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    Chapter 76

    Chapter 76

    As if noticing that Yan Yunqing had become aware of him, the child who had been hiding in the corner hesitated for a moment, then waved at Yan Yunqing.

    Huh? No more sneaky following this time?

    Yan Yunqing became interested and wanted to see what these children were up to, so he lifted his foot and walked towards them.

    This time, the one following him was the sturdiest of the children, but only compared to the other skinny kids. If compared to ordinary children of the same age, he could only be considered of normal build.

    “What do you want to do this time?”

    Fudi cautiously looked around, then said to Yan Yunqing, “Nika wants to find you. She asked us to come out and see where you were and notify her when we found you.”

    As he spoke, Fudi complained, “I didn’t see you all morning and searched all over Freedom City before finding you here.”

    Yan Yunqing looked up at the sun directly overhead and remained silent.

    Could he say that he had only gotten out of bed now?

    That would make him seem very lazy.

    “Nika? The crybaby from yesterday?” Yan Yunqing asked, “What does she want with me?”

    “Nika is not a crybaby!” Fudi retorted, “Nika is the bravest and most amazing person I’ve ever met. She’s smarter than all of us!”

    Yan Yunqing countered, “How old are you? How many people have you met?”

    Fudi choked and stammered, unable to speak. He hadn’t met many people indeed, but Nika was definitely the smartest among them.

    “Anyway, anyway, Nika is just amazing, and you’re not allowed to say bad things about her!”

    Yan Yunqing nodded, “I see, Nika is your boss? Was she the one who planned for you to steal my coin purse yesterday?”

    However, judging by the little girl’s physical condition yesterday, she clearly hadn’t become the boss through force. To be able to convince all the children and have them genuinely defend her, it seemed that the little girl really had something.

    Fudi’s pupils dilated: How did this person guess that Nika planned yesterday’s events so quickly?

    So terrifying!

    This adult was too cunning and terrifying. Fudi felt that Yan Yunqing was unreliable, but Nika had already made a decision, and Fudi didn’t want to say too much.

    These children hadn’t trusted Nika from the beginning or listened to her.

    But in many crises, Nika had come up with ways to save them, so these children were willing to follow Nika and wouldn’t question her decisions.

    “In short, just come with me!” Fudi said fiercely.

    Yan Yunqing raised an eyebrow, “Wasn’t your boss supposed to come looking for me? How did it become me going to find her?”

    Fudi was taken aback. Oh right, Nika seemed to have said that after finding this person, they should go and give her the message, and she would come over.

    He fell into a dilemma. This person was already here. Should he run back to find Nika? But what if this person disappeared after he left?

    Yan Yunqing watched the big fool struggle, amused: This kid doesn’t seem very smart.

    Fudi struggled back and forth. Finally, seeing another child by the roadside, his eyes lit up. He quickly waved at the other child and made a gesture.

    The child across the street seemed to understand what Fudi wanted to express, glanced in Yan Yunqing’s direction, nodded, and ran off.

    Yan Yunqing watched. He remembered this child. He had seen him on the road yesterday as well. He seemed to frequent this area, but he hadn’t paid attention to what the child was doing.

    Now, after observing, Yan Yunqing was surprised: “You even have dedicated intelligence personnel? A patrol squad? You even have hand signals and passwords. Don’t tell me you have some kind of force behind you?”

    Yan Yunqing’s words were purely a joke. If these children had another force behind them, they wouldn’t all look malnourished and underdeveloped.

    It couldn’t be that a beggar gang had popped up in another world, right?

    Fudi gave him a wary look. “No, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

    Yan Yunqing shrugged, not intending to try to get more information from Fudi.

    After waiting a little while, several children ran over, one of whom was the little girl Nika he had met yesterday.

    Her complexion still looked terrible, but it was indeed rosier than when she had been ill, at least not as scary.

    Nika ran over and bowed deeply to Yan Yunqing without saying a word.

    Yan Yunqing was so startled that he took a step back, making way a little.

    He wasn’t the child’s elder; he didn’t want to be bowed to, it would shorten his lifespan.

    “Big brother!” Nika looked up, her eyes sparkling, “Jeff drank the potion you gave him yesterday and is much better today. He’ll be able to stand up and walk soon!”

    Yan Yunqing was stunned. “Jeff?”

    Who was that again?

    A child next to him explained to Yan Yunqing, “Jeff is our older brother. He was beaten and had his leg broken by the Black Snake people some time ago. He’s been feverish these past few days. Mr. Paul said that if he doesn’t get treatment, he’s likely to die.”

    As he spoke, the child lowered his head in embarrassment, stammering, “Yesterday, we wanted to steal your coin purse to raise money for Jeff’s medical treatment… Sorry, we won’t steal your money anymore.”

    Yan Yunqing didn’t react much to this. Anyway, these children hadn’t actually stolen his money, had they?

    “So, you wanted to find me today because of what?” Yan Yunqing looked at Nika, asking the reason why he had followed them here.

    He felt that these children, especially Nika, who had sent the other children to search the city for him, shouldn’t have done it just for a simple apology.

    Nika looked at the surrounding environment, took two more steps towards Yan Yunqing, and said in a low voice, “Big brother, we can help you with what you want to do.”

    Yan Yunqing: …?

    Yan Yunqing raised an eyebrow, looking Nika up and down. He had only just arrived in Freedom City and had only met her a few times. How could this child know what he wanted to do?

    Could it just be a wild guess, a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse?

    No, it was also possible that she was just probing him.

    Yan Yunqing smiled, “What is it? I don’t even know what I’m here to do.”

    Nika looked steadily at Yan Yunqing, “Big brother, you should be going to that place, right?”

    She reached out and pointed downwards.

    The direction was underground. In Freedom City, there were no other options, only the legendary super casino located underground—Mandy Perle.

    Yan Yunqing’s eyes flashed. This Nika had actually guessed the purpose of his visit to Freedom City? He had only arrived in Freedom City yesterday, and he hadn’t even looked for the entrance to Mandy Perle today. Yet this child had seen through his intentions?

    What was going on? Could it be that there really was another force behind these children? And this force had been watching him, even knowing the purpose of his coming here… Was it because they knew this was his test?

    Could it be the Papal State…?

    Nika said sincerely to Yan Yunqing, “Big brother, we really can help you.”

    Yan Yunqing looked deeply at Nika for a few moments, “This isn’t the place to talk. Take me somewhere you think won’t be bugged.”

    Nika breathed a sigh of relief, a smile returning to her face, “Then can big brother come to where we live? No one will be eavesdropping there, and there are many children guarding the area.”

    Yan Yunqing had no objections and nodded, “Okay.”

    Nika cheerfully moved closer to Yan Yunqing, pointed in a direction, “It’s over there, we’ll lead the way for you.”

    As she spoke, she reached out, wanting to take Yan Yunqing’s drooping hand, but Yan Yunqing keen

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