"Ah, she has an inside accomplice!" "Don't let them get away..."
Qiqi and Zhuang Ruotong sprinted desperately. Luckily, the two sleazy men behind them at least knew their actions were disgusting and couldn't be exposed, so they didn't alert the building's security guards. Otherwise, even if Qiqi and the others had four legs each, they wouldn't have escaped a full-scale pursuit!
But precisely because of this, Xia Liu and his crew were even less likely to let them go easily—having leverage over them was a matter of personal gain, interests, and future prospects!
The men chased relentlessly from behind, while the girls ran for their lives ahead. However, women could never outrun men, and as the distance shrank, Qiqi anxiously shouted to Zhuang Ruotong, "Girl, is there anywhere to hide? We can't keep this up!"
Zhuang Ruotong ran without a clear direction: "I... I don't know either!!"
Qiqi rolled her eyes: "Didn't you scout the route earlier?"
Zhuang Ruotong: "I... I can't remember!! Let me think, think..."
Think your head off! By the time you figure it out, we'll already be caught!
Qiqi had a sudden flash of inspiration, recalling the electrical room doors she'd seen when getting off the elevator earlier—those doors didn't seem locked, maybe they could take shelter there?
She urgently pulled Zhuang Ruotong toward the elevators, made a few sharp turns to shake off the sleazy men, and yanked open the electrical room door!
Heaven helps me! The door was indeed unlocked!
Inside the electrical room, it was pitch black, with various wires and pipes faintly visible. Luckily, there were gaps between the pipes, just enough for two girls to squeeze in.
But how could the supposedly glamorous Imperial Financial Building have such a dusty electrical room? Both Zhuang Ruotong and Qiqi were choked by the dust, and Zhuang Ruotong coughed: "Cough, cough... Where is this place?"
"Shh, shut up! Cough, cough..." Qiqi's face was also flushed red from coughing.
In no time, the men caught up. They seemed to have lost their target, hesitating briefly in front of the elevator lobby. After a moment, the chaotic footsteps finally thundered past, heading elsewhere!
The girls hiding in the electrical room breathed a sigh of relief in unison.
Zhuang Ruotong panted softly: "We finally shook them off! Damn, we almost blew it!"
Qiqi, still shaken, said: "You, isn't your camera supposed to be detective-grade? How did it switch to auto-exposure mode? And you suddenly stood up, exposing yourself right in front of them—you were acting like an idiot!"
Zhuang Ruotong stammered: "I... I didn't mean to... I was just scared..."
She recalled the moment she'd taken the photo in front of the car, seeing a photo of a woman in the men's hands—so stunning, so alluring...
She abruptly closed her eyes, a gloomy expression crossing her face, though Qiqi couldn't see it in the dark.
"Qiqi, thank you."
Zhuang Ruotong's voice floated through the pitch-black electrical room, low and hoarse, sounding strange.
Qiqi sensed something off and asked, "What are you thanking me for?"
"Thanks for helping me dodge them. If they'd found out who I am, I'd be done for!"
"What do you mean?"
"My dad warned me long ago not to mess with them... He said that guy Qian has a lot of pull in the city—not only is he the head of the Land Bureau, but he's also tight with many leaders in the municipal bureau. If he finds out my dad's company is secretly investigating him like this, he'll strike first and make trouble for my dad's company... So, thank you!"