Chapter 677 - Visiting the Glass Factory at Night (2/2)

Upon explaining to Bai Qing what she should do later, Zhang Heng opened the door and walked towards the factory, backpack on his back. He found an empty spot, opened the backpack, and took out a mini drone he just bought, flying it toward the factory once he got the controls set up.

He first flew it to a safe position, carefully inspecting the factory’s surroundings and ensuring that no security cameras were pointing to the sky. He then landed the drone. The gla.s.s factory had both night and morning s.h.i.+fts since machines operated 24 hours a day. Other than the huge demand, the silicate within the machines would solidify immediately after it cooled. Having molten gla.s.s shards amid the inner workings of a machine would prove hard to remove, and hiring a technician would cost the factory a lot of money.

For that reason, many people worked in the factory at night. After observing for a while, Zhang Heng saw n.o.body had left the factory except for those moving materials around. Not one person deviated from their respective tasks, looking as if their movements were synchronized. n.o.body talked to each other like they were a group of strangers.

Even though they were working hard, the scene was terrifying to watch.

Emphasizing strict discipline, modern society had turned workers into machines. Nonetheless, no matter how hard they tried, no human in this world could work like one.

Upon witnessing the scene, he was certain that the aliens must have replaced the factory workers.

He also discovered that one of the four workshops was not in use, seeing how no workers approached it.

However, the interesting part was a few security guards were guarding it. Not only was the workshop under the shadow of a few security cameras, but guards from the factory would patrol the area every hour. Zhang Heng realized that the three workshops that operated nonstop were probably a cover for whatever they were doing there.

The workshop looked like a monster with a gaping mouth in the dark, waiting to devour all that entered it.

Although Zhang Heng knew right away that it wasn’t a place he was supposed to approach, it was too late to give up on the plan now.

He quickly flew the drone, checking the locations of all the security cameras in the factory. He was also interested in seeing how many security guards were actually there, a.n.a.lyzing their patterns and movements. Half an hour later, the drone ran out of battery, and he had to fly it back to the van.

Bai Qing would be there to grab it, and Zhang Heng could finally be on the move.

Since the front entrance faced the security room, it would be impossible to enter the heavily guarded workshop from there. Not to mention the overkill of cameras that did an excellent job monitoring the place. Fortunately, it was not without its blind spots.

It wouldn’t be possible to know all these if one wasn’t good at the art of surveillance.

Zhang Heng walked ten steps along the wall from the southeast direction, and once he reached the stop, he climbed over the wall and fell behind a cypress tree. Hiding behind the large trunk, he managed to escape the view of the cameras.

Usually, there would be no residential buildings built near the gla.s.s factory, thanks to the cacophony it usually produced. Most gla.s.s factory workers would have their ears buzzing all day long. It came as welcome news for Zhang Heng, however. Now, he could talk slightly louder to Bai Qing.

After landing in the workshop, Zhang Heng informed Bai Qing, “I’m here.”

“Be careful.” Bai Qing’s voice seemed a little nervous.

Zhang Heng did not act immediately. Instead, he squatted behind the tree and waited for about four seconds before he made a move. Then a forklift drove out of the workshop next to him with the gla.s.s on it. Zhang Heng calculated the time in his mind. Around ten seconds later, the forklift had moved halfway, he quickly lowered down his body, moved towards the plant area, and crawled forward.