The two little bastards came to the backyard. Because almost no one comes to the backyard at night, there aren't many streetlights installed. Only two nightlights are on, making the light much dimmer than in the front yard.

Shen Ji, with his shifty eyes, looked around suspiciously: "Hey, where's Lu Nian?"

[At the three o'clock position, approximately 200 meters away from you.]

Shen Ji frowned: [What kind of place is that?]

The riverside road outside the back gate of the residential area is a small path. The outer edge of the riverbank runs along the mountainside, and very few people go there.

Shen Ji stroked his chin thoughtfully: "I remember the mountain over there on the riverbank road, isn't that Lushan Mountain?"

Sijiu said: [Yes, the Lushan villa complex has only been developed for less than five years. According to the original plan, the entire Lushan area would be developed into a villa complex.]

[It's only halfway developed yet, so the area along the riverbank near the mountain is still quite undeveloped, and not many people go there.]

Shen Ji hummed in agreement. It seemed that Lu Nian had chosen this side because of this.

There are few people.

There is also little surveillance.

He just couldn't figure out what role Lu Nian played in this matter.

The person described in the information doesn't seem like a good person.

But what he did didn't seem like something a thug would do.

"Didn't you want to plant flowers?" Shen Ji was deep in thought when Shang Yao's words interrupted his train of thought.

Shen Ji turned to look at him, "What?"

Shang Yao looked at him speechlessly. "Where are the flowers?"

Shen Ji rummaged through his small bag and suddenly pulled out a sunflower the size of a head, still with its roots intact.

Shang Yao: "..."

His eyes widened in surprise.

Staring incredulously at the tiny bag no bigger than the palm of his hand draped over Shen Ji's shoulders, he stammered, "You...you...you..."

Shen Ji patted his bag smugly, "I told you this is Doraemon's bag, it has everything you want, hehehe, do you believe me now?"

Even though Shang Yao usually acts like a little adult, he is still a six-year-old child.

They were also curious and amazed by this amazing thing.

"Then...can you conjure up anything else?"

What do you want?

Shang Yao pursed his lips, clenched his hands, and said, "I want my mom and dad, is that okay?"

Shen Ji: "..."

"No, it's not okay?" Shang Yao lowered his eyes in disappointment, his already clenched fists tightening even more.

His eyes were slightly red; he actually knew.

Mom and Dad will never come back.

Shen Ji sighed, "It's not impossible, but you'll need a lot of money to open the Doraemon bag."

"You know I'm only three years old, I don't have much money..."

"Therefore, I cannot grant your wish to purchase it."

"But..." Shen Ji said evasively, "As long as you're willing to be my follower, my brother, and let me spend all your earnings, I'll definitely help you fulfill your wish!"

"Come, come, this sunflower is the testament to my promise."

"Here you go, take it."

Shang Yao gripped the sunflower in full bloom tightly in his hand. "Really?"

Shen Ji patted his chest and assured him, "Of course! A man's word is his bond!"

Shang Yao pursed his lips and said, "Then swear it!"

Shen Ji calmly held up four fingers, "I'm pronouncing four..."

"Okay!" Shang Yao breathed a sigh of relief, carefully placed the sunflower aside, and then grabbed Shen Ji's arm, saying, "Then, from now on we're brothers."

"I saw on TV that when brothers become sworn brothers, they have to become sworn brothers."

"You'll become sworn brothers with me!"

Shen Ji: "..."

Why is that brat watching so many TV dramas?

His lips twitched. "Mmm, swear brotherhood." He swiftly grabbed a handful of grass from the side, gave three stalks to Shang Yao, kept three for himself, and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Heaven above, I, Shen Ji, hereby voluntarily become sworn brothers with Shang Yao. We do not ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but only... uh, let's skip this part."

Shang Yao frowned. "Why skip over it?"

Shen Ji wanted to say, "You're three years older than me, you're bound to die first."

Who wants to die with you?

But then I thought again, wow... this guy seems to be the main character?

Putting everything else aside, the protagonist is incredibly lucky.

He's just cannon fodder, he might kick the bucket any day now, but being tied to the protagonist might give him a longer life.

He smiled and said, "You misheard me. I meant there's a wild fruit here, cough cough... Go on, go on. We don't ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but we ask to die on the same day, month, and year."

Shang Yao's furrowed brows slowly relaxed. He imitated Shen Ji, kneeling on the ground with a thud, and solemnly addressed the twinkling night sky, "Heaven above, I, Shang Yao, today, stand with Shen Ji..."

After the two little bastards finished their sworn brotherhood game, Shang Yao thought for a moment, then took out a key from his bag and handed it to Shen Ji.

"Why would you give me the key?" Shen Ji asked, bewildered.

"This is the key to my safe," Shang Yao said, pursing his lips. "You can have it all."

Shen Ji paused, looking down at the key in his hand.

He murmured, "[Hiss, my conscience is starting to hurt a little, what should I do?]"

Sijiu calmly replied: "Then why are you giving it to him again?"

"Fine, three seconds of pain is enough, it can't last forever, can it?"

【…】

Si Jiu's lips twitched. He knew this guy wouldn't have a conscience!

Perhaps because the two had become sworn brothers, Shang Yao was less resistant to Shen Ji, and started making conversation, "Little Ji, let's plant these sunflowers..."

Before he could finish speaking, a loud crash suddenly came from the wall next to him.

The two little noses were startled and turned their heads to look, but because the wall was too high and was a solid wall, they had no idea what was happening outside.

Shen Ji narrowed his eyes slightly: [Lu Nianqian's?]

Sijiu exclaimed in surprise: "Huh? Lu Nian's signal source is gone!"

"[Gone?]" Shen Ji cursed, "[You useless piece of trash, how did you monitor me?]"

Shijiu frowned: "[They disappeared so suddenly, I don't know what happened.]"

During the holiday period, the system has very low privileges.

He was unable to find out anything more.

Shen Ji suddenly remembered the anonymous person who had reported the incident, whose information even the police couldn't find.

The report was made anonymously, the phone number was a virtual number, and even the voice was altered.

At the time, he felt that someone who could completely conceal their information and whose information even the police couldn't find was definitely not an ordinary person.

Now... Lu Nian was able to break through Si Jiu's surveillance, and the signal source suddenly disappeared.

It seems that he is quite accomplished in this area.

Shen Ji suddenly widened his eyes; a bold idea had formed in his mind.

Could the person who called the police be Lu Nian?

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