Yu Sheng hoisted Eileen (threaded rebar) onto his shoulder, brought Huli and Luna along, and pushed open the gate of No. 66 Wutong Road.
Outside the gate, the once-familiar street had become shrouded in rising mist, and the slightly warped buildings had all turned into swaying silhouettes within the fog.
Li Lin and Zheng Zhi were pushing open the door of the little package pickup shop when they came out. The two brothers stared up at Yu Sheng standing at the entrance of No. 66 Wutong Road, both completely dumbfounded.
Eileen pawed at Yu Sheng's hair. "Did you forget about the situation at this package pickup shop again?"
Yu Sheng stiffened his neck. "It's all part of the plan..."
"Then you forgot."
Zheng Zhi came over at this point. "Brother Yu, what are you..."
"Your director just called me. Something happened in Mist City," Yu Sheng said immediately, his expression turning stern. "I'm heading over there now."
Zheng Zhi reacted with an "Oh," then hurriedly said, "Then I'll go with you."
Yu Sheng suddenly hesitated. He looked at his eldest nephew, who was volunteering with a sunny expression, then raised his head to glance at the mist-shrouded sky over Mist City. After a few seconds, he said hesitantly, "The entity density and abnormal environment here are different from outside. We're heading into the foggy district, and your constitution might be a little too much for this place."
"I know." Zheng Zhi only nodded solemnly. "But I can't just take my salary for nothing. The bureau sent me here to assist you, and I can happen to help at a time like this..."
"Ahem, the bureau sent the two of us here to collect packages for No. 66 Wutong Road," Li Lin reminded him awkwardly with a dry cough from the