The venue was crowded, so the evacuation wasn't proceeding very quickly. After the alarm stopped, staff members immediately doubled back to check the security footage.
The first floor of the nightclub was the most packed, and everyone was complaining about the sudden "fire." Guides stood at the entrance directing the crowd, repeatedly apologizing to the customers...
But strangely, although the smoke alarm had gone off, there wasn't a hint of fire anywhere in the building. Still, they had to evacuate everyone as a precaution.
Shen Mqing and Wen Qian blended into the crowd, slowly shuffling toward the fountain.
Curses and shouts rose and fell around them, with no shortage of ill-tempered, middle-aged men.
From their conversations, Wen Qian learned that many of these people had come down from the fourth and fifth floors. They were the last to be notified, and besides being annoyed, they were also exhausted.
