<h4>Chapter 1352: Chapter 1660: The Southern-Northern Rivalry (1)</h4>


    By the time they arrived in Jin Hai City, it was already evening. After Ling Chen and his group left the airport, they went directly to the pre-booked hotel.


    After a brief rest, they heard a knock at the guest room door. It wasn’t anyone else who came in; it was the sentry sent by Hu Fei to Jin Hai City, responsible for gathering intelligence on the secret base. "How’s the situation?" Ling Chen asked, looking at the visitor.


    The man took out a stack of photos from his backpack and ced them on the table, saying, "Mr. Ling, here are the photos of the secret base. Take a look."


    Ling Chen picked up a photo, which showed a three-story building with a row of bungalows about ten meters away that seemed to have seven or eight rooms. Right next to the bungalows was arge warehouse. Besides, the whole building was surrounded by a fence.


    "How many people are inside?"


    "I only saw thirteen people," the man replied. "Additionally, there are motion sensors installed in the grassy areas surrounding the house. Anyone entering the grass will be detected."


    "Is there any other way to get in?"


    The man shook his head and said, "I’ve checked, and there isn’t any. The only way to get in is by a direct assault."


    "A direct assault?" Ling Chen pondered for a moment while looking at the photos in his hand, and asked, "Does the opponent have heavy weapons?"


    "I’m not sure about that, but since this is Jin Hai City, they definitely wouldn’t dare use firearms." As he spoke, the man pointed to the three-story building in the photo and said, "This building is the core of the secret base. The people living in the bungalows are the security personnel. As long as we deal with the security and take this building, we will be fine."


    "Good." Ling Chen nodded slightly and said, "You’ve worked hard, take a rest first, we’ll act after midnight."


    For this operation, Ling Chen was not worried. They had enough manpower and strongbat capabilities to suppress the opponent.


    After having dinner at the hotel and resting briefly, at ten o’clock, Ling Chen led the group directly to the secret base of the Southern Ling Family.


    The secret base was located in a coastal area of Jin Hai City, with a row of sea-view vis not far away. To protect privacy, the secret base maintained a distance of about a hundred meters from those vis and was about fifty meters from the beach. Ling Chen used binocrs to look and saw two speedboats moored by the shore, likely the secret base’s transportation tools.


    Although it was already ten-thirty, the lights in the secret base were still brightly lit. Since the windows were covered by curtains, it was impossible to see inside.


    Time passed by the minute, and soon it was midnight.


    Ling Chen checked the time, then took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, "Hey! Brother Zhou, are you ready on your side?"


    "OK! Everything’s fine on my end, ready to go any time."


    "Good, take care. Once you rush in, we’ll follow up." Hanging up the call, Ling Chen and Qin Genglong crawled on the ground, moving slowly toward the three-story building. At this moment, the roaring sound of engines came, and Ling Chen looked up to see several headlights shining from both sides. Following that, two trucks charged in fast from left and right, crashing into the surrounding fence and smashing into the row of bungalows.


    "Let’s go!" Ling Chen called out to Qin Genglong and quickly got up from the ground, hurrying toward the three-story building.


    At this moment, the doors of the bungalows opened, and more than a dozen men rushed out, each holding an electric stun baton.


    As these men approached, Zhou Jun and Kaelina jumped out of the two trucks, attacking from the front and rear, rushing into the crowd. Although the security personnel of the secret base had the advantage in numbers, Zhou Jun and Kaelina’s capabilities far outmatched these men. Within moments, four or five people were knocked to the ground, unconscious.


    "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"


    With the shouting, the warehouse next to the bungalows was opened, and about twenty people rushed out.


    However, before these people could go to support theirpanions, an arrow suddenly shot through the air, hitting the front man’s thigh. Bang! The man’s legs gave way, and he fell to the ground.


    Whizz! Whizz! Whizz!


    With the sound of countless arrows piercing the air, the mening from the warehouse for support were shot by arrows and fell to the ground. As the outer security personnel were all dealt with, Ling Chen and Qin Genglong had already reached the front of the three-story building.


    Bang! Qin Genglong didn’t hesitate, kicked open the door, and quickly rushed inside. As soon as he stepped in, two electric batons fell from above, hitting Qin Genglong hard. Despite the heavy blows of the two batons, Qin Genglong’s expression remained unchanged, seemingly unaffected.


    "Get out of the way!" Qin Genglong shouted, raising his arms mightily. The two men who were sneakily attacking behind the door were immediately flung up, crashing heavily against the wall, their fate uncertain. Seizing this opportunity, Ling Chen headed straight for the stairs. Along the way, several people tried to intercept him, but none could stop Ling Chen’s advance.


    In no time, Ling Chen reached the third floor. But once he got there, he saw that everyone on the third floor had been subdued, with Zhu Qing sitting in a chair, waiting for him.


    "You’re quite fast," Ling Chen said with a smile. Zhu Qing was an assassin; Ling Chen had not assigned any tasks to her but let her act freely.


    Looking at theputers and equipment filling the third floor, Ling Chen nodded secretly. It seemed the intelligence was correct; this was indeed the core of the secret base, and all the data was here. "Have you found the intelligence?" Ling Chen asked.


    "I was a stepte. I intended to prevent them from contacting the Southern Ling Family, but they managed to send out a distress signal," Zhu Qing said, throwing a mobile hard drive to Ling Chen. "All the data is in there, but it’s encrypted. You can take it back and have Hu Fei decrypt it."


    "Alright..." Ling Chen opened his mouth, about to speak, but at that moment, a series of phone rings suddenly sounded.


    Looking at the constantly ringing phone on theputer table, Ling Chen stepped forward, nced at the strange number on the caller ID, and, without needing much thought, knowing that since they had sent a distress signal, it must be a call from the Southern Ling Family.


    Thinking for a moment, Ling Chen quickly picked up the phone and connected it to theputer data cable. The equipment here was veryplete; maybe it could trace the location through the phone signal.


    When the call connected, Ling Chen didn’t speak, waiting silently for the other party to speak first.


    "Hello! What’s the situation over there? Do you know who’s attacking you?" Hearing the voice from the phone, Ling Chen’s face changed.


    This... this voice... why is it so familiar!


    "Hey! Did you hear me? Speak."