186: Strange 31st floor
The names of the companies on each floor were posted in the lobby. There were 2-3 companies on each floor, but it only went up to the 25th floor and then stopped.
Ye Lin pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and walked towards the security guard, offering him one.
The security guard's eyes lit up at the sight of the Huazi cigarettes. He immediately put down his phone, accepted the cigarette, and smiled broadly, "Handsome, can I help you?"
"Master, we're looking for a place to start a company. We saw a 'for rent' sign here, so we wanted to ask about it," Ye Lin said with a smile.
"Renting a building so late at night, handsome? You're destined for success!" The security guard, a quick-witted uncle, accepted the cigarette and showered him with compliments.
"No choice, business is tough these days."
"That's true. You bosses work hard. How good is it to be a security guard like us? The ultimate goal in life, haha."
Ye Lin was speechless. This security guard uncle even knew how to joke. It was a waste for him to be a security guard.
"Master, I prefer higher floors. I see it only lists up to the 25th floor here. There should be more above, right? Is it not rented out?"
"There are more above, but they're all used by the boss himself and not for rent. If you want to rent, you can only rent below the 25th floor."
"Ah? The boss uses so many floors himself?"
"That's right. Didn't you see who built this building? It's Qiang Teng Group. They're not short on money," the security guard uncle said proudly.
"Even if they're not short on money, they shouldn't leave so many floors empty. What a waste! This Qiang Teng Group is quite strange," Ye Lin continued to probe in that direction.
"Hey, young man, don't talk nonsense. Qiang Teng's influence is huge. If you say that, be careful not to get beaten up," the security guard uncle said nervously.
"But, it is quite strange," the security guard uncle mumbled again.
"Oh, is there a story? Tell me, I love hearing unusual things," Ye Lin pressed.
Seeing Ye Lin's keen interest, the security guard uncle became wary, "What exactly are you guys doing, asking so many questions?"
Ye Lin chuckled, pulled two red banknotes from his pocket, and slipped them over. "What can we be doing? Just looking for some fun, of course. Life's so hard, you have to find ways to enjoy it."
The security guard uncle quickly pocketed the red banknotes, a look of understanding on his face. "Promising, young man, you've found the true meaning of life. Life should be like this: being a security guard, eating melon seeds, haha."
Ye Lin's mouth twitched. If he wasn't trying to extract information, he would have kicked him. So long-winded.
Seeing Ye Lin's impatient expression, the security guard uncle smiled, leaned closer to Ye Lin, and whispered, "Nearly five floors above are empty and no one is allowed up. To go up, you can only use a specific elevator."
"And usually, no one comes. Sometimes only once every two months."
"You say it's strange, but it is. So many floors, empty if not used, and they don't even let people see what's inside."
Ye Lin's expression hardened. So mysterious. There must be something up there.
"So mysterious, it's making me a little curious," Ye Lin pretended to say with interest.
"Young man, considering this," the security guard uncle pointed to the red banknotes, "I advise you, don't even think about it. That exclusive elevator is in the basement, guarded at the entrance, and requires a card to use. Ordinary people shouldn't even dream of it."
"You, tell me which floor you're thinking of renting, and I'll tell you about it."
"Alright then, Master, we'll look around some more." Ye Lin bid farewell to the security guard and walked out with Wang Longxin.
"Brother, it's empty and unused, very suspicious," Wang Longxin said.
Ye Lin frowned, "It does feel off, but it's hard to say. What if they just left a few floors empty intending to use them themselves? That's possible."
"We need to find a way to get up there and see. Meng Qiu has been out of contact for a long time; it's getting more and more dangerous."
"How do we get up there? Do we go to the underground parking garage, steal a card, swipe the elevator, and go up?" Wang Longxin looked at the thirty-story building, feeling a bit overwhelmed.
"I'll handle getting up there. You wait for me down here," Ye Lin said, then ran off.
"Hey!" Wang Longxin called out, but Ye Lin ignored him, leaving him with no choice but to wait below.
Ye Lin ran to the corner of the building, found a secluded street, looked left and right, then directly opened his system and took out his [Spider Gloves].
He pressed both hands against the building's wall, and immediately, countless spider silks shot out, firmly sticking to the wall.
Ye Lin lightly jumped, and his entire body clung to the wall like a spider.
With his hands moving alternately, Ye Lin quickly climbed upwards.
However, this thing had a drawback: it only had gloves, no shoes, which meant Ye Lin's feet constantly had to push against the wall, making him very tired.
Fortunately, Weiye Building was an old-style building. If it were one of those modern all-glass buildings, Ye Lin felt he would die of exhaustion.
Next time, he'd ask the system to give him spider shoes, damn it.
Under the cover of night, Ye Lin quickly climbed upwards.
Soon, he reached the 26th floor. Looking through the hallway window, the 26th floor was completely empty and pitch black; nothing could be seen.
Ye Lin continued to climb. On the 28th floor, there were lights, but no one was visible.
Ye Lin rested for a moment and continued to climb. As it looked now, this building should be 32 stories high.
By the time he reached the 30th floor, Ye Lin finally saw people.
Several men in black, clearly security personnel, were scattered in various corners of the floor, but Ye Lin couldn't see what was inside the rooms.
He decided to climb further up.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Wang Longxin received a call from Yu Haifeng.
"Little Wang, how are things on your end? Found anything yet?"
"Team Leader Yu, the top few floors of this Weiye Building are not for rent. Brother Ye wants to see if there's something fishy inside. Then he told me to wait outside, and he just ran off," Wang Longxin complained like a resentful woman.
Standing alone like an idiot on the street in the middle of the night, several young girls who passed by earlier were scared, thinking he was a bad guy.
There was a moment of silence on the other end, then Yu Haifeng continued, "We haven't found anything on our end yet. If Ye Lin told you to wait, then wait. We'll be there as soon as possible."
"Oh."
Wang Longxin softly responded, hung up the phone, and quickly pulled his clothes tighter. It was already winter, and it was getting a bit cold.
At this moment, Ye Lin had already climbed to the 31st floor. Looking through the glass, the scene before him utterly astonished him.
The entire vast 31st floor had been opened up.
If he hadn't climbed up floor by floor, he would have thought it was a sports field.
No, it should be said that not only the 31st floor but also the 32nd floor had been opened up together. Now, the entire space had a two-story height.