"So you came to see me just to get me to pay attention to Xuan Wen? To investigate my own attending physician?" Gao Ming had been hoping Tang Ling would tell him something.
"Just because I can't tell you doesn't mean no one else can. There's another force resisting from the shadows in Xinhu. You can go find them." Tang Ling wore an inscrutable smile. Gao Ming couldn't begin to guess what she was really thinking.
"Who do you mean by 'them'?"
"A bunch of lunatics and outlaws." Tang Ling stood up, and a Recruitment Ad fell from her clothes. As if she hadn't noticed it at all, she walked straight past Gao Ming. "Number Two choosing you doesn't mean everyone will obey you. You need to prove you're capable enough before you have any chance of taking over what Number Two left behind."
"How should I prove myself?" Gao Ming turned to look at Tang Ling as she headed for the door. "Kill everyone who refuses to obey? Or destroy Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals' dream-making laboratory?"
His killing intent pricked Tang Ling's back. She realized Gao Ming didn't seem to be merely talking.
She stopped and gave it some serious thought. "First, make sure you can survive in a deep nightmare. Only then will you be qualified to uncover the secrets hidden in the darkness and meet the people who can help you."
"They're all hiding in the Deep Dream?"
"I've already told you plenty." Tang Ling lingered no longer and hurried away.
Only after she left the apartment building did the home surveillance camera's indicator light come on. The air conditioner resumed working normally, too. All the appliances seemed to have suddenly come "alive."
Gao Ming picked up the flyer from the floor and glanced down at it. "The