The road from the hotel to the lakeside was not difficult to travel. Following the tree-lined path, the group soon arrived at the lake. It was dusk, and the water was clear and transparent. There was a small pier by the lake, with several small boats tied beside it, and a wooden house nearby. Beside that was a flat patch of open ground, along with barbecue grills and other equipment. It was probably the camping area.
However, there was no one here now. Even the wooden office cabin had its main doors tightly shut.
Well, that was normal enough. After all, hardly anyone dared approach the forest now.
Duanmu Huai came to the wooden cabin and swept his gaze around. Then he reached out and placed his hand on the cabin before closing his eyes.
Then time began to reverse, rewinding.
Pause. Play.
When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes again, the dusk before him was the same as before, and so was the lake.
Then he saw a man carrying a camera walk down the tree-lined path.
"Oh, how beautiful."
Clearly, SLR Camera Man had also been captivated by the lake before him. He quickly raised his camera and snapped several pictures of the lake. Then he changed positions and continued taking pictures as he walked. Judging from this, the man really did seem to be a professional photographer.
Come to think of it, didn't his identity include photography as well?
However, Duanmu Huai usually just took pictures with his phone. Or rather, using his phone to take pictures was merely a cover for his scans.
"Huh?"
After SLR Camera Man took several more pictures, he seemed to have noticed something. He widened his eyes in surprise and looked toward the opposite shore.
"Hmm? There seems to be something over