
Before the operation even began, Riley, in order to free up his hands for the subsequent actions and to prevent Jade's head from bumping or hitting itself, had Jade lie on his back and wrapped with spider silk to reinforce the connection between them.
And so, in that silent operation, the group moved swiftly through the secret passage, led by Sheriff Black.
When Uncle Long, who was terrified by the "man-eating phone booth," collapsed to the ground, limp and powerless, as the elevator doors opened.
The crowd had been waiting at the exit for quite some time, their eyes filled with a mixture of wanting to laugh and not daring to.
"Oh, my brain... Damn it, damn it, damn it..."
"I was just about to warn you, Jackie Chan, you really should have let me finish what I had to say."
"Huh? Blake? How did you get down here?!"
"Of course we'll take the stairs! Come with me, we still have a long way to go."
After that classic scene ended, Sheriff Black led Uncle Dragon through the labyrinthine underground passages, turning left and right for a while. Finally, they activated a mechanism on the wall, revealing a hidden elevator, and took Uncle Dragon inside, heading towards Area Thirteen, known as "the safest place in the world."
This time, however, given the cramped space of the elevator, even if Sheriff Black and his men were careless, they certainly wouldn't just stand by and watch Riley climb into the elevator without reacting at all.
Activating the external elevator disguised as a phone booth requires entering a specific code. This implies that a specific method is necessary to make the elevator function properly.
From this perspective, Riley's path of infiltration was destined to fail prematurely, leaving him with no chance to enter the true District 13.
Fortunately, Riley brought along the concept goddess Xiaoyu this time.
Even though both Jade and Riley were new to the outer perimeter of District 13, Jade, relying solely on her intuition, pointed out a hidden shortcut to Riley that even Sheriff Black, who had meticulously managed District 13 for many years, probably hadn't discovered!
As we sped forward, the view suddenly opened up before us...
Riley and Jade, as outsiders, managed to enter the core secret area of District 13 even before Sheriff Black and his men, who were taking the private elevator!
From that moment on, District 13, once hailed as "the safest place in the world," fell from its pedestal, much like S.H.I.E.L.D.'s "never-falling" Helicarrier. It became a stain that would forever haunt Commissioner Black's life!