Li Zixiao narrowed his eyes, a hint of doubt creeping into his usually composed face: "So, perhaps this fake queen's identity isn't so simple after all?"
"Oh yeah, I remember now! The way she just picked up the knife... it looked like she was picking up a gun!"
However, since what he was holding was a long knife, the action was somewhat different from holding a gun.
Li Zixiao's face turned slightly cold and serious: "Yes, now that you mention it, I remember! It seems that this fake queen identity still needs some things. Maybe if we dig a little deeper, we can uncover some secrets! Then things will be much easier with Daddy and Mommy!"
"Yes, that's what I think too!"
*
Hotel in Country Y.
These are Gu Momo and Li Zhanting's assets in Country Y, so they can naturally evade capture by Country Y.
Gu Momo was startled awake by the phone call, and as soon as she answered, she heard Li Mo's anxious voice.
"Boss, the royal family of Y country has been robbed! Things have gotten out of hand, and even the guards have been mobilized!"
Gu Momo's drowsiness instantly lessened by more than half. "What happened?"
"I don't know. I just heard from the intelligence personnel who are lurking inside that someone sneaked in, hacked the entire surveillance and lighting system, and tricked the Queen into rolling down more than a dozen flights of stairs, dislocating her head!"
Hearing Li Mo's description, Gu Momo felt uneasy.
She quickly said, "Send people to search immediately! These two children are clever, but they are not capable of going against the royal palace!"
"Yes, boss!"
*
After going through countless hardships, Li Zixiao and Gu Jingxing finally escaped from the palace villa. However, to their surprise, they were blocked by several cars as soon as they reached the gate.
The two little ones had a bright idea and fled in two different directions, keeping in touch with each other using their wireless earpieces.
Mo Chen was the first to jump out of the car. Just as he was about to grab one of them, he discovered that the other had already run off in another direction.
"Brother, they look like they're from the royal palace!" Gu Jingxing said into the earpiece as he ran.
"Find a place to hide first, I'll flag down a car and come pick you up right away!" Li Zixiao instructed his younger brother, then waved down a taxi.
Just a second before the royal guards arrived, he had already opened the car door and slipped inside.
The driver stared blankly at the dark mass of people chasing after him, too scared to step on the gas. Li Zixiao, on a sudden inspiration, uttered a word he had never spoken before and called out a name he had never used before, "Uncle, save me, they are bad people!"
When Li Zixiao looked at him with that seemingly harmless, pitiful expression, the driver's sense of justice and protectiveness was instantly ignited. He sat up straight and said to Li Zixiao behind him, "Little kid, hold on tight!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped on the gas, and the car shot off like a wild horse.
Gu Jingxing watched as the scoundrels, now smaller and smaller, were left behind by the car, and jumped up with joy, "Whew! We finally shook off these nasty devils!"
Seeing his younger brother's excited expression, Li Zixiao felt no joy at all.
Since Gu Jingxing got into the car, the driver would occasionally glance back at them, his eyes always carrying an unusual glint.
"Little ones, where are you going now?" the driver asked, tilting his head slightly.
Because he was wearing a mask, Li Zixiao couldn't see his whole face, only his eyes stood out. But it was precisely those eyes that made him feel that this driver was not an ordinary person.
Gu Jingxing, oblivious to the problem, said, "We need to go find Mom!"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Zixiao immediately told him, "Let's go to the Royal Holiday Hotel in the capital."
The driver's expression returned to normal, and he simply nodded. "Then you can rest for a while. This hotel is quite far, about half an hour away. Don't worry, I'm definitely not a bad person. I'll take you to a safe place."
Li Zixiao's usually composed face gradually turned cold and stern, but he still maintained his rationality.
As the driver said, the car stopped half an hour later, but Li Zixiao and Gu Jingxing really noticed something was wrong.
This place is far from the city center and doesn't look like a hotel at all.
Before Li Zixiao could speak, the driver opened the door and threw the two of them out of the car.
Goodbye, guys, and best of luck!
The two children were too weak to resist him and fell to the ground with a thud. The driver then rushed back to the car, stepped on the gas, and drove off.
"Damn it! What a lousy place this is!" Gu Jingxing complained as he got up, rubbing his sore bottom.
Li Zixiao looked around. Apart from a few dilapidated old houses not far away, the place was desolate and empty. Everywhere he looked, there were people dressed in rags, sleeping in each other's arms.
A filthy stench filled the air, making one want to vomit, and the faces of the sleeping people were also full of fatigue and filth...
“Slums,” Li Zixiao blurted out.
He couldn't think of any other way to describe this place—it was too poor! Too miserable to bear!
What puzzled him was why the driver would abandon him and his brother in such a place.
Just as he was wondering, Gu Jingxing suddenly pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket.
They must have been secretly slipped in when the driver threw them out of the car.
"Brother, look! This is what the driver just handed me. It's obvious someone deliberately led us here!"
Gu Jingxing handed over the note, and Li Zixiao immediately saw the handwriting on it—Go find the crazy woman.
"What does this mean? What crazy woman?" Gu Jingxing knew it was a hint, but the hint seemed a bit far-fetched.
Li Zixiao narrowed his eyes: "We don't know who gave us this hint, but since that person was able to find us, it means they have some ability. And so far, it seems they don't intend to harm us..."
"This person looks too much like the one who's been giving us hints!" Gu Jingxing's eyes flashed with suspicion, then his delicate face became serious. "So the mysterious person hiding in the shadows might not be just him! He might have accomplices!"
"That's true." Li Zixiao rubbed the paper between his pale fingers, a calmness and rationality beyond his years appearing on his usually composed face.
"The note is here too, and he sent people to bring us here, which means the madwoman must be here! We have to find the madwoman, and maybe then we'll understand what his implication meant!"
"Okay! That's the only way!"
Gu Jingxing and Li Zixiao exchanged glances. Now, their only option was to start from this slum!
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