Director Gao

Zhang Heng and Bai Qing met only briefly. After discussing their next course of action, they went their separate ways. Zhang Heng took the homework Bai Qing had completed to school, while Bai Qing went alone to investigate the Old Planetarium.

They stayed in touch by phone. Zhang Heng also instructed Bai Qing on what photos to take at the scene, whom to question, and what to watch out for.

If he had a choice, Zhang Heng would actually have preferred for them to switch roles.

But unfortunately, those things were clearly more wary of him. Especially since the Zhang Heng inside the giant cicada pupa beneath Warehouse No. 3 was about to hatch. At such a critical moment, those things would definitely be watching him closely.

In fact, the moment Zhang Heng entered the school, he could clearly feel someone's gaze fixed on him. It was not that he could not shake whoever was tailing him, but if he did, the other side would definitely become even more alert.

It was not yet time for the final battle. Those things clearly numbered far more than the hundred-odd people at the factory. Zhang Heng did not know how many operatives they had throughout the city, but giving them time to gather was never a good thing. It would be better to take advantage of their caution and use this final stretch of time to find a way to deal with the thing beneath Warehouse No. 3.

Bai Qing moved quickly as well. After putting on some simple makeup and changing clothes, she parted ways with Zhang Heng and went downstairs.

She did not take a taxi either. Instead, she caught a bus and blended into the crowd heading to work the morning shift. She changed buses twice along the