Zuo Mu and Tang Tang were originally going to meet Chief Li, but because of the note in Tang Tang's hand, Zuo Mu sent Tang Tang back.
It was neither too cold nor too hot, just perfect weather.
But Zuo Mu always thought girls shouldn't catch a cold, so he always prepared a coat for Tang Tang.
Tang Tang was now in front of her own house. She rummaged through her schoolbag. Just as her fingers touched the tip of the key, she suddenly reached for the umbrella beside it.
There came a rustling sound from behind. Tang Tang had sharp ears and could hear the voices of several people coming from outside the window, as well as the footsteps from upstairs that were neither too heavy nor too light.
Tang Tang knew that an umbrella might not be of much use. Her fingers were clutching the phone in her schoolbag and she was just about to call Zuo Mu when a sound of footsteps came from downstairs behind her. Immediately, the rustling sound behind and the footsteps upstairs stopped.
Tang Tang was just about to breathe a sigh of relief and reach out to open the door when she heard a voice say, "Hello, it's a courier."
Tang Tang had been busy with her revision recently and hadn't bought anything online. Zuo Mu was even less likely to.
At this moment, who else could it be...
Tang Tang turned around and was just about to swing the umbrella when she heard a very familiar voice, "Hey, it really is a courier."
As the voice faded, a slender hand immediately stopped Tang Tang's action of pulling out the umbrella.
Tang Tang turned to look and saw that it was none other than Shen Tian.
Shen Tian loosely held Tang Tang's hand, with the corners of his mouth slightly curving.
Tang Tang's hand was still holding the umbrella, but she had already turned to dial Zuo Mu's number.
"Sorry, I don't have any couriers. Sir, you may have delivered it to the wrong person."
Shen Tian just gave a casual glance at Tang Tang's hand in her schoolbag, and Tang Tang immediately dared not move her finger on the phone.
Every time she saw Shen Tian, she always felt like she was being seen through.
With just a nonchalant look from him, it seemed as if he could see right through a person.
Tang Tang unconsciously rubbed her fingers lightly and took a step back until her back was against the door. Then she quietly let out a sigh of relief. "Sir, you'd better deliver the courier to the right person quickly."
Shen Tian looked intently into Tang Tang's eyes. Tang Tang felt as if she was being stared at by a hawk. Goosebumps rose on her back, but she didn't dare to move much.
She could only endure Shen Tian's scrutiny.
Seeing Tang Tang looking so tense but still trying to straighten her back, Shen Tian found it interesting and took another step closer.
"Y-you don't come any closer," Tang Tang dodged to the side imperceptibly. "I know who you are. My brother is downstairs. If you take another step closer, I'll shout."
Such a childish threat.
Shen Tian couldn't help but smile and took a step back, leaning on the stair railing. The building was cleaned every day, and the railing had just been wiped by the aunt today. There wasn't a speck of dust on it.
"You really don't look like her at all."
Shen Tian looked at Tang Tang's eyebrows and eyes, which were the only parts that resembled that person.
Tang Tang looked at Shen Tian and nervously bit her lips. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't be nervous," Shen Tian idly tapped his finger on the railing. "I said I'm here to deliver a courier, so I'm here to deliver a courier."
As he spoke, a box slipped out of his hand.
Shen Tian handed the box to Tang Tang. "This is yours."
As he said this, he stood up, straightened his clothes, and looked at Tang Tang with a smile. "But you've inherited her courage, though."
Shen Tian glanced at Tang Tang's hand still in her schoolbag and casually smiled. "Call and tell them not to waste their efforts. I'm leaving. Save some gas money."
As Shen Tian said this, he walked downstairs. Halfway down, he looked up at Tang Tang. "Oh, right. One more thing."
"See you the day after tomorrow."
The day after tomorrow was the weekend.
Tang Tang was holding the box Shen Tian had given her. Although she was brave, she didn't dare to open it at this moment.
She took her hand out of her pocket and looked at her phone. There was no call record.
There was only the dark locked screen.
Zuo Mu should be almost there by now.
Tang Tang went into the house, took a pair of scissors, and poked the box. After making sure there was nothing dangerous, she opened it.
There was nothing inside except a small piece of paper.
There was an address written on it.
No. 118, Xishan.
When Tang Tang took the paper out of the small box, a photo came out with it.
It was a small two - inch photo. The person in the photo looked very much like Tang Tang, but their eyes were much more fierce than hers.
Tang Tang had been taught by Tang Gu since childhood to be a gentle girl. Although she had also inherited Tang Gu's seriousness, her eyebrows and eyes always carried a smile when she was being proper.
This person was very different from her.
Tang Tang looked at the person in the photo, thought for a while, and then put the photo in her pocket.
Zuo Mu had an argument with Chief Li. After discussing, they finally decided to send Tang Tang there.
On the weekend, Zuo Mu got up and went to look for Tang Tang but she was gone.
Zuo Mu called her, but the phone showed that she was out of service.
Tang Tang had been picked up in the middle of the night. Since they dared to reveal that the location was Xishan Park, they must have a backup plan.
And that backup plan was that the place she was taken to was not where they said it would be at all.
"The boss is on the phone."
"Is it here?"
"No, ten miles further ahead."
"Is she about to wake up?"
"No, the medicine will still be effective for another half an hour."
Tang Tang's eyes were blindfolded. She had just slowly woken up when she heard the voices of these two people.
Tang Tang took a while to recover, then half - squinted her eyes and tried to see the situation outside through the black cloth.
She should be in some kind of vehicle. But as soon as she got in the car, she had been given medicine, so she had no idea where she was at all. She tried to reach into her pocket with small movements, only to find that her hands and feet were tied.
Tang Tang blinked her eyes, thought for a moment, and then let out a soft grunt. Immediately, the two people in front who had been talking stopped.
The driver was looking at the road ahead while also glancing at the rear - view mirror. This girl had been specially instructed by the higher - ups to be watched closely.
"There's less than ten minutes to go. Keep her tied up for now."
After that, neither of the two people spoke, and neither did Tang Tang. She just half - squinted her eyes.
It seemed like less than ten minutes when the car stopped.
The two people in the car got out, dragged Tang Tang out, loosened the ropes, and casually threw her to the side.
Tang Tang was just about to say something when those people got in the car and drove away.
Tang Tang, "... "
Tang Tang stood there, speechless for a long time, before she realized that the place she was standing was not at the foot of a mountain but halfway up a mountainside, and there was only one path.
The trees were lush all around. Although she had traveled with Tang Gu before, she had never seen such a lush forest in this city.
Tang Tang estimated the time it took for them to bring her here and thought that they must have left City C.
So where was this place?
Although Tang Tang had been prepared to come here, standing here, she still felt a bit lost.
She tried to take two steps up the mountain. Just as she took those two steps, a mechanical electric voice came out, "Welcome..."
"To this place. The game begins."
"The name of the game is Hide and Seek."