Chapter 765: Normal Dog

“You're trading Lao Qi for fruits and little cakes...?" Chen Jun Nan blinked. "What kind of equivalent exchange is this...?”

Qiao Jia Jin looked at Qi Xia in a daze after hearing this. “Deceiver... you have that function? Can you exchange for beer?”

“Trade me?” Qi Xia said. “With whom?”

Zhang Chen Ze sighed after hearing this, a sad expression on her face. “The irony is... I'm the only one who remembers this matter now, and the rest have...”

Then, as if she had thought of something, she shook her head and added, “Sorry, my expression was a bit one-sided. Now that Qin Ding Dong is back. So, only she and I remember this matter, and the rest have all died.”

“Let's not talk about their deaths for now,” Qi Xia said. “Tell me, who is that 'Sheng Xiao'?”

Zhang Chen Ze nodded after hearing this, took out a piece of paper, and handed it to Qi Xia.

“This is a rough map I just drew,” she said to Qi Xia with a bitter smile. “Although I'm not interested in little cakes and fruits, we did promise that 'Sheng Xiao,' and it would be unfair to him to back out unilaterally.”

Qi Xia took the paper and nodded slightly.

“But it's also unfair to just send you over to find him, since I'm not sure what dangers you might face,” Zhang Chen Ze said. “So, I've delivered the message. Whether you go or not is up to you.”

“Okay,” Qi Xia agreed, then turned and asked, “Lawyer Zhang, what kind of 'Sheng Xiao' is he?”

“It's 'Dog,'” Zhang Chen Ze replied.

“'Dog'...” Qi Xia pondered for a moment, then asked, “Under what circumstances did he say he wanted to see me?”

Zhang Chen Ze thought back carefully and said, “Around the third day, the four of us finished participating in that 'Di Gou' game, and it was getting late. We were all a bit injured, so we rested at his site for the night. The next day, when he came to work, he stopped us as we were about to leave and suddenly brought up wanting to see you out of nowhere.”

“Just like that...?” Qi Xia frowned. “Was he the one who mentioned me first?”

“Yes,” Zhang Chen Ze nodded. “Before that, none of the four of us had mentioned your name.”

Qi Xia picked up the map Zhang Chen Ze had given him and looked at it, realizing that the location she drew was exactly the “Xu Dog” marked by “Qing Long.”

“Another person's identity is confirmed,” Qi Xia said.

“What...?” Zhang Chen Ze paused.

Qi Xia didn't answer, but Chen Jun Nan stepped forward. “Big lawyer, what's that 'Dog' like?”

“What do you mean by 'what's he like'...?” Zhang Chen Ze asked.

“I mean his character,” Chen Jun Nan said. “Is he a disgusting person? Creepy or not?”

“Well...” Zhang Chen Ze was amused by Chen Jun Nan. “He's our 'enemy,' after all... It's hard for me to have a good impression of him, but from an objective standpoint, aside from wanting to kill us, he didn't do anything too outrageous. Overall, he's a pretty normal person.”

“Dang...” Qiao Jia Jin shook his head from the side. “Lawyer sister, I feel like in this place, describing someone as 'normal' is already a high compliment.”

“Hmm... you're right,” Zhang Chen Ze nodded.

“A normal 'Dog'...” Qi Xia repeated the words.

This spiritless “Dog” still appeared in the mouth of the “Di Hu.”

“Look!” Chen Jun Nan turned to Qi Xia. “Lao Qi, you were absolutely right. These people definitely...”

“I know,” Qi Xia interrupted Chen Jun Nan. “Don't say it. I'm going over there.”

“Go find that Dog first?” Chen Jun Nan said. “Are you sure you don't want us to go with you...?”

“I'm sure,” Qi Xia nodded, then put the paper Zhang Chen Ze had given him into his pocket and turned to her. “Don't worry. If he gives me the little cakes and fruits, I'll bring them back for you all.”

Zhang Chen Ze shook her head with a smile. “You know that's not what I meant.”

“I know,” Qi Xia said expressionlessly. “But those things aren't useful to the three of us anyway.”

“Alright,” Zhang Chen Ze nodded. “I've delivered the message. I won't disturb you anymore.”

Seeing Zhang Chen Ze nod politely and bow to them with impeccable manners before turning to leave gracefully, the group didn't know how to respond.

Qi Xia gathered his thoughts and said, “Then I'll head out too. Let's meet back in the evening.”

Qiao Jia Jin wanted to say something, but Chen Jun Nan subtly held him back.

“Alright, Lao Qi, you go ahead. We'll stay home, sweep the floor, cook, and wait for you to come back.”

Qi Xia nodded and pushed the door open to leave.

Once Qi Xia was far away, Qiao Jia Jin looked at Chen Jun Nan in confusion. “Jun Nan... what do you mean? Are we sure not to follow Deceiver?”

“Lao Qi is working toward his own goal, and we have our own places to go,” Chen Jun Nan said. “Don't you remember that big rat from before?”

“Ah!” Qiao Jia Jin nodded after hearing this. “That sneaky-talking rat!”

“We got news about the big fat monkey from him, so now we can ask if he knows about the others...” Chen Jun Nan's expression gradually turned stern. “I don't know exactly what that big rat knows... but I have a feeling the 'eight people' he mentioned are related to the 'eight people' on Lao Qi's map.”

“But who is that rat anyway...” Qiao Jia Jin was a bit puzzled. “He's not on Deceiver's map...”

“That depends on whether this guy tells us the truth,” Chen Jun Nan said. “We get along with him, so it's a good chance to gather some intel. Maybe we can help Lao Qi indirectly.”

Qiao Jia Jin nodded after hearing this. “You're right. Let's hurry over.”

“Yeah, let's go before dawn!” Chen Jun Nan said. “If we don't leave soon, it'll get complicated...”

As the two were about to go out, they saw a figure blocking the doorway.

Chen Jun Nan's expression became uneasy at the sight, as if he'd encountered a flood or a fierce beast.

“Dong... Dong Jie?”

Qin Ding Dong ignored him and looked at Qiao Jia Jin with a smile. “Hey, A Jin, your muscles are still so solid. It's great to see you so full of energy.”

“Ah...?” Qiao Jia Jin was momentarily speechless. “So, you're...”

“You son of a bitch...” Qin Ding Dong's expression suddenly changed, and she snapped irritably, “Chen Jun Nan! Where are you running off to this time?! Am I some kind of devil?!”

“This... this...” Chen Jun Nan swallowed hard. “Dong Jie, I wasn't trying to run. We were just about to come find you...”

“You'd better be!” Qin Ding Dong shouted. “Damn it, wherever you two go, I'm tagging along. You figure it out!”