57 Not Acting

◎Her eyes were full of greed and calculation◎

There were many "important people" imprisoned in these two floors. Li Yiqing and others, holding the dean's card, rescued them one by one.

Qi Qiuxue negotiated with them in batches and left relevant evidence, collecting videos and fingerprints of them "voluntarily" following Qi Qiuxue's arrangements.

"I swear on my life that as long as I'm alive, I will never give up on anyone here." Qi Qiuxue stood in the corridor and looked up at all the people gathered in front of her. These people were leaders, politicians, wealthy people, or businessmen... Before entering this hospital, they were powerful and used to a life of getting whatever they wanted.

But now, one by one, they have lost their human rights and have been locked up in small wards for months like trapped animals. Money, fame and fortune are no longer important to them. What they want is life and freedom, and they are willing to pay anything for it.

Qi Qiuxue's appearance was like a savior, completely bringing them out of the abyss of despair. Everyone listened to her quietly, their eyes filled with admiration and gratitude. "Thank you, thank you so much."

"If there is a chance to escape from here, we will offer you our highest gratitude and respect."

“…”

Qi Qiuxue brought out the communication equipment, allowing them to contact the outside world. Rescue and security forces also arrived one after another. Just as Qi Qiuxue expected, no matter what means they used, they could not successfully break into the hospital. Under the effect of the copy mechanism, the roof, walls, windows... every inch of Rock Saint's building was absolutely solid.

"Ms. Zhang Xue." This situation made everyone very uneasy. A brown-haired woman in the crowd whispered, "Can we really escape successfully?"

"It's okay." Qi Qiuxue raised her lips to comfort her, "Trust me."

"Okay." The woman nodded, clasping her hands together and praying, "God bless you."

"Axue, what should we do next?" While the two were talking, Li Yiqing walked up and stood beside Qi Qiuxue. Compared with Qi Qiuxue, who was sitting on the chair like a queen, worshipped and respected, she was more like a knight who was willing to give everything and protect the other with her life.

Qi Qiuxue responded and met her gaze, then said after a moment, "Let's go underground."

"Underground?" Wu Shanyue and the others came over after hearing her words. "This hospital actually has an underground area? Ah Xue, how are you so amazing? When did you find it?"

"I haven't found it yet, it's just my guess." Qi Qiuxue shook her head, "But it's basically certain that such an area exists."

"We've already explored all floors of the hospital, from 1 to 24, but we've only seen mutated patients. We've never seen the monsters the system mentioned. If they're not on these floors, where else could they be?"

She slowly opened her lips and asked, "Shanyue, if you were the dean, where would you keep these monsters?"

"I need to keep them somewhere far enough away from me and safe enough. I can keep them in the hospital for easy control, but I also need to make sure they won't be easily discovered..." Wu Shanyue muttered to himself, "Now that I think about it, there's really no better place than underground."

"So how do we get there?" Zhu Lan said. "There are no buttons in the elevator other than 1-24. It works the same whether you use the professor's card or the dean's card."

"There must be some other mechanism that we haven't found." Qi Qiuxue said.

"Then let's go look for it." Wu Shanyue was ready to go immediately after hearing this.

Xu Gui coughed lightly and slowly pulled her back.

"Is it possible that we don't have to go through so much trouble?" Xu Gui said, "We can just go and interrogate the dean directly."

"..." Wu Shanyue suddenly realized. She had become so accustomed to exploring the dungeon on her own that she had forgotten there were other, more convenient shortcuts. "Right."

"Then let's go." Zhu Lan smiled and was eager to try.

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After a series of "human intervention", the dean finally woke up. Qi Qiuxue took some time to make the other party understand his current situation and told him his purpose.

At first, the dean was unwilling to admit the existence of such an area, but under Zhu Lan's continuous slapping attacks and threats and inducements, he finally admitted the existence of the underground cell.

"There's actually a hidden sensor device at the very bottom of the elevator's button area," the dean said reluctantly. "I need to use my elevator card to call it out. That's the button that leads to the underground."

"The elevator card is with me." He struggled to move under the layers of restraints and met Qi Qiuxue's eyes. "Come and get it."

"Are you talking about this?" Qi Qiuxue raised the card in her hand to show him, "Sorry, we took the card away shortly after you fell unconscious."

"You..." The dean was speechless and angry, and he roared like a broken jar, "You can go away now, what are you still doing here!"

"Tsk." Zhu Lan frowned and raised his hand threateningly at him.

The dean fell silent, closed his eyes, and began to play dead. However, it was clear that Qi Qiuxue had no intention of letting him go. "Untie his handcuffs and restraints."

"What are you going to do?!" The dean opened his eyes again alertly.

"I'll take you with me." Qi Qiuxue said. As biological weapons to be sold to other countries, those monsters might be the most valuable things in this hospital. In addition, they are dangerous and uncontrollable, so the hospital must have set up many safeguards in terms of management to prevent them from going out and outsiders from entering.

Going forward rashly might be dangerous. To be on the safe side, it would be safer to have the dean accompany them. When lives are forced to depend on each other, the other party will not dare to go too far. "As long as you are willing to cooperate, I will spare your life."

"I won't believe your lies." The dean never gave up struggling. "You will definitely kill me or hand me over to the police!"

So Qi Qiuxue continued to coax: "What I said is true."

"Before entering the hospital, I was just a poor cancer patient, struggling to even provide for the most basic needs of life. Even if I hand you over to the police for meritorious service, what else can I get besides a medal and a small monetary reward?"

"But working with you is different. Biological weapons is indeed a great way to make money. By selling weapons, viruses, and antidotes, I will gain enormous wealth and a high status." She smiled, a hint of greed and calculation gradually welling up in her eyes. "Otherwise, why would I risk my life going underground? Wouldn't it be better to just call the police to arrest you all?"

She raised her hand and asked Li Yiqing for the tablet, showing him the group of controlled medical staff, patients, and dignitaries. "As you can see, they are all under my control. Not a single one has been released. Doesn't this explain my purpose? I don't want your life, nor your useless reputation. I want money, flowing money, more and more money. If you are willing to cooperate, in the days to come, we will slowly have everything."

"But if you don't want to cooperate, I won't force you." Qi Qiuxue gestured to Zhu Lan to let him go. "You can leave now. I'll set you free."

After she finished speaking, she no longer paid attention to the dean, but lowered her eyes and carefully played with the gun in her hand.

Her fingers were slender, and her fair skin contrasted sharply with the black gun. The bright light from above her head fell on her, illuminating her charming hair and giving the gun a beautiful metallic luster.

She looked harmless and even fragile, but she was able to escape from the control of the hospital and become the master of the show, causing such a big storm. Her inner strength is immeasurable.

If he left, she would shoot him.

"..." The dean hesitated, as if he was persuaded by Qi Qiuxue, and began to think about the pros and cons of this matter again. Finally, he nodded and agreed to her request.

"I am willing to cooperate, but I beg you not to kill me." He said, willingly submitting and walking at the front of the team to lead the way.

The players followed closely behind, all shocked by Qi Qiuxue's performance.

After a while, Zhu Lan leaned over to Wu Shanyue's ear and whispered, "Do you know Zhang Xue in real life?"

"Yes." Wu Shanyue responded.

Zhu Lan shook his head with deep emotion and deliberately said, "After the dungeon is out, find a chance to check her out."

“It doesn’t look like acting.”

【Author’s words】

The biggest villain in this story: Qi Qiuxue.

There should be another chapter later, but I don’t know when it will be finished. You can come back tomorrow to read it~

Special thanks to Yin Za for the deep water. It’s a waste of money. Thanks also to all the babies who fed them with Ba Wang tickets and nutrient solution. Thank you all for reading and leaving comments. I love you!