After a conversation.
Xu Yanxing finally learned a little about the Research Institute.
Unfortunately.
The tall young man did not know exactly what sort of organization it was either, and he was equally clueless about the institute's layout.
"I've been here for three years."
"And I've only been to four floors, always by elevator."
"The elevator has eighteen floors."
"But there should be more than that, because I've heard the researchers mention the twentieth floor."
After saying that.
The young man glanced at the bag in Xu Yanxing's hand.
"It's a little surprising that you actually managed to get hold of some documents."
"If you can get the documents out of here, they could certainly cause an uproar in the supernatural circle. Provided you make it out alive."
Xu Yanxing smiled. "Just good luck."
It really was good luck.
Of course, he could not tell the man that he had picked up an ID card.
"Yeah."
"Let's hope we're all lucky."
The young man smiled too.
"Aren't you coming along?" Xu Yanxing asked.
"No. I don't trust you, and you probably don't trust me either. Let's part ways here. I have some other things to do." The young man looked toward one end of the corridor.
"The elevator and the main passage have both been shut down, and the emergency passage has been cut off too."
"There's no normal way to leave the Fourth Floor anymore."
"But nothing is absolute."
"There's another hidden passage on the Fourth Floor that leads to the fifth floor, though that's the only place it leads."
"That route might not have been closed yet."
"Above the fifth floor is the Sixth Floor. With security personnel going in to deal with α-99, they might use the fifth floor as a retreat route, so they won't seal