Chapter 179 The room is full of surveillance cameras

Only Su Xiaonuan, Lu Zheng, and their new roommate Bai Xiaoxiao, whose sin value was as high as 68, whose identity was mysterious and whose attitude was indifferent, remained in the room.

The air seemed to freeze instantly, filled with invisible pressure and unknown danger.

Su Xiaonuan felt her heart pounding in her chest. She knew that the real challenge was only just beginning.

This seemingly fashionable and beautiful girl is probably the first real "tough nut to crack" they have encountered since infiltrating the Sacred Heart Society.

After Wang Bo left, an eerie silence fell over dormitory 3012.

Bai Xiaoxiao walked straight to the bed by the window, casually tossed the expensive-looking trendy backpack on her shoulder onto the bed, sat down, took out her phone and started scrolling. She still wore her sunglasses and mask tightly, exuding an aura of "keep away".

Su Xiaonuan quickly weighed the options in her mind.

Based on the system prompts and the girl's indifferent attitude, she was clearly a core member of the Sacred Heart Society, or even someone responsible for monitoring them.

Simply avoiding the issue or remaining indifferent would seem suspicious.

Instead of taking the initiative, play the role of a timid but honest person trying to integrate into the new environment.

She forced a small smile, rubbed her hands together, and said in a slightly ingratiating and tentative voice, "Um... Miss Bai? We'll be roommates from now on, please take good care of me..."

Bai Xiaoxiao paused as she swiped the screen. Even from a distance of more than a meter, Su Xiaonuan could feel a cold, scrutinizing gaze coming from behind her sunglasses.

His gaze swept over her and Lu Zheng, carrying an undisguised assessment. Then, a slightly hoarse voice, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, rang out: "Hmm."

He uttered only one word, without even raising his head.

Su Xiaonuan's face showed a hint of embarrassment and helplessness at being treated coldly. She smiled awkwardly, stopped talking, and turned around to pretend to continue packing her pitiful luggage. In reality, all her senses were heightened to the extreme, especially her hearing.

Lu Zheng also remained silent, sitting on the edge of his bed with his head down and his hands clasped on his knees, looking sickly and introverted.

The only sounds left in the room were the faint game sound effects coming from Bai Xiaoxiao's phone and the rustling of Su Xiaonuan tidying up her clothes.

About seven or eight minutes later, Bai Xiaoxiao's phone suddenly rang, with a very rhythmic electronic ringtone.

She glanced at the caller ID, her brow furrowing almost imperceptibly, then stood up and walked towards the door while answering the call.

"...Yes, I received it. I'm in the dorm." Her voice was low, but she didn't try to hide it.

Just as she opened the door and her figure was about to disappear outside, Su Xiaonuan's enhanced hearing clearly caught the second half of what she said on the phone:

"...Don't worry, there are 'eyes' installed in the room and bathroom, watching 24 hours a day, they can't escape...I know, let's go through the process first and see their reaction...Okay, I understand, I'll keep a close eye on them..."

"Click." The door closed gently.

In the room, Su Xiaonuan froze instantly as she tidied her clothes, a chill running from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head!

The room and bathroom... are equipped with "eyes"? Watching them 24/7?!

She suddenly looked up at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng had obviously heard the door close as well. He looked up and their eyes met in the air. Lu Zheng saw a fleeting look of shock and sternness in Su Xiaonuan's eyes.

He frowned almost imperceptibly.

Su Xiaonuan forced herself to calm down quickly.

She frantically called out to the system in her mind: "System! Immediately detect the location of all hidden cameras in this room, including the bathroom!"

[Instruction received, scanning in progress... Scan complete. Four miniature wireless pinhole cameras detected. Locations are as follows: inside the smoke detector above the door (covering the doorway), inside the decorative light fixture in the corner of the ceiling (covering the center of the room), inside the nail hole in the decorative wall hanging opposite the three beds (close-up of the beds), and inside the bathroom vent grille (covering the entire bathroom area).]

The system's prompt was cold and precise, like a hammer striking Su Xiaonuan's heart.

Everywhere!

From the moment they stepped into the room, their every move, even taking a shower or using the toilet, was under surveillance!

She took a deep breath and silently memorized the four locations indicated by the system.

Then, she put on that slightly tired and bewildered "mask" again, walked to her bedside, sat down, and turned her back to the camera hidden in the hole of the decorative painting nail.

She patted the empty seat next to her, her voice a little tired, and said to Lu Zheng, "...Are you tired? Sit here and rest for a while."

Based on Su Xiaonuan's behavior just now, Lu Zheng immediately understood her intention.

He stood up, his movements somewhat slow, and sat down beside her, cleverly blocking most of the possible views from above the door and from the lampshade, while also creating a relatively hidden "blind spot" for Su Xiaonuan.

Su Xiaonuan lowered her head, pretending to adjust her cuffs, but her fingers moved quickly and secretly in the blind spot beside Lu Zheng, hidden by their bodies and the edge of the bed.

She gently moved her hand gestures along Lu Zheng's leg using extremely simple tactical hand signals agreed upon within the police station.

The sensation of fingertips travels through the thin fabric of the pants—[room], [bathroom], [four], [camera], [all day].

Lu Zheng's body tensed almost imperceptibly for a moment, then quickly relaxed.

His hand, resting on his knee, tapped twice very lightly and rhythmically with his index finger—[Understood].

There was no verbal exchange between the two, and they rarely even made eye contact, yet the information had been conveyed accurately.

A sense of crisis, like walking on a knife's edge, and a tacit understanding of fighting side by side, spread silently.

They made no further movements, simply sitting quietly, like two ordinary people feeling uneasy and tired due to the unfamiliar environment.

Not long after, the door was pushed open again.

Bai Xiaoxiao walked in. She had finished her call. Her gaze, hidden behind her sunglasses, swept over the two people sitting side by side on the edge of the bed. Her tone was still calm, but it carried an undeniable command:

"All packed up? Come with me to the cafeteria to report for duty. You'll be working in the kitchen from now on." After she finished speaking, she turned and walked out, seemingly certain that the two of them would follow.

Su Xiaonuan and Lu Zheng exchanged a glance, quickly stood up, their faces showing the nervousness of newcomers and a hint of anticipation for their "job," and obediently followed behind Bai Xiaoxiao.

The moment Su Xiaonuan stepped out of room 3012, she knew they had officially entered the omnipresent surveillance network woven by the Sacred Heart Society.