That night, Jiang Shaoming carried a heavy bag and placed it in Fifth Grandpa's bedroom in the space. Since Shuishui and Xingxing frequently came and went, he didn't want to scare them by leaving it in the living room. Jiang Huashu, Professor Dong, and Sun Mofei were constantly helping Xingxing with the children, rarely entering the space unless necessary.

Jiang Shaoming went to the space cafeteria and got a big bowl of fried rice noodles with shredded pork. Just after he finished eating, Li Yichen entered the space. Looking at Li Yichen's expression, Jiang Shaoming guessed that this matter might be difficult to handle.

"Uncle, Mian Liu ran away." Li Yichen said when he saw Jiang Shaoming in the space.

Jiang Shaoming frowned after hearing this and looked at Li Yichen, "What's going on?"

"At noon, we arrived and asked the same people we met last time to contact the village where Mian Liu was staying, under the pretext of buying yak jerky. Later that afternoon, we pretended to go see him, but we found out that Mian Liu had left two days ago."

"Did Mian Liu know you were coming? Their territory is so vast, how could information be transmitted so quickly?"

"That's what I'm saying. Now I don't know if this is a coincidence or if someone leaked the information to him again."

“Do the locals know if he will come back?”

"I don't know. Mian Liu lives in one house here, and Xita's men live in the other three. We know most of them left with him, and the remaining three are here to look after the family. My plan is to hold off for now. We won't arrest these three yet. Instead, we'll go to that village frequently under the pretext of buying dried meat, get to know them, and then we'll get to know them over dinner."

"Okay, let's do this for now. There are some self-defense items in Fifth Grandfather's room. You can take them to Suihe later. Your grandfathers are old, so you must be careful after you finish. Don't contact the military over there for now. Estimate the time you can normally arrive, and then contact them. By the way, did Yuan Zhengjian open the letter for you?"

"The letter of assistance has been opened." Li Yichen nodded and said.

"Be sure to contact the local authorities at the very end. We don't know if the local military or police are involved in this matter yet, so let them know as soon as possible. Also, you are no longer young men without any burdens. You must pay attention to safety in everything you do. Your children and wife are waiting for your safe return home."

"I know, uncle, thank you."

"Use the weapons first. If you run out of bullets, I'll find a way."

After finishing his business, Li Yichen left the space. Jiang Shaoming slept on the sofa in the living room that night, not even taking off his clothes for fear of an emergency. He understood the two children's feelings. Someone who should have died was alive and well, which was equivalent to not completing the mission.

This matter is like the children's inner worries. Every day they don't catch Cotton Six is ​​a day of pressure, and every year they don't catch him is a year of pressure. We must cut the Gordian knot quickly to prevent further internal trouble.

Li Yichen quietly followed him out of the space and told him about Jiang Shaoming's weapons and the weapons he had placed in Fifth Grandpa's room. Suihe felt more confident. Now, they were just ordinary civilians, their self-defense weapons were just batons. Facing the vicious and ruthless Mian Liu, even with the space, they wouldn't be able to fight without decent weapons.

Having cold weapons is at least a guarantee for myself. Besides, I have two grandfathers around, so having weapons when encountering problems also gives me a sense of security.

Early the next morning, Li Yichen and four others went to the village where Mian Liu had originally stayed to "negotiate sources of goods."