After entering, Wen Xining saw Mu Lifeng, who had entered first, leaning sideways in front of the counter, tapping the counter with her fan.
Beitang Shuo and Mu Lifeng looked at each other, and Mu Lifeng shrugged, indicating that he didn't understand either.
As soon as the boss saw Beitang Shuo and Wen Xining coming in, he quickly greeted them enthusiastically.
"A few..."
Before the boss could speak, Beitang Shuo interrupted him with a wave of his hand and asked aloud.
"Boss, I would like to ask, why is this street so quiet?"
"Here...hey, you guys are from out of town, please sit down here first and let me explain to you in detail."
The inn was deserted and there were no other guests. The boss led a few people to a table in the middle and poured tea for them himself.
Wen Xining, Beitang Shuo, and Mu Lifeng sat down. The other four people stood aside. They heard the boss sigh deeply again, and then slowly said:
"You guys don't know. Look at my small shop, it's going to be hard to survive."
The boss raised his head and looked around, his eyes filled with deep sadness. Wen Xining could only look at him sympathetically, but she knew in her heart that this situation must be related to the desertedness on the street.
"Three years ago, this was a prosperous town. Although the town was small, people lived and worked in peace and contentment and lived a very comfortable life. The business of my small shop was getting better and better, and I had high hopes for that year.
My long-lost little grandson. I thought that if I could live happily forever, I would die without regrets, but..."
"But when my little grandson was just one month old, news came out in the town that a child was missing. After that, two children would disappear in the town every three months. The government searched for a long time but could not find out. They only called
We take good care of our children."
A child is missing? Wen Xining frowned, looked at Beitang Shuo and Mu Lifeng who were also shocked, and then continued to stare at the boss.
"But no matter how good you are about your children, when three months comes, two children will still go missing. Some are inexplicably missing in school, some are missing while playing in the street, and some are even missing from the bed at home.
The shadow was gone. Suddenly, all the families with children were
Panicking, I kept my children with me all day long, but when the time came, if I was not careful, they would still disappear. Slowly, everyone discovered that the missing children were all between the ages of three and ten, and their parents had already
I didn’t have the intention to do anything, and the whole family watched over the child every step of the way.”
"So, has this month's time come again?"
Seeing that he had stopped speaking, Wen Xining asked softly.
"Yeah, it's just been these few days. This time, whose child is going to be in trouble again?"
The boss's voice echoed in this empty environment for a long time, but Wen Xining's heart was deeply pulled. In three years, twenty-four children disappeared inexplicably?
It’s really unbelievable. As a human being, who has the ability to kidnap a child in front of everyone?
Could it be a beast, but does this beast know how to come to eat people at regular intervals, and has never been discovered by anyone?
"Everyone, I have to go and watch my grandson with my family. If you need anything, just call me. I'm sorry."
When the boss saw the waiter coming back after parking the carriage, he quickly bowed to everyone and hurried to the backyard.
It's night.
Wen Xi lay quietly on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep. All he could think about was what the innkeeper said before.
So many children disappeared in such mysterious ways? Did all the living lives just disappear like this?
"Are you still thinking about what the boss said?"
Beitang Shuo's voice reminded Wen Xining softly in his ears.
"Um."
Wen Xining crawled into his arms and hugged his waist tightly. Only in this way would she feel more at ease.
"Shuo, do you think the person who caught the child is a human or a demon?"
"Let's talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do. You are exhausted today."
Beitang Shuo hugged her tightly because he didn't want her to be unable to sleep with her random thoughts.
Wen Xining nodded and stopped talking, obediently closing his eyes.
But in her haziness, she seemed to see a pair of childish little hands waving helplessly, and the heart-rending cry penetrated into her ears like a demonic voice.
She had a nightmare.
Suddenly, Wen Xining's heart became alarmed, her eyes opened with a swish, and a black shadow flashed past her window. She turned around and found that Bei Tangshuo was already asleep beside her.
Without a moment's hesitation, Wen Xining got out of bed gently, opened the door and walked out. Behind her, Beitang Shuo, who had closed his eyes, opened his eyes, sighed softly and got out of bed.
He had a hunch that the troubles along the way would not stop.
Wen Xining walked out of the room and saw that no shadow had long disappeared. After thinking for a moment, he walked around the corridor towards the backyard where the boss lived.
"ah……"
Before reaching the backyard, a shrill scream pierced the sky, making people shudder in this silent night. Wen Xining's heart tightened, and he quickened his pace and moved forward, because the sound clearly came from the backyard.
"Well..."
In the darkness, a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from behind, one hand wrapped around her waist, and the other covered her mouth, making her unable to move for a moment.
But what kind of skills did Wen Xining have, and how could he be restrained so easily?
Damn it, you actually dare to sneak attack her?
Wen Xining bent her elbow and slammed backwards.
"Um...little Ningning, you want to hit me to death."
After a muffled groan, there was a familiar voice, and Wen Xining quickly stopped her hand, because that voice belonged to Mu Lifeng.
With her body still in his arms, Wen Xining turned her head and glared at him fiercely,
"You didn't sleep until midnight, why did you come out?"
"Shh..."
Mu Lifeng didn't answer her, but suddenly pulled her and squatted against the wall.
Wen Xining followed his gaze and looked forward. In the originally dark backyard, several lights suddenly lit up. No one was seen, and a frightened female voice came out.
"Child! Where is my child? My child..."
The sound of stumbling footsteps followed. The one running at the front was a woman with disheveled hair wearing only underwear. She was shouting in terror as she ran. Behind her was a man with the same panic look on his face.
"Xiu Xiu, calm down, Xiu Xiu!"
The man ran a few steps forward to catch up with the woman called Xiuxiu, hugged her, and stopped her from moving forward. The woman being hugged beat the man's chest desperately and cried at the top of her lungs.
"Let me go. I want to find my child. Our son is missing. Why don't you look for him? Why don't you go?"
"Xiuxiu, that's our child. Why don't I want to find him, but you also know...this is probably his destiny."
The man's tears dripped down drop by drop, flowing onto the skirt of his clothes and mixing with his wife's. Xiuxiu's body suddenly went limp and she fainted.
"God, why are you doing this to our Lin family..."
The shop owner who finally ran out saw his wife fainting and suddenly fell to his knees on the ground and shouted to God in grief.
Wen Xining covered her mouth to prevent herself from making a sound. Another child disappeared. This time it was the boss's grandson who had just turned three years old. So who was the other unfortunate child?
Suddenly, an idea flashed in Wen Xining's mind, and his eyes suddenly widened:
"Xiaoyan?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Xining ran straight towards Quan'er and Chu Yan's room without even looking at Mu Lifeng.
Mu Lifeng, who was behind him, stood up, tugged at the hem of his clothes, and muttered:
"Why are you running so fast? Everyone has been arrested."
Wen Xining ran to Quan'er's room in one breath, only to see the door open, and Beitang Shuo, Qin Zheng and Qin Yi were at the door. Quan'er was sitting on the ground covering her face and crying, feeling suffocated in her heart. Wen Xining
I can't even move my steps.
"Xiaoyan... Where is Xiaoyan??"
Her voice was trembling as she walked forward step by step. Bei Tangshuo quickly walked down and took her into his arms.
"When the screams came from the backyard, Quan'er was woken up, and then she realized that Chu Yan, who was sleeping in the other bed, was missing."
Wen Xining's body went limp. If Beitang Shuo hadn't held her, she would have fallen down. She kept blaming herself:
"It's all my fault. After hearing what the boss said, I should have noticed it and let Xiaoyan live with us. Then everything will be fine."
Beitang Shuo patted her back, wanting to tell her that Chu Yan would be absolutely fine, but he didn't know how to speak. When he raised his eyes, he saw Mu Lifeng walking slowly towards her.
"I know who Chu Yan was captured by."
When Wen Xining heard this, he straightened up suddenly and turned to look at Mu Lifeng,
"You know? Did you just see something?"
"yes……"
Mu Lifeng raised her eyebrows and said nonchalantly:
"I saw a man in black flashing by in the room, so I followed him out, but then I met you and ignored him. Then, the grandson of the shop owner and Chu Yan disappeared."
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