Chapter 545: Mist. Saving Dad
The stairwell was empty. Three people walked up quickly. Gu Ye and Guozi could take two steps at a time. Chu An could only walk at the end, but her legs were fast and she didn't fall behind by many steps.
The emergency exit here is different from that of ordinary buildings. There are two doors on each floor, one in the stairwell and one leading to the floor. And it is not straight up and down, you need to stagger a staircase.
This design focuses on defensive isolation and neglects escape.
Chu An and others went up to the negative eleventh floor and easily entered the corridor. They found that the eleventh floor was not empty. On the contrary, there were many people packing their belongings and arguing. Some people were not in a hurry and obviously did not want to escape.
When they saw Chu An and the others, they were neither happy nor surprised, and continued to do what they were supposed to do. However, the security door between -11 and -10 was blocked tightly, and tables, chairs, benches, sofas, and electrical appliances were piled up to about six or seven square meters, and people were constantly moving things in.
There were about a dozen people blocking the door. When Chu An and others came up, three or four of them left. Four people came carrying things, and there were still six people in front of the door.
Among the people in front of the door, an older man sat on a temporary stool. When he saw Chu An and others running towards him, he finally reacted, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
Guozi took the lead and hurried forward and said, "Uncle, we want to go to the tenth floor, can you let us through?"
He deliberately didn't mention the ninth floor, fearing that he would be rejected outright, but he was obviously naive. Before the older man could say anything, a crew-haired young man next to him said unhappily, "Are you crazy? Going to the tenth floor at this time?"
"Xiao Xu." The older man said to the flat-headed man, "Go help your father move the table."
The flat-headed man called Xiao Xu curled his lips and turned away. The older man sighed and stood up from the stool, "The tenth floor has been occupied. You will die if you go there. No matter what important matters you have, wait until the base has dealt with this matter before going there."
Finally, he added, "I am doing this for your own good. Don't think you can save the world just because you are young. This world is hopeless."
The others were the same, looking at them with incomprehension.
"Uncle, we really have something we must do, regardless of life or death." Guozi was a little anxious and took two steps forward, "Please let us pass."
"Don't move. Don't force us to take action." The sturdy man next to the older man immediately confronted Guozi and put his hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah, you guys should go back quickly, it's too dangerous here." Others also advised, "We finally moved the things here, how can we move them away? This is a joke."
This is true according to common sense, but there is no common sense at this moment.
"Is there any other place to go to the negative tenth floor?" Gu Ye asked after eating the fruit.
"No, we have blocked all places." The sturdy man said coldly, but his hand had been dodged by Guozi.
Lao Nian was originally at the end, but after hearing what the strong man said, he suddenly took out a fruit knife and rushed to the front, saying with a sinister look in his eyes, "We have to go to the tenth floor anyway. If the negotiation doesn't work, don't blame me for being rude."
Others immediately surrounded him, some holding steel pipes, some grabbing nearby stools, with expressions showing that they were ready to die.
"We're saving your lives, idiot," the older man said angrily.
"You don't know what's good for you." The people who were moving things put down their things and came over, their faces full of disgust.
At this moment, there was a clanging sound from the steel door, and someone was knocking on the door. Everyone was startled and instinctively thought it was a patient, but the next second they heard a shout from inside, "Is there anyone? Open the door quickly and let us out."
"Please, let us go."
“Wow, wow, wow…let us go.” A childish voice cried, “Daddy, daddy, where are you? Daddy, there are so many monsters, I’m scared.”
Bang, bang, bang——
The constant knocking on the door made people tremble with fear. The people who had just shouted that they would never open the door showed a conflicted expression. They could justifiably stop others from going to the tenth floor, because that was to save people. But facing the call for help from inside, not opening the door would be like watching someone die.
Chu An walked to Laonian. Even when she wasn’t being ruthless, her image as the girl next door was still a plus.
"Uncle, I can guarantee that after I open the door, I will give you enough time to block it again. You won't suffer any losses, and you can even save the people inside."
"No, Brother Liao, everyone inside might be infected." Someone disagreed.
"Yeah, Brother Liao, they are just talking, but we are risking our lives." The strong man disagreed, "Besides, look at them, they are the ones who can guard the door...ah——"
Before the sturdy man could finish his words, Gu Ye, who was closest to him, knocked him down and stepped on him. At the same time, he grabbed another man by the collar and pressed him against the wall. Guozi and Laonian also subdued two people each. The remaining few met Chu An's gaze, which changed from gentle to fierce, and did not dare to step forward for a while.
Chu An kicked open the outermost table and pulled out a broken stool leg. "Brother Liao, if you open the door, you are a hero. If you don't open the door, you are a murderer..."
"Brother Liao, is that you? I am Song Yinghui. Brother Liao, please save us. We are not infected. Brother Liao, here is Liao Chengzhi's daughter, who is also your granddaughter within three generations." The person inside was begging again.
Liao Jue looked at Chu An who was standing in front of him and swallowed his saliva. Liao Chengzhi was his second grandfather's cousin. The Liao family was born under the red flag and enjoyed a lot of blessings from their ancestors. Unfortunately, no one was successful and they could only work at the base. He and Liao Chengzhi were neither close nor distant, and he couldn't just stand by and watch him die.
"open..."
"Brother Liao, you can't open it...ah——" The sturdy man refused to accept, but was stepped on by Gu Ye, making him wail like a pig being slaughtered.
"Great Master, we have no choice. I can only keep you from getting hurt." Liao Jue said as he looked at Chu An. He also saw that these people were not simple. "What you said will give us enough time to block the door."
"I promise." Chu An signaled Gu Ye and the others to let them go, "You guys take the things together and open the door quickly."
Liao Jue was the first one to move things. Gu Ye, Guozi and Laonian hurried to help. The others were still angry and didn't do anything, but the next second they saw Chu An take out a gun from his pocket.
Do it, do it now. Miss, it would be better if you took out the gun earlier, why bother letting them get stepped on.
Everyone worked together and in less than three minutes, all the tables, chairs and benches were moved away. Chu An did not use the hairpin, waiting for Liao Jue to open the door with the key, but twenty stone nails were already floating on the ceiling.
The steel door was opened, and opposite to it were four men, two women, and two girls of seven or eight years old, one tall and one short. They all rushed in the moment the door opened.
Liao Jue hurriedly asked them to stand aside, while Chu An and others followed them to the tenth floor.
The layout of the tenth floor is different from that of the eleventh and twelfth floors. It has many corners, and the emergency exit is not nearby.
"Sister, are you looking for a handsome brother?" The tall little girl suddenly turned around and grabbed Chu An's pants, "I know where they are, I can take you there."
Chu An looked at her tear-filled eyes and frowned.
"I...I will take you to find your handsome brother. Can you save my father?" The little girl who spoke was not the one who was crying just now. Although her eyes were also full of tears, she had been controlling them and not letting them fall.
"Jiang Jiang, come here quickly, come here." The woman who had just escaped shouted desperately.
Jiang Jiang looked back at them and said, "Aunt Xie, thank you for promising that Daddy would take me away, but I...I still want Daddy."
After saying that, Jiang Jiang stood beside Chu An without hesitation. Gu Ye got Chu An's permission and hurriedly closed the door with Guozi. Soon, the sound of tables and chairs piling up came from the opposite side.
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