Ji Lin'an frowned deeply as soon as he returned to his physical body. I quickly asked, "Did you get the key?"
Ji Lin'an shook his head: "No, the entire control center is empty. Except for the main gate, all the other doors are open. There is no one guarding the monitoring room or the control panel."
I asked doubtfully, "How could that be? Could it be that it's not time for work yet?"
Ji Lin'an shook his head: "Such an important place as the monitoring room must have someone staying on duty. I've seen the surveillance footage; there are about dozens of frames. Every corner of the zombie island can be seen clearly, including..."
I frowned: "Including what?"
Ji Lin'an frowned and lowered his head: "Including the bathroom and bedroom of the safe house."
My mind raced back to those days in the safe house; Song Yi and I had both taken showers. So, wouldn't that mean…? An uncontrollable rage welled up inside me: “These beasts, they're despicable!”
Ji Lin'an reached out and patted my shoulder, unsure of what to say, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent. I tried to forget about it for the time being and brought my thoughts back to the main topic: "Did you see Zhu Chen and the others?"
Ji Lin'an shook his head: "That's what's even stranger. I've searched every corner of Zombie Island but haven't seen any trace of them. It's as if they've already left Zombie Island."
I pondered for a moment: "Could it be that they, like us, came out of the desert and went to other places?"
Ji Lin'an thought for a moment: "I've also checked the surveillance cameras in the monitoring room and the control center, and I didn't see them."
I looked up and around: "Did you see us in the monitoring center too?"
Ji Lin'an shook his head: "No, this is the only place that wasn't in the surveillance footage."
I looked towards the door: "Have you seen that room across from us in the security room?"
Ji Lin'an lowered his eyes and thought for a moment: "It seems that I really haven't seen the scene in the room across the street."
Ji Lin'an and I exchanged a glance. Ji Lin'an raised an eyebrow and asked, "You suspect that Zhu Chen and the others are on the other side?"
I nodded: "That's possible. If they're not on Zombie Island, where else would they be? Yesterday, I felt like we inexplicably ended up in the control center and were even lucky enough to be rescued by Xu Qi. Don't you think all of this is very strange? If Xu Qi wants to end this game quickly, he can find a way to make us confront Zhu Chen and the others head-on, thereby speeding up the casualties and ending the game quickly."
Ji Lin'an nodded: "Your guess makes sense. If Xu Qi helps us and his superiors find out, he will definitely be punished. We have no connection with him and have only met him once. There is no reason for him to risk so much to help us."
I nodded: "And, maybe now..."
I looked up and around: "We are still under their surveillance, and they heard our conversation clearly."
Ji Lin'an looked around and said, "Besides a few boxes of clothes, there's nothing else in this room that could be used to hide a surveillance camera. Maybe this place really isn't under surveillance."
I looked towards the doorway: "Wake Chen Hu and the others up. I want Chen Hu to use his clone to go check out the room across the street."
Ji Lin'an nodded and walked over to Chen Hu and the other man, waking them up. He then told them the key points of our discussion. Chen Hu rubbed his cheeks vigorously to wake himself up before activating his clone and leaving the room. He opened the door to the opposite door, tiptoed to the entrance, put his ear close to listen for any sounds inside, then turned and shook his head at us. He then gently turned the lock, and with a click, it seemed the door opened. Chen Hu quickly pushed the door open and took a few steps back. From our perspective, the room was completely dark and silent.
Chen Hu reached out and turned on the light in the room. He immediately took a step back, stared intently into the room, and then beckoned us over. We quickly walked to the door and reached inside to check. There were three people lying on the ground: Zhu Chen, Yuan Rui, and Zhang Funan.
Ji Lin'an walked up to the three of them, squatted down, and reached out to check their breathing: "They're still breathing. They don't look injured. They've probably just fainted."
Ji Lin'an squatted down next to Zhang Funan and slapped Zhang Funan's face a few times: "Zhang Funan, Zhang Funan."
Zhang Funan frowned slightly. Ji Lin'an continued patting, increasing the force. I suspected he was taking revenge, but the effect was still significant. Zhang Funan suddenly rolled over and curled up on his side before lying flat on the ground and opening his eyes. Upon seeing us, his pupils dilated instantly, and he sat up, supporting himself on the ground: "You... what are you doing here?"
Zhang Funan looked around and frowned deeply when he saw Yuan Rui and Zhu Chen lying beside him. "Where is this? What did you do to us?"
Ji Lin'an stood up: "This is the control center. We just found you. When we entered the room, you were already lying on the ground."
Zhang Funan stood up with a hint of disbelief and looked outside: "What is the control center?"
I shook my head: "We're not entirely sure either. After you chased us yesterday, we ran out of the Rock Desert exit and ended up here. Don't you know how you got in?"
Zhang Funan thought for a moment and shook his head: "I don't know. I only remember chasing you yesterday. After we left the Rock Desert, we didn't see you anymore. We thought you had entered the maze or the Misty Forest again. We were about to split up to chase you when I remembered nothing."
Ji Lin'an and I exchanged a glance but said nothing. Chen Hu then stepped forward and said, "Why don't we take care of these two now?"
Zhang Funan glanced back and said, "Zhu Chen can be eliminated, but I mind keeping Yuan Rui alive. He seems to know a lot of things that we don't. He was one of the planners of this game before he entered the zombie island."
My eyes widened: "Planner? Then what's he doing here?"
Zhang Funan shook his head: "He didn't say. I only know that he led everyone to find things like stacked skills and the barrier in the lake, and he also led them through the maze quickly."
Ji Linan frowned: "Then let's deal with Zhu Chen first."
Ji Lin'an took out his phone, but a male voice suddenly came from the ground: "Don't kill him."
We all looked down. It was Yuan Rui lying on the ground. He was still lying there, pressing his temples with his hand and squinting. After a few seconds, he sat up and stood up after a few seconds of rest: "We can't kill him. I know the exit of Zombie Island."
I frowned at Yuan Rui: "Do you know the exit from Zombie Island?"
Yuan Rui nodded, and I continued, "If you know the exit, why don't you run out yourself?"
Yuan Rui sighed: "Because the exit needs to be activated at the control center..."
I looked at Ji Lin'an speechlessly. Ji Lin'an asked, "What does knowing the exit have to do with us killing Zhu Chen? We have a personal grudge against him."
Yuan Rui glanced at Zhu Chen on the ground: "I don't care what grudge you have, if you want to get out, you can only leave him here. He's still useful."
This time, Ji Lin'an was speechless. A short while later, Zhu Chen also gradually woke up...
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