Why did you provoke me?

Niannian went out and didn't come back. Xiao Wen heard Secretary Wu say something and hurriedly offered to help look for her.

Secretary Wu, of course, wouldn't object. Xiao Wen didn't go around making a fuss. He found a few close friends and hurriedly left. Unfortunately, the direction Secretary Wu pointed in was the opposite of the direction Niannian went. They walked for a full hour, asking all the passersby on the road, but no one could give them any useful information.

Hua Shulang followed behind the group, looking at the pedestrians on the road with a furrowed brow. "We might have gone the wrong way."

Xiao Wen sighed. "I know. But we still have to go look for it."

"Why do this even if there are no results?" Hua Shulang didn't quite understand.

Xiao Wen pointed to a person in a courtyard, "Do you see that person? What do you think about them?"

Hua Shulang looked up and said, "He doesn't seem very bright. Does that have anything to do with me?"

Xiao Wen didn't speak, but led him forward again, "Take a look at that person, any ideas?"

Hua Shulang's eyes were unfriendly. "Just say it directly, why do you want me to look at these crazy people?"

Xiao Wen patted him on the shoulder, "When you were sent to the guild hall, you were in even worse shape than them!"

Hua Shulang stood still, watching the people in the courtyard. He sat on the ground, grabbing things from the ground and stuffing them into his mouth. His face was dirty, and snot was dripping into his mouth, but he didn't even wipe it away.

Looking at him, Hua Shulang suddenly felt a pang of unease. He stepped aside, squatted down, and gagged a few times. His complexion wasn't good.

Xiao Wen walked to his side. "How are you? Can you walk?"

Hua Shu shook her head. "If I were really like that, I'd rather be dead."

Yan Lei also came over. "We were like that one day. Some of us even climbed onto the roof to try and pluck the moon, only to break our legs in the process. But we all made it through. No, I misspoke. We were all given special treatment."

Xiao Wen also fell silent. After a long while, he pulled Hua Shulang up and said, "Go and beg Aunt Qing to let you join us."

Hua Shulang looked at Xiao Wen, "Can Aunt Qing make the decision? She's good to me, so I can't make things difficult for her."

Yan Lei kicked a small pebble far away from his feet. "Lowering your head won't kill you. You haven't even tried, how do you know it won't work?"

Hua Shulang didn't argue with Yan Lei, but simply said, "You don't understand, we're just naturally incompatible."

"Who are you at odds with? Just avoid him." Yan Lei was a little angry.

Hua Shulang sighed, "Teacher Yu, and her younger sister, Niannian."

Yan Lei opened his mouth, and Xiao Wen looked at him as well, "When did you offend them?"

"I didn't offend them, I was just ignored by them."

"There must be a reason, right?" Yan Lei asked anxiously.

"Didn't I already say that we don't have compatible personalities?"

"When did this happen?" Xiao Wen asked in a deep voice.

"It was a long time ago, the time we went to rescue Aunt Qing, we were on the plane together."

"Did you say anything offensive?" Xiao Wen asked again.

"They went to rescue Aunt Qing. I would only express my gratitude; how could I say anything excessive?"

"Then how do you know you two don't click? Teacher Yu gave you a hard time," Yan Lei continued.

"You don't understand, it's just a feeling." Hua Shulang shrugged. "That's why I haven't responded to your suggestion." She then patted Xiao Wen on the shoulder.

Xiao Wen glanced at his brothers, who were still busy in the distance, and said, "I think we can still try. Look, even when you were in trouble, someone saved you. This would never have happened without someone's tacit approval."

Hua Shulang laughed, "Do you know how I finally got back?"

Xiao Wen looked at him.

"A cat, a cat, tugged at my finger and said someone was waiting for me. I asked why they were waiting for me? Their eyes actually conveyed a message, and I miraculously understood. They said someone was waiting for me to go back and pay back the money."

Xiao Wen and Yan Lei exchanged a glance. "Is it a little black cat?" Xiao Wen asked excitedly.

"It's a very big cat! Do you know this cat?"

Xiao Wen didn't answer, but looked at Hua Shulang, "If you could join us, you'd be willing, right?"

Hua Shulang hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "I can't abandon my people either."

Xiao Wen nodded. "Of course, Yan Lei, tell them to pack up." There was an indescribable joy in Xiao Wen's tone.

"Oh, so we're not going to look for someone then?"

"Let's go back first. We haven't been able to find out anything for so long, so we're probably on the wrong route," Xiao Wen explained.

"When we get back, we need to talk to Aunt Qing and Secretary Wu about how to explain this matter."

Hua Shulang looked at Xiao Wen like this and smiled. He really is lucky!

Liu Wei was also among these people. Hearing that Xiao Wen was going to recall the team, he came over and asked, "Is there news about Niannian? Has she gone back?"

Xiao Wen was stunned for a moment. Oh no! He was only concerned about Hua Shulang and Niannian's affairs, and he hadn't really taken them to heart at all.

Hua Shulang stepped in to smooth things over, "At our speed, if Niannian were in this direction, we wouldn't be completely without any information. Therefore, we deduce that she may not have been to this place. We need to go back and continue searching in a different direction."

Liu Wei nodded and said nothing more.

Xiao Wen glanced at Hua Shulang subtly, and Hua Shulang shook his head, saying, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

Back at the clubhouse, I learned from Secretary Wu that Niannian had already returned, personally picked up by Yu Meng, who said she had encountered human traffickers.

Xiao Wen's heart sank further. Yu Meng had gone to look for him herself; had it been very dangerous at the time? He felt he had missed something.

At that moment, Nian Nian arrived in the backyard carrying a large bunch of communication bells.

"Niannian, how are you? Were you frightened today?"

"What are you saying? We're right nearby, we'll really make her suffer."

"You think Niannian is you? She's a delicate little girl."

……

Niannian really liked this kind of care. "I'm just a delicate little girl. Jing San didn't even speak up for me back then. She even stepped aside and let those two bully me."

"Did he really do that?"

Everyone watched Nian Nian in silence.

She nodded, feeling wronged.

"Nian Nian, I'll get revenge for you!" Jing Er was the first to jump out and quickly pounced on Jing San.

After a brief moment of silence, everyone joined the fray.

Niannian nodded in satisfaction. That's right. It's wrong not to speak in her favor!

After watching for a while, she turned around and went out. She was going to find Huang Yan. She couldn't fight these people alone; she would be at a great disadvantage. With Sister Yan by her side, it would be different. They could support each other from both sides.

Someone saw Niannian leave, but their hands didn't stop; instead, they hit her even harder.

Niannian came looking for Huang Yan, and Huang Yan didn't refuse. The two of them went back to the backyard together. Niannian's voice was full of joy, "We're here! Same as always, the winner this time gets a voice transmission bell."