A Simple Way to Persuade Someone
Xu Huo had finished checking the first office. As he walked out, he came face-to-face with the flower girl and the burly man. Despite their starkly different appearances and builds, they wore similar expressions. The burly man immediately stepped in front of the flower girl to shield her. "If you've got a problem, take it up with me!"
Xu Huo glanced up at him. "Your Mandarin's pretty good."
The burly man and the flower girl exchanged looks, but Xu Huo had already turned and walked away.
The floor was quite large, but its layout was simple. Overall, it was shaped like an irregular "T": the corridor ran across the top, with fifteen elevators directly opposite it. The restroom was just one wall away from where he had stood when he entered the game, and its entrance was on the open-plan office side.
Past the office area were a break room and several private offices. Apart from some everyday items and office supplies, there were no personal belongings, research materials, or anything else in either place.
There were no hidden compartments in the walls, secret rooms, or concealed safes. There weren't even any paintings on the walls—the entire floor had been thoroughly cleared out.
Xu Huo walked to the window at the end of the corridor and looked up. Sparse vine leaves peeked over the edge of the rooftop.
After standing there for a few seconds, he turned around to look at the person who had quietly crept up behind him.
Zheng Liang, who had deliberately lightened his steps, stopped and looked at him coldly. "Xu Huo, you always have to show off wherever you go. I'm telling you, those people outside will only hold us back when things get dangerous."
Xu Huo raised an