Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

"Oh, that's very touching," Caesar said expressionlessly. "But I don't think you and the principal are afraid of my uncle. He's fine as a man of power, but if I may be frank, he'd be a worthless fighter in a fight, even with a gun... and he'd be a complete wreck with a double-barreled shotgun."

"And Lu Mingfei, Professor Guderian is also very concerned about you. He said that after you return safely from your mission, you can submit a nomination to the academy to erect a statue of you in Valhalla."

"Professor, don't you think it's unlucky to mention the Valhalla sculptures at this juncture?" Lu Mingfei curled his lips, but he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. After all, old man Guderian was one of the few people who really cared about him.

"It's almost time. That's it. Good luck to you. Remember, the mission cannot fail. Your own safety is the most important thing!" This was the first time that Professor Schneider, the iron-fisted minister of the executive department, emphasized that safety is more important than the mission. After saying this, he cut off the communication.

Caesar pushed through the crowd of people in white and walked over to the testing platform. He squatted down next to Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang, and the three of them formed an equilateral triangle.

"It's so mysterious. Who knows what Professor Schneider means by the door?" Caesar looked at Chu Zihang. "You are his student. What do you think?"

"If it's something like a 'gate,' the range is too wide." Chu Zihang pondered for a moment. "Could it be something like the Kuimen Gate or the Bronze Gate on the Yangtze River? The mission says the embryo will release an electromagnetic field that affects the brain waves of surrounding creatures. If we make a bold assumption, could this magnetic field actually be a Nibelungen? Because only hybrids with a high enough bloodline purity can avoid getting lost in the Nibelungen, and the so-called 'gate' is the entrance to the Nibelungen?"

Lu Mingfei looked at Chu Zihang in surprise. He was indeed a man who had been in and out of Nibelung three times and had a Dragon King as his wife. He could actually deduce the truth almost exactly based on just a few clues!

"Why are tonight's protagonists hiding in a corner?" Yuan Zhisheng approached from a distance. "All preparations are complete, and headquarters has issued an order. The waves are now stable, so Project Longyuan can begin."

Six Sumeru thrones simultaneously lit up with bright yellow lights, illuminating the sea like daylight. Helicopters streaked across the sky, and ninjas in diving suits stood by on all sides of the thrones. The four groups of Wind, Fire, Mountain, and Forest each transmitted signals from their respective positions. The abyss was bustling with activity tonight, but the depths of the sea remained as still as death.

Some people say that the sea is actually a huge tomb. Once you sink into it, you will be buried for your whole life. No one knows what secrets are buried in the abyss that no one cares about, which have been unknown to humans for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

"Caesar's team has entered the Trieste, and all departments are in place. Once you give the order, the Trieste will immediately begin its dive." Ying reached the highest point of the Sumeru throne and walked to Gen Chisheng's side. "You seem to like them very much?"

Yuan Zhisheng was looking down at his feet, his gaze seemingly piercing through eight thousand meters of water, gazing silently into the bottomless abyss. "Like? Those three people? How did you tell?"

"It's just a feeling." Ying shook her head. "Although you didn't care much about family affairs before, you never hesitated and were decisive in killing. But after what happened with Miyamoto Noyuki, there seems to be a hint of hesitation and confusion in your eyes, especially when facing these three people... Since you joined the family, I've never seen you so happy."

"Is it?"

Is that happiness? Isn't that just being amused by a psychopath? Three idiots singing and dancing around you all day, constantly surrounded by the mental magnetism of idiots, wouldn't anyone be infected? This thing is like a plague, a terminal disease, there's no cure!

But what was wrong with his insanity? He was just a little foolish, a little stupid, a little idiotic. Putting these innocent creatures in a metal eggshell and sinking it into the deep sea was equivalent to letting them bear the fate of the Eight Clans of Sheqi, when they had nothing to do with the family in the first place... Yuan Zhisheng had already sacrificed too much for his family: freedom, dreams, and family. He had no way out.

But he felt that if he gave the order to throw those three psychopaths into the sea, he would be getting further and further away from the nude beach in his dreams... It seemed that he would never be able to reach there again in his lifetime.

Yuan Zhisheng took a deep breath, as if making up his mind. He put on his headphones and said, "This is Yuan Zhisheng, the on-site commander. Are all departments ready?"

"I've been waiting for so long I'm about to smoke. Do you remember our bet? Why don't we go relax after the mission? We'll go to the most popular host bar in Tokyo. You promised to treat me, Yuanjun." Caesar's voice came.

"The time is 10:30 Tokyo time, and the location is 122 degrees 56 minutes east longitude and 35 degrees 33 minutes north latitude. I declare the launch of Project Longyuan." Yuan Zhisheng did not answer Caesar's question. His voice was as cold and hard as a machine. "Caesar Team, I wish you good luck."

The Trieste, along with its refined sulfur bomb, was sunk into the sea. Its powerful engines stirred the surrounding waters, and a thick fiber-steel cable connected to a hook on the submersible's roof, a massive wheel spinning at breakneck speed. This twelve-kilometer safety lock could pull the Trieste back to the surface from the abyss in twenty minutes. Its corrosion-resistant material would withstand even shark bites or strong sulfuric acid, resisting immediate breakage.

Yuan Zhisheng watched the Trieste disappear from sight. He blocked out the three psychopathic voices in his headphones who were discussing the excitement of Yuan Zhisheng dressing up as a gigolo after the mission. He took out his cell phone and made a call.

"Dad, they've gone down and are expected to arrive at the Divine Burial Ground at 11:50." Yuan Zhisheng whispered, his voice revealing a barely perceptible hint of fatigue.

"Thank you for your hard work, Chisei. Kaguya-hime has already completed all the preparations for you, and we are also ready to set off." Tachibana Masamune said, "But our Tsukuyomi..."

"What happened to Eri?"

"It's okay. She's stuck in the bathtub in the VIP area and refuses to come out. She seems to be looking for something."

"The bathtub in the VIP area?" Yuan Zhisheng was stunned. "The white jade one in the innermost one?"

"Huh? How do you know?"

"The last time Eri ran away from home, I found her there," said Gen Chisei.

"I see." Tachibana Masamune hung up the phone.

A graceful and charming shadow was projected on the curtain wall in front of him. The sound of water splashed across the curtain wall. A naked girl was sitting by the bathtub covered with roses. Her fair skin shone like crystal in the light of the headlights. The girl's delicate feet stepped on the petals, creating ripples.

Chapter 217: Eri's Attack

"Eri, it's time to set off. Chisei is still waiting for us." Tachibana Masamune sighed. He was obviously the head of the family, but the girl's childish nature really made him helpless.

"Did you lose something?" Tachibana Masamune asked patiently.

There was no reply from the other side of the opaque curtain wall, and besides a faint reflection, no movement could be seen. Tachibana Masamune waited for a minute, and then a small white notebook was handed out. The open page read: "Eri's Duck."

"You mean your rubber duck? The yellow one?" Tachibana Masamune handed the notebook to the girl's outstretched hand. "Shall I ask the bodyguards to help you find it? Or maybe we can buy a new one on the way back?"

"No thanks." The girl took the notebook, wrote quickly, and handed it over. "My brother bought me a bear yesterday."

In fact, the girl guessed who took the rubber duck away, but she didn't know where the person who took the duck went. However, she didn't want Masamune Tachibana and Chisei Minamoto to find that person, so she just said that her duck was lost.

"Yes, Chisheng has always loved you the most. Eri, remember to listen to your brother. If one day I am gone, Chisheng will be the only one who can protect you. It is really worrying to leave you to another man." Tachibana Masamune whispered, "Have you finished washing? If you have, get ready to go. Remember to put on your clothes before you go out."

The head of the Uesugi family stood up in the mist. She rinsed off the foam on her head and body under the shower head, revealing her long dark red hair. The girl stood on tiptoe and picked up the white towel hanging on the clothes hanger, and wiped the water droplets on her hair and body meticulously.

At her feet sat a suitcase filled with a variety of spare clothes and toys. After some thought, the head of the Uesugi family took out her red and white miko costume and put it on, carefully selecting a few toys and secretly stuffing them into her pockets. The inside of her clothes was covered with pockets, allowing her to carry a few unusual toys and small notebooks and pencils for writing.

After taking a deep look at the neatly dressed head of the Uesugi family who walked out from behind the curtain wall, Tachibana Masamune turned his head away with a cryptic look in his eyes: "Let's go."

The Sea of ​​Japan at night was vast and deep, its black waters creating a white crest on the surface. A yacht was bobbing against the shore, while bodyguards in black lined the path.

Tachibana Masamune brought the head of the Uesugi family onto the yacht's deck, where the Fuma family, along with their black-clad bodyguards, bowed and greeted them. Both the Tachibana and Uesugi families were heads of the three major clans, holding slightly higher status than the heads of the five smaller clans. In the underworld, rules were paramount, so even though the head of the Uesugi family was a young, inexperienced woman, etiquette was crucial.

Tachibana Masamune sat down on the futon next to the head of the Fuma family. The head of the Uesugi family stood beside him, staring at the boundless sea in a daze, wondering what he was thinking.

This was the first time the girl saw the real sea, and she didn’t know where to look.

"Your brother has been waiting for you there for a long time. This time, the fate of our family rests entirely on you." Tachibana Masamune looked at the girl and sighed slightly, his tone solemn. "I am ashamed to let you bear such a heavy burden, but you are the only one among us who has the ability to bear it all. You must cut it off, Eri. Cut off everything. Separate the road to the underworld from the human world and bury the god forever in her grave."

"It's really hard for you and Zhisheng. You have to bear the fate of the entire family, but this has to be done. If you fail, a lot of people will bleed and die. Do you understand?" A trace of determination flashed across the old man's vicissitudes of life eyes.

The head of the Uesugi family nodded gently, indicating that she understood. She touched the pocket on the inside of her large sleeves, then touched the cherry-red sword hanging at her waist. After confirming that she had brought everything she had prepared, she took off her clogs and jumped off the deck of the yacht.

She landed on a wooden boat, where she was the only one standing alone. The bodyguards untied the towing rope, and the small-power engine at the stern of the boat began to rotate slowly. When the boat sailed a distance away from the yacht, the girl turned her head to look at the yacht from a distance, and quietly took something out of the inside pocket of her clothes.

"Don't always think about playing games. Your brother will be angry if he sees you. Remember your mission." Tachibana Masamune scolded from a distance on the deck of the yacht.

The head of the Uesugi family pretended not to hear, turned his head to the side and didn't look at Tachibana Masamune, but still reluctantly put the game console back into his pocket.

"Is it okay, Mr. Masamune, to leave the family's survival to the head of the Uesugi family alone?" Fuma Kotaro asked in a low voice.

"Master Fuma, you must believe in her." Tachibana Masamune said solemnly, "Although Eri is still a child, she is stronger than all of us. Only she possesses such power. That child will definitely be able to do it. Cut off the Road to the Underworld and everything in the Kingdom of God... The old gods must not invade the new world again."

"I hope so." Fuma Kotaro nodded.

He failed to see that when the word "old god" was mentioned, Tachibana Masamune, with his back to him, looked at the girl who was gradually going away with the boat. In the depths of his originally gloomy eyes, a strange and sickly glimmer seemed to burst out from the bottom of his heart uncontrollably, and then was quickly covered up and disappeared in a flash.

The head of the Uesugi family, aboard the boat, suddenly looked up, gazing at the far end of the sea. Where the sea and sky met, a line blazed brightly, like a burning fire. It was the Sumeru throne, operating at full power. The boat, carrying the girl, slowly moved toward the dazzling blaze, like a crimson butterfly chasing the light.

……

Eight thousand meters deep sea, seven centimeters of blue. When the Trieste and the Caesar team really sank, Lu Mingfei finally realized what true boredom was.

No matter how dazzling the Sumeru throne flickered, the faint light above them was quickly swallowed by the endless sea, replaced by boundless darkness. The moment they entered the seabed, it was as if they had been abandoned by their original world. The noise and last specks of light above were blurred, as if even their heads were filled with seawater. Their consciousness was heavy, and they sank slowly and endlessly until they were lost in the darkness of eternal night, further and further away from the familiar human world.

"The depth has reached one hundred meters. The Trieste is operating stably and everything is normal." Caesar reported to Yuan Zhisheng on the Sumeru throne via radio while staring at the dashboard.

In the time before departure, he actually memorized the operating manual of the Trieste. Although he skipped the theoretical parts such as the research and development principles, at this moment, Caesar looked like an experienced old diver standing in front of the dashboard, giving people a very reliable feeling.

“It’s true that some things can’t be understood unless you experience them yourself. I’ve watched so many diving documentaries but never had this feeling. I’ve only dived a hundred meters, and it’s already so quiet and dark.” Lu Mingfei sighed.

Even if you just look at it, you can tell how cold the dark sea water is. The coldness seems to penetrate into the soul through the sight, making people unable to help but say something here to warm themselves.

"Brother, do you still remember the time we dived in the Three Gorges a year ago? The feeling is completely incomparable to what it is now." Lu Mingfei said.

"Yes, no matter how cold or dark the river water is, it can't compare to the feeling of the ocean. Although the creatures in the ocean are much larger than the terrestrial biological system, for humans, it seems to be the loneliest place. Because we can't find anyone like us in such a vast ocean, everything here is almost unknown to us." Chu Zihang nodded, "So the regulations of deep-sea submersibles require at least two operators to work together during missions. This is not only to prevent unexpected operational errors, but more importantly, if a person stays in such a suffocating environment for a long time, he will be lonely and go crazy."

As he spoke, Chu Zihang turned on the searchlight of the Trieste. The bright light pierced the inky darkness, finally bringing a touch of warmth to the soul. However, once the light shone through to a distance of ten meters, it was swallowed up by the deeper darkness. They were probably the only luminous body in this sea area, exploring the vast deep sea with a pitifully weak light source.

As the surroundings were illuminated by the bright light, they realized they were constantly swimming among schools of fish. The silvery fish swam silently and densely around the Trieste. Caesar wasn't afraid of the dark or fish, but the scene reminded him of the overwhelming swarms of sickle-tailed weasels he encountered during his trip to China. Since then, he has developed a certain allergy to these large, gregarious creatures.

He suppressed the awkwardness that was surging in his heart, and switched the knobs on the console with his hands, releasing the compressed air under the hull of the Trieste bit by bit. Only after doing this did he calmly light a cigar.

"I remember it was written in the operating manual that open flames are prohibited in the cockpit." Chu Zihang frowned slightly.

"Really? I didn't turn to that page. It seems the Japanese branch didn't make this a priority." Caesar shrugged. "Since it's not a priority, then it's okay to break the rules a little. Are any of us three really good people who follow the rules?"

Chu Zihang thought about it and had nothing to say, because Caesar was right. He himself never followed the rules of the Executive Department. A man who was regarded as a "violent maniac" by a violent organization like the Executive Department had no right to accuse others of breaking the rules.

As they sank deeper and deeper, the surroundings grew quieter. In the deep sea, not only the light, but also the sound seemed to be swallowed by the darkness. If they didn't speak, the only sound in their ears was the whirring of the submersible's engine. From time to time, the surrounding schools of fish would silently pass by the observation window, their pale appearance illuminated by the searchlight, like flickering ghosts. The atmosphere was eerie and unsettling.

Suddenly, Lu Mingfei pressed himself against the wall behind him, as he felt a very subtle vibration. Behind him was the area between watertight compartments 3 and 4. He knew who was hiding there, and the vibrations on the wall came from that person's knocking, a secret signal they had agreed upon.

"Be gentle. Caesar's word spirit is 'Sickle Weasel'. Although he has not released his domain now, his hearing is much better than that of ordinary people. Large vibrations will alert him." Lu Mingfei tapped the cabin board very regularly.

"Idiot, you can't hear it even if I knock even softer, right?" Jude Mai's knocking was full of emotion. Her slender and soft body was "squeezed" among the pipes. She struggled to turn on the strong flashlight and saw the yellow and black nuclear radiation symbol on the metal shell in front of her. Then she took out a Geiger counter and tested it inside the cabin, then knocked on the wall again. "You're right, this is not a nuclear fuel tank at all, it's a nuclear bomb. The Trieste was transformed into a full-fledged nuclear weapon by the Snake Eight Clan, and you are the death squad sitting in the nuclear weapon. They are going to use your lives to bury that embryo!"

"Isn't it just right that you're here? I need to calm Caesar and my senior brother down in the shortest possible time. The task of dismantling the nuclear bomb will be handed over to you. I always trust you to do things, Mai!" Lu Mingfei knocked.

"Don't give me that shit! I'll have to crawl out to the submersible! Do you know what it's like to be eight thousand meters deep in the ocean? I'll be doing all the dirty work!" Jiude Mai angrily yelled, "Why do I have to risk my life to be your wet nurse every time? I don't owe you anything!"

"Yes, yes, if you don't owe me, I should owe you, okay?" Lu Mingfei soothed him, "Did you bring the medicine and the lock agent? Don't lose them. If you can't hold on any longer and lose consciousness, I'll be responsible for injecting the lock agent into you and then sending you to the potato chip shop...if nothing happens to us."

"Stop it, you crow's mouth! There's no way I'm going to die in this dark sea. My life goal is to die on a man's belly, understand?" Jiude Mai was furious, but suddenly her momentum weakened. "Even if something happens, you have to take my body out. Don't leave me here alone. Girls don't like dark and cold places. Otherwise, I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"

"What's going on?" Caesar suddenly looked at Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat, thinking that he might have been discovered. Just as he was thinking about how to explain, Caesar said again.

"You've suddenly become less talkative, and your hands keep scratching the wall. You seem very nervous." Caesar frowned slightly. "Are you suffering from claustrophobia or deep-sea phobia?"

"Oh, yes, yes, I have been carsick since I was a child. I was suffocated and almost couldn't breathe." Lu Mingfei patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he was not discovered.

Caesar nodded, crushed his cigar considerately, turned on the ventilation system to maximum power, and walked towards Lu Mingfei.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, boss, what do you want to do?" Lu Mingfei looked at Caesar who was approaching him warily. "You don't need artificial respiration, do you? Not really, not really. When I said stuffy, I meant the atmosphere was dull, not lack of oxygen. I don't want to give my first kiss to an Italian man!"

"You think too much." Caesar simply patted Lu Mingfei's chest and back gently. "My Pilates teacher taught me this. It can clear the trachea and chest cavity... By the way, this is your first kiss? So innocent?"

There was a half-smile on Caesar's surprised face.

"Hey, hey, hey, you've missed the point!" Lu Ming's face darkened instantly.

Chapter 218 Lu Mingfei's confession, public enemy

"Is the first kiss still strange? Is it weird?" Lu Mingfei was like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"It's just that I haven't met the right person yet! Shouldn't something as beautiful as a first kiss be reserved for the right person? We Chinese men are reserved and conservative. Do you think everyone in the world is as flirtatious as you Italian men?" Lu Mingfei criticized Caesar while turning to look at Chu Zihang, "Brother, if it were you, you would definitely understand what I'm saying, right? After all, none of us have the experience of kissing a girl..."

As he was talking, Lu Mingfei was suddenly stunned because he found that Chu Zihang did not agree with his words, and did not even nod. The usually upright Chu Zihang actually tilted his head slightly and avoided his gaze at this time.

"Senior Brother...you you you!" Lu Mingfei widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief, as if he had discovered something incredible.

"Hahahaha, I really can't tell. It's developing much faster than I thought. The momentum is very strong. This is what a man should be like." Caesar laughed and put his arm around Chu Zihang's shoulders, as if they were close brothers.

Unusually, Chu Zihang did not push Caesar aside this time, as if he agreed with Caesar's words.

"Hey, what are you talking about! What do you mean by 'this is what a man should be like'? Doesn't a man who just had his first kiss deserve to be called a man?" Lu Mingfei complained loudly, expressing that he was very hurt.

"Of course." Caesar crossed his arms over his chest, speaking with the air of a big brother. "How can a man's path avoid the thorns of love? Someone like you who has no experience in love is at best a boy. You still have a long way to go before becoming a real man."

"Hey, is having a relationship something to be proud of? You can't look down on others just because you have girlfriends!" Lu Mingfei muttered indignantly, "Just wait and see, I'll have one too soon, and she'll definitely be much better than your girlfriends!"

"Oh, then let's talk about it when you have it..." Caesar paused, smiling.

"The man child!" Caesar patted Lu Mingfei's shoulder and spoke earnestly.

It felt like being hit by a heavy punch in the heart, or the kind that filled the entire screen with critical hits. Lu Mingfei took two steps back and felt a little heartache... Maybe he really had some claustrophobia?

He vaguely remembered scolding Nuonuo for being childish during school. He wondered if she felt the same way he did now. At that time, Nuonuo gave him a look that said, "Just wait and see." Is this your revenge, Senior Sister? A year and a half's delay? Through your fiancé?

On the Sumeru throne, Yuan Zhisheng overheard Caesar's team's idle chatter over the radio. He couldn't understand why those three guys were still discussing topics like "first kiss" and the relationship between "men" when they were clearly on a dangerous "SS"-level mission. Even from listening, he felt as if he were trapped in that enclosed space, being contaminated by some evil telekinesis of three psychopaths.

But he didn't know why, his originally heavy mood suddenly relaxed a lot for no reason.

Inside the air chamber, Jiude Mai pulled out a blood-red syringe from his chest. This was the potion that Potato Chips had given him before leaving, a potion that could awaken his bloodline. To be more precise, this potion was also given to Potato Chips by the boss, because in this world, there are only a handful of people who can rewrite their bloodline.

This is a forbidden spell that borrows power from the dragon's personality that has deviated from human nature. If you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss of sin forever.

Jiude Mai took a deep breath and inserted the needle into a vein in her wrist. As the blood-red potion flowed into her veins, the veins in her arm bulged like snakes. Her blood seemed to boil like water, seething wildly within the veins before rapidly spreading throughout her body. This was followed by a surge of power. Dragon blood seethed and raced through every inch of her veins. Scales pierced through the skin of her neck and jaw, framing her already beautiful face even more alluringly majestic.

"Long legs, long legs, how does it feel to be cheating? Do you feel like you can tear the Dragon King apart with your bare hands now?" The voice of the potato chip girl came from the encrypted channel.

"Tear it apart with bare hands!" Jiude Mai complained angrily, "I finally managed to cheat, but now I'm just being a nanny for these brats. How many times has Lu Mingfei owed me? Can you even count them? Caesar is right, this guy is not a man. How can a man keep asking for things from a weak woman?"

"Weak woman? How can there be such a thing as a weak woman? The two girls I know are obviously more fierce and queen-like than the other." The potato chip girl said, "And your words are easy to misinterpret. It's as if Lu Mingfei did something heinous to you."

"Isn't that outrageous enough? Why should all the dirty work be left to women, especially beautiful women like me!" Jude Mai said viciously, "It's like a man walked into the most luxurious nightclub in Tokyo and booked the most expensive and most beautiful hostess in the nightclub. The hostess said to the customer in a delicate voice, 'Oh, since you've paid, I'm yours tonight. You can do whatever you want me to do.' The customer asked excitedly, 'Really?' The hostess nodded shyly and said, 'Yes, anything.' As a result, the customer waved his hand and said, 'I'm relieved when you say that. Then go to Akihabara and help me queue up all night for the limited edition Hatsune Miku figure.' The host was at a loss, and the customer explained, 'Because it's a limited edition and hard to buy, I spent a lot of money to pay you to help me queue up all night for it. You said you can do anything, right? Go and queue up quickly. If you buy it, you'll definitely get a tip.'... No, Lu Mingfei has never even given me a tip!"

"That does sound outrageous," the potato chip girl agreed, chewing her chips. "Speaking of which, Long Legs, why did you so naturally put yourself into the role of a barmaid? You haven't really done that, have you?"

"Bah, have you ever seen such a queen-like girl serving drinks? When this queen completes this task, I will definitely order you, the most expensive girl, to drink with me all night long!" said Jiude Mai.

"Well, then I'll wait for the Queen's arrival. I promise not to charge you! But remember, the potion only lasts four hours. If you take the locking agent within four hours, the side effects, while severe, are not irreversible." said the potato chip girl. "If it's more than four hours, you'll turn from a queen into a female dragon, and I won't even be able to find anyone to collect the money!"

"I know, I know. You're so nagging. You don't look like a hostess at all. You look more like an old mama-san!" Jiude Mai cut off the communication, not giving the potato chip girl a chance to fight back.

She extracted the detonation control circuit from the nuclear power circuit, stripped off the nano-coating and insulating adhesive, and installed a thermal fuse between the exposed wires. This method left no trace, as if two parallel circuits had been entangled and burned without being properly wrapped. Although the Trieste would lose an entire hatch of air, it was the least likely "accident" to arouse suspicion.