Chapter 17 The Mastermind
Helipad 6 is located on the sixth floor of Cole Harbour Prison.
Starting from Yang Ming's cell, as long as you pass through two safety passages, you can reach the connecting deck.
No matter who looked at it, the escape route was almost perfect without the interference of guards .
It seems that there are only two difficulties that Yang Ming and his team need to solve in order to escape from prison - a small flying spaceship that can be driven, and the guard gun outside the prison.
In the long and narrow empty passage, two figures were walking quickly forward along the wall, and cameras in various locations were locking onto their figures.
Kolev followed behind Yang Ming. He was an old man wearing a padded jacket over his prison uniform and leather boots. He kept persuading Yang Ming in a weak voice:
"Young first mate, I've just thought carefully about it. We should try to capture their control room, the control room! Instead of heading for the tiger mountain even though we know there is a tiger there!"
"We have to go slower," Yang Ming said, "so that we can give the mastermind some time to prepare, old first mate."
"My old despicable man! Are you their accomplice?" Kolev stared at Yang Ming's back. "The landing pad is ahead. There must be several powerful mechanical guards waiting to shoot us. We can't fight with the mechanical guards. We have to look for those guards who are easy to knock down and are now sleepy."
Yang Ming scolded, "Keep your voice down! If you don't follow the script they set, they will definitely sound the alarm!"
"The script they set is for us to die on apron number six!" Kolev argued.
"We can only look for opportunities in seemingly desperate situations!"
“But this!”
"Shh!"
Yang Ming made a gesture to crouch down, and they both squatted down at the same time.
Through the narrow window of the passage, Yang Ming quietly observed the apron.
"Did you notice?" Yang Ming asked, "The two cameras above our heads are turned off."
"Oh, yes," Kolev whispered, "They have been monitoring us all the way, but they chose not to monitor us here. The place ahead must be where we will be executed."
The area of the apron is about the size of a football field. A small two-person aircraft is parked there. The surroundings are quiet and there seems to be nothing unusual.
Several cameras installed on the apron were also turned off.
Yang Ming thought about it for a moment.
Assuming this is a trap, they were under surveillance the entire time they were rushing here from the cell. Their actions along the way would have been enough to prove their crime of jailbreaking. Leaving a video at the 'execution ground' would have easily revealed their flaws.
"There must be an ambush ahead. We should find a way to launch a surprise attack on the control room," the old man whispered.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "First mate, can you analyze it with your rich experience?"
"Analyze what?"
"There are three forces targeting me now. The only thing I can be sure of is that one force wants me to live, and the intentions of the other two forces are unclear."
Yang Ming asked: "In this case, what are the chances of this jailbreak getting us out safely?"
"zero."
Kolev's beard trembled: "Believe me, this is absolutely zero."
"Okay," Yang Ming said, "You'll stay here later. It's safe here for now, okay?"
"We need a plan! We need a plan! I'm not going to die with you!"
"Don't worry, I'm sure."
Before Kolev could speak again, Yang Ming ducked and jumped out.
He was as nimble as a black cat and ran straight to the aircraft in the center of the apron.
"This! Ouch!"
Kolev did not expect the young man to run away suddenly.
Just as the old man was about to stand up, the light of a laser gun firing appeared in the corner; a flash of red light passed around the young man who rushed forward, and he fell directly to the ground.
Kolev quickly squatted down, breathing rapidly and frowning tightly.
This interesting young man paid the price for his recklessness, and he also fell into a desperate situation. This is really...
Wait, something's not right?
Kolev, who was about to leave secretly, continued to observe through the narrow window, staring at Yang Ming.
Several mechanical guards came out from the corner, and behind them were two half-bald old men.
Supervisor Gulipa, who was leaning on a walking stick;
There was also old Bailin, who followed beside him with a humble look on his face and nodding his head.
Kolev couldn't hear what they said, but Warden Gulipa had already looked at the small window, and the two mechanical guards turned and walked towards Kolev.
Kolev frowned. He knew that the matter had been messed up by the young man in front of him, but his chance of winning was only a slim one. He could not blame the young man entirely. It was because the warden was too cunning.
At this moment, Kolev did not move, quietly waiting for the arrival of the mechanical guard. He was still staring at Yang Ming.
Kolev's premonition grew stronger.
Maybe something will happen next... No, something will definitely happen next!
Sudden!
Yang Ming, who was lying on the ground, almost flew up sideways, and punched the two mechanical guards beside him with his fists and feet at the same time!
Two blue-painted mechanical heads were thrown directly into the air.
What great muscle strength!
What amazing physical coordination!
Kolev stared at the scene, his mouth open and unable to close for a moment.
Not only Kolev, but Gulipa and Old Bailin were also greatly frightened; before Gulipa could even draw his gun, the four mechanical guards had lost their ability to move and their heads were smashed off!
A big hand like an iron hoop grabbed the throat of Warden Gulipa and lifted him up.
There was no scar on Yang Ming's forehead. He was gazing at Gulipa calmly. Gulipa's left hand, which was pressed into his shirt pocket, was gently pinched by Yang Ming's other hand.
There was an emergency alarm in his pocket, which Yang Ming pulled out first. He then looked Gulipa up and down. The latter and Old Bailin next to him raised their hands tremblingly.
"This...how is this possible..." Gulipa growled with difficulty.
"Haha! Hahaha! This is a miracle!"
Kolev rushed out excitedly, dancing around for a while, completely unable to find the right adjective.
Yang Ming ignored this crazy old man.
He threw the alarm over, pulled out the pistol with gold patterns from Gulipa's arms, threw the warden to the ground, stepped on his chest, and put the muzzle of the pistol against the forehead of old Bailin next to him.
"Tell me what I want to know," Yang Ming said, "Ten seconds, whoever speaks first will live, ten, nine, eight, seven..."
Old Bailin shouted in a trembling voice: "It was arranged by Warden Gulipa. I know nothing about it! Warden Gulipa suddenly came to me after you talked to me for the first time and asked me to cooperate in sniping you and Kolev!"
call out!
The pistol without a biometric lock sprayed out a beam of light, and a bloody hole appeared on old Bailin's forehead, and his body fell limply to the ground.
“Without intelligence, there is no value.”
Yang Ming murmured softly and looked down at Gulipa.
There was a slight change in the look in Kolev's eyes when he looked at Yang Ming.
The warden had lost his previous elegance, and his eyes reflected the charred bloody hole on old Bailin's head.
"Six, five, four..."
Yang Ming's voice is like the death knell of a church at midnight.
"Oh, don't do that! Hanton! I have information!"
Gulipa shouted in a trembling voice: "To get rid of you was the order given to me by the New Federal Intelligence Agency. They don't want you to appear in court again. It was also their idea to stage the jailbreak."
Yang Ming asked: "Why do you want to bring this Kolev along?"
"Kolev is... someone gave me a price I couldn't refuse, and wanted Kolev to die in prison as soon as possible. I thought of bringing you two together, so that I could also throw dirty water on the Sherman Empire... their soldiers cooperated with the notorious pirates... "
Yang Ming frowned and said, "Your purpose in killing me is to throw dirty water on the Sherman Empire?"
"Oh?" Kolev frowned even deeper. "Am I the one who threw dirty water on this young man?"
Gulipa's voice continued to tremble, and the sole of the foot pressing on his chest made it almost impossible for him to breathe: "Yes, that's it, I told you, don't kill me, I can send you away! Please! Lord Hanton!"
"Who wants to kill Kolev?" Yang Ming asked softly.
Kolev shrugged and said, "I have countless enemies."
Gulipa's Adam's apple trembled, and he whispered, "I don't know, someone found me... They always find me."
It seems that similar business happens frequently.
"Superintendent, have you turned off the surveillance videos in this area? You didn't bring any hidden communication equipment, right?" Yang Ming asked with a smile.
Gulipa hurriedly said, "Yes, this is not a glorious job after all. Spare me, I will send you out right now."
Yang Ming curled his lips slightly: "Hypocritical Federation."
call out!
Gulipa’s imagination was blown away, his eyes widened with dissatisfaction.
Kolev frowned and said, "Hey, didn't you say that whoever speaks can survive?"
“Why should we stick to principles when dealing with our enemies?”
Yang Ming asked back calmly.
Kolev blinked, then shrugged and chuckled, then crouched down with Yang Ming.
Yang Ming lowered his head and fumbled around, and found a wallet on Gulipa's body. He opened it and searched for a while, but there was nothing valuable in it, just a few unusable cards.
Kolev took out the square piece of glass from Gulipa's body - the personal Internet access terminal.
The pirate leader began his performance.
He first fumbled in his shaggy beard for a while, pulled out a metal beard, and then glued it to the glass. Then, he took out two false teeth from his mouth, which contained a few small discs, and then glued these discs to the metal beard.
The glass block started up automatically, and a simple operation interface immediately appeared.
There was a hint of surprise in Yang Ming's eyes.
"Of course the guys who eat have to carry it with them. Because of the influence of human understanding, they will not conduct detailed inspections on prisoners at all."
Kolev shrugged, poked his fingers quickly, and exclaimed in admiration.
"Great! Gulipa's terminal is very powerful and is connected to the main control room, which makes things much more convenient. I'll implant some viruses in them first. Oh, this prison uses the control system of its predecessor, the transport ship. Seizing a spaceship is a piece of cake for me, but we have to wait for the right time."
Yang Ming asked: "Can we use this aircraft to leave?"
Kolev immediately shook his head. "Military equipment usually has a remote control backdoor, and we can't get out of the protective shield outside Cole Harbor. Gulipa's terminal can only invade the prison from the inside. There are many firewalls outside."
Yang Ming nodded. This old pirate was indeed professional.
"You're a cyborg, right? A powerful genetically modified cyborg from the Sherman Empire?" Kolev asked with his eyes shining. "I've never seen a soldier take out four mechanical guards with his bare hands!"
Yang Ming had already stripped off Gulipa's clothes and threw them to Kolev along with his wallet.
"Can we contact your daughter now, Chief Officer Kolev?"
"I need to get to their control room, First Officer Hanton!"
Kolev responded without giving in:
"We need a ship that can evade pursuit. It must have a jump function. We can escape from this prison first and hide in Cole Harbor. Then I will contact my ship. It will take about four hours for them to jump and rush to this area!"
"Four hours?" Yang Ming rubbed his forehead.
This is way too long.
Kolev said quickly:
“Yes, at least three hours, I have just gone through a plan in my mind.
"We need a mutiny to buy time, to draw the attention of the Cole Harbour defence force with a prison riot.
"Young first mate, you need to help me deal with a few more guards. We need to occupy the control room on the fourth floor. Once we take over the control room, I can handle the rest. You have proven your strength, and I, as the captain, should also prove my worth!"
Yang Ming was about to correct Kolev's title when Kolev said:
“By the way, first mate, we also need to destroy all the video recording devices here. If you can keep your identity hidden, it will be a trump card.
"I can't wait to see you run rampant across the stars!"
Yang Ming glanced at Kolev and said, "You will keep this secret for me, right, first mate? "
It was strange. He had just shown a little bit of strength, but he couldn't subdue this old guy.
"Of course," Kolev's voice trembled with excitement, "You will become a legendary pirate! And you will be the pirate I trained! Hahaha! Let's do a big one! By the way, first mate, I haven't asked yet, what's your name?"
"You can call me Captain Hamton."
"It's such a common name."
"Yang Ming."
"Yes, Mate Henton."
The little old man casually put on Gulipa's tuxedo, picked up the walking stick, and held it in his hand quite like an official.
"Time to wake up, kids."
