The phone was in his pocket, perfectly fine. How could someone be coming to deliver a phone to him?
After the receptionist finished speaking, Zhan Beijue thought she had made a mistake. "Are you sure it's me?"
Zhan Beijue was so handsome, and he had two adorable children with him. He was impossible to mistake.
The receptionist nodded with great certainty. "It's you, Mr. Zhan."
"She asked for your room number, saying she wanted to deliver the phone to you. But for the sake of protecting guest privacy, I didn't tell her. If you're upset with your friend, please forgive me."
He hadn't brought any friends, nor had he lost his phone, and he certainly didn't need anyone to deliver a phone to him.
Zhan Beijue immediately sensed something was amiss.
He ordered the receptionist to pull up the surveillance footage for him.
The receptionist, only then realizing the situation was unusual, quickly found the lobby manager and accompanied Zhan Beijue to review the footage.
However, it was unfortunate.
The footage showed a fair-skinned, beautiful woman.
But Zhan Beijue didn't recognize her.
Every year, countless women inexplicably appeared before him, pretending to "accidentally" meet him or finding excuses to get close to him.
He couldn't recall ever seeing this woman before.
The two children also felt uneasy.
"Daddy, why don't you call Mommy and ask her where she is? Why is she taking so long and not coming back?"
Jiang Nanfang's phone was in her locker in the changing room.
He called once, but it went unanswered. He called twice, and it was still unanswered.
Zhan Beijue quickly grabbed the two children and quickened his pace.
"Let's go, we'll find her."
The temperature in the sauna room was getting higher and higher.
Jiang Nanfang's bare feet could barely stand on the scorching floor.
She quickly surveyed the room's layout and, using her professional knowledge, identified the wiring hidden behind the walls.
To lower the temperature, cutting off the power or opening the door were the only two options.
The door was too thick to break open quickly, so she had to cut off the power first.
But the room was so high, and she had no suitable tools. How could she do it?
She searched the room again and, thankfully, found an iron hook used for prying stones hanging in the corner.
The iron hook was about as long as an arm.
As everyone knows, iron is a conductor of electricity.
Trying to cut off the power with it was undoubtedly suicidal.
Moreover, the room had been stuffy for so long, and the carbon monoxide levels were so high. If the carbon monoxide wasn't vented out first, cutting off the power would inevitably cause an explosion.
So, after much thought, the first thing to do was to smash the glass on the door.
To ventilate the room.
The temperature rose again, and sweat droplets the size of soybeans dripped down.
Jiang Nanfang moved a wooden stool against the wall and placed it under her feet. Holding the iron hook, she began to strike the glass.
After a few forceful blows, the glass finally cracked.
She pushed outward with force, and thankfully, a few shards of glass fell out. The room could finally be ventilated.
It was at this moment that she had a new idea.
The iron hook couldn't be used to destroy the electrical circuits because it conducted electricity, but the wooden stool could.
Especially dry wood, which doesn't conduct electricity. It would just take some effort to dismantle it.
Was it difficult to dismantle something?
Jiang Nanfang got off the stool and tried to lift it. Fortunately, she could lift it.
She aimed at the area where the wiring was laid out and forcefully swung the wooden stool upwards.
With a "clang," the wooden stool hit the wall, and a layer of plaster peeled off.
With a loud thud, the stool fell from the wall, breaking a leg.
All the attendants had been given leave by the kind owner to go out and buy ice cream.
Only Huo Dongning and her cousin were in the shop.
Hearing the gurgling sounds from the sauna room, the two exchanged a smile.
"It's been half an hour. Even if it were a frog boiled in warm water, the frog would have started struggling by now."
"Jiang Nanfang must be like an ant on a hot pan, terrified. When we go in later, she'll definitely be begging for mercy on her knees."
"Heh. That damned woman, she's finally getting what she deserves!"
After the first smash, it had an effect.
Jiang Nanfang quickly picked up the stool again and smashed it against the wall once more.
Gurgling, gurgling, after several repetitions, the wall peeled away, and the wiring was finally exposed.
The two sisters were still calculating how many minutes it would take to go in and see her begging for mercy.
However, amidst a series of loud noises, there was a sudden "bang," and a burnt smell emanated from the room.
Immediately, the light overhead went out, plunging the entire massage parlor into darkness.
"What's going on? Why did the power suddenly go out?"
Along with the power outage, the crackling sounds from inside also stopped.
The two exchanged glances again and immediately grew anxious.
"Is it that woman Jiang Nanfang? Did she mess up the wiring for us?"
"She's asking for death! Damaging my property, let's go in and see!"
The two went to the door. Huo Dongning was so focused on the door that she almost stepped on the broken glass.
Her cousin pulled her. "Be careful. Look at the floor, she smashed the glass."
Could this woman, who could smash glass from such a height, be smashing walls like a mad bull?
"Crazy bitch. Acting so presumptuously on my turf, let's see how I deal with her! Open the door!"
Huo Dongning signaled her cousin to open the door.
The wires on the wall were still emitting white smoke and sparks.
Jiang Nanfang knew this was the prelude to a fire.
The carbon monoxide concentration in the room was still high, and there was a risk of ignition at any moment. She was very anxious.
The door hadn't been opened yet. If the room caught fire before the door was opened, wouldn't she be burned alive?
Just as she gritted her teeth, preparing to smash the door, she heard voices outside.
Jiang Nanfang's hair stood on end, and she quickly grabbed the iron rod and hid behind the door.
A moment later, a dark figure pushed the door open.
Without a word, Jiang Nanfang swung the rod at the back of the person's head.
"Ah!" A woman's brief scream was heard, and she immediately collapsed on the ground, losing consciousness.
Jiang Nanfang quickly pulled the door open and peered outside.
Huo Dongning at the door hadn't expected this. Seeing her cousin fall, her face turned deathly pale.
Their eyes met.
One was exquisitely made up, the other was disheveled like a drowned rat.
However, their facial expressions were the complete opposite.
Huo Dongning's delicate face was filled with surprise and fear, while Jiang Nanfang's face, washed clean by the water, was filled with anger and dominance.
Upon seeing Huo Dongning standing outside the door, Jiang Nanfang instantly understood everything.
"Huo Dongning, so it was you!"
"You deliberately arranged all of this today, deliberately tricked me into coming here. You wanted to kill me, didn't you?"
A gust of cool air blew in, and the temperature in the room immediately dropped significantly.
A large amount of carbon monoxide dissipated, finally eliminating the risk of explosion.
The wires on the wall slowly stopped sparking.
Huo Dongning took a step back in panic, but still remembered to act.
"Nanfang, why are you here too? What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"I just came in for a massage and happened to hear the commotion here, so I came to take a look."
"What happened to you? How did you get like this? Do you need my help?"