His words immediately struck a chord with Huangfu Bin: "I've already told you, he's not your big brother. You've been deceived to this extent, and you're still trying to speak well of him. Are you really stupid or are you just pretending to be stupid?"
Huangfu Xiong remained silent in the face of his father's accusations. He had been like this since he was a child. It wasn't that he didn't know how to refute, but he was afraid to speak. So he could only lower his head and remain silent: "..."
Huangfu Bing felt very unhappy when he saw Huangfu Xiong like this: "I am too lazy to talk to you. You might as well play chess with the seniors, hum."
Huangfu Ning and his companions, after a simple disguise, returned to Qinghe County. On the second day after their return, they brought the sable back to the place where they had found Huangfu Zhong. However, this time, there was something wrong with the sable. Huangfu Chongyou poked the lazy sable in his arms with his hands and said in surprise, "Hey, why is this sable so soft? Wasn't it very excited when I brought it here last time? Why is it like it's on drugs?"
Huangfu Ning analyzed, "...It seems they've taken Huangfu Zhong to another place for protection. This is going to be a bit troublesome. Finding someone in such a large city like Qinghe County is quite difficult if you're not familiar with the situation."
Huangfu Chongjun suggested, "How about we go out and ask around on the street? These neighbors are always keeping an eye on everything, and maybe we can find some valuable information."
Huangfu Ning turned around and saw the expectant glint in the children's eyes. He said with a headache, "...Okay, stop looking at me like that. It feels weird. Let's do it the same as before. We'll meet at the residence at dinner time. If anything happens during that time, just run away."
"clear!"
After seeing the three young men disappear from his sight, Huangfu Ning fixed his gaze on the busy government office: "If those three little guys knew I wanted to find the place Lin Feng mentioned, they would definitely follow me. It's safer to act alone."
After arriving near the government office, Huangfu Ning carefully searched the surrounding area for a while and indeed found a suspicious ice cellar. "...This should be it, little darling. Go in and observe it first. Come back to me if there's anything wrong."
After a while, the sable that had escaped from Huangfu Ning's sleeve came back dripping wet. After shaking off the water droplets on its body, it rubbed its head against Huangfu Ning, as if to say that it didn't like the feeling of being wet and asked him to think of a way to solve it quickly.
Huangfu Ning took out a handkerchief and wiped the water droplets off Zidane's body, carefully examining the stains. The water looked ordinary, but it had a faint, strange smell. "There's so much moisture! A normal ice cellar shouldn't have this much water and ice. This must be it. Now we need to consider how to break through the wall or find the correct passage..."
After confirming the location, Huangfu Ning turned around and left without taking credit. After returning to the empty inn, Huangfu Ning ordered a table full of delicious dishes for himself, so as to satisfy his cravings before the three young men returned.
The three Huangfu brothers waited until dark before appearing before Huangfu Ning as if they had made an appointment. Huangfu Ning glanced at the large and small bags on their backs, and a fire in his heart suddenly ignited as if someone had poured oil on him. "Why are you back so late? I thought something happened to all three of you, but it turns out you were out shopping and having fun. I worried for nothing!"
The three of them hurriedly explained, "Uncle, don't get me wrong, we're really not just hanging out!"
Huangfu Ning looked at the things on the three of them and asked, "You've bought so many things and you're still saying you're not just strolling around. Do you think your uncle is old and easy to bully? Or do you think you've grown wings after being out here for a few days and want to go solo?"
Huangfu Chongjun saw that Huangfu Ning was about to get angry, so he quickly explained, "No, no, uncle, don't be angry. It's really not our fault that we want to buy things. It's all because of those stall owners. If you say a few words to them, they will let you buy things. We are also trying to gather information, so we have no choice."
In fact, Huangfu Ning was not really angry. He just wanted to tell them that they were just children. They should do things within their ability and not let adults worry about them. "Forget it, it's not my money you are using anyway. Tell me what you have gained today."
The three brothers followed the old rules. After deciding the order of speaking by rock-paper-scissors, they told Huangfu Ning one after another what they had learned today.
However, unlike the previous times, where at least I could get a lot of useful information, this time all I could find out seemed to be things that were right in front of me: "It seems that there is not much useful information..."
Seeing Huangfu Ning's expression suddenly become serious, Huangfu Chongjun said, "Don't worry, uncle. We will go out and ask around tomorrow. We will eventually find something."
Huangfu Ning glanced at the three of them, signaled them to speak more quietly, and said, "...it's better not to ask. I was so busy lecturing you that I didn't notice you were being watched."
The three brothers said that they had disguised themselves well along the way and should not have been discovered, and that they had taken many detours on their way back: "How is that possible!"
Huangfu Ning whispered, "What's going on in Qinghe County right now? Someone who's willing to spend money on so many useless things and spends all day on the street asking questions to vendors doesn't look like a good person."
After Huangfu Ning's reminder, the three teenagers suddenly realized that they had been too careless in handling matters this time, not considering the actual situation. "Then, uncle, what should we do now?"
Huangfu Ning analyzed: "Let's wait and see. The people following you haven't shown up yet. They are either one of us, or they are trying to play the long game and catch a bigger fish."
When Huangfu Chongyou mentioned the big fish, he suddenly felt hungry: "Then uncle, aren't you the big fish?"
Huangfu Ning said angrily: "It's all because of you guys. Stop talking nonsense and prepare food and water. We may have to find a new place."
As he spoke, Huangfu Ning took out a map of Qinghe County from his package and began to study it. Huangfu Chongyou exclaimed, "Wow, uncle, where did you find this map?"
"Princess's Mansion, do you think my early return means I won't gain anything?" After Huangfu Ning quickly glanced at the map, the atmosphere turned serious. "There are almost no absolutely safe places in Qinghe County. Travel is restricted now. Unless you have approval from Tianshu Tower, you can only enter but not leave. I wonder if there are still people like Zhou Weiyong in this city."
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