"The corridor outside is full of security guards," Lin Sanjiu froze when she thought of that. She subconsciously held her breath and listened for a while. However, she felt that the side of her ears was like her field of vision. Not long after, she was shrouded in darkness. She could vaguely hear some vague sounds, but it was difficult for her to distinguish what the sounds were.
After a few breaths of silence, she relaxed a little. She began to think about what she should do next.
They couldn't stay in the cupboard in the pantry until the commotion died down. She didn't know how long it would take for the hospital to "forget" about the robbery. However, even the alarm would go off for several hours, let alone a wanted criminal. The most important thing now was to find the exit to the basement.
"Oh, right," Lin Sanjiu suddenly thought of something, "I've been unconscious for so long, the lava outside should have already —"
"One round has passed," before she could finish her sentence, something pounced out from the darkness and pressed its palm against her face. That thing was even faster than her reflexes. It was only when Lin Sanjiu's mouth was firmly pressed against it that her scalp went numb like a slow-paced metronome. She resisted the urge to move. She could feel her warm breath on the edge of that hand. Her lips were pressed against the palm.
Hei Zeji only covered her mouth and did not say a word. He raised his index finger, and the warm sensation left Lin Sanjiu's face. Then, he gently placed his finger on her face for exactly one second. He tapped his finger four times in a rhythm of one second. Then, Lin Sanjiu heard the door of the pantry being pushed open.
Someone's footsteps echoed on the floor. The person walked around the pantry unhurriedly and stood in front of the cupboard.
"Are you okay?"
The voice came from the door of the pantry. It didn't sound like the person had come in. Then, the person standing in front of the cupboard spoke. His voice was much louder than before, "Yes, it's empty."
'If you're empty, then hurry up and get out! ' Lin Sanjiu thought to herself.
"No wonder Hei Zeji stuffed all of us into this narrow cupboard. It turns out that these security guards don't just patrol the corridors, they also check the rooms."
"Will the wanted criminal really escape to the management level? This is the management level. " Even though the security guards did not look like humans, the way they talked and acted was no different from normal people. Just by listening to them, Lin Sanjiu felt like they were office workers before the apocalypse. Before she could finish her thought, the person at the door muttered to himself and walked into the room, "Since we have nothing to do now, let's make a cup of tea."
How humane! She even took the time to drink tea in between work!
The palm that was pressing on her face unconsciously increased its strength, causing her cheeks to ache faintly. Lin Sanjiu touched his hand lightly. Hei Zeji reacted and pulled his hand back.
"Do you have cups and tea bags?" The person standing in front of the cabinet muttered to himself. His voice moved closer to the cabinet door. "I wonder if he's here."
Lin Sanjiu froze. She could feel the cupboard door beside her right shoulder, and Hei Zeji seemed to be sitting opposite her. As soon as the cupboard door opened, the two of them would immediately be exposed to the security guards.
"Oh, keep the change. The cups are under the water dispenser," the second security guard chimed in. Lin Sanjiu could feel the movement of the person outside through the cupboard door. However, Lin Sanjiu's luck had always been very useful at critical moments. The voice continued, "Can you check if there are any tea bags in the cupboard?"
Before Lin Sanjiu could finish her sentence, she and Hei Zeji moved at the same time. The hair on Lin Sanjiu's back was about to stand on end, but before it could do so, Lin Sanjiu and Hei Zeji moved at the same time.
Lin Sanjiu ran her finger across the cupboard door on the right and felt a small metal protrusion at the bottom. She immediately realized that it was the buckle used to keep the cupboard door closed. Just as she pinched the metal piece, Hei Zeji's hand was gripping the same part of the cupboard door on the left.
The cupboard door was pulled outward, but it didn't open. Then, she heard the person outside grumbling, "Why can't I open it?"
He exerted more strength, pulling harder and harder with each pull. Lin Sanjiu didn't have enough strength, so she could barely hold on to the cupboard door. While the cupboard door on the left didn't budge, her side shook a few times. The dim light from outside shone into the cupboard.
"Did the people in the office lock it?" the other security guard asked.
"Does an old cupboard have a lock?" the person at the cupboard door mumbled and stopped, "I don't see a keyhole!"
"It's okay if you can't open it," the other security guard seemed to have heard Lin Sanjiu's prayer, "Drink some water and go out."
Lin Sanjiu only felt a bead of cold sweat trickling down her back when the man at the counter grumbled and walked away. She listened as the two security guards poured a glass of water for her. They chatted for a while as they drank. Then, they threw the glass of water into the dustbin. When they pushed the door open and left, Lin Sanjiu slowly let out the breath she had been holding in.
"Come," Hei Zeji said softly.
Hei Zeji said softly. Then, he raised his hand and pushed open the cupboard's door calmly and quietly. The pitch-black darkness in front of her was instantly diluted by the hazy greyness. Her vision became somewhat clear once again, allowing her to see Hei Zeji crawling out of the cabinet like a cat. However, she could still feel the human body on her left. Lin Sanjiu pushed open the cupboard door and turned her head to look. She finally understood what was going on. Fifty Ming's ugly face was resting on her shoulder.
When Lin Sanjiu crawled out of the cupboard, she couldn't help but admire Hei Zeji. She didn't know how he could be so tough and flexible at the same time. He was really like a big cat. He could hide his body in such a small cupboard. When Lin Sanjiu straightened her back, her joints were creaking, and there was no part of her body that didn't hurt.
"Why did you come out?" Lin Sanjiu had left Fifty Ming in the cupboard. It was too cumbersome to carry him around. Like an old lady, Lin Sanjiu straightened her back and asked angrily, "Don't they come in to patrol?"
"They come every ten minutes." Hei Zeji tilted his head and stretched his shoulders. He moved his joints a few times, "I couldn't do anything when you were unconscious just now. Now, we can use this time to get out."
"Get out?" Lin Sanjiu hoped that her voice wasn't too loud. After she fainted once, she had to face such a situation when she woke up. Her courage and adrenaline had faded so much that they couldn't be found. "But aren't there security guards in the corridor outside?"
"Let's observe first," Hei Zeji's idea was obviously a spur of the moment idea, "They might be patrolling the corridor in a regular pattern. If we find an opening, we will rush out … Are you coming? "
Lin Sanjiu sighed and nodded listlessly, "Come on."
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