The Old Road (4)

"Alright, nobody touch any of this stuff again."

In the end, Lei broke the awkward silence and warned Cartman not to climb inside. The little disturbance was quickly put to rest.

Fu Qian's pressure tactics had clearly worked wonders.

By the time they returned from underground, the group had fallen silent again.

"By the way, do you know someone named Lasik?"

In the midst of that subdued atmosphere, Fu Qian, the culprit behind it all, suddenly asked the question very casually.

"Lasik? Who's that? A friend of yours?"

Lei, who'd been staring blankly, looked up, puzzled.

Apparently, he really didn't know.

Fu Qian silently sighed to himself, though he wasn't too disappointed.

After being asked out of the blue in this state of mind, Lei looked confused, not shocked.

If this was an act, then the actor's craft was practically at the grandmaster level.

And it wasn't just him. The other three looked just as blank.

Looks like he really would have to go down the mountain to find someone if he wanted to complete the mission.

Since they'd all taken a bit of a mental blow, the group decided to head back to their rooms and rest not long after coming upstairs.

The house was quite large, and the aboveground part wasn't especially old. It was easy enough to tidy up a few clean rooms.

Sitting in the simply cleaned-up room, Fu Qian rested for a while. He was considering what excuse to use to take the car away when a knock suddenly sounded at the door.

When he stepped outside, he found that Lei had gathered everyone together.

"My aunt wants us to come over for dinner later."

"Your aunt? She lives around here too?"

Cartman looked astonished, voicing what everyone else was thinking.

"Then why do