Everyone followed him into the restaurant, which was also a buffet. The dishes were very ordinary, but no one complained. After eating seafood for more than 20 days, they were finally seeing vegetables. Even boiled vegetables would taste delicious.

The owner of this hotel is from Southeast Asia. Although he has black hair and yellow skin, you can still tell at a glance.

He and Gao Xiangming talked for a long time in English. No one could understand them, and Zhang Hongmei didn't care. She just kept her head down and ate her meal.

"Hehe, everyone, please bear with it. The food here isn't very good, but you all need to eat your fill. After you finish eating, go and rest. Don't go out tonight; it's not exactly safe here. Also, breakfast is at 7:30 tomorrow morning. If you want to go out for a walk, we'll leave at 8:00."

Everyone had finished eating. Some people were wandering around, but Zhang Hongmei and Wang Xinyi went back inside.

“Hongmei, this Gao Xiangming is the leader’s man, but I don’t think he’s very good. Although I don’t understand the Nanyang dialect very well, I still recognized a few words: money, important people, tomorrow, airplane. I understood those words.”

"Aunt Wang, we all need to be careful. We'll try to notify the others later. It would be better if Gao Xiangming is alright, but if he is, we'll have to be careful."

"Okay, I'll go find those girls. You stay in the room and don't open the door for anyone. I'll call you when I get back."

"Okay. I understand." Actually, Zhang Hongmei was just being cautious; she didn't sense any malice from Gao Xiangming. This feeling was rather mysterious, but it was quite useful.

She locked the door and wrote down what had just happened for Zhang Shouyi. Although it wasn't right to do this, since there was suspicion, she had to verify it. This was no small matter, and Zhang Hongmei was afraid it would be detrimental to Zhang Shouyi.

Zhang Shouyi, who was waiting for news, was restless. According to the timeline, she should have arrived in Southeast Asia by now, but Hongmei hadn't sent any message. Was it because the distance was too far and her "Sleeve Universe" was no longer usable? Or was something holding her back?

He had just finished criticizing a subordinate for incompetence when he received the letter. He dismissed everyone before finally producing the paper.

After reading it, I frowned. Gao Xiangming shouldn't have any problems, but there's also the possibility that a general in the field might disobey orders.

With a few swift strokes, he wrote a line of text, which then vanished into thin air in Zhang Shouyi's hands.

Zhang Hongmei was also paying attention here. Seeing Zhang Shouyi's reply reduced her anxiety, but she couldn't be completely at ease. She knew she couldn't take things out of context, but she also couldn't let her guard down.

Wang Xinyi returned and knocked on the door, "Hongmei, I'm back."

"Aunt Wang, you're back so soon?"

"There's no need to explain this clearly. We're just guessing. We'll just tell them to be careful and cautious."

"Okay, then you should rest. I want to read for a while."

"Don't stay up too late, be careful with your eyes. It feels strange lying in bed now, with all the swaying on the boat."

"I think so too, or I feel like it's still shaking."

"I'm going to sleep. I'm really feeling tired. You should sleep in a little while too."

Zhang Hongmei was using reading as a cover to chat with Zhang Shouyi.

More than an hour later, I felt too tired to keep my eyes open. I left a note for Zhang Shouyi and went to sleep.

When she opened her eyes, it was already bright outside. Looking at her watch, it was past seven o'clock, which was quite unusual. Wang Xinyi was already up and sitting on a stool reading a book; Zhang Hongmei hadn't heard a sound.

"Aunt Wang, why didn't you wake me up?"

"Hehe, you're sleeping so soundly, I didn't have the heart to wake you. Get up and wash up, it'll be time to go down for dinner soon."

"Okay, I'm going to wash up. Aunt Wang, shall we go out for a walk together today?"

"Go ahead, I'll stay here and watch the luggage. Actually, there's not much to see in Southeast Asia, but since we're here, we should still go and have a look, so we don't have any regrets."

"Alright, you can rest here."

Zhang Hongmei went into the bathroom, quickly tidied herself up, and then the two went downstairs to eat.

Breakfast here is more Western-style, also self-service, but it mainly consists of milk, bread, and boiled eggs. However, perhaps to keep them satisfied, there's also rice porridge, pickled vegetables, and steamed buns.

Zhang Hongmei had a bowl of porridge, an egg, and a few pieces of pickled vegetables. After finishing her simple meal, she sat there, waiting for everyone to start eating together.

There are no fools here. Although they are still inexperienced, they know to protect their valuable personal belongings. Everyone was hesitant about whether to go or not, but Wang Xinyi decided to stay, which solved everyone's dilemma. They are all young people, of course they like excitement.

Gao Xiangming was aware of everyone's concerns, so he deliberately left two people in the hotel and told everyone not to bring too much money. He also told everyone not to bring too much money, since RMB could still be used here, but everyone had exchanged it for M yuan, so they had no choice but to use that.

"Don't worry. You can spend M dollars. Besides, there might not be anything you need here. If you really can't find it, I can lend it to you."

Now that everyone's worries were resolved, they happily followed Gao Xiangming out the door.

Six girls followed behind Gao Xiangming, and the men followed behind the girls; this made them feel quite safe.

Once outside and seeing the crowds of people coming and going, Jiang Mingyan felt a little uncomfortable. She straightened her clothes and muttered to herself, "Why do our clothes look so unfashionable here?"

Wang Minxia also said hesitantly, "I think so too, and they're all watching us."

Miao Xinyue and Zhao Yuetong were relatively okay, but Dong Yuping didn't say anything, though she was still somewhat uncomfortable.

"Hehe, you're overthinking it. They're looking at us because we don't look like locals. Even people from our own country would know we're unfamiliar faces, so you're being paranoid. As for our clothes, we'll just leave them as they are. We're going out here to learn all the advanced ideas and technologies from outside. You have to believe that one day we will no longer consider ourselves uncultured."

“Yes, Hongmei is right. This is our true nature. Why should we be afraid of what others think?” Zhao Yuetong echoed Zhang Hongmei.

Zhang Hongmei wasn't sure if they had listened to what she said, but a woman's vanity couldn't be changed overnight with just a few words, so she left it at that.

The men weren't as sensitive as the women. It was their first time traveling abroad, and they were all initially filled with intense curiosity, but upon seeing the buildings on both sides of the road, they were somewhat disappointed.