Chapter 1596: Chapter 477: Ruthless
"Not good? What’s not good?"
"Has something happened?"
Sakuragi Hitomi had just muttered these words when other girls’ questions came through her Bluetooth earphones.
Looking at the message in her hand, Sakuragi Hitomi knew that things had become irreversible. She gritted her teeth and said,
"The plan has changed, you guys retreat first! Aria suddenly sent me a message saying she wants to tell me the contents of the dream directly..."
"Ah?"
Bai Yi and An Le were still in shock. Although they roughly knew that Alvira was monitoring Aria, they underestimated Alvira’s methods due to their life experience.
Tong Yingying was the only one quick to react, solemnly reminding,
"Quickly agree on a floor to meet up and pick up Sakuragi Hitomi, otherwise she definitely won’t be able to escape if her health isn’t good."
"Eh, eh?"
"And then, Sakuragi Hitomi, given the situation now, just let Spencer tell you the dream content already, as long as the modifier isn’t exposed..."
In the hallway, Sakuragi Hitomi swallowed as she held her phone, whispering,
"That’s exactly what I intend to do."
As she spoke, she quickly left the safe passage and headed towards the elevator shaft.
"Ding~"
At that moment, a voice message came in from Aria, who was still unaware of the situation.
Sakuragi Hitomi pressed the "down" button while listening to the message.
"I think I saw Yan Huan in my dream before, saying something like... ’take it back’ or something like that!"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi’s face tensed as she stood in front of the elevator doors.
She widened her eyes, looking incredulously at the chat interface.
Is that all?
This...
Is there any information here?
"Is that all, Aria? Recall again, are there any details you haven’t told me?"
"Uh... no. Oh, there was a bit of a strange sound, like water dripping..."
"..."
No way...
Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi’s face darkened.
At this moment, her clever mind instantly pieced something together...
Earlier, Ye Shiyu appeared to find Aria, telling her not to reveal the dream’s contents.
This action gave them a false impression:
That Aria’s dream contained very important information.
Especially since Aria herself was under Alvira’s surveillance, and contact with her was not easy.
The increased information retrieval cost made them more expectant of the return, but it also made them overlook the initial error:
Ye Shiyu... No, it was Yan Huan who had been deliberately misleading them all along!
And now, Yan Huan’s goal was achieved.
Not only is the ritual’s content still a mystery, but they were forced into provoking Alvira!
If Alvira catches them...
"Ding..."
At this moment, in front of the elevator door, Sakuragi Hitomi’s face looked bad.
Her gaze shifted upward floor by floor, and on the top floor’s luxurious large flat unit, Alvira’s face also did not look well.
She looked at Sakuragi Hitomi secretly contacting her daughter, although the content resembled casual chat between friends, it revealed she was still secretly in touch with Aria.
Despite recent strict surveillance, there were still loopholes?
"Investigate Sakuragi Hitomi’s itinerary for me..."
With that in mind, Alvira indifferently spoke into her phone.
A few seconds later, a male voice came from the other end,
"The company’s system shows that Sakuragi Hitomi clocked into the building a dozen minutes ago."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Alvira’s previously confused expression turned even colder.
She tapped the countertop, pondered for a few seconds, then said,
"Bring her up to see me."
"Yes."
...
...
Just as she finished speaking, red alerts popped up across various departments within the Golden Lion Building:
"Buzz!"
"Warning: The Golden Lion Building’s systems are currently undergoing maintenance, and elevators moving up or down will temporarily cease operation."
"We ask all staff not to move about randomly and to wait patiently for system maintenance to be completed."
"Thank you for your patience and service."
As the alarm sounded, other employees raised eyebrows, seeming to see a great opportunity to slack off, and they stretched while chatting.
But between floors, waiting for the elevator, the faces of several girls changed drastically, sensing the atmosphere becoming dangerous around them, they swallowed hard.
"Wha... what’s going on, that fast?!"
Bai Yi’s voice, with its naturally superior quality, sounded pleasant even in a panic.
"Haha, haven’t experienced the iron fist of capitalism, have you? Why are you still standing there? Run! Get downstairs as much as you can!!"
Tong Yingying’s voice was stern, scaring Bai Yi into turning and running,
"Eh, eh? We’re fine, I’m on the seventh floor, An Le’s on the fifth floor, but what about Sakuragi Hitomi?! She’s on the tenth floor!"
"Ha... don’t worry about me, I’m in the elevator now. It’s still descending, probably coinciding with the system lockdown command, I should stop on the first floor."
"..."
On the first floor, in a jeep outside the Golden Lion Building, Tong Yingying, sitting in the driver’s seat, listened to Sakuragi Hitomi’s hopeful words and couldn’t help but sigh.
Then, she opened the car door and got out.
While sprinting towards the first-floor lobby, she said in a deep voice,
"Isn’t there a possibility... that Alvira has already discovered you’re in the elevator, and now security is surrounding the first-floor elevator doors waiting for you!"
"Re... really?"
Sakuragi Hitomi’s expression changed, quickly turning to press other floors, trying to stop midway.
But this time, the elevator had no reaction at all.
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