Chapter 152 - 149 Night Exploration (Part 3)
The ventilation duct was extremely cramped; Ling Chen crawled on the ground, unable to extend his arms fully and could only inch forward by alternating his elbows. He had already determined the general direction to the warehouse and, after traveling about forty meters along the ventilation duct, a wire mesh appeared in his line of sight.
Gazing through the wire mesh, he saw a sealed room filled with numerous boxes on the outside.
Seeing that there was no one in the room, Ling Chen dug his fingers into the wire mesh, preparing to push it aside. But at that moment, he caught a glimpse of a red light out of the corner of his eye and was suddenly startled, hastily halting his hand.
After confirmation, he felt a surge of relief; it was fortunate he had noticed it in time, otherwise, he would have surely alerted the base’s security.
An infrared surveillance device had been installed outside the ventilation duct. If he had pushed the wire mesh open, it would definitely be detected and trigger an alarm.
Immediately, he took out a small pair of needle-nose pliers and cut a slit in the wire mesh. Then, he extended his arm out, touching the infrared surveillance device, found its wiring, and gently snipped it.
After the device had been disabled, he let out a breath, pushed the wire mesh aside, and leaped into the warehouse.
After successfully entering the warehouse, he looked around and headed straight for a steel box about half a person’s height. However, the steel box was controlled by a six-digit code lock. Without knowing the combination, it was very difficult to force open, and there was no time for such attempts.
He felt the surface of the steel box, which was ice-cold to the touch. Clearly, the steel box was equipped with a built-in refrigeration system. Such boxes were generally used to store medicine or other biological materials.
Moving elsewhere, Ling Chen opened several ordinary boxes, each filled with various medical equipment.