Zouichi considered Howard's questions briefly. "There are supply stockrooms on the floor below us as well as two floors above. But we need to get off this floor quickly -- it's going to be the first place they look."
He advanced on the door leading to one of the back stairwells, turning the handle cautiously with one hand, then opening the door and moving onto the landing in one quick motion. He kept his sidearm at the ready, checking each point for armed opposition. Nothing yet, though he could hear footsteps and yelling, remarkably close now.
"Let's go up and try to give them the slip."
As for what they left with that medical technician...
Back in the elevator, the red emergency lights finally stopped flashing as the security team brought the lift back into service, lowering it to the next floor. There was a team of armed guards on standby, poised to incapacitate this rogue Dr. Tenma (and his supposed accomplice, Johan) instantly.
As the doors slowly opened, Ernesto the medical technician cracked open his eyes. What had happened? He'd been reading, and there had been a hospital bed rushing towards him, and...
Abruptly, the grenade behind Ernesto went off, flooding the elevator and hallway with clouds of billowing smoke. Confused, angry shouting filled the hall as some of the guards tried to escape or locate windows to open while still others stumbled forward to attempt to apprehend the criminal.
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He advanced on the door leading to one of the back stairwells, turning the handle cautiously with one hand, then opening the door and moving onto the landing in one quick motion. He kept his sidearm at the ready, checking each point for armed opposition. Nothing yet, though he could hear footsteps and yelling, remarkably close now.
"Let's go up and try to give them the slip."
As for what they left with that medical technician...
Back in the elevator, the red emergency lights finally stopped flashing as the security team brought the lift back into service, lowering it to the next floor. There was a team of armed guards on standby, poised to incapacitate this rogue Dr. Tenma (and his supposed accomplice, Johan) instantly.
As the doors slowly opened, Ernesto the medical technician cracked open his eyes. What had happened? He'd been reading, and there had been a hospital bed rushing towards him, and...
Abruptly, the grenade behind Ernesto went off, flooding the elevator and hallway with clouds of billowing smoke. Confused, angry shouting filled the hall as some of the guards tried to escape or locate windows to open while still others stumbled forward to attempt to apprehend the criminal.