Cheng Xin mulled it over and decided that any of the three could be the normal person mentioned in the clearance objective. When Li Xian remained silent, lost in thought, he suggested again:
"Why don't we just take all three with us?"
They had narrowed it down to three. At least that was much simpler than taking everyone.
Cheng Xin still hadn't given up on his blunt, straightforward solution.
Li Xian said helplessly, "We still can't be sure-I need to think about it some more. Besides, we still need to find a time... to check out the Director's office."
"Whose card are you planning to use to access the Fifth Floor?"
"The Director's."
Unlike Ji Xie, the other staff members would quickly notice if their cards went missing and go on alert. And Li Xian didn't know whether the Head Nurse's Employee Card had clearance for the Fifth Floor. If it didn't work, stealing the Director's card afterward would be difficult.
They might as well steal the right one the first time.
Cheng Xin agreed with Li Xian's reasoning, but the light in the Director's office stayed on. Clearly, they wouldn't be able to do it tonight.
"We might have to pick a time during the day," Cheng Xin said. "But the orderlies and doctors here will definitely be awake then."
Li Xian waved for Cheng Xin to follow him downstairs. They descended from the Fifth Floor to the first floor, where the orderlies lived.
The two hurried down the corridor, keeping low, while Li Xian kept looking from side to side, searching for something.
Just before they reached the end of the corridor, Cheng Xin spotted a large door that looked like an exit:
"Look at that. Is that the exit?"
Li Xian looked in the direction he pointed.