Chapter 150: Yinling Wellness Center (16)
With a high-clearance work badge, the three climbed all the way up to the fifth floor.
Like the strictly guarded zoned elevator, the fifth floor's fire escape door could only be opened by swiping a card.
After Jiang Ting swiped the stolen badge to open the door, the clamor of the fifth floor, previously muffled behind it, burst out sharply and distinctly.
Quietly closing the door behind them, the three crouched by the wall and moved forward in the dark.
The situation on the fifth floor was far more chaotic than downstairs and the other levels. By the light of staff members' flashlights, Ji Ning saw that many of the originally jewel-bedecked guests had already transformed into shapeless, indescribable monsters.
Listening to the chaotic and distorted tones amidst the screams, Ji Ning felt that Madam Ji was among them.
At any moment, employees who couldn't stand the stimulation would abandon their duties, throwing down their work and fleeing the scene in panic.
Ji Ning and the two men surveyed the entire floor amidst this tumultuous scene.
Beyond further confirming that only the guests were afflicted, the three also discovered the fifth floor's most critical secret—a room filled with countless Cold Storage Boxes.
Qin Yanshu opened one, shining his phone light inside. As expected, it was a bloody, already human-shaped fetus. The skull was round, the four limbs visible with fingers and toes, the whole body still smaller than a little kitten.
Ji Ning couldn't bear to look, searching for other items in the room.
Besides the shelves holding the Cold Storage Boxes, there was a desk in the room. Ji Ning opened a drawer, and sure enough, found a surprise.
Inside the drawer were many file binders with identical covers. Flipping one open casually, she saw it clearly recorded the information of the fetuses and their maternal sources used as project materials.
"Look at this!" Ji Ning whispered, handing the binders to Jiang Ting and taking out the rest, preparing to bring them all along. "We can't stay up here long. Let's quickly take these downstairs."
Jiang Ting and Qin Yanshu naturally had no objections. Each carrying two binders, they protected Ji Ning as they returned the way they came.
Fortunately, the three withdrew just in time. The moment they stepped through the fire escape door, a sinister wind rose on the fifth floor, howling loudly as shrieking wails of countless ghosts resounded throughout the entire building.
Afraid of being indiscriminately caught up by the vengeful spirits, Jiang Ting hoisted Ji Ning onto his shoulder and dashed downstairs.
With Jiang Ting carrying her, taking two steps at a time, and Qin Yanshu lighting the way, the three descended at lightning speed.
Ji Ning lay on Jiang Ting's shoulder, eyes closed, holding tightly onto him. She felt that although Jiang Ting was fast, he was very steady; the jolting she experienced was not very noticeable.
Blood was still trickling from her ears. So much had flowed out that Ji Ning could even feel intermittent warm streams surging from within her body.
She didn't know how much had gotten onto Jiang Ting during the descent; his clothes now carried her bloody scent as well.
When they reached the first floor, Jiang Ting crouched halfway to put her down. Ji Ning couldn't help but embrace him, her lips pressing a kiss onto Jiang Ting's neck.
After she kissed him and pulled away, Jiang Ting held her face and kissed her lips, sucking and licking vigorously. Once they touched, it was hard to separate.
Qin Yanshu watched them without any avoidance, his gaze falling on Ji Ning's closed eyes. He frowned slightly, his long, slender eyelashes seeming to hold tiny teardrops that could be from sadness or happiness.
"Ahem—" Qin Yanshu coughed softly, reminding this pair passionately kissing in front of him to get back to business.
Pulled back to reason by Qin Yanshu's voice, Ji Ning gently pushed Jiang Ting away and, blushing, took a binder from his hand to look through.
As she searched, she said, "I feel like the trouble probably started after Madam Ji's session, which was yesterday's project. So we should look for the most recent dates."
Qin Yanshu added, "The female corpse that died by jumping had long brown hair, a height between 1.65 and 1.68 meters, and a weight between 110 and 120 jin. Age between 23 and 25."
Following the information Qin Yanshu provided, the three flipped through the most recent fetal extraction files, comparing one by one. They ultimately identified four maternal sources that fell within the criteria.
Jiang Ting stared at one page, pondering for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "This one named Zhou Zixin is the girlfriend of a male employee at the club."
Ji Ning moved closer to Jiang Ting to look at the file of the person he mentioned. Apart from all physical data matching Qin Yanshu's description, the other information also stated she was unmarried, carrying her first child, with the fetus's gender being female.
Strangely, in the column for voluntary fetal donation, it was conspicuously signed as "No."
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