Those who travel back in time

Chapter 15 Assassination

This is a highly modern supertall skyscraper designed with a pure stepped geometric structure, without any superfluous curves. The exterior is covered with a deep blue one-way glass curtain wall, like a huge facet of a sapphire.

At the base of the building is a meticulously designed sunken plaza, cleverly separated from the street by green belts and steps.

Above the main entrance, the four large characters "Qilin Group" hang prominently.

Chen Qing glanced at it briefly before turning and leaving. He circled around and came to the back of the Qilin Building.

Outside the gleaming main entrance, there is a rather shabby small door at the back of the Qilin Building, which is a dedicated freight passage.

Chen Qing pushed open the door and entered. There was a square table by the door, where a skinny security guard, who looked like a monkey and was about thirty years old, was sitting and playing on his phone.

"Who should I look for?"

"Dude, is there a restroom in this building?"

"Go to another place to use the restroom; you can't come in here."

"Please do me a favor, I'm really feeling cooped up." Chen Qing said as he walked toward the door behind the skinny security guard.

"Hey! What are you doing!" The skinny security guard quickly got up, took a few quick steps to catch up, and reached out to pull Chen Qing's shoulder.

Chen Qing, however, swiftly grabbed the skinny security guard by the neck, pinning him against the wall, and said menacingly, "Listen, I don't know you, and I don't want to hurt you. I'm here to see Li Qilin. If you answer my questions honestly, I guarantee you'll be unharmed. But if you don't cooperate, I don't mind taking another life. You're just a gatekeeper, earning a meager monthly salary; there's no need for you to risk your life for Li Qilin."

The skinny security guard felt as if the large hand in his throat was a pair of iron clamps, squeezing him so tightly that he couldn't breathe. He had never encountered anything like this in his life and couldn't tell whether what he was saying was true or false. His face turned pale with fright.

"I understand. Tap the wall three times with your right hand," Chen Qing said again.

The skinny security guard hurriedly slapped the wall behind him with his right hand.

Chen Qing removed his hand, and the skinny security guard opened his mouth to shout, but before the sound could even escape his throat, he was hit hard in the stomach. He swallowed the sound back and fell to the ground, curled up like a shrimp, clutching his stomach with both hands, his face contorted in pain.

"Are you going to try any more tricks?" Chen Qing grabbed the skinny security guard and slammed him against the wall.

"Big brother, spare me!" The skinny security guard felt a churning in his stomach and grimaced in pain.

Is Li Qilin in the building?

"exist."

"Where exactly?"

"15th floor, room 1505, the CEO's office."

When was the last shipment delivered?

"what?"

"I'm asking you about the information from the last shipment."

"The last batch of goods arrived yesterday at 4 pm, twenty computers."

"Who sent it?"

"Xu Rui Technology".

"What's the delivery person's name?"

"I only remember that her surname is Yang; you'll have to check the registration form for details."

Chen Qing delivered a karate chop, and the skinny security guard closed his eyes and slid limply to the ground from the wall.

"I'm sorry." Chen Qing put the skinny security guard back on the chair, letting his head lean back against the chair, and even took off his hat and put it on his face. Anyone who didn't know better would think that he was sleeping.

After flipping through the registration form on the table, Chen Qing walked through the door behind the skinny security guard and entered the Qilin Building.

The elevator was in a very conspicuous location and easy to find, but a card was required to ride it, so Chen Qing took the stairs and climbed up floor by floor.

I didn't encounter many people on the first few floors, and the journey was smooth until the eighth floor, when I saw a man in a suit with slicked-back hair squatting there smoking.

"Which department are you from? What are you doing wandering around here?" The man with the slicked-back hair glanced at Chen Qing, stood up, and said, "Where's your employee ID? This floor is the R&D department; nobody's allowed in, don't you know that?"

"I'm from Xurui Technology. We delivered a batch of computers here yesterday, but a few of them had the wrong model number. I've come over to check how many were wrong so I can replace them for you," Chen Qing said.

"The logistics department is on the second floor, what are you doing up here?"

"I've been there. The logistics department said that two units have already been given to the leaders, and they asked me to come and confirm with the leaders."

"Which leader?" The slick-back-haired man took one last deep drag and finished smoking his cigarette.

"1505, Mr. Li."

"You must be tired from climbing all those floors. Come on, I'll take you to the elevator."

"No need to trouble you, I'll just take the stairs."

"Why climb stairs when there's an elevator? Come with me."

"Thank you."

The man with the slicked-back hair went up another floor, pushed open the door to the stairwell, entered the building, and went to the elevator, where he pressed the button.

"Hey buddy, what's your name?"

"His surname is Yang."

"You're a tech person, right?"

"A gofer or odd job."

"You're too modest. You don't look like someone who does odd jobs; you must be a junior manager."

"Does a boss really think I can run errands myself?"

Hey~

They were chatting casually when the elevator doors opened. Just as the man with the slicked-back hair was about to enter, a woman in an office lady outfit walked out.

"Aren't you in charge of R&D? What are you doing here? Just wandering around aimlessly all day," the older woman said to the man with the slicked-back hair.

"Sister Yan, you're not from this floor either, but you're here too, aren't you just wandering around?" the slick-haired man said.

Sister Yan ignored the slick-back hair and walked straight towards an office.

"That old woman..." The man with the slicked-back hair shook his head and stepped into the elevator. But as soon as he entered, he stepped out again and reached out to stop Chen Qing, who was about to enter the elevator. "Why does Sister Yan seem not to recognize you?"

"She wasn't there when I went to the logistics department," Chen Qing said.

"No, for the past two years, Xurui Technology has been using the same person for deliveries, and Sister Yan has been in charge of receiving them. Even if we missed each other in logistics just now, Sister Yan still knows her." The slick-haired man's eyes fell on Chen Qing. "You're lying. You're not from Xurui Technology at all. Who are you?!"

Chen Qing grabbed the employee badge from the slick-haired man's chest, then turned around and kicked him to the ground. He then swiped the elevator door and went inside.

"Someone broke in! He's in the elevator, he's going to the 15th floor!" The slick-back-haired man lay on the ground, pulled up his collar, and spoke quickly into the lapel microphone.

Hey~

A dozen seconds later, there was another sound, the elevator doors opened, and as soon as Chen Qing stepped out, he saw six or seven young men in suits running quickly toward him.

Chen Qing knew he had to deal with these people first, otherwise they would only get in his way, so he walked up to them.

Soon, the two sides met, and security personnel surrounded Chen Qing.

"Who are you? What is your purpose?" A middle-aged man with a buzz cut stared at Chen Qing with eyes like a hawk.

Without wasting any words, Chen Qing took action and quickly subdued all the security personnel.

There were very few offices on this floor. Chen Qing passed by two offices and then saw a door with a sign that read "President's Office".

With a shove, the door creaked open.

However, the office was empty; there was no one there at all.