Cave Refuge-Chapter 157 - 156: Seeing through without Exposing_1

Dong Tianyu, who was returning through the subway network, didn’t expect that Li Minghao had specifically assigned someone to wait for him at the entrance of the underground shelter leading to the surface.

Although the subway network was spread under Pengcheng like a spider web, this path was not as freely accessible as the small roads on the surface.

The subway network was not only patrolled continuously, but anyone wanting to enter any underground shelter through the subway network still needed to go through entry and exit procedures.

Under normal circumstances, you would have to obtain an admission certificate from the originating shelter, which is similar to buying a ticket under real-name system, but this ticket doesn’t cost money.

Dr. Zuo assumed that Dong Tianyu was a member of the special department, so he didn’t arrange for Hugo to handle the procedures for Dong Tianyu. After all, as a member of the special department, Dr. Zuo also had entry and exit certificates that did not need to be registered.

The admission certificate for the subway network is just like a train ticket and is only used for the convenience of managing ordinary people. However, members of the special department are not bound by this rule.

Dong Tianyu encountered several patrol teams on his way forward. However, the patrol team members only glanced at Dong Tianyu and, upon confirming that he was well-dressed and well-off, they did not inquire further.

The Refuge Center at People’s Square connects four channels, and this place is also an important transit area in West City District.

Although the subway network has spread to most areas of Pengcheng, the underground passage and the surface road are fundamentally different. On the surface, one can advance without following the current road and can change lanes at will even if they took a wrong turn.

However, in the underground passage, this is not possible. Even if one finds that they chose the wrong passage, they could only retrace their steps or grit their teeth and walk to the fork in the road to change lanes.

Dong Tianyu, who was at the Foundation Building Stage, had an amazing memory and almost never got lost after looking at the map of the subway network with the help of Divine Sense. He successfully reached the Refuge Center, transformed from the People’s Square subway station.

This place has been transformed into the office area of West City District Headquarters, and ordinary people must go through strict checks to enter, especially during this period when people are on high alert.

Fortunately, in Pengcheng Jiexie, Dong Tianyu unexpectedly encountered Robinson William, who had been mentioned at the Dragon Lake Shelter.

At this time, Robinson William was tiredly walking over with the team members behind him. When Robinson William saw Dong Tianyu in the distance, his expression was stunned, and he immediately led the team members towards him.

Before he could get close, Robinson William rudely said to Dong Tianyu: "Zachary, give me a pack of cigarettes, hurry up, I’m suffocating."

Hearing Robinson William’s words, Dong Tianyu was stunned. What’s going on? Is this how you greet when you meet?

Seeing that Dong Tianyu was still standing in place, Robinson William walked up to him, slapped a hand on his shoulder and said: "Damn man, stop standing there like a dummy, hurry up and take out the cigarettes."

Hearing Robinson William’s constant urging, Dong Tianyu rolled his eyes in annoyance, but still drew out a pack of white cigarettes from his pocket.

Before Dong Tianyu could hand it over, Robinson William snatched it from his hand.

"Well, it’s a whole pack of Big Front Door, not bad at all, kiddo. You managed to get your hands on such a good stuff, this is the earliest cigarette for officials."

Robinson William skillfully opened the packaging. Knowing that Dong Tianyu didn’t smoke, he directly distributed the cigarettes to his teammates before lighting one for himself.

Robinson William took a forceful puff, and the length of the just lit cigarette was suddenly reduced by a third.

Robinson William didn’t exhale the smoke immediately, but made a swallowing movement before slowly exhaling the smoke from his mouth.

This strange way of smoking was not exclusive to Robinson William. Among his teammates, two to three other people were also using the same method earlier.

Dong Tianyu, who was a bit curious, scanned with Divine Sense and discovered something very interesting.

Those who used this method of smoking were all practicing martial artists, also known as Warriors. When the smoke entered their lungs, a trace of it was absorbed into their bodies.

"Where are you guys coming from? You look so messed up, oh, I forgot, you’re special forces, your missions are confidential. Forget I asked," Dong Tianyu asked.

Hearing Dong Tianyu’s words, Robinson William responded nonchalantly, "This mission is not a secret, it’s okay to tell you."

After hearing Robinson William briefed him about the mission, Dong Tianyu was speechless. The mission they were executing seemed simple on the surface: they were to suppress the riot in a private sanctuary and bring the survivors to the official Refuge Centre.

The simpler a task is, the easier it is for unexpected issues to arise, just like with this mission, because the authorities no longer unconditionally provided each survivor with an exchange channel.

So, some low-level survivors residing in private sanctuaries, having lost their source of supplies, ultimately had to return to official shelters.

Actually, these low-level survivors were only doing what they had to survive, but when faced with a large number of low-level survivors leaving, the administrators of the private sanctuaries couldn’t sit still.

Be it a large or a medium-sized sanctuary, it simply wouldn’t function with too few people in it.

Facing the situation where survivors were leaving every day, the owners of private sanctuaries couldn’t just sit and watch. Some started improving the conditions for the survivors, while others closed the entrances and exits, suppressing the survivors living there.

When the situation escalated, the officials stepped forward, warning all private sanctuaries, and directly dealt with some of the most problematic survivors.

Robinson William’s special combat team usually doesn’t mobilize. But once it does, it’s not something that could be resolved just by imposing a fine. After all, when it comes to suppressing bandits, all one needs is a location.

Every time Robinson William returned from a mission, a private sanctuary would permanently disappear, gradually earning him the nickname: ’Living Yama’.

After all, as the old saying goes: ’When Yama arrives, life and death are uncertain.’

Seeing Robinson William appear revived after finishing his cigarette, Dong Tianyu joked, "Young Master Robinson, you do all the dirty work, but you don’t even have a pack of cigarettes and you have to borrow mine. I don’t know whether to praise you for your integrity or mock you for being too straight-laced."

Hearing Dong Tianyu’s words, Robinson William wasn’t angry; He retorted, looking very pleased with himself, "It’s called integrity, you kid don’t understand?"

Hearing his words, Dong Tianyu couldn’t resist rebutting, "Integrity? Then, you tell me, where did Ye Liuyun get all his stuff from?"

Through Robinson William’s reaction just now, Dong Tianyu immediately understood the situation at Ye Liuyun’s end, but he didn’t intend to continue to tease at this topic.

Let bygones be bygones, they were still good friends.