Chapter 52
Seeing her repeatedly fumbling around, the technician couldn't help but offer to help her: "Where's the mechanism to get upstairs in this beauty salon? Is it recorded in our files?"
Another technician shook his head: "The team leader just discovered the problem upstairs, and hasn't had time to write a report yet."
Despite their good intentions, they lacked the strength to do so. They watched as Zhu Yu groped along the wall for an hour before finally managing to open the entrance by opening one of the fire hydrants.
"They really know how to hide it!" Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Zhu Yu continued to turn the dial of the fire hydrant. If she hadn't searched the entire room thoroughly, who would dare to turn this fire hydrant for no reason!
Upon entering through the passage, the first thing you see is an elevator with its panel numbers flashing faintly. Of course, you can't take the elevator. Without hesitation, Zhu Yu turned around and entered the stairwell illuminated by the words "Emergency Exit".
If she takes the elevator up and someone sees it moving, wouldn't she be stupid to stand guard at the door?
I climbed up to the 5th floor. The layout didn't seem to be much different from the 4th floor; it was still a corridor with several rooms.
The only thing you can feel here is how unusually quiet it is.
Is nobody here?
As Zhu Yu climbed to the 5th floor, the technicians were able to control all the known switches and quickly unlock all the doors in the corridor.
Zhu Yu casually pushed open the nearest room, which was very empty. All the furniture was placed to the side, and the walls were densely covered with all kinds of tools.
As soon as she stepped into the room, she could smell a faint orchid-like fragrance that made her dizzy. Zhu Yu didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly ran out.
I suppose this whole floor is like this, one 'torture chamber' after another. Zhou Ye is a real psychopath!
Once you get to the 5th floor, it's much easier to find the elevator and the stairs. I imagine those wealthy and powerful people who come here are still worried about fires or earthquakes and not being able to escape immediately!
People who treat human life as worthless are actually quite fond of their own lives.
Upon reaching the 6th floor, the scene transforms dramatically from the 5th floor. These are no longer isolated rooms, but rather resemble prison cells.
The prison cells contained many people with their necks, hands, and feet chained; some were suspended in mid-air, while others were submerged in water.
"Thump, thump, thump." With the sound of Zhu Yu's footsteps, these people trembled, their heads hanging low as they knelt on the ground.
Zhu Yu couldn't bear to look any longer, so she quickened her pace and walked to the end, where she saw an operating room.
Operating room?! Yes, with so many people imprisoned, they certainly wouldn't just be used for amusement. Their internal organs must have a price tag, and even their eyes and their blood would be included.
Zhu Yu did not feel sad, but tears still uncontrollably spilled from the corners of her eyes. The echo of the tears hitting the ground was the wailing of countless wronged souls who had lost their lives here.
There's another layer... If the sixth layer is already this cruel, what kind of hell will this final layer be?
Zhu Yu felt her limbs trembling uncontrollably. She was afraid to see the empty, numb eyes of these seventeen or eighteen-year-olds in the prime of their youth.
It was as if it were accusing her of not coming to save them sooner, as if it were questioning why such a filthy yet enormous existence still existed in a world of peace and prosperity.
But she was also angry, angry at these beasts who took pleasure in human lives and traded them for money. She wanted to see it, to make everything she saw public, and to bring these beasts to justice.
She wants to restore justice to the world!
Zhu Yu was in a daze and no longer remembered that she was just a small-time celebrity, no longer the undercover agent who had infiltrated the enemy.
At this moment, she had nothing but a cell phone in her hand; she didn't even have any tools to protect herself.
After carefully recording the scene with her phone, Zhu Yu stepped onto the stairs leading to the 7th floor.
On the way to the seventh floor, there seemed to be a maze set up. The previous floors only had one staircase leading upwards, but here there were two.
One leads upstairs, while the other connects to the long corridor to the left rear.
Either the real 7th floor is actually hidden behind this corridor, or this corridor was built by them to escape.
If you are surrounded and cannot go downstairs, you can move to another place from here.
Zhu Yu's eyes sharpened instantly. Could it be that the reason she didn't see anyone today, excluding those imprisoned on the sixth floor?
Did they receive the message and run away?!
With that thought in mind, Zhu Yu immediately stepped onto the stairs leading to the corridor. She didn't expect to catch one or two people, but she had to figure out this escape route and report it to the inspector!
Once they realize no one has been arrested, they'll always come back, and then we'll catch them all in one fell swoop!
"Wow, is there such a corridor where the captain and the others went?" The technician noticed something particularly out of place.
"No, according to the evidence they collected at yesterday's meeting, this beauty salon only goes up to the 7th floor and there is no corridor."
"Report this immediately! Have the captain and his men search the 7th floor again! The person who escaped might be hiding there!"
While Zhu Yu believed the hidden passage was an escape route, the technicians were more inclined to think it was a temporary hiding room. After all, the beauty salon was currently surrounded, and anyone who came out, whether from a nearby shop or from some underpass, would be caught and questioned.
But even so, they still couldn't catch those people.
After reaching the end of the corridor, there was another winding corridor with several small windows on both sides of the wall, which were rusty and looked like they hadn't been opened for a long time.
After turning the last corner, a large iron gate suddenly appeared before them, and Zhu Yu slowly approached, his back pressed against the wall.
Strange, this place isn't locked either. Were they in such a hurry to escape that they didn't have time to lock it?
Zhu Yu dared not let her guard down and continued to carefully control her toes as she touched the ground.
When she reached the stairwell, all the doors were secured with large locks. Zhu Yu pressed her ear against the door, but couldn't hear anything.
As you walk downstairs, there is a large iron gate on almost every floor, and each room door inside the iron gate has a heavy padlock on it.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
As Zhu Yu descended the stairs, the discomfort emanating from her heart gradually became unbearable.
"...Mental Illness Treatment Center"
Zhu Yu felt a sudden dizziness, as if an electric current surged through her body, burning her limbs and making her vision go black.
A piercing scream echoed in my head, "Boom!"
The black patches in Zhu Yu's vision gradually expanded, and she finally couldn't hold on any longer and fainted.
"Memory has been sealed, and the flow of virtual space has been suspended."
After completing the final step, the three technicians, looking like wilted eggplants, stood in a row behind Shi Ru, who was checking the data at the main control panel.
“Boss, Comrade Zhu Yu’s desire is too strong. This is the first time we’ve monitored her for so long and she has such a strong desire to achieve something.” The tall technician, who had always been the calmer one, gave Shi Ru an absolutely impeccable reason.
Shi Ru stared coldly at the people in front of him. Zhu Yu's various physiological indicators had fluctuated greatly just now, which directly triggered the detector alarm. Otherwise, he would not have suddenly appeared here.
Even though the discovery of Comrade Zhu Yu is a major breakthrough for the case, as those who benefited from her kindness, they should prioritize Zhu Yu's safety above all else.
"You all heard the alarm just now. The operating room lights are still on. If Comrade Zhu Yu comes out unharmed, I'll give you a commendation. But if she doesn't..."
His gaze swept over the faces of the group, which had suddenly realized their mistake and dimmed. Although Zhu Yu's data fluctuated wildly, he was not actually in any danger to his life.
The reason he was taken to the operating room was simply because the R&D department had developed a new generation of equipment according to the requirements of the higher authorities, and it needed to be connected to Comrade Zhu Yu.
But these three audacious individuals actually dared to use Comrade Zhu Yu to scout ahead. If this lesson isn't taught to be profound, Zhu Yu will be completely reduced to a detective machine.
This is the last thing they wanted to see, both for the developers and for him.
"Captain Shi." The operating room lights went out, and a doctor in blue-green surgical scrubs walked up to Shi Ru and took off his mask.
"Comrade Zhu Yu's various indicators are currently showing a steady recovery. If this momentum can be maintained, he is expected to regain consciousness in about a month."
Shi Ru nodded, but he didn't seem happy about it. Instead, he frowned as he looked at the gurney being pushed back into the room.
"Assemble! Arrest them!"
Without dwelling on the immediate issues for too long, Shi Ru quickly threw himself into the new round of work.
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When Zhu Yu woke up, she was already back in her own bed, having completely forgotten about her sneaking into the beauty salon the night before.
"Beep beep beep beep!"
The phone rang shrilly; it was Shi Ru calling: "Zhu Yu, where are you? Did you forget about today's makeup test? The director and makeup artist are waiting for you!"
Shi Ru spoke to Zhu Yu with an unusually serious tone.
When I checked the time again, holy crap!
Zhu Yu jumped up quickly to wash up and change clothes; it was already 10 o'clock! The makeup trial was scheduled for 9 a.m.
Because her character has a transformation scene, she needs special effects makeup, and the molding process alone takes several hours. She's already been delayed by an hour...
I can't imagine how badly she would be scolded if they hadn't invested in the film themselves, when she arrived on set.
"I'm so sorry, I forgot to set my alarm and overslept."
Zhu Yu arrived with the milk tea she had ordered on the way. Making everyone wait for almost two hours without offering some kind of apology was really inexcusable.
The director, who had been silent with a dark expression, accepted the still-warm milk tea, but his expression didn't relax. Seeing this, the others hesitated, unsure whether to accept it or not.
"It's good that you're here. The clothes have already been hung in the fitting room for you. Go and change."
Generally, you should do a hair and makeup trial first, but since Shi Ru helped her out, it wasn't a problem to try on the clothes first.
With the big spender speaking up, the director quickly brightened up, smiled at Zhu Yu, and said, "It's alright, we just had time to discuss the costumes again, go change quickly~"
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