F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 101 The Cicada Sheds Its Shell! This cage called "protection" is so dangerous that

Four o'clock in the morning.

The entire Dragon City No. 1 fell into a deep sleep.

All that remained was the rustling of the wind through the leaves and the occasional whispers of security personnel changing shifts in the distance.

Chen Yifan stood calmly in the center of the villa's living room.

He took out the [fixed-point spatial beacon] he had redeemed.

Without the slightest hesitation, he gently pressed it onto the smooth marble floor.

As the road sign touched the ground, a pool of mercury-like liquid metal silently seeped in, completely merging with the foundation of the entire villa.

Coordinate 1, set up.

He went back to the second floor, his figure disappearing behind the shadow of the floor-to-ceiling window, and looked outside through the window.

There was no one there.

He took out a cheap "Short-distance Random Teleportation Scroll" that he had redeemed from the Merit Shop.

crumb.

After a spatial fluctuation that was almost imperceptible, Chen Yifan's figure disappeared from the spot.

……

Ten kilometers away, in the middle of an empty side road, his figure appeared out of nowhere.

[Mimicry and Disguise] activated instantly.

Chen Yifan's figure blended into the nighttime street scene, transforming into a blur that no one could detect, and sped towards the direction of the Heavenly Cloud Court.

After half an hour.

When Chen Yifan reappeared in the living room of the villa in Tianjing Yunting, he was already carrying the cool morning dew.

Following the same method, the second coordinate was located successfully.

It became.

From then on, a secret bridge, accessible only to him, was built between the magnificent prison of Dragon City No. 1 and the Heavenly Cloud Court.

He walked to his mother's and sister's bedroom door and knocked gently.

"Mom, Xiaoxue, it's me."

The door opened quickly, and Wang Shufen and Chen Xue both looked tired and uneasy, unable to sleep peacefully in their new environment.

"Xiao Fan, what's wrong?"

Wang Shufen lowered her voice, her eyes filled with worry.

"We have to get out of here."

Chen Yifan's answer was concise and to the point.

Wang Shufen was stunned.

"Leave? We just arrived. Didn't you say this was the safest place?"

"That's how others see it."

Chen Yifan's gaze fell on his younger sister Chen Xue's empty eyes, and his tone softened.

"Now, everyone thinks we've moved into this 'safe house'."

"Staying here will only attract danger. Come with me, let's go back to our home. That's the safest place right now."

He didn't explain much, but his unwavering gaze instantly put Wang Shufen at ease.

"Okay, Mom will listen to you."

"Brother, I'll listen to you too."

Chen Xue's small hand tightly gripped the hem of Chen Yifan's clothes.

Chen Yifan felt a warmth in his heart and, without wasting any more time, took out a [Short-Distance Jump Scroll] from his pocket.

"Mom, Xiaoxue, hold me tight, don't be afraid."

Although Wang Shufen and Chen Xue were puzzled, they obediently grabbed his arm.

Chen Yifan tore open the scroll.

A strong sense of weightlessness instantly enveloped the three of them; the scene before them was shattered, distorted, spun, and then reassembled in a second.

Wang Shufen gasped in surprise, but Chen Xue grabbed her hand tightly.

The next second, I felt an incredibly solid sensation under my feet.

The surroundings were no longer the unsettlingly bright and luxurious atmosphere of Longcheng No. 1; instead, there was the familiar and warm ambiance of the living room of Tianjing Yunting Villa.

"This...this is..."

Wang Shufen stared at the familiar furniture outlines, speechless with shock.

"A little gadget."

Chen Yifan offered a casual explanation.

"Mom, don't ask anymore."

His tone was more serious than ever before.

"From today onwards, we will live here. Unless there are special circumstances, we will not step out of this house."

After settling his mother and sister in, Chen Yifan began the real work of "building a nest" all by himself.

He first placed the [D-level Psionic Alert Network] array plate in the basement of the villa, and the invisible psionic spider web instantly covered every corner of the villa.

Immediately afterwards, he buried the [C-grade Illusionary Array Disc] under the lawn in the center of the yard. The scene of the entire villa was slightly distorted before returning to normal.

Although, this item only works on players below level 40.

But what he wanted was not to trap the enemy, but to provide early warning and delay.

Even if it's just for a second.

That's enough for him to leave with his family in peace.

After doing all this.

Chen Yifan didn't rest. He took out a civilian drone from the beginner's backpack.

He wanted to see for himself what the so-called "safe house" was really like.

The drone took off silently, taking advantage of the morning mist, and flew towards Longcheng No. 1.

……

After half an hour,

Chen Yifan sat on the sofa in his living room, watching the live footage transmitted by the drone, his eyes growing colder and colder.

Judging from the footage, the security at Longcheng No. 1 is virtually flawless.

Exposed sentries, hidden sentries, patrol teams, crossfire points... even milk delivery trucks have to go through three checkpoints for inspection.

This seemingly perfect defense is riddled with deliberate flaws.

For example, the surveillance cameras on the southeast corner of the wall have a blind spot that lasts for three seconds every fifteen minutes.

For example, the positions of the two security personnel responsible for patrolling the west side during their handover will briefly create a blind spot.

For example...

Chen Yifan's pupils suddenly contracted.

He controlled the drone, zooming in as wide as possible.

A man in a janitor's uniform is sweeping fallen leaves outside a villa. His movements are precise and natural.

But his hands were too steady.

Those were hands with large knuckles, hands that had been holding heavy objects for years.

Moreover, when he bent over, a section of his muscular neck, completely incongruous with his aged face, was revealed beneath his collar.

This is definitely not the physique of an ordinary cleaner!

However, the so-called elite security personnel who claimed to be retired military personnel ignored him.

That was a really realistic performance.

This isn't protection; it's clearly a warning to those secretly watching.

Look, we've laid a trap, but we've also "accidentally" left a door open for you.

Please step into the urn.

What a brilliant, open scheme!

If he had foolishly stayed inside with his family, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.

"Relying on others is never as good as relying on yourself."

Chen Yifan turned off the screen, his last shred of hope for the official stance completely shattered.

The cards he's dealt right now aren't actually that bad.

With over 80 million in cash, he could purchase any resource below Grade A available on the market through Mu Wanqing's channels.

The remaining merit points can also be exchanged for life-saving items at critical moments.

Everyone assumed he was in the open, the "hero" pushed to the forefront, the "bait" being carefully protected.

But no one knew that he had already jumped out of the fish tank.

For the next two days, Chen Yifan remained completely silent.

He would occasionally return to Longcheng No. 1 on a scroll, deliberately showing himself and creating some household waste.

Or, go out for a stroll to maintain the illusion that "the person is still there".

He spent all the rest of his time in the Heavenly Cloud Court.

He disposed of all the unused materials through Mu Wanqing's channels, earning nearly ten million yuan in cash.

Then, a list of materials that could almost arm a small mercenary group was sent to Mu Wanqing's phone.

"Enchanted lead plates, silver-quenched ground stakes, alchemical alarms, high-strength psionic fiber optic cables..."

The Black Gold Chamber of Commerce was incredibly efficient; in less than a day, all the materials were delivered in batches to an abandoned warehouse.

In the following period, the entire villa was turned into a large construction site.

Like a tireless worker ant, Chen Yifan personally installed enchanted lead plates on the inside of the windows, drove silver-quenched ground stakes into the courtyard, and installed alchemical alarms in every ventilation duct...

When the last psionic fiber optic cable was connected, he sat in the makeshift monitoring center in the basement.

Looking at the dozens of surveillance images with no blind spots on the screen and the energy flow diagrams of the two formations, he leaned back in his chair, finally getting a moment's respite from the tension that had been building for days.

Just then.

His phone vibrated.

An encrypted message popped up.

From: Mu Wanqing.

The content consists of only one sentence:

"The information you requested is complete."