Meanwhile, inside the locker room, Mrs. Zhu's heart raced. Panic surged through her as the blaring alarm shattered the silence. She frantically tried to close the locker, but it was too late. The sound of footsteps echoed down the hallway, drawing closer with each passing second.
On the phone, Lei Hua's voice was urgent. "Mrs. Zhu, you need to get out of there now! It's the security alarm."
"After coming so far, I can't go back now!" Mrs. Zhu said. Her hand trembled as she reached for the pen drive inside the locker. Just as her fingers grazed it, a series of clicks echoed through the room. She froze, her heart pounding, as several guns were pointed at her head. The security team had caught her red-handed.
"Step back slowly and keep your hands where we can see them," a stern voice commanded.
