Free Web NovelChapter 2485: Chapter 2485: We’ll Handle This
Just like that, after getting off at the next station, the group took a return train and went back to the station they missed earlier.
This station city is a medium-small city famous for its cuisine. The old lady wanted to find someone, and the others didn’t need to follow, plus it was late, so they simply found a hotel to stay in. Those who had something to do went about their business, and those with nothing found a place to eat, drink, and rest.
Bubble Bean didn’t want to follow the old lady anymore, so Xu Huo, Girl in the painting, and the two of the Wan Family escorted the old lady this time.
In previous communications, they only knew the general area the bookstore owner lived in. The old lady’s communicator didn’t have a picture of the bookstore owner, so they first went to a well-known school in this area, trying to find the bookstore owner’s child.
This wasn’t hard to inquire about; they spent some money to find out the child’s whereabouts. However, the school teacher said the child went home early today, picked up by a robot caregiver.
The Girl in the painting secretly found the bookstore owner’s address from the school’s registered information, and they immediately headed to his home.
Unexpectedly, just outside the residential area, they were noticed by several players and some robots.
They were indeed watched by some robots.
As soon as they entered the area, all the surrounding robots, including surveillance devices, were covertly observing them.
"What happened?" The two of the Wan Family realized something was wrong and were ready to retreat with the old lady at any moment.
The old lady was resolute, not planning to leave, insisting on completing her final delivery perfectly.
"Then let’s go," Xu Huo said, "Even if the bookstore owner is a fugitive, it doesn’t have much to do with us."
The old lady gave him a disapproving look.
Xu Huo smiled.
They applied for a visit with the robot security guard, and before long, there was a response from the bookstore owner’s home, inviting them up.
The security level of where the bookstore owner lived was obviously different; many houses in the area had shielding settings that could cut off sound and to some extent prevent player snooping. However, even so, Xu Huo knew that both neighbors next to the bookstore owner’s residence were players, appearing to live normally while actually keeping their attention on the owner’s house.
Aside from one robot, there was no one else at the owner’s home.
The one who greeted them was the robot.
After inviting them in, the robot served them tea and then inquired about the purpose of their visit.
The old lady mentioned the bookstore owner’s order, "I need to see the owner to finalize the drawings and colors."
The robot regretfully gave them the same answer as before, "I am not authorized to ask about my master’s whereabouts. You can leave the Cat Whisker Fruit here, or wait for the master to return."
The old lady was quite disappointed, "Only the guest can decide their preferences. I won’t leave a half-finished product."
Xu Huo took a sip of water, glanced around the corners of the room, and then politely asked where the restroom was.
The robot arranged for a cleaning machine to take him there.
After washing his face, Xu Huo came out and said to the old lady, "Why don’t you give it the Cat Whisker Fruit and leave some coloring tools, let the owner fill it in himself?"
The old lady angrily replied, "That wouldn’t be my masterpiece, I’m old, and for my last deal, do you want my reputation to be ruined?!"
"When you’re old, you value reputation above all." Xu Huo smiled at the robot, "How about giving us your master’s emergency contact, and we’ll wait a bit to contact him first, if we can’t reach him, we’ll move on to the next delivery."
Seeing that he wanted to make a decision for her, the old lady hurriedly said, "We can wait for two days."
Xu Huo glanced at the two from the Wan Family and nodded along.
The robot gave them the contact information, and left their contact information as well, stating that if the owner returned home, they would certainly inform them.
Before leaving, Xu Huo took two Cat Whisker Fruits from the old lady’s basket and placed them in the robot’s hand, "This is a gift for you."
The robot quickly refused, "We cannot accept gifts on behalf of the owner."
"It’s alright, we have plenty, and this is for you." Xu Huo warmly wrapped its mechanical fingers and gently pushed it back, squeezing out the unhappy old lady and others, "We’re leaving, goodbye!"
The door closed, and the old lady didn’t want to talk to him, striding swiftly away.
The two from the Wan Family followed with grave expressions.
On the way downstairs, the Girl in the painting asked, "Do robots like gifts too?"
"Who knows." Xu Huo said flatly, "After all, it doesn’t cost anything."
"She seems very angry." The Girl in the painting pointed at the old lady ahead, striding swiftly with the basket on her back.
"Anyway, it’s just stuff we have in abundance, not worth much, it’s nice to do a favor while we’re at it." Xu Huo said, "Our task is only to see her through with her delivery."
As they left the residential area, some players followed suit. Moreover, it seemed that the city’s mechanical system had been suddenly activated, with many districts and even store surveillance devices subtly recording their every move, wherever they went, there were at least three or four cameras pointed directly at them.
Back in the hotel room, Xu Huo first ordered some food from the service, then closed the door, and talked to the two from the Wan Family first.
"Given the situation, you can’t convince me that this trip is just about delivering a Cat Whisker Fruit." Xu Huo said, "To be able to access a city’s information network and surveillance devices, this has exceeded the scope of an ordinary event. I’m sure even the robot at the bookstore owner’s home has had its access breached, all of us, including the old lady, have been recorded."
"The owner’s life and death are uncertain, but there should be someone in the suitcase in his bedroom’s closet, I guess it’s the owner’s child."
The two from the Wan Family suddenly reacted and were about to go save the person.
"Are you sure you can get the person out?" Xu Huo calmly analyzed, "Not to mention the number of players guarding around, even if you do manage to steal the person successfully, where can you take the child? Back to the Wan Family? And how do you plan to handle the old lady?"
Rescuing and escaping were not difficult, the issue was how to handle the aftermath, given their identities as representatives of the Wan Family, even if they escaped to other districts, the Wan Family couldn’t remain isolated from this.
But unexpectedly, the two were firm, "No matter the reason, the child is innocent, adult grievances shouldn’t implicate them, so the Wan Family is definitely taking responsibility for this!"
"Are you sure there’s a child in that suitcase?"
The two from the Wan Family looked at him seriously.
"I’m sure." Xu Huo nodded, "It should be bait used to test us, although that suitcase can block detectors, the material can’t completely isolate the Super Evolution Power."
One of them immediately contacted the head of the Wan Family.
