"Beep... beep... Hello, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later..."
Somewhat annoyed, Tuote hung up the phone and turned to look at Aidan, who was making a call on her pixelated phone.
The latter took the phone away from his ear and gently shook his head.
"I can't get through either, I don't know why."
"That shouldn't be the case." Tuote lowered his head and pondered. "This is City A, how could there be no signal? Our boss wouldn't normally use her phone until it's dead, unless she broke it."
"... The boss wouldn't do something like that, would he...?"
"That's true."
The two sighed helplessly at the same time, looking at the park, which was still somewhat dim under the lights, and felt a sense of desolation.
"I should never have given all my money to the boss... Now we don't even have a place to live..."
Feeling both guilty and depressed, Aidan huddled up next to the trash can.
"Fine, I'll just make do here for the night."
Tuote took off his coat and covered Weier was already asleep on the bench.
Aidan nodded, continuing to curl up beside the trash can, resting her head on it.
"I know! It must have been done by that shameful Variant without a body, deliberately trying to disgust us!"
Xiao Huan suddenly flew out of Aidan's pocket and started cursing.
"You dung beetle! Don't make false accusations!"
Tuote's phone suddenly lit up with a red X. "Believe it or not, I'll have the only streetlight that's illuminating your way shut off!"
"Look, they've confessed on their own! How could there be such an evil virus! Something like this should be thrown out and turned into a toilet!"
"You...!"
Tuote's phone emitted a low buzzing sound, clearly indicating that [X] was angry.
And then, in the very next second...
Snap!
The wires of the surrounding streetlights burned out simultaneously, emitting a small spark before going out completely.
"You're serious?!"
Suddenly, everything went dark. Xiao Huan angrily darted around in the air, then crashed headfirst into the X on the phone screen.
However, the screen had already returned to normal by then.
You should get some rest.
Tuote rubbed his eyes wearily, sat down in an empty seat on the bench, and closed them.
Xiao Huan cursed a few more times in the air before returning to Aidan's specially made trouser pocket to rest.
Aidan adjusted to a comfortable position, leaned against the trash can, and closed her eyes.
After all, Aidan was a man who had traveled to five countries. What place hadn't he been to? Compared to the desolate wilderness where he had spent the night before, sleeping here was child's play.
Just as he was drifting off to sleep, his eyes snapped open, and he looked toward the road beside him.
There, a black sedan was driving slowly on the street illuminated by streetlights, looking just like an ordinary car.
But Aidan's eyes narrowed; he didn't think the car was ordinary.
Years of experience as a mercenary had made him extremely sensitive to the aura of powerful individuals. Even from this distance, he could still sense several powerful presences emanating from the vehicle.
Even the strongest ones are less than half as good as you.
He slowly stood up, glanced at the sleeping Tuote and Weier, and then at the departing car.
After careful consideration, I decided to go and follow them alone.
Even if there's only the slightest chance, Aidan cannot allow Hela to be in danger.
Thinking this, Aidan increased her speed even further, becoming a blur before disappearing into the night.
In the dim night sky, dark clouds slowly obscured the bright moon, and the few stars clustered around it also lost their luster.
"Is this... the place?"
Panting heavily, Qin Fengfeng stared wide-eyed at the towering Pearl Tower that seemed to reach straight into the clouds.
Hela kept comparing the photos on her phone to the building. "Yes, this is it."
"No way... are rich people just this capricious?!"
Qin Fengfeng straightened her back immediately, and her hatred for the rich swept away all the fatigue from taking the subway several times.
"Let me check how much it costs to stay here for a night."
She angrily started searching on her phone, and when she saw the prices, her glasses almost fell off.
"5,000 yuan a night! I don't even earn that much!"
"I must expose him!!!"
Qin Fengfeng frantically grabbed her head, her hatred for Gu Gongming reaching its peak.
"Come on, let's go inside! We'll interview you whenever we find an opportunity!"
Qin Fengfeng turned around and said something to Hela, then walked resolutely towards the entrance of the building.
Hela checked the camera she had put in her pocket, then happily followed behind Qin Fengfeng.
Qin Fengfeng's every step seemed to be driven by a strong determination. His not-so-tall frame exuded a powerful aura, like a general about to step onto the battlefield!
When they arrived at the building entrance in a menacing manner, the security guard standing at the entrance stopped them.
"Ladies, please show your identification."
"Huh?" Qin Fengfeng was taken aback. "What are you doing?"
"To verify if you made an appointment in advance," the security guard replied expressionlessly.
With a tearing sound, Qin Fengfeng's previously surging momentum vanished instantly. Looking at the security guard, she weakly uttered a few words.
"Can... we go inside and have a look around?"
"What do you think?" The security guard, who was about the size of a double-door refrigerator, looked at Qin Fengfeng with a forced smile.
"..."
Helpless, Qin Fengfeng could only lead Hela back and into a coffee shop.
"What do you suggest we do? If we can't get in, we can't interview him..."
Qin Fengfeng slumped down in the coffee shop across from the building like a wilted eggplant, taking advantage of the free air conditioning and free boiled water.
Hela, sitting opposite her, drank the water in her glass and, listening to the other's sigh, subtly engaged her brain cells.
"We knocked the security guard unconscious and broke in."
"What are you thinking about!"
Qin Fengfeng immediately rejected this dangerous suggestion, saying, "How could two weak women like us be a match for someone with a 1.9-meter-tall double-door refrigerator?"
"I reckon he could just pick us up like chicks, one in each hand, and toss us out."
Hela, the 'weak woman,' thought her words made a lot of sense, nodded, and then said nothing more.
"You have to book a week in advance... and it's questionable whether he'll even be available a week later..."
"What if he's gone... gone... gone!"
As if struck by a sudden thought, her face lit up with joy, and she sat bolt upright. "We can stake out him! I refuse to believe he'll stay cooped up here forever!"
Then, her eyes hardened. "But if that's the case, we might have to wait a long time, Hela! Do you have the patience?"
Hela looked away from the cake the others were eating and nodded. "Yes."
"Okay! Let's just wait for him here then! After all, there's air conditioning!"
Qin Fengfeng said these words with a serious expression, and then stared intently at the entrance of the building through the glass.