The lab building was quiet, but lights were on in many rooms, proof that people were inside.
Ruan Han's cousin was standing in the middle of the fifth-floor hallway. The lab door was very plain, looking like nothing more than a plastic door, but the entrance had an advanced security system with a keypad, a fingerprint scanner, and a card reader...
I glanced at the security system, but my attention was immediately drawn to the sinister energy seeping out from behind the door.
The door opened.
The young man I'd seen on Ruan Han's phone stood in the doorway, his face flushed and his eyes shining.
He grabbed Ruan Han and was about to say something when he saw me. His expression changed at once.
He looked at me, then at Ruan Han, his expression wary and his manner stiff, clearly ill at ease.
"This is Mr. Lin. He knows about the thing I told you..." Ruan Han tried to figure out how to introduce me.
"Mr. Zhao, please invite them in." A woman's voice came from inside.
I grew suspicious and carefully examined the sinister energy in the room. I was sure it belonged to that ghost in ancient clothing.
There was someone else here?
Zhao Hang invited us inside, walking with a somewhat awkward gait.
The lab wasn't quite what I'd expected. I didn't see any large computers or anything of the sort.
After we went inside and turned a corner, I saw a reception room.
Like the lab door, the reception room was unremarkable. There was only a small, slightly worn sofa and a small table. A water dispenser stood beside the table, with a stack of disposable cups next to it.
A woman sitting on the sofa stood and greeted us.
I saw the sinister energy