The crash of the elevator was so loud that almost everyone in the building heard it.
Everyone walked out of the dormitory with their phones lit up and looked at each other in the dark hallway.
"What happened?"
"I think I heard a loud noise from the elevator."
"I heard it too. I thought it was an earthquake …"
Everyone chattered and raised their phones as they walked to the corridor where the elevator was located.
There were originally two elevator doors side by side, but they were still closed.
Because of the power outage, the elevator doors could not be opened.
If everyone wanted to go downstairs, they could only take the stairs.
"Ah —!"
The dormitory manager finally realized what had happened. She let out an earth-shattering scream and made a phone call in a flurry.
She called the school security department, the off-campus police station, and even the elevator's warranty number.
Five minutes later, police sirens blared frantically as they drove in from outside the school.
The people from the school security department had arrived long ago.
The electrician fixed the main switch, but the elevator …
It had fallen beyond recognition.
Blood slowly flowed out from the bottom of the elevator and dyed the front of the elevator on the first floor dark red.
"There's someone in the elevator!"
No one knew who cried out first, but everyone suddenly screamed and ran in all directions.
Almost all the students in the building ran out. Some didn't even put on their coats and were shivering in the cold winter night.
Ma Qiqi had just returned from self-study and was shocked to see her classmates surrounding the front of the dormitory building.
She went over to a girl on the same floor and asked, "What happened? Why did everyone run out? Was there a fire alarm? "
"No … No …" The girl's face was full of fear. "There was a problem with the circuit, and then the elevator broke down and fell from a high place. There were people inside …" As she spoke, the girl couldn't take it anymore and found a place to vomit.
Ma Qiqi's face turned pale when she heard that. She carried her backpack and took two steps back. "There really was someone?!"
"Yeah, I heard it. I didn't dare go down to see." Another girl covered her nose and came over. "Qiqi, are you still going up? I don't dare to stay here anymore. I want to go home … "
"It's okay, it's okay. The elevator probably broke down. Just fix it. "Ma Qiqi was confused and tried to persuade the girl.
Soon, the police arrived and pulled up a yellow line at the place where the elevator had fallen.
There was only one working elevator in the entire building, and even the door of the other one was sealed.
Everyone watched in the cold winter night for more than an hour before the malfunctioning elevator was cleaned up.
The people inside were sent out in body bags.
The students didn't see what happened, but they heard that one of the two girls in the elevator was their class counselor, Gui Suyao.
Gui Suyao had been working as a counselor for first-year master's students this year, so she had a lot of contact with them. On Christmas Eve, she had just organized a Christmas party at Jinling Bar with the class committee. She didn't expect that she would be gone in less than half a month.
Everyone felt a little uncomfortable.
Finally able to go upstairs, the students all chose to take the stairs.
Before the psychological trauma of the elevator accident dissipated, everyone probably wouldn't take the elevator again.
Ma Qiqi followed everyone back to her dorm room. Looking at the empty room, she suddenly felt a little scared.
She took out her phone and fiddled with it for a while before calling Yin Shixiong.
"Qi Qi? It's so late. You're still up? " Yin Shixiong had been suspended for a month and didn't have any visible work for the time being. He was preparing to go home and propose. He planned to take Ma Qiqi to his hometown to meet his parents after her exams.
Ma Qiqi sat on the bed and hugged the blanket tightly. She said nervously, "… Our building's elevator suddenly crashed today. I think there were two students inside … They probably died."
Yin Shixiong froze and immediately stood up. "What did you say? Say it again! "
Ma Qiqi felt bad and was a little impatient. She pouted and said, "Didn't you hear me clearly? I said that our building's elevator suddenly broke down today. Luckily, I was studying in the library and not in the dorm. If I had been there … "
"Qiqi!" Yin Shixiong quickly interrupted her. "Don't talk nonsense!"
Ma Qiqi finally smiled and felt better. Holding the phone to her face, she cocked her head and said, "… You're worried about me."
"Of course I'm worried about you." Yin Shixiong snorted. "Nonsense! Stay here and be safe. Then can you not stay in the dorm anymore? What about Nianzhi? Was she scared? "
Ma Qiqi shook her head. "Nianzhi was lucky. She went back to her apartment for the past two weeks. She wasn't scared."
However, Yin Shixiong's words reminded her. Ma Qiqi said, "I'm not going to talk to you anymore. I'm going to call Nianzhi and see if she's willing to let me stay for a few days."
Yin Shixiong agreed and hung up. He was in disbelief.
He walked around his room a few times and scratched his head. He called Huo Shaoheng.
At this time, Huo Shaoheng was still working overtime in the office.
The time around the Lunar New Year was always the busiest for the senior officials.
The soldiers could look forward to the Lunar New Year holidays all year round, but the senior officials couldn't.
The ones on duty at this time were the senior officials at all levels.
Huo Shaoheng was no exception.
In the past six or seven years, he had been on duty for almost every Lunar New Year except last year.
This year, he planned to stay on duty at the military base.
The operator connected Yin Shixiong's call. He wore a Bluetooth headset and typed quickly on the computer as he asked, "Big Xiong? What's wrong? You're not happy with your suspension and want to work? "
Yin Shixiong chuckled. "How could that be?! Huo Shao, I'm not going to talk nonsense with you. I have something to tell you. "
"What is it?"
Huo Shaoheng looked at his watch. It was 11: 30 at night.
Something at this hour was usually not a small matter.
As expected, Yin Shixiong lowered his voice and whispered, "Huo Shao, I just heard from Qiqi that her dorm building's elevator suddenly broke down. There are two students in the elevator. They probably won't be able to survive."
Huo Shaoheng's hand paused for a moment, then he continued typing on the keyboard as if nothing had happened. "Okay. Is there anything else?"
"Huo Shao, you're not worried about Nianzhi at all?!" Yin Shixiong almost screamed. "If you keep this up, you'll really not have a girlfriend! I'm telling you!"
Huo Shaoheng's hand paused again before he calmly snuffed Yin Shixiong out. "If you keep talking to me like this, you'll not have a wife. I'm telling you."
"Why?! I'm going to propose soon! " Yin Shixiong rolled up his sleeves proudly. "Even if you're my boss, you can't separate us."
"Is that so?" Huo Shaoheng laughed dryly. "I heard that the poorest outpost in the southwest corner of Africa is short of manpower. I'm considering who to send …"
Yin Shixiong was stunned for two seconds before he wailed and apologized to Huo Shaoheng again. "Huo Shao, Huo Shao, I was wrong! Please don't send me so far away to Africa! At least wait until after I get married! "
If he sent him to Africa right now, even if Ma Qiqi didn't care, her parents would definitely object.
They wouldn't let their daughter follow him to a remote place in Africa, and they wouldn't let their daughter live apart from her husband at such a young age.
So Huo Shaoheng wasn't exaggerating when he said he'd make him not have a wife.
Huo Shaoheng typed the last letter and turned off the computer. He calmly told Yin Shixiong to scram as far away as he could. "As long as you know."
Yin Shixiong understood that the alarm had been lifted. He chuckled. "Huo Shao, you really have the demeanor of a general. I just received Qiqi's call. My heart almost jumped out of my throat. "
Huo Shaoheng's gaze froze for a moment. He stood up from behind his desk and calmly packed up the things on his desk and locked them up. He said, "The fact that you called me so happily means that Nianzhi must be fine. Big Xiong, you really disappoint me, you're making me panic over such a small matter. "
"Huo Shao, you can't say that. This is human nature. Qiqi is special in my heart. Even if I know she's fine, I'll still worry. To be honest, when I think about how Qiqi was so scared at such a dangerous moment and how I couldn't be by her side, my heart feels like it's being scratched by a cat. I want nothing more than to fly over and hug her right now. "
Huo Shaoheng felt Yin Shixiong's words were a bit harsh. He calmly interrupted him. "You're suspended right now. You can visit Qiqi at any time. Why are you showing off your affection to me? You would've kicked me over a long time ago. "
"I want to too, but Qiqi said she's going to squeeze in with Nianzhi. You don't say, you're so relaxed because you can sense it, right? Nianzhi is so lucky. She didn't even stay at school this week. She's been day studying at her apartment. She drives to and from school. She's having a great time … "
Yin Shixiong's words sounded even better than a song.
However, Huo Shaoheng's brows furrowed. "She went back to her apartment?" As he spoke, he switched his phone and found the Secret Service personnel protecting Gu Nianzhi by her side to call.
"Where are you?"
"Huo Shao? We're at Miss Gu's apartment. She's already gone back. Everything is normal. "
Huo Shaoheng tightened his grip but didn't say anything else. He nodded. "Okay, continue to observe."
After hanging up, Huo Shaoheng called Gu Nianzhi again.
However, her phone showed that it was busy.
At that moment, Ma Qiqi was calling Gu Nianzhi.
"Nianzhi! Nianzhi! I'm begging you! Let me stay with you for a few days, okay?! The final exams will be over in four days. Then I can go home! "Ma Qiqi gripped her phone and stomped her feet in the dorm.
"Oh? Why do you want to stay with me? " Gu Nianzhi hugged her iPad and leaned against the bed to yawn. Rubbing the corners of her eyes, she saw that it was almost midnight. She wanted to sleep.
"Nianzhi, you're lucky. You just don't know what horrible thing happened in our dorm today!" Ma Qiqi vividly described the incident of the elevator falling from the 12th floor and said, "I heard that there were two people inside! One of them was our counselor, Gui Suyao! "
Gu Nianzhi immediately sat up straight. Her voice trembled as she asked hoarsely, "What did you say? The elevator … really had an accident?! "
"Yes! Why would I lie to you?! Just now, the police, ambulance, fire truck, and people from the school's security department all came. They surrounded us so tightly that we couldn't even squeeze through to see what was happening! "Ma Qiqi waved her fist." Nianzhi, can I stay with you? I'm really scared! "
Gu Nianzhi was stunned for a long time before slowly shaking her head. "Qiqi, I'm sorry. I can't for the next few days. You should stay in the dorm … It should be safer. "
Staying with her would only be more dangerous.
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