After finally finishing the busy work, of course I have to reward myself.

After coming out of the Jinwu Building, Jian Jing went shopping in the nearby mall. Coincidentally, it was the Mall that almost became the scene of the kidnapping transaction.

This is one of the old shopping malls in Heping City. When it first opened more than ten years ago, it was a sensation because it introduced many well-known foreign brands. Although it has declined now, it still has many loyal customers.

Jian Jing bought two skirts, a hat, and three pairs of shoes, and was very happy.

In a good mood, the restaurant where I had dinner could be rated 7 out of 5. After dinner, I was reluctant to go home and decided to watch a movie to digest the food.

The cinema is on the seventh floor. Although it is a bit old, it has been renovated and has a new IMAX. There is a big supermarket at the door, selling snacks, fruits and drinks.

Jian Jing ordered a set meal of Coke, popcorn and fried chicken.

She chose a suspense thriller.

However, she regretted it ten minutes into the movie.

The movie was a bit bloody, and the murder scene was clearly arranged.

She was stunned.

The style of the parallel world is different. If it is placed in the next world, how can it pass the review? !

Red chicken.

It's just a bit disgusting.

Although she has encountered many cases, the deaths were not tragic. She has never encountered a particularly bloody dismemberment or rotting corpse.

But this movie... makes me want to vomit.

Popcorn and Coke are not fragrant anymore.

She was not the only one who felt the same way. Occasionally, there was a "gasp" sound in the corner, and the pungent smell of sour water spread in the air, making people feel even more uneasy.

People left one after another, and half an hour after the show started, most of the seats were empty.

Jian Jing didn't want to embarrass herself, but then she thought, what if it happens next time?

It's better to get used to watching movies than to be shocked on the spot.

So she stubbornly insisted.

The two girls sitting in front of her didn't leave either.

The short girl on the left said, "It's so disgusting, I feel like vomiting."

The tall girl on the right encouraged her, "You are going to apply for medical school in the future, so get familiar with it first."

Of course, imagination is beautiful, but reality is still a bit cruel. The two of them went to the bathroom halfway through the movie, probably because they had vomited and had emptied their stomachs, but they still managed to finish the entire movie.

It was almost eleven o'clock when the movie ended. The building closed at ten o'clock, and all floors except the seventh floor were dark.

Jian Jing went to the bathroom with the two girls.

"It's so late, will we miss the last bus?" In front of the bathroom, the short girl couldn't help asking her companion.

The companion said, "It's okay, we can take a taxi and take you home first."

"How about I stay at your house for one night? My parents are working overtime, and there's no one at home."

The companion was a little tempted: "Okay, I'll call my brother to ask if he's coming back today."

She dialed the number, but it didn't go through, and she said angrily: "Forget it, just come back with me."

At this time, Jian Jing just came out of the toilet and met the two girls.

The tall girl recognized her immediately, and her eyes burst with surprise: "Teacher Jian?!"

"You are..." Jian Jing thought about it and was a little surprised, "Ji Yunyun?"

Ji Yunyun didn't expect to be recognized by her idol, and the corners of her mouth were almost cracked to her ears: "Teacher, how did you know?"

"Your brother has a photo of you in his car." Jian Jing blinked.

Although Ji Feng said he disliked his sister, there was a photo of the two siblings on the back of his sun visor. She had seen it by chance and remembered their appearance.

Today, when she saw them in person, she realized that they looked alike, both tall and with three-dimensional facial features. Ji Yunyun was only in high school, but she was almost 1.7 meters tall, with a high ponytail, which made her look more upright and energetic.

Since she had met them and heard their worries, Jian Jing naturally wanted to help: "It's late, it's not safe for you two kids to go home, let me take you a ride."

Ji Yunyun and her companion were a little embarrassed: "What should we do? We can go back by ourselves."

"Don't worry, I'm on my way." Jian Jing said sincerely.

The two little girls knew that it was not safe to go home at night, so they shyly agreed.

Ji Yunyun introduced: "Teacher Jian, this is my classmate Xiaoxiao."

Xiaoxiao is short, with a round face and very cute. She said excitedly: "I like your book too. We went to the book signing event on New Year's Day."

"Thank you."

The three of them walked towards the door of the cinema, talking and laughing. At this moment, the vision suddenly became dark. All the light sources went out at the same time, and it was pitch black in front of them.

"Ah!" Xiaoxiao jumped up in fright and grabbed Ji Yunyun's arm.

Ji Yunyun was also a little panicked.

Who wouldn't be afraid of encountering such a thing just after watching a horror movie?

Even Jian Jing couldn't help but pause for a moment and wait until her eyes adjusted.

"It's just a power outage..." She stopped abruptly halfway through her words of comfort.

[System: New mission has been released]

[Mission name: Escape from the fire building]

[Description: A fire broke out in a commercial building late at night, with thick smoke rising into the sky and heat waves rolling. If you don't want to die here, try your best to escape!]

[Mission reward: Success will reward you with 10 points of courage, and failure will kill you]

Jian Jing's scalp exploded.

Among all the missions, the special missions are strange and bizarre, but the one she fears the most is the escape mission. It's really easy to get cold if you're not careful.

She was alert and immediately said, "It's not easy to take the elevator when the power is out. Let's go downstairs."

Neither of the two girls objected. There are many scenes about elevators in horror movies, and they are all scary. It's better to just take the stairs.

However, the mall is mainly elevator-based. The atrium is full of escalators and tourist elevators, and the passenger elevators are on the side. To find the elevator, you have to find the emergency exit.

There are two emergency exits on the seventh floor. One is inside the cinema and can't be found at first. The other one requires you to go out of the cinema door, turn to the side to the toilet, and turn 90 degrees to get there.

Jian Jing quickened her pace: "Let's go quickly."

As she walked, she started thinking in her mind. There is a hidden pattern in the system's release of tasks. If the fire started first and the power outage came later, then the task should have been seen before the power outage.

In fact, it was the other way around. It can be seen that the power outage came first, and then the fire started.

It looked like man-made.

She took out her mobile phone, hesitated, and did not dial out.

There were two unfamiliar people following her, and it was really hard to explain that she called the fire department without seeing the fire.

But in less than five minutes, she regretted it.

Every building has an evacuation staircase. The mall cannot be opened without fire control. But as soon as they ran to the safety exit, they felt the heat wave coming in their faces.

Smoke rolled and red light was faint.

Theoretically, these shopping malls have closed stairwells and use Class B fire doors, which can effectively prevent smoke and flames, but the reality is not necessarily so beautiful.

If someone piles up debris in the stairwell, or deliberately sets a fire, this escape route will not work.

"Why is it so hot? And there is light?" Xiaoxiao was still confused.

Ji Yunyun was more experienced after all, and suddenly became nervous: "Is it a fire?"

"It must be." Jian Jing pushed their backs, "Go back first, we can't stay here."

She took out her phone and immediately dialed the prepared number to report the fire.

After finishing the work, I calmed down. In fact, the fire situation at night is not too bad. In addition to the thick smoke, the most terrifying thing in the fire scene is actually the trampling of the crowd.

Now the mall is basically empty, there are not many people, they don't have to worry about being squeezed to death. But the seventh floor is the highest floor, no matter which floor the fire starts, due to heat convection, the smoke will quickly spread upwards.

Many people who died in the fire were not killed by the fire, but poisoned or lacked oxygen caused by the smoke.

Jian Jing immediately asked: "Is there any water?"

"Yes." Ji Yunyun took out mineral water and paper towels from her bag.

Everyone has basic knowledge of escape, and immediately wet their clothes with water and covered their mouths and noses.

At the same time, the three of them crouched down to minimize the inhalation of smoke. Jian Jing said quickly and in a low voice: "We can't use the stairs here. We have to use the one inside the cinema."

The building has at least two evacuation stairwells. There was a problem with the one just now, so we can only use the other one.

God bless it's not arson, otherwise we're doomed.

They returned to the seventh floor and met two cinema employees, a man and a woman, who were off work.

They were still a little dumbfounded: "Why is there so much smoke?"

"There's a fire downstairs!" Jian Jing said quickly, "Do you have a gas mask? The smoke is too heavy."

Now there is only white smoke in the corridor, but even so it is very dangerous. The smoke will quickly reach the seventh floor through the elevator shaft and the air-conditioning passage. Without a gas mask, their chances of survival are greatly reduced.

Fortunately, the mall was well-equipped with firefighting equipment. The female staff member said, "Yes, they are in the office."

"Go there quickly. "

Jian Jing was multitasking. She asked her to lead the way while she ran to the vending machine quickly. She kicked the machine and broke it, and came out with an armful of mineral water.

"Everyone take two bottles." She ordered.

The two girls were students and were used to listening to their teachers. When she shouted at them, they acted like their class teacher and put the bottles in their backpacks without saying a word.

Everyone followed the two staff members into the cinema.

The temperature inside suddenly rose.

The fire source was right below.

What should we do? Should we go through to get a gas mask? ?

Jian Jing bit her lower lip and made a prompt decision: "Draw a card."

The system is very reliable.

[Name: Knowledge Card·Survival (Elementary)]

[Description: Gain survival knowledge in various extreme environments, with high comprehensiveness and relatively superficial content]

[Note: Everyone is afraid of the unexpected~~]

Knowledge suddenly poured into her mind. Although the content was superficial, it was much more detailed than the general information she usually knew.

Jian Jing organized her thoughts: "Take off all the metal objects on your body."

In a critical moment, everyone will panic. When someone commands an action with calming words, most people will not be stupid enough to sing the opposite tune, but will instinctively do it.

The female staff took off her earrings, the male staff took off their watches, and Ji Yunyun and Xiaoxiao also took off their headwear.

"Protect the skin that is exposed." Jian Jing was wearing an electronic watch, so there was nothing to take off, but she turned up her collar to protect her neck.

Then, she arranged, "There are five of us in total. We will line up against the wall in a single row. I have good eyesight, so I will go first to explore the way. You will follow me and show me the way. We are going to the office where the gas masks are placed." The "you" here refers to the female staff. "Ji Yunyun, you will go third, hold my mobile phone and call 119. Xiaoxiao, you will go fourth, and you will go fifth."

The last male staff member will be the last.

Everyone nodded hurriedly.

Jian Jing thought for a moment, and handed the lipstick in her bag to the male staff: "The view will get worse and worse, and the cinema is very winding. You use the lipstick to draw arrows on the wall to save us from going back."

The male staff looked like he had just graduated. He had a childish face, sweat on his forehead, and he couldn't even hold the lipstick steadily.

"Don't be afraid, follow me." Jian Jing said, "The person behind is holding the clothes of the person in front. No one should fall behind, understand?"

The other four people were like kindergarten children, holding on to the clothes of the person in front.

A thick cloud of smoke rolled in, and Jian Jing turned on the diorama.

The female staff had been working here for two years and was very familiar with the cinema: "Go straight, and after passing Halls A, B, and C, turn left."