The Midnight Owl

Chapter 185: dead end

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In the security monitoring room, apart from the security guard, there is only one "outsider", that is, the sneaky man who was over his own strength and tried to shake off the security guard and kidnap Chi Yingxue in the corridor. The baseball cap is not there. Ever since Xu Wang started to come out of the closet to keep his safety, the baseball cap has never moved the knife again, and it has completely missed the security room.

The three men in gray coats were taken into the security monitoring room. The sneaky man was startled, and immediately lowered his head, not giving each other a chance to meet their eyes.

Xu Wang repeatedly urged to pay special attention to everyone's reaction at the first moment of entering the door. Kuang Jinxin remembered it in his heart, so this subtle movement did not escape his eyes.

The responses of the security guards were quite consistent. First, they were surprised by their arrival. When they saw that among the three people who were tied up, there was also one of their own who was wearing a security uniform, and they became alarmed and vigilant.

Qian Ai and the security guard explained the situation of the three people clearly. The security guard was so frightened that they immediately called the police. When Wu Sheng and Xu Wang came down with the man who repaired the lamp, the call to the police had just been hung up.

Kuang Jinxin quietly whispered what he observed to Xu Wang.

Xu Wang swept away the sneaky man, and then looked at the three people in the gray coat. The two sides had zero communication, and there was no occasional eye contact. It's too late. In fact, at this time, if one party greets you, hey, buddies, what did you do? Instead, it's natural.

There was no abnormality in the security, and the maintenance personnel who were forcibly brought down by them were even more confused. Who was the fourth person? The answer has come out.

At 12:55, a large number of police arrived. Xu Wang and the five reported the situation as quickly as possible. The police immediately evacuated the entire building, and the bomb disposal officers searched for bombs layer by layer. The three people in gray coats and the sneaky man were sent directly to the police car. Wu Sheng and the others insisted not to leave, and finally stayed in the security monitoring room with the police officers who were commanding the front line.

As a representative, Xu Wang continued to cooperate with the police to make more detailed records.

Wu Sheng leaned against the wall, looking at the monitor screen in front of him, quickly combing through the events in his mind to see if there was anything missing.

Lin Lin.

The name jumped out again. This incident is like a turbulent river, and Lin Lin is a small fish underwater, wrapped in the river water, and only jumps out of the water once from the beginning to the end, but most of the time, you can see her shadow underwater. .

The girl said she didn't know anything - this was the result of Kuang Jinxin's inquiries during the reset again.

There are two possibilities, one, the girl didn't tell the truth, and two, the girl accidentally bumped into a certain scene or someone, which made the four people think that the girl had insight into their evil plan, but in fact, the girl didn't. aware.

And Kuang Jinxin, who is most qualified to judge this, said: "Brother Sheng, I don't think she is lying."

There are four people behind this incident, and now the identities of the four people have been confirmed, plus Kuang Jinxin's sixth sense, Wu Sheng is more inclined to the second inference.

But he didn't dare to gamble any more...

"Captain, someone brought it here." A policeman pushed in the door, accompanied by a panicked girl.

"Well." The middle-aged policeman who was staring at the monitor didn't move, "Watch her."

Lin Lin looked around the house, finally found a familiar face, and immediately leaned over to Kuang Jinxin.

Kuang Jinxin comforted her in a low voice, but did not say more.

Wu Sheng was finally at ease.

It was he who told the police that Lin Lin was suspicious, but this kind of suspiciousness was full of uncertainty, and the police couldn't just pick someone up and bring them under their noses for surveillance—regardless of whether Lin Lin was innocent or not, in the public eye, she couldn't do anything. This is enough.

At 1:30 p.m., a bomb was found on the 5th floor. Unlike the gray coat they were tied to their body, it was waterproof, and there was only one way to remove it.

At 1:50 pm, it was confirmed that bombs were placed in the same position on each floor.

At 2:40 pm, Xu Wang's transcript ended.

At 3:40 p.m., the bomb demolition progressed to the 5th floor, and there were still 6-22 and 17th floors.

Since the end of the transcript, the security room has been in a busy and tense silence. This silence brought people closer to the dawn of victory, and it also weighed on people's hearts more and more.

When you get to the finish line, you are the most nervous.

Wu Sheng broke it ahead of time: "It's too late."

As soon as these words came out, the four partners froze in their hearts, fighting side by side until now, they will no longer question Wu Sheng's judgment.

"If you can't remove all the bombs before 4:44, they will still explode."

Why the test question is "live past 4:44 pm", Wu Sheng has thought about it more than once, if he just finds out the bomb madman, then this time point is meaningless. The only explanation, 4:44, is the time the bomb was detonated.

"There is no timing device on the removed bomb." The middle-aged policeman, who had been staring at the monitor, finally turned around, looking as resolute and calm as ever.

"Where's the remote control device?" The time was so short, Wu Sheng couldn't believe they could check it so carefully.

The middle-aged policeman was stunned for a moment, then shook his head again: "We have all four of them under our control. Even if there is a remote control device, there is no chance to detonate it."

"What if you don't need a human to detonate it? If they put the remote control device on a timer device, when the time is up, it will automatically press ... "

"Team by team," the middle-aged policeman called the walkie-talkie, with a hint of anxiety in his frown, "Let Lao Geng check the removed bomb again... Yes, break it for me in every corner from the inside to the outside. Open it, smash it and check…”

Putting down the walkie-talkie, the middle-aged policeman picked up his mobile phone again and made a call: "Xiao Wang, search for those bastards again for me... I know the bomb is wet, I'm looking for a remote control detonator..."

Three minutes later, the walkie-talkie rang loudly: "Boss, I'm Lao Geng, I really let you guess, there is a remote control device in the bomb, and the place where the fuck is hidden is very evil..."

The walkie-talkie didn't say anything, and the call came again: "Boss, no detonators were found on the four of them."

The walkie-talkie and the phone went quiet together, and the middle-aged policeman slowly looked at Wu Sheng, his eyes sharp like a knife: "How did you know there would be a remote detonation? It's so sure, the time is 4:44."

Wu Sheng couldn't explain it, the other party couldn't see his owl head, and the cheat sheet, in the other party's eyes, he was more suspicious than those four people.

"Officer," Xu Wang came over, "you can doubt our identity, but you can't doubt our purpose. If we want the bomb to detonate, there is no need to spend a lot of time catching those few people and rushing to call the police."

The middle-aged policeman pondered for a moment, and then his eyes fell on Wu Sheng: "Since you know so much, then help me guess where the detonator will be?"

Wu Sheng is certain: "It's in this building."

The middle-aged policeman shook his head without even thinking about it: "Find anyone, and you can remotely control it anywhere nearby. It's too stupid to hide in this building."

Maybe stupid.

But this is an exam, and the answers will not be hidden in places where candidates can’t go, otherwise everyone will have no solution, and they will not be able to raise the score, which is illogical.

Wu Sheng: "Trust me again."

It was the first time that the bomb was re-disassembled for inspection.

This is the second time that the whole building has a carpet-type search for detonators.

4:00pm.

4:15pm.

4:30pm…

Time was running out, and the detonator was nowhere to be found.

In the monitoring room, the silence spread to depression.

Like the middle-aged police officer, the fifth partner kept their eyes on the monitor, watching the police officers on various floors, and clenched their palms unconsciously.

4:40pm

"Boss, I found it! I found it!" An excited shout came from the walkie-talkie.

The four hid the detonator behind a refrigerator in a company pantry, using ice cubes as a timer. Once the ice cubes were completely melted, the detonator button would trigger.

Inside the monitor, the ice cubes melted to a thin layer. The police carefully took out the detonator, removed the battery, and cut off the last hidden danger.

Wu Sheng's body, which had been tense for a long time, suddenly relaxed.

Qian Ai sat down on the ground, sweating profusely and breathing short, as if he had just run a marathon.

Chi Yingxue blew a whistle and ruffled Kuang Jinxin's hair as he wanted.

Kuang Jinxin patted his hand, took out his ID card from his pocket, and before he could deliver it, Chi Yingxue grabbed it quickly. He held it up and looked at it for a long time, his eyebrows stretched like the clear sky after rain, and finally he pecked at the position of the ID card photo.

Kuang Jinxin blushed suddenly, annoyed and went to grab it.

Xu Wang breathed a sigh of relief and patted Wu Sheng on the shoulder: "You are doing it, it's really my public security team..."

The word "loss" mixed with the sound of the explosion became Xu Wang's last memory.

12:00, blood number 1.

Mentality, broken.

Xu Wang got up and walked out of the office, standing by the door until the baseball cap came.

"You stab me to death, hurry up, give me a good time."

Baseball Cap: "… "

At the same time, the top floor.

Qian Ai: "Don't persuade me, I've made up my mind... No, no, it has nothing to do with bankruptcy... Brother, brother, I will give you a good word, you can get up without money, and the exam is a fucking hell... "

7th floor.

"Mr. Wu, what's wrong with you, your face is so bad..."

15th floor.

Director Chi flew to the 16th floor like a butterfly.

16th floor.

Kuang Jinxin combed the golden hair's back.

Repeated failures have smoothed out his anxiety and annoyance, and he just feels empty now. There was only one chance left, and they had done their best, not knowing what else to do.

When this opportunity is also consumed and the number becomes 0, what will happen to them? Could it be... really dead

The golden retriever rushed out of the beauty room again, and was hugged by a passing employee and sent back.

Kuang Jinxin patted Jin Mao's head angrily: "It's the last time, it's not honest."

"What?" Lin Lin didn't understand what he said.

Kuang Jinxin shook his head at the little girl and smiled, a little bitter.

"What's wrong with you, something's not right..." Lin Lin was keenly aware of his mood swings.

Kuang Jinxin took a deep breath and glanced at the time. It was 12:03. In any case, he still had to go to meet his teammates first. Even if it was the last time, he didn't want to hold everyone back!

"Don't go to the utility room, don't go to the 18th floor, don't go to the rooftop." He ordered these three sentences logically, regardless of whether the little girl could understand it or not.

He walked out of the beauty room quickly, thinking that he might never have the chance to come back here again, he suddenly stopped at his feet.

Although this is the only memory that has been repeated a dozen times, he still feels a little bit sad about this place and these colleagues.

Turning back, he smiled at Lin Lin, full of farewell: "Your earrings today are very beautiful."

Lin Lin blinked and laughed at him: "You did it on purpose, I don't wear earrings."

"Ah?" Lin Lin's earlobes shone a little under the shadow of her half-length hair. It was obviously earrings, but when the other party said this, Kuang Jinxin was not sure.

The girl rolled his eyes at him, with a bit of coquettish anger, raised her hand and pinned the hair on both sides behind her ears: "See clearly, there is nothing."

It was clearly seen, just on her left earlobe, a small sparkle, delicate and charming.

Kuang Jinxin seemed to be pulled by some kind of force, turned around and returned to Lin Lin, the ghost messenger raised his hand and touched the flash lightly with his fingertips.

[Owl: Congratulations on finding a 13/23 amnesia badge!]

As Kuang Jinxin was struck by lightning, the box of memory exploded!

Owl, Checkpoint, Captain, Brother Sheng, Brother Qian, Xiaoxue…

"Little Sijin." Someone was calling him at the door, his beautiful eyebrows were raised slightly, and his body exuded the most powerful aura of beating me, just like the first sight on the mast.

"You too, remember?" Kuang Jinxin's voice was trembling with anxiety.

Chi Yingxue didn't answer, leaning against the door frame: "Why give me an ID card?"

Kuang Jinxin was at a loss for words. For a long time, he avoided the important and mumbled lightly: "It's fake anyway..."

Xu Wang, Wu Sheng, and Qian Ai started almost at the same time when they regained their memories, and rushed to the 10th floor, but Wu Sheng and Xu Wang arrived first, Qian Ai's floor was too high, and they had to run for a while.

As soon as they met, Xu Wang hugged Wu Sheng, not letting go.

Wu Sheng was happy to accept it.

After enjoying the hug, Xu Wang was reluctant to let go of the person, just a little bit: "Because of the badge?"

"should be."

As soon as the badge is in hand, the memory will come back, no matter how you think it is a causal relationship.

"I don't know who found it, this has to be a bonus..." Xu Wang instantly returned to the captain's seat.

Wu Sheng watched quietly, wanting to see this person into his eyes, and in his heart, make up for what he forgot.

"Oh, yes." He thought of something.

Xu Wang raised his head: "Huh?"

Wu Sheng smiled: "I'm not married, but I'm in love."

He lowered his head and bit his slightly parted lips, a kiss that was aggressive and then lingering.

When Qian Ai rushed into the office, the two of them were separated, and only their lips were separated, and they were still hugging.

"When you are kissed, you have to close your eyes." Wu Sheng murmured, with helplessness and doting.

Qian Ai silently exited the office and went to the side to support the wall - whoever he provokes!

When Kuang Jinxin and Chi Yingxue came over, what they saw was President Qian squatting in front of his office door, hesitating to enter.

The five partners finally reunited, and when they learned that it was the badge held by classmate Kuang, there was no accident, and there was even a sense of "as expected".

If the old money finds it, they will be cranky.

"Hello—" Qian Ai made a solemn protest against this assumption.

Xu Wang moved his shoulders and looked at Bloody 1 outside the window: "From now on, it's the real breakthrough, are you ready?"

If they don't save, there is only one chance for each level. Instead of wasting 12 chances, they went over the mountains and finally reached the starting line of the real 13 levels.

Kuang Jinxin followed him to look out the window: "Well."

Qian Ai raised his arms: "Bring the horse here."

Chi Yingxue nodded slightly.

Wu Sheng was speechless until all his partners looked at him, and then he pointed to his brain: "It's all unlocked, I've been discounting my IQ before, I'm sorry."

Xu Wang, Kuang Jinxin, Chi Yingxue: "..."

Qian Ai: "Well, your modesty doesn't make us happy..."

Facts have proved that the strategist is really not humble.

12:20.

"It's still the original process, first grab the gray jacket and the security guard and bring it to the 10th floor, don't call the police..."

12:44.

"Attention, the gondola is coming..."

12:50.

"Old Qian, you and Xiaoxue watch them here, Xu Wang and Xiaokuang go to the monitoring room to get the fourth person over, I'll find the detonator..."

At 1:30 in the afternoon, in Qian Ai's office, the four perpetrators of the bomb were honestly locked, and the detonator was cut off.

"Why didn't you call the police?" Qian Ai never understood this.

Wu Sheng lowered his eyes: "Because there is a fifth person."

Qian Ai was stunned: "Isn't there four? Is there something wrong with the illusion device?"

"There is no problem with the illusion," Wu Sheng said, "there are indeed only four of them, but there is one more."

[Who is the end?]

[our.]

At the same time, the four partners recalled the gray coat at that moment, the paranoid devotion in their eyes, and the coolness on their backs.

"The end of the road is to work in the building." Xu Wang understood, he melted into the vast ocean of the building like a drop of water, and his disguise was flawless.

Kuang Jinxin suddenly said: "There are two detonators, one is timed with ice cubes, and the other is in the hands of the end. The last time was the last bomb he detonated!"

Chi Yingxue nodded: "Then you really can't call the police. Once you evacuate, don't try to catch him again."

Qian Ai opened her mouth for a long time, but she didn't keep up, she suddenly had strong doubts: "I must have memories that haven't come back."

It's 2:00 pm.

Who is the end

This is the most serious problem facing the squad.

After a long silence, Wu Sheng suddenly said, "There are two things I have never been able to understand."

"Which two?" Xu Wang knew that he had a door.

Wu Sheng said: "One, the silver ring snake in the utility room of Xiaokuang Company; two, our carbon monoxide poisoning in the financial room."

Xu Wang understood at a moment: "Because it doesn't make sense?"

"Yes, that's it." Wu Sheng narrowed his eyes, with a sharp light shining deep in his eyes, "All the changes and accidents in this level have a reason. The baseball cap attacked you because of your girlfriend; Lao Qian jumped off the building, Because of bankruptcy; Xiaoxue was almost hit by pliers because the man was fixing lights, and he was attacked in the corridor because the man wanted to escape…”

"But the silver ring snake that attacked Xiaokuang had no head or tail, as if it appeared out of nowhere. We were attacked in the financial room, and it didn't make sense. What they had to do was to blow up the entire building and kill us with great effort. What? We didn't even know their plans at the time."

"Unless..." Wu Sheng looked over, his eyes finally fell on Kuang Jinxin, "From beginning to end, all they wanted to kill were Xiao Kuang."

Kuang Jinxin was at a loss: "Why?"

Chi Yingxue circled the person from behind and protected him tightly, looking at Wu Sheng's eyes as if he were looking at a bomb maniac.

"You have to ask yourself." Wu Sheng took a deep breath, "Xiao Kuang, go through all the things you have experienced again, this time I want every detail," he emphasized word by word, "every one."

Kuang Jinxin didn't delay for a second, and immediately entered the memory. This time, he almost went through it frame by frame—combing, the dog kept barking, the dog ran out, bumped into a colleague, and the colleague brought it back, Lin Lin also said something what…

"What did you say?" Wu Sheng interrupted him suddenly.

Kuang Jinxin paused, dazed for a long time. He had just woken up at that time, and everything was in a trance. Almost every real memory started when his colleague brought the dog back. The scene before that was like a cloud-filled dream.

Lin Lin's smile and the words she said were like the dividing line between dreams and reality, half false and half true.

Kuang Jinxin closed his eyes, put together the pictures every time Lin Lin spoke, and recognized the shape of his mouth: "She said... Thank you, hey, what's the smell... "

Huo Di opened his eyes, and Kuang Jinxin's memory was completely clear: "Yes, that's what she said, eh, what does it taste like?"

"What does it taste like?" Wu Sheng asked.

Kuang Jinxin shook his head: "That colleague smiled, turned around and left."

"Then did you smell anything?" Xu Wang helped his military advisor change direction.

Kuang Jinxin fell silent, frowned, and after a while, his forehead was sweating.

"Yes... firecrackers," he finally said. "When I was a child, I disassembled firecrackers and poured out the inside to play. What a taste!"

The last shadow, remove the clouds, see the sun.

The silver ring snake and carbon monoxide were all aimed at Kuang Jinxin. Mo Lu thought that he, like Lin Lin, had glimpsed his secret from those words.

, is also a guilty conscience.

The two stayed on the 10th floor, and Wu Sheng and Chi Yingxue took Kuang Jinxin to the 15th floor. The man was still working, and he looked like a good gentleman. When they saw them coming, they greeted them with a smile.

Sven's lenses covered his eyes with a gentle light, but Xu Wang saw the bottomless abyss hidden behind them at a glance.

More than ten meters apart, the man raised his hand and stroked the brand name on his chest very naturally.

There is no fierceness, no danger, this moment is as quiet as a ray of wind by the lakeside in the afternoon.

But Wu Sheng had already used it.

The fingers stopped at the last moment before touching the brand.

That detonator, disguised as a famous brand, will never have the chance to be pressed again.

Xu Wang tied the gentleman firmly with the stationery: "

Wu Sheng relieved Meng Po Tang, and the end of the road is overcast. Really, the end of the road.

Chi Yingxue didn't have a chance to make a move, and was happy and leisurely.

Call the police, evacuate, defuse bombs.

At 4:44 pm, the bombs were only 50% depleted, but there was no one behind the scenes to detonate them.

[Owl: Congratulations on passing the test, the paper was handed in smoothly on 13/23! Dear, see you at the Wishing House.]

Fragrant, warm, comfortable.

Xu Wang woke up on the soft long-haired carpet, next to the four companions who woke up one after another.

"Let's pass the 13th level?" Qian Ai scratched his head and was the first to speak.

"It should be," Xu Wang was actually not quite sure, "if I remember correctly."

Kuang Jinxin thought hard, but it was still blank: "As Mr. Fan said, I forgot all the content of the level."

Wu Sheng got up and walked to a lake blue door without acting rashly: "This should be the Wishing House."

Chi Yingxue lay on the carpet and was reluctant to get up, thinking about going back and buying the same one.