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45 suddenly laughed, leaving everyone puzzled.
45 then recounted everything he had seen and heard in the basement.
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"Okay... it seems we really are in trouble."
After listening to 45's explanation, Luo Fan pressed his temples a few times, looking troubled, as if he was extremely troubled by the current situation.
This is natural; who can explain the series of situations they are now facing, Einstein? Or Saint Augustine?
Most importantly, they cannot resign. Although they are using fake identities, if they are directly connected to the regulators, they will inevitably be investigated. Moreover, Yingque is using his real identity... Although they will secretly erase the record after the work is over, various clues will inevitably be left behind.
They've really landed a hot potato this time...
329 Continue patrolling
2:54am
After 45's explanation, the group had a basic understanding of the underground work. It involved higher risks, couldn't exceed the time limit, and they weren't yet clear on the specific dangers of doing so. They only knew that even if they exceeded the time limit, they had to complete everything before they could leave...
45's expression turned serious. He raised his head, which had been lowered, and said, "Commander, I will take over the underground work every night from now on. The rules inside are more complicated than here. It might waste too much time for you to understand them again. If I go, I can get into the zone immediately."
"Yes, that's true. You have more experience, so if you're willing, then I'll leave it to you."
Although from now on, we will face such risks every night at 45, but if we hand it over to someone else, the risks may be greater and nearly half an hour will be wasted. However, if we hand it over to an experienced person, we can make good use of the first half hour and not be caught off guard when a threat comes.
Now that we've said everything we need to say, it's time for the next patrol to begin. Although I can't resign, being fired will definitely bring a lot of trouble.
They weren't going to let them disembark peacefully; they'd have to walk all the way to shore.
......
The next cycle begins. Luo Fan, Ying Que, AK12, AN94 and RPK, AK15 are out on patrol. Since 45 just returned, her group and 416 are pushed to the back.
"Remember what we just summarized? Avoid the northwest area; there's something there. Just wander around the other areas casually."
Luo Fan reiterated the conclusion during the call, and the girls quietly agreed.
45 refocused her attention on the surveillance footage where abnormal images had appeared, but her experience working in the basement told her that she couldn't fixate on just one place; she had to take care of every area. If she missed any information, the consequences could be disastrous.
This also contradicts the practice of recording notifications. Monitoring personnel need to see the location of patrol personnel, but the focus of monitoring may allow the actions of certain things to be temporarily slowed down or even stopped.
After much deliberation, 45 decided to show the scene at Luo Fan's location.
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"Well, hopefully we missed something."
"No, Luo Fan, I think we've already missed our chance..."
The two stopped in front of a clothing store, and by the light of their flashlights, they saw a scene that terrified them.
All the mannequins in the clothing store's display case had disappeared, and they knew very well that no clothing store in this mall would put away its mannequins when it closed.
They are well aware of this...
They clearly missed something, but perhaps they should be thankful that they missed it.
"Come on, Yingque, I think we should go."
Luo Fan took Ying Que's hand and turned to leave.
"Where?"
"I don't know, but it's definitely not here."
The sweat on his forehead was starting to get out of control, so he took out his phone and quickly dialed everyone.
"Everyone, stay away from the southwest area, especially the third floor. I repeat, everyone stay away from the southwest area, especially the third floor. 45, immediately begin to closely monitor the situation in the entire west area. Yingque and I will start to move away from here now. We must keep a close watch on this area!"
He had to control his volume so as not to be noticed by something.
A cold voice came from the other end of the phone: "I'm already looking... Damn, is the nightclub open?"
"What's wrong? What happened?"
The Rebellious Squad, located in the southern dining area, was unaware of the situation Luo Fan and his group were facing, so AK12 took the opportunity to ask them.
"The West District...it's very lively, extremely lively. Remember that booth? It used to be packed with people every night, now it's full of models, there must be more than a dozen..."
Although the surveillance footage was dark, the flamboyant movements were simply too eye-catching.
It's as if they're focusing on this in response to some call, using different actions to express themselves, only lacking an outfit; they just look particularly creepy.
Perhaps it was fortunate that Luo Fan and the others arrived a little late, otherwise they would have witnessed this scene firsthand.
It's good that they missed a unique party.
"Everything is normal here in the South District."
AK15 briefly stated.
Of course that's normal; you hardly see any models in the food court area...
416 took 45's phone, his expression as if he had swallowed a fly.
"Everyone, just do a little something, okay? Take a couple of laps around the non-clothing area. If that doesn't work, just go to the emergency exit mentioned in the recording and wait until the time is up. Maybe that will count as performance time?"
"But have you forgotten?"
Yingque interrupted her.
"what?"
"Based on the audio summary I've compiled, the things that can temporarily slow their movements are line of sight, flashlight beams, and surveillance cameras. Playing sound can directly alter their course. Since surveillance cameras can only monitor one area at a time, this is the most effective way to restrict them. If we didn't have line of sight and flashlight beams, then...?"
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"Tsk, damn it, it seems so..."
Without their gaze and flashlights, would the models have moved even more swiftly? They stayed in the emergency exit for almost forty minutes, and when they left, the corridor was filled with them...
This is very troublesome. If that's the case, it's a way of keeping them tied down, requiring them to be watched from the outside to prevent the models from moving too quickly or without any restrictions.
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"Never mind, it's time to go back."
It's time for the next round of rotation.
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4:13am
No large-scale operations
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4:27am
Unusual activity has occurred in the North District.
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5:27am
The models at the booth began to move around in large numbers, and by the seventh time the gaze was focused on this point, most of the models had disappeared.
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6:23
一切 正常
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一切 正常
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7:00am
breaking Dawn
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"Don't go out, come back and sit down, wait for the shift change."
Going out now is definitely not a good idea. The surveillance footage no longer shows any other models on the stage, and it would be extremely dangerous to act rashly without knowing their location.
Therefore, after receiving instructions from Luo Fan, the girls who went out on patrol returned to the security room to wait for the shift change at eight o'clock.
Whatever the job, they're here to work the night shift, not to have sleepless nights afterward...
330 The lock is open
P.S.: Please have the background music "Pour Les oiseaux" by Sylvain Chauveau ready. I will remind you when it starts playing (remember to put it on repeat).
8:05am
Shift handover completed
I retrieved my phone from the staff and didn't intend to ask too many questions about last night's events. After all, judging from their blissful expressions, they either knew nothing or knew everything but simply hadn't planned to say anything.
Perhaps, habit is their only defining characteristic.
Luo Fan and the girls also planned to leave directly, but before they left, the annoying person in charge appeared again and stopped them.
He was holding a stack of documents, just as calm and collected as when they first met, seemingly uninterested in anything, yet maintaining simple manners so as not to provoke an outburst on the spot.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please wait a moment."
The footsteps in front of the door stopped, and everyone turned around.
Luo Fan's mood had been almost completely worn down by work, and he no longer had the energy to give the other party a pleasant look.
“Is there anything else, sir? Your night shift here is a waste of time, and my colleagues and I are already tired. We don’t have time to talk about anything else.”
"No, no, no, I just wanted to remind you all that last night, there seemed to be some instances of people shirking their work?"
......ha?
45 stepped forward, but ultimately turned his raised hand back over and asked, "What do you mean by 'passive resistance'? Haven't you ever done your own night shifts? If you're going to 'passive resistance,' have we done something less than necessary, or have we spent the whole night in the security room without coming out?"
The other party merely nodded in "respect": "Ah, I understand your tired state after a night's work, but, in the period after 7:00 am, that is, before the shift change, you all seem to have stayed in the security room? I remember our recording mentioned to you that under normal circumstances, your patrols cannot just stop, right? At that time, it seems that nothing unexpected happened."
"An accident? Sir, what about our emotional distress? If an accident happens at work and there's no insurance, how much compensation can our families receive to keep us working so hard for you all night?"
RPK was so angry he laughed. He hadn't intended to get involved in the argument, but the other party's attitude and tone were truly unbearable.
Luo Fan added, "Let's put it this way, perhaps you don't need security personnel here. The entire mall has them, so why would you need us to keep an eye on things?"
Although I didn't want to bring this up, since the other party insisted on bringing it up...
"What security personnel? We've only hired a few of you recently, and it's $1200 a week for the night shift. That's quite a generous salary compared to others in the industry, isn't it?"
If the other party were just an ordinary salesperson or logistics staff, Luo Fan might believe these words. But if you are the person in charge and then tell us that you know nothing about what's going on inside, I don't believe it.
"Yes, that's quite generous. Perhaps I could make even more profit selling medicine, but there would be some risks involved?"
Luo Fan's sarcasm was straightforward.
"Sir, I don't know what problems you encountered last night, but I do know that rules are rules. If this situation occurs again tonight, I may have to consider a new job posting."
The other party didn't care about Luo Fan's attitude, didn't give them time to continue arguing, left a sentence, and turned to leave.
Unfortunately, this was in public, so they had no choice but to endure it...
"Tsk..."
Luo Fan gritted his teeth, but Ying Que grabbed his hand beside him.
"Just bear with it. After all, it's someone else's shop, and this is in White Eagle."
Wow, White Eagles? I have more weapons than they do, it's useless even in Baixi!
However, since the other party was ultimately Yingque, Luo Fan still didn't say those words. Besides, they really couldn't make any more choices.
"Okay, let's go back and get some rest."
Let's think of other solutions first; he doesn't want to develop PTSD whenever he sees a model in the future.
But right now, there really isn't a better way...