483: This situation is a bit unexpected!

Bianhe Pharmaceutical is located in the southern suburbs of the capital.

This was the location Two Headed Vine had found after detailed investigation.

The company's building resembled a high school teaching building, in a ' times' (hui - return) shape, but it was much taller and covered a much larger area. On the side facing the road, a silver logo spanning three floors hung, looking very imposing.

However, as a building, it had no character, merely being very large.

Of course, as a factory for mass-producing medicine, there was no need to pursue architectural artistry.

This place had some years on it; the exterior walls were weathered, with much of the paint peeled off in many places, leaving gray marks everywhere.

This site integrated office and research functions. Although Bianhe Pharmaceutical also had pharmaceutical factories and research bases in the suburbs, a significant number of research stages still took place here.

It was half-past ten at night, but there were still sporadic lights inside the building. A few employees were working on something unknown, and security guards patrolled both inside and outside the building. It was certainly not an environment to take lightly.

Shen Bei and Two Headed Vine scaled the wall and stealthily moved around the outside of the building.

"At a time like this, it would be great if Mu Feiran were here," Two Headed Vine said with regret.

Shen Bei rolled his eyes.

It simply meant that if Mu Feiran were present, entering this pharmaceutical factory would be much easier.

They wouldn't even need to sneak around; they could just walk in openly.

At this moment, Shen Bei had no time to think about Mu Feiran, this 'righteous destroyer of family' type.

He's dead; what else can be done?

The rest of the path, Shen Bei had to walk alone.

Shen Bei, instead, asked worriedly, "Are you sure you want to go in too?"

This infiltration was to find evidence of this pharmaceutical factory's collusion with the Apocalypse Cult.

As long as there was evidence, Shen Bei would surely destroy this place.

At that time, a major battle was bound to ensue.

He was an Eighth Rank Martial Warrior; fighting those of the same rank would be no problem.

With a Nine-Rank Martial Artist present, he could even hold his own.

If a Martial God were present, Shen Bei was confident he wouldn't be too pathetic; he could still escape.

But Two Headed Vine... a Five-Rank Martial Artist.

Her strength was neither outstanding nor weak.

Calling her cannon fodder wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Shen Bei wasn't confident he could guarantee her safety, so he had to ask.

But Two Headed Vine's reaction genuinely surprised Shen Bei: "Don't worry, I have my own way of protecting myself. If I accidentally get killed, don't mind me; just take care of yourself."

When Two Headed Vine said this, her face was full of confidence.

It was as if she had a second life to escape danger.

Shen Bei pressed, "Are you sure?"

Two Headed Vine then took out a wooden, two-headed statue from her chest.

The statue's material was yellowish, unknown wood.

Shen Bei could tell at a glance that this was no art piece; it was definitely a wondrous item!

Perhaps it was something related to Two Headed Vine's life preservation.

What exactly it was, Shen Bei couldn't guess for now.

After all, the number of wondrous items brought out from the underground was not many.

Plus, Shen Bei himself didn't like to study, so his knowledge was even more limited.

Perhaps Professor Gu Xinrou would understand.

However, this wasn't Shen Bei's concern. The most important thing was... she took it out from her chest.

Was it really that deep?

This was a place that made one yearn and was mysterious.

Shen Bei couldn't help but let his imagination run wild.

"This is it," Two Headed Vine showed off. "When you're out and about, how can you manage without a few tricks up your sleeve?"

That was true.

Two Headed Vine hadn't been in contact with the underground world for long.

To establish herself, she must have had a way to protect her life.

Otherwise, with her actions of instigating gang wars and betraying teammates, she would have long been torn apart and thrown into the river to feed the fish.

At this moment, the two were preparing to climb over the factory wall.

But they were interrupted by a shout: "What are you doing! Register when entering or leaving the factory area!"

Shen Bei: ???

Two Headed Vine: ???

The two exchanged glances.

What was happening?

Could they just use the main entrance and walk in openly?

This completely disrupted both of their plans.

Standing in the darkness, Shen Bei could see an old security guard with a missing tooth at the distant gate, peeking in their direction.

Shen Bei coughed and asked, "Do we really need to register?"

"Nonsense!" The old security guard in the distance was a bit annoyed. "At a glance, you two look like you skipped work to get a late-night snack. Hurry back and register!"

Alright, alright...

Shen Bei was not polite; he walked directly to the gate and scribbled a random name.

He never expected that they would actually be let through...

Shen Bei and Two Headed Vine stood inside the factory area, bewildered.

This left the two of them confused.

Originally, they had planned to sneak in; now it had turned into walking in openly.

The twist was hard to accept.

"So... we don't need to sneak around anymore?" Two Headed Vine looked at the brightly lit building in the factory area, muttering to herself.

Shen Bei rubbed his chin, glanced around, and saw no one.

The factory area was eerily quiet.

Logically speaking, even at night, night shift employees would enter and exit the factory area.

But now, it was so silent that there wasn't even a mouse.

Shen Bei took a deep breath: "I'm afraid we've been invited into a trap."

Two Headed Vine's expression froze: "They knew we were coming?"

"After all, Mu Feiran died..."

Mu Feiran's death probably made the Mu family realize that other forces might be coveting the Mind's Eye Potion.

They must have prepared to 'welcome' them, right?

Shen Bei strode forward, heading towards the brightly lit building.

It didn't matter.

Whoever it was!

As long as the pharmaceutical factory and the Apocalypse Cult were jointly developing the Mind's Eye Potion, whether it was an overt or covert scheme, it was all the same to Shen Bei.

Shen Bei, with Two Headed Vine full of questions, entered the building.

Unexpectedly, the front desk receptionist was still there and politely invited the two in.

"Please follow me," the receptionist led Shen Bei and Two Headed Vine down the corridor.

Shen Bei smiled and asked, "Are you specifically waiting for us?"

The receptionist maintained a professional smile: "I've been working overtime these past few days. The boss said important guests might arrive at night, and I thought it must be you."

Two Headed Vine squinted, remaining silent, completely unsure what to say.

The entire plan was in disarray; Two Headed Vine probably hadn't recovered yet.

On both sides of the corridor were floor-to-ceiling windows, offering a direct view into the rooms.

The areas Shen Bei passed through didn't look like production lines; they seemed more like places for drug research. Researchers were tinkering with experimental equipment and computers in the rooms, though he didn't know what they were studying.

According to the guiding receptionist, this pharmaceutical factory also handled drug research, not just mass production.

Two Headed Vine looked left and right, then leaned close to Shen Bei's ear and whispered, "It feels like entering the 'final boss stage.'"

If the Mu family boss was the 'BOSS' of a mysterious organization, and Shen Bei and Two Headed Vine were here to defeat him, then this indeed was the final stage.

Two Headed Vine was the 'counter-attacker' determined to resist the mysterious organization's pursuit, while Shen Bei was the 'investigator' acting to uncover secrets.

"Could you show us around?" Shen Bei spoke very politely.

"That, I'm afraid, isn't possible," the receptionist said with some difficulty. "Mainly because of commercial secrets. And some areas require iris scans to enter. I can't even go in myself."

Soon, the receptionist led Shen Bei and Two Headed Vine to a guest room.

The receptionist nodded, gestured with her hand for the two to open the door themselves, and then left.

Shen Bei was not polite; he kicked open the door.

Bang!!

The glass and stainless steel door frame twisted and shattered directly under Shen Bei's powerful kick.

No matter who was inside, this first wave of Aura had to be established!