Chapter 28: The superpowers are all powerful
Everyone who knows her knows that An Jinzhu's return this time is to add insult to injury to Jiang Zhen. Now that Gu Hui is back, she needs to pay the price for her previous slander, but she doesn't want to pay this price. Now there is still a glimmer of hope, that is, Gu Hui will say in person that it was Jiang Zhen's mistake in supervision that led to the child being lost.
An Jinzhu reached out to Gu Hui and said, "Gu Hui, mom came back because she was worried about you. Tell mom how you got lost. Your aunt didn't take good care of you, right?"
Gu Pan no longer considered her his mother and said, "Don't lie to Gu Hui. My brother and I will publish an announcement in the newspaper tomorrow to sever ties with you."
Gu Pan is just a child, so naturally she cannot go to court to sue and sever the relationship, but saying it made An Jinzhu feel uncomfortable.
"Panpan, you weren't like this before."
Gu Pan asked her curiously, "You've never taken me with you. Are you imagining what I am like?"
Gu Hui didn't want to listen to the quarrel anymore. He and his uncle had agreed on an explanation. He held Jiang Zhen's hand tightly and said clearly, "It has nothing to do with my aunt. I wanted to go out and play with my uncle, so I hid in the trunk of the police car and fell asleep."
An Jinzhu didn't believe it at all: "How is this possible, Gu Liancheng, are you teaching a child to lie like this?"
Jiang Zhen knew what was going on. This was something Gu Liancheng had discussed with Gu Hui in order to reduce her troubles.
She picked up the child to prevent An Jinzhu's questioning from reaching the child's face.
Gu Liancheng stood in front of him tacitly: "What Gu Hui said is true. But you have been making trouble at my wife's workplace and the Public Security Bureau for the past ten days, asking her to be punished instead of looking for the child. Now that the child is back, you are not happy and continue to make trouble. I don't need to tell you what my intention is. I think everyone can see it clearly."
An Jinzhu was so embarrassed by the questioning that she could only continue to defend herself: "Don't dodge the important questions. How come you didn't call me back even once in the past half month?"
Gu Liancheng blocked her words with one sentence: "I'm going to carry out a confidential mission. If I make a phone call, wouldn't that be a leak?"
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The reasons given by Gu Liancheng were so serious that An Jinzhu couldn't refute them even if she had doubts. She had completely given up. After all the trouble she had, she would have something to explain when she returned home, so she let it be.
Gu Liancheng didn't give her a chance to leave: "You want to leave after all this trouble?"
"What else do you want?" An Jinzhu felt that she was being tricked by Gu Liancheng and Jiang Zhen.
Gu Liancheng and Xu Xiangping, who was standing by and was still in shock, said, "Director Xu, An Jinzhu was instigated by Yu Qiaoying to slander my lover. I want to call the police. You won't dismiss the case just because they are your relatives, right?"
In front of so many indignant people, Xu Xiangping knew what to say: "Of course I will accept it. Before you came back, I had someone take Yu Qiaoying away. If you want to sue her, five days may not be enough."
An Jinzhu panicked: "I am Gu Pan and Gu Hui's biological mother. It will not be good for the two children if I keep a detention record. Gu Liancheng, are you crazy?"
With Jiang Zhen and Gu Hui's invisibility, the children will benefit. Gu Liancheng led the older one and held the younger one in his arms: "Let's go, report the case first, and then go home."
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After reporting the case to the police station, Gu Liancheng called his eldest sister and grandfather. He had already reported to Xiao Jianzhou and gave the same explanation to his eldest sister and grandfather. Gu Hui crawled into the trunk of the bus he was riding on on a business trip and fell asleep.
Gu Jiaoxia didn't think about what was unreasonable about this, and smiled brightly: "I said, it can't be Jiang Zhen's fault. She has been under so much pressure in the past half month. She is too wronged."
Xiao Jianzhou felt increasingly heavy in the heart. If she didn't tell him the secret that Jiang Zhen had kept, it would be useless even if she kept it locked up. Gu Hui could become invisible, so wouldn't it be easy for Jiang Zhen to disappear?
If there are other people with superpowers in this world, who would know? I can only rely on Jiang Zhen, so I must treat Jiang Zhen with sincerity.
However, the more trump cards Jiang Zhen has, the less likely anyone can hurt her. She is not afraid of the Sheng family or the Lan family.
Xiao Jianzhou said, "For An Jinzhu's matter, the Sheng family may ask someone to come to you for help. Regardless of threats or requests, ignore them."
Gu Jiaoxia said: "It's good that I don't scold them. They should know their own limitations and not come to ask for scolding."
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Gu Hui returned safely with Gu Liancheng. The family reunited and relaxed, and they all ate two large bowls of rice. After dinner, the children went to see the rabbits. Gu Liancheng also came to see them and asked in confusion: "Two little rabbits were born in one litter?"
"No, four." Jiang Tang said, then realized he had let the cat out of the bag and didn't dare to look up.
Gu Pan hurriedly made up for it: "Two little rabbits died."
In fact, I picked two baby rabbits, a male and a female, and raised them in the space.
Jiang Zhen gave Gu Hui a look and hid in the kitchen to have a private chat with the little guy: "Gu Hui, tell me quickly, how did you get caught by the bad guys, how did you escape, and how did you meet your uncle?"
Gu Huike couldn't explain all these questions, and his uncle said that if his aunt asked, he could put the blame on him.
Gu Hui said pitifully: "Aunt, I can't explain it clearly, but my uncle can. Can you let him tell you?"
During this half month, it was difficult for Gu Hui, Jiang Zhen agreed and asked, "Does your uncle know about the invisibility?"
Gu Hui nodded in fear: "My uncle found out, but the space didn't tell him."
Jiang Zhen nodded: "That's good. I know what to say now."
"Why don't you two go look at the rabbits?" Gu Liancheng came over. He also had something to say to Jiang Zhen.
Jiang Zhen asked Gu Hui to go back and check, but Gu Hui ran out immediately.
Jiang Zhen sat back under the stove and said, "Wash the dishes and boil some hot water."
Gu Liancheng took the rag tacitly, thinking about how to start the conversation and talk frankly about what had happened in the past half month.
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Jiang Zhen thought the same thing. Gu Liancheng was already very good. He said what he could say. Now it was just the two of them. He continued to act stupid. Jiang Zhen smiled and asked, "You know that Gu Hui can become invisible, right?"
Gu Liancheng also laughed: "I knew you wouldn't let your child take risks for no reason. Can you tell me how Gu Hui got this invisible ability? I was really scared to death at that time."
Jiang Zhen himself hasn't figured it all out yet: "I'll tell you when I figure it out completely. Jiang Zhao, Gu Pan, and Tang Tang, they also have it, but I promised them not to tell. If you want to know, you can ask them yourself."
Jiang Zhen was so frank, Gu Liancheng could certainly wait: "Okay, I'll ask you when I'm free. There's no rush. Gao Yunxiu has been captured, and several of her accomplices were shot dead in the resistance. Their bodies have also been brought back. Shall we go and touch the bodies tonight?"
Jiang Zhen stood up immediately. Are all the colleagues in the Political Security Section who are working overtime waiting?
"It's such an urgent matter, why are you talking about irrelevant things for so long? Let's go and talk while we walk."
Gu Liancheng hurriedly followed. What he said were all very important things. There was no need to rush to deal with Gao Yunxiu in a day or two.
"If we both leave, the children may not be safe at home."
Jiang Zhen would have been worried before, but now that the kids have special abilities, it doesn’t matter: “They are very powerful now and can protect themselves, so it won’t be a problem.”
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On the way to the Municipal Bureau, Gu Liancheng talked about the important things that happened in the past half month.
Gao Yunxiu disguised herself and didn't get on the ferry until the afternoon. It was originally thought that she would go to the border, but she didn't. Instead, she went to a small mountain village in central Ontario and never came out. It must be a stronghold. If a stranger went in for inspection, it would arouse vigilance. If she ran into the mountains behind, it would be almost impossible to find her.
It is necessary to find out Gao Yunxiu's specific hiding place so that the arrest can be foolproof. At the critical moment, Gu Liancheng was hit by something, and then Gu Hui appeared out of nowhere and fell into his arms.
Gu Hui suddenly appeared, and Gu Liancheng was greatly surprised. He thought that it was a child from another world who looked like Gu Hui.
After asking about the situation, it was found out that Gu Hui was abducted by Gao Yunxiu's accomplices and came to this village a day earlier. Today, he found an opportunity and escaped using his invisibility ability.
Afterwards, Gu Hui used his ability several more times to help find out the number of gangs lurking in the small mountain village.
Gu Liancheng said: "Without Gu Hui, it would be difficult to catch all the enemy spies lurking in the village this time, but Gu Hui's invisibility seems to have energy storage. After the energy was exhausted, I tried several times on the way back, but it didn't work."
"Ah? I really don't know that. I'll look for the pattern later."
"Do you think he will regain his ability to become invisible?" Gu Liancheng asked.
Jiang Zhen probably thought it was because he hadn't eaten or drunk anything in the space for half a month. If he continued eating, he should be able to recover.
"It should be possible. Let's keep it for a while and see."
Gu Liancheng asked: "How do you plan to raise it?"
Jiang Zhen: "Raise it normally."
Gu Liancheng thought that Jiang Zhen was unwilling to say it at the moment because she felt that the time was not right, so he didn't force her to ask. He took Jiang Zhen to touch the bodies.
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After touching the body, Jiang Zhen said: "After Gao Yunxiu was arrested, her accomplices were shocked. They all went all the way from the border to the inland, and gathered in the safe base of Ontario to rely on relatives and friends. They planned to hide in Ontario for more than ten years, bleach their identities, and let the next generation continue to engage in espionage activities."
Gu Liancheng: ...Gao Yunxiu didn’t tell us about the evil plan that would sacrifice all future generations.
Jiang Zhen wrote down the names of several people and said, "These people are the key targets of their plan. You have rooted them out this time. I don't know if there will be other spies coming in the future. You should focus on protecting them.
Gu Liancheng compared the information Jiang Zhen obtained after touching the corpse. Gao Yunxiu had concealed something, but not much. With the information he got, he interrogated Gao Yunxiu overnight, breaking down her psychological defenses. She confessed everything and signed the contract.
Gao Yunxiu had given up hope. She only had two questions to ask: "How did Gu Hui escape? How did you figure out our number before arresting us?"
“That’s not a question you can ask.”
Gao Yunxiu wanted to but couldn't tell her, but she felt unwilling to not ask.
Gu Liancheng thought of Gu Hui. Jiang Zhen gave him superpowers, but unfortunately he couldn't maintain them. If he could recover, it would mean that Jiang Zhen had a way to sustain it.
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Jiang Zhen came back first. He slept for a few hours before dawn. He made a rich breakfast. He used the vegetables in the space to stir-fry carrot shreds, potatoes with peppers, and eggs with leeks. Gu Pan told Gu Hui, "Eat more later."
Gu Hui nodded hurriedly: "Aunt, can I still regain the ability to be invisible?"
Jiang Zhen thought it was about right: "It should be OK."
Jiang Tang heard that Father Gu and Uncle Qingfeng would come to have breakfast soon, so she asked, "Mom, if Dad asks me, can I tell him my ability?"
Jiang Zhen smiled and said, "You decide, but don't tell me about the space."
"Is it okay to give the food in the space to Uncle Qingfeng?"
I didn’t dare to give space food to anyone other than my family before because I was worried that my secret would be discovered. Now according to the care provided, it should be fine to eat it a few times occasionally.
Gu Liancheng and Xiao Qingfeng came back together and were attracted by the breakfast: "Is the breakfast so good?"
Jiang Zhen said, "You guys haven't eaten well for half a month since you went out. These are just vegetables, not very good."
Xiao Qingfeng was hungry, so he sat down to eat as if he were at home. He tasted the leek and egg and praised repeatedly, "Jiang Zhao's cooking is getting better and better."
Gu Liancheng said, "You can't come here to eat for nothing. Wash the dishes first before you leave. Do you think the leeks taste any different than usual?"
"It's just leeks, what's the difference?" Xiao Qingfeng was puzzled.
Gu Liancheng understood that he was the only one who could taste the difference. For example, several dishes today were different from usual, but Xiao Qingfeng couldn't tell the difference.
In the era of material scarcity, everyone ate a lot. Although the breakfast was sumptuous and there was a lot of food cooked, there was nothing left over. Everyone ate to their heart's content, and Xiao Qingfeng took the initiative to wash the dishes.
Just after clearing the table, someone came over. The courtyard gate was open. The person stopped at the door and knocked. He was quite polite. But when he heard that the person knocking on the door was Sheng Lianrong, the smiles on their faces disappeared.
Jiang Zhen said: "She should be here to beg for mercy. I'll go out and take a look."
Xiao Qingfeng wanted to make things clear with Sheng Lianrong as soon as possible: "Sister-in-law, let me go."
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To be honest, when Xiao Qingfeng first met Sheng Lianrong, he did not like her because of her willful and blind righteousness. Later, her behavior of using connections to stay in the Experimental Primary School also disgusted Xiao Qingfeng.
After he came out, he saw the shyness on Sheng Lianrong's face and decided to become a bad guy as soon as possible.
"Thank you for taking care of me during those days in the hospital. I think you stayed in school because you liked me, so I had to tell you as soon as possible. Your behavior disgusted me. I didn't like you before, and I won't like you in the future. I hope you don't waste your precious time on someone who won't get anything in return."
Sheng Lianrong's secret love was extinguished by the hurtful rejection: "Comrade Xiao, I think you misunderstood. I don't like you at all, and I'm not staying for you."
"That's good." Xiao Qingfeng said, "Then I apologize for my wrong guess just now. Since we don't like each other, there is no need to meet in the future."
Sheng Lianrong couldn't stand it any longer, so she turned around and ran, but turned back before she reached the intersection. She came here early in the morning to beg for mercy on behalf of her family.
They could have talked peacefully, but Xiao Qingfeng provoked them just now, and the arrogance of the Sheng family came out in their bones.
"Gu Liancheng, you can't let your eldest brother's ex-wife have a criminal record just for your current wife. You have to consider Gu Pan and Gu Hui and not be too heartless. I hope you can withdraw the case now and don't take things too far."
Who did it to the extreme?
Jiang Zhen sneered, "When you were secretly in love with Xiao Qingfeng, you spoke to us quite normally. Now you don't pretend anymore, right? Let me ask you, when Yu Qiaoying heard that Gu Hui was missing, she used the feud between your two families to call Gu Hui's biological mother back and tried to kick me out of school. She went back and forth with the Education Bureau and the Public Security Bureau. Now she wants me to forgive her. Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be unreasonable?"
Sheng Lianrong pointed at the twins and said, "You said bad things about their mother in front of the twins?"
Jiang Zhen: "Do I need to say anything? The children saw everything you did. They themselves don't want to recognize their mother. Don't confuse right and wrong."
Gu Pan was so annoyed with her: "Don't bully my aunt, we are also very powerful. If your family dares to destroy our happiness again, I will remember this grudge and seek revenge on you when I grow up!"
Sheng Lianrong took a few steps back, unable to believe it: "Jiang Zhen, is this how you teach your children?"
Gu Pan immediately defended himself: "It wasn't my aunt who taught me that. I was just this kind of kid."
Gu Liancheng said impatiently: "We Gu family members are all like this. You Sheng family can bear grudges for several lifetimes, but our family can't bear grudges?"
When Xiao Qingfeng saw Sheng Lianrong's true nature when faced with difficulties, his indifference towards her turned into disgust. He turned his head away, not even wanting to look at her.
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Sheng Lianrong returned empty-handed and rushed back to school, where Chu Aihua was already waiting anxiously.
Her family started looking for someone last night, hoping to get Yu Qiaoying out and prevent her from being detained.
However, Yu Qiaoying's sister-in-law Xu Xiangping refused to release him. She called the provincial capital, saying that the connections she had found were useless and that she could not get any help. That's when she asked Sheng Lianrong to persuade Jiang Zhen not to sue for the sake of the future of their two children.
"Why did you come back just now? Is the matter settled? Did Jiang Zhen promise not to sue?"
"She didn't agree. The whole family, including the children, are as tough as stinky bones."
"Then go and ask Xiao Qingfeng for mercy. You should use your advantage. Even if you don't like him, you can still lie to him first. For your fourth sister-in-law, you are not willing to make this sacrifice?"
Speaking of the pain point, Sheng Lianrong glared at him, "Yu Qiaoying is also locked up. Our family is not as anxious as you. I have four sisters-in-law, and the fourth sister-in-law is the daughter-in-law my mother dislikes the most. Do you think that letting the fourth sister-in-law come to step on Jiang Zhen is to resolve the hatred with your family? My mother wants the fourth sister-in-law to be disliked by the fourth brother, and it would be best if she divorces and finds a new daughter-in-law. My mother will be happy, but she is not compromising with your family and thinking that you can control us. Don't be so proud."
Chu Aihua: ... "There really isn't a single kind person in your Sheng family. No wonder Gu Liancheng wouldn't let the child go to your house with his biological mother."
Sheng Lianrong didn't want to waste time arguing with her enemies: "We can bear to part with our fourth sister-in-law, but you can't bear to part with Yu Qiaoying. Go and fight on your own. The Sheng family won't accompany you."
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In a corner that they couldn't see, Gu Hui, who had regained some of his invisibility, told Gu Pan what he had heard: "Mom left Dad for a man like that. Mom is so stupid."
Gu Panke was angry: "She chose people like that as her family and doesn't want family like us. You are not allowed to call her mom anymore."
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Chu Aihua wanted to talk to Jiang Zhen once, and if they couldn't reach an agreement, she would think of another way. However, she couldn't find Jiang Zhen, and even the fourth-grade students were not there.
She asked the old principal: "Is there any activity in school today?"
The old principal said, "The first period of the fourth grade was yours, but I couldn't find you. Principal Jiang took the fourth graders to the mountain for an outdoor labor experience class. Principal Jiang asked you to write a self-criticism, and she will read it when she comes back."
Chu Aihua was annoyed. Jiang Zhen was taking revenge on her. It seemed that there was no need to talk. The best way was to find evidence of her mistakes so that they could negotiate with her. Then again, she brought so many children to the mountains. Did she want them to help her family dig wild vegetables?
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Jiang Zhen took the children to the mountains to experience life. In spring, they could dig bamboo shoots and pick mushrooms in the mountains, and they were lucky enough to catch a pheasant.
Under the leadership of Jiang Zhen, everyone worked together to dig a trap to catch wild boars. They made clear markings around the trap to prevent injuries to people. After covering the trap with soft dead branches and leaves, Jiang Zhen called the children to go down the mountain.
"We still have classes in the afternoon, so let's walk faster."
Compared to pheasants, the children were more concerned about whether they could catch a big wild boar: "Principal Jiang, do you think we can catch a wild boar?"
This is not an area where wild boars live, so it is almost impossible to catch one. However, Jiang Zhen can make the wild boar run into the trap by itself.
She smiled and said, "It depends on luck. We'll know tomorrow."
Dozens of children were in high spirits, carrying baskets and walking down the mountain together.
After school, Jiang Zhen took the pheasant and two large baskets of mushrooms and bamboo shoots, and went to the vegetable market with the fourth-grade student representatives to sell them. In the end, there were only a few bamboo shoots and some mushrooms left. In order to let the children go home early, she bought them herself, counted the money, gave the detailed account to the class monitor, and kept the money herself.
Chu Aihua watched Jiang Zhen take the money and leave, feeling contempt in her heart. Is that all she can achieve?
She caught up with the fourth grade monitor and asked, "Did Principal Jiang take away the money you earned from selling chickens and bamboo shoots?"
The monitor didn't like the new vice principal very much, but he still nodded honestly: "Yes, Principal Chu, do you have any more questions? I want to go home."
Chu Aihua felt that she had already got the upper hand over Jiang Zhen, and said with a smile: "It's okay, you can go back."
The monitor was puzzled. Teacher Jiang took them to dig bamboo shoots and traps to catch wild boars in order to sell some money to repair the classroom. Why did Principal Chu show such a contemptuous smile?
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For dinner, they killed the little rooster at home, stewed mushrooms and spring bamboo shoots, and made cornmeal pancakes. After eating, Jiang Zhen and Gu Liancheng said, "Take Jiang Zhao and Gu Pan to the mountains and drive a wild boar into a trap. We will sell it tomorrow to build a classroom."
Gu Liancheng: ...If he brings a gun, he has no problem doing that, but he is not brave enough to take two children to catch a wild boar.
"This is too dangerous. Let's go alone."
Jiang Zhen was very mysterious: "Don't you want to know the abilities of these children? Why don't you want to take the chance?"
Gu Liancheng: ...Now that you put it, it makes sense. To be on the safe side, he still applies for permission to travel with a gun.
Jiang Zhen shook his head: "No need, you have to trust the kids, they are very smart, they will run away if they can't win."
Jiang Zhen's confidence comes from Jiang Zhao and Gu Pan's abilities. Gu Liancheng is very curious: "Okay, let's go now. The sooner we go, the sooner we can return."
Gu Hui and Jiang Tang both wanted to go, but Jiang Zhen wouldn't let them: "We're catching wild boars tonight, it's not appropriate for you two to go and cause trouble, stay home."
Jiang Zhen felt that it was just a matter of driving a wild boar into a trap and there was no need for so many people to go. It was enough to let Gu Liancheng stay with the two children.
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Gu Pan and Jiang Zhao quickly brought Gu Liancheng to the trap. This was not the wild boar's activity range, and it might take a month for the wild boar to come. Gu Liancheng didn't know how to attract the wild boar with two children.
Gu Pan climbed up the tree, observed for a while, and pointed in a direction: "Brother, there are wild boars in that direction, you should be careful."
Jiang Zhao was about to go deep into the mountains, but Gu Liancheng was so scared that he didn't allow him to go: "How can you run around in the mountains at night?"
Gu Pan got down from the tree and chuckled, "No matter where my brother is, I can find him. Little uncle, we are very powerful. You will see how my brother will lure the wild boar here in a moment."
Jiang Zhao assured Gu Liancheng: "Dad, I can do it, otherwise Mom wouldn't let me come."
Gu Liancheng made way: "Okay, then you should be careful. If there are no wild boars, Dad will also be able to repair your school."
Although Jiang Zhao nodded in agreement, his mother said that he couldn't rely on others for everything, so he must lure the wild boar over today.
Gu Liancheng kept looking at the minute hand on his watch. Twenty minutes was too long. He tried to look for it several times, but was stopped by Gu Pan.
"Uncle, don't worry, I'm watching."
"Panpan, what on earth can you see?"
"Colors, everything in the world has its own unique color. Brother Jiang Zhao is here. Wow, there are two wild boars. Dad, let's get out of the way."
As he was speaking, Gu Liancheng heard the sound of a wild boar galloping. His hearing, like his sense of smell, became more and more sensitive. A few minutes after hearing the sound, he saw Jiang Zhao running towards him, leaping and moving in the forest like a nimble monkey. This astonishing speed frightened Gu Liancheng. Was this Jiang Zhao's special ability?
Jiang Zhao deliberately slowed down his speed and waited for the wild boars behind him. The one in front fell into the trap the moment he jumped up. The other wild boar couldn't stop and fell into the trap soon after, making a shrill cry.
With this cry, Jiang Zhao landed steadily on the ground on the other side of the trap.
He stood up and waited expectantly for Gu Liancheng to praise him under the moonlight: "Dad, am I good?"
Gu Liancheng suppressed his shock, walked over and patted the child on the shoulder, and affirmed him: "There are not many adults as good as you. Does your mother have any way to keep you so strong?"
Jiang Zhao: ... "I don't know, Dad. How about you ask Mom for me?"
Gu Pancai didn't think about the unfounded worries: "Why think so much? Isn't it enough to have it now?"
Gu Liancheng built a fence around the trap and said, "You two both have powerful abilities. Okay, let's go home first."
Now that we know about the abilities of the three children, I wonder what kind of abilities Jiang Tang will have?
Before he had taken a few steps, a white cat squatting on a tree branch suddenly jumped at Gu Liancheng's feet. It was so late at night that it scared him to death.
Gu Liancheng: "This white cat looks like the one you fed before."
"It's Dabai. Tangtang must have asked it to lead the way for us because she was afraid we would get lost."
Gu Liancheng: ... "Tangtang is so powerful? Can she hire a cat?"
Gu Pan enviously said, "Yes, both cats and dogs are fine. Tangtang can communicate with them. Cats are smarter, especially Dabai."
Gu Pan wanted to hug the white cat, but the white cat seemed to be a little disgusted, as if it knew that the people could walk home. It jumped onto a tree branch and disappeared after a few jumps.
Gu Liancheng could already imagine how much of a shock these four children could cause: "Don't show off your abilities."
"I know. Auntie has threatened us. We dare not and will not disobey her. Uncle, don't worry."
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