Xu Qian pressed her throbbing temples, wondering why she was thinking so much. The most important thing now was to get out.
To find them, and to destroy this repulsive base.
Xu Qian forced a stiff smile, suppressing the shock in her heart.
She tested the waters, "Le Tong-ge, is there anywhere else we can look around?"
Ming Le Tong scratched his head.
"There's not much else, apart from the office area, the dormitories, and the market."
Xu Qian lowered her eyes and gave a soft "Oh."
Ming Le Tong glanced at her sideways and tentatively suggested, "Why don't we go to the market? I'll cover all the expenses today!"
Song Xiao'an had finally been generous, she had to take full advantage of it!
Xu Qian's eyes flickered, and she said softly, "What's so good about the market, with so many people?"
A hint of coldness flashed in Xu Qian's eyes. If these were the only areas available for activity, this place wasn't as large as she had imagined.
Ming Le Tong patted his chest, promising.
"Oh, Xiang Qian, please go. I'll protect you, don't worry. No man will be allowed near you!"
Xu Qian subtly raised an eyebrow and feigned sweetness, "Alright, I'll go with you, but after that, you have to take me somewhere else fun."
Ming Le Tong had lived here for 17 years and must know many secrets. However, they weren't close enough yet to probe directly.
She had to take it slow.
Ming Le Tong's eyes darted around, and he whispered a few words into Xu Qian's ear.
In that instant, Xu Qian narrowed her eyes and shot him a glance.
This kid actually knew where the exit was.
Ming Le Tong placed his finger to his lips and gave a soft "Shh."
"After we visit the market, I'll show you."
Xu Qian finally managed a genuine smile, but unfortunately, it was hidden by her mask, so no matter how beautiful it was, he couldn't see it.
Adjacent to the experimental zone was the office building, and in front of the office building were the dormitories. Next to the dormitories was the so-called market.
Passing through the automatic glass doors, she saw countless people in identical protective suits moving among the stalls.
Items were laid out on the ground, selling ordinary goods such as food, drinks, and clothing.
They laughed and joked like normal people.
Little did she know the heinous deeds they committed behind closed doors.
Xu Qian turned away in disgust and raised her hand to tug at her mask.
Ming Le Tong thought she was going to take it off and quickly pulled her hand down.
"You can't take off your mask. The concentration of poisonous gas outside is much higher than inside!"
Xu Qian's eyes narrowed. Poisonous gas?
Ming Le Tong assumed she knew and didn't elaborate further.
The first lesson in the experimental base training was about poisonous gas.
To prevent outsiders from harming the laboratory, in addition to mild poisonous gas within the dormitories and office buildings, the entire laboratory, including the data room, was filled with high-concentration poisonous gas.
If an outsider tried to take away any data without special protective measures, they would die within half an hour in the high-concentration poisonous gas.
Even staying for two hours in the mild poisonous gas would be fatal.
If someone tried to destroy the base, fire would merge with the poisonous gas, causing an explosion.
At that point, anyone trying to steal data, or even everyone inside the base, would perish together.
Xu Qian was unaware of the effects of the poisonous gas, only feeling that she couldn't act rashly.
This laboratory was completely different from the one beneath the desert last time; its defenses were much more stringent.
She had to be extremely careful.
Ming Le Tong browsed the stalls, happily almost forgetting about Xu Qian.
Xu Qian followed Ming Le Tong around, her mind elsewhere.
She just wanted to find the exit first and then make plans.
Suddenly, a few men surrounded them.
"Yo, the one selling her ass, finally abandoned by our young master?"