The light in the elevator flickered a few times. The cramped elevator suddenly plunged into darkness, and then the elevator began abruptly descending...
Gu Qingxin screamed in fright. She tried desperately to calm herself down, recalling the emergency procedures for elevator malfunctions circulating on the Internet. She rushed to the elevator buttons, pressing each floor's button in turn. Then she bent her legs and pressed her upper body tightly against the elevator wall.
The elevator abruptly shuddered a few times and then stopped. Gu Qingxin let out a sigh of relief. She heard a thump sound next to her. Startled, she nervously called out, "Ming Shang, are you okay?"
Just as she was about to check what was happening, the elevator suddenly began to drop rapidly again. Gu Qingxin quickly pressed herself back against the wall, her body trembling with fear. She didn't want to die!
The elevator had already risen to over thirty stories. The odds of surviving this free fall were slim.