By 8 p.m., "Dr. Wu" still showed no sign of leaving the studio. After checking the time repeatedly, Kong Ying took advantage of the staff going in and out to look inside again. Confirming that "Dr. Wu" was still there, he couldn't help asking, "Is he planning to stay at the company forever?"
"Could the information have been fake?" Shen Liang looked at Xu Huo. "Did someone trick you?"
Xu Huo didn't think the information was fake. After all, it was still more than an hour until 9:17, so it would be easy to verify whether it was true. Besides, they were still before the time reset, so there was no need to make this up.
As for what might have happened, either Tang Ming had been deceived by Little Star Company, or the presence of people watching the company had changed the scene. Either way, it seemed unlikely they'd get to see Dr. Wu before 9:17.
Xu Huo left one recording device inside the company and another outside. He set the first to shut off at 9:17 and the second to start recording then. Only afterward did he leave Little Star Company with Shen Liang and the others.
Meanwhile, Tang Ming, Wang Ling, Long Jianfeng, and the later arrivals, Yue Rui, Hong Chen, and Meng Wenguang, were already waiting inside and outside Sunshine Tree.
Tang Ming, Wang Ling, and Meng Wenguang were stationed outside Sunshine Tree No. 12, while Long Jianfeng, Yue Rui, and Hong Chen kept watch outside the villa complex. Since the robber might not have entered the residential area through a regular entrance, the latter three had only chosen weak points in the security around the complex. They might not be able to stop the robber, but the three inside were the ones who would make