The toast was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and the fragrant smell of the runny - yolk fried eggs wafted straight into people's noses.
"Have you got any results from that prank?" Zuo Mu flipped through the newspaper and casually brought it up.
Tang Tang recalled the faint uneasiness at that time and quickly finished her breakfast.
Zuo Mu was really good at toasting. The toast was fragrant and crispy in the mouth.
After swallowing the food in her mouth, Tang Tang said, "I don't know why, but I always feel a bit uneasy."
"What are you uneasy about?"
"Just a sixth sense, Brother Zuo Mu. But now it's just a small note, and no one is hurt. I don't have any solid evidence either."
"I believe you."
Zuo Mu's eyes were firm.
Tang Tang's heart skipped a beat. It felt like fireworks were going off in her head. She thought she couldn't go on like this, so she forced the topic back to the note.
"But the note only has an ordinary number on it."
The note and the number kept swirling in Zuo Mu's mind.
For some reason, Zuo Mu always felt that these two clues were not unfamiliar.
But it was really hard for him to recall them immediately.
"You eat first. After that, take me there directly. I'm on a day - off today anyway."
Zuo Mu's suggestion was exactly what Tang Tang wanted.
"Brother, you'd better take a rest. You've been so busy taking care of me these days. You must be exhausted." Tang Tang kindly advised. Ever since she got a fever and was hospitalized, Zuo Mu had been so busy.
She must tell her dad how good Brother Zuo Mu was when he came back.
But the strange dream where her dad ruined their relationship flashed through Tang Tang's mind again.
Tang Tang shook her head vigorously, trying to drive away these messy thoughts.
Zuo Mu carefully folded the newspaper in his hand neatly, then said seriously, "The little girl is becoming considerate."
Tang Tang felt a bit embarrassed.
Did she not care about Brother Zuo Mu enough on weekdays? Just this one sentence made him touched.
However, Tang Tang didn't know that what Zuo Mu cared about was that Tang Tang cared about him. As for other people, they were just dispensable to Zuo Mu.
"It's okay. Don't you know I'm a workaholic? Five hours of sleep a day is enough for me." When it came to energy, Zuo Mu had never lacked it, and he was extremely confident.
As a sophomore in high school who was about to enter senior year, Tang Tang was extremely envious.
Why did she always want to sleep?
Thinking of her sleepy classmates and herself, she was almost jealous of this kind of constitution.
After Tang Tang swallowed the last mouthful of milk contentedly, Zuo Mu still asked, "What's your decision? Will you take me there?"
"Sure, why not?" Tang Tang looked at Zuo Mu curiously, as if there was a flower growing on his face.
Zuo Mu was very assertive. Generally, he made his own decisions instead of asking for others' opinions.
Of course, since most of his decisions were later proven to be correct, everyone was used to it.
But Tang Tang had other concerns.
"Brother, since we both feel something is wrong, should we contact Brother Chen and the others?"
Hearing Tang Tang's question, Zuo Mu was a bit surprised.
After the last major case, Chen had become a police officer who had handled a major case. And because of his outstanding performance, his superiors now attached great importance to him.
He was also involved in other major cases.
He was a promising young man.
It was a pity that he didn't understand romance at all. Zuo Mu had heard other policemen complain that Chen ignored the advances of the policewomen, which made other male colleagues secretly grind their teeth in envy.
But Chen was completely unaware of this.
Zuo Mu thought this was normal for Chen.
They had known each other since childhood. Zuo Mu knew exactly what kind of person his childhood friend was.
Chen was completely immersed in his career. He had no idea what love was.
Sometimes Zuo Mu really worried that this guy would become a monk one day.
Zuo Mu pushed the chair away, tidied his shirt collar slightly, and straightened his tie. "It's not necessary. We don't have any solid evidence now. We're just going on our own hunches. Let's go and see if there are any clues on the note today. Hopefully, it's just a false alarm."
That made sense.
Tang Tang suddenly realized that being so confused like this would only add a burden to Chen and the others.
After reaching an agreement, they headed to the orphanage they had been to yesterday together.
When they came to the orphanage again, Tang Tang felt as if time had stood still. It was the same building, and the same group of kids were happily playing in the playground. The sun shone on the kids' happy faces, looking extremely harmonious.
As soon as he got out of the car, Zuo Mu couldn't help but frown.
There was an unpleasant aura here.
However, Tang Tang didn't notice anything. She turned around with a bright smile and introduced, "This is the place, Brother Zuo Mu. Don't the kids look happy?"
Zuo Mu didn't comment.
Most kids in orphanages had a tough life. As for this place, he secretly sized up the kids and the teachers playing with them behind the shade of the trees. Then he looked at the buildings in the distance and didn't say a word.
"Have you noticed something wrong?"
The long - time tacit understanding made Tang Tang notice that Zuo Mu's expression seemed a bit strange.
Zuo Mu smiled at her, shook his head, and said, "It's nothing. I just can't put my finger on the sense of disharmony. Let's go in first."
They parked the car under the woods. Because of the tall trees, no one in the orphanage noticed them.
When they walked into the orphanage side by side, the playing kids naturally noticed the new arrivals.
"Look, there are visitors again today." It was Xiaoming who said this. He hadn't seen who it was yet.
Xiaowuyue was smart. She thought the girl looked familiar. She stopped the game she was playing, stared carefully, and her fair little face immediately showed an excited smile. "It's Sister Tangguo from yesterday!"
Sister Tangguo?
The rest of the kids were immediately attracted.
Yesterday, Tang Tang and Huang Xiaoli had given out a handful of candies, and the kids had been overjoyed.
After all, it was already good enough to have enough to eat in the orphanage. These snacks were something they didn't even dare to dream of.
At the end, they had been most reluctant to part with these two sisters. And now what did they hear? Sister Tangguo was here again today!
The kids immediately dropped the games they were playing. Especially the group of five from yesterday. Huzi ran in the front. Boys always ran a bit faster than girls. Xiaoming and Xiaoqi naturally followed Huzi. Xiaowuyue was the youngest. She trotted hard on the grass with her chubby legs and even dragged Xiaoyun who was unaware.