Pei Si was extremely efficient; he was an outstanding student personally mentored by Xie Chiyuan. In less than an hour, he found the best five-star hotel in the area, one with backup water and electricity that was still usable.
"Brother Xie, I only cleaned out a few rooms."
Pei Si tactfully made the arrangement: "You'll be sharing a room with An'an, is that alright?"
"have!"
Before Xie Chiyuan could answer, Yu An raised his hand, objecting: "I want a room by myself!"
People with families and children must have their own rooms!
Pei Si: "..."
Pei Si was stunned, seemingly not expecting Yu An to refuse.
He thought for a moment and said carefully, "An'an, how about you stay in a suite? There are two beds, and they are separate. This way you can have privacy, and if anything happens, you can call Brother Xie immediately."
Under Pei Si's recommendation, Yu An finally nodded and chose the suite.
Xie Chiyuan's expression was unreadable. He glanced at Yu An and went into the room first.
Having traveled for a long time, the group naturally needed to tidy themselves up before heading to the transaction location. Red Bird and the others, having waited this long, didn't mind waiting a little longer.
Pei Si is right, there are two separate rooms inside, with two beds.
Xie Chiyuan went to take a shower first, while Yu An took the opportunity to bring the kids out. Not only did he get carsick on the way, but Little Butterfly also got carsick!
"Sixth Brother, are you feeling any better?"
Yu An was heartbroken. He poured the water from the glass onto the bottle cap and let the little butterfly drink a couple of sips.
Liu Zai lay weakly on the pillow, listlessly saying, "I'm dizzy."
The little mushroom gloated: "How come you don't get carsick when you fly by yourself? You get carsick just from riding in a car."
Liu Zai was so listless that he didn't want to talk to him.
There were two bathrooms. After giving the two babies a quick wash, Yu An grabbed her clothes and hurriedly went to wash herself.
Sitting in the car without a shower was torture for Yu An, who loves cleanliness.
The sound of rushing water filled the air.
Jiuzai glanced at Liuzai, who was still looking dejected, and suddenly asked, "Liuzai, did you hear Xie Chiyuan talking on the way?"
Liu Zai, with his eyes closed, casually remarked, "He talks too much, why bother with that?"
Jiuzai glanced in Xie Chiyuan's direction, then in his eldest brother's. After a moment, he dropped a bombshell: "That guy surnamed Xie likes our eldest brother."
Six-Cub: "?"
Liu Zai opened his eyes, looking at him like he was an idiot, and said coolly, "Is your brain starting to resemble Xiao Ba's? Xie Chiyuan doesn't like Big Brother, he thinks Big Brother likes him."
"Tsk, wishful thinking."
The two little ones both knew that their eldest brother was using Xie Chiyuan as a reserve food source; their brother had never kept any secrets from them.
No matter what they were thinking or what they wanted to do, their eldest brother would tell them.
If it's true that Xie Chiyuan likes his older brother, there's no reason they wouldn't know.
"I heard you."
Nine, the only one who doesn't get carsick, gradually became convinced that he wasn't hallucinating after doubting himself for a long time.
He spoke slowly and deliberately, "Xie Chiyuan told others that he likes the eldest brother."
Six-Zai: "..."
Liu Zai felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, realizing that his motion sickness had gotten worse!
He was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time, while Jiu Zai sat beside him, waiting for him to recover.
Yu An's bed was already made, with the two little ones nestled against the pillows and covered with blankets.
They looked up at the ceiling and, after thinking for a while, reached a consensus: "Let Xiao Ba kill Xie Chiyuan."
Xiao Ba is easily fooled, and he's also domineering and loves to fight.
Big Brother knows about his and Xiao Jiu's skill points. If he suddenly attacks Xie Chiyuan, Big Brother will definitely investigate thoroughly, and if he finds out the reason...
"Xiao Jiu, do you think Big Brother will fall for Xie Chiyuan?"
"Won't."
Xiao Jiu seemed to remember something, and said softly but firmly, "Big Brother will not choose Xie Chiyuan."
My elder brother and Xie Chiyuan are different; they are not from the same world.
Liu Zai remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.
After a while, Xie Chiyuan changed his clothes and came to find Yu An. Yu An was squatting in the bathroom, washing clothes in a small basin.
"Yu An, we're leaving."
"Here I am!"
Yu An shook out the clothes and quickly hung them up to dry.
When the two went out together, Yu An also discovered that Yin Feng lived right across the street.
Xie Chiyuan didn't bring many people. Yin Feng and Lu Chao were left behind for routine checks in Z City. He took Yu An and Pei Si to the central building for the transaction.
There are street signs, so the location of the central building is not hard to find.
On the deserted street, there were only a few of them. By the light of the still diligently working streetlights, they could see that the doors of the shops and houses along the road were half-closed, and clothes in the clothing stores were scattered messily on the ground.
Looking at the endless rows of clothing stores, Yu An scratched Xie Chiyuan's hand and whispered, "Can we go shopping when we're done with our work?"
He saw a children's clothing store, where he could bring new clothes for his kids to wear.
Xie Chiyuan hummed in agreement.
Soon, they arrived at the central building.
It was already 1 a.m., and considering that they were so late, and that Chi Niao and the others were night owls, Xie Chiyuan considerately chose to meet them at this time.
As soon as Yu An entered the central building, he sensed an ominous atmosphere.
He pulled Pei Si, who was continuing to walk forward, and then looked up at Xie Chiyuan: "Xie Chiyuan, call Chi Niao now and see if he's here."
"good."
Despite having communicated beforehand, Xie Chiyuan remained where he was and called Chi Niao.
"drop--"
One sound, two sounds, three sounds.
Akatori did not answer the phone until it was disconnected.
Xie Chiyuan raised his eyes and re-examined the building in front of him. He turned his head and instructed Pei Si, "Take Yu An out. I'll stay here and take a look."
Pei Si always carried out Xie Chiyuan's orders very quickly.
He nodded and forcefully led Yu An out of the building.
Yu An didn't want to cause Xie Chiyuan any trouble. After he left, his gaze was fixed on the building in front of him, and his tone was a little uneasy: "Pei Si, did something happen to Chi Niao and the others?"
Pei thought for a few seconds and said confidently, "Don't worry, Red Bird will be fine. He has plenty of people under him, and he also has a magician protecting him."
The magician is eccentric and cruel, definitely not a good person. Yet, ironically, he is very loyal to Red Bird.
Pei Si was right; Chi Niao would indeed be fine.
At this moment, he leisurely walked out of the magician's space and glanced down at the time on his watch: "Tsk, I'm past the time limit."
"Have A08 check it again. There aren't many flies left that dare to steal from us."
The minor incident didn't affect Chi Niao's mood too much. He even found it quite amusing, since whoever had set their sights on him, regardless of who it was, seemed both fearless and endearing.
A08, which had just arrived by land, didn't even have time to soak its little tentacles before the magician approached it with a smile.
Chapter 56
The magician left Red Bird's side, and before leaving, he personally arranged for two people to follow Red Bird.
Xie Chiyuan's phone rang; this time it was Chi Niao calling first.
Ten minutes later.
Yu An was also called inside. He rushed to Xie Chiyuan and asked anxiously, "How is it? Is there a problem here?"
"Don't worry, there's nothing wrong."
As Xie Chiyuan and Yu An were talking, the lights on the second floor came on, and Chi Niao, swirling his wine glass, elegantly invited them up.
Seeing this, Yu An had no choice but to shut up.
Xie Chiyuan went upstairs, where the second floor had been cleaned up.
In the large conference room, Chi Niao sat down on the sofa. Instead of asking about the nutritional paste, she pointed to the wine on the coffee table and said with a smile, "The cellar-aged red wine I brought tastes quite good. Would you like to try some?"
Xie Chiyuan poured out the bottom of the cup and then sniffed it.
He said calmly, "It's not bad, the dosage of the medicine added is not large."
Chi Niao smiled, not embarrassed at being exposed.
He said frankly, "Red wine tastes monotonous; adding something else makes it more special."
Yu An, who was studying red wine nearby, sat up straight instantly upon hearing their conversation.
Xie Chiyuan and Chi Niao had met before. Last time in the abandoned city of Yu, Xie Chiyuan defeated so many of Chi Niao's mutant subordinates. They weren't exactly enemies, but their relationship was definitely not good.
But the adult world is complex; there are no eternal enemies, nor are there unchanging friends.
After exchanging pleasantries, Xie Chiyuan got down to business: "I brought a batch of nutritional paste. Here are some samples; you can test them first."
The sample nutritional paste was placed on the coffee table. Chi Niao casually opened a tube and put it in his mouth.
Curious, Yu An asked Xie Chiyuan in a low voice, "Is he a mutant?"
Generally speaking, mutants are slightly different from humans. Yu An raises a group of mutant cubs, so she can easily distinguish between them.