Chapter 1448 - 1446: The Core of Artificial Existence (16)
Claire indeed didn’t have the key, and there truly was no one inside.
Without suspecting the other party of bringing her to a fake location, Fu Qian casually looked around.
This was undoubtedly the lowest level of the entire building, but the air circulation was fairly good, and even the tightly locked door was clean, clearly regularly cleaned by someone.
Perhaps it was precisely this point that during her years of marriage, Claire’s curiosity was not stirred too intensely, right?
"This room has no form of windows, and the key has always been very well hidden by Lek. Every time he went in, he would lock the door from the inside, so I have no idea what’s in there."
The saying goes that in vino veritas, though being brought here against her will, standing before the unknown accumulated over the years, Claire’s emotions sounded subtly changed, with a touch more of the desire to explore the unknown.
The unconsciously quickened pace of her speech was proof enough.
"Please trust me, if there was a way to open it, I would have checked it first thing."
The next moment, she turned to look at Fu Qian, speaking with a kind of helpless sincerity.
"So how did Lek leave?"
Taking a step forward, Fu Qian sounded as if he had no doubts about it.
"Right when I got back, after telling him about what happened over at your place... a servant saw him leaving in a hurry, taking nothing with him—"