Li Cheng looked at He Ao; he wasn’t surprised that Hao Yi so easily understood his thought process. After all, Hao Yi already knew his final decision, backtracking from that decision and the clues was an easy task. Alright, maybe others might find it a bit challenging, but for Hao Yi, it should be quite straightforward. However, one shouldn’t overly rely on or trust someone else’s understanding just because they’re smart, especially when they’re still in the process of adjusting to each other. This could lead to significant issues. Clearing his mind, Li Cheng looked at He Ao and raised his hand as the map of electrical lines beneath him expanded further. The three circular light points and the nearby routes expanded, filling the surrounding hall. He Ao quietly observed the flowing electrical lines in the hall. Within the three light points, it wasn’t completely void of light; scattered lines still painted some chaotic paths. But these paths were all disconnected. Although they scattered and filled the inner area of the three light points, the roads extending from these three light point areas didn’t intersect, maintaining an isolated state. "Do you think the object or method capable of breaking Angel Tier lies hidden within this research facility?" He Ao looked at the roads within the three light points, somewhat puzzled, "It seems like there isn’t a hidden area here?" If Li Cheng had found the clue, he wouldn’t have had He Ao stay in this hall but would have taken him directly to the area where the target was stored. Now that they were staying here, there’s only one explanation: Li Cheng hadn’t found the area containing the target, or, in other words, he did not have this thing on his map. "There might actually be," Li Cheng didn’t expect He Ao to skip the step of asking ’Is the object on this map?’ and jump directly to the critical question. Although he kept reminding himself to be cautious, he had to admit that talking to smart people was sometimes more relaxed. He raised his hand, and the spread electrical lines lifted upwards. This time, the electrical lines were not just flat lines but formed a ’space map’ with varying heights. In this depiction, besides the horizontal undulations, some vertical fluctuations were also presented in the original ’road lines.’ However, these vertical fluctuations were very gentle; if not looked at carefully, they were almost impossible to detect. He Ao quietly looked at these lines and slowly said, "The roads in this ’research facility’ are not like the ground, on a single plane, or with obvious layers." In fact, in Li Cheng’s map, the roads with vertical fluctuations were ’very few,’ which might not be because other roads were all flat, but because Li Cheng could only confirm that some of them had vertical fluctuations. Upon noticing that the roads in this research facility had ups and downs, He Ao immediately turned his gaze towards the ’center’ position of the entire map. At this moment, the small roads within those three round plates were gently pulling downwards, like something being pressed down into a unified downward depression. "The designer of this research facility is very clever. The roadways in the entire research facility are not completely flat but have some unnoticeable inclines, some small steps that unconsciously lead us to perceive height differences," Li Cheng raised his hand to the side, with the lines of electricity fluctuating up and down, some light points interconnected by lines even creating the height of a room, "Some areas we thought were on a parallel line weren’t actually in the same region." He looked at He Ao and continued, "I didn’t really notice this before either. After all, this research facility isn’t that clear in my memory anymore. I can only remember some deeply impressed things, "But when I interviewed those survivors and collected information, there was one survivor who said he always felt the ground beneath his feet was uneven. He saw his companion’s head chopped off by a monster, which then rolled far along the road. "After that, I deliberately asked related questions while interviewing those survivors, getting some clues more or less, and of course, the most crucial point is, he raised his hand, the whole map floated upwards, suspended between the two’s waists, he looked at the area depressed in the middle of the three points, "I discovered that the core area of the entire research institute was actually also sunken. The designer used some steps and sloping roads to blur people’s concept of height, making them think they were walking on flat paths." He Ao gazed at the depression, lightly sighing; this sunken area, just a little higher, could fully serve as a hidden ’split-level space.’ The entire research facility was actually as meandering as an ant nest, a structure in the mountain, not a building on the ground. Sometimes a person’s experience can deceive them, and the designer cleverly used this, making people entering the research facility instinctively believe, like other buildings, that this research facility too was flat, so that some minor undulations and height differences were naturally overlooked. It’s not the designer deceiving people, but those entering deceiving themselves. The smarter and more confident a person is, the easier it is to be tricked by this design. He Ao gazed at the depression in the core, softly said, "So, do you think the designer ’stole’ a space here to place a hidden room? And that thing capable of shattering Angel Tier objects is in this hidden room?" Li Cheng nodded, "This room should indeed be where the three halls are truly ’connected.’ No matter how I think about it, I still feel there should be a ’secret passage’ in this hall directly leading to that room." His gaze fell on the map, with the entire depressed space actually right at the boundary of those three circular light points. He Ao slightly furrowed his brow, having communicated with Li Cheng clearly, and now they had a very clear goal. Figure out how to enter that hidden area. He raised his gaze, sweeping over the entire hall. Several channels extended from this hall, aside from the one they just came in from, there were several others leading in different directions. And the roads corresponding to these channels, actually could all be found in the lines drawn by Li Cheng. These roads either circled around, forming a loop and connecting back to the hall. Or connected to other channels, which could always loop back to this hall. In spatial concept, this hall might not be the ’deepest’ part of all roads, but it was definitely the endpoint of the design concept. Like the center of a maze, no matter which path you take, it ultimately guides to the maze’s center. From this concept, it’s reasonable to design the channel leading to the hidden space in this hall. Now the problem lay in, how to find that secret passage. Maybe the Array on the square could have some role, his gaze swept over the entire square again, but to find the secret door, it might not necessarily need puzzle-solving. He Ao gently leaped, landing on the square. His fingers lightly brushed the walls around the square, his Divine Sense quickly penetrating through. Very soon, he circled around, returning to the starting point. The Divine Sense smoothly entered the walls and fed back that there were no hidden ’secret doors’ around, plus the walls seemed to use some special material, which had a strong absorbent nature towards the Divine Sense, halting He Ao’s exploration beyond a meter. Even meticulously searching along the walls for that ’hidden space,’ he couldn’t find it, only perceiving a stable wall. He withdrew his hand, looking at the Array on the square, directing his gaze at the stone lotus in the center of the square. Bypassing the workaround, he still had to proceed by the process. He Ao sat on the plane, watching the drifting clouds outside the window. This was the Research Institute’s exclusive plane, with only three in total, one of which was destroyed in the last City of Rong Guang event. The remaining two, one stayed in Beidu, and the other was just right in Nandu. After a year of operation, Ye Yun had established a certain reputation locally in Nandu. With the help of the Research Institute’s connections, he swiftly coordinated flights, urgently clearing a take-off window and flight path for He Ao. He Ao didn’t waste any time. After the helicopter arrived at the airport, he quickly switched to another plane and took off. He withdrew his gaze, glanced at the time on his phone and the flight map. At this moment, he had already flown over more than half of the journey. In at most ten minutes, he would safely arrive at East Capital Airport. Outsiders’ Qi brushed against the window of the plane, and he once again scanned the Qi outside the window. The Velora is also about to return to the main world. When Li Cheng got in the car, he had already had Li Cheng leave some energy on the Velora. This energy was enough to support the Velora’s "homecoming". This was not only because the Velora could function better in the non-threat main world, but also as a way to divert the attention of that Starlight silhouette. Because the "projection" he created descended from heaven, the Starlight silhouette would definitely follow the direction the projection descended from and find its way to the sky. He Ao didn’t know if the Starlight silhouette could grasp the Velora in the void, but when facing such a powerful entity beyond Angel tier, he dared not take a gamble. So when Hao Yi and Li Cheng descended onto the ruins, he had the Velora initiate its return journey. This way, even if the Starlight silhouette managed to trace some evidence, they would "discover" that the Velora had long gone. By diverting attention back and forth, it provided a certain level of cover for ’Hao Yi’ and Li Cheng to enter the research facility. Although He Ao didn’t know if he truly succeeded in deceiving the Starlight silhouette, this was all he could do. He lowered his head and flipped through the data on his phone. This was sent over by the East Capital person-in-charge and Geng Ming, regarding Liu Zhengyun’s recent schedule. Even until he set off, He Ao still harbored a thought that "Liu Zhengyun just wanted to go on vacation, and he’ll message back after a while". But as time ticked away, and as he drew closer to East Capital, this thought became increasingly faint. Liu Zhengyun might indeed have "disappeared". Without any prior indication or reason, just like that, suddenly "vanished". With Liu Zhengyun’s personality, it was impossible for him to be missing for half an hour and not "report safety". He couldn’t possibly be unaware of the consequences his "disappearance" would cause. He Ao slightly rubbed his brow. He truly couldn’t figure out the reason for Liu Zhengyun’s "disappearance". Although the three major transcendent organizations were internally conflicted, in this life-and-death moment, they basically abandoned opposites and united together. And even if the World Tree and Moonlight wanted to target Liu Zhengyun, it wouldn’t be possible to take Liu Zhengyun without making a sound either. He Ao roughly understood Liu Zhengyun’s strength from Li Cheng, Liu Zhengyun’s transcendent ability allows him to almost evenly match all B-levels. He Ao felt that even if he himself stepped in, it might not be completely suppressible, let alone Rudel and others. Furthermore, if Moonlight and World Tree truly possessed such ability, they would have already sent Liu Zhengyun off long ago, instead of waiting until now. In the entire main world, few could threaten Liu Zhengyun, and even fewer could make him vanish silently. Could it be that some guy lurking in the shadows made a move? And suddenly kidnapping Liu Zhengyun, why? Just to weaken the research institute’s strength? Or does Liu Zhengyun have something on him that warrants being kidnapped? Or perhaps, is someone using the absence of Li Cheng and Hao Yi to concoct some conspiracy? But if the intention is a conspiracy, why kidnap Liu Zhengyun, creating such a big commotion? If He Ao were to plot, from the perspective of a secret manipulator, he would seize the chance of Li Cheng’s departure to either take himself out first or launch a sudden attack and wipe out the research institute’s B-level. Simply snatching Liu Zhengyun is the most meaningless. Although Liu Zhengyun governs extensively, the research institute’s framework is already set up, and it can barely function without him, while the impact on the research institute’s combat strength is not significant. But Liu Zhengyun’s disappearance would draw everyone’s attention and risk exposing all hidden setups. This is also why He Ao wasn’t too concerned about Liu Zhengyun’s side; Wu Ganglie’s likelihood of getting attacked is even higher. He Ao can’t fathom what exactly this secret manipulator intends if it is a conspiracy. He shook his head, flipping through Liu Zhengyun’s schedule in hand. The entire schedule was very normal, without any issues, suggesting there might not be any premonitions or "problems". Except that Liu Zhengyun suddenly led the research institute’s software database upgrade? What’s the problem with this? He Ao furrowed his brows, slowly paging through the data. Beside him, Ye Ying looked at the young man’s furrowed brow. She raised her hand, poured a cup of tea, placed it next to the young man, then took a deep breath and began recalling and organizing the martial arts she had learned. Ye Yun sorted out the files in hand, glanced at the empty office before her, and softly sighed. "Boss," a neatly dressed woman walked in, handed a file to Ye Yun, looked at Ye Yun and smiled, "why the sigh, did your sister in East Capital cause trouble again?" Upon hearing this, Ye Yun paused and then sighed softly, "Yes." To protect his sister before, he always claimed she was studying at a university in East Capital. Now, his sister is truly in East Capital. "Kids, that’s how they are. Once society has beaten them down, they will behave much better." The woman smiled, then leaned closer and cautiously asked, "Boss, is it true that Director Liu is missing? Did Minister He rush off to investigate Director Liu’s disappearance?" "Where did you hear that from?" Ye Yun raised his head and looked at the woman. "It spread from East Capital. Some people say Director Liu went into the rest room and never came out." The woman paused and cautiously said. "Focus on your work, less gossip about these things." Ye Yun replied calmly and coldly. The woman nodded and left the office. Outside the office, a young woman immediately peeked in and asked. "Got scolded, of course. You know the boss’s temper well," the woman rolled her eyes, "I bet you just wanted me to get scolded." "It’s being talked about everywhere," the young woman shrugged, "maybe Director Liu simply went home and didn’t tell anyone?" "Director Liu seems to have no living relatives," the woman furrowed her brow, "he probably wouldn’t go home." The young woman immediately popped her head out and cautiously asked. "How would I know, I heard it from others too," the woman shook her head, "rumors, don’t believe them easily." He put on a stern face, "Work well, you know, don’t gossip about such things."