Chapter 405 Chapter 403: A Narrow Escape
Chapter 403: A Narrow Escape
The moment the words were spoken, Chi Xiaocheng and Su Tao were instantly on alert.
The enemy was in the dark, while they were in the light.
They were clearly prepared.
Especially Chi Xiaocheng, who felt as if she was facing a formidable enemy!
Her alertness skill had never failed her. Anyone who harbored hostility toward her, even stray cats and dogs on the roadside, would trigger a response from Chi Xiaocheng's skill.
But now, apart from the man in the suit on the second floor, who had already been injured by a chair, she couldn't sense the presence of anyone else!
Where were they?
Or would they, like in a movie, blow up this entire set?
This horror chamber was underground!
Chi Xiaocheng held her breath and grabbed another fruit knife she had bought from the system store.
Three seconds passed…
Ten seconds passed…
Half a minute passed…
Nothing happened in the entire castle.
The sound of crows cawing, originally designed to create a terrifying atmosphere, seemed particularly awkward at this moment.
Not only Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng were stunned, but even the man in the suit was dumbfounded.
He looked down at his watch and gave Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng an embarrassed smile. "Well, something might have gone wrong. Please wait a moment."
Wait?
Su Tao wasn't stupid. Seeming to confirm that something had genuinely gone wrong, she didn't wait for the man in the suit to continue shouting and threw another chair at him.
Seeing this, the man in the suit felt a sudden sense of crisis, causing him to instinctively lunge to the side.
The chair, like a cannonball, slammed into the bookshelf behind him.
It was no exaggeration to say that if he had been hit, his life would have been in danger.
The man in the suit got up again in a sorry state, still wanting to do something.
Just then, a piece of gray cloth behind him suddenly wriggled, and a staff member in a blood-stained costume lunged out.
"Quick! I've got him! Brothers, come help!"
The originally quiet castle was suddenly filled with staff members rushing in from all directions.
In a few swift moves, they subdued the burly man in the suit.
The speed and suddenness of their appearance left Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng dumbfounded.
Several security guards ran over. "Are you two ladies alright?"
Su Tao was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "They have another accomplice. Be careful!"
"Don't worry." The security captain nodded cautiously. "We will definitely investigate thoroughly. For your safety, you should go outside first."
"But with you here, isn't it very safe now?" Chi Xiaocheng said blankly. "And I also want to know what's going on with him, why he's targeting us like this."
The security captain hesitated, considering that these two were VIP clients and that more and more security guards had arrived. "Alright then… but don't run around. We need to check all the dangers here."
"Okay."
The security captain nodded slightly and picked up the walkie-talkie to speak.
These kinds of horror chambers often had unexpected incidents. When the castle's surveillance system inexplicably broke down, they had already sent people to investigate.
They discovered that the problem was with the wiring, but they remained vigilant.
At first, they didn't react, partly because Su Tao was too violent and they were afraid of being accidentally injured, and also because they didn't know where the man in the suit's other accomplice was.
It could only be said that this was the most useful episode for the NPCs.
Due to this unexpected incident, the entire horror chamber was forced to shut down. The staff members walked out one after another, followed by the security team entering the scene.
After half an hour of searching, they were finally certain that only the man in the suit who had been captured was here.
Perhaps having received some news and instructions, the security captain became particularly respectful to Su Tao and Chi Xiaocheng. He said to them, "Ladies, we apologize for this unexpected incident. Our amusement park will compensate you afterwards. Please don't refuse."
Then, he turned to look at the man in the suit who had been tied up into a bundle and pinned to a chair. "You can ask him anything you want. Do you need us to leave?"
Chi Xiaocheng looked at the security captain and asked softly, "Did Dongfang Yang just say something to you?"
The security captain said, "I can't directly contact Young Master Dongfang. It was my superior who told me."
Mentioning Dongfang Yang, Chi Xiaocheng understood everything.
It seemed that Dongfang Yang had indeed given the order.
The two also walked towards the man in the suit. His expression seemed a bit dejected. After glancing at them, he said calmly, "You probably have a lot you want to know, right? I can tell you everything, but I have one request!"
Su Tao found that this person who wanted to harm her was quite sensible, so she raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's your request?"
The man in the suit's face was as dark as water. "I want to make a phone call. I want to see where the guy who came with me is and why he's not following the plan!"
"Okay."
Su Tao nodded to the security captain, who took out the phone found on the man in the suit. "What's the password?"
"Six zeros. There's a contact inside called Number Ten. Call him."
The security captain did as he was told, but he still took precautions, signaling the others to immediately hold the man down if he said anything out of line.
The phone rang for ten seconds before finally being answered.
"Hello?"
The man in the suit's voice was very deep. "Where the hell are you? Why aren't you following the plan? If something goes wrong, you should have told me earlier!"
A voice quickly came from the other end of the phone. "How much money are we getting for a month? Are you kidding me? We were only supposed to monitor these two people, and now you're telling us to take them out for no reason. Don't you know that Su Tao can punch through steel plates?"
As soon as he said this, everyone turned to look at Su Tao.
Su Tao smiled awkwardly.
Chi Xiaocheng quickly explained, "Everyone, don't misunderstand. Tao Tao and I are both weak women. Let's continue listening."
At this time, the person on the phone continued, "And that Chu Lingfeng, I don't know where he came from. He's never seen the world and is always pointing fingers, wanting me to go and die. No way!"
"If you want to do it, do it yourself. I don't want to risk my life for a few thousand bucks a month."
"Beep, beep, beep—"
The phone hung up.
The light in the man in the suit's eyes faded.
He was straightforward and could accept failure.
But he couldn't accept being betrayed.
He lowered his head and told everything.
Chu Lingfeng had returned to Jiuzhou City a week ago.
He also brought another mysterious guy with him.
The mysterious man only instructed them to monitor, but Chu Lingfeng took it upon himself to ask them to take advantage of the situation and kill Su Tao, leaving Chi Xiaocheng alive.
Their original mission was just to monitor and report during the time they were in the amusement park.
But because of this task, the plan was changed.
He carried out the mission, but his companion didn't want to risk his life for Chu Lingfeng.
It was a bit abrupt, but it made perfect sense.
If you don't have a life, you have nowhere to spend the money.
But… Chu Lingfeng actually brought a mysterious man back.
Did he really manage to gain influence in the capital?
Chi Xiaocheng silently looked at the man in the suit, but didn't notice the increasingly nervous look on Su Tao's face.
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