I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier-Chapter 776 Strange Team

After reaching the lobby, Ye Chen glanced left and right. He saw the two guards still inside the room because the doors to the lobby were completely locked by this time, making it impossible for outsiders to enter. Of course, if he wanted to leave, he would also need them to come and open the door for him.

Ye Chen walked up to the window and then gently knocked on it. Soon, one of the security guards realized what was happening. When he saw that it was Ye Chen, he quickly stood up and ran out in a flurry.

"President Ye, you—you haven’t left yet? Is there something wrong? We—we’ve been carefully monitoring the screens inside."

"Heh, no, I just need to step out for a bit, so please, could you open the door for me?"

After Ye Chen said this with a relaxed expression, the man let out a long sigh of relief. He had feared that Ye Chen came to find fault with him, but it seemed now that he might have been overthinking it.

So, he hurried out from inside and then unlocked the glass door.

"President Ye, will you be coming back tonight? If you’re coming back, give me a call, and I’ll make sure to watch the door for you. I’ll wait here for you."

"Oh, that’s not necessary. By the way, has there been anything unusual at the main entrance these past couple of days?"

"Not at all, everything has been normal. Plus, ever since that haunting issue was resolved, people have started to work overtime in the building. And actually, a big group of them came out from inside just yesterday."

He said this with a smile to Ye Chen, who suddenly froze upon hearing those words, then turned to look back at the man.

"What did you just say? A big group of people?"

"Yes, at the time they came back, it was almost around 1 a.m., and then one person came to knock on the window, saying they had been working overtime upstairs and to open the door for them. After that, I let them out."

"Are you certain it was last night?"

"Yes, how could I forget? I was starting to feel sleepy, standing inside, then getting ready to wash my face and stretch, when he came knocking on the window."

"How many people were there in total? Do you remember?"

"After I came out, I roughly glanced over, and there must have been about ten or so people, yeah, around ten."

"Ten people, what were they all doing coming out together?"

"Right, they all came out together. Why do you ask, President Ye, is there a problem?"

"Has this happened before?"

"Well, it has. Sometimes in the early morning or in the middle of the night, people leave here, but usually, it’s just one or two people. This time, having about ten people all at once is rare indeed. It was probably collective overtime."

"Those people, which company do they belong to? Do you have any idea?"

"Um, President Ye, I really don’t know, and as you’re aware, this building has a total of thirty levels and involves so many companies. With the addition of the number of employees, there must be a couple of thousand. How could we possibly remember them all?"

"Didn’t this place have a security system before? That is to say, only employees could enter and exit here?"

"At the very beginning, there was a turnstile, and they would be allowed in only after their employee ID was checked and face recognized. But after a while, the turnstile malfunctioned and was removed."

"Removed? Who removed it?"

"Oh, that was done by Senior Executive Gao."

"Senior Executive Gao? Which Senior Executive Gao?"

"Just, just Senior Executive Gao. We only have one Senior Executive Gao in the company. Plus, he’s a vice president with a pretty high status. No one dares to disobey his orders."

"Senior Executive Gao."

Ye Chen kept repeating the name, as if he had no deep recollection of the person.

He remembered asking Guo Tao for a list of names for personnel above the vice president level, which he had already reviewed. It seemed that there was no one with the last name Gao.

Could it be that he had missed something? Or was there a flaw in the information Guo Tao provided him?

Ye Chen was indeed a bit perplexed.

"What business is Senior Executive Gao’s company responsible for?"

"President Ye, that’s hard for me. I’m only responsible for personal safety here and ensuring their security. As for what the leaders do for work, I’m unaware."

"What’s the full name of this Senior Executive Gao?"

"I’m not sure, I only know him as Senior Executive Gao. Right, he wears black-framed glasses, and his age is around 50 or so."

"So that means, he’s one of the company’s longtime employees, right?"

"Mmm, more or less. Ever since I started here, he’s always been around. Every time he comes in, he’s all smiles and often greets us. He seems quite friendly."

"Alright, I’ve got it. Besides this, has anyone else entered or left tonight?"

"Tonight, well, it’s been fine. Most people left before 8 o’clock. Oh, right, just after 8 o’clock, two people came down, probably finishing their shift upstairs. It’s a pretty normal situation."

"Then, no one else came out after that?"

"Correct, besides you, President Ye."

"Okay, I understand. Make sure you guys keep a close watch on everyone. No one is allowed to enter without permission, and if they want to come in or go out, have them sign in and ask which company they’re from, got it? We can’t have them casually coming and going."

"Oh, okay, got it."

After Ye Chen had finished giving these instructions, he stood up and left.

In fact, Ye Chen had a guess in his heart. At 1 a.m., when ten or so people came out all at once, he believed that these ten people were not as simple as he had imagined.

Could it be the team behind Senior Executive Huang, the one he had been investigating? But he felt that this team would not appear at this time.

If they were planning to leave, they would probably do so at around 10 p.m. from the underground space. Even now, when they felt the coast was clear, they wouldn’t brazenly enter from here,