After that, the two chatted for a while longer. Zhang Heng asked to join Xu Qian's fan chatroom, and Xu Qian readily agreed, even casually making him an administrator.
It was not until one in the morning, when Xu Qian began to feel sleepy, that she ended this free chat and got up to shower and sleep.
The next day, Zhang Heng spent the entire day with Xu Qian again without going anywhere. To Xu Qian's surprise, he actually carried out his duties as an administrator, moderating inappropriate comments in the chatroom and mediating disputes between fans. He had so much fun with it that Xu Qian felt too embarrassed to ask how his investigation was going. She even considered whether she should pay Zhang Heng another salary.
However, on the third evening, Zhang Heng finally went out while Xu Qian was streaming, and Xu Qian added another physical lock to the door of her studio.
Before leaving, Zhang Heng reminded Xu Qian again that, given the hacker's identity, there was a possibility of someone impersonating another person's ID. Therefore, Zhang Heng told Xu Qian that even if she received messages from him, it would be best not to respond. In any case, he would be back by the time she finished streaming.
Zhang Heng then hailed a cab and headed to Old Things House.
Old Man Geng had contacted him the day before, asking him to pay for that Shellac Record and promising to give him another one once the job was done.
So Zhang Heng could only set aside the matter of the stalker for now and accompany Old Man Geng on a trip to the First Layer.
"Leave your knife and bow here with me first," Old Man Geng said. "We're going there to do business, not