"Bruce, be careful for a while. Don't come here..."
Clark Das solemnly warned him, "Last night's incident is far from over. The Secret Police and investigators are going to go mad..."
He glanced at Aaron and gestured for him to follow into the study.
Clark opened a desk drawer and handed Aaron a kraft-paper document envelope. "The scope of this investigation is unprecedented. These are your identity documents..."
Aaron accepted the gift, slightly surprised. "Thank you..."
This was something he had been considering for a while. After all, a story might fool people temporarily, but it would never hold up under a high-level investigation.
It was essential to obtain identity documents that could withstand scrutiny.
Although he had asked Clark for help before, Aaron still felt indebted to him for getting everything ready so quickly.
He opened the envelope, took out the documents, and read them carefully.
'Aaron Yugus... a native of Yorsend County. His father was a public school teacher. He loved traveling from a young age, and began his travels after inheriting money from an uncle abroad...'
After committing the key details to memory, he looked at Clark. "It looks like we'll both have to lie low for a while. Will the gathering still take place as scheduled?"
"There'll be an emergency gathering tomorrow. After that, we'll probably have to suspend meetings for a long time..."
Clark Das sighed. He was clearly sorry to lose this channel. "Without the gatherings, it'll be difficult to obtain materials and knowledge suited to us, and all kinds of research will be forced to stop... Unless we're willing to take the risk and explore the Dream Realm, but that's far too dangerous."
He emphasized the words "risk" and "dangerous," clearly as cautious as ever.
"To explore the Dream Realm, you need an