"Ning Muqing? Why are you standing here? Where is he?"
Just as Ning Muqing stood there in a daze, a voice suddenly spoke from beside her. A middle-aged man in a Secret Inspection Bureau uniform approached. He was the Bureau staff member responsible for receiving them at this secret facility.
The middle-aged man glanced at Ning Muqing, then at the empty vehicle beside her, and asked with a hint of confusion.
"He… went in by himself…"
Ning Muqing said softly.
"Oh, is that so? I suppose that makes sense. A master of his caliber, coming and going as he pleases, probably wouldn't want to waste time with us here."
The middle-aged man shook his head and sighed, as if he were used to this sort of thing.
"Come on, don't just stand here. Since he went on ahead, let's wait in the gatehouse tea room for a bit."
The middle-aged man said to Ning Muqing with a smile.
