Liu Sandao noticed Sasha's abnormality, knowing it was about the things in the secret room.
In recent days, Shu Xiaoxin had gone into the secret room several times and brought many people in. If Sasha's photography equipment was properly set up, she should have found something.
Only the cleaner could enter and exit that secret room. Only she could.
Sasha lingered for a long time, and finally, when she saw Shu Xiaoxin leaving with people from the stairwell, she hurried into the stairwell.
When she first entered, the door to the secret room was open.
The next person to come should be the cleaner.
She had to enter and retrieve the camera during this brief window of opportunity.
Although she had only been inside once, her intense focus meant she was extremely familiar with the eagle's location.
She walked in quickly, not even closing the door to the secret room.
She had already planned in her mind how to get the camera and how to evade detection if she encountered someone.
She took three steps and merged them into two, rushing towards the cabinet.
"Ah? Where's the eagle?"
Without the eagle, had her trick been discovered?
Sasha's heart tightened, and her mind went blank.
Without the camera, there would be no direct evidence, and she wouldn't be able to compile suitable material for her report.
She had worked tirelessly for dozens of days, enduring hardships, all for firsthand material. She had originally hoped to finish this torturous life with this material, but now, it was all for naught.
Most crucially, if she was discovered, she would be in grave danger!
Unwilling to accept defeat, she quickly scanned the entire living room with her eyes, searching meticulously, afraid of missing the slightest clue.
The eagle was about the size of a thermos. If the space was small, it might not fit; in an open space, it would be very conspicuous. How could she not find it?
Could it have been placed in another room?
Sasha guessed as she paced towards the other rooms.
However, the secret room had limited unoccupied time.
"Creeaak!"
A faint sound reached her, making Sasha extremely nervous. Su Dan novel network.
The cleaner had arrived, and she needed to find a place to hide.
Remembering her previous hiding experience, she chose the same spot.
"Tap tap tap."
A set of footsteps approached leisurely.
This time, she didn't hear any complaints. The house was extremely quiet.
The person cleaned silently, not with clatter.
This secret room was cleaned daily; whenever guests arrived, it was cleaned immediately after they left.
Apart from some ash that needed to be emptied, there wasn't much else to tidy.
Even so, Sasha held her breath, afraid of making the slightest sound.
From her hiding spot, she could observe the entrance and the living room at any time.
Coincidentally, when the cleaner tidied the room, she closed the door as soon as she entered.
As Sasha watched her, she noticed the eagle placed on the floor beside the door.
"Who put this thing on the floor? But I finally found you!"
Sasha muttered to herself, her eyes fixed on the cleaner.
After emptying the trash on the table, the cleaner glanced around the room and left with the mop.
She didn't close the door. This was a perfect opportunity. As soon as she got the camera, Sasha could escape in a very short time.
Despite her impulsive urge, she chose to wait for another minute.
"One, two... twenty, twenty-one..."
She counted silently, but time seemed to pass very slowly. Estimating that the cleaner wouldn't return, she quickly got up and walked towards the eagle!
Knowing where the camera was hidden, she reached into the eagle's beak.
Her fingers probed inside, but there was no reaction. She felt something, but it wouldn't come out.
She had to apply a little more force, or it wouldn't come loose.
"Hiss!"
She took a deep breath and pulled with force.
But she didn't expect to use too much strength, and the object was pushed further in. This was a big problem!
Sasha panicked slightly, immediately stood up, picked up the eagle, and peered into its beak.
It was dark, and the object had clearly fallen inside.
She couldn't take the eagle with her, as it was a bit large and would be conspicuous outside.
She could only turn the eagle upside down, thinking that a good shake would dislodge whatever was inside.
But she wasn't an expert on the eagle's inner workings, so how could she know what the eagle was thinking?
"Clang clang clang!"
She heard a rattling sound, but the object still wouldn't come out. Sasha grew anxious, shaking it vigorously. To her surprise, she tugged on a wire at the back of the eagle.
It turned out the wire's plug was connected to a socket on the wall.
Wasn't this eagle just a decoration? Why did it need to be charged?
"Damn it!"
Sasha cursed.
In this situation, she couldn't control her frustration and could only vent.
"What are you doing touching my..."
A voice exclaimed!
Sasha jumped, startled. Holding the eagle uncertainly, she quickly turned to look behind her.
The living room was empty; no one was there.
She feared the camera was speaking to her, so she scanned the entire room again.
Modern surveillance equipment was generally networked, so it wasn't strange for someone to speak to you.
Sasha was terrified but found no camera.
"What are you doing touching my..."
The eagle spoke again, and Sasha finally realized.
It was the eagle speaking.
"A broken piece of junk that needs charging, and it still tries to scare people. Serves you right for being out of power! Humph!"
Sasha said fiercely to the eagle.
She didn't wear a mask, as it wasn't ancient times, nor was it night.
Holding the eagle upside down, she shook it vigorously, "Gurgle gurgle!" "Jingle jangle!"
After a bit of shaking, she finally saw a small object stuck in the eagle's beak.
It was the camera, undoubtedly.
Sasha was overjoyed. She immediately raised the eagle, preparing for one final shake!
"Snap!"
"Jingle bells!"
Almost at the same moment she heard the camera fall to the ground, a ringing sound erupted.
Sasha quickly put down the eagle, grabbed the camera, and ran out!
"Ah! Who are you? What are you doing here!"
A woman's voice shouted, blocking her path at the doorway. Sasha was startled.
She had never expected the cleaner to return.
It had been quite some time, and she thought the cleaner wouldn't come back.
But fate had it that just as she was about to leave, the cleaner returned.
Sasha was momentarily speechless.
"I..."
Before Sasha could answer, the cleaner's words were cut short as she collapsed.
Sasha exclaimed, "You? It's you?"
The person who had arrived said nothing, made a "shush" gesture, grabbed her, and ran towards the stairs.
It was obvious that the alarm would alert people.
Running down would be futile; they were underground, and escape would be impossible.
Climbing up might lead to an exit.