Ling Yichen's fingertips trembled slightly with tension and anxiety. The piece of paper covered with strange symbols in his hand was soaked with sweat and almost dissolved. The encirclement of the men in black was getting tighter and tighter, and the metallic scraping sound of weapons clashing was particularly jarring in the silence. Every second urged him to decipher the code, or they would all be doomed.
Ling Yichen stared intently at the note in his hand, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead and dripping onto the mysterious symbols, blurring some of the writing. His vision blurred in the dim light; the symbols before him seemed to twist and distort, as if deliberately defying him, refusing to reveal any clues to their deciphering. The girl beside him clung tightly to him, her body trembling slightly. An invisible fog of fear hung between them, mingling with the pungent chemical smell of the room, making it almost suffocating.
"Ling Yichen, what should we do? They're almost here." The girl's voice was trembling with sobs, the last syllable echoing in the room, a mixture of despair and helplessness.
Ling Yichen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, but his heart pounded uncontrollably in his chest, making his ears ring. He examined the note carefully again; the symbols seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen them before. His mind was a mess, a jumble of thoughts that only grew more chaotic the more he tried to unravel them.
The footsteps of the men in black grew closer, heavy and rhythmic, each step pounding on Ling Yichen's heart. He could even hear their heavy breathing, the oppressive force pressing down on him. Ling Yichen was frantic, veins bulging on his forehead. He knew time was running out.
Suddenly, Ling Yichen's gaze fell upon a device on the table. The device's display screen flickered with a faint blue light, the rhythm of which seemed subtly connected to a group of symbols on the note. A thought struck him: could this be the key to cracking the code?
Ling Yichen quickly picked up the instrument and began to examine it carefully. The instrument had several buttons; he tried pressing one, and it emitted a soft, deep, and steady hum. He pressed another button, and some new numbers appeared on the display screen. These numbers seemed to have some vague connection to the symbols on the note.
"Perhaps we can use this device to crack the code," Ling Yichen said excitedly to the girl, a spark of hope igniting in his eyes.
A glimmer of light flashed in the girl's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by worry: "But how do we do it? What if we make a noise and they find us?"
Ling Yichen pondered for a moment and said, "I'll try to find the pattern between the symbols and numbers first. You keep an eye on the movements of the man in black."
Ling Yichen refocused his attention on the slip of paper and the instrument. He repeatedly pressed the buttons on the instrument, observing the changes in the numbers on the display screen while comparing them with the symbols on the slip of paper. Sweat rolled down his forehead, dripping onto the instrument and making a soft ticking sound.
As he continued his attempts, he gradually discovered some patterns. It turned out that the symbols on the slip of paper constituted an ancient code system, and the instrument was the corresponding decoding tool. He was overjoyed, knowing he had found the right path.
Just as he was about to crack the code, a man in black suddenly shouted, "They're over there! Grab them!"
Ling Yichen was startled; he knew the enemy had discovered their location. He sped up his code-breaking, his fingers flying across the buttons on the device, his eyes glued to the display screen.
The men in black charged towards them, their footsteps and shouts mingling like a surging tide. Ling Yichen and the girl stood back to back, the girl gripping Ling Yichen's hand tightly, her nails almost digging into his skin.
"Almost there, just a little bit more." Ling Yichen said through gritted teeth, sweat blurring his vision.
Finally, with a crisp beep, a complete password appeared on the instrument's display screen. Ling Yichen quickly picked up the decoder and entered the password.
The decoder emitted a slight vibration, and then the encrypted numbers on the display screen began to change rapidly. Just then, the man in black rushed towards them.
"Hand over the decoder!" the man in sunglasses roared, pointing his weapon directly at Ling Yichen.
Ling Yichen gripped the decoder tightly, shook his head, and said, "Don't even think about it!"
The man sneered and waved his hand, signaling the men in black to make their move. Just then, at this critical moment, the key information about the new drama's secret appeared on the decoder's screen.
Ling Yichen only had time for a quick glance, and before he could see it clearly, a sudden, urgent alarm blared in the room. The alarm was sharp and piercing, making one's eardrums ache.
"Oh no, it's the police!" The man wearing sunglasses' expression changed drastically; he hadn't expected the police to arrive at this time.
It turned out that Li Yang had called the police immediately after escaping the men in black. The police followed the clues and tracked him down to this location.
"Let's go!" The man waved his hand, and the men in black quickly retreated towards the exit.
Ling Yichen and the girl also took the opportunity to escape. But just as they reached the door, they found that the exit was blocked by a group of men in black.
"It seems they don't intend to let us off easily," Ling Yichen said with a grim expression.
A tense atmosphere filled the room, a cacophony of alarms, shouts, and footsteps. Ling Yichen and the girl were trapped, facing an enemy blockade. Could they break through? What was the key information behind the new drama's secret? Would the police arrive in time to rescue them? Everything remained uncertain, and Ling Yichen and the girl stood on the edge of fate, awaiting an unknown judgment…
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