"Looks like the lockdown was lifted today."
In an abandoned building in Antu City, Shangyuan Zi watched the pedestrians moving along the street.
Passersby had started appearing that morning, and there were far fewer Public Security officers patrolling the streets. It seemed Yingqi's authorities had shifted their policy.
"Mm." Guan Tong held his phone behind her. "The official announcement says, 'The lockdown has officially been lifted today.'"
"Isn't that strange?" Shangyuan Zi turned to look at him.
"Maybe something was decided at the UHC meeting," Guan Tong guessed. "Going by the timing, the interrogation of that guard should be finished too. The institute should get back to me within the next day or two."
Shangyuan Zi fell silent for a moment. "I hope there's news about her."
Guan Tong knew that "her" referred to Shangyuan Mitsumi.
Earlier, in the underground prison, Shangyuan Zi had failed to find her mother. It had left her deeply disappointed, and she suspected the Yuze Family might have other secret prisons.
"Let's wait. I included your mother in the list of questions I sent to the Countermeasure Research Institute. If there's really any news, they'll tell me."
"Mm."
Shangyuan Zi nodded.
Just then, Suzuki came upstairs from below.
Her condition had improved somewhat. Her external injuries had recovered with the use of items, but the psychological trauma caused by torture and interrogation could not heal overnight.
"I contacted a few colleagues from the Public Security Bureau, as well as my superior," Suzuki said, holding her phone.
Worried that Guan Tong might misunderstand, she added, "I didn't tell them where I am now, and I didn't say I'm with you. They all want me to return to the bureau as soon as possible. They said they're looking for me."
"You should stay with us for now,"