Chapter 113 Fourteen locations

It's been so many years since the fall of the Qing Dynasty, yet someone still proclaims themselves king and takes women into their harem.

Just hearing this description, Liu Ruyan's hands were already itching.

She now wanted to find this so - called king and chop him down with a knife!

Zhang Yuan handed the half of the steamed bun without the stuffed - bun filling in his hand to the man. "Eat it!"

The man took the half - steamed bun and stuffed it into his mouth voraciously.

He stuffed most of the steamed bun into his mouth in just two or three bites.

His cheeks were so puffed up that Liu Ruyan seriously doubted whether he could chew the bun.

But before Liu Ruyan could continue to be suspicious, the man had already swallowed all the steamed bun in his mouth.

Because there was so much, he was choking, stretching his neck and widening his eyes.

After swallowing it all, the man looked at Zhang Yuan eagerly again. "So... aren't you going to give me the rest?"

He wanted to eat the meat!

Even though he didn't say it out loud, his eager eyes showed what was on his mind.

Zhang Yuan chuckled. "Tell me where your underground city is, and I'll give you the rest."

Since he had been caught and had already said everything he should or shouldn't have said, the man naturally didn't hesitate and nodded repeatedly. "I'm a native of Rehe City. There's no place in the city that I don't know. Give me a map, and I'll mark the location for you."

Zhang Yuan reached into his satchel and took out a map, along with a pen.

The man picked up the pen, stared at the map for a while, and then circled a location on it with the pen.

"It's right here."

Zhang Yuan didn't go back on his word and handed over the remaining half of the steamed bun with stuffed - bun filling.

"Eat it well!"

The man took it and was about to gobble it up when he heard Zhang Yuan's words and froze in place.

Zhang Yuan didn't care about his reaction. He picked up the map and turned to walk out.

Liu Ruyan and Kong Rui also followed suit. When they reached the door, they heard the man burst into sobs.

Only after leaving the room did Zhang Yuan look back in confusion. "Why is he crying?"

Kong Rui looked at Zhang Yuan speechlessly. "You told him to 'eat it well'. How could he not cry?"

Zhang Yuan looked at Kong Rui in confusion. "What's wrong with that?

He surely hasn't eaten meat for a long time. I told him to eat it well and savor it carefully.

After all, after this meal, who knows when he'll be able to eat it again."

Kong Rui, "... He thought you meant for him to eat his fill before he died."

Zhang Yuan, "??? I didn't mean that at all. That's just his own interpretation."

Liu Ruyan listened to the conversation between the two and shook her head helplessly.

No wonder people say that men remain boys until they die!

The two of them, with their ages adding up to several decades, were still having such childish conversations.

Before Liu Ruyan could say anything, Kong Rui had already put on a serious expression and said earnestly, "Now, with thick fog everywhere, it's difficult to even tell directions, let alone look for an underground city in the city.

Moreover, it's not certain whether what he said can be believed."

Zhang Yuan nodded. "I know. But there are still more than ten people left. Later, we'll ask them one by one to see if the answers they give are the same.

By the way, do you have more than ten maps?"

Since the conversation had reached this point, what could Kong Rui say? Of course, he could only say yes and then immediately made a call to ask someone to bring the maps.

After hanging up the phone, Kong Rui then asked, "Do you have more than ten steamed buns with stuffed - bun filling in your bag?"

This bag wasn't that big. It shouldn't be able to hold that many, right?

Zhang Yuan looked at Liu Ruyan. "My bag can't hold them, but she..."

Liu Ruyan still had some.

Liu Ruyan nodded, opened her satchel, and showed Kong Rui what was inside.

Kong Rui leaned over and took a look. Sure enough, he saw some steamed buns inside.

However, they were much smaller in size than the one Zhang Yuan had taken out before.

"Why are these so small?" Kong Rui asked in confusion.

Could it be that these weren't steamed in the same pot?

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan explained seriously, "Hand - made products come in different sizes."

Hearing Liu Ruyan say this, Kong Rui actually thought it made a lot of sense and couldn't help but nod in agreement.

Next, they met the remaining 13 people one by one and also asked them to mark the location of the underground city on the map.

After coming out, Kong Rui led them to an office and spread all 14 maps on the table.

Looking at these 14 maps one by one, 14 different locations were marked on them.

Looking at these locations, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but laugh.

Rehe City was only so big, and yet the 14 of them had evenly marked the locations in 14 different places.

Kong Rui rubbed his chin. "If the 15th person hadn't been killed by you, would there be one more location?"

Liu Ruyan nodded. "Judging from the current situation, it should be like that."

"They must have discussed this in advance." Kong Rui said, and his expression gradually became serious. "The location is fake, and even the words they said just now, although mostly similar, may not all be true.

This matter needs to be investigated slowly. Later, the base will also send people into the urban area to verify. Do you want to go back and wait?

I'll tell you when there's news."

Zhang Yuan, however, shook his head. "The more he doesn't want to be found, the more I want to find him.

It's your business to send people. I want to go into the urban area and take a look."

As Zhang Yuan spoke, he looked at Liu Ruyan.

Before Zhang Yuan could say anything, Liu Ruyan had already nodded in agreement. "I want to go too."

Her Tang - style sword was already eager for action.

Kong Rui knew that both Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan were very decisive people.

Since the two of them had made a decision, no matter what he said, he couldn't change their minds.

"Since you've decided to go, why not go with the people I send? You can take care of each other."

Liu Ruyan shook her head and refused. "No need. We still prefer to act alone."

If they really went with the people Kong Rui sent, they would have to endure hardships, eating poor food and sleeping in the open.

Liu Ruyan really didn't want to make things difficult for herself.

Hearing this, Kong Rui looked at Zhang Yuan. "Do you think the same way?"

Zhang Yuan nodded. "Yes."

"In that case, I won't say much more. Just be careful.

By the way, there should be a lot of bugs in the city. Later, I'll give you some more insecticide. Take it with you."

This time, Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan didn't decline.

Insecticide was indeed very much needed. Otherwise, they might not be able to rest well.

However, the two of them didn't take it for free. They gave contribution points according to the current price set by the base.

When they left, Liu Ruyan and Zhang Yuan took one map with them, on which the 14 locations were marked.