readsfreenovel Chapter 369: Searching for Chen Duo's whereabouts, the villagers are very secretive, the clues
Chapter 369: Searching for Chen Duo's whereabouts, the villagers are very secretive, the clues
Inside the bamboo house in Biyou Village.
Ma Xianhong was sitting on a cushion with his eyes closed, resting.
In front of him stood the twelve superior aptitudes.
"Village chief, the temporary workers from 'Nadoutong' have already entered the village." Zhao Guizhen said.
"Yeah." Ma Xianhong slowly opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"Where do they live?" he asked.
"I live in the 'Zhuxiang Inn' at the entrance of the village." Fu Rong replied.
"'Bamboo Fragrance Inn'..." Ma Xianhong's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a playful smile.
"It seems that they are quite good at choosing places," he said.
"Village Chief, should we take action?"
Qiu Rang asked, with a hint of excitement in his tone.
"No hurry." Ma Xianhong shook his head, "Let's see what they want to do first."
"But, village chief..." Zhao Guizhen wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ma Xianhong.
"I know what you are worried about." Ma Xianhong said,
"You are worried that 'Nowhere Access' will destroy the peace of our Biyou Village."
"But please believe me."
"I won't let anyone destroy our Biyou Village."
"Village Chief, we believe in you!"
The twelve superior beings spoke in unison, their voices filled with firmness and determination.
"Yeah." Ma Xianhong nodded.
"You guys go down first and continue to monitor their movements."
"Remember, don't act rashly."
"Yes, village chief!"
The twelve superior aptitudes responded, turned around and left the bamboo building.
Ma Xianhong sat alone in the bamboo building, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
He knew that the temporary workers who went everywhere had bad intentions.
However, he is not afraid.
He believed that as long as he was there, Biyou Village would be able to survive this crisis.
……
As night fell, the villagers of Biyou Village had all returned to their homes.
The whole village fell into silence.
There were only a few dim lights flickering in the village, which looked a little weird.
Zhang Chulan and his group also returned to their rooms.
Instead of sleeping, they sat together and discussed the next plan of action.
"What should we do now?" asked Lao Meng.
"We can't stay here forever, can we?"
"Of course not." Su Chen said.
"We must find a way to find Chen Duo."
"But we don't even know where Chen Duo is." Wang Zhenqiu said.
"This Biyou Village is so big, how can we find it?"
"We can act separately." Xiao Zizai said.
"Everyone is responsible for an area, this way the chances of finding Chen Duo will be greater."
"No." Clarinet shook his head.
"This is too dangerous."
"We know nothing about the situation in Biyou Village. If we act separately, it will be easy for something to go wrong."
"What should we do then?" Xiao Zizai asked.
"You can't just sit there and wait for death, can you?"
"We can first ask the villagers for information." Su Chen said.
"See if you can find some clues about Chen Duo."
"That's a good idea." Black Tube nodded.
"We can pretend to be tourists and ask the villagers about Chen Duo."
"But you have to be careful not to arouse their suspicion."
"Yeah." Zhang Chulan nodded.
"Everyone be careful, we'll start the action tomorrow."
……
The next morning, Su Chen and his group got up early and left the inn.
They pretended nothing had happened and wandered around the village.
While enjoying the scenery in the village, they asked the villagers about Chen Duo's news.
However, the villagers seemed to be very secretive about Chen Duo's affairs and were unwilling to talk about it.
"My fellow villager, I want to ask you something."
Zhang Chulan stopped a villager who was working in the fields and asked with a smile.
"What's the matter?" The villager raised his head, glanced at Zhang Chulan and asked.
"We heard that there is a girl named Chen Duo in your village, is that right?" Zhang Chulan asked.
The villager's expression changed slightly, and a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes.
"Why...why are you asking this?" he asked.
"Oh, we are just curious." Zhang Chulan said with a smile.
"We heard that Miss Chen Duo is very beautiful, so we want to meet her."
"Well..." The villager hesitated and said,
"Miss Chen Duo is no longer in the village."
"Not in the village anymore?" Zhang Chulan asked in surprise.
"Then where did she go?"
"I don't know either." The villager shook his head.
"You'd better stop asking. Miss Chen Duo's affairs are not your business."
After saying that, he picked up the hoe, turned around and left.
Zhang Chulan looked at the villager's leaving back with a frown on his face.
"It seems that Chen Duo's matter is indeed not simple." He said to himself.
They continued to inquire about the news in the village, but the results they obtained were similar.
The villagers either said they didn't know or told them to mind their own business.
"What should we do?" asked Lao Meng.
"We can't get any news about Chen Duo."
"Don't worry." Zhang Chulan said.
"Let's think of another way."
"It seems that our blind groping in the dark is not a solution."
Black Tube narrowed one eye and raised his eyebrows habitually.
"The people in Biyou Village are very tight-lipped, so I can't get anything useful out of them."
"Why not go directly to Ma Xianhong?"
Xiao Zizai stroked his chin, his eyes behind the lenses flashing with excitement.
"Catch the leader first. Ask him directly. Maybe you can get something out of him."
"No, it's too risky."
Wang Zhenqiu rarely spoke, but his tone was as lazy as ever.
"We know nothing about Ma Xianhong and Biyou Village right now. If we act rashly, we will only alert the enemy."
"What should we do? We can't keep wasting time like this, right?"
Lao Meng was a little anxious. He looked around and said in a low voice,
"I always feel that there are eyes everywhere in this village, staring at us."
Su Chen remained silent. He looked around and seemed to be thinking about something.
“I think we can change our thinking.”
Su Chen spoke slowly, his voice was not loud, but it made everyone quiet down.
"What idea?" Zhang Chulan asked.
"Since the villagers won't tell us, let's start from other places."
Su Chen's eyes fell on a bamboo building not far away.
“For example, start from here.”
"You mean..."
Zhang Chulan followed Su Chen's gaze and immediately understood.
"You mean, go directly to Ma Xianhong's residence?"
"Yes."
Su Chen nodded.
"Instead of asking around here aimlessly, why not go and meet this village chief Ma directly?"
"This..." Clarinet hesitated.
"Isn't this too risky?"
"No risk, no gain." Su Chen said calmly.
"Since we are here, we don't plan to leave empty-handed."
"Okay, let's do it!"
Zhang Chulan slapped his thigh and made up his mind.
"Let's go meet this village chief Ma!"
After the discussion, they headed towards Ma Xianhong's bamboo building.
Before I got close to the bamboo building, a voice suddenly came:
"You have come from far away, and I, Ma, am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I hope you will forgive me."
Ma Xianhong walked out of the bamboo building slowly, wearing white clothes and barefoot.
He wore magical weapons he had made on his wrists, ankles and neck, and had a gentle smile on his face.
"Chief Ma?"
Zhang Chulan was a little surprised as he looked at the man in front of him who was completely different from what he had imagined.
"It's me." Ma Xianhong smiled slightly.
"Everyone, please come in and talk."
He stepped aside to make way and motioned Su Chen and others to enter the bamboo building.
"This……"
Hei Guan'er and Xiao Zizai looked at each other and saw a hint of vigilance in each other's eyes.
"They come, the security."
Su Chen said lightly and took the lead to step into the bamboo building.
Seeing this, Zhang Chulan and others followed.
The furnishings in the bamboo building are simple, yet elegant.
Ma Xianhong led everyone to sit down at a bamboo table and then personally poured tea for them.
"Everyone, try this tea." Ma Xianhong said with a smile.
"I brewed this using the bamboo leaves that are unique to Biyou Village. It tastes great."
Su Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip. He felt a refreshing fragrance coming to his nose, refreshing his heart.
"Good tea," he praised.
"You have come from afar, what are you doing here?"