Chapter 870: Chapter 875: Joy Valley (2)
Before long, the staff at the control center found the address Zhu Hong provided.
Hu Fei leaned towards the computer screen, staring at the displayed information, and said with a furrowed brow, "This place... feels odd."
"What’s odd about it?" Ling Chen asked curiously.
"The address Zhu Hong provided shows that the temporary base is located in an amusement park in East Sea City."
"Joy Valley?" Ling Chen was slightly taken aback. He certainly knew what Joy Valley was; simply put, it was a large amusement park.
This is going to be troublesome!
Ling Chen secretly thought. Joy Valley is a place for fun, with many visitors every day, especially lots of children. It’s not convenient to act with a temporary base set up in such a place.
"Ling Chen, how do we search? That amusement park is huge, and the visitors are numerous. We don’t have enough manpower. Even if we disperse all the visitors inside, we alone can’t conduct a search."
Upon hearing Hu Fei’s words, Ling Chen pondered for a moment. The issue Hu Fei raised was indeed a significant problem; if it couldn’t be solved, it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.
Thinking over and over, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Ling Chen’s mind. Right! Since we don’t have enough manpower, why not borrow some people to help?
"Fatty, come here." Ling Chen beckoned to Hu Fei and then whispered a few words in his ear.
After listening to Ling Chen’s plan, Hu Fei’s eyes lit up, and a crafty smile appeared on his round face as he chuckled, "Ling Chen, I didn’t expect you to be so cunning, coming up with such a plan. Okay, you just wait, I’ll arrange for someone to handle it."
Ling Chen reminded, "Remember, be cautious, very cautious. Don’t hurt anyone. I don’t want to be wanted as a terrorist."
"Rest assured, don’t you trust my work?" Hu Fei said confidently.
...
Joy Valley.
It’s afternoon on a Sunday, and Joy Valley is crowded with children coming to play. The park is divided into children’s and adult’s areas, covering tens of thousands, with dozens of amusement facilities and projects, attracting thousands of guests every day.
At this moment, at the entrance of Joy Valley, people were gathering densely, shoulder to shoulder, waiting in line to buy tickets and enter the park.
However, right at this moment, a sudden loud ’bang’ echoed from within Joy Valley. Immediately, flames soared into the sky, thick smoke billowed, and a raging fire erupted in the northeast direction of the park, engulfing a wooden cabin in an instant.
As the explosion sounded, Joy Valley’s alarm bells rang loudly, and all the tourists, with the help of staff, orderly rushed towards the emergency exits.
In less than half an hour, the entire Joy Valley was cleared of tourists. Meanwhile, two fire trucks and more than a dozen police cars arrived at the scene, sealing all entrances and exits of Joy Valley, prohibiting idle individuals from entering or leaving.
Thanks to the firefighters’ efforts, it didn’t take long for the fire in Joy Valley to be extinguished. Once the firefighting personnel left, several plainclothes detectives quickly began investigating the fire scene.
Ten minutes passed, and a detective responsible for on-site inspection changed his expression slightly and hurriedly took out his phone, dialing his superior’s number.
"Hello! Chief, it’s me. I just found remnants of explosives at the fire scene, including plastic bomb components. I suspect this fire wasn’t accidental but deliberately caused by someone planting explosives in Joy Valley. Chief, these are military-grade bombs; ordinary people wouldn’t have access... Yes, I understand. I’ll immediately contact various branches and have them dispatch personnel to reinforce us."
At this moment, in the KFC restaurant opposite Joy Valley, Ling Chen, Hu Fei, and Tang Guolun sat at a window-side table, munching on fried chicken legs while observing the situation at Joy Valley.
"They’re here!"
Hu Fei pointed at a dozen police cars driving up the road, including city SWAT’s specialized armored vehicles, all arriving at Joy Valley.
Ling Chen scanned them briefly, nodded, and said, "The police reinforcements should be all here. Let them search first to help us scout the path, and we’ll act once night falls."
"All the personnel are arranged." Tang Guolun chimed in: "Kaelina, Liu Dongsheng, you, and me, just the four of us. Joy Valley is under police control. We can’t dispatch too many people to avoid getting caught by the police, or it’ll be troublesome."
"That’s enough!" Ling Chen replied. They are all people capable of handling things alone; with them acting, the issue shouldn’t be too big.
Time slowly passed, and in the blink of an eye, nightfall arrived, enveloping the entire Joy Valley in moonlight.
To facilitate the police’s search work, all the lights in Joy Valley were turned on. Suddenly, the entire park was brightly lit, as if it were daytime.
Due to the fire that occurred during the day, coupled with the high attention from the police, many reporters sensed something unusual. Therefore, starting in the afternoon, TV stations had been sending reporters and interview trucks to Joy Valley, surrounding the entrances and exits, waiting for the latest news.
After eating and drinking, Ling Chen, Tang Guolun, Liu Dongsheng, and Kaelina arrived at the northern side of Joy Valley. There stood a more than five meters high wall, and due to its height, no one could breach it, so the police did not arrange guards here.
Ling Chen looked up and then took a rope with a grappling hook from the car, throwing it forcefully upwards.
Soon, the grappling hook was firmly fixed at the top of the wall. With the help of the rope, Ling Chen and the other three successfully entered Joy Valley in no time.
"According to the plan we made earlier, we’ll split into groups of two and act separately." After speaking, Ling Chen signaled to Kaelina, and the two quickly headed towards the east side of Joy Valley.
Joy Valley is divided into four areas: adult area, children’s area, water activities area, and the visitor center. The four areas are located in the four directions of Joy Valley. To facilitate the search and save time, Ling Chen and Tang Guolun agreed that each would be responsible for two areas.
In no time, Ling Chen and Kaelina reached the adult area of Joy Valley. This area featured thrilling and exciting amusement projects: roller coasters, pirate ships, pendulum rides... and more.
Looking around, Ling Chen rubbed his nose, feeling a bit of a headache. The facilities here are too many, and the area is large; it might take two to three hours to search completely.
Ling Chen greatly admired those guys for setting up a temporary base in such a place. If not for the intelligence Zhu Hong provided, Ling Chen wouldn’t have guessed it even after breaking his head.
While musing, Kaelina spoke up, "I’ll go check that side; you handle this side. Keep in touch at all times; inform me immediately if anything happens."
"Alright, be careful yourself."