After a moment of silence, Chen Yang finally spoke up, "The password, as far as I remember, hasn't been announced yet, correct?"
"...Lieutenant Colonel Wang, please don't make such jokes."
The tone of the voice from the loudspeaker, initially even-keeled, abruptly raised a notch.
"What if I say… I don't remember, would you believe me?"
"..."
The elevator jerked to a halt with a click.
"Lieutenant Colonel Wang, according to regulations, we need to check you."
Before any need for further words, Chen Yang had already heard the distant footfalls outside the elevator. It seemed that security was even tighter at these bottom floors. Standby personnel were perhaps nearby.
"Ding!"
The elevator doors slid open, revealing about a dozen fully armed soldiers standing at attention, all weapons trained on Chen Yang.
