After returning to the second floor through the stairs, Carl and Mailin began to inspect the entire floor.
"Move carefully, don't get discovered." Karl said.
"OK."
The two of them checked the rooms one by one on the second floor in order from left to right. Most of the doors here were locked, but in front of Karl's dagger, it made no difference whether it was locked or not. No matter how strong it was, it would be stronger after one strike.
The door lock can only be opened obediently.
"Where did you get this knife?" Mailin was very curious, but he clearly saw that there was nothing in Karl's hand, and then the dagger appeared out of thin air in his hand.
Although Mailin had seen magicians with very fast skills able to do this, Karl was just an ordinary scribe before, and the sharpness of this dagger was so high that it made people curious.
Carl had nothing to hide about the origin of the dagger, but he did not intend to reveal its ability to break demons.
"When I encountered the thing before, I found it in her territory. This dagger can be hidden on the body, and its sharpness is indeed surprisingly high. I have tried to use it to split iron ingots, and there was no problem at all.
"
Listening to Karl's answer, Mailin nodded, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart.
Half an hour later, the entire second floor was inspected by them.
But let alone people, not even a ghost was found.
Most of the entire second floor is occupied by offices. After inspection, it looked like an office. When they were rummaging around, there was no danger, as if nothing happened here.
In addition to the office, there is nothing strange in the two reception rooms, a warehouse and a lounge on the second floor.
"The company's building has three floors. You can see what it looks like on the first floor. Apart from the lobby, there are some small rooms at the back and there is no other place. The second floor is where our ordinary employees stay."
After finishing the exploration, Karl explained to Mailin.
"What about the third floor?"
"The third floor is our boss's office. Only a few people in the company have the right to go up there. Since I started working here, I have only been there twice when I was taken up by the editor to get materials. There are security guards here during the day."
"So the mastermind behind the scenes may be on the third floor." Mailin said.
"We can only hope that if he hides in those rooms on the first floor, we will be in big trouble if we go down to investigate."
With that said, the two of them walked up the only staircase from the second floor to the third floor.
When I walked up to the third floor, I stuck my head in and took a look as usual.
Unlike the result where nothing was found on the second floor, there was a figure standing there in the corridor on the third floor.
When he saw this figure, Karl's pupils shrank and his whole body froze motionless, as if he had seen something shocking.
"What's wrong with you?" Mailin also noticed Carl's abnormality, patted him and asked softly, and at the same time stretched out his head to see what Carl found.
"There is actually someone?" Mai Lin said in surprise.
"Maybe this is the mastermind behind this?"
Saying this, Mailin had already raised his revolver and pointed it at the standing figure.
"Don't shoot if you ambush here. I'll go and find out. If it's true, you can do it again."
Karl held the barrel of Mailin's gun with his hand and stopped his sneak attack.
"If it's not the rightful owner, the gunfire will cause trouble."
Mailin nodded and agreed with Karl's words.
"If I'm sure it's this guy, I'll stretch out the middle finger and index finger of my right hand and shake it from side to side," Carl said.
After Mailin laid the ambush, Karl walked out slowly, praying in his heart that things would not develop as he guessed.
Because this figure is very familiar to him, it is the person in charge of cleaning in the company, his neighbor Mrs. Lawn!
Looking at her back a few meters away, Mrs. Lawn was still sweeping the ground with a broom, just like she usually did.
Karl raised his hand first, wanting to say something.
But when the words came to my lips, not a single word came out.
Putting down his hands, Karl shook his head, took a deep breath, and then spoke.
"Mrs. Lawn, why haven't you gone back so late today?"
Karl tried his best to look normal and asked.
Hearing Karl's voice, Mrs. Lawn slowly turned around, the expression on her face was as kind as ever, as if there was no problem.
"Isn't this little Karl?" She seemed a little surprised to see Karl here.
"Someone was causing trouble in the company tonight, and the door was blocked, so I couldn't go back."
"Mrs. Lawn, I came to the company specifically to see you. It's very unsafe here now. Come with me quickly."
"The people below haven't left yet, how can I, an old woman, get out?"
Mrs. Lawn rejected Karl's proposal and walked towards Karl.
"The fish you gave me before tasted very good, I'm very grateful."
Karl said suddenly.
"As long as you think it's good." Lawn replied.
"How did little Carl get in? I don't think those guys are good people. Why did they let you in?"
"Where is the real Mrs. Lawn, and what did you do to her?"
Looking at the guy walking slowly, Karl was already sure that this guy was not Mrs. Lawn herself.
"What are you talking about?"
"Little Carl, am I not your neighbor Mrs. Lawn?"
The guy in front of him still had that kind smile on his face and walked towards Karl in a leisurely manner.
"You are a thing in someone else's skin. Although you have Mrs. Lawn's memory, your attitude towards people is completely different from her own."
"How could..."
The guy in front of him was interrupted by Karl before he could finish speaking.
"For me to run up to the third floor unruly, Mrs. Elawn's character will definitely reprimand me first, and then run over to drive me down, because she knows how bad our boss's attitude is towards others, instead of being friendly like you.
I will answer this question."
"Little Carl, I..."
"Shut up! Mrs. Lawn's salted fish never tastes good, and she doesn't like false compliments from others!"
"You'd better tell me right away where she is!"
After hearing what Karl said, the guy in front of him stopped and his expression became cold.
"Don't you know very well where he is? Just like the four of them, he was eaten by me."
A strange smile appeared on Mrs. Lawn's face. Although she still had a human face, this expression gave off a strange, completely inhuman aura.
"But don't worry, I'll let you find her right away. It's very comfortable to be one with me."
In response to the reaction of the person in front of him, Karl stretched out his index and middle fingers from his lowered right hand and shook them from side to side.
Mailin, who was hiding behind, already had some concerns in his mind while listening to the conversation between the two. When he saw Karl's gesture, he immediately pulled the trigger.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
With three gunshots, he fired three rapid shots accurately at the monster in front of Carl.