"From the police department."
After setting down the water container filled with silver liquid, weighing over thirty kilograms, Leon, now in uniform, took out his credentials and handed them to the approaching guard.
As the tower guard, clad in a heavy tactical vest brimming with ratchets and rivets and wielding a large-caliber nail gun, began to meticulously examine his ID, Leon spoke sternly,
"We have just received a report that due to recent internal divisions among the rebels, the radical faction might take desperate measures and directly assault the Boarding Tower to provoke a conflict between the Kingdom and the Crolock Kingdom. Although there are no abnormalities at present, it is highly possible that some rebels have already infiltrated. To prevent a diplomatic incident, we need to board the tower immediately to inspect suspicious individuals who are potentially radical rebels!"
Could someone really be planning to attack the Boarding Tower?!
Hearing Leon's words, the guard examining the credentials couldn't help but tense up. His fingers reflexively hovered over the safety of the nail gun, and from the breathing aperture on the side of his helmet, the soft hiss of steam rushing through a manually opened valve echoed down the pipe.
"I haven't received any instructions yet."
The obviously anxious guard immediately retreated and called over the squad leader of the guards. After re-checking the credentials, the guard squad leader responded in a muffled voice through the helmet's breathing aperture,
"We belong to the military department and are not under the police department's jurisdiction. Unless we receive orders from Ambassador Croak and assistance directives from the police department..."
"Take a good look at the credentials!"
Interrupting the guard squad leader, Leon said impatiently,
"Look at my last name, and after seeing it, decide whether you want to wait for orders!"
The guard squad leader was slightly taken aback, then, following Leon's instructions, flipped back the first page of the credentials and looked at the name beneath the anti-counterfeiting seal.
Baskin Laine… Laine? Lionheart Lyon?
Observing the golden locks peeking out from beneath Leon's police cap and the same blond "police officers" standing behind him, the guard squad leader hesitated.
Although many key members of the Lionheart Family perished after the Ryan Blood Night, and their power greatly diminished, the Ryan Family, having effectively controlled the military department for over two hundred years, still wielded significant influence, certainly not something a mere guard squad leader could afford to offend.
So... should he really let these police department people in without the directive?
"Have you made up your mind?"
After not receiving a response for a long time, Leon — specifically, Baskin Laine with intentionally dyed yellow hair — pressed impatiently,
"The emergency doesn't allow for procedural delays; the directives are on their way. You can let us in first, and if not, we can also hand over our firearms and enter without additional equipment."
"But the military department said that after we were transferred, we should prioritize orders from the Crolock Kingdom…"
"Think carefully before you speak!"
Seemingly irritated, Leon, with a scowl, threatened,
"Just because you're temporarily under the Crolock Kingdom's jurisdiction doesn't mean you're not part of the Kingdom. I've been more than patient, wasting this much time with you and even willing to disarm; you'd better not take advantage of this!"
"Well... alright... but the water container you're carrying..."
"This needs to be brought up, but feel free to open it and inspect!"
Seeing the background of the young man in front of him, the squad leader, not wanting to offend the Laine family and noticing Leon's faint trace of frustration, hesitated repeatedly before deciding to let them pass.
However, before allowing Leon and his team through, he diligently verified each person's credentials and even opened the water container they carried to ensure there weren't any liquid explosives before begrudgingly granting passage.
They really managed to infiltrate just like that?!
Having reclaimed the credentials handed back by the guards and surrendered the assigned firearms issued that morning, the group of rebels, following behind "Little Baskin" and entering the Boarding Tower, felt like they were in a dream.
Unlike the previous leader who would pre-plan a series of diversions to draw support away and then launch a strong attack, the new leader, Little Baskin, somehow acquired an entire set of credentials and uniforms, leading them smoothly without obstruction.
Apart from the guards just reassigned under the Crolock Kingdom's control, they passed through seven or eight different checkpoints with merely a glance, not even needing to disarm. This... it was too smooth, wasn't it?
"Little… cough… Leader Baskin."
Unable to understand how the new leader accomplished all these feats, the young man who once used his space-warping ability to trap Leon and a female police officer in the Secret Investigation Bureau's dungeon couldn't help but inch closer to Leon, eyes full of curiosity, inquiring,
"How did you manage to get these fake credentials and uniforms? No one noticed they were fake, it's just too realistic!"
Is it possible that, except for the issuance date being fake, these credentials and uniforms are all real? Even the firearm you just handed over has corresponding registration numbers in the police department?
If it weren't for not wanting to alarm the people of the Crolock Kingdom, leading them to temporarily bolster the Boarding Tower's defense, even the joint investigation order between the military and the Crolock Kingdom could have been personally signed by Ambassador Croak.
"Got them through a police department friend; coincidentally, there was an excess inventory at their bureau, so although the contents are pretty fake, the material is genuinely similar."
After providing a half-true response, Leon, directly backed by the Purification Bureau for "officially handling private matters," quietly adjusted his badge, switching to the {Usurper} mode, which significantly enhanced concealment and efficiency in illicit activities, then addressed everyone,
"Let's go over the process one last time before the operation."
"First, Luke will prepare in the restroom near the control room. Once the operator is knocked out by a slingshot, gain control of his body to open the path to the Secret Port for us.
Then we board the Secret Port, climb onto the private boats used by the sniffers, and once inside, Paul will use his spatial ability to transport everyone inside. After subduing the sniffers, Lucy and Phoebe will alter their memories… is everyone clear?"
"Nothing could go wrong!"
After receiving a "no problem" response from Pioni regarding the water container, Leon, having successfully "infiltrated" the Boarding Tower, led the group of rebels to ascend the climber secured by twenty steel cables, heading for the control room located at the middle section of the "7"-shaped Boarding Tower.
Meanwhile, a middle-aged man, with exhaustion from days of travel in his eyes and a few freckles adorning his cheeks, arrived at the base of the Boarding Tower, presenting his credentials to the guard squad leader.
"I am a sniffer from the Crolock Kingdom."
Looking up at the airship moored at the Secret Port, a complex expression washed over the bloodshot eyes of the middle-aged man before he instructed coldly,
"Get someone to take me to the Secret Port, I need to board the private vessel back to the Crolock Kingdom."