Gu Zheng took his flashlight and carefully examined the walls of the well.
Unfortunately, he found nothing.
This access shaft had been abandoned for years.
Moss covered its walls, and water seeped through them.
There were plenty of places where the surface had flaked off or been scraped.
But none of the marks had been left deliberately.
Gu Zheng thought it over. He really had been overthinking things.
Earlier, Song Ning had had time to leave conspicuous marks at the corners of the passageways.
If she had known anything, she would have had ample time to leave a message then.
After she slipped into their group, she could hardly have learned much more in such a short time.
Managing to discard that backpack in the confusion was already quite a feat.
Besides, their getaway vehicle had been a car.
She could not possibly have known where it would take them.
Gu Zheng climbed back to the surface with a heavy heart.
He hardly dared imagine what Song Ning was facing now...
Once the enemy saw through her disguise, she would be a lamb in a tiger's jaws.
Alone, with no one to help her.
And right now, he did not even know which direction she was in...
"Let's go, boss! We should regroup with the main force first!"
Gu Zheng picked up the bag Song Ning had left behind and prepared to leave.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught another glimmer beside the opening.
He immediately swung his flashlight toward it.
On the access cover that had been pushed aside lay another shattered glass ampoule.
Someone had stepped on it afterward, leaving a small scattering of broken glass that glittered in the light.
Gu Zheng walked around the cover and examined it closely.
It was a cast-iron