Fortunately, Meng Pei doesn't have much to do right now. He was just nominally affiliated with the escort agency in Jiangyuan County, only occasionally going on a delivery mission, and his wages were based on the number of missions he completed.

After realizing that Chenggu County might be unsafe, he rushed back to his hometown and told the security escort agency that he might not be able to return for a while, so he resigned.

Now that the entire Shengsheng Escort Agency has been renovated, he has lived there for a while. Thinking back to when Song Xin was still there, he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant to leave.

He felt exceptionally at ease these days, as if Song Xin was still with him.

He decided to continue investigating the person who had bribed Sanlaizi while he was still living there.

Unfortunately, there are still no clues so far, and it's possible that the other party is no longer in Huajiang Prefecture.

As they were talking, Meng Pei led the group to the guest courtyard. "Do you have any plans for coming here? If not, I'll show you around."

Shu Yu pointed to Ying Dong and Ying Xi, "The two of them will go up the mountain to pay respects to their parents tomorrow. A Rui and the others can go have fun on their own. I'll just wander around. If there's nothing to do here, I'll stay for a couple of days and then head back to Dong'an Prefecture."

Meng Pei nodded upon hearing this, patted Ying Dong on the shoulder and said, "It would be good for you to go and see your parents. During the Qingming Festival, I and a few uncles from the old escort agency went to see them, burned paper money for them, and poured them wine."

Speaking of this, he was still a little sad. "When I came back this time, I met with all the former bodyguards, but some of them are no longer here. They either left Tianning County, or... they've passed away."

Being a bodyguard is a high-risk profession, if nothing goes wrong. Over a decade later, there aren't many people still working as bodyguards.

Meng Pei took a deep breath, raised his head and smiled, "When we met a while ago, we talked about you kids. We said that when we were little, you and A-Yun were the most clever, always coming up with one mischievous idea after another, and sometimes you were really annoying."

Ying Dong felt a little embarrassed and laughed along. Unfortunately, those carefree days were gone forever.

Are all my uncles and aunts still in good health?

"They're doing well."

Ying Dong nodded. "By the way, I saw Uncle Lin this morning. Have you met him?"

Meng Pei was taken aback, the hand on his shoulder stiffened, and he frowned as he asked, "The Uncle Lin you're talking about is..."

"He's the deputy head镖师 (bodyguard/escort)."

Meng Pei's expression changed, and his brows furrowed even more. "Are you sure you saw the deputy head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) Lin Yong?"

Ying Dong didn't understand why his expression suddenly became so strange, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded. "It should be him, but he looks very different now than before. When I first saw him, I thought I was seeing things, but he looked so familiar that I looked at him a few more times. He saw me too, but he quickly looked away after seeing me. I have a feeling that he recognized me."

Unlike Ying Xi, Ying Dong had a very good relationship with Deputy Chief Escort Lin.

After my younger sister was born, my mother focused most of her attention on her, and my father had to travel more often to make a living.

Little Yingdong inevitably felt neglected, especially when he saw that Uncle Meng and Aunt Meng only had one child, Meng Yunzheng. That feeling of loss became even more obvious.