Chapter 42 Return Next

The sky finally converged the last glimmer of light, and the whole village and even the forest became dark.

"What are you doing? Who told you to close the door?" Liu Bing shouted angrily.

Although Liu Bing is reluctant, the door will not be closed because of his reluctantness. This is the rule in the village - it closes in the dark.

Except for Li Tong and Duan Peng, all the teams that participated in the coming-of-age ceremony have returned. I don't know if it's luck or not. All the teams participating in this time, except for Xiao Wu and 11 teams gathered together, and finally ten captains disappeared, all the other teams came back completely.

Liu Bing's face at the gate was ugly, and Li Tong's parents were equally worried. Even Zhong Xi's consistent smile converged, and his face became a little gloomy.

"Let's go back!" Zhong Xi said to Zhong Li beside him, "I won't come back today."

Zhong Li's face was full of worry, but he knew that the door had been closed. Even if Duan Peng came back at night, he had to wait for the door to reopen tomorrow. He nodded silently, and Zhong Li followed Zhong Xi and left.

"Let's go back and come back tomorrow when the gate opens." Zhong Xi's voice also woke up the people who were still stunned. Li Yi sighed and said to Wang Fen beside him, "We have to believe in the child. He will be fine!"

Although I can't let go of my worries, it's not a way to wait like this. The more I am in such a difficult time, the more I have to maintain my state. Don't let Li Tong come back, but the two of them fell down again. Li Yi pulled Wang Fen away slowly and couldn't help looking back at every two steps, as if as As soon as he turned around, he saw the gate open, and Li Tong was coming in from outside the gate.

Liu Bing and Wang Yu were left at the gate. Looking at Liu Bing, who was almost crazy, Wang Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Liu, why don't we go back? Shall we come back early tomorrow morning?

Liu Bing stared at the closed door without saying anything. Wang Yu hesitated several times, but did not have the courage to speak. Finally, he could only sigh gently and stood silently with Liu Bing.

The two stood silently at the gate. For a long time, Liu Bing exhaled a long breath and seemed to be much older in an instant. "Brother Wang, thank you for accompanying me. Go back first. Xiaoqian and the others must have been waiting at home." Liu Bing's voice carried a vicissitudes and walked towards the village, but the direction he took was not the way home.

"Brother Liu, what are you going to do?" Wang Yu caught up with Liu Bing's arm uneasiness and asked. Liu Bing's talent in mecha was unmatched in the whole village, but Liu Bing lacked a lot of human feelings and almost never paid attention to other people's feelings. Hearing Liu Bing's concern, Wang Yu suddenly felt a little bad.

"Brother Wang, go back first. I'm fine. I want to find the general to see if there is any remedy." Liu Bing's face showed a wry smile, "You know, Xiaopeng is now at the level of a fourth-level mecha division, and he is still young and has a lot of room for growth."

"All right." After a moment of hesitation, Wang Yu still let go.

Dong Ming and Cheng Xi stayed in the study. Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was depressing and uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Liu Bing opened the door and came in, "Brother Dong!" There was a trace of choking in Liu Bing's voice.

"Brother Liu, what's wrong with you?" Dong Ming quickly stood up and walked to Liu Bing's side and asked.

"All the teams participating in the bar mitzvah have returned, but Xiaopeng and others have not appeared yet." Liu Bing took Dong Ming's hand and said.

"I know that someone has just reported it to me." Dong Ming's mood is also a little heavy. Today is not a good day for him. The blows come one after another. First, ten-year-old young people disappeared, six days of life and death are uncertain, and now it is Duan Peng and Li Tong.

"Brother Dong, General! I want to ask you to send some people out to look for it. As you know, Xiaopeng is already a fourth-level mecha master, and he is the hope for the future of our village.

This is almost the first time that Liu Bing called General Dong Ming. Hearing this name, Dong Ming couldn't help but have a headache, but finally he could only sigh and say, "Brother Liu, it's not that I don't want to send people, but you should also know that I have sent ten mecha out to find Xiao Wu and others, and then sent people out of our village. Zi's defense is not enough. I really don't have anyone to send!"

Liu Bing stared closely in Dong Ming's eyes. Dong Ming, who was accused of stabbing, couldn't help turning his head and avoiding his eyes. "I have already said that Xiaopeng should not be allowed to attend this coming-of-age ceremony. You just don't listen. Now..." As Liu Bing said, Liu Bing let go of Dong Ming's hand and walked out and walked I didn't notice the threshold on the ground when I was at the door. I tripped over the threshold and almost fell to the ground.

Looking at Liu Bing's figure disappearing at the door, Dong Ming's heart was a little unbearable, but he really couldn't help it. Looking back at Cheng Xi standing aside and asked, "Lao Cheng, do you think I did something wrong this time? There is such a talented young man in the village. Should I put him in the village and protect him well?" Dong Ming's voice was full of deep self-reproach.

"General, I don't think there is anything wrong with your decision. The coming-of-age ceremony is a process that children must go through. The more talented children are, the more we should test them. After all, staying in the village is not necessarily foolproof. They must learn to face it." Cheng Xi comforted, "And it's just that they didn't come back today. Maybe tomorrow morning, they will have come back when we wake up?"

Dong Ming sighed, nodded gently, and returned to his seat to sit down. Although Cheng Xi's words were indeed what he wanted to hear, his mood was not much relaxed.

"Dad!" It was not long after the study was quiet, and another figure quickly broke in.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Dong Ruo's appearance, Dong Ming still reluctantly squeezed out a smiling face and asked.

"I heard that Xiaopeng and others have not come back yet, is it true?" Dong Ruo didn't care how ugly Dong Ming's smile was at all. He stared at Dong Ming's eyes and asked.

Dong Ming had a headache. He was already in a bad mood, but none of the people around him were worried and annoyed him one after another. Taking a deep breath, Dong Ming suppressed the irritation in his heart and said, "Yes!"

"Then did you send someone out to find him?" Dong Ruo asked tightly.

"I have sent ten mecha out to find Xiao Wu, and now there is no extra manpower." Although he was extremely irritable, in the face of Dong Ruo's question, Dong Ming still explained with interest: "Besides, they are just a little late. You have to believe in Li Tong's ability!"

If Dong ignored Dong Ming's explanation, the worry on his face did not diminish at all. "Dad, since you can't send extra people, I want to go out and look for it by myself."

"Nonsense! Aren't you causing trouble? If you go out and they will come back in a couple of days, what should we do and send someone out to find you? Dong Ming finally couldn't help roaring in his heart, "It's not that you don't know what's going on!"

"I know it's dangerous now, but I'm going out to look for it even if it's dangerous now. No matter what you say, I'm going out anyway!" Dong Ruo showed no weakness at all and said tit-for-tat with Dong Ming. After saying that, Dong Ruo ran out.

"General! You should calm down. After all, Miss is still young, and she doesn't know the current situation!" Cheng Xi persuaded him.

Looking at Dong Ruo's back, Dong Ming sighed for a long time. The bigger Dong Ruo is, the more headache he will have.

In the past, Dong Ruo always sneaked out of the village, but in the past, everyone only turned a blind eye to Dong Ruo's escape. After all, there was no robot sweep, and Dong Ruo carried mecha every time he went out, so it wouldn't be too dangerous. But this time it's different. Robots are not seen once or twice around the village.

He gasped for a while, his breathing softened a little, and the anger in his chest dissipated a lot. Dong Ming turned to Cheng Xi next to him and said, "Lao Cheng, you'd better follow out and have a look! Xiaoruo, the older the child is, the more worry-free he becomes, but he must not let her out this time. If it really doesn't work, you can lock her up.

"Yes, General! I know what to do."

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After placing Dong Ruo, Cheng Xi dragged his tired body home. As soon as he opened the door, Cheng Xudong dragged his injured leg and jumped out and asked worriedly, "How's Dad? Xiaole, are they back? What about Wang Xing? Have you come back? Are there any flaws?"

Looking at Cheng Xudong's worried face, Cheng Xi couldn't help sighing secretly, but only paused. Cheng Xi came to his senses again and squeezed out a smile on his tired face and said, "Don't worry, it's okay. You did a good job this time. Xiao Le and others have come back, but as you said, they know There are not many, and there are no flaws. As for Wang Xing, he hasn't come back yet.

Cheng Xi told what Cheng Xudong was concerned about in a few words, but Cheng Xudong's worries did not ease for two days. Cheng Xi helped Cheng Xudong sit aside and continued, "There is another good news that Li Tong and Duan Peng did not come back."

"Really?" Cheng Xudong jumped up excitedly, but the movement was too big and touched the wound on his body. He couldn't help shouting in pain. Cheng Xudong didn't care about the pain caused by the wound and continued to ask, "Duan Peng and the others didn't come back?"

Cheng Xi looked at his son with a smile and nodded.

After receiving his father's affirmative reply, Cheng Xudong's face was full of excitement, but Cheng Xudong's face was not excited for too long. "Dad, although they have not come back yet, Duan Peng's force should not be so prone to accidents."

"Don't worry! I will make arrangements!" Cheng Xi patted his son on the shoulder and said, "I haven't been in the village for so many years."