I still hadn't found Ye Qing.
There was no movement at all inside the office. That left me with no choice but to call Wu Ling and the others.
Wu Ling was quite calm when she answered.
"Something must have happened during that time. We can't know for sure right now. We can only wait and see what Ye Qing does," she said.
I asked in surprise, "Shouldn't we do something? What if something happens..."
"There's nothing we can do," Wu Ling interrupted. "We can't help him. It's just like when the rest of us ran into trouble one after another. He couldn't help us either."
My heart felt suddenly heavy.
After a moment of silence, I asked, "Did Gu Mo hear something?"
Wu Ling didn't deny it. She answered readily, "Yes. He heard some noises. But there's no way to tell what they mean based on the sounds alone."
"What exactly is locked behind that door?" I blurted out.
Wu Ling paused. "Lin Qi, it's not time for you to know about that yet..."
I suddenly felt like swearing, but it was Wu Ling on the other end of the phone, not Gu Mo. I could only suppress my irritation and anxiety.
"That thing is too dangerous. Even more dangerous than what happened this time. You only need to know one thing: Heaven was on our side this time. Our interests aligned with its, which is why things were resolved so quickly. If the circumstances had been different, no one knows how many lives would have been lost before this could have been put to rest." Wu Ling let out a soft sigh. "I don't know what you dreamed about before deciding to play the game, but you must understand that even our good fortune this time was built