Nightfall descends, city neon lights reflecting on the damp roads, the air filled with a mix of engine oil and rust. Li Chuan and Shen Qiu walk slowly along an abandoned railway track, their footsteps light, carefully avoiding any loose stones or rails that might make noise.
Shen Qiu whisper, "Eh, bro, you confirm this road can go one ah? This railway lock up for at least ten year already leh."
Li Chuan eye still steady, his voice colder than KL monorail aircon, "No road, then we make road."
They finally reach one old railway tunnel. The iron gate half open, half stuck, look like no people come here for very very long time. Li Chuan gently push the gate, immediately one kind of cold wind rush out, that smell ah—wah, like rotten wood mix with rainwater soak too long one.
Shen Qiu wrinkle his nose, mumble, "Eh, this place macam tomb la… but at least it mean Li Feng his people won't so easy find us."
Li Chuan never reply. He just step inside, no hesitate at all. Shen Qiu see liao, take one deep deep breath, then also follow.
Meanwhile, in another place, Li Feng sitting inside his control room, his eye never leave the CCTV screen. Around him, so many monitor flashing different city area, showing every main road, every big junction.
One of his guy step forward, report, "Boss, they still inside KL, but just now, we lost their signal. We suspect they moving towards old district there."
Li Feng smile, but that smile ah, no warm at all one. His finger tap tap the table, sound damn crisp inside that quiet room. "Old district? Heh… so they found a secret road liao."
He slowly stand up, walk in front of one huge digital map. His eye lock on the old railway line, then he say, "Lock all road to old district. Also, send patrol team, random check. I want them no place to hide."
His guy nod, "Understood!"
Li Chuan and Shen Qiu continue walking in the dark tunnel. Their small flashlight beam move left right, shining on the old brick wall, the cement peeling off like those abandoned HDB flat.
Inside here, the air sibeh stuffy. Shen Qiu tahan tahan, but at the end still cough a bit.
Suddenly, Li Chuan stop walking. Damn sudden one. Shen Qiu never notice, nearly knock into him.
"Eh, what happen?" Shen Qiu keep his voice low, just in case got something dangerous.
Li Chuan slowly squat down, his finger brush away some dirt on the ground. Then, underneath, got something metallic shining under their flashlight.
A small sensor.
Shen Qiu see already, face change color, "Siao liao… this is—heat sensor ah?"
Li Chuan nod. "They faster than we thought."
Shen Qiu curse in Hokkien, "Wa lao eh! If we trigger this thing, later front exit there confirm already got ambush liao."
Li Chuan never panic. He just glance around, quickly checking the wall and ceiling. Then his eye stop at one point—an old ventilation shaft, with crack mark all around it.
"We climb up there."
Shen Qiu look up, then look at Li Chuan. His mouth open, then close, then open again.
"Eh, bro, you confirm or not? This one abandon so long, later climb halfway collapse how?"
Li Chuan never answer. He just take action first, grab onto the broken edge, start pulling himself up.
Shen Qiu look at him, then sigh super long. "Aiya, die die la, follow only." Then he also climb up.
At the same time, inside Li Feng's control room, another report come in.
"Boss, the sensor just now detect got heat signature, but suddenly disappear liao."
Li Feng eye narrow, then his mouth curl up into one half-smile.
"They notice the trap."
He slowly sit down again, his finger lightly tapping on a certain spot on the city map.
"But… too bad, they still too slow."