Chapter 2173 - 1182: Innocent_3

Zhang Xiaomin recounted everything in detail, including how she hid under the desk and how she fainted out of fear.

Zhang Xiaomin recounted that she was just scared into fainting and narrowly escaped, which made Liu Hongwei and the others show admiration.

"Zhang Xiaomin, you did a great job this time, you found us a way out." After this incident, Yang Xiao’s attitude towards Zhang Xiaomin changed.

"After this is over, I’ll mention you in the report to the higher-ups and commend you." Chief Zhou promised Zhang Xiaomin.

Zhang Xiaomin, who had never been treated like this, was flattered, but she always had a lingering doubt in her mind.

After catching her breath, Zhang Xiaomin looked at Yang Xiao and asked, "Captain Ma, this time... why did the Ghost target me?"

"I don’t know." Yang Xiao shook his head, "We are also wondering about this, but there is no answer yet. Did you... could you have done something inadvertently?"

Seeing Yang Xiao push the question back onto her, and with a scrutinizing look in his eyes, made Zhang Xiaomin very uncomfortable.

But since Yang Xiao was the backbone of the team, even if she was dissatisfied, she didn’t dare complain.

After all, surviving this time didn’t mean they could necessarily complete this task, she still needed Yang Xiao.

They talked for a long time, and as time passed, it was almost noon when Yang Xiao and the others were about to leave.

Before leaving, Yang Xiao instructed Zhang Xiaomin to stay and rest well, and arranged for someone from the security section to look after her.

But Zhang Xiaomin refused this suggestion, after the changes of last night, she didn’t want to leave everyone’s side even for a moment.

"Listen, stay and rest well, you’re not fully recovered yet." Ye Zheng urged softly, "The doctor said you still need to continue with the IV drip in the afternoon."

"I’m fine, I’m really fine." To show she was healthy, Zhang Xiaomin jumped off the bed directly and demonstrated in front of everyone, "Look, I’m in good shape, I won’t be a burden to you."

"This..." Ye Zheng looked at Yang Xiao with difficulty, after all, he was the team’s backbone and the one who decided.

"Alright, then follow us first, and in the afternoon, Chief Zhou, could you arrange for someone to bring her back for the drip?" Yang Xiao looked at Chief Zhou for his opinion.

"Alright."

Seeing Chief Zhou nod, Zhang Xiaomin happily packed things with Ye Zheng and Liu Hongwei, changed clothes, and then they walked out together.

But just as she stepped out of the door, her toe seemed to suddenly trip over something, causing her to stumble forward and fall outside, and it was only thanks to Chief Zhou’s quick reflexes that she didn’t fall flat.

After steadying herself with some difficulty, Zhang Xiaomin looked back and realized she had accidentally tripped on the door sill.

"What bad luck..." Zhang Xiaomin cursed silently.

But the next second, Zhang Xiaomin’s face changed drastically; this was the medical room, a ward, and wards don’t have door sills.

"Come on, what are you thinking?" Chief Zhou’s voice at this moment sounded ethereal, almost distorted.

With trembling fear, Zhang Xiaomin raised her head to face "Chief Zhou," and at this moment, the "Yang Xiao," "Ye Zheng," and others in the corridor all had replaced faces, each turned towards her with mocking expressions, their eyes filled with venomous resentment.

"Come on, what are you thinking?"

"Come on, what are you thinking?"

"Come on, what are you thinking?!"

Everyone questioned in unison, their strange tone like a ghostly chant, scaring Zhang Xiaomin into endless screaming as she tried to break away from "Chief Zhou’s" hand to escape back to the ward!

But she had no chance; "Chief Zhou" pulled her back to the ground, grabbing her hair, and dragged her along the corridor into the depths.

"Help! Help me!!" Zhang Xiaomin screamed, but clearly, it was useless.

As she was dragged outside, she saw and recognized that she hadn’t come from a ward but from the security section office door, which had a high threshold.

The bright sunlight also quickly faded away, there was no daytime, it had always been night, she had never left here, never.

"Bitch! Slut!" The "Chief Zhou" holding her hair cursed viciously, "Shameless... shameless creature, shameless... deserve to die, you all deserve to die!!"

As he cursed, he pressed the half-smoked cigarette in his hand onto Zhang Xiaomin’s face; the sizzle sound of the cigarette meeting skin burned Zhang Xiaomin to pain-filled screams.

"Isn’t this how you like it, isn’t this how you seduce men?! Making all the men pity and accommodate you!!"

"Shameless, deserve to die... deserve to die! You all deserve to die!!"

Zhang Xiaomin was dragged along the corridor outside the office until she was pulled into its depths. Moments later, heartbreaking screams came from the darkness along with the cold, emotionless snip of scissors.

...

Daylight has broken.

In the security section office, Yang Xiao was awakened by a ray of sunlight shining on his face, he had a rare good sleep last night.

But the others weren’t as lucky, especially Chief Zhou and the two security section members accompanying him.

The three saw a paranormal event for the first time, a living person disappeared right under their noses without a trace.

The veteran players like Yang Xiao and Ye Zheng, after confirming Zhang Xiaomin’s disappearance, were reassured and no longer guarded, having a restful sleep.