She walked barefoot from a small mountain village where she never had shoes, to the city, and was unexpectedly adopted by a foreign couple. Through hard work, she entered a famous elite school and ...
Chapter 191 The Missing Samuel
Then she looked at it carefully again, and it really was similar, but there were more types of green belts in China. Begonias were also common, as well as pansies, sunflowers, zinnias, etc., but they were generally not so large in scale.
However, there are some large-scale chrysanthemum exhibitions of this scale, with more diverse varieties and different shapes, so Zhang Wei was still a little disappointed when looking at this "flower carpet".
Zhang Wei's thoughts didn't affect the others. It was clear that Hayat and the others were quite interested in this "Flower Carpet Festival." She even expressed her desire to participate.
But obviously this request made Mideo embarrassed. Hayat could only look at Tracy, who said sympathetically:
"Then you guys go together, I'll watch here"
Mideo's expression relaxed then, and it was obvious that he was also a little worried about safety.
"I won't go--" Zhang Wei said hurriedly. She had no interest in crowding with people to see the green belt. She was about to stay here when Haya pulled her back and winked at her.
Zhang Wei didn't understand at first, but seeing that Samuel also decided to go together, he could only obey Hayat and be taken away.
"Why are you staying? We have to give them time to get familiar with the place!" Hayat looked at Zhang Wei as if he was a blockhead.
"Oh, I thought you were really interested in 'Flower Carpet'."
"You can see the whole place at a glance, why not go and see the buildings on these ancient streets?" Samuel said, shaking the camera in his hand.
The three of them rejected the escort arranged by Mideo and went out together. After all, with Samuel there, Zhang Wei was not too worried about communication problems, and she still had the cheat sheets she wrote on her phone.
As soon as they came downstairs, they walked away from the square. There were too many people. Moreover, Zhang Wei had always been dissatisfied with the public security in Europe. From New York to London, he had never felt that any place was particularly safe. There were so many petty thefts.
They walked around two or three streets before they came to a quieter place. However, the architectural style was exactly the same as that of the Brussels Square. Both looked old and a bit dilapidated, and the road surface was also uneven gray-black bricks.
The weather was a bit cloudy, but the square still had a lively and bright atmosphere. Without any filters, this side looked like it was in the Middle Ages, with a dark and decadent atmosphere.
Samuel raised his camera with satisfaction and started taking pictures. Zhang Wei looked at the shops along the street. Hayat said happily:
"Wow! There are so many chocolate shops. Let's go in first and let Samuel take pictures outside!"
As he spoke, he walked towards the nearest chocolate shop. Zhang Wei had no choice but to follow him. Although she didn't like chocolate very much, she needed to take some back to give to other people.
As soon as we entered, we saw a wide variety of food, and there was no problem communicating with the owner. He knew a little English and was quite enthusiastic, constantly asking Zhang Wei and the others to try the food.
Zhang Wei tried a few of them even though she didn't want to eat any of them. She found that there were indeed many varieties, so she bought a lot.
Unexpectedly, when they went out, they could not see any trace of Samuel. Hayat complained:
"Didn't we agree to stay nearby?"
"Let's go look for him. He's familiar with this place, so he shouldn't abandon us!"
"Maybe he'll forget about us when he sees something interesting! This guy is so unreliable!"
It is also possible that Zhang Wei knew very little about Samuel, and he had only come into contact with Namier a few times.
"I'll make a phone call!"
Zhang Wei dialed the number immediately, but no one answered after waiting for a long time.
"He must have forgotten us. Let's go shopping by ourselves. I know the way back to the square anyway." Hayat was not very happy, but still wanted to continue shopping.
"Well, let's look around here again. If we can't find anything, we can go shopping again."
There were not many people on the streets here, and the only few were black homeless people, so they came back after a short while.
Zhang Wei thought about it and decided to make another call, but this time the call couldn't be connected.
"Did something happen?" Zhang Wei looked at Hayat with some concern.
"I don't think so. He's a grown boy." Hayat was a little uncertain when she asked.
Just as Zhang Wei was thinking about calling Tracy, the black homeless man who had been half-lying on the opposite corner of the street shouted at them:
“Hey!&¥#~#¥&$”
Apart from knowing that the man was talking to them, Zhang Wei had no idea what he was shouting. She still had a long way to go in learning French.
"Let's go! Ignore him!" Zhang Wei pulled Hayat and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, the homeless man saw them turn around and uttered a few more English words, apparently knowing that they couldn't understand:
"Boy, I know!"
Zhang Wei immediately turned around and went back into the shop she had just been in, and asked the owner to help ask the homeless man. Only then did she realize that the homeless man meant that he knew where the boy who was with them had gone, but she had to pay him fifty euros.
"Liar!" Hayat turned around and wanted to leave after hearing this.
Then he was persuaded by the shop owner, who said that he knew the homeless man and that he was not a bad person. He must have seen what happened to Samuel.
Zhang Wei was really afraid that Samuel had been kidnapped or something. After all, he looked like a handsome boy, and they came out together. If something really happened, they would be involved.
Fifty euros is fifty euros, just the price of a box of chocolates. Zhang Wei gave him the money without hesitation.
The homeless man was quite professional and told the owner that Samuel's camera was stolen while he was taking pictures, so he went to chase after the person.
...It seems that Samuel is in bad condition. Zhang Wei thought that his phone was connected the first time, but not the second time. It seems that he couldn't keep his phone after catching up with him.
"He said he knew where your friend would be, but it would cost an extra fifty euros."
The homeless man spoke again, and this time Zhang Wei looked at the sickly-looking black man with some suspicion.
This time, before Zhang Wei could say anything, Hayat paid the money readily:
"Tell me, where is he?"
After the homeless man told the address, Hayat asked the owner for directions and wanted to go there with Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei was more cautious and still called Tracy to tell her about the situation. However, she said that this was the information she got from the homeless man, and if it was convenient, she would like to ask Mideo to send someone over, after all, she and Hayat were unfamiliar with the place.
Just when she was talking to Tracy on the phone, before she hung up, she felt someone approaching her, and Zhang Wei's body reflexively moved away.
When she turned around, she saw a black hand appear next to her shoulder, and she kicked it—
"ah!!!"
"Catch the thief!"
The one who screamed was actually Hayat. Zhang Wei then realized that the small golden handbag Hayat was carrying was being snatched away by someone who was running away quickly.