There were also two teams of survivors on the fourth floor, but Su Lin found no trace of them along the way, not even the backpacks left behind after their deaths.

"Strange, most of the containers on this floor haven't been searched."

Su Lin frowned. He hadn't touched many containers on the second and third floors, but in less than ten minutes on the fourth floor, he had already encountered more than ten containers while checking the rooms one by one.

Based on previous experience with each floor, the number of ordinary containers on each floor is approximately 18-26.

This means that most of the containers on the fourth floor are still there.

"Does that mean the fourth-floor resident is still receiving the minimum living allowance?"

A faint sense of anticipation rose in Su Lin's heart. Could it be that he was so lucky that he could receive welfare benefits for several floors in a row?

"They're definitely gone."

Xiao Linlin shook her head and made a judgment: "The two teams on the fourth floor escaped. It should be that the man on the fifth floor who led them away. The people on the fourth and fifth floors who receive minimum living allowances have most likely been taken away."

“They were on welfare and fled immediately, worried that things might go wrong if they stayed too long.”

"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that the guy deliberately left behind a welfare payment or something to curry favor with the older brother... but I think that's unlikely."

Xiao Linlin paused, then whispered, "The disappearance of the team on the fourth floor also proves that this man's combat power is seriously insufficient. Otherwise, he would have no reason to unite the two teams of escapees downstairs. It would be more in his own interest to take everything for himself."

"He's smart, but not strong enough, so there's no reason for him to intimidate the other two teams into not taking the welfare benefits. The fact that he left the containers on the fourth and fifth floors unsearched is already a gesture of goodwill towards you by 'conceding benefits'."

"Yes, it's basically confirmed: this is a clever person who is good at and enjoys socializing, leaving favors everywhere, probably paving the way for his own escape and development."

Xiao Linlin made her final judgment and smiled disdainfully: "He still wanted to take advantage of our big brother, this hard laborer, and leave the answers to the game as a favor. But he didn't expect that we didn't need them at all. Big brother already has me!"

Although they had never met, Xiao Linlin had already analyzed this guy's behavior quite thoroughly.

"Looks like nothing can be hidden from you."

Su Lin affectionately ruffled her hair, but Xiao Linlin, unusually, turned her head and looked at Su Lin with a serious expression: "Big brother, I'm really amazing! My mom and dad always praise me!"

"I'm serious, this guy is really just putting on an act. In my opinion... he's just clever in a superficial way, not even as good as Xu Zhiyi."

When Xiao Linlin mentioned Xu Zhiyi, Su Lin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. He nodded slightly but didn't say anything.

The two continued searching the fourth floor, and indeed, as Xiao Linlin had analyzed, the low-income assistance recipient on the fourth floor had been opened, and the other containers in the low-income assistance room had also been searched.

The containers in the rooms closest to the stairwell had all been searched, indicating that the two groups were going upstairs without lingering for long.

What surprised Su Lin the most was that he did find a special morgue on the fourth floor, but the bodies inside had been searched.

He thought the fourth key had been taken, but to his surprise, he found an old pocket watch emitting a faint glow on the workbench in the middle of the room.

"The fourth key!"

Su Lin couldn't help but frown: "They should have realized it was a key, right? They just left it there? They didn't take it with them?"

"They shouldn't need the key; the reason they left it behind must be that man's doing."

Xiao Linlin shook her head: "But this isn't flattery, it's more like a clumsy boast. However, it does save us the trouble of searching for the body."

"No, let's search again."

Xiao Linlin suddenly changed her mind and gestured for Su Lin to continue searching the body, worried that the deliberate placement of the key might be to cover something up.

Su Lin nodded and carefully searched each body.

"There's nothing there. These places have all been searched, and if there were anything, it would have been taken away."

"good."

Xiao Linlin nodded slightly. She was just being cautious and didn't intend to find any special clues here.

The two left the room and continued to the fifth floor.

According to Xiao Linlin's analysis, the fifth floor is the final destination to the hidden escape point, and the containers and welfare supplies there have not been eaten.

That was indeed the case, but to Su Lin's surprise, he saw three survivors' backpacks scattered in the lobby in front of the stairs as soon as he went upstairs.

Most importantly, all three backpacks had been opened and their contents taken away.

“There was a battle here, and they were killed by other survivors.”

Su Lin looked at Xiao Linlin. This time, without Xiao Linlin speaking, Su Lin already knew the answer: "The reason that man wanted to unite the two teams downstairs was to use their fighting strength to kill the other team on the fifth floor?"

"right."

Xiao Linlin nodded, while Su Lin frowned: "Then why doesn't he just unite the team on the fifth floor? Why go through all this trouble? Could it be that they have some kind of grudge against each other?"

"I don't know."

Xiao Linlin shrugged her shoulders, looking completely indifferent: "Let him kill whoever he wants, it has little to do with us. The most likely outcome is that our unity will fail, and we might even be ridiculed and threatened by the other side... Smart people don't like being questioned."

"That's true."

Su Lin nodded and continued checking the fifth floor.

There was still plenty of time; he had ample time to inspect the entire fifth floor.

But clearly, the fifth floor was the poorest place in the hospital; not only were there few containers, but they had all been eaten.

Helpless, Su Lin could only find the safe in the dean's office and place the four keys in the four slots in front of the safe.

[Keys collected! Key consumed, granting access to open the safe!]

Please note that only one team is authorized to open the safe! Once opened, the safe will enter a cooldown period; a new key must be entered.

As the prompt appeared before his eyes, Su Lin noticed that the small safe on the dean's desk began to glow red. Right under Su Lin's nose, it transformed from an ordinary ornament into a brand-new red-level container!

"Wow, there's even a hidden reward?!"

Su Lin was surprised; this was a scene he hadn't anticipated. He couldn't help but look at Xiao Linlin in his arms.

Xiao Linlin and he exchanged a glance, and then she suddenly raised her little hands again, embracing the sky, her childlike voice clear and crisp.

"Ah! Thank you, nature, for this gift! It's a new reward!"

"Wait, did you already anticipate this? But you kept it from me?"

"Big brother, I'm not that kind of person! This isn't hiding anything, it's a surprise!"