Chapter 651 - 1 Old News (1/2)
Chapter 651 Old News
Come nightfall, not a soul was around the riverside, where only the sound of rus.h.i.+ng water could be heard.
Zhang Heng was looking for something with a flashlight. For reasons unknown, a cloud of mist mysteriously appeared on the river surface, blurring Zhang Heng’s vision. It prompted him to instantly pull out his Filter Lens from his pocket.
However, the reliable Filter Lens that had offered so much help to Zhang Heng in his previous quests had unexpectedly failed this time.
In other words, he couldn’t see through this thick fog.
After realizing the threats he might be facing, he backed up and walked towards his car. When he looked up, he saw a group of densely packed “people” standing on the embankment. They were bowing their heads together and grinning at him with silent smiles, smiling as if they were looking at food on a plate.
At that time, Zhang Heng opened his eyes and saw the alarm clock on the table. The time was 00:36. Two hours ago, he finished copying his homework and lay on a chair to take a break. Unexpectedly, he instantly fell asleep and dreamt of getting surrounded by those things.
Maybe the dream was due to Bai Qing talking about her family that noon. Zhang Heng began to realize that those things might have infiltrated human society deeper than he thought. If left unresolved, they might secretly take control of the entire society after a while. And in the end, the entire human race would be wiped out. Fortunately, it was something that only happened in this quest. Zhang Heng got up, went to the bathroom to wash his face, and brushed his teeth. Initially, he planned to head to the river again tonight. Due to the nightmare, however, he hesitated and gave up on the idea. He had searched the river continuously for two nights without any gains, and it was time to consider changing the direction of his investigation. Besides, he had to look for a way to earn more money. If he relied on his grandpa’s weekly pocket money, Bai Qing might have to buy him a burger again next time. In this modern society, money could solve most issues, and with sufficient funds, Zhang Heng could quickly speed up the investigation.
In this quest, Zhang Heng was given a chance to relive his past life. Zhang Heng then started to think about how a ‘time traveler’ like him could make more money. It turned out that the tricks commonly used in novels and movies didn’t work on him, and he could forget about buying lottery tickets since he had never paid attention to such matters. And he had neither the energy nor the time to start a business. It was the same for buying stocks. Even if Zhang Heng remembered the market trend, he would need a lot of patience and enough capital to start-up.
After looking around, Zhang Heng realized that he could only return to what he did best.
He changed into a set of clothes he rarely wore and borrowed his grandpa’s car again.
Zhang Heng was cautious when he drove out late at night. When he returned, he had to park the car back at its original position and carefully arrange the cus.h.i.+ons and footpads. There was also a need to clean up the mud that he brought into the car. One thing, though, consumption of fuel was the only problem that he could not solve.
His grandfather might not notice it if he only drove out one or two times. Over time, however, the latter would definitely find an abnormality in the fuel gauge. If Zhang Heng had enough money, he could have easily solved this problem, where all he needed to do was buy two cans of gasoline and refuel the car every time he was done with it.
Zhang Heng drove the Volkswagen to the overpa.s.s, the continued southward until he arrived at a new district.