Searching for people was not a strong point for the four people. On the first day, the four people acted together.
They came to Zhishitang and spent a lot of effort and spirit beads before they figured out that two years ago, Tang Ru had indeed walked out of the teleportation vortex gate here.
Fortunately, the cultivator guarding the vortex portal had a good memory, and the dwarf's features were eye-catching enough, so the search for Tang Ru did not get stuck at the first step.
With the evidence that Tang Ru had indeed returned, the four began searching for further information in Yanxia Cliff, a place with a population of hundreds of thousands.
Chen Xiao knew that this would be difficult, but after a thorough investigation, he realized that it was more difficult than he had imagined!
When he first arrived at Amur Heavenly Realm, he only felt that Yanxia Cliff was magnificent, lively and full of vitality. Now, Chen Xiao felt that the city, which included the upper, middle and lower cliffs, had a complex terrain, chaotic building layout and a mixed population.
Of the total population of Yanxiaya, only half of them are permanent residents, and the other half are all floating population. Every day, some people appear and some leave, which makes people here not pay much attention to the strangers they meet every day.
Trying to find someone who disappeared two years ago here is really like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Having learned from the lesson of wasting a lot of time on duty before, this time Chen Xiao simply borrowed the method of finding people from his previous life. He directly asked the person in charge of painting images in Zhishitang to draw a portrait of Tang Ru, wrote a missing person notice below it, and made thousands of copies.
He entrusted these thousands of notices to Zhishitang and posted a reward for the missing person. On the same day, these missing person notices were posted on the streets.
After finishing this matter, Chen Xiao did not sit and wait, but he and his companions picked up the extra missing person notices and went deep into the city's blocks and alleys to inquire.
He knew it was a stupid idea, but not everyone would pay attention to the missing person notice posted on the wall.
As long as we can get a little bit of information, all the efforts will be worth it.
The four people were divided into three groups. Chen Xiao took Tong Nuonuo, while Xi Yunting and Jing Hui acted alone, and each group was responsible for one urban area.
Considering that Tong Nuonuo was not good at finding directions, Xi Yunting and Jing Hui went to the middle and lower levels where the terrain was more complicated, while Chen Xiao took Tong Nuonuo to the relatively orderly upper cliff.
"Nono, you must stay with me." Chen Xiao warned, and after a pause, he said in a tactful tone: "If we get separated, don't waste time, just hire someone you like on the side of the road to take you back to where we live."
Tong Nuonuo knew that this was not the time to save face, and he also understood that Chen Xiao would not be able to find him at the moment. He nodded seriously: "Don't worry, Xiaoxiao. I know what to do."
Chen Xiao was not very confident about him. One look at Tong Nuonuo's face showed that he was easy to bully. He could only pray that the scammers in Yanxia Cliff would not target him.
Tong Nuonuo looked at Chen Xiao's slightly worried eyes and smiled bitterly in her heart.
He knew that at this moment he should just stay in the inn and wait, but he really couldn't wait.
Ah Rou's whereabouts are unknown and his friends are trying their best to find him. How can he not do his part?
Even wandering around the streets is better than sitting there.
In the evening, when the agreed meeting time came, Chen Xiao took Tong Nuonuo directly back to the inn where they were staying.
Chen Xiao sighed in disappointment and complained, "The Elders' Council of Yanxia Cliff is too bad! I was hoping to borrow some manpower from them, but apart from the on-duty personnel, there is no extra manpower. Moreover, they told me that half of the guards are part-timers, and those who are not on duty are not here. They are either out for training or at home for cultivation."
This was the first time Chen Xiao had seen such a bizarre situation, and he was stunned when he heard it.
Tong Nuonuo thought this was normal: "The situation in Amur Heaven Realm is different from other places. It is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many dwarfs. The minority tribes naturally form a camp and it is impossible for them to be of the same mind as ordinary cultivators. As a result, the governing organization here can only be a loosely structured elder council, and it has no prestige."
Chen Xiao nodded: "You are right. If they can't work together, they will not have any cohesion, and they will not have the ability and strength to manage Yanxia Cliff, and they will not be able to develop as a force. It's a vicious cycle. I think they not only have low prestige, but also serious financial problems, otherwise it would be impossible for more than half of the guards to be part-time."
If there was no such thing as bankruptcy in the world of immortal cultivation, the Elders' Council of Yanxia Cliff would probably be the first government agency to go bankrupt and be dissolved due to the financial crisis!
It was really outrageous and unbelievable. Chen Xiao found it hilarious just thinking about it.
But when he thought about the hopelessness of getting help due to the unexpected incompetence of the Elders' Council, Chen Xiao couldn't laugh.
When they returned to the inn where they were staying, Xi Yunting and Jing Hui were already there.
After communicating with each other for a while, they found that neither of them had gained anything. Chen Xiao was very disappointed and his mood became increasingly depressed.
Tong Nuonuo frowned anxiously and started biting his fingers.
Xi Yunting comforted them and said, "I have discussed with Master Jinghui. We will go to Zhishitang tomorrow to hire more people and conduct in-depth inquiries."
Jing Hui nodded and said, "That's right. If you ask a hundred people and they don't know, then ask a thousand, or ten thousand. If you ask everyone on Yanxia Cliff, you will definitely find a clue."
Chen Xiao reluctantly pulled the corner of his lip and accepted the plan.
Tong Nuonuo was not so optimistic, because the mobility was too great and it was very likely that the person who really knew the clue was not in Yanxia Cliff at this time.
In a blink of an eye, five days passed.
Countless seemingly true news came together, and every time I left with hope, I came back with disappointment.
Among them, there were inevitably misinformation and false reports, and even more hateful were the hooligans who used false information to cheat the bounty. After several notorious scoundrels were shot dead on the spot, no one dared to waste their time with the mentality of taking advantage of luck.
Everyone was exhausted from the ordeal. Even Chen Xiao, who always respected life, looked at the people being executed with the same coldness in his eyes as Xi Yunting.
After another three days, the amount of information sent in dropped sharply, and the few people had to try another search method.
Xi Yunting went to investigate the known missing persons, trying to find out if these people had anything in common with Tang Ru; Jing Hui went to look for the nameplates of the dead registered at Zhishitang and looked through the lists within the past two years; Chen Xiao and Tong Nuonuo, who were most familiar with Tang Ru, were assigned to the mass grave to compare whether Tang Ru was among the unidentified corpses.
To be honest, if there were no clues at all, Chen Xiao and Tong Nuonuo would not want to think about it.
Could it be that their friend Ah Rou is no longer alive?
Digging the dead out of the grave and identifying the body from the bloody remains is already a test of the heart.
Not to mention, every time they found a dwarf unidentified corpse, the ups and downs of their mood from fear to relief constantly irritated the nerves of both of them.
Fortunately, Tang Ru was not found among the unidentified corpses buried in the past two years.
This made the two of them breathe a sigh of relief.
On the way back, Tong Nuonuo asked Chen Xiao what to do next.
Chen Xiao thought for a moment and said, "My eldest brother's progress is slow and he has to travel a lot. I plan to go help him tomorrow."
Tong Nuonuo said: "In this case, I will not go out tomorrow. I will wait for you to come back at the inn."
Since Tong Nuonuo didn't go with him, Chen Xiao wouldn't have to pay attention to his whereabouts, which was certainly a worry-free thing for him.
But Tong Nuonuo had always been unwilling to sit and wait, so why did she change her mind?
In response to Chen Xiao's question, Tong Nuonuo answered him like this: He had a new idea in the agency, and if it was feasible, it might be helpful in finding Tang Ru.
But in fact, Tong Nuonuo lied about this matter.
Early the next morning, the three of them left. Tong Nuonuo made some preparations and also left the inn.
Over the past few days, several people have tried almost every possible way and contacted people from all walks of life, but there is still no news.
But there was one place they didn't go, but Tong Nuonuo felt that the people there should be able to find clues - that is the black market brokers.
People in the black market are very alert and will not tell the truth if there is something a little unusual. When dealing with them, skills and experience are very important.
However, Xi Yunting and Jing Hui's aura and temperament make it obvious that they are not the kind of people that brokers are willing to deal with, and Chen Xiao lacks skills and experience, and his appearance and demeanor can easily reveal flaws.
Only Tong Nuonuo, who had been deeply involved with the brokers together with Jingguo and Tang Ru for a long time, could be qualified for the job.
But if he told it to others, Chen Xiao would definitely not trust him to act alone, so Tong Nuonuo could only act first and report later.
He was not worried about getting lost and not being able to find his way back to the inn.
When he was still in Taizhen, Chen Xiao was busy doing Feng Shui outside all day long. Tong Nuonuo locked himself in the room and developed a new guiding mechanism based on the new material magnet given to him by Chen Xiao - the Chen Xiao Needle!
This little thing is similar to the Tong Nuonuo needle that Quezhai Sanren made for him, but the positioning is more accurate and can also calculate the distance. Even if Chen Xiao is moving, Tong Nuonuo can calculate how to meet him faster based on the distance.
Tong Nuonuo found three people to lead the way before he successfully arrived at the entrance of the black market.
It wasn't that he wanted to create confusion and make it impossible for people to track his way back, but he had to do so because he got lost along the way.
They had clearly set out early in the morning, but arrived at the destination after noon. Tong Nuonuo could only comfort himself that at least his purpose of being mysterious had been achieved.
At this time, the child Nuonuo was wearing dark clothes from head to toe, and his face was wrapped with a scarf, which completely covered everything except his eyes.
He walked into the black market. Most of the people here were dressed like this, coming and going in a hurry, with mysterious looks. One could tell at a glance that they were not doing serious work.
There were a few people on guard at the entrance, but they glanced at him and then looked away.
Perhaps they couldn't tell anything from his steps and demeanor, but just by looking at the equally concealed mechanism box behind him, these experienced people could guess that he was a mechanism master.
For the mechanical engineers who often struggle on the poverty line, the black market is their best choice for selling and purchasing goods. And mechanical engineers are basically regarded as one of the groups that are harmless to the black market.
And this is one of the reasons why Tong Nuonuo must go into battle personally.
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