Everyone declined the invitation of the boss and his wife to have a dinner together.
It was late at night, and everyone was still gathering in the Taoist Priest's room. After a day of hard work, everyone was very tired.
"So we've been busy today for nothing, right?"
Xiaoyin could hardly open her eyes, but she still insisted on eating biscuits. She put her left hand under her chin with a look of disappointment and weakness on her face.
Xiaolan was holding the potato chips and eating them happily. She thought maybe it was because she didn't do anything, so she wasn't as tired as everyone else.
"It's not that there is no gain at all," the Taoist priest lowered his head and took a sip of the tea in the cup, "It's not like everyone has a secret secret. At least it means that our suspicion is well-founded. The boss's family does know something, but they just refuse to tell us.
"
"Actually, we can still analyze some things from the current situation of this hole." Maple Sugar was sober for a moment, sitting behind Pineapple with a frown on his face. "You said the stuff used to fill the hole was in a mess, ranging from rocks to small ceramic shards.
, and pots and pans were also stuffed in to fill the holes... This method of filling the holes itself is rare..."
Maple Sugar picked up the photo of the secret passage taken by the Taoist Master.
"From the photos, the space hidden behind the four layers of bricks is a regular square space. It has obviously been carefully carved. It was not taken by the owner with a shovel. Therefore, we can boldly assume that this secret passage originally had a special shape.
What is important is that if it is a secret passage, it must lead to an important place; if it is a secret room, important people must have been hidden in it."
Maple Sugar touched her chin and held the photo in front of her eyes to look at it carefully.
"The materials used to fill the holes include not only rocks that can be easily obtained from the mountains behind the hotel, but also pots and pans, which are also the most common items in the hotel. The boss family uses the most common materials to fill the holes instead of
Regardless of whether the material is suitable or not, this method gives people a strange feeling, as if the method of filling the hole was improvised, and they just took the things around them and filled the hole tightly."
Xiaolan was shocked. Today’s maple sugar is really impressive. What is the origin of this maple sugar?
After Maple Sugar finished saying what he wanted to say, he moved his face next to the pineapple to look for praise.
Pineapple's anger in the afternoon had not subsided, and she was still in the stage where she didn't want to pay attention to him, so she pushed Maple Sugar's little face back.
Maple Sugar was disappointed, but he didn't give up. He quietly moved to the right side of Pineapple, turned his head and looked at his girlfriend's angry face for a while, grabbed Pineapple's hand and put it on his crossed legs.
Pineapple tried to withdraw her hand several times, and looked at Maple Sugar with furrowed eyebrows. The latter was laughing shamelessly and would not let go of her hand no matter what.
Pineapple finally smiled and gently punched Maple Sugar with his other hand.
Xiaolan frowned and watched all this, pressing Qingming point painfully.
At such a young age, I am asked to endure this. Who can bear it?
Xiaolan looked away and looked at the little fool, who understood.
"Just get used to it. What can you do? Anyway, my gakki is usually this sweet."
Can you tell me again in good conscience?
"What's wrong?"
The Taoist priest looked at the two people who reacted strangely, with a puzzled look on his face. For the first time, Xiaolan felt that the Taoist priest also had an innocent and cute side.
Xiaoyin was close to coma. She collapsed on the bed with her eyes closed tightly, but she was still chewing in her mouth.
Indeed, it is too late.
"Taoist Priest, Xiaoyin is about to die," Xiaolan looked at the Taoist Priest innocently, "otherwise, let's stop the discussion here today."
The Taoist priest stared at Xiaolan for a few seconds, nodded, smiled, and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Everyone has to climb the mountain tomorrow, so go back and rest today." The Taoist priest raised his voice a little, "You idiot, carry Xiaoyin back to their room. If something happens tomorrow, we will discuss it together."
Everyone left lazily. Xiaolan had great doubts about morale, but thinking of the tacit understanding shown by everyone in today's activities, she felt that there was nothing to worry about.
Xiaolan followed the little fool who carried Xiaoyin out of the Taoist Priest's room. When she turned around and closed the door, she happened to see the Taoist Priest standing behind her.
Xiaolan raised her head and looked at the Taoist priest in confusion.
The Taoist priest's smile was still on his face, and the corners of his eyes were also smiling.
"Xiaolan, good night."
A strange feeling emerged in Xiaolan's heart. It was a feeling that she had never experienced before, but it was also a bit familiar.
"Good night, Taoist Master."
The Taoist priest stretched out his hand and rubbed Xiaolan's hair.
Xiaolan followed the little fool's footsteps and did not look back, but she could feel the Taoist priest watching her from behind.
I don’t know why, but my nose suddenly felt sore. Xiaolan shook her head a few times and returned to normal.
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The early morning light shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and the mountain scenery outside the window is as peaceful and quiet as ever.
Xiaomi was lying on the back door lazily basking in the sun, half-opening her eyes, and saw a person walking towards her from a distance.
Another stupid two-legged animal is coming to pet me, meow.
Xiaomi stretched and took a clear look at the person in front of her.
"Xiaomi, good morning!"
A pair of sinful hands stretched out towards himself.
The hair all over Xiaomi’s body stood up. Isn’t this the person who caught her yesterday?!
Although I am a four-legged animal, I have no choice but to rely on others, so I still have to hide my abilities. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Yesterday's battle has severely damaged my vitality. Today I will make a tactical retreat...
Xiaomi jumped away with her tail between her legs, and glared at Xiaoyin before leaving.
"Hey, did this cat just glare at me?" Xiaoyin wondered.
The little fool also went downstairs and walked into the restaurant, looking at Xiaoyin who was teasing the cat.
"Thinking about what you did to it, even glaring at you is light."
Everyone came downstairs to have breakfast one after another. They were going up the mountain today, and the good weather made everyone feel relaxed.
"Are you feeling well?" After looking for the cat, the proprietress's favorability towards several people increased sharply. When she saw Pineapple Maple Sugar coming down, she enthusiastically expressed concern, "Don't you need to rest for a few more days? We have to go up the mountain today.
"
"I'm fine, sister," Pineapple smiled and put his backpack on the chair, "I was really sorry for yesterday."
"Oh, I'm sick. What's there to be sorry for?"
The landlady brought everyone's breakfast to the table. Today's breakfast was obviously richer than the previous day. Xiaoyin and Xiaolan's eyes lit up.
"You are hiking today, so you need to eat more good food. I will treat you as a big sister today," the landlady said with a smile, "I will ask my husband to drive you there later. There is a mountain road that goes into the village nearest. People from Lianshui Village go up and down the mountain.
They all take that path, and no one else knows..."
The landlady received a lot of extra fare yesterday, and she also had her lost and found little pussy, so she completely regarded them as her own.
"The weather is good today, suitable for mountain climbing. If you can't finish all the food, just bring it with you." The landlady sat down, with a hint of worry in her eyes, "Bring your own food with you when you enter Lianshui Village. The people in the village are not nice.
, we won’t give food to outsiders, those instant noodles are useless, and we may not even give you hot water..."
Pineapple nodded, "We buy our own food without asking them."
"Buy some bread and biscuits, bring eggs, pies, and this beef. Save my husband's mobile phone number. Just call him when you go down the mountain. He will pick you up."
Xiaolan listened while eating and quickly interjected, "Sister, these eggs are so delicious!"
"That's right!" The landlady smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into two slits, and she looked at Xiaolan lovingly, "Eat as much as you like, and take some with you when you leave... The little girl is so cute... I..."
As the landlady said, the smile on her face disappeared and she let out a sigh.
Xiaolan wondered why she didn't praise her half way through, and looked at the landlady in confusion.
"What's the matter, eldest sister?"
The landlady stared at Xiaolan and smiled reluctantly.
"If nothing happened to my daughter, she would be as old as you now, and she should be as happy as you, able to eat and drink."
The voice of the landlady was soft, and the words seemed to float out of her mouth, carrying her weakness and sadness, and floated into the ears of several people. This chapter has been completed!