Chapter 70: Secret Vault

When Liu Yun asked this, Gu Zhenwei and Lan Zuancheng paused what they were doing and looked up at the ceiling.

After a moment of silence, the two of them exchanged looks, then looked at Liu Yun and gave her a thumbs-up.

Without wasting any more time, the three of them hurriedly found tables, chairs, or cabinets to use as stepping stools.

Climbing onto a wooden cabinet, Liu Yun carefully stood up, then reached toward the ceiling. After managing to touch the ceiling, she began to knock on it lightly.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

Listening to the sounds, Liu Yun was sure that there was no secret compartment behind the ceiling.

After checking the small area, she climbed down from the wooden cabinet, then dragged it toward another place and climbed up again.

Climbed up the wooden cabinet, knocked on the ceiling, jumped down, then continued to check other places.

She repeated this process tirelessly.

After more than a dozen times, Liu Yun wiped the sweat from her forehead, then climbed onto the wooden cabinet again. Panting lightly, she knocked on the ceiling.

Dong~ dong~ dong~!

Hearing the echoed sound, Liu Yun’s eyes lit up.

Turning to the others, she excitedly said in a low voice, "Elder Brothers, I found something!"

The moment Lan Zuancheng and Gu Zhenwei heard this, they stopped what they were doing and quickly walked toward Liu Yun.

Liu Yun pointed at the ceiling and said, "I’m too short to open the ceiling."

Hearing this, Gu Zhenwei said, "Come down. Let me try."

"Alright."

Reaching toward her, Lan Zuancheng lent her a hand and helped her down from the wooden cabinet.

After Liu Yun safely stood on the ground, Gu Zhenwei easily climbed onto the wooden cabinet. The second he stood up, his head hit the ceiling.

Dong!

"Ouch!" Squatting down, he rubbed his head and grimaced in pain.

Witnessing this, Liu Yun let out an envious sigh and couldn’t help but think, ’I hate his long legs!’

Not knowing that Liu Yun was mentally scolding him for being too tall, Gu Zhenwei became more careful when he stood up. With his waist slightly bent, he reached toward the ceiling and knocked on it twice.

Dong... dong...

Confirming that there was indeed a space behind the ceiling, he looked at Lan Zuancheng and Liu Yun.

"Step back. I’m going to open the ceiling. Be careful not to get dust in your eyes."

"Got it."

Both Liu Yun and Lan Zuancheng took two steps back, then looked at the ceiling.

Pulling out his dagger from his waist, Gu Zhenwei carefully pried open the ceiling. While he was working, Liu Yun suddenly received a notification from her System.

Ding!

[Detecting 14 humans approaching.]

[Status: Neutral.]

When Liu Yun heard the notification, her heart sank.

"Someone is coming!" she said urgently, then rushed to the door without waiting for Lan Zuancheng’s and Gu Zhenwei’s reactions.

Liu Yun peeked out of the door, then saw the emergency stairwell door opening. The moment she saw Ruan Weisong, her eyes widened in horror.

’Grass! It’s the male lead!’

Turning around, she rushed back to Lan Zuancheng and Gu Zhenwei.

Before they could ask who was coming, Liu Yun urgently said in a tense, low voice, "It’s Ruan Weisong and his team! We must leave now!"

Facing Ruan Weisong’s full team with only the three of them would be asking for death.

Without hesitation, Gu Zhenwei jumped down from the wooden cabinet, then grabbed Liu Yun’s wrist and rushed out of the office room, followed closely by Lan Zuancheng.

Seeing Ruan Weisong and his team approaching from the direction of the emergency stairs, Lan Zuancheng urgently whispered, "This way!"

With Lan Zuancheng leading the way, the three of them ran away from there.

As if sensing something, Ruan Weisong suddenly looked toward the other end of the hallway. He stared at the empty hallway and frowned slightly.

Walking two steps behind him, Yin Kaiming asked, "What’s wrong?"

Ruan Weisong shook his head, then continued walking down the hallway.

Before long, they arrived outside the office room.

Noticing the messy footprints on the dusty floor and the open door, Ruan Weisong quickly walked into the office. When he saw the messy room, his expression sank.

Clenching his fists, his eyes turned cold as he said, "Those people came for it too."

When his words fell, the expressions of Yin Kaiming and the members of the Chi Wen Team changed.

Stepping forward, Yin Kaiming asked, "Captain, should we chase after those people?"

Ruan Weisong scanned the messy room. His attention suddenly stopped at a wooden cabinet in the middle of the room.

Looking up, he saw the ceiling.

Based on the ceiling’s partially open condition, he was sure that the item he was looking for was still there.

Raising his hand, he calmly said, "No need. You guys stand guard outside. I’m going to retrieve the item."

"Yes, Captain."

With Yin Kaiming and the others guarding the office room, Ruan Weisong climbed onto the wooden cabinet. He then carefully touched the ceiling as if searching for something.

A few seconds later, he paused and pressed his palm against the ceiling.

Click.

As the faint sound of clicking echoed through the messy office room, the ceiling slowly slid to the side, and an opening large enough for an adult to pass through came into sight.

Turning to the others, he said, "I’m going in. You guys wait here."

"Yes, Captain."

Giving the order, Ruan Weisong easily climbed into the ceiling and went through the opening.

Unlike other ceiling designs, when Ruan Weisong climbed up, he didn’t enter a small air-vent corridor. Instead, he came into a room.

Standing up, he walked toward the thick metal door, which resembled a bank vault door. Pressing the security lock machine, Ruan Weisong let the machine scan his eyes, then his palm.

Beep!

[Identification successful.]

A second later, the thick metal door unlocked, releasing the air trapped inside the secret vault.

Phsh~!