ebonymovies Chapter 058 Intuition
Chapter 058 Intuition
The black market gun shop clerk arrived at the parking lot at around 10:40 a.m.
After the two parties met, the shop assistant handed two metal square boxes, each about the size of an A4 sheet of paper and about half a palm thick, to Lu Chen and Yu.
The two boxes each contained a Bugatti and a Glock.
The Jade Baghg is equipped with 25 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition, plus a holster that can be worn on the wrist or arm, and a special lubricant for the cylinder.
The placement of the holster perfectly matches the Bagh dog's stealthy and daring nature.
Lu Chen's Glock is equipped with 64 rounds of 9mm ammunition, 32 of which have been loaded into two magazines and placed separately from the Glock.
The holster is connected to a...
Uh……
It's similar to boxer briefs, or rather, a combination of belts with a 'T' shape.
It consisted of a waist belt and a thigh belt, connected by a vertical strap, with the holster mounted on the side of the vertical strap.
The entire assembly forms a standard leg holster.
At Yu's prompting, Lu Chen put on the leg holster and put the loaded spare magazine into the magazine pouch on his belt.
After asking Yu again to confirm that there was no problem with doing so, he then installed the military dagger, along with its sheath, that he had bought on the black market the night before on the other side of his belt.
In this way, the bayonet was positioned on Lu Chen's left hip, while the holster hung on his right thigh.
Whether drawing the gun from the side of the leg or the knife from the left hip, it is very convenient and does not affect movement.
As for the guns—both were put back into the metal box by Yu and tossed into the passenger seat.
Yu told Lu Chen that the two metal boxes were the long-term home of the two guns in the rest area and parking lot.
Only outside the city could these two guns "see the light of day".
As for the two's "time", at Lu Chen's suggestion, it was focused on Yu's "timer".
Yu has nearly 270 days, while Lu Chen has 90 days.
Lu Chen gave all 83 days to Yu, keeping only the 7 days needed to leave the city for himself.
It seems a bit risky.
Lu Chen, however, remained completely calm and composed.
— Of the 20 days that Lu Chen was allowed to cut in line to leave the city, he would have to pay for half of that, which is 10 days.
This month, Lu Chen owes Yu a personal debt that needs to be repaid, including principal and interest, within 60 days.
If we remove the 70 days, Lu Chen actually entrusted Yu with only 13 days of storage.
If he doesn't entrust the task to Yu, Lu Chen's 13 days will shrink by 1 day per day.
Entrusting the jade to someone else will halve the rate of shrinkage, reducing it to 12 hours per day.
Jade can also save half of the savings service fee.
Doing it this way can indeed save time, and a lot of time at that, so Yu naturally wouldn't refuse.
After receiving the 83 days from Lu Chen, the remaining days in the jade were 353.
It takes 20 days to cut in line and 7 days to leave the city.
The remaining 326 days were deposited into the bank by Yu.
Therefore, the remaining time for the two people became as follows.
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玉：【00:06:19:43:27】。
The bank deposited the money for 253 days, and this month the bank will also provide 60 days' worth of principal and interest on the private debt from Lu Chen.
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陆晨：【00:06:23:48:09】
The bank deposit has been held for 73 days, and there are still 60 days of private debt to be repaid this month.
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The reason he didn't repay it now is that Lu Chen considered that he only had less than 80 days left—which had already fallen below the "warning line" generally recognized by scavengers.
If I repay now for the 60 days, I'll have less than 20 days left, and the bank will deduct one or two days for fees.
Lu Chen's "working capital" will be very tight the next time he goes out of the city.
Therefore, Lu Chen decided not to rush to pay it back.
I'll earn some income before the end of the month, and with that extra cash on hand, I can then repay Yu's [60-day] private debt.
Anyway, Yu isn't in a hurry to use the [time], and there are still more than twenty days until the repayment deadline at the end of the month.
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After the gun was signed for, the auto repair shop arrived at the parking lot shortly after.
The hydraulic towing unit was installed at the junction of the front and rear cargo boxes of the pickup truck.
The six wheel axles were also installed in the rear cargo box.
After everything was prepared, Yu drove the pickup truck and cut in line to leave the city at 11:30.
After leaving the city gate, however, unlike last time, we did not head south along the asphalt road to first exit the sandstorm zone;
Instead, they walked a few hundred meters away, hiding in the sandstorm, then turned left off the asphalt road and walked east along the city wall.
—The two decided to save time and instead of bypassing the sandstorm zone, they would follow the route that brought No. 9529 back and head straight for the hibernation pod area.
First, walk east along the city wall.
Reaching the southeast corner of the city wall, continue straight out of the sandstorm zone.
Then it turned north and headed towards the hibernation warehouse area.
This is the shortest and fastest route.
The reason for choosing this route is mainly due to two considerations.
Firstly, it naturally saves time.
—It's only a matter of time before that hidden hibernation pod is discovered by some fearless, headstrong kid.
The sooner the two arrive at the hibernation pod area, the greater the probability and opportunity they will have to save that hibernation pod.
As for why we should preserve that hibernation pod?
Does anyone know if there are still any hibernation pods left in that area?
What if it's gone?
What if No. 9529 is the last hibernation chamber unearthed in that hibernation chamber area?
Therefore, digging out a new hibernation chamber and finding the small hibernation chamber revealed by No. 9529 are goals that the two can only strive for, not force, and have no certainty of achieving.
That hidden hibernation pod, however, represents real, tangible, and guaranteed benefits.
Regardless of whether they gain anything new in the hibernation pod area, that hibernation pod is their "guaranteed income".
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Secondly, it is for safety reasons.
In the past few days—just seven days in total—the City of Time has seen three more recoveries.
Of the three hibernation pods, Yu brought back two of them by herself!
And it only took six days between them!
The scavengers, who can survive for a long time and earn income outside the city, naturally possess an extraordinary keen sense of smell.
The unusual situation that Yu brought back two hibernation pods in a short period of time, and then three hibernation pods were brought back to the city within seven days, will definitely make any scavenger with a brain smell the scent of the hibernation pod area.
In short: there is a high probability that the jade will be tracked.
Although the city gates only allowed one vehicle to pass through every half hour, and Lu Chen and Yu were temporarily cutting in line to leave the city;
However, it cannot be ruled out that some scavengers may have left the city earlier and were lying in wait on the asphalt road that is the only way out of the city.
Lu Chen and Yu were highly likely to encounter No. 3994 in that hibernation silo area.
If you are followed by one, a group, or even several groups of people, then even with a gun, you cannot guarantee absolute safety.
Following the city wall and heading straight east under the cover of the sandstorm would minimize the risk.
Although it is still possible to be tracked;
Although there may still be scavengers lying in ambush along the city walls on both sides of the city gate;
However, with the cover of sandstorms, the probability of being tracked will be greatly reduced.
Even if they are being tracked, Lu Chen and Yu can more easily find out and shake off or "deal with" the trackers.
Neither of them had explicitly stated this before.
But at the same time the pickup truck was driven off the asphalt road and arrived at the foot of the city wall, Lu Chen in the passenger seat was already busily working.
First, load five bullets into the dog and hand it to Yu.
Then he loaded the magazine into the Glock, gripped the grip on his thigh, and instinctively pressed the safety with his fingers, ready to fire at any moment.
His gaze, through the rearview mirror on his side, fell upon the endless yellow sand behind him.
"So nervous?"
Yu smiled and teased, but Lu Chen remained staring at the rearview mirror, his expression inexplicably solemn.
"intuition."
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"I have a feeling that this trip won't go as smoothly as we've imagined."