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Chapter 44: Inside the Nuclear Power Plant Full of Traps
After passing the water, everyone continued to move forward. Lu Zhao, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped.

"Wait," Lu Zhao said, "there's something on the ground."

He squatted down and pulled a small flashlight from his pocket. The light revealed several hair-thin metal wires on the ground.

"What is this?" Xiao Ran asked.

"Trigger wire," Lu Zhao said. "I've seen similar designs when I was working at the research institute. Once touched, it triggers the mechanism."

Su Wanqing walked closer and observed: "Where do these wires connect to?"

"The walls and ceiling," Lu Zhao shone the flashlight on them. "We have to be careful. There may be other traps here."

Lin Che looked around: "Everyone, hold still for now. Let me see if I can sense other mechanisms."

He closed his eyes and placed his palms against the wall. After a moment, Lin Che said, "There's a metal device operating in the wall."

"What's the exact location?" Lu Zhao asked.

"On the left wall, about one meter from the ground," Lin Che said, "and on the right ceiling, near the vent."

Lu Zhao nodded. "We have to find a safe path. Xiao Ran, you take Xiao Yu in the middle. Su Wanqing and Lin Che will support you on both sides."

At this moment, a mechanical sound suddenly emanated from the left wall, and a row of sharp blades popped out from the wall.

"Be careful!" Su Wanqing shouted. She quickly activated her spatial ability and created a barrier.

The blades struck the barrier with a metallic clang, and at the same moment, the ceiling began to peel away, sending rubble raining down.

"Go forward!" Lu Zhao said, "I'll lead the way."

He shone his flashlight on the ground, finding a path without any wires.

Everyone followed carefully behind.

"These people are truly insane," Xiao Ran gritted his teeth and said, "They set up so many traps just because they don't want anyone to get out alive."

"Focus," Su Wanqing said, "The most important thing now is to get through here safely."

Several tiles of different colors appeared on the ground ahead. Lu Zhao signaled everyone to stop.

"These tiles," he said, "may well be the trigger."

"How do you determine which piece is safe?" Lin Che asked.

Lu Zhao took out a metal ball from his pocket and gently threw it on a dark floor tile. The floor tile immediately sank and several crossbow arrows shot out from the wall.

"There really is a mechanism," Lu Zhao said, "It seems I can only try it piece by piece."

It took them nearly half an hour to finally find a safe path.

Xiao Ran held Xiao Yu and walked in the middle, while the others remained alert.

"These traps," Xiao Ran said, "are not something that ordinary people can design."

"Yes," Lu Zhao said, "the technical level is very high. And the layout is very regular, it doesn't look like a temporary setting."

"You mean, these traps were already here?" Su Wanqing asked.

Lu Zhao nodded. "It's probably the standard configuration of the research institute. It's used to prevent confidential information from being leaked."

"These bastards," Xiao Ran said, "treat human life as a joke. If an ordinary person accidentally walks in here, they won't survive at all."

"Calm down," Su Wanqing said, "The most important thing for us now is to find the truth. There must be a bigger secret behind these traps."

They continued forward, carefully testing each step. Lu Zhao's flashlight scanned the ground and walls, searching for possible traps.

"There's a surveillance camera at the corner ahead," Lin Che said, "but it's broken."

"It's better to be careful," Lu Zhao said, "Maybe it can still be used."

They moved slowly along the wall, trying to avoid the probe's field of view.

Suddenly, the ground shook slightly.

"Not good," Lu Zhao said, "maybe some mechanism has been triggered."

Before he finished speaking, a huge rock fell from the ceiling. Su Wanqing immediately opened the space barrier to block the rock.

"Go!" she said. "I can't hold out much longer."

Everyone quickened their pace and finally walked out of this passage full of traps.

We came to a relatively open space with control panels on all four walls.

"It should be safer here," Lu Zhao said, "we can take a break."

Xiao Ran gently placed Xiao Yu on the ground and stretched his sore arms.

“These traps,” he said, “have killed countless people.”

"When this is over," Lin Che said, "I will make them pay the price."

Su Wanqing looked around and said, "We have to find a way to destroy these traps. We can't let more people get hurt."

"Let's focus on the task at hand," Lu Zhao said. "Once we find the key information, we'll know the truth behind all this."

As soon as Lu Zhao finished speaking, Su Wanqing noticed a half-open door on the left.

"There's a room over there," she said. "Let's go and see it."

Everyone carefully pushed open the door and found it was an abandoned office.

Lu Zhao turned on the flashlight and the beam swept across the desk and filing cabinet.

"Here," Lu Zhao suddenly said, "there's a pile of research notes." He quickly walked to the desk and picked up the scattered notebooks. The paper had yellowed, but the handwriting was still clearly visible.

"Let me put it away." Su Wanqing said, activating her spatial ability.

A faint light appeared between her palms.

Lin Che stopped in front of the cabinet at the other end of the room: "Here are the reagent bottles."

He carefully took out several glass bottles with labels on them, filled with liquids of different colors.

"What are these?" Xiao Ran asked.

"Special reagents for experiments," Lin Che said. "The label has the number and formula."

"Put them all away," Su Wanqing said, "They might come in handy."

She used her spatial ability to collect the reagent bottles one by one. Xiao Ran found something while searching in the corner.

“There’s a laptop here,” he said, “and it’s still powered on.”

Lu Zhao walked over and took a look: "This model is at least ten years old."

"As long as it works," Xiao Ran said, "maybe there's important information in it."

Su Wanqing continued using her spatial abilities to collect items. She mentally memorized the location of each item: "The reagent bottle is on the innermost layer, and the notebook is on the second layer from the left."

"Everyone remember the location," she reminded, "so it's convenient when you need it."

Lu Zhao picked up a notebook and flipped through it casually, his expression becoming solemn.

"What's wrong?" Su Wanqing asked.

"These notes," Lu Zhao said, "record the data from human experiments."

He pointed to one of the pages and said, "Look here, 'After the experimental subject was injected with reagent S-0, the cell activity increased by 300%, but a severe rejection reaction occurred.'"

"These bastards," Xiao Ran gritted his teeth, "are treating people as experimental subjects."

Lin Che took the note and looked at it. "The date is three years ago, which is when the virus started to spread."

"Put it away first," Su Wanqing said, "and study it carefully when it's safe."

She continued searching the room and found more information deep in the filing cabinet, including experimental records, personnel lists, project reports, etc.

"These are important documents," Lu Zhao said. "They must be kept carefully."

Su Wanqing nodded and sorted the files into folders. Xiao Ran found a few more USB flash drives on the bookshelf.

"Take these with you," he said. "Maybe we can figure something out."

Lin Che suddenly said, "I heard some noise outside."

Everyone immediately became alert. Su Wanqing quickened her pace and stored the remaining items in her space.

"Check what else we need to take," she said. "We have to leave quickly."

Lu Zhao took one last look around to make sure no important items were left out.

They tiptoed out of the office and back into the corridor.

"Which way are we going?" Xiao Ran asked.

"On the right," Lu Zhao said, "there's an emergency exit over there."

At this moment, footsteps were heard from the left. Everyone held their breath and moved slowly, sticking close to the wall.

"I've sorted the things I just collected into different areas," Su Wanqing whispered. "The first area is for lab records, and the second area is for reagents."

"I'll remember that," Lu Zhao said. "I'll study the information once it's safe."

Lin Che suddenly grabbed Su Wanqing and said, "Wait, there's a safe on the wall over there."

Xiao Ran went forward to check: "It's not locked."

He opened the safe door and found a metal box inside. Lu Zhao took it out and opened it, only to find a stack of photos and a notebook.

"This is..." He turned to the first page of the notebook, "Elizabeth's handwriting."

"Your wife?" Su Wanqing asked.

Lu Zhao nodded: "This should be her personal notes."

"Put it away quickly," Lin Che said, "The footsteps are getting closer."

Su Wanqing immediately put the box into her spatial ability. Everyone quickened their pace and finally found the emergency exit.

"Wait," Lu Zhao said, "let me take a look at my notes."

He opened the notebook and quickly glanced through a few pages, his brows furrowed more and more.

"What's written in it?" Xiao Ran asked.

"A lot of experimental details," Lu Zhao said, "and some records about the 'Biological Reset Project'."

"Now is not the time to look," Su Wanqing said, "We have to leave here first."

She confirmed that all items were safely stored in the space ability and followed everyone to the emergency exit.

"Remember what I said about the location classification," she reminded me. "It will be useful when researching the information."

Everyone nodded. They pushed open the emergency exit door and disappeared into the darkness.

(End of this chapter)