Chapter 107 : Jongharng Chioujen

Hannrong looked at Chioujen with a frown. Perhaps Chioujen's question was too heavy for Hannrong to digest.

"Are you asking about the ratio of the length and width of the room in this plan to the ratio of the length and width of the actual room?" Chioujen repeated his question in simpler words.

"Right sir! That is what I mean."

"Yes, the ratio should be exactly the same!" Chioujen nodded vigorously.

Hannrong shook his head. "But, Sir...!"

"Do you think there is anything strange about this plan?"

"Service elevator in this plan is very long." Hannrong stuck out his hand. His fingers touched the plan.

"Isn't the service elevator should be like that? Because, to get up and down the goods, the size must be much longer than the elevator to get up and down occupants."

"But, Sir! The service elevator in this building is not that long. In this plan, the length of the service lift is three times the width of the lift. As far as I remember, the length of the service lift here is only about one and a half times its width."

"So you mean this plan is ridiculous?"

"I didn't say that, Sir! It just doesn't accurately describe the service elevator size."

"What is the width and length of the service lift in this building?"

"The width is the same as the width of the occupant lift, which is two meters. While the length is about three and a half meters. That's definitely not three times the width."

Chioujen looked at the plan again. He just realized that it was an oddity that had been bothering him for the time being. The length of the lift service was unreasonable. In the plan, the service elevator protruded into the room behind it.

"Come on, let's take a look at the location!" Chioujen said in a steady voice.

After saying that, he immediately ran out of the room. Hannrong hastily followed Chioujen. The two of them right away headed for the service elevators' location. From the outside, the service elevators looked normal.

"You can't turn on this service elevator?" Chioujen pointed to one of the two elevators there.

"I can't turn on the elevator, Sir! They tell me to save electricity!"

"What if it's just for a little while? I just want to see the inside."

Finally, Hannrong was willing to grant Chioujen's request. It was apparent that the young man was also curious. After Hannrong turned on the elevator, it took a while for the elevator doors to open fully. As soon as the elevator doors opened, Hannrong rushed inside. It was true. The length of the elevator from the elevator door to the end of the inside was only about three and a half meters, far below the size written in the plan, which reached six meters. It meant that there was a difference of two and a half meters from the size stated in the plan.

Chioujen checked the room behind the elevator. Indeed, there were parts that protruded inward. The room that contained the elevator was the exact size as depicted in the floor plan they had seen. Two service elevators were located in a row. So, the room designated as the location of the lift service had dimensions of about four by six meters. But what was actually used for the elevator was only four by three and a half meters. So, there was still a space of about four by two and a half meters that Chioujen didn't know its function. Except for the elevator door, there was no other door to enter the space.

Chioujen got back into the elevator. He looked at the ceiling of the elevator. It was not like in movies, which often depicted how easy it was to open the elevator ceiling from the inside. The ceiling in this elevator seemed solid. It could not be opened from the inside. Chioujen was silent while racking his brains to find the other entrance.

"Top floor, Sir!" Suddenly Hannrong broke the silence.

"You mean we can check this elevator room from the top floor?"

<<This kid's suggestion makes sense!>>

Hannrong nodded. "I remember when a technician came to fix the elevator. At first they always went upstairs if they wanted to check the inside of the elevator."

"You mean the twelfth floor?" Chioujen asked for Hannrong's confirmation.

"No, Sir! The twelfth floor is the last floor that can be reached by the elevator. Above that, there are still several rooms whose function I also do not know clearly."

"You mean above the twelfth floor there is still a thirteenth?"

Although he had come to this building several times, Chioujen had never once climbed to the roof. So he really didn't know.

"No, Sir! The twelfth floor is the last floor. Above it, there is only a roof. However, in some parts of the roof there are small buildings that I do not know their function. Maybe some of them are used as warehouses. There's a room right above the service elevator, occupant elevator, stairs, and emergency stairs. The technicians usually checked the elevators from there."

"Those rooms must be locked, right?"

"That's right Sir! It's locked."

"Do you have the key?"

"I only have the keys to the rooms whose positions are the stairs and the fire escape on the roof, Sir."

"Then, the other rooms. Who holds the keys?"

"The Managing Manager should be the one holding the keys. However, since there is currently no Managing Manager, the building owner is the only one holding the keys to the rooms on the roof of this building. He also holds the keys to the rooms on the floors below this ground floor. When a technician came, a representative from the building owner always came with the keys. After the technician finished work, the representative from the building owner took the key away again."

"Then, let's go upstairs. At least I'll have to see by myself."

"Okay! I'll take you up," said Hannrong.

Before leaving, Hannrong turned off the lift service. He then carried Chioujen up to the twelfth floor via the resident elevator. Arriving on the twelfth floor, Hannrong guided Chioujen to the roof via the stairs.

"Ah! So this is how things are on the roof!" Chioujen looked around after they reached the roof.

Just as Hannrong had explained, several small buildings were on the roof. Chioujen looked at the place they had just passed. The place, namely the building that housed the stairs, was also one of several small structures on the roof. Hannrong walked to another building which was directly above the service elevator.

"This is the place, sir." Hannrong pointed at the building with his index finger after they arrived there.

Chioujen surveyed the building. Its dimensions were slightly larger than the dimensions of the service elevator, as shown on the building's floor plan, approximately seven meters by five meters. It was about four meters high. There was a door in what appeared to be the front.

"The technicians came in from this door, Sir, when they had to repair the elevator from the inside," said Hannrong.

<<The front part of this space must have been a cavity whose upper part was used as the end of the hook to hang the elevator. As for the back part, it is the entrance to the mysterious room we're looking for!>>