Meng Xiaobei found no trace of stones in Gangwan Village and felt quite disappointed.

Could Shitou have been captured by Uncle Qiu's people long ago?

Judging from the time, it is not impossible.

If this is the case, the stone will definitely be in danger if it falls into the hands of Uncle Qiu and Sledgehammer. It is hard to say whether his little life will survive.

It's better to let the police arrest him.

Thinking of this, Meng Xiaobei felt a chill running down his spine.

She involuntarily quickened the pace of her steps.

After walking around for a long time along the street where we first came, we exited the bustling urban village. Then we ran to the Gangwan intersection as fast as we could, stopped a passing taxi, and headed straight to Leigong Ridge.

She was afraid that if she went late, the stone would really be damaged.

After all, she was the only one in the group who could speak up for the stone.

She couldn't let Uncle Qiu find out that she had been to Gangwan Village and looked for stones, but she could return to Leigongling openly.

Then you can pretend you don't know anything and let nature take its course and say a few nice words for the stone.

The taxi took Meng Xiaobei to the intersection of Leigongling as if it was flying all the way. As soon as Meng Xiaobei's feet landed, the taxi ran away as if it was the plague. Every second longer, he was worried that he would be infected.

It has been two months since I returned to Leigongling. Everything here is the same as before, but now, everything seems not so pleasing to Meng Xiaobei's eyes.

This is the most chaotic place in Southern Capital. Every day, gangsters from all walks of life dominate the market, and various dramas are staged.

Meng Xiaobei is tired of this place from the bottom of his heart.

People all walk towards heights. After you have adapted to the elevator, who would want to climb the stairs every day?

Meng Xiaobei sighed as she walked all the way, this is the place where she grew up, but when she came back again, she felt no joy in her heart.

Walking on the slope leading to Uncle Qiu's lair, Meng Xiaobei encountered all kinds of looks, some were envious, some were jealous, some were dismissive, and some were malicious.

"Look, the female devil under Uncle Qiu is back."

"I heard that I recognized a rich stepfather and climbed up a high branch. No wonder he wears clothes that look like a dog."

"Wow, I'm so lucky. Why haven't I encountered such a good thing?"

"Bah, are you as pretty as someone else? With your ugly face, no stepfather could fall in love with you."

"Hey, you've already gone out, why are you back?"

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It was quite boring. Meng Xiaobei didn't intend to pay attention to these boring discussions. Even if he punished them, he couldn't change their minds. They were still alive and well the next day.

When Meng Xiaobei entered the house where Uncle Qiu often played mahjong, there were a lot of people in the house as usual.

Seeing Meng Xiaobei come in, Uncle Qiu's smile turned into a chrysanthemum, and there was not only surprise but also a bit of surprise on his face.

He pushed down the mahjong tiles with both hands and shouted with a smile, "Hey, Xiaobei is here." The doting in his voice made everyone present get goosebumps.

Those who didn’t know thought that whose father called his daughter.

But Meng Xiaobei didn't feel any affection at all. She knew very well that this was just a mask that Uncle Qiu was good at disguising. If he peeled off the mask, he could immediately turn his back on the person.

Then Uncle Qiu brought out the best black tea to entertain the former right-hand man.

"Xiao Bei, how have you been over there lately? Have you encountered anything unpleasant?" Uncle Qiu was making tea carelessly while thinking about the words.

"It's okay," Meng Xiaobei responded lightly, quite perfunctorily. He looked up and looked at the people in the room. Shitou was not there, and neither was Monkey or A'kang.

Uncle Qiu was asking questions knowingly. Akang and Monkey were monitoring her every move. Could he know?

Seeing that Meng Xiaobei didn't want to talk, Uncle Qiu didn't ask any more questions.

After pouring the brewed tea into the small teacup, Uncle Qiu looked down and became silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little weird.

The sledgehammer who was leaning on the table and eating melon seeds glanced sideways at Meng Xiaobei, as if to say something, he opened and closed his mouth, snorted lightly, tilted his head and continued to crack melon seeds.

The stone is not here? Was it imprisoned by a sledgehammer? Or was the stone not found at all?

Meng Xiaobei was thinking about how to open his mouth to test. Uncle Qiu sighed at the side, raised his head and stared at her for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Xiaobei, you have been here since you were a child. I took you like this

It’s not easy after so many years.”

"Thank you, uncle," Meng Xiaobei lowered his head and looked at the tea cup in front of him without any special expression.

No matter how good she is outside, she will always call Uncle Qiu "Uncle" when she returns to Leigongling.

This is probably a habit that has been engraved in my bones since I was a child, and it is very difficult to change it even for a while.

Uncle Qiu pressed her collar, stood up and patted her head twice more, "You should rest for a while, and then we'll have dinner here tonight."

Then, he turned around and told his men to buy a chicken and come back to cook for dinner while he went upstairs with the teapot.

Meng Xiaobei has an exclusive room in Uncle Qiu's place. There is only a bed and table in the room for her to take a break when she is tired.

Uncle Qiu still reserved the room for her. Meng Xiaobei lay down on the bed bored, listening to the familiar noise outside, feeling a little irritable.

Where did the stone go?

Calculating the time, it was just over a week ago that Hou Hou and A Kang started monitoring her. She knew very well that Shi Shi was always more cautious in doing things.

Shitou had been planning this for several years.

Also missing along with the stone was Sledgehammer's twenty thousand yuan.

Amidst the chaos and noise outside, there was no sound of sledgehammers hitting rocks.

Could the stone have been sledgehammered?

Meng Xiaobei didn't dare to think about it.

She would rather believe that the stone ran away.

There has been no news about the discovery of suspicious bodies.

Meng Xiaobei stared at the cat on the opposite wall outside the window. Where was this kid hiding?

All the train stations, bus stops and the wrong places are all planted by Uncle Qiu. Not to mention trying to walk from those places, even if they pass by them once, Uncle Qiu and Sledgehammer will know.

Unless it's...walking out on two feet.

Meng Xiaobei found it funny for no reason, and laughed at the cat. The cat sat on the wall, held its tail and licked it for a while, then turned and left.

When Shitou leaves, the worst thing may not be Shitou, but Sledgehammer's daughter Xiaohua who doesn't want to claim her.

Meng Xiaobei was beaten at every turn all day long. Meng Xiaobei remembered that when Xiaohua was kicked out of the house with a sledgehammer, she couldn't get up for a long time under the gravel-covered wall.

It took her a long time to pull the poor girl up. She didn't let go of Meng Xiaobei's hand, and her nails dug into the skin of her hand.

"Help me, help me," Xiaohua's eyes were full of tears and her voice was low and trembling, "Sister Bei, please help me... I will die..."

Everyone knows what will happen if Xiaohua stays here forever. The little girl is not good-looking and is stubborn.

But there is always a place for everything to be put to its best use. Just do what you can, as Uncle Qiu said.

Still said it with a smile.

Meng Xiaobei thought about Uncle Qiu's smile, and she hoped that sooner or later Xiaohua could bid farewell to this miserable life in Uncle Qiu's smile.

Quietly.

It's quite boring, just a repetitive boring life.

Meng Xiaobei didn't want to stay here any longer, but she couldn't leave right away.

Just leaving like this is too disrespectful to Uncle Qiu.

In addition, she has not yet figured out the whereabouts of the stone.
Chapter completed!