Spring has not yet arrived, but the grass is already green.
I seem to be able to understand this urgent feeling now.
As spring comes to an end, my high school days are also coming to a close.
Although these things seem distant, once I consider them, I realize they are imminent.
It is the second morning of our overnight stay in the mountains, and I am standing at the entrance of a cave, gazing out.
"Have you considered our plan?"
The girls who woke up have packed their belongings and come up behind me.
"I don't have much of a plan, but the heavy rain last night, although it trapped us, may not necessarily be a bad thing."
We leave the cave and start walking quickly in the direction indicated by Souren Manranyama's tracker.
As we walk, I share my thoughts with everyone.
Given the heavy rain last night, those trucks would not dare to risk transferring goods from the mountains, according to Baiya's cautious nature.
The location indicated by the tracker is less than two kilometers away from us in a straight line. Our priority now is to intercept them before the trucks are moved.
That's why I urged everyone to leave in a hurry and explain along the way.
Despite being very careful on the journey, I mentioned earlier that the rain-soaked mountains can be slippery. Oh? Did I not mention it? Never mind, I just did.
Because of the various slippery conditions in the mountains, falling is inevitable. I'm okay because I'm wearing pants, but the girls wearing skirts have suffered... Hmm, I mean, have been unfortunate.
After falling, the once beautiful blue and white striped panties, lace panties, and tied panties are all covered in wet mud. It's really a pity.
Although it's the fault of the slippery mountains, I still ended up with a few palm prints on my face along the way. It's worth it.
Furthermore, on the way to the warehouse, I tried to interview Van about how she managed to hide so many amazing tools on her person.
To this, Van just chuckled and politely answered me while holding a pair of scissors.
"Mr. Uesugi, girls have many secrets. If you want to know, you have to pay a price. Can you accept that?"
I didn't dare to ask Van why she answered me with scissors at this time, so in the end, I didn't find out Van's secret.
Back to the point, we set off at 5:30 in the morning and arrived at our destination at 6:15.
After passing through layers of thick vegetation, a warehouse appears before us, unmarked on any map.
It's really cautious, just like the saying goes: "A wise rabbit has three burrows." Wan Lanshan Hai Ming is really courageous to use someone like Baiya Hsin. If it were me, I wouldn't even hire Baiya Hsin as an employee.
"Van, can you find out who owns this warehouse?"
As we hide in the bushes and consider how to infiltrate, I hope to gather some information from Van.
"Uesugi, it's impossible in our current situation."
Van waves her hand at me with a face filled with disdain, as if saying, "Do you really think a normal human can obtain the information you want in this situation? You idiot."
Of course, this is all in my imagination. I still hope that Van can respect me.
After all, she always carries various dangerous little tools with her.
"In that case, let's split into two groups and investigate separately. One group will go clockwise and the other counterclockwise. We will investigate whatever we can, without forcing anything, and then meet on the other side. I'll go with Uesugi Yui, and Van will go with Souren Manranyama. Is that okay?"
"Yes."
"Understood."
"No problem."
The groups were not randomly chosen. The combination of Souren Manranyama and Van as master and servant is definitely superior to other options, and reckless me and meticulous Uesugi Yui work well together.
With everyone's unanimous agreement, we split into two groups and begin our actions.
Perhaps because the other side never expected individuals like us to appear, the reconnaissance goes smoothly. Around fifteen minutes later, our two groups coincidentally meet on the other side of the warehouse.
After exchanging intelligence, we gained a rough understanding of this warehouse.
The warehouse is approximately 1,500 square meters in size, three stories high, with a spacious roller shutter door entrance that is half open, and a smaller back door that is locked.
There are six guards stationed around the perimeter of the warehouse, evenly distributed along the edges, with rotating shifts every half hour.
"Since it is a hidden location, they wouldn't have too many people inside. With Bai Yaxin's intelligence, she should be aware that the more people there are, the less safe it is. Therefore, these six guards outside are likely to be the entire defensive force."
I shared my thoughts and waited for their opinions.
"Although I am reluctant to say it, I agree." Souren Manranyama said to me with a smile.
I took it as a compliment.
After all, she wasn't holding scissors like Fan did, and her attitude was quite sincere.
The hidden bushes we are hiding in are about fifty meters away from the guards, with a distance of about twenty meters between each pair of guards.
The only visible equipment they have is a black stick, which appears to be an electric baton.
"Since they have fewer numbers and with Zhou Zong and Fan here, let's make a frontal breakthrough." Souren Manranyama suggested.
A frontal breakthrough is not a problem, but...
I still feel uneasy.
"Ao Lian, I think there is something not right about it."
Before I could voice my opposition, Uesugi Yui spoke first.
"While Zhou Zong's reasoning might be valid, it doesn't mean that there are only these six guards watching. A frontal breakthrough means being discovered, but our goal is not to break through, but to find evidence. Therefore, I think it's not secure enough."
Uesugi Yui's argument is basically the same as mine. We haven't achieved our goal yet, and if we startle the snake prematurely, we'll be in a very passive position.
Everyone seems to still be thinking, so I decided to offer a suggestion.
"Souren Manranyama, Fan, Yui-chan, I have a proposal."
To avoid unnecessary trouble, we must eliminate the six guards as quickly as possible.
The six guards are spread out in six different directions, and we only have four people, and we can't guarantee a successful one-on-one matchup. If something goes wrong, we'll be at risk of losing everything.
Here, we need a plan that can quickly and decisively take out all six guards at once.
"Before I talk about this proposal, there is a prerequisite. Based on my time with Fan, I believe he must have some special weapons with him, right?"
"Just some small tools, Mr. Uesugi."
Fan took out a folding bow and arrows with an anesthetic agent applied to the tips.
These are quite impressive "small tools."
With these long-range lethal weapons, the tactical plan I had in mind can be implemented.
"Wow~ This is much more advanced than what we used in the club."
Uesugi Yui's eyes sparkled, completely ignoring where Fan hid this folding bow and arrows. With great enthusiasm, she took the folding bow and slightly clumsily unfolded it, pulling the bowstring and shooting arrows. After shooting two arrows, she confirmed that there were no issues.
"Alright, let me explain my proposal."
Everything is ready, but I never expected that my mission cooperation would be with three young girls.
