55: This topic is beyond the scope

Li Haoyang couldn't guess President Lan's thoughts.

He didn't have the presence of mind to think about anything else right now; his only thought was to run.

Of course, he wasn't so foolish as to run towards the fire escape, as he knew that was a dead end, a straight up-and-down path.

He chose the stairwell. The layout of the entire Third Floor was T-shaped. The President's office was in the upper right position of the T, with the large administrative office right next to it on the left. The lower sides of the T-shape were the company's Meeting Room 2, as well as the file room, warehouse, etc.

The tail end of the lower part of the T-shape was the elevator entrance, and the main stairwell was around the corner from the elevator entrance.

Seeing Li Haoyang's figure disappear around the corner of the corridor, Jiang Zhehao was not in a hurry.

The company has a System of surveillance; except for the offices, all corridors, stairwells, and other areas are covered by surveillance. His subordinate, Xiao Zhao, was currently watching the monitors, and no matter where this person ran, he couldn't escape his eyes.

As for running outside, that was even more impossible. All the entrances and exits of the company were now sealed off by the brothers from the Security Department. Entry and exit required strict ID checks, and this person absolutely couldn't sneak out.

The only thing to worry about was the other party becoming desperate and causing some unexpected trouble.

"Follow him slowly, don't put too much pressure on him," Jiang Zhehao ordered.

Although he said to follow slowly, the group of people actually jogged along. It must be said that the thudding of leather shoes from a group of burly men walking in the corridor was quite imposing, making Li Haoyang's heart pound.

Li Haoyang was panicking badly at this moment. Being chased by a group of big men was truly a first in his life. He ran directly down the stairs along the corridor.

"He's going down the stairs!" Xiao Zhao's voice sounded in Jiang Zhehao's earpiece. Clearly, Xiao Zhao had been tracking the mysterious person the whole time.

"I know," Jiang Zhehao had also rounded the corner by this time. He saw with his own eyes the person in front running down the stairs with heavy steps. He quickened his pace and chased after him.

Li Haoyang had already reached the second floor. Not far ahead was the office of the Market Department. Upon reaching his most familiar territory, Li Haoyang's mind instantly calmed down a lot.

He suddenly stopped his panicked steps.

Huh? Why am I running?

What's the use of me running?

He wasn't a fool, just a little naive because he hadn't experienced much of the world. Of course, he also knew that all the company's corridors had surveillance Systems installed, and the company's entrances and exits were guarded by security.

If the other party really wanted to catch him, he absolutely couldn't run away, unless he could grow wings and fly out directly.

Moreover, why was he running?

He hadn't done anything at all, just delivered a bouquet of flowers to the door of the Confidential Documents Section. This action was completely without suspicion.

Of course, according to President Lan's instructions, he had to avoid being discovered by others. But he had already put the flowers down, and during the process of delivering the flowers, he hadn't encountered anyone.

Alright, this point was indeed a bit of a forced argument. But in Li Haoyang's opinion, if this group of bodyguards was really sent by President Lan, then this task was clearly beyond his capabilities. He was just an ordinary small office employee, what ability did he have to deal with this group of professionals?

Could it be that he had misunderstood? Those bodyguards weren't coming for him; they just happened to come out at this time, and as a result, he saw them and ran, causing them to chase?

A guilty conscience! Li Haoyang was again in tears inwardly. Being a gold-medal little secret agent was indeed not that easy; his psychological quality alone was not up to par right now!

Forget it, he wouldn't make any more futile struggles. He might as well just stand there and wait for the other party. If the other party was really arranged by President Lan to catch him, then he could only accept his fate. If it was a misunderstanding, then they could just clear it up.

The thudding of footsteps sounded in the stairwell behind him. Li Haoyang turned around, completely relaxed, and despite wearing a mask, put on an innocent smile, looking at the group of bodyguards chasing out from the stairwell.

And Jiang Zhehao, who had just stepped out of the stairwell, was suddenly taken aback.

Why did the other party suddenly stop running?

And looking at the other party's relaxed posture, he clearly wasn't planning to suddenly attack.

What did this mean? Had he realized he couldn't escape and decided to surrender?

Or was he actually planning something else, and that plan had already been put into action, so he was directly showing defiance towards him?

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhehao's heart suddenly sank.

He raised his hand to press the switch on his earpiece and urgently ordered, "Xiao Zhao, keep an eye on the movements in other areas, I suspect—"

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp alarm suddenly blared!

Jiang Zhehao instinctively looked up at the wall, only to see a small alarm light on the wall flashing frantically!

"What's going on?" He looked at his subordinate next to him in astonishment, but before he could turn his head completely, a figure suddenly rushed out from the nearby doorway and collided directly with him.

"What's going on?" the other person yelled the exact same words as Jiang Zhehao.

This was just the beginning. The next second, a series of figures poured out from various offices, and the entire corridor instantly became a hubbub.

"What's happening?"

"Why did the fire alarm suddenly go off?"

"Is there a fire somewhere?"

"I don't smell smoke either. Should we evacuate?"

The corridor was in an uproar. Many people had expressions of panic on their faces, but most were just confused.

"Wait a minute, don't panic!" The person who had just bumped into Jiang Haozhe was the Manager of the Market Department. He was the quickest to react and had the most flexible mind.

"We are on the second floor. It's impossible for a fire to start on the first floor. Even if a fire starts, we have enough time to evacuate safely!" he shouted loudly.

The murmuring stopped quietly. The Market Department Manager made a lot of sense. The building where Yuantu Company was located was not a high-rise building, so it didn't need to adopt that kind of frame-tube structure that is very susceptible to fire.

Moreover, the first floor was empty, with very few combustible materials. Even if a fire occurred, it would be difficult to threaten everyone's lives.

"Have you in the Security Department found where the fire started?" The Market Department Manager looked at Jiang Zhehao.

Jiang Zhehao had entered Yuantu Company as security personnel this time. He hadn't interacted much with the company's people, and the people in the company didn't know Jiang Zhehao's identity, so they could only address him as security.

Jiang Zhehao didn't care about this. He raised one hand to stop the Market Department Manager's question, pressed the earpiece switch, and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"Boss," Xiao Zhao's voice sounded, "I don't know what's happening, all the smoke detectors in the Third Floor corridor have been triggered, and the automatic sprinklers have started!"

His voice was a little faint, and there were many background noises mixed in. You could vaguely hear someone shouting, "Don't panic, it's a false alarm..."

"Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on the surveillance?" Jiang Zhehao understood as soon as he heard that Xiao Zhao had left the office. He spoke sternly.

"What's there to watch, Boss!" Xiao Zhao's voice was a little depressed. "The fire alarm is linked to the power. As soon as the sprinklers turn on, the power is cut off, and the surveillance stops!"

Jiang Zhehao was suddenly taken aback.

Well played!

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