Huaming District wasn't a place one could casually wander around at night.
Because it was about to become a battlefield, and Base City was racing against time to construct defensive lines, Huaming District was no less bustling at night than during the day. Soldiers were still running everywhere, military vehicles were still moving, and armed helicopters had never stopped flying. The atmosphere of a military base was extremely intense.
In a place like this, patrols were stationed at regular intervals, and checkpoints stopped cars and blocked roads. Unless people showed their licenses and had their computers scanned to confirm that they were currently carrying out a mission, the guards would not let them through.
As the saying went, extraordinary times called for extraordinary measures. Huaming District had thus become a heavily guarded place.
Yet after Su Ming and Xu Qianqian left the Academy District, they sped all the way in an off-road vehicle without encountering any obstruction. Instead, it was as though someone had given orders in advance. Before their vehicle passed through, someone would open the checkpoints and let them through, allowing the vehicle to maintain its speed without slowing down.
"No wonder she's the eldest daughter of the Xu Family."
Su Ming sat in the passenger seat and watched everything, secretly clicking his tongue in amazement.
He absolutely didn't believe Xu Qianqian had played no part in this.
Before setting out, the girl had made a phone call. Although it had lasted only a few seconds and had been extremely brief, Su Ming believed that call was precisely what had allowed the two of them to travel unhindered through this area that had already been transformed into a military base.
"So this is what they mean by having special privileges?"
Su Ming refused to admit that he was