He did not know if it was an illusion.
From the moment he stepped into the stairwell, Xu Zhengdao felt as if someone was secretly sizing him up.
That person, or something, seemed to be hiding in the darkness that even the high-intensity light beam could not penetrate.
The atmosphere became a little tense.
A total of four people entered the stairwell.
Lin Bei, Xu Zhengdao, and two police officers.
Other than Lin Bei, the other three people all carried various tools to explore in the dark environment.
There were even a few flashlights of the strong light type.
The two police officers even held their guns, ready to face any danger at any time.
" What's the strange face that Mister Lin is talking about…"
Xu Zhengdao and the other two pondered in their hearts as they guarded against the wind and grass in the surroundings.
Lin Bei had just said that there would be danger inside and that they might even see a strange face. This made their hearts beat faster.
"One, two, three…"
Lin Bei counted silently as he went down the stairs.
Footsteps sounded in the quiet environment.
Their speed was not fast. In fact, in order to guard against unknown dangers, they deliberately slowed down.
"It just so happens to be at the thirteenth step…"
Lin Bei remembered that in the Golden Foundation's records, there were thirteen steps on each floor.
Thirteen was a special number.
In Lin Bei's memory, thirteen represented bad luck and death in some countries.
In the past, he did not believe in these things.
But now, combined with the strangeness of the stairwell, Lin Bei had a faint illusion.
Perhaps Thirteen had other intentions?
" Save…me…sob…"
Suddenly, a weak but clear cry of a child for help came from below!
The four of them were shocked!
They had just reached the first platform.
It was a semi-circular platform with a diameter of three meters.
Xu Zhengdao's body tensed up in an instant. He shone his flashlight down the stairs, trying to see further away and look for clues.
However, the range of the light on the ground was only a few meters here.
Moreover, it looked extremely dark.
"Captain, it's a child!"
One of the police officers looked nervous and anxious. He wanted to rush down and save the child immediately.
He thought of his own child.
Judging from the sound, the crying child might be about the same age as his own child.
Xu Zhengdao took a deep breath!
"Don't be rash! One step at a time!"
He adjusted his equipment and looked at Lin Bei.
"Mr. Lin, what do you think?"
Lin Bei suppressed his surprise and sighed.
"Believe me, there is no end to this place.”
He was quite surprised because it was the first time he had heard a child crying in the stairwell.
In the past, he had only seen it in the information.
From the records, the child's cries were most likely a trap, an illusion.
Lin Bei thought for two seconds and said,
"I know you can't just sit back and do nothing.”
"Let me remind you that if you continue, you must remain calm.”
Xu Zhengdao's expression was solemn as he nodded and said,
" Mr. Lin, I actually believe you. It's just that I really can't ignore that voice…"
Xu Zhengdao was an upright and righteous man. Otherwise, he would not have been able to sit as the chief captain of the police station.
If he didn't try it out personally, he wouldn't be able to give up on a child crying for help.
" Perhaps Mister Lin is right. The child might be an illusion…"
Xu Zhengdao whispered in his heart.
Two seconds later, he sighed and looked at the two policemen beside him.
"Let's continue!"
"However, don't let your guard down. If the situation really doesn't seem right, we'll retreat immediately!”
The four of them continued to set off.
The cries for help from below continued.
Vaguely, it made them even more nervous, and their hearts beat faster.
Footsteps sounded again.
The four of them went down another level, and then another.
One level, one level, one level…
During this period, nothing strange happened.
And just as Lin Bei had said, the child's cries for help did not get any closer.
The source of the sound had always been about two hundred meters below them.
The atmosphere was getting more and more tense.
The hands of the two policemen were sweating.
Darkness and a quiet environment had always been the ideal fertile land for human fear.
The human brain would automatically imagine many terrifying things, which would make him even more nervous.
Another level, another level…
Finally, the four of them arrived at the deepest part of the police officers 'exploration, the twelfth floor.
At this point, the police officers who were exploring chose to retreat temporarily because they were not fully prepared and nervous. They would explore again next time.
" We haven't been to any further. Everyone, please remain calm…"
Xu Zhengdao turned his head and said to the two police officers.
Lin Bei was not worried at all.
He believed that the calmest person here was none other than Mister Lin.
Then, they set off again.
The light from the flashlight shone down the stairs.
However, it was forever and could only illuminate a very short distance, about nine steps.
"Please…save me…come down…"
The child's sobbing continued, and he seemed to speak more and more urgently.
Xu Zhengdao and the others were very nervous!
"It's fine. Continue walking and pay attention to all movements!”
Continue to go deeper!
13th level, 14th level, 15th level…
The voice was as distant as ever.
16th level, 17th level.
On the seventeenth floor, they discovered something unusual.
On the seventeenth floor, there were some sticky substances that smelled like metal and urine.
This situation was very strange.
However, Lin Bei knew that they had already arrived at the place where one of the D-class personnel had met with an accident.
Here, the D-class soldier fell down in his frantic escape.
Then, the strange face seemed to have caught up to him.
After that, other than the sound of rapid heartbeats and some cracking sounds, no one knew what had happened.
However, the D-class personnel did not die.
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Thank you, Old Dream!
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