He had been far too anxious.
How could he have had time to eat?
No, at the time, he hadn't even thought about eating.
Meng Jixi had a very clear understanding of what he'd been thinking at the time.
"It's already two in the afternoon."
"If we wait a little longer, we might as well go straight to dinner."
Meng Jixi leaned back in his chair. "Anyway, we've already checked all the places we needed to."
"I don't know where else to go next."
"We might as well get something to eat first."
"Maybe once we've filled our stomachs, we'll come up with a new idea."
None of them had a restaurant they particularly wanted to go to.
They picked a restaurant in the nearby mall and had lunch there.
After all, their earlier investigation had yielded nothing, and everyone was in low spirits.
As they left the mall, Meng Jixi looked up at the spotless blue sky, which seemed to glow faintly, and slowly let out a breath.
He turned to Chi Xiuchuan. "Take Master Xiao back to the teahouse first."
"Then you and Xiuxiu can go back too."
"Huh?"
Chi Xiuke's mouth fell open slightly. "Go back?"
"We're not going to keep looking?"
"Of course we're going to keep looking."
Meng Jixi raised a finger and lightly flicked Chi Xiuke on the forehead. "But that's my job."
"There's no need for you to get involved, and you're not suited to it."
Chi Xiuke frowned and covered her forehead with her hand.
Her lips parted, but in the end she pressed them together.
She was a little disappointed, but she knew Brother Xi was right.
This case wasn't something ordinary people should get involved in.
Still, going back just like this without finding anything... She couldn't suppress