Xiao Yi leaned against the wall and carefully checked his equipment. In addition to the dagger hidden in his boots, he also had a baton found in the security room and several simple traps made of broken glass and tape.
The sky outside the window gradually brightened, but the temperature was still terribly low. Xiao Yi stretched his frozen fingers and began to draw a floor plan of the office building on the floor. He remembered every blind spot of the surveillance and every escape route, which he had figured out in the past few days.
"First, we need to find their base," Xiao Yi muttered to himself. He remembered the scent of Lin Yuxuan's perfume, a high-end fragrance that was extremely rare in the apocalypse. This meant they were likely occupying a well-stocked refuge.
Xiao Yi stuffed the last piece of compressed biscuit into his mouth and chewed it carefully. Every bite of food must be fully utilized. This is the survival rule he learned these days.
He tiptoed out of the shelter, moving along the wall. Every shadow in the office building could hide danger, and he had to remain vigilant at all times.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps downstairs. Xiao Yi held his breath and slowly stuck his head out. It was one of the three men from yesterday, smoking a cigarette and patrolling nonchalantly.
A cold light flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes. He followed quietly behind, like a cheetah hunting. When the man walked to a blind spot of the surveillance camera, Xiao Yi pounced on him and hit him hard on the back of the neck with a baton.
The man groaned and fell to the ground. Xiao Yi quickly dragged him into the office next door, sealed his mouth with tape, and tied him up with a data cable.
"How many of you are there? Where is your base?" Xiao Yi asked in a low voice, waving the dagger in his hand in front of the man.
The man shook his head in horror, but Xiao Yi's dagger was already against his throat. "Don't play tricks, I know there are more than three of you."
The cold blade made the man shudder. He finally spoke, "In... in the general manager's office on the 20th floor..."
"Where's Lin Yuxuan?"
"She...she's the boss's woman..." The man's voice trembled. "There are eight of us in total, but four of them are out looking for supplies today..."
A gleam of light flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes. This was a perfect opportunity. He knocked the man unconscious and hid him in the filing cabinet.
The general manager's office on the 20th floor was the most luxurious place in the entire office building, with bulletproof glass, heavy solid wood doors, and an independent power supply system. Xiao Yi remembered that there was a small wine cellar there, which stored a lot of famous wines.
He climbed the stairs carefully, each step as light as a cat's. As he approached the twentieth floor, he heard music coming from inside. These people actually had electricity and sound equipment; it seemed they had indeed occupied a perfect shelter.
Xiao Yi hid in the corner, watching the guard at the door. There was only one man, dozing off. He quietly went around to the other side and climbed out of the window of the fire escape.
The cold wind howled, and Xiao Yi's fingers were almost frozen. He slowly moved along the pipes on the outer wall and finally came to the window of the general manager's office.
Through the bulletproof glass, he saw the scene inside. Lin Yuxuan was sitting on a leather sofa, holding a glass of red wine. Opposite her was a middle-aged man with a face full of flesh, who must be their boss.
"We've had a good harvest today," the boss said with a smile, "thanks to your acting skills, Yuxuan."
Lin Yuxuan took a sip of red wine, her eyes a little vague: "That man...how is he?"
"Who cares? In this weather, he won't survive the night without supplies." The boss said disapprovingly, "Come, have a drink with me."
A flash of anger flashed in Xiao Yi's eyes. He knocked lightly on the window. Lin Yuxuan turned her head and looked at him, her eyes widening instantly.
"What's wrong?" asked the boss.
"Nothing...nothing." Lin Yuxuan pretended to be calm. "I'm going to the bathroom."
She hurried to the bathroom, where Xiao Yi was already waiting. He placed his dagger against Lin Yuxuan's waist and whispered, "Don't make a sound."
Lin Yuxuan's body was shaking slightly, but surprisingly, she did not call for help.
"I'm sorry..." she whispered, "I was forced..."
Xiao Yi sneered: "Do you think I will believe it?"
"They arrested my sister..." Lin Yuxuan's voice was filled with tears, "If I don't cooperate, they will kill her..."
Xiao Yi was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained his composure: "Prove it to me."
Lin Yuxuan pulled a photo from her pocket. It showed a little girl who looked a bit like her. "She's been locked up in a storage room in the basement..."
At this moment, the boss's voice came from outside: "Yuxuan? Are you in there?"
Lin Yuxuan's face turned pale in an instant. Xiao Yi made a quick decision: "Take me to the basement."
"But..."
"Either cooperate, or I will kill you now." Xiao Yi's voice was icy cold.
Lin Yuxuan bit her lip and finally nodded. She composed herself and opened the bathroom door: "I feel a little uncomfortable and want to rest for a while."
The boss looked at her suspiciously, but said nothing. Lin Yuxuan took Xiao Yi and quietly left through another passage, her body trembling slightly.
"You'd better not play tricks." Xiao Yi warned in a low voice.
"I know a secret passage," Lin Yuxuan said, "that leads directly to the basement."
They walked down a narrow maintenance passage, Xiao Yi's nerves were tense. He couldn't completely trust this woman, but this was his only chance.
Suddenly, Lin Yuxuan stopped and turned to look at Xiao Yi: "If I help you rescue my sister, can you take us away from here?"
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