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Luo Bin kept his cool in the face of danger. He stepped up to the nearest cabinet and pulled open its lower door. Some things were piled inside, but there was plenty of room.
Without hesitation, Luo Bin slipped inside and carefully closed the cabinet door.
He inhaled deeply and exhaled slowly. His heartbeat gradually settled. Though he could still hear it himself, sound naturally traveled more clearly through his own body. No one outside would hear it.
As his breathing slowed and quieted, the footsteps became more distinct. An elongated shadow fell across the wall first, then its owner entered the underground room.
The shadow was tall and long, but the man was short.
Feng Ji!
He actually came back?
Wasn't he supposed to be searching his assigned area?
Could his home be in the very area he was responsible for?
Finding nothing in the underground room had already eased some of Luo Bin's suspicions. Feng Ji's appearance, however, sent them surging right back to their peak!
Feng Ji rubbed his chin, narrowed his eyes, and walked straight ahead, stopping before a cabinet.
He opened the door and bent over, seemingly about to retrieve something from inside.
The next instant, he climbed into the cabinet and disappeared.
Luo Bin forced himself to stay calm. His heart wasn't pounding too hard, but the throbbing in his temples was painfully uncomfortable.
There was another underground room... inside this one!
Feng Ji really was hiding something!
Luo Bin waited quietly, not daring to make the slightest sound or movement, not daring to let himself be discovered.
If he was exposed here, they would meet in a space too narrow to retreat. Only the braver man would prevail.
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