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Never Enter the Elevator
墨書 Inktalez
**Task: Explore the Secrets of the Umbrella Corporation's Old Headquarters**
**Background:** The Umbrella Corporation is a leading chemical company established in the 1990s. Since an accident occurred in its laboratory thirteen years ago, the company has been declining. Over thirty people have mysteriously disappeared from the abandoned headquarters, including journalists and police officers who went to investigate. All investigations have yielded no results.
**Reward:** 7 million
After reading the latest update on the side quest, I lay on the hotel bed and sighed deeply.
Since returning to my home country, I've been so broke that I could barely afford to eat. Although, given my status, I could easily earn more money in a single freelance job than an average person would in a lifetime, I had been feeling frustrated lately and just wanted to let loose for a while. So, I decided to take a vacation in Macau.
However, vacations require spending money. And I have never been one to save up, so when I found myself unable to even pay for a hotel room, I had no choice but to temporarily accept this commission.
A commission fee of 7 million is simply too hard to refuse. Of course, such a high price comes with significant difficulty as well. The old headquarters of the Umbrella Corporation hides an unknown world; ever since it was abandoned, strange occurrences have been reported inside.
There are rumors that at midnight, the elevator in the building can lead to another world. It is said that those who enter never come out again. All this information was relayed to me by the client, Zhang Guitian. He sent me the task email using an Umbrella Corporation address, indicating that this matter is taken quite seriously by their group.
Over the years, he has sought many people to investigate, but without exception, none have returned. So he turned to me—the Bounty Hunter Wang Ji.
To be honest, after hearing all this information, I felt quite uneasy. I consider myself bold and daring, but I still hold a certain reverence for the unknown. Unfortunately, Zhang Guitian's offer was too tempting, and my financial situation did not allow me to continue living extravagantly.
Thus, I set off on my journey back to Binhai City. Now, standing in front of the abandoned building as the cold wind howled past me, my foggy mind cleared up considerably.
I rubbed my hands together and exhaled a puff of white breath, reassuring myself: "It's fine; this is just what we do."
Having been in this line of work for so many years, I've seen all kinds of storms. It's just an abandoned building; how could it possibly trouble me?
With that thought, I felt a lot more at ease. Taking a deep breath, I stepped forward toward the main entrance.
Standing at the front door, I gazed at it with mixed feelings. Trying to calm my emotions, I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and silently recited, "It doesn't matter; wealth and glory are right in front of me!"
After boosting my confidence, I gathered my courage and walked toward the door.
Creak.
With a sharp sound, I pushed open the door. Dust accumulated on the door fell all over me.
I brushed off my sleeves and looked into the lobby.
The entire building was shrouded in shadows where sunlight couldn't reach, making the lobby quite dim, with only a few weak beams of light filtering through the broken windows.
The chandelier on the ceiling had long been broken, and now several dark shapes swayed there.
The surrounding walls had large patches peeling off, revealing a mottled base color, and weeds had grown through the cracks in the floor.
As I stepped onto the floor, a layer of dust was stirred up.
After surveying the area, I arrived at the elevator.
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