The sky outside the window had gradually brightened, fish belly white appearing where the clouds met the horizon. A new day was about to begin. He Ao sat at the desk in the East Capital Hotel, looking through the information about Liu Zhengyun on his computer.
The information was very simple, basically just a brief account of Liu Zhengyun's deeds, his general résumé, and his contributions to the Research Institute.
Just as He Ao remembered, many events were not even described in detail—not nearly as detailed as in his memories.
He Ao shifted his gaze to the phone beside him.
The screen displayed Wu Ganglie's last message.
"Liu Nan..."
He Ao stared at the name and message on the phone, his brow knitting slightly.
Liu Nan was Liu Zhengyun's daughter. Wu Ganglie had also found a childhood photo of himself with Liu Nan and sent it over with the message.
He Ao looked at the photo and the name. The name sounded vaguely familiar, and the little girl's facial features in the photo also seemed faintly familiar. He might have met her before.
But he could not remember where for the moment.
He rubbed the bridge of his nose, glanced once more at the sky Beyond the Heavens, and exited the messaging screen.
He still had several unread messages in the Research Institute chat app.
Among them were reports from Lin Chichi and Yan Yue. In general, the construction of the K church had encountered some problems, but it was proceeding smoothly overall. The first batch of Church Knights Order candidates had also entered the selection stage.
Besides Lin Chichi and the others, a newly added friend also had an unread message: Ye Ying.
The message was simple: "Director He, good night."
It had been sent in the early hours