Elder Mo and the others exchanged glances, each seeing a flicker of amazement in the others' eyes.
"Hahaha... excellent, excellent!" Elder Wang clapped his hands and laughed. "This girl is just right for our Bureau 7."
"What do you mean, right for your Bureau 7?" Elder Mo immediately objected. "She's clearly right for our Bureau 9."
"She has a connection with our Bureau 7," Elder Wang said with a beaming smile. "Jiang Ruoyi is her cousin, so naturally she's closer to us. Wouldn't you agree?"
"Stop arguing." Just then, Elder Wu suddenly interrupted them and declared in a voice that brooked no disagreement, "Yurou belongs to Bureau 9, and Ruoyi belongs to Bureau 7, so this girl ought to belong to our Bureau 4. Neither of you is allowed to fight me for her..."
Just then, two children appeared at the entrance to the Sanatorium.
Both wore school uniforms and carried backpacks. They had clearly just returned from school at lunchtime.
"Oh, something fun to watch..." The boy's eyes lit up when he saw the crowd gathered in the middle of the square.
Before his words had even faded, he grabbed the girl's hand and raced toward the crowd.
"Big brother... slow down..." The little girl stumbled as he tugged her along, nearly falling flat on her face.
"Move aside! Let us in!" The boy pulled the girl to the edge of the crowd, but he couldn't see what was happening inside and hopped up and down in frustration.
"If you won't let me in, don't blame me." With a wicked grin, the boy held out both hands, pressed his fingers together, and jabbed someone in the rear.
"Whoa..." The person in front felt his backside clench, then immediately spun around and shrieked, "Du Xiaobei... I'm going to beat you