Capítulo 1622: Chapter 1601: A Case Within a Case There’s a situation, which made Gao Yang tense up immediately. “What’s the situation?” he asked. “A car is coming, it’s from the target’s home. We can confirm it’s heading back, but the number of people in the car is unknown. Attention, the car is about to enter, prepare to withdraw!” Upon hearing Number Thirteen’s urgent voice, Gao Yang gestured sharply to Antonio and whispered, “Someone’s coming, we’re pulling out!” Regardless of whether Antonio was willing, they had to withdraw this time. To be honest, Gao Yang was quite relieved. Forced to evacuate, it wasn’t that Gao Yang was unreliable. Having Antonio open the remaining safes would have been nice, but he took too much time—six hours in total. Though Poloneshenko wouldn’t be home the whole day, Gao Yang wasn’t used to being a thief staying at the owner’s place for at least six hours. Now it was better; the owner was returning, and any thief had to leave. If they didn’t, they weren’t thieves but robbers. Antonio looked disappointed, muttering, “F**k, this is f**king crazy!” The source of this content ɪs novel(ꜰ)ire.net Gao Yang didn’t have the time to deal with Antonio. He whispered into the walkie-talkie, “Pigeon! Prepare for withdrawal. Force it if necessary. You take Karima and leave, I’ll cover!” After saying this, Gao Yang whispered to Antonio, “Hurry up, stop dawdling.” Antonio reluctantly followed behind Gao Yang as they ran downstairs. It was just a car coming back, probably not with many people in it, likely just servants returning, so Gao Yang wasn’t too worried about the withdrawal. If it were servants, they’d enter Poloneshenko’s bedroom, and even if they came up, they could control them before forcefully leaving. Precisely because it wasn’t a big deal, Number Thirteen said it was a situation, not a danger. Sure enough, after a brief moment, Number Thirteen whispered, “The car is a staff vehicle from the target’s house. The private chef and butler or similar people might use it. Probably no dangerous people in the car. The car is now at the gate, uncertain if it’ll head to the security room.” At that moment, someone from the car got out and pressed the intercom on the gate for the security to open the door. Meanwhile, both the surveillance and electronically controlled gate had already been taken over by Eliza from miles away. This was a burglary relying heavily on technology, skill, and experience; there was an assassin for reconnaissance, a safe-cracking thief to open doors, a genius but insane female hacker for remote tech support, a Gun God, and America’s elite special forces as grunts. Plus, an unplanned beauty as an appraiser. If this setup couldn’t handle a few early-returning servants, they might as well be dead. Gao Yang and the others stayed on the second floor. At this point, Gao Yang didn’t forget to pick a few good guns to take away. But he also had to hold a phone and kept talking with Little Donnie watching from America. No choice; Eliza could provide tech support, but she couldn’t communicate with others, not even by phone. “The car stopped in the back yard. Four people got out, they’re moving things, uh, food ingredients. Someone’s come out to help unload, six people in total. Three are unloading, and three are moving towards the main building.” Gao Yang told the three people beside him, “Three people are coming. Keep quiet. If they leave quickly, we’ll just sneak out silently. If they come upstairs, we control them first then leave.” After speaking, Gao Yang pondered for a moment, then said, “If unnecessary, do not engage, to avoid alerting our client.” Antonio grumbled, “I should have opened the gun safe last!” Gao Yang pointed at Antonio and whispered, “Shut up. We’re out of options now. Stop complaining. If there’s a chance, I’ll let you open them later. Now, keep quiet.” Antonio was just venting; he wouldn’t actually do anything endangering his safety, so he puffed angrily but shut his mouth. The four of them stayed on the second floor, unable to see what was happening on the first, but they could hear the sounds. Not long after, accompanied by the sound of a door opening, a man’s voice loudly said, “Tidy up the dining room, there might be a small dinner here tonight. Get everything ready.” The four remained silent. If it was just tidying up the dining room, no one would come upstairs. Besides, they had checked earlier; Poloneshenko’s bedroom was clean and tidy, clearly already organized, so no one would come up to clean it. But with the sound of the door closing, the man who was just assigning tasks suddenly lowered his voice, clumsily stammering, “There’s no one in here, no cameras either. Per your request, I’ve moved everyone out. You’ve already gotten in; security has no reason to enter. Don’t bother them. Anna, you know this place well. You know I’m not lying. I’ve let you all in. Shouldn’t you keep your promise and release my family now?” Gao Yang was dumbfounded, exchanging glances with the people around him. Antonio had a gloating smile, Karima shrugged helplessly, and Taylor mouthed, “Conspiracy!” Gao Yang did not vocalize anything, merely sighing silently, before continuing to listen to the conversations below. A gentle female voice spoke, “Mr. Vakopol, we won’t harm you, nor your family. We have what we wanted, so naturally, we’ll let your family go. Now, please come upstairs with us.” “I have to go too? Why should I go? You know where those things are kept. Can’t I wait here? If you’re worried, you can knock me out or use drugs to put me to sleep, just like last time. Anna, please, don’t drag me into this. I haven’t wronged you, please, I’m begging you.” Then a sullen man’s voice coldly said, “Go up, lead us. I won’t repeat myself.” With a helpless sigh, three footsteps sounded out. Gao Yang instinctively stepped back, and the four completely hid behind the door. Then Gao Yang drew his pistol. Gao Yang initially held a Taser gun, but now it seemed no longer sufficient. Who knew what kind of people were coming, but certainly not harmless ones. It’s highly likely they were armed. Taylor also intended to switch guns. Gao Yang waved his hand to signal him to continue using the Taser. This way, if they needed to keep someone alive, there’d be no need to switch weapons. Only three of them, Gao Yang could handle it with one gun, so better for Taylor to retain a non-lethal option. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)