As the group was talking...
The big screen has already shown photos of Qiao An'an and the others when they entered the quarantine area.
One of the people having a late-night snack, who was relatively close to Qiao An'an and her friends, looked at the photos on the screen, then at Qiao An'an and her friends, shook his head, which was still a bit fuzzy from drinking, and said, "You guys... you look kind of familiar..."
Fortunately, this person was alone and had drunk quite a bit, so his speech was not very fluent.
If he lets out a loud shout, everyone here will have to look over, and then it will be difficult to run away.
As Qiao An'an said, "You've seen wrong," she led the group deeper into the alley.
When Li Jianguo left, he also took two bottles of beer and a bunch of barbecue skewers from the table: "Drinking is bad for your liver. You're already drunk. If you drink any more, you might die. I'll do you a good deed and help you finish these two bottles."
After entering the alley, Li Jianguo handed Chen Zhou a bottle of beer: "Want a drink?"
Shen Zhou refused outright: "You can't drink alcohol when you're on a mission."
Li Jianguo took a sip and said, "It's just a bottle of beer, is it really that big of a deal? If you don't want to drink it, fine!"
Ye Jing: "I'll drink."
Instead of giving Ye Jing a beer, Li Jianguo flicked him on the forehead: "Kids shouldn't drink alcohol."
Ye Jing pouted unhappily: "Then I want to eat barbecue!"
Li Jianguo handed a few skewers to Ye Jing, and then took a bite of the sizzling beef tendon. The beef tendon was quite chewy and perfect for drinking with alcohol.
Ye Jing couldn't wait to start eating the lamb skewers. The lamb skewers were really big, and they were also a perfect mix of lean and fat. With cumin and chili powder, the taste was amazing.
Then came the scene where Qiao An'an and the others walked ahead, while Li Jianguo and Ye Jing followed behind, eating barbecue and drinking beer.
Chen Zhou frowned, unable to stop himself from exclaiming, "This is too childish!"
Li Jianguo, however, dismissed the concerns and handed the skewers to Qiao An'an and Chi Xiaoyu: "It's quite a distance from here to the Imperial Capital Building. How can we have the energy to travel if we don't eat our fill?"
Qiao An'an took the skewers and handed some to Chen Zhou: "This isn't a violation of the rules; it's to conserve energy."
Shen Zhou then accepted the skewers, but he said he would absolutely not drink beer, because even beer contains alcohol and would impair his judgment.
The group of people wandered through the alleys and arrived at the outside of the Imperial Capital Building just before dawn.
Fortunately, they all ate the large bunch of barbecue that Li Jianguo had brought.
Otherwise, if they hadn't had time to take their bags when they escaped, they would have been starving after walking all night.
When the group arrived at the Imperial Capital Building, it was just beginning to lighten. This was the time when people were in their deepest sleep, and apart from the occasional garbage truck, there were hardly any people on the road.
Shen Zhou suggested, "Why don't Li Jianguo and I just rush over there, and you sneak in while the guards come out to arrest us?"
Qiao An'an: "This will be very dangerous for you."
Before Qiao An'an could finish speaking, Li Jianguo rushed out, saying, "What time is it? Stop worrying about danger! Just do it this way!"
Seeing this, Shen Zhou followed them out.
The two men were already on the wanted list last night.
Upon seeing this, the two guards outside the building immediately called the police and rushed towards them. Soon, other security patrolmen inside the building also rushed out.
Shen Zhou and Li Jianguo's goal was not to fight these people, but to lure them away and create an opportunity for Qiao An'an and the others to enter smoothly. Therefore, they did not linger in the fight, but after confirming that they had attracted enough attention, they ran in the opposite direction from Qiao An'an and the others.
The building's security personnel also followed after them.
Upon seeing this, Qiao An'an immediately led Ye Jing and Chi Xiaoyu to the entrance of the building.
When they got to the door, they discovered that there was a fingerprint lock, and they couldn't get in.
No wonder the security personnel were able to mobilize so confidently.
However, the opportunity to enter the building was earned by Shen Zhou and Li Jianguo through risking their lives, and it would be a real pity to lose it just like that.
Ye Jing couldn't help but ask Chi Xiaoyu, "Aren't you a top student? Can you unlock this combination lock?"
Chi Xiaoyu rolled her eyes at Ye Jing: "I'm a top student, not a locksmith. I can use a computer to find the password, but we don't have a computer and we don't have time to try them slowly."
Qiao An'an: "Smashed it?"
Chi Xiaoyu touched the material of the glass door: "Bulletproof tempered glass, don't bother."
Seeing footsteps approaching from the street corner, it seemed the people chasing Chen Zhou and his group were heading back. Staying any longer would be dangerous, so the group had no choice but to prepare to retreat back into the alley.
Just then, the combination lock door clicked open from the inside.
The three people outside the door, including Qiao An'an, were all startled.
Qiao An'an drew her long sword from behind and pointed it at the person opening the glass door, only to find that the figure inside looked familiar: "How come it's you?"
The person inside was Zhang Qiang, who had separated from them at FX Lake. When Zhang Qiang saw Qiao An'an's longsword, he was so frightened that he immediately raised his hands and cried out, "It's me, Sister Qiao! Please don't do anything!"
Qiao An'an: "What are you doing here?"
Zhang Qiang: "It's too late, you guys come in first, I'll explain everything to you!"
Qiao An'an and her group were good people, but they were framed as infected by the people in the capital's safe zone. Now she dared not trust the people in the capital anymore. She looked at Zhang Qiang with doubt: "Why are you helping us? Why should we believe you?"
Zhang Qiang became anxious: "I, Zhang Qiang, swear to heaven that if I have any intention to harm you, may I be struck by lightning!"
Before entering FX Lake, Qiao An'an had told Zhang Qiang that their operation was dangerous and that he could leave if he was afraid, but Zhang Qiang chose to stay.
In Qiao An'an's memory, Zhang Qiang was a person with very upright values.
It looked like the people chasing Chen Zhou and his men were about to return.
Qiao An'an decided to trust him this once and followed him inside.
After entering the building, Zhang Qiang led Qiao An'an and the others directly into a changing room next to the building's restroom, where he found the building staff's uniforms for them to change into.
Most importantly, the size is actually just right.
Not only Qiao An'an, but even Ye Jing and Chi Xiaoyu were very surprised: "You knew we were coming and even prepared clothes for us in advance?"
Zhang Qiang peered out of the changing room several times, making sure the security patrolmen had returned and were back at their posts, and that they hadn't noticed anything unusual in the changing room. Only then did he turn back to his seat and whisper to Qiao An'an and the others, "It's not that I knew you were coming, it's that Researcher Tang said you sent her that video, and since she didn't respond, you knew you would come."
Hearing Zhang Qiang say this, everyone became even more puzzled. Tang Rui had anticipated that they would come to the capital after not receiving a reply, but deliberately did not give them a reply.
So what is Tang Rui trying to do?
Qiao An'an frowned and asked, "So Tang Rui deliberately lured us here. What does she want to do?"
Zhang Qiang quickly waved his hand: "No, you've misunderstood Researcher Tang. She's a good person, a really good person!"
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