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An Xin was not afraid. She raised her head, strode in, clasped her hands in a fist salute, and bowed her head.

"It was my negligence that allowed Kosiché to abduct Miss Talulah. I am willing to admit my mistake."

“It’s not your fault. If it really was Koschche, it’s normal that you couldn’t stop him. Tell me what you saw.”

Wei Yanwu was calmer than An Xin had imagined, probably because he had just vented his anger.

There was no need for him to get angry with An Xin, a nobody; the real bodyguard was actually Hei Suo.

As a result, Talulah was still abducted.

No one even noticed Kosichek.

After listening to An Xin's story, Wei Yanwu remained expressionless, but his fingers trembled as he gripped the cloth tightly, and his eyes held anger. Yet, he couldn't blame An Xin.

Whether or not he investigated Koschei, that person's target was Talulah. If he really punished Anxin for this, Koschei's idea of ​​sowing discord would have succeeded.

Just then, a light blue dialog box popped up in front of An Xin's eyes.

[One: Assure Wei Yanwu that you will find Talulah.]

[Two: Do ​​nothing, remain silent.]

Without much hesitation, An Xin clasped her hands in a fist salute, her eyes revealing a resolute gaze, and spoke in an extremely heavy tone.

"Lord Wei, please give me a chance to bring Miss Talulah back."

"I remember, your name is An Xin, Qilin, right? This matter has nothing to do with you. Don't get involved. This is no longer something you can get involved in. Go back and rest."

Wei Yanwu summoned him only to confirm the matter of Koschche. It was quite remarkable that he could maintain this tone after Talulah had been abducted.

He closed his eyes and waved his hand.

The meaning of seeing the guest off is quite clear.

This means they look down on him.

This is also inevitable.

He couldn't even see Kosic's movements clearly, and he made mistakes at work, so it's natural that he was looked down upon.

An Xin clenched her fists, lowered her head, then slowly released her grip and left the room.

As he left the room, he saw a message on the blue, semi-transparent screen.

Your choice earned you 500 points.

An Xin was no longer in the mood to worry about the points; he was more concerned about Talulah.

The only candle in the corridor went out, it started to rain, and in an instant, my clothes were soaked.

Immediately afterward, she heard the sound of footsteps splashing water, followed by a "splash." An Xin turned her head and saw a petite girl.

It's Chen Huijie.

Talulah's sister.

The little girl was timid and hesitant, and even the guard who had been with them for a long time was a little scared. As a result, she didn't watch where she was going and fell down.

But she really wanted to know what had happened and why Xiaota had been kidnapped.

"Um...please wait a moment..." Chen Huijie wanted to call out to An Xin, but she didn't know his name. She propped herself up with her hands, her clothes and pretty face stained with dirty water, and her hair was wet from the rain.

"You called me?" An Xin pointed his index finger at his cheek and walked toward the young lady who needed his protection.

He half-squatted down, helped the little girl up, looked into her eyes, and tried his best to smile. He used his thumb to wipe the dirty water off her cheek. Her fair and clean face felt soft and smooth to the touch. Children's skin is so good.

An Xin spoke her name: "An Xin, An as in peace of mind, Xin as in joy. You called me... is there something you need?"

"Um... I wanted to ask, Xiaota, that is, my sister, where did she go?"

Chen Huijie's tone was tinged with anxiety; how could such a young child possibly hide her emotions?

She gripped An Xin's sleeve, her voice trembling slightly, "Was it around that time, that afternoon, that Xiao Ta was kidnapped?"

"You guessed it?" An Xin was a little surprised.

“Yes, because that’s what it says in the books.” Chen Huijie nodded and handed him the book.

The rain had dampened the ink, making the title illegible, but it was still recognizable as a martial arts novel.

An Xin remained silent, her lips pursed.

After a while, he rubbed Chen Huijie's head and carried her to a long corridor where the rain couldn't reach her.

"Believe me, I will definitely bring your sister back. Wait for me to come back."

Now, go take a hot shower and get some sleep. Maybe your sister will be back tomorrow or the day after.

An Xin comforted her softly, trying to soften her expression as much as possible.

After saying that, he stood up and prepared to go find Talulah. No matter what, even without the game mission, how could he, a policeman, just watch a little girl be kidnapped and do nothing?

"Wait, I'll go with you!" Chen Huijie patted her clothes, wiped the dirty water off her face, and stared at An Xin's back with a fairly determined look in her eyes.

The rain fell like a curtain, dense and heavy, wetting his golden curly hair and making it stick to his skin. The young man gently shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Miss, you should stay here. I've done this all voluntarily, and if I die, it's my own business. I can't take you with me."

"No, they won't let me go to Little Tower. Take me with you."

Chen Huijie rushed into the rain, hugged An Xin's leg, and closed her eyes tightly.

An Xin pursed her lips.

Just then, Hei Suo quietly entered the room and reported Chen Huijie's actions to Wei Yanwu.

"Yah~"

The wind blew the door open.

Wei Yanwu took a puff of his pipe, went to the courtyard, and stared at An Xin's back and the little girl clinging to his leg in the long corridor.

He sighed, "Double the manpower. We absolutely cannot let Huijie get into trouble again this time."

As for her plan to follow that young man, give him some wrong information, and lead him in the opposite direction, as far away from our goal as possible.

"Yes, Lord Wei." The man in the black cloak bowed and knelt on one knee. The next moment, he disappeared into the room.

As Wei Yanwu watched Chen Huijie and An Xin walk away, he realized something.

Sending my niece away might be safer than staying here; who knows when Kosic will come back.

Chapter Four: Finding People

Rain and thunder filled the night sky, which was as dark as ink.

The sky is too low.

It makes it hard to breathe.

An Xin gripped Chen Huijie's shoulders with both hands, met her gaze, and prepared a white lie.

"Miss, you can come with me, but you need to go back and take a shower and change into dry clothes now."

Otherwise, if you fall ill before we even find Koschche, how will we find Miss Talulah?

"Are you sure?" Chen Huijie stared at him with a questioning look. "If I'm willing to go back and take a shower and change into clean clothes, you'll take me to find Xiaota?"

"Of course, Miss." An Xin opened her mouth wide, feeling like a clown trying to amuse everyone.

"Don't call me Miss, just call me Huijie."

Chen Huijie's face flushed slightly, probably because someone was finally willing to take her to find her sister.

"Let's call each other by our first names."

"Okay, I promise you." At first, An Xin thought Chen Huijie was a bit like Inspector Chen, but after getting to know her, she realized that she was quite different from that aggressive Inspector Chen.

His gaze toward Chen Huijie was somewhat pitiful.

Since An Xin couldn't take him out, he could only search for Talulah with peace of mind if Chen Huijie stayed here. Otherwise, if he didn't find Talulah and lost Chen Huijie as well, he wouldn't be able to complete the mission.

Sending her to take a shower was a ruse; Anxin would use the opportunity to run away and go find Talulah alone.

I'm sorry, Miss.

An Xin silently apologized in her heart.

Under the dim light, he handed Chen Huijie over to the servants, and several maids took Chen Huijie to take a bath.

Just before going inside, Chen Huijie grabbed his arm and looked at him with a slightly creepy gaze.

"You didn't run away, did you?"

"Of course not, Miss."

"I already told you, just call me Huijie."

"Well, I see."

Watching her enter the bathroom, An Xin breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and prepared to leave.

"Snapped!"