“Ahem.”

Hearing this, the old man showed a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face.

He touched his messy beard awkwardly: "This is not... This is not..."

No matter what, the first people to suspect are definitely outsiders! Who would want to suspect their own people? Qiao Bai: "I can understand."

Listening to Qiao Bai's words, the old man showed a relieved smile.

Qiao Bai continued, "It's been a while since Wanmu City was sealed off, right? So have you found out anything?"

"Or are you planning to keep him locked up like this?"

The old man and Qiao Bai looked at each other.

There is no one who comes with bad intentions.

But it's obvious.

This matter must be given a fair explanation and treatment.

In the end, the old man took a step back.

"You're right. We've been investigating those foreign professors and scholars for several days, but we found nothing."

"Nothing."

There was an indescribable heaviness in Darazaxi's tone.

Qiao Bai could understand his feelings.

Investigated.

But nothing was found.

There are only two possibilities.

One possibility is that the person who committed the crime is really good at hiding, and he must have done an investigation in advance and made full preparations.

I couldn’t find it before.

I searched further but still found nothing.

Another possibility is that the perpetrators are not outsiders at all, but local residents of Wanmu City.

From the perspective of blood, customs and habits.

Wanmu City still retains its ethnic culture to a certain extent.

When one of their own people commits a crime, the impact on them will be more serious than they imagined.

But for Qiao Bai, it doesn't seem to have much to do with him? Let them solve their own problems.

After communication.

Qiao Bai met Zhou Xinran and the others smoothly.

"Qiao Bai?!"

When I heard the sound of the door opening, I thought it was those people from Wanmu City coming to ask me some random questions.

He turned his head impatiently and looked towards the door.

Then Zhou Xinran saw someone she had never expected to appear here.

Others: “?”

Hmm? Qiao Bai?

This name sounds a little familiar!

Then look at the person at the door.

Seems to look familiar?

Then everyone reacted.

It's not just that he looks familiar, they really know this person.

Matched Qiao Bai's name and appearance.

"you……"

Qiao Bai walked in and interrupted what Zhou Xinran wanted to say.

He took the initiative to talk about the current situation in Wanmu City.

"…That's about it." Qiao Bai omitted the part about Jianmu and the sacred tree and did not elaborate.

Everything else that can be said has been said.

Including why they were temporarily detained.

Everyone: “…”

"No, what does it have to do with us if their things are lost?"

"Maybe... it was stolen by some despicable outsider?"

"I am also... speechless! I am really speechless!"

"That wreath sounds like it is indeed very important. If that's the case, it's understandable that they are nervous, but that doesn't mean I have to accept it."

Everyone was talking at the same time.

Zhou Xinran suddenly said: "This matter really has nothing to do with our people."

Suddenly the room was quiet.

The crowd who had just been complaining indignantly suddenly fell silent.

How do I say this? I promise everyone that I can do it.

But it’s hard to tell whether it’s real or not.

"Anyway, thank you." After throwing out such a big bomb that made everyone suspicious of each other, Zhou Xinran looked at Qiao Bai.

She said to Qiao Bai gratefully.

Qiao Bai shook his head: "It's okay."

The discovery of Jianmu alone is quite worthwhile.

Zhou Xinran doesn't think so.

Just because Qiao Bai knew where she was going didn't mean he had an obligation to find her.

Zhou Xinran moved closer to Qiao Bai and asked in a low voice, "Can't we get out if we don't find anyone?"

“Not really.”

Qiao Bai, who was treated as Jianmu's own cub, said confidently.

"But it would be better to find out who stole the wreath."

Thinking that the wreath came from Jianmu, Qiao Bai felt that he should take this matter seriously.

Zhou Xinran nodded: "Of course, and I doubt this matter..."

Zhou Xinran paused and glanced at Qiao Bai.

Qiao Bai: “?”

Why are you looking at him?

Before Qiao Bai could ask, he heard Zhou Xinran lower her voice again and speak in a low voice.

"And I suspect this matter is related to the previous incident where your research results were leaked."

At the end of her speech, Zhou Xinran's voice almost became a breath.

Only Qiao Bai, who was beside Zhou Xinran, could hear it.

Qiao Bai: “…”

Forehead.

Qiao Bai opened his mouth, wanting to explain something.

Then I realized that this is really hard to explain.

Who knows?

Although there is no sign of his research results being leaked from within, most of the information seems to be a compilation and speculation of fragments of information on the Internet.

But who knows? Who knows if the Jianmu wreath was stolen this time because someone, or a foreign force, was eyeing something with special beast-controlling powers.

"Let's investigate first. We can help together if possible." Qiao Bai said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhou Xinran stared at Qiao Bai with a strange look.

Qiao Bai: “?”

"Okay." Zhou Xinran nodded.

No one asked Qiao Bai how he did it, and how he made the locals in Wanmu City believe them.

Anyway, they should just think of a way to investigate together.

When these pet professors and scholars reappeared in the square, both tourists and locals showed surprised expressions.

Hmm? Hmm? "Good guy."

The young man who had been taught a lesson by the auntie before walked to Qiao Bai's side.

He nudged Qiao Bai's shoulder with his shoulder.

"I thought you were really going to be gone forever, but I didn't expect..."

As he spoke, the young man's gaze shifted from Qiao Bai to Zhou Xinran who was beside Qiao Bai.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Bai didn’t just come back by himself.

He also brought back the pet professors who seemed to have been locked up before.

"How on earth did you do that?!"

Qiao Bai smiled: "They are quite easy to talk to."

The young man gave Qiao Bai a look that said "Guess what I believe?"

Qiao Bai smiled but said nothing.

Seeing this, the young man scratched his head and didn't ask any more questions.

Qiao Bai casually found a place to sit down.

Zhou Xinran sat next to Qiao Bai, and the young man and the middle-aged woman also came over.

A few people were chatting casually.

Just at this moment.

Qiao Bai vaguely felt as if someone was looking at him.

"ah."

"It seems that I guessed it right."

Qiao Bai said with a smile.

Zhou Xinran: “?”

"Guess what."

I thought it would take several more days.

Qiao Bai even wanted to ask.

no?

How could such a person hide until now without being discovered?

You really don't doubt your own people at all, right?

Qiao Bai was speechless.

Fortunately, the old man is not really a vegetarian.

After learning that Qiao Bai had communicated with the sacred tree, and that the sacred tree was very angry about their loss of the wreath.

After thinking it was a case of them not paying enough attention to the garland.

The old man Darazaxi immediately abandoned all unnecessary entanglements and kindness towards his own people.

check.

We must get to the bottom of this.

Let the wreath return to its place! We must not let the Lord of the Divine Tree let down his anger!

So...

"We caught him." The old man stroked his beard and said seriously.

Qiao Bai was a little speechless: "Aren't you guys pretty fast?"

"Why did it take so long before?"

Qiao Bai was really speechless.

Aza and other young people looked at Qiao Bai's rude look and immediately wanted to scold Qiao Bai for his behavior.

But he was stopped by the old man.

"No."

"He's right. This time we were indeed too... incompetent."

Upon hearing this, Aza and the others showed angry expressions on their faces.

Because of the old man's obstruction, they could not direct their anger at Qiao Bai.

So everyone turned against the guy who stole the wreath.

"Damn it! I didn't expect it would be you, Rama!"

"Lama is usually a kind person. When the wreath disappeared, it was this kid who reminded me that it might be related to those foreigners... I..."

"Who would have thought that this guy would deliberately lead us like this!"

The more he talked, the angrier he got! Qiao Bai also took a look.

The one called Rama is a middle-aged man.

It looks a bit dark.

With his head tilted, I couldn't see his specific appearance clearly.

He looked very quiet and taciturn.

At first glance, he does seem like a reliable, nice guy.

Seeing that they were talking more and more, Qiao Bai waved his hand, a little impatient: "I'm not interested in the reason why the wreath was stolen, etc. I don't want to listen to people kneeling, crying, and repenting."

Rama: “…”

Hearing Qiao Bai's voice, Lama immediately remembered how he was exposed.

He raised his head angrily and glared at Qiao Bai viciously.

Qiao Bai turned a blind eye.

Scared? Impossible.

"Where's the wreath?"

"Once we're done we can get out."

The 24 hours haven't even arrived yet. If we hurry up enough, we might not even have to bother the alliance.

"This..." Hearing Qiao Bai's question, the old man's expression gradually became embarrassed.

Qiao Bai: “?”

Qiao Bai also thought of a possibility.

"No way?" Qiao Bai said in surprise, "That wreath should have been preserved for many years. How could it be destroyed so easily?"

Qiao Bai didn't quite believe it.

But the old man showed a bitter expression on his face: "I don't believe it either, but...but...ah!"

As he spoke, the old man pushed a square, rustic wooden box that didn't look very big in front of Qiao Bai.

Look down.

Inside was something broken into pieces, colorful like glass.

wreath.

Qiao Bai looked a little surprised.

From the photo it looks like an ordinary wreath.

But why does the real object look more like some kind of glass crystal?

"Lord Sacred Tree..." A bitter taste appeared in Darazaxi's mouth as he spoke.

Chopper said nothing.

What would Jianmu think when he saw the shattered wreath? He didn't know.

Just as Qiao Bai was about to return the wooden box, he discovered that he couldn't push it.

Qiao Bai: “?”

Qiao Bai suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Darazaxi in front of him with shock.

No?! What do you want to do, old man? Qiao Bai asked with a horrified look.

"This beastmaster..."

"Stop!" Qiao Bai stretched out his hand and interrupted the old man before he finished speaking.

Qiao Bai rubbed his arms, his face full of disgust: "Don't call me like that, if you call me like that, nothing good will happen!"

Although but.

Qiao Baike has not forgotten that this old fox was planning to plot against him from the beginning.

Old fox...ah no, after hearing what Qiao Bai said, the old man showed a little bit of embarrassment on his face.

A little bit.

"I apologize to you for my previous behavior." Darazaxi's expression was extremely sincere.

"I still want to ask you about the wreath..." Darazaxi didn't say the rest of the words, and looked at Qiao Bai with pleading eyes.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became weird.

Young people like Aza wanted to say something, but seeing how sincere the clan leader Dara Zaxi was to Qiao Bai, they didn't dare to do anything.

Zhou Xinran frowned.

"If there's any danger..."

"It's okay." Qiao Bai shook his head.

Looking at the wreath in the wooden box, Qiao Bai thought about it and nodded in agreement to help them communicate this matter with Jianmu.

"I'll try, but I can't guarantee it."

"Thank you so much!"

…

The communication process was much simpler than Qiao Bai had imagined.

Jianmu originally treated Qiao Bai as his own child and wanted to dote on Qiao Bai madly.

Qiao Bai came to Him with a broken wreath.

Explain the truth of the matter.

It's probably a story of jealousy.

He is jealous of young people because they are better than him.

Jealous that young people are more valued than him.

Bewildered.

Did this kind of thing.

Jianmu shook the branches: "Oh."

Not really caring.

"So what should we do about this?" Qiao Bai raised the wooden box containing the tattered wreath fragments in his hand and asked Jianmu.

Jianmu: "Do you want it?"

Qiao Bai: “?”

"Why do I need this? It's useless."

"Why is it useless?"

Qiao Bai was stunned by Jianmu's question.

etc?

What does this mean? Qiao Bai understood it and looked at Jianmu in surprise.

"You mean... even if this thing is broken into pieces like this, it's still useful?" Qiao Bai didn't understand and was surprised.

But Jianmu nodded as a matter of course: "Of course, this is the condensation of my power."

“The shape is just random.”

"The change in shape does not affect its function."

Qiao Bai: “…”

This explanation... makes so damn sense.

"Okay, I'll send it back to them later." Qiao Bai put away the wooden box.

He did not forget the old man's heartbroken expression when he saw the wreath.

Although Wanmu City did not handle this matter properly.

But this does not mean that Qiao Bai hates Wanmu City.

This method of taming animals by utilizing blood is still very useful.

Qiao Bai was about to leave after saying this: "Remember to resume normal entry and exit."

(End of this chapter)