It seemed to be going smoothly. Gisele shone the flashlight into every corner of the cabinet, searching for the temperature sensor. She couldn't find it anywhere until she finally spotted a tiny black device in one corner.
"Holy shit! This temperature sensor is placed in such a tricky spot, isn't it?"
At this angle, even the strong beam of the flashlight might not fully illuminate the sensor.
If Gisele wanted to fix the flashlight to shine on the sensor, she would have to stick the flashlight to the glass cover, which was a big problem.
Moreover, the glass cover was very heavy, and Gisele couldn't lift it at all.
"This is troublesome!"
Gisele muttered softly. Just as she was about to think of another approach, she suddenly felt a tightening around her waist. It turned out that Johnny had heard her mutter and directly lifted her up.
"What?"
Gisele didn't quite understand what Johnny meant, but Johnny said, "You go and set up a labor-saving device. I'll handle things down here."
As he spoke, Johnny's hands directly wrapped around Gisele's waist and unbuckled the safety lock on her waist.
A strong scent of male hormones instantly filled Gisele's nostrils. It didn't have the body odor or sweat smell of her other companions; instead, it had a faint, unknown fragrance.
It smelled good.
After unfastening the safety lock from Gisele, Johnny secured it to himself.
Gisele then silently turned to create a labor-saving device, which was essentially just adding two more pulley systems. This way, she could easily hoist Johnny up.
Once everything was ready, Johnny looked back at Gisele. Gisele nodded, and then Johnny, without hesitation, supported himself with both hands on the opening and lowered himself. Gisele held the rope firmly in her hands.
When Johnny's hands left the glass layer, Gisele felt a sudden drop at her waist, but then she stabilized herself.
Fortunately, there was a labor-saving device; otherwise, she might not have been able to hold Johnny.
As Johnny slowly descended, he approached the bulletproof glass cover below. At this moment, Cameron's voice came through his earpiece, "There are 16 minutes left until the security patrol."
Twenty-five minutes had flown by in the blink of an eye, and suddenly, time became pressing.
Johnny also knew that time was tight. It was either give up for the night or continue, but he gritted his teeth and decided to continue. After he got close to the glass cover, he tried to push it with his hand and found that it indeed wouldn't move.
However, cutting the glass was also problematic because Johnny discovered many tiny wires inside the glass cover, and these wires were connected to the base. Once these wires were damaged, it would trigger an alarm.
The sudden problem left everyone at a loss.
"Is there any way to cut the power?"
Johnny asked the question, but Thompson shook his head and said, "No way. Even if the power is cut, their power supply is independent and not controlled by the main power supply."
Thompson's words completely shattered Johnny's idea, and a new problem arose. Johnny looked up. If they left at this moment, all their efforts would be in vain.
Because when the security guards patrol, they don't just look down. Such a large opening above would immediately reveal a problem.
Johnny once again focused his attention on the safe. Landing was not realistic because the infrared sensors were interwoven into a dense net.
"Then is there a way to block the security system from knowing the alarm has been triggered?"
Johnny asked again.
This question made Thompson ponder for a while before he said that they could stop the elevator by cutting the power, but this method would only last for about 3 minutes.
"Damn, this is so troublesome!"
Johnny couldn't help but curse. The situation was becoming increasingly urgent, and time was running out, as there were less than 14 minutes left.
This was truly a dilemma, but Johnny quickly thought of a solution. Just now, he had carefully observed the bulletproof glass cover and noticed that the so-called wires were not that dense.
That meant there should be a wire beneath these threads, specifically beneath the glass cover and the base. The glass cover itself was tempered, so a diamond cutting tool wouldn't work on it. Johnny then turned his attention downwards.
Soon, he found a mark on the base that was different from other areas. So, Johnny directly changed direction, positioning himself upside down.
This way, he could reach that area.
He pulled out his tactical dagger and inserted the tip into the gap of that area. Sure enough, it could be pried open.
Gisele above and Cameron and the other two in the hotel room didn't understand.
"What is he doing?"
"He might be trying to destroy the circuit board," Thompson said with some uncertainty.
Johnny continued his operation, and within a few seconds, he pried open the casing. Inside was indeed an integrated circuit board.
Facing such an integrated board, Johnny didn't hesitate and directly cut the two thicker main wires with one slash.
"Uh..."
Cameron suddenly didn't know what to say. He couldn't say it was bad because Johnny did something outside the plan, and he couldn't say it was good because the alarm wasn't triggered, which was absurd.
"A friend of mine told me that all electronic circuits follow one principle: if there's no power supplied to the initial end, whatever you do at the terminal end is useless."
This sentence was spoken by Rod, the bomb fanatic, during his devil training. Another one was to trust his instincts.
However, it wasn't over yet. To be safe, Johnny cut all the wires.
"Damn it, you're really steady, you bastard... As expected of a killer, his way of thinking is different from ours."
Even Cameron couldn't help but curse. He had never seen anything like it.
Everyone else was thinking about how to bypass high-tech protection, but this guy directly found another way, cutting the power directly and solving these high-tech problems at the root. He began to appreciate Johnny.
After putting the cover back, Johnny began to insert the blade between the bulletproof glass cover and the base, slowly prying it open.
Time slowly passed, with 10 minutes remaining until the security patrol.
The glass cover finally loosened. Johnny felt a surge of joy.
Gisele, who was above, also breathed a sigh of relief at the sight, but the human body is most prone to slackening when relaxed.
For example, the rope in Gisele's hand suddenly slipped. She quickly grabbed the rope, preventing it from being pulled further.
Johnny suddenly felt himself plummet downwards!
His entire body went rigid, and his hands and feet strained backward with all their might.
A pulling force came from his waist again, holding him firmly, and he was only 2cm away from the nearest infrared sensor beam... "Damn it! Gisele, what are you doing!" Cameron's heart was in his throat.
Johnny's mind went blank. If he went down just a little bit more, they might really have to figure out how to escape.
"Phew~ Sorry, Zhang!"
Gisele's forehead also broke out in a fine sweat. It was terrifying.
She pulled Johnny up with force, and only then did Johnny realize a drop of cold sweat was sliding down his nose.
He was quick-witted and caught it.
Sweat also contains DNA information; no evidence could be left behind.
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