Song Ning's feet felt nailed to the floor.
Cold sweat immediately broke out over her skin.
Could it be... that everything she did was under someone else's control?
Her hand darted toward the small of her back.
The gun she had taken from the man in black was there.
But... just as her fingers closed around it, she heard the voice continue, "All right! Just leave it there! You can go now!"
A faint electrical hiss followed, accompanied by a soft click, and everything outside fell silent.
Only then did Song Ning's heart settle a little...
That voice just now... hadn't been speaking to her.
It had sounded so clear because someone was talking over an intercom.
There was probably more than one speaker.
Beyond the iron door, all was quiet now.
Song Ning tentatively poked her head out. There was still a corridor beyond the iron door, but this one had overhead lights and rooms on both sides.
She saw no one, though.
Without further hesitation, she stepped through the iron doorway.
Some opportunities vanished in an instant.
Some dens of danger had to be braved.
Looking back, she saw that there was a ventilation opening on this side of the corridor too.
She looked down, found the same iron lever mechanism, and closed the iron door as before.
Now she was fully exposed beneath the lights.
Anyone who came along would spot her.
Song Ning looked at the rooms on either side.
Each bore a different sign.
"Supply room," "Storage room," "Changing room"...
Wait, a changing room.
Without overthinking it, she slipped inside.
The changing room was empty, but the lights were on.
The first thing she saw was a white lab coat on the rack beside the door.
Perfect!
When Song Ning emerged from the changing room,