Ke Meng entered the Investigation Bureau and looked for his team leader, Luo Yuan, but he was not there.
"A Meng, Luo Yuan's out on duty," someone promptly told him upon hearing whom he was looking for.
Ke Meng understood at once. Investigation Group 49 had gone out on duty, but they had not taken him along.
He knew the reason, too. The higher-ups did not want to see him in danger. After all, any investigation into an anomaly could put them in a dangerous situation.
Ke Meng's resistance was extremely high, making him exceptionally reliable, but his word alone proved nothing. They would only know after testing it.
"What about Director Lei? I'd like to ask him about something."
Ke Meng changed his target and asked where Director Lei's confinement room was.
Before long, Ke Meng arrived at Director Lei's seclusion room.
With the wall between them, Ke Meng knocked on the door and heard Director Lei's voice.
"Come in."
The door opened automatically, revealing another door inside.
He stepped into the waiting area. The door behind him closed, blocking out the light from outside, and only then did the inner door slowly open.
He entered a pitch-black room. He could not see anything; there was not a single source of light inside.
"What's wrong, A Meng? Is something troubling you?" Director Lei asked from his seat in the darkness.
"Yes. I was wondering if the Investigation Bureau has anything for feeding fish. Food that fish really love, I mean."
Feeling his way through the darkness, Ke Meng vaguely sensed the direction Director Lei was in, as well as a chair in front of him.
Unable to see, Ke Meng relied on his sixth sense to sit in the chair Director Lei had prepared.
"Something to feed fish? We