Chapter 2079: Dr. Wu's Clue
The woman didn't seem deranged. She just stubbornly kept asking the same question.
The old man, who had been busy with some handiwork, hurried over to pull her away. "This is my daughter. She's not quite right in the head. Please don't hold it against her..."
Before he could finish, the painted woman suddenly reached out and took the photo from the woman's hand. "I've memorized what he looks like. If I see him, I'll tell him to come home."
Then she handed the photo back.
The old man was an ordinary person in this game world, so he was highly suspicious of such unexpected kindness. But the woman seemed to have grabbed onto a lifeline. Tears streamed down her face as she nodded, unable even to speak.
Even after Xu Huo and the painted woman had walked a long way off, they could still hear her crying.
"Why was she crying so hard?" the painted woman asked, puzzled. "Didn't I tell her that if I saw him, I'd pass on the message?"
"Maybe no one else pays attention to her." Xu Huo didn't explain further. Instead, he found a place to stay nearby. After settling in, he went to look for the place where Dr. Wu had once lived.
He'd bought the lead on Dimension Below. It wasn't highly classified information, and the Player who posted it told him that several Players had already come to check. They could confirm that Dr. Wu had really lived here.
Since Players had already visited, Dr. Wu's former residence had probably been thoroughly searched. Even if a Perfect Potion really had been left behind, it likely wouldn't have lasted until the later arrivals. Still, there were too many conflicting stories about Dr. Wu, so Xu Huo had