Time passed uneventfully into the fifth day.
Last night, Qin Manjiang had no idea when he had fallen asleep again. He merely opened his eyes to find the whole city shrouded in thick fog.
He flagged down a car and headed for Guanyin Flat Lake. Today was the last day, and he did not want to be late.
On the way, he received a call from Yan Xiao, who said Shen Hai had disappeared. After checking the surveillance footage, he had discovered that Shen Hai had climbed out through a window.
Yan Xiao then told him to be careful and the like before going off to search for Shen Hai.
Soon, Zhong Xueran called as well. After all, the last person to attempt to leave the challenges permanently had been Yang, and Yang was already dead.
At least, he was dead as far as anyone knew.
The last person to call, however, was Nie Yunzhen.
"Be careful."
She kept it brief, hanging up before Qin Manjiang had a chance to answer.
After that, no one else called.
When he reached the Guanyin Flat Lake area, it was as though they had known he would come today. An opening had been made specially in Centipede Construction's sheet-metal barrier, and there were no workers inside at all.
Qin Manjiang turned to glance at a camera hidden between the leaves diagonally above him. Was it someone from the Bai family?
Let them watch.
That day, no one came to disturb Qin Manjiang again, yet countless pairs of eyes seemed to be watching him from everywhere, some openly, others in secret.
It was as though time throughout the entire world had been paused at once. Everything froze, its attention fixed on Qin Manjiang at Guanyin Flat Lake.
That night, with three minutes left until