About half an hour later, Hu Zi came back in a hurry, followed by a short man.

Jian Hui was a little surprised. Did she really misunderstand Hu Zi? Xiao Ye went to meet him happily. As expected, he was not mistaken about Hu Zi. He was really a man of loyalty and righteousness.

"There is news." Hu Zi said as he came over.

"Really? What's the situation now?" Jian Hui jumped up excitedly.

"Li Xue is not here," Hu Zi ran with sweat all over his face, not even bothering to wipe it off. "She was taken to the patrol center."

"Patrol center? What is that place?" Xiao Ye asked anxiously.

"The patrol center is equivalent to the police station before the end of the world. Generally, major cases are handled there." said the short man behind Hu Zi.

"How do you know where Li Xue is?" Jian Hui was a little unconvinced. After all, Hu Zi was just a stranger to her. How naive she had to be to believe a stranger's words.

The short man didn't care about Jian Hui's obvious doubts, and said seriously: "This matter is not a very confidential matter. As long as you pay more attention, you can find out. What's more, I rely on this for a living." At this point, he had a proud look on his face: "As long as it's about Area B, I, Zhou Dafu, know it. As for other areas, as long as you want to know, I can also get accurate information. You are new here! The ice-type psychic in the cafeteria yesterday morning is the one you are looking for..."

Hu Zi waved his hand and interrupted him: "Okay, don't advertise at this time, take us to the patrol center quickly!"

The short man named Zhou Dafu chuckled: "I'm used to it, hehe, let's go!" Then he lifted his legs and walked forward.

Hu Zi followed closely. Xiao Ye was about to leave with Hao Hao, but was pulled back by Jian Hui.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Ye looked at Jian Hui in confusion.

Jian Hui rolled her eyes at Xiao Ye: "Can you trust these two people? You just followed them like this. What if..."

"It's okay. Anyway, we don't have any other way now. We'll know whether it's true or not by going and taking a look."

Hu Zi walked a long way and turned back to greet Xiao Ye and the others. He found that they were still standing there, so he didn't urge them, but just stood there waiting. He knew that Jian Hui didn't believe him, which was normal. In today's world, only a fool would believe everything others say. If it were him, he wouldn't believe it easily.

Zhou Dafu smiled maliciously and bumped Hu Zi with his shoulder: "See, you took my kindness for granted! You hurriedly called me here, but I don't believe you. I don't care whether I believe you or not, you have to give me the crystal core as promised."

Hu Zi glared at him: "You can't do without it, you are so calculating all the time."

"Hehe, business is business, friendship is friendship, and brothers should settle accounts clearly! I have given you a discount. If it were someone else, I would be a conscientious person in the industry if I didn't take the opportunity to raise the price." Zhou Dafu shook his head and slowly talked about his business experience. Hu Zi's

mouth twitched. It was really a discount, but he was not happy at all. 9.9% discount... Did they ask him to break the crystal core into pieces before giving it to him?

Jian Hui looked at Xiao Ye's indifferent look and was so angry that she wanted to jump up. What if Hu Zi really had evil intentions?

Xiao Ye knew what Jian Hui was worried about, so he changed his tone and said solemnly: "Hu Zi's character is still trustworthy. Besides, even if there is something wrong, don't forget that I am a mutant after all, and a mutant who is unknown to others. This is an extra layer of protection. Besides, aren't you also a mutant? What else do we have to be afraid of? It's useless for us to worry about it without any reason now, right?"

Jian Hui lowered her head and thought about it. Since this was the fact, she could only agree.

Jian Hui and Xiao Ye each took Haohao on one side and walked towards Hu Zi.

Hu Zi looked at them coming, without asking anything else, just smiled and motioned Zhou Dafu to lead the way.

Zhou Dafu also took a few people to take a shortcut and went through alleys. The further they walked, the more uneasy Jian Hui felt. She could only look around with vigilance.

Fortunately, after more than ten minutes, they followed Zhou Dafu and turned another corner. The building of the patrol center appeared in front of them.

Only then did Jian Hui secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhou Dafu chuckled, "Don't worry, sister. I am an honest man. I just want to save time and get you to the destination earlier. Now, I have completed my mission. I can't help you with anything else. I just know that your friends are still here. Okay, I'll leave first." Then he said to Hu Zi, "Big Hu Zi, I'm leaving first. Remember to give me the crystal core when you are free." After that, without waiting for Hu Zi to reply, he waved his hand and dived into the alley and disappeared.

Jian Hui was embarrassed after hearing what Zhou Dafu said. Being said to her face like that made her feel like a little bit of a chicken.

Hu Zi didn't mind and wanted to tell Jian Hui not to mind it, but when he saw that Jian Hui looked uncomfortable, he didn't say anything. He just smiled, put his hand on her head, and turned to look at the situation at the patrol center. Jian

Hui looked at Hu Zi's reaction and felt a little relieved. Fortunately, he didn't mind, otherwise she would be so embarrassed! Obviously, he was helping them out of kindness, but she still doubted him. If it were her, she would definitely be angry.

There were also soldiers standing guard outside the patrol center. Several people stepped forward and tried to ask if Xiangdong was there. The few people who had been stuck in the prison didn't hold out much hope. Who knew that the soldier looked at them carefully for a while, then said, "Wait." Then he entered the building of the patrol center.

Jian Hui and Xiao Ye looked at each other in surprise. Now they could finally get some news.

After a while, the soldier came back and said to them, "Go in! Meeting room No. 1 on the first floor." Then he stood back at his post.

Jian Hui and Xiao Ye looked at each other, nodded, and then took Haohao inside. Hu Zi followed them silently.

In fact, Jian Hui and Xiao Ye were not as calm as they looked. They were afraid that this was a trap. But they had no other choice but to bite the bullet and go in.

The patrol building was not as crowded as they had imagined. The whole building was very quiet, and the lobby was so quiet that one could even hear the echo of footsteps.

They soon found the reception room No. 1.

They knocked on the door, and it was quiet inside. They opened the door and went in, but there was no one inside.

They had no choice but to sit down and wait quietly.

Fortunately, Xiangdong opened the door and came in after a while.

Jian Hui and Xiao Ye stood up quickly and looked at Xiangdong nervously: "Is Li Xue (my sister) okay?"

Xiangdong shook his head: "Don't worry, it's just a question. Li Xue is safe now."

Haohao pulled Xiangdong's trouser leg: "Uncle Xiangdong, I want my mother." As he said this, his eyes turned red and tears welled up in his eyes.

Xiangdong picked up Haohao and said, "Don't cry. Mommy is fine. I will come and take you home soon."

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