The dragon standing in the water on the screen, reaching over a thousand meters high, was quite spectacular, with its top disappearing into the grey cloud layer.

This wasn't unusual, merely an occasional natural phenomenon.

But as the footage continued to play, a long black silhouette soon appeared, flying within the grey clouds.

The people inside had undoubtedly seen it before, yet when the footage replayed this part, everyone instinctively craned their necks, their eyes wide open.

The long black silhouette didn't appear for long, less than ten seconds in total, and the filming was quite blurry, only showing the black shape with no details.

The problem was, its flight path and movement were extremely fluid and natural, brimming with a kind of spirit.

Without needing prompting, anyone seeing this would immediately think of one word... dragon.

On TV, the host was also talking about the dragon's silhouette suddenly appearing within the clouds, attracting citizens to gather and watch.

In front of him were a few people with a killing aura; they were whispering to each other.

Their voices were soft, but Li Zhiyuan had good hearing and still heard them.

They were saying:

"How does it feel?"

"Quite similar."

"Compared to the one at Qinghai Lake?"

"The one at Qinghai Lake was clearer."

People kept moving in and out of the tent. Li Zhiyuan and Xue Liangliang watched it five times before stepping out.

Xue Liangliang leaned in closer to Li Zhiyuan's ear and quietly asked, "Xiao Yuan, do you think this is real?"

"I don't know."

Xue Liangliang: "If it's real, it would be unbelievable. Does a creature like a dragon actually exist in this world?"

Li Zhiyuan retorted, "Isn't your wife being pregnant even more unbelievable?"

"Uh..." Xue Liangliang blinked, "With you saying it like that, it suddenly makes everything seem reasonable."

Mr. Luo came out after finishing the meeting.

"Xiao Yuan."

"Teacher."

"Come over, let's check the design drawings again."

Mr. Luo led everyone into another tent.

"Remember, don't speak about what happened here. Most of you are still young; you'll inevitably encounter similar situations in your future work."

Xue Liangliang quipped, "But the TV station has aired it..."

Mr. Luo: "What happens on TV is the TV station's business, but we shouldn't say anything ourselves. Even if we need to talk, wait another ten years and then boast however you want while drinking alcohol and tea."

"Alright, we were just asked to do some consultation. Help me tidy things up here; we need a backup."

Everyone started to get busy. The work wasn't actually complicated, just had longer procedures, similar to preparing for a leadership inspection, starting with a thorough cleanup.

However, sometimes seemingly repetitive and pointless work is unavoidable, serving as a form of contingency preparation.

After working late into the night, once the job was done, Mr. Luo was called for another small meeting. When he returned, he announced that everyone should go to the guest house to rest.

Xue Liangliang spoke with Mr. Luo about the situation, and Mr. Luo said, "You booked a hotel yourselves, so you should definitely go there—it'll be better than the guest house. Remember to keep the receipt for me."

With that, Xue Liangliang and Li Zhiyuan left the construction site.

Liu Changping very professionally parked the taxi outside, while Xiong Shan and Lihua waited outside the car.

Once Li Zhiyuan got in, a sedan happened to drive past. Through the rearview mirror, he saw Yu Shu sitting in the front passenger seat of the sedan.

The young man immediately ducked down, avoiding any potential gaze from the other party.

After the sedan drove in, Liu Changping started the taxi, taking everyone to the hotel.

They booked three rooms in total: one for Xiong Shan and his wife, one for Liu Changping, and one for Li Zhiyuan and Xue Liangliang.

However, Xiong Shan and his wife would keep watch at night, one inside and one outside the hotel.

In the guest room, Li Zhiyuan went to take a shower first, while Xue Liangliang turned on the TV.

As they washed, Xue Liangliang shouted, "Xiao Yuan, come out and look!"

Li Zhiyuan emerged while drying his hair.

The TV was playing local news, still showing yesterday's dragon in the water footage, using the exact same video material. At least for now, it seemed identical, even the host's introduction hadn't changed.

Logically, yesterday's old news shouldn't be rebroadcast tonight, but if it's major news, repeated coverage is quite normal.

However, as it aired, the footage no longer showed the long complete black silhouette. Instead, it transformed into three large birds flying side by side.

The host's voice also changed accordingly:

"Dear viewers, after the dragon in the water phenomenon occurred, three large birds appeared amid the clouds, drawing many citizens to gather and watch."

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