"What's there to think about?" Seeing Wei Shuxuan flustered by his words, Xin Zizhao couldn't help finding it amusing. He quickly walked over to soothe her.
Wei Shuxuan was still a bit shaken from what had just happened. She gave him an annoyed look. "What else? I'm obviously worried about whether Wei Wei and Xin Shang can find the place I'm looking for!"
"I thought you were sure they could find it."
"How is that possible!" Wei Shuxuan snapped at him, then turned away. "I've thought about the possibility you mentioned. Maybe it's unnecessary to look for this place?"
Xin Zizhao stroked the long hair that was scattered behind Wei Shuxuan's head and gently pulled her into his arms. "In this world, nothing anyone does is redundant. Maybe what one does seems useless, but what you're doing might play an important role in the future."
Sometimes, Xin Zizhao's words were too philosophical for Wei Shuxuan to understand. She looked up at him. "Your words are too profound. I don't understand!"
"It doesn't matter. Anyway, you just need to know that I support every decision you make."
"......Okay, I know!" This man always unconsciously said sweet words that made her heart flutter, and she always couldn't react in time.
After the two had been affectionate in the room for a while, Xin Zizhao finally broke the sweet atmosphere. "Speaking of which, I almost forgot one thing."
"What is it?" Wei Shuxuan looked up at Xin Zizhao.
Wei Wei and the other two were holding the paper with the flame mark drawn on it, asking people everywhere in Koller Town. In a dark corner, two ragged - looking people were watching them.
Xin Shang, who was always vigilant, sensed the unfriendly looks on them. He quickly looked around, but all he could see was the bustling street, peddlers selling their goods, and beggars begging from people.
Xin Shang didn't expect to see beggars here. Since Xin Zizhao ascended the throne as the emperor of the Yulong Kingdom, many taxes had been reduced, and agriculture had been vigorously developed. In the small towns around the capital, he hadn't seen anyone begging. He didn't expect there to be beggars on the border. It seemed that the rectification efforts were not strong enough. He had to report this to the master when he got back.
"What's wrong, Xin Shang? Let's go."
Seeing Xin Shang standing there in a daze, Wei Wei on the side had to remind him to leave. Xin Shang nodded. "I know. Let's go."
"Don't just walk on your own. Wait for me!" While Si Ma Yongheng was still looking at the delicate trinkets at a small stall, Wei Wei and Xin Shang had already walked ahead. Si Ma Yongheng was so anxious that he quickly put down the trinket in his hand and caught up with them.
"Really?" Wei Shuxuan looked at Xin Zizhao in surprise, obviously not believing what he had just said.
"I don't need to lie to you. Didn't I discuss something with Zi An before and not let you know? This is it. Zi An's investigation is back."
"I never thought these disappearance cases would also happen in other small towns on the border. So, what are you going to do?" Wei Shuxuan was still in a state of shock and hadn't fully reacted.
"Actually, I've suspected for a long time that this abduction organization has spread all over the border, but I've never had any evidence."
Xin Zizhao told Wei Shuxuan his thoughts. Since Wei Shuxuan didn't investigate these things herself, she wasn't very clear. "If what you said is true, and abduction cases have occurred in every small town on the border, then this organization should have a base on the border. Although I'm not sure if their real base is here, it's certain that to carry out such a large - scale abduction operation, there must be a base for giving orders."
"Xuan'er, do you think so too?" Xin Zizhao looked at Wei Shuxuan.
"Yes, I think so too," Wei Shuxuan thought for a while. "So, if Wei Wei and Xin Shang can't find the place, we should leave here and go to the next small town to take a look."
"Okay then."
From morning till night, Wei Wei, Xin Shang, and Si Ma Yongheng had almost walked all over Koller Town, but all they got were "I don't know" answers. As the last glow of the sunset was gradually swallowed up by the night, the three of them were about to return to the Sanmei Inn.
As soon as they came back, they saw Wei Shuxuan and the others sitting in the hall. It seemed that they were about to have dinner. When Wei Shuxuan saw Si Ma Yongheng following behind Wei Wei, she was a bit surprised. "Yongheng, did you go out with Wei Wei and the others?"
"......Yes. I was a bit bored, so I went out with them. But don't worry, Sister Xuan. I definitely won't tell anyone."
"It's okay. Anyway, this is common knowledge. There are hardly any places on the border where there haven't been disappearance cases," Wei Shuxuan said indifferently. "Well, it's good that you're back. We've been waiting for you to have dinner. I thought you had been captured by bad guys."
"Miss, I'm very sorry. This subordinate... didn't find the place with this mark..." Wei Wei felt very self - reproachful.
"Don't blame yourself, Wei Wei. If it were that easy to find, would I need to step in?" Wei Shuxuan smiled. She didn't want Wei Wei to have a psychological burden. Sometimes, when the investigation direction was wrong, it was impossible to find anything.
"Alright, alright. Stop talking. Let's have dinner quickly. After we're full, we'll set off for the next small town tomorrow!"
Everyone present except Xin Zizhao and Ge Zi An looked at Wei Shuxuan in surprise. Wei Shuxuan bit her chopsticks. "Since we can't find any clues here, of course we should leave. Why are you all so surprised? For the next small town, we'll go to..."
She thought for a while. Not knowing which small town to go to, she looked at Xin Zizhao. "Xin Zizhao, which small town are we going to next?"
"We'll go to Leopu Town."
Hearing the name of this small town, Si Ma Yongheng, who was picking up food, paused for a moment, but quickly recovered. However, all these small movements were noticed by Ge Zi An, who was sitting silently beside him.
"Yes, yes. We'll go to Leopu Town."
After dinner, Ge Zi An said he had something to say to Wei Shuxuan. After telling Xin Zizhao, he called Wei Shuxuan out. Wei Shuxuan looked at Ge Zi An curiously. "What's up, Zi An?"