In the silence, a sudden vibration came from within his embrace.
His phone.
A secure call from the Astronomical Society was incoming.
A series of subtle impacts continued to remind him.
But this wasn't the channel Ai Qing originally used; it was another unfamiliar call from a different division—directly replacing Ai Qing's original band through higher authority and sending a communication request.
The vibrations repeated, and the red alert on the screen flashed.
Reminding him of the seriousness of the situation.
"Hello, who's this?" Huai Shi answered the call.
A previously unheard low voice replied, hoarse and somber: "This is the Manager of the Yingzhou Branch of the Jurisdiction Bureau—LeNe Yusheng."
Huai Shi frowned.
It wasn't the caller's identity that shocked him but a growing sense of unease.
