528: Like a ghost

"There are three minutes left."

"That's enough time to get downstairs."

Su Yue's heart was calm. At this moment, he was like a precise machine, acting entirely according to the instructions in the plan.

He moved silently through the dark corridors of the Municipal Bureau, but suddenly, his footsteps stopped abruptly!

Creak... The sound of a door opening forced Su Yue to stop! In this Municipal Bureau building, besides the security guard, there were also Officer Sis on duty. But generally speaking, Officer Sis on duty would mostly be lying in bed watching TV at this time. Why would one suddenly come out?

Su Yue had to step back two stairs, concealing his figure in the darkness. He realized there wasn't enough time, and the Officer Si on duty wasn't going to the restroom but heading straight downstairs. Seeing him go downstairs, Su Yue immediately understood the reason.

"So that's it..." Besides cable TV, there was another screen in the guard room displaying surveillance footage. After Su Yue caused the surveillance System to blue screen, it would inevitably cause this split screen to blue screen simultaneously. It was no wonder he was going downstairs at this moment.

Su Yue had not been to the guard room, which was an oversight in the plan.

However, he had also thought about how to handle it if a problem occurred at this stage.

When that Officer Si started going downstairs, Su Yue's footsteps followed closely behind, just one corner away from him.

This Municipal Bureau Officer Si would never have dreamed that someone else was following behind him.

His steps were quick, and the sound of him going downstairs echoed loudly, his destination very clear. Before even reaching the first-floor lobby, he opened his mouth and asked, "Lao Hou!?"

"Lao Hou!?"

"Why is the surveillance down?" His voice echoed in the first-floor lobby, completely unaware that someone was following him. He saw the light on in the guard room and called out twice more, but still no one answered. This Officer Si walked into the guard room in confusion and the first thing he saw was the surveillance screen, which had all turned blue.

"What's going on?" He didn't notice a person dressed in black squatting behind him, pressed against the guard room window. Su Yue knew they couldn't fix this situation anytime soon, but the problem was that even if they couldn't fix it, he wouldn't have a chance to return the key. However, Su Yue was waiting for the opportunity, waiting for the security guard Lao Hou to return to the surveillance room.

Soon, the security guard walked back in from the back door, muttering curses.

Seeing another figure in the surveillance room, he asked somewhat strangely, "Xiao Xu, why did you come down?"

The Officer Si surnamed Xu pointed to the screen and asked, "The surveillance is down, I came down to check the situation."

"Do you know what's going on?" Lao Hou chuckled, "How would an old man like me know about this compared to you young people?"

"However, Qian Qing from the technical department said that if it turns blue, just restart it."

He confidently unplugged the power and then plugged it back in. But the surveillance screen was still blue. "Huh? What's going on? It was fine after I plugged it back in before?"

"Or should I call Qian Qing and ask?"

"Xiao Xu, do you have his number?" The Officer Si surnamed Xu shook his head, "No."

"What's the principle behind this? I studied electricity in college, but I don't understand the situation with this software..."

"Wait, let me ask..." Hearing this, Lao Hou seemed to have suddenly discovered something. He patted Officer Zhai's shoulder and asked, "Xiao Xu, you studied electricity?"

"Can you help me take a look at the alarm on my electric bike?"

"I just can't figure it out, that thing always keeps beeping by itself..." Officer Zhai replied, "Okay, let's go take a look while we have a moment. Do you have a flashlight?"

"But this surveillance..." "I have Qian Qing's WeChat, I'll ask him what's going on."

"Let's go over first." After all, they hadn't put the hard drive back in place, so no matter how many times they restarted, the result would be the same.

Originally, Su Yue was ready to trigger the alarm again. If the two of them didn't leave at the same time, he would let the alarm keep sounding... Eventually, they would leave; it was just a matter of time.

However, Su Yue didn't expect such a conversation to happen in the guard room.

Soon the two people left the room, and Su Yue also got the opportunity to enter the guard room again.

But just as he put the key away, he heard the back door open again. "What..." The footsteps Su Yue heard were Lao Hou's alone.

He came back alone! However, if Su Yue were to leave through the front door of the guard room at this moment, he would definitely be discovered!

The area between the back door and the corridor could be seen! However, there was nowhere to hide inside this guard room!

As the footsteps of the security guard Lao Hou gradually approached, Su Yue realized that the reaction time left for him was less than thirty seconds. He knew that once discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable. His heart pounded, but the footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Su Yue's brain was working rapidly.

"Behind the door... No, he'll see me as soon as he turns around."

"Under the table... the cabinet..."

His gaze quickly scanned all possible hiding places inside the room, but it was clear that these places were either too small to accommodate him or too conspicuous.

"I need to broaden my thinking..."

Su Yue closed his eyes tightly. Despite the urgency, he still took a deep breath, trying hard to calm himself down.

"I can't be limited by the current environment..."

He calmed his thoughts, racking his brain to figure out how to find a way out in this critical moment.

However, the footsteps were getting closer and closer...

"How did it run out of battery?"

"Didn't I just change the battery last time I used it?"

Lao Hou muttered as he walked towards the guard room. It wasn't far, and he pulled out his key as he walked.

"The weather is getting colder and colder. I need to get the electric heater out tomorrow."

"Why isn't the door closed properly?"

He noticed that the guard room door was left ajar, so he put the key he had just taken out back into his pocket.

Lao Hou recalled that when he came back just now, Officer Zhai was also standing in the guard room.

"Is something wrong with this door too?"

He muttered, pushed the door open, and walked in, looking around. However, he couldn't remember where he had put the flashlight's spare batteries.

So, he started searching everywhere. Drawers, cabinets, and finally found the batteries in a small box on the desk.

"So it was here..."

"Getting old, it's really easy to forget things."

After speaking, he left the guard room. This time, he carefully closed the door and then walked towards the back door.

He didn't find any trace related to Su Yue, because just one second before Lao Hou opened the door, Su Yue had already climbed out from the guard room's registration window. It was a close call!

After hearing Lao Hou's footsteps leave the back door, Su Yue, who was hiding under the registration window, took action again. He maintained absolute calmness, which kept his mind clear during his actions.

Although the situation was critical, Su Yue remained calm. He had no thoughts of relying on luck and headed straight for the archives room. He had to operate the computer in the archives room as quickly as possible!

He ran upstairs quickly. As he passed the stairwell window, he also specifically observed the situation at Li Ou's apartment.

...

In Li Ou's apartment, the entire Special Task Force was present. The plan Li Ou had just proposed brought expressions of surprise to everyone's faces, especially A Qi, whose face was full of admiration.

Li Ou had meticulously designed the plan and perfected every detail to be very clear. Whether it was any stage or any reaction Su Yue might have, he wrote it down word for word in the plan.

Gao Xiang had always known his teacher was impressive, but only after he heard Li Ou's plan and saw the details he had prepared did he truly understand how impressive his teacher was.

"This way, Su Yue will definitely fall into the trap..."

"He could never guess that there would be this step!"

Xiao Ting seemed a little excited.

Xiao Xiao's mouth was slightly open, her gaze fixed on the photo on the coffee table, and her heart was indeed filled with admiration.

The wisdom revealed in the eyes of this elder was indeed extraordinary.

A Qi also sighed, "So... the idea should be like this."

Although he sighed like this, he still felt some hesitation in his heart.

After all, that was Su Yue. Could such a method really be effective?

Let's hope so.

After all, time was getting increasingly tight.

Knock, knock, knock...

At this moment, the apartment door was knocked on. It was seven-thirty, and the takeout they ordered had arrived.

...

At this moment, Su Yue had already entered the archives department.

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He found the string of keys in Captain Liu Ming's desk and picked out the key for the cubicle door from it.

Since the surveillance had not been restored, Su Yue used a photo he had prepared beforehand to stick in front of the camera, just in case.

Moreover, on the tape holding the photo, he also tied a loop of thread, letting it hang down to the ground.

Next, he connected the power and pressed the power button.

While the computer was starting up, Su Yue kept an eye on the situation at Li Ou's apartment.

He glanced at the time again, he had a full ten minutes to operate.

After the computer started, Su Yue quickly double-clicked the fingerprint database software.

However, after entering the software interface, although the account password had been saved, one more step of verification was still required...

Liu Ming's fingerprint verification.

Fortunately, Su Yue had thought of this long ago. Although he hadn't had much contact with Liu Ming during this period, he still successfully obtained his fingerprint from Liu Ming's chopsticks.

He took out the tape with Liu Ming's thumbprint on it and pressed it onto the fingerprint scanner next to the mouse.

"Reading fingerprint..."

"Read successful..."

"Starting verification..."

"Verification successful!"

Su Yue successfully logged into the fingerprint database!

Next, what he had to do was find his own fingerprint information and then perform operations on his own fingerprints!

The fingerprint database software was very easy to understand, and it looked like it was developed domestically, with all the labels in Chinese characters.

In this situation, Su Yue quickly found his own fingerprint information.

Then he began to perform the operation.

He had all permissions, and the operation went smoothly without any obstacles.

During the reading process, Su Yue looked out the window.

Upon seeing this, his brows immediately furrowed.

In Li Ou's apartment... it seemed everyone had stood up.

He glanced at the time, only five minutes had passed!

Have they finished eating?

However, at this moment, the fingerprints of five fingers had not yet been processed!

Su Yue gritted his teeth. Although the fingerprints of five fingers hadn't been entered yet, he had to leave, because shutting down the computer would still take some time...

There was no other way at this time. He immediately closed the software and then pressed the shutdown button.

At the same time, his gaze was constantly fixed on the situation at the apartment.

"What are they doing?"

...

In the apartment, there was chaos at this moment.

Xiao Xiao's breathing even became a little difficult, and her face was pale...

"What's wrong!? Cui Jia!?"

"What's wrong with Xiao Xiao!?"

Cui Jia's face was not much better than Xiao Xiao's. He frantically rummaged through the small bag Xiao Xiao carried with her.

Besides some miscellaneous women's items, Cui Jia found a box of medicine.

"Sodium Cromoglicate?"

"Allergy?"

Cui Jia looked at the medicine in his hand and immediately recognized it as an anti-allergy medication.

However, he had never heard that Xiao Xiao was allergic to anything. It was clear that she had just eaten something that caused an allergic reaction.

At this moment, Cui Jia didn't have time to think too much. He immediately gave Xiao Xiao the medicine and instructed, "Don't move her for now. Wait until the ambulance arrives!"

"Have you called for emergency help? I don't know what her allergen is..."

"Do you have Captain Xiang's contact information? Ask him what Xiao Xiao is allergic to!"

A Qi had just finished the emergency call. Hearing Cui Jia's words, he immediately called Xiang Shanmo.

"Hello? Lao Xiang, what is Xiao Xiao allergic to?"

"You don't know?"

Hearing A Qi's anxious tone, Xiang Shanmo also realized the situation was serious, but he really didn't know what Xiao Xiao was allergic to.

"Usually in the cafeteria, Xiao Xiao eats with us. I haven't heard her mention anything about allergies..."

"Also, isn't Cui Jia there?"

"Right, Shuwei, don't you have the phone number of the doctor from last time we returned from Cuifeng Mountain?"

"He should know what's going on with Xiao Xiao, right?"

A Qi was stunned, and immediately dialed that number.

In his panic, he hadn't thought that much before. At this moment, Xiang Shanmo's reminder made him immediately recall that the ambulance doctor who took Xiao Xiao to the hospital at that time knew Xiao Xiao's condition.

When they were on the mountain, the doctor had said what caused her shock.

However, no one answered this call. The doctor might be busy. But where could they find another person who knew the situation at this time?

A name suddenly flashed in A Qi's mind.

"Su Yue?"

"After Xiao Xiao went into shock in the cave, it was Su Yue who gave her first aid!"

A Qi thought of this point, but if he could find Su Yue, would Xiao Xiao still need to have an allergic reaction because she ate something from outside?

At the moment, he was consumed by anxiety and punched the wall heavily.

Bang!

Cui Jia glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, since there's medication to control it, she'll be fine for a while."

"Just wait for the doctor to come. First, open the window for ventilation to help her breathe more smoothly."

...

However, at this moment, Su Yue didn't know what was happening in Li Ou's apartment.

He could only see figures standing up in a messy manner. At this moment, he had to hurry back as quickly as possible, before Gao Xiang went back!

After shutting down the computer, Su Yue cut off the power again and put everything back in its original place.

Then he stepped back to the door and abruptly pulled down the photo.

After putting away the thread and photo, Su Yue stood up and looked sharply in the direction of Li Ou's apartment outside the window.

"From their movements, it seems they are indeed leaving the apartment."

"I wonder if the surveillance cameras have resumed operation..."

He raised his wrist and glanced at the time.

Five minutes had passed since he entered the door.

That is to say, seven minutes had passed since Lao Wang went out the back door for the third time.

From a time perspective, the cameras should not have been restored yet, but Su Yue knew he couldn't take risks.

Although only seven minutes had passed, everything was unknown.

He stood at the window on the fourth floor and glanced down.

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