They had just descended two floors when suddenly, a "boom" erupted from the walkie-talkie, followed by a series of ear-piercing sounds, seemingly caused by a signal disruption.
In the walkie-talkie, someone was shouting, "Captain, Captain! Where are you all now? Is Miss Ye and Mr. Shen still upstairs?"
Behind Shen Yi, one of the security personnel quickly replied through the walkie-talkie, "Team One, we’ve already come down the safety passage! We will soon reach the first floor. What’s the situation with the fire now?"
"Captain! The fire is massive, the entrance over here is about to be completely engulfed in flames! Hurry up!"
Right after the other party on the walkie-talkie finished shouting, another loud bang was heard. By the time they reached the third floor, the air was so thick with smoke that they could no longer see the way forward.
Without any equipment, they had no choice but to slow down and grope their way downwards.
Shen Yi held Ye Wanwan tightly in his arms. His eyes remained a deep red, partly due to the irritation from the smoke, but there were other reasons too.
When they reached the first floor, they saw the hotel’s front lobby engulfed in flames as they emerged from the safety passage.
The guests who had been on the first floor had all evacuated. The upstairs guest rooms were closed today due to the Ye Corporation’s annual meeting, so now the only people left in the hotel were the few of them.
All of the security personnel were holding fire extinguishers, attempting to carve a path through the blaze.
However, at this moment, the fire extinguishers in the hands of the security personnel were of little use. The fire was too great, and the entire lobby had caught fire.
The various decorations and chandeliers hanging from the ceiling began to fall recklessly in the midst of the fierce fire.
"Mr. Shen!" The manager, seeing a ball of fire falling from above heading straight for Shen Yi, cried out uncontrollably!
But Shen Yi couldn’t avoid it. The object hit his shoulder hard before rolling away.
From the beginning to the end, Shen Yi held Ye Wanwan securely; he would not let anything happen to her!
But the fire was too intense, making it increasingly impossible to move forward. Shen Yi had been hit by falling objects several times, and blood had already seeped through the white shirt on his shoulder.
He was almost unable to hold onto Ye Wanwan any longer, his breathing became more and more rapid, and a hint of panic appeared in his eyes!
He wasn’t afraid of dying, but he feared for Ye Wanwan’s life!
Shen Yi bit down hard on his teeth, charging out through the flames. In a daze, he thought he heard the sound of fire trucks outside the hotel, but he had no heart to rejoice; his only thought was to get out, get out quickly!
Until the very end, Shen Yi had no idea what kind of inferno he had passed through. All he knew was that he had gotten out with Ye Wanwan!
Ambulances were already waiting outside. Seeing people emerge, the medics rushed over with a stretcher in tow, but Shen Yi still clung to Ye Wanwan without letting go.
It was only after the doctors loudly reminded him that Shen Yi came back to his senses and placed Ye Wanwan on the stretcher.
Ye Zhenhua and Su Xiangyi had already gathered around, with a clamor all around, but it was as if Shen Yi heard nothing at all.
He subconsciously followed the doctors and nurses, but after only a few steps, he collapsed on the ground, the pain bringing him a moment of clarity.
Other medics came and helped Shen Yi onto another stretcher, yet his gaze was still frantically searching for Ye Wanwan.
He saw Ye Wanwan being loaded into an ambulance, tears sliding from the corners of his eyes. He remembered.
As it turned out, he was the one who had killed Ye Wanwan!