Schiller sighed softly.
"Hello, Doctor." Peter's voice was full of panic, but he was clearly trying to suppress his emotions and communicate as calmly as possible.
"Hello, who is this?"
"I'm Peter Parker, but that isn't important. I have something very important..."
"What is it?"
"Doctor, listen to me. Our friend is trapped in a very dangerous room, but the door is locked. They said you have the code. Can you tell me?"
"It's really, really dangerous right now." Peter's voice trembled as he said, "If we don't open the door, he'll die! He'll burn to death! Please, tell me the code!"
"How many digits is the code?"
"Four! Doctor, it's four digits! Please, hurry!"
"I was given a string of numbers before."
"Please tell me quickly, Doctor, the fire has already started!!!"
Schiller heard screams coming from the other end of the receiver. It seemed that the teammates with Peter had witnessed some horrific scene in one of the rooms. Peter's voice was on the verge of tears.
"The code is 3452. Go, Peter."
The receiver was hurriedly dropped. The sound of Peter sprinting away grew fainter and fainter, followed by the soft clicking of the combination lock turning.
Suddenly, violent screams erupted, followed by an eerie silence.
"Why... why..." Peter's disbelieving voice rang out. "Why was it wrong?! Why..."
"Because the code I gave you was wrong."
Schiller's calm voice came through the receiver.
The silence on the other end became even stranger.
Peter suddenly roared, "Why did you give me the wrong code?! He burned to ashes!!!"
"I did it on purpose."
Peter seemed stunned. Schiller continued, "I wanted him dead because he was my enemy."
"He... what grudge did he have against you?"
"I don't want to talk about it, but I've been waiting for this