Seeing Qi Heng still concerned about his affairs at this moment, and knowing he was about to betray him, Wan Lei felt like a scoundrel.
Thus, Wan Lei nodded repeatedly, indicating he would obey and follow instructions.
The people quickly gathered. Qi Heng, as usual, opened the door to Squad Thirteen, and everyone filed in. The night shift personnel had also been replaced and had all gone out.
However, the night shift personnel did not leave; they went to Qi Heng's office to wait, as there was a meeting scheduled for today.
This meant that the number of people in the prison today would be more than double the usual, and the same applied to other squads.
The food delivery people arrived. Wan Lei pushed the meal cart into his tenth row.
Arriving outside Fang Xiaoyu's cell, Wan Lei, as usual, took out the specially prepared good food, as he couldn't appear any different from usual.
Fang Xiaoyu stood up, smiled, and approached the small window, reaching out to take the food.
"Being fed by you like this every day, I'm going to get fat," Fang Xiaoyu complained with a smile.
"You won't be able to eat so well in the future."
"What's wrong?"
"We have a meeting soon, and the guards need to be reassigned. I'll be transferred to another squad."
"Ah? Why would that happen? Can you talk to the prison warden and request to be transferred back here? I'm already used to you being here." Fang Xiaoyu said reluctantly.
"But I'm not used to living in this prison all the time." Wan Lei's expression suddenly turned serious. "Soon, I'm going to make my move."
Fang Xiaoyu naturally knew what he meant by making his move, and her face immediately changed.
"Don't be impulsive. It's okay to wait a little longer. Don't take risks. You didn't even discuss it with me; it's too sudden."
"Opportunities don't wait for anyone. When I found out about the meeting yesterday evening, I knew the chance had arrived. Everyone will be at the meeting, and I'll be able to sneak in and rescue you. I've also prepared a diversion. We'll escape as quickly as possible. I've made arrangements outside too, so don't worry."
There was no time for Wan Lei to say more to Fang Xiaoyu. Qi Heng's shouts could be heard from a distance, urging everyone to hurry as the meeting was about to begin.
Wan Lei quickly finished distributing the meal trays and then locked all the small cell windows, leaving only Fang Xiaoyu's window with a slight gap, the lock not fully engaged.
After doing this, Wan Lei took the keys to find Qi Heng and returned all the small window keys to him.
Seeing that everyone was present, Qi Heng waved his hand. "Let's go. The meeting won't last too long today; it's probably just to announce the squad assignments. We'll come back to collect the meal trays after the meeting."
With that, Qi Heng took out his key for Squad Thirteen and opened the main door. The two glass doors swung open to the sides, and everyone went out.
At this moment, Wan Lei had prepared the fake key in his palm.
Wan Lei watched intently as Qi Heng locked the door, standing right behind him.
Both opening and locking doors required keys, so Wan Lei had to wait for Qi Heng to lock the door before he could attempt the swap. If he tried it too early, Qi Heng would discover that the fake key couldn't lock the door. He also couldn't intentionally bump into Qi Heng to make him drop the key; no one would believe a Tai Heng Realm expert would fumble a key.
After Qi Heng locked the door, Wan Lei, with a smile, leaned in. "Brother Qi, let me see your key."
Qi Heng became slightly suspicious but said nothing. After all, he had a good relationship with Wan Lei, and there was no need to be overly suspicious about such a small matter. He immediately tossed the key to Wan Lei.
Wan Lei took it, looked at it with interest, and even twirled it in his hand. While twirling it, he quickly used the Thousand Faces disguise to conceal the real key, making it blend seamlessly with his hand, and at the same time, he swapped it for the fake one.
Wan Lei threw the key back to Qi Heng, laughing heartily. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, the squad leader's key is quite impressive. I'll apply to the warden in a couple of days to be transferred to Squad Thirteen as the squad leader."
Everyone laughed at this. Qi Heng also chuckled. "You can forget about it. You can't be a squad leader without the Tai Heng Realm. Break through your cultivation first."
"Hmph, I can fight ten Tai Heng Realm cultivators by myself."
"Yes, yes, yes, the strongest disciple is amazing."
"Hahahaha."
Everyone walked towards the office area, chatting and laughing. After several turns, they finally reached the office area.
As the office door was pushed open, a wave of smoke hit them. The ten chimneys sitting on the sofa quickly stood up and greeted Qi Heng upon seeing him.
Qi Heng turned on the exhaust fan, and the room finally became breathable. "From now on, you guys will take turns cleaning this office for me. Look how dirty it is."
There were twenty-one people crammed into the room at this moment. Wan Lei entered the fastest, positioning himself farthest inside, intending to be the last to leave.
Everyone was chatting and laughing. It wasn't often that the day shift and night shift personnel got to mingle, so it was naturally lively.
At half-past nine, Qi Heng saw that it was time and called everyone out to the prison warden's office, which was comparable to a conference hall.
Everyone filed out one by one. Wan Lei, positioned at the very back, was naturally the last to exit. Before leaving, he used his clone technique, letting the clone go out with the others, while his true self transformed into a cigarette butt on the ground.
The clone's vision was transmitted to Wan Lei's true self's mind. He saw everyone enter the prison warden's office. After everyone was seated, the last person closed the large door.
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Wan Lei was certain no one else would pass through the corridor. Then he made his move.
He first transformed into Qi Heng's likeness, identical in appearance, clothing, and even cultivation level, down to details like the ID badge on his chest.
Then, he went to the desk, opened the drawer, took out the keys, unlocked the small cabinet at the eighty-ninth position in the tenth row, and retrieved Fang Xiaoyu's storage pouch.
Leaving the office, he glanced at the prison warden's office door not far away and then strode towards Squad Thirteen.
Just then, Wan Lei's spiritual communication device suddenly beeped. This startled Wan Lei, and he quickly took it out to check.
[Fifth Element Hall New Disciple Wan Lei, Third Mission: Break the Cage. Mission Level: Purgatory. Mission Name...]
Seeing this, Wan Lei rolled his eyes. He didn't bother to flip to the next page and put away the spiritual communication device.
"A damn purgatory-level mission? I'm already attempting a prison break, and you expect me to do your mission? When I return as a saint, I will definitely behead the dog-headed Li Yan."
Familiar with the route, he arrived in front of the Squad Thirteen cells, scanned the facial recognition and identification, used the key to open the main door, and then quickly entered and locked it.
Then, he took out the remote control and pressed it gently...