It was easier for Qu Jianlei to enter the core area than last time. After all, there was a backdoor.
The interrogation in the core area is indeed much stricter. Fortunately, this is not the first time he has entered the core area.
The night of the infiltration was very strict. He tried several times but found that there were basically no suitable opportunities.
If he had to take a risk, it wasn't impossible, but he had a feeling that the result wouldn't be good.
He waited patiently until dawn, and there were still quite a few patrol teams of Star Thieves passing by, one for about ten minutes.
But probably because it was dawn, the patrol team didn't stop many people for interrogation, and they were more or less lax.
Qu Jianlei waited patiently for a while and realized that it was not very convenient to move during the day, even if the interrogation was a little relaxed.
Most of the star thieves knew each other. Even if they couldn't recognize each other by name, at least they looked familiar.
In this case...do we still have to risk going out at night?
He was helpless when an off-road vehicle broke down with a muffled sound on the road more than two hundred meters away.
Two Star Thieves got out of the car, opened the hood and saw a stream of white smoke coming out of it.
The two star thieves said a few words to the people in the car, and two more people got out of the car, one of whom should be a B-class soldier.
Three of the four star thieves abandoned their vehicles and left, while the remaining one took out his mobile phone and called.
Not long after, a motorcycle drove up, carrying two people and several tool bags of different sizes on the back seat.
The motorcycle stopped next to the off-road vehicle. The two got off the vehicle, took a rough look at the situation, took out the tools and began to disassemble it.
At some point, another person walked up next to the three of them, wearing dark blue work clothes common to maintenance technicians and carrying a tool bag.
This man walked to the car and took a look without saying anything. He only shook his head occasionally, looking disapproving.
The two men repairing the car didn't know what this person did, so they didn't bother to talk to him and just went about their work.
The star thief guarding the car didn't ask what this person did - he was probably working with those two people, right?
Anyway, in the core area, no one dares to steal their own car.
A team of patrolling Xingtao came over, took a look at the broken down vehicle, and left on their own. No one came forward to interrogate the four of them.
However, someone muttered, "Is it the Qianyun vehicle from the Garden Department? This batch of vehicles is really not good."
The people around him looked at him and said, "Don't say a few words. You dare to talk nonsense about the garden department. Are you tired of living?"
Qu Jianlei heard the conversation between the two, and his heart moved slightly: This is actually the garden department's car?
He has been here more than once and knows that the gardening department is not a greening department.
Although the star thieves occasionally plant trees to improve their living environment, they really don't have a dedicated department like this.
The Garden Department is the department that detects spies, and mainly performs screening and tracing of special abilities based on the wood, earth, and water attributes.
As for the side business, I occasionally plant trees, but it is really not my main business.
To put it simply, the gardening department has considerable power among the Star Thieves. Once there is any suspicion, they will not be merciless in dealing with their own family members.
The two maintenance workers repaired it for a while, sweating profusely. They tried the car several times, but found that it could not start.
The two of them were depressed when they noticed that the maintenance worker had his hand on the hood and shook his head disapprovingly.
A maintenance man was immediately annoyed and said, "You are shaking your head like you can fix it!"
"I didn't say it could be repaired," Qu Jianlei coughed lightly, "But could it be caused by a fault in the bypass control system?"
"Bypass control system?" The two maintenance workers' eyes lit up and they checked again.
"Damn it, it's really this. Why didn't you notice it just now?" A maintenance worker wailed, "We have to take it back to repair it."
Another maintenance worker looked at the Star Thief in the caboose, "Are you going with me?"
"I'm not going," Star Thief shook his head and raised his legs to leave, "Hurry up and repair it. Can it be repaired at night?"
"It's hard to say," Qu Jianlei replied in a deep voice, "You still have to test it after it's repaired. There may be potential fault points."
"It must be repaired tomorrow morning," Star Thief ordered as he walked away.
Not long after, a tow truck came and towed the off-road vehicle.
The two maintenance workers got on the motorcycle, and Qu Jianlei opened the passenger door of the trailer and got in.
Until now, the maintenance worker didn't ask who he was. He just thought he was a maintenance worker from the gardening department, and the tow truck driver certainly didn't ask.
Not long after, the car drove to a repair shop.
The fault of the off-road vehicle is not difficult to repair. Just replace some parts. Qu Jianlei did it quietly and only damaged some chips.
The main reason is that the maintenance workers have no operating space on the road and no spare parts, so they are towed back to the factory.
After about forty minutes of repair work, the off-road vehicle was able to start a fire.
A maintenance worker had a good impression of Qu Jianlei - at least he was an expert, "Brother, why don't you give the car a try?"
Qu Jianlei waved his hand, "You guys have a try first and run around the factory twice."
At this point, he sighed, "To say that this batch of Qianyun vehicles is really a headache."
"Haha," another maintenance worker smiled, "your garden department should replace a batch of cars."
Qu Jianlei took out a box of cigarettes, scattered a few cigarettes, lit one himself, and then said leisurely, "Change cars? Haha."
This tone sounds like "there is a story, but I won't tell it."
A maintenance worker lit a cigarette, took a puff and asked, "Brother, what do you call me?"
Qu Jianlei pretended not to hear it and frowned as he looked at the off-road vehicle driving in a circle, "The exhaust still feels a little unstable?"
"This car is like this," the mechanic replied disapprovingly, "This is considered stable."
After the test drive, the driver got out of the car and said, "Okay, no problem, it's been fixed. Sign it."
"I want to go on the road and give it a try," Qu Jianlei said seriously, "At this point, we can't let it break down again."
The people in the repair shop also knew that a war was coming. No one said a word to refute, and they just watched him drive away from the repair shop.
For Qu Jianlei, the familiarity between the star thieves was originally a bad thing, but now it seems that it can also be a good thing.
At least the off-road vehicle he drove belonged to the Gardening Department, and many star thieves knew that.
The gardening department had a notorious reputation, and no one would take the initiative to cause trouble for him without turning a blind eye.
He drove around all morning, and only one patrol stopped him.
I don't know if these star thieves didn't recognize the Qianyun Vehicle or for some other reason, but he was indeed stopped.
However, Qu Jianlei was also very calm, "I just repaired the car for the gardening department. Let's test the car and eliminate any hidden dangers."
Looking at the maintenance work clothes he was wearing, the inspection team didn't bother to ask him his identity.
As for the faces being a bit raw...that's normal. Star thieves don't have much exposure to technical jobs.
Qu Jianlei quietly handed over a maintenance shop worker's card, but he didn't use it.
Then he drove around for a long time, visiting all the places he could.
It has to be said that the influence of the powerful department cannot be underestimated.
Even a group like the Star Pirates, which is not very well organized and disciplined, knows not to cause trouble.
The most dangerous time was when he was approaching the prisoner of war camp. The guards stopped him directly and refused to let him get close, but he didn't ask any questions.
Seriously, when he approached the control center, no one stopped him.
Although this is the core of the core area, it is also the focus of the Garden Department's investigation and appears very frequently in the surrounding areas.
After spending most of the day, Qu Jianlei had determined everything that needed to be determined and began to outline various plans in his mind.
On the way back to the car, he actually saw Youyou again, still patrolling with the team.
He wanted to say hello, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it. She was very marginalized in the Star Thief team, so why bother to cause trouble for her again?
However, he deliberately lowered his speed.
When the two sides got close, probably because he had been staring at each other, Youyou felt something in his heart and turned his head to look over.
When she saw Qu Jianlei, Youyou was slightly startled: This is... why did you come in with your true colors?
Seeing the faint smile on the corner of his mouth, Youyou retracted her gaze and looked around as if nothing had happened, but her heart was beating very fast.
It's just that her slight startle just now was seen by a star thief who was traveling with her.
The star thief glanced at the off-road vehicle, coughed slightly and said with a smile, "That's the garden department's vehicle. Why, are you interested in checking it out?"
Youyou continued to look around expressionlessly, but a trace of curiosity arose in her heart: How did he get involved with the Garden Department?
Qu Jianlei drove the car back to the repair shop, jumped out of the car and spoke casually, "There are still a few small problems..."
He made it clear that he refused to sign and pointed out some hidden dangers.
Some of these hidden dangers do exist, and some are created by him himself.
Finally, Qu Jianlei said: You'd better work overtime at night and contact someone to pick up the car tomorrow.
Then he would stare at the other person repairing the car, and from time to time he would walk around the factory, smoke a cigarette or something.
When no one was prepared, he quietly threw his work badge under a machine, and that was it.
He waited until it was almost dark, then excused himself to go to dinner and walked out of the factory.
When they found out that he was about to leave, a maintenance man wanted to step forward and ask for his contact information, but he was stopped by someone else.
After Qu Jianlei left, this person was still complaining, "How can I pick up the car without my contact information?"
"Just contact the mobile station this morning." The person holding him glared at him, "Aren't you afraid that he will continue to find faults?"
The man was stunned for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully, "That's right, colleagues are enemies. If he opens his mouth, we will have to be busy again."
At this time, Qu Jianlei had not gone very far. He sensed the conversation inside and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Things went smoothly today, and judging from the reactions of all parties, I guess I won't be exposed.
When it got dark, the inspections in the core area were not very strict. Now it is the peak time for commuting to get off work and eating.
Qu Jianlei changed his clothes and followed the bustling crowd and arrived at the Xingwan Bar not long after.
(End of chapter)
