Ada just sighed deeply and did not continue speaking.

However, Ye Chen could tell that something must have happened back then, and it was something earth-shattering.

He believed that as time went on and these events gradually got entangled, the outcome would inevitably be made public.

Now, it was just a matter of time, so Ye Chen trusted that he had the time and energy to slowly uncover the truth of these matters, bit by bit.

After driving for about half an hour, the car stopped in a pitch-black area on the outskirts.

Soon after, a short man ran quickly towards the car.

He saw Ada lower the car window, and then the two whispered to each other. Afterward, the young man disappeared into the night.

Ye Chen had been observing everything the whole time, and the short man's speed was extremely fast; in a blink of an eye, he seemed to merge with the night.

"Wow, that's really impressive skill."

If it were him, Ye Chen thought he might be able to do it as well.

But he saw that the young man seemed to be a real master of Qinggong.

"Is he really good? Does he know some Invisibility Technique?"

Ye Chen suddenly commented, and Ada turned to look at him.

"Hehe, I didn't expect someone to notice. You're right; he is one of the best Qinggong experts in my team. He can make himself invisible to you within a second."

"That's amazing, truly amazing. If there's a chance, I'd love to exchange a few words with him. That kind of speed is quite rare nowadays."

"His speed is indeed very fast. But discussing this is meaningless right now. I'll talk to you about it later when we have time. They just mentioned that there's been no activity in the hospital except for someone who came out to dump garbage once, and after that, no one has appeared."

"Garbage? Where is the garbage?"

Ye Chen frowned slightly upon hearing this.

If life garbage was being produced in this scarcely populated place, it'd prove that people were living below.

"It should be over there, can you see the front? That pitch-dark area, and there's a large archway that has always been there."

"I see it."

The night was hazy, but Ye Chen could still make out everything.

By this time, the sky had grown dark, but if it were in the city, the sky should be bright at this hour, including the streetlights being on.

However, this place clearly had not even one streetlight.

"That's the place. But I can't go any further, so the rest is up to you. Don't worry, if anything unexpected happens, you should shout out loud. Actually, don't shout, lest others are alarmed. Just use this instead."

Ada said and took out a black bamboo tube from his pocket and placed it in Ye Chen's hand.

Ye Chen carefully examined it. It seemed just like an ordinary bamboo tube without any special features.

However, on the back end of the tube, Ye Chen noticed a thin string, which probably needed to be pulled when it was time to use it and release its contents.

"Uncle Ada, is this for signaling?"

"Correct, this is a signal device. No matter how far apart we are, as long as it's within 100 kilometers, we can receive the signal from here and quickly lock onto the target. It has a special GPS tracking device inside. So, no matter where you are, we will find you in time. But I hope you won't need to use it at all."

"Hehe, okay, I got it."

After speaking, Ye Chen nodded and then got up and left the place. This chapter's true source is My Virtual Library Empire (*).

Walking forward, he found himself on a quiet country road and further ahead should be the large archway Ada mentioned.

Passing behind the archway, he could probably see the abandoned factory.

Seeing this, Ye Chen knew he couldn't waste any more time as there were important things to do tonight. He quickened his pace.

While picking up the pace, he also carefully observed his surroundings, as any abnormal change could startle others. At this moment, Ye Chen knew he couldn't afford to be careless.

Gradually, he approached the factory. When he reached the factory gate, Ye Chen glanced aside to see a large pit.

The area was probably about 50 square meters. Although he didn't know what it meant for such a pit to be here, he felt that it must signify something.

Then, Ye Chen quietly walked forward, but in the dark, he couldn't see clearly what was inside the pit below.

Standing there, Ye Chen carefully surveyed the surroundings, saw no presence of people, but still, to avoid alarming anyone, he didn't use his flashlight.

He cautiously slid down the edge of the pit into it.

Upon descending, Ye Chen smelled a rotten stench and instinctively covered his nose and mouth with his hand.

It was probably where all the garbage was dumped.

Ye Chen remembered Ada saying that someone had come out to throw garbage at some point, and if that was the case, he believed this place must be where they disposed of their daily life garbage.