The elevator stopped with a ding on the first floor.
"Akemi and I will go down to the security room to open the gate."
Lin Yi pressed the elevator button and turned to Wakamatsu Toshihide: "You wait at the entrance."
Wakamatsu Toshihide nodded. After getting out of the elevator, he asked Lin Yi: "Why not go together?"
"Because you're too much of a nuisance." Lin Yi said, pressing the elevator button.
"I think I'll pass, right?"
Akemi seemed to sense Lin Yi's impure intentions, and she tried to leave the elevator.
However, Lin Yi pulled her back with one hand, saying as a matter of course: "That won't do… I don't know how to operate the security panel."
"Then I'll go down alone. You don't need to come."
"I have to protect you."
"I don't need your protection. I'm very strong."
"Really? I can't tell…"
When the elevator doors closed, both of them stopped talking.
A man's intentions are easy to guess. For example, Akemi could immediately guess what Lin Yi wanted to do.
She warned him in advance: "If you have something to do, let's go outside first… Don't mess around here."
Lin Yi nodded, raising three fingers: "I swear."
Just as Lin Yi was thinking about using a 'Good Impression Event' card on Akemi, he suddenly stopped.
He felt that using it in the elevator wasn't a good idea.
Because elevator play wasn't that interesting.
And being trapped in the elevator in this situation wasn't something to be happy about.
Although they could climb from the top of the elevator to the ceiling, it would take a lot of effort.
So Lin Yi didn't use it for the time being.
The elevator stopped, and the two of them smoothly arrived at the security room.
Mingmei wanted to go in, but Lin Yi stopped her.
"I'll go in and check the situation first."
Lin Yi was worried that the plot from the movies would play out, like robbers untying the ropes or something.
After going in and counting heads to make sure everyone was there, Lin Yi waved Mingmei in.
Mingmei smiled and looked at him with contempt: "So timid."
Lin Yi wasn't in a hurry to argue with Mingmei; he was pondering when to use the Favorability Event Card.
Mingmei went to the control panel and remotely opened the exit where Wakamatsu Shunsuke was.
"Let's go."
Mingmei called to Lin Yi to leave, and the two returned to the elevator, pressing the button for the first floor.
This made Mingmei feel a little strange.
Over this period, Mingmei had roughly understood Lin Yi's character; barring accidents, he wouldn't do anything pointless.
In other words, his actions always had meaning.
But now that they were about to return to the first floor, he still hadn't made any move, which didn't quite fit his persona.
Mingmei muttered to herself, when she heard a 'ding' sound, and the elevator doors opened.
Lin Yi still hadn't made any move, and she couldn't care less; she just wanted to get out of here first.
"Let's go."
"Okay."
Lin Yi nodded, and at the moment of leaving the elevator, he used the Favorability Experience Card on Mingmei.
He was somewhat anticipating what kind of favorability event would happen later.
The two quickly walked towards the exit.
Wakamatsu Shunsuke was nowhere to be seen at the door. When the two came out of the doorway, they saw Wakamatsu Shunsuke in the alley entrance, gesturing for them to come quickly.
As Mingmei and Lin Yi looked over, a police patrol car suddenly turned the corner and appeared. The timing was perfect, precisely the moment Lin Yi and Mingmei stepped off the curb.
"So unlucky?"
Mingmei's heart skipped a beat. She knew that they had definitely been spotted.
The department store doors were open, and the two of them were carrying large backpacks, which looked suspicious no matter how you looked at it.
"Go."
Mingmei instantly judged that there was no way for the two of them to run across the street to the alley before the patrol car arrived.
Without the slightest hesitation, Mingmei turned around and ran back into the department store.
"Is the effect that strong?"
Lin Yi muttered, then followed Mingmei back into the department store.
Mingmei pressed a button, and the rolling door closed again.
"Follow me…"
Mingmei waved, signaling Lin Yi to follow her.
Lin Yi curiously followed. He hadn't expected Mingmei to have other escape routes.
As they walked, Lin Yi realized that their destination was the restroom.
"Is there another way out in the restroom?"
Lin Yi couldn't help but ask.
"There is."
Mingmei nodded. She took off her backpack and took out a flashlight from it, saying, "But I don't know if we can get out."
As she spoke, Mingmei clicked on the flashlight, and the light shone on the ceiling: "But most of the vents are connected, so we should be able to get out."
Lin Yi looked at the vent on the ceiling and couldn't help but fall into thought.
Mingmei went into a stall, stood on the toilet lid, and used her hand to push up the vent cover, then stuffed her backpack inside.
Lin Yi then realized that the size of the backpack was just right to fit into the vent.
And these backpacks were all prepared by Mingmei.
He couldn't help but secretly praise her meticulousness.
She looked down at Lin Yi and said, "Come on, give me your backpack."
"Okay."
Lin Yi handed the backpack to Mingmei, and Mingmei stuffed it into the vent.
After sending the backpack back into the vent, Mingmei signaled Lin Yi to come over: "Give me a hand… lift me up."
"Okay."
Lin Yi walked over, but instead of lifting, he directly hugged Mingmei's legs and lifted her up.
This made it easier for Mingmei to get into the vent.
Mingmei first pushed the backpack further inside, making some room, before crawling into the vent. Her movements were very smooth, indicating that she often did these things.
"Can you get up here?"
Mingmei had crawled in headfirst, so she couldn't turn her head back and could only ask.
"Of course." Lin Yi stepped onto the toilet lid, grabbed the vent with both hands, and easily pulled himself up. It couldn't be easier.
"Don't forget to put the cover back."
Mingmei reminded.
"Okay."
The vent might be just right for women, but for men, it was a bit small.
He spent some effort putting the vent cover back on.
However, what made Lin Yi curious was, what kind of favorable event could be triggered inside this small vent?
After thinking it over, the only option seemed to be to stick his head into Mingmei's butt.
"Follow me."
Mingmei didn't know Lin Yi was filling his head with unhealthy thoughts. She began to wiggle her body, slowly crawling forward.
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