After calming down, Tony and Yingsen kept thinking about the little girl in the big box. They estimated that the surveillance would be the most lax, so they moved the box behind the table where they usually ate.

There were all kinds of materials placed there, and it was also the darkest place, so he carefully opened the wooden board.

The little girl's hair was a rare white color that was eye-catching, but what was even more eye-catching was the child's eyes.

Her eyes were big and their color was close to black and blue. Tony looked carefully and found that there were textures in her eyes like the starry sky. When he looked closer, it seemed as if mysterious stars were hidden in them.

The girl's fair face was covered with traces of tears. She curled up in the box and sobbed quietly. When she saw the box was opened, her eyes lit up. She did not talk to Tony and the others first, but quickly scanned the space in the room with her eyes, as if looking for something.

After looking around, the little girl blinked her bright eyes, but when she didn't see her target, her eyes immediately dimmed, and then bean-sized tears slid down one by one. Her sad look made the two people standing beside her feel nervous.

"Don't be afraid, kid, we are good people."

Insen felt it most clearly. He had never told Tony that his family had suffered a misfortune a long time ago. He lied and said that he could be reunited with his family if he went out in order to give Stark hope. Otherwise, Tony, who had no family at all, would probably become depressed and lose his fighting spirit.

If his family were still there, in order to see his family, Insen's goal would be transferred to Tony, and he would regain his belief in working hard for his friends.

But when the night was quiet, Yingsen would feel melancholy, as if the voices and smiles of his wife and children were still before his eyes.

If his child were still alive, he would be only a few years older than the little girl in front of him.

When the little girl heard Yingsen's voice, she wiped away her tears and gradually stopped crying.

Tony really had no experience in getting along with children. In his impression, children were the kind of creatures who would cry, make a fuss, or even commit suicide if they were not satisfied. But now, seeing the pitiful appearance of this little girl crying, he couldn't help but feel sad.

Judging from the little girl's behavior, she obviously knew where this place was. She hid in the box alone without making the slightest noise, and was able to hold back her fear until Yingsen opened it. She did not cry or make any movements that could attract attention at the first time.

This doesn't seem to be the naughty kid Tony imagined.

No! This is a 'naughty child'.

This child actually dared to run to the terrorists' lair. Her guardian is so irresponsible!

"Hi, kid, this is not an amusement park. Who brought you in? Where are your parents?" Tony's voice couldn't help but become serious, and his tone didn't sound very pleasant.

Looking at the girl who had just calmed down, who curled her lips and had tears in her eyes because of Tony's question, Yingsen immediately felt a little resentful towards Tony.

So he quietly fiddled around underneath and gave Tony a warning look.

Yingsen frowned at Tony and said, "Hey, watch your attitude."

[I'm fine, aren't I?] Tony was depressed. He felt that he was just a little too concerned. However, when it came to the experience of getting along with children, Yinsen, as a parent, was an expert.

So he stiffened himself, forced a bright and sunny smile, apologized to the child in what he thought was the gentlest tone, and then squatted on the side without saying a word.

"Don't be afraid, kid. This man is Tony Stark. He's a good man. He didn't mean to be mean to you, kid. He just got a little too anxious when he saw you. You know, this place is very dangerous." Yingsen said slowly, "I'm He Yingsen. What's your name? How did you get here?"

The girl looked at Tony, then at Yinsen, and seemed to believe what Yinsen said:

"I...I'm Paimon. May I ask...Have you ever seen the Traveler?"

"Traveler?"

Tony and Yingsen were stunned. It was the first time they heard such a statement.

Tony: "Who is Traveler? Is this someone's code name?"

Paimon shook his head, a little anxious: "The traveler is called Kong. He is a traveler from another world. He is very famous. He is also an honorary knight of Mondstadt."

"Etc., etc."

"What is Mond?"

"Mond is Mond, a free city-state on the continent of Teyvat governed by the God of Wind."

"..."

Paimon's words made the two men a little confused. Tony listened to the talk about another world, knights, gods and so on, and he had a guess that this traveler might not exist at all and was just an imaginary friend of a child.

You know, when they are young, children always imagine a good friend that no one can see. Even someone as smart and precocious as him, once had an ET friend from an alien planet during his extremely short childhood.

Seeing that the two did not believe him, Paimeng hurriedly explained:

"It's true, please believe me."

So Paimon told the two what happened in the desert.

As the two listened, they had new ideas and thought about what Yingsen had heard at the door before.

"Could the man they captured an hour ago be the traveler that Paimon mentioned?"

Yingsen presented his idea to Tony.

Tony also thought of this possibility and nodded: "It should be correct."

According to his observations over the past two months, this should be a terrorist base. It is deserted and located in a remote area. The military has not been able to find him even though he has been missing for so long, which shows that the probability of an ordinary person accidentally entering here is very small.

Therefore, the injured person mentioned by the people who passed by the door in the afternoon was most likely an empty one.

However, thinking about what I heard before, this traveler named Kong was probably in a very bad condition right now.

From Paimon's description, Tony recognized that the damn fragmentation bomb was made by Stark Industries. Even he almost fell into it, let alone someone who had no idea about bombs.

Tony was a little worried when he thought of this. He hesitated for a moment and did not tell Paimon about Kong's situation. He just described their guess to the girl.

"Great, the traveler is still alive."

Paimon did not notice the two's concealment. Instead, he was happy because he finally had news about his companions.

"After the traveler fainted, many people came. Paimon listened to the traveler and hid in the sand. After seeing those people taking the traveler away, he quietly flew behind them and found this cave."

"There are a lot of people outside. Paimon wanted to see the traveler, so he hid inside when he saw the big box."

The girl sipped water while telling her crazy experience. Tony admired Paimon's courage but also wanted to spank the little girl hard.

In Yingsen's opinion, he felt full of heartache. It was admirable that the little guy could muster up the courage to make such a decision.

Tony originally wanted to say a few words, but seeing Paimon's proud and strong look, and following Insen's signal, he was too lazy to scold him anymore.

Now that the person has been found, it seems that the welding work of the steel armor needs to be completed in advance, otherwise the extent of Kong’s injuries may be very serious.

While they were talking, the terrorist on the other end of the surveillance camera seemed to have noticed something.

Tony had just put his clothes on the sleepy Paimon when he heard the sound of people walking outside the door.

Yingsen was startled and quickly closed the wooden board on the big box where the little girl was hiding, and sat down next to the table the moment the door opened.

"What are you doing!!"

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