Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

"Don't get excited. Maybe he has no choice but to do so." Ayaka, Yui and others gently tried to comfort Mochizuki Li. It was really abnormal for her to be like this.

But if you put yourself in their shoes, you may not be able to remain calm.

"Yes... yes, there must be some compelling situation... otherwise Liu wouldn't do that." Wang Yueli repeated it over and over again as if to convince herself. It took a long time for her to calm down and apologize:

"Sorry, I was just too emotional..."

"It's alright. Let's think about how to find Mochizuki Ryu first. You should know where he often goes or where he might go, right? And if possible, I hope you can provide me with a description of what Mochizuki Ryu looks like."

Yukino shook her head, and then began to ask about information about Mochizuki Ryu.

"Of course, I know everything about Liu..." Wangyue Li first said proudly, then opened her mobile phone album and found a frontal photo of Wangyue Liu to show everyone.

Although it was only a moment, everyone vaguely saw that Wangyue Li's photo album was almost all of Liu, but everyone just sighed that the young couple had a great relationship and didn't take it seriously.

"He usually only goes to a fixed billiard hall or coffee shop..." Mochizuki Li listed all the places Liu might go one by one, and Yui was responsible for writing them down one by one and then posting them in the Service Club's Line group.

"What about interpersonal communication? Is it possible to go to a friend's house or something like that?" Su Qing suggested another possibility.

"No...it's impossible. Liu is a very introverted person and doesn't know anyone else except me." Wang Yueli said with certainty.

"Has it been like this since childhood?" Su Qing frowned and asked.

"It has never changed since I was a child." Wang Yueli confirmed again.

Seeing the other party's firm attitude, Su Qing didn't say anything else. Hikigaya then proposed other possibilities:

"Well... maybe he has already left Tokyo and gone to another city..."

Seeing that everyone was staring at him, Hikigaya touched the back of his head awkwardly and explained:

"That's right. Sometimes you want to go to a city where no one knows you and start a new life, right? I've had this thought before... but it was only in the past, and it was just a thought."

"Impossible! I am the only one Liu has! He will never abandon me! Don't talk nonsense!"

Wang Yueli shouted in an almost roaring tone, like a wounded elk roaring before death.

"Sorry, sorry, it's just a possibility..." Hikigaya felt that he deserved to die. They were a happy couple, and it was sad enough that the man disappeared inexplicably. He shouldn't have said anything more.

But I was just proposing a possibility. The other party's reaction... isn't it a bit strange?

"Then let's divide into groups and search. For safety reasons, one group will be male and one group will be female. Let's divide into three groups in total."

Su Qing suggested.

"Then I'll be in a group with Hachiman," Ayaka said first.

"But, Ayaka, you..." Yui was stunned for a moment. Didn't they agree to pair up with boys and girls? Why did Ayaka and Hikigaya have to pair up?

"Oh... I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing. Then I'll be in a group with Mochizuki-san..." Ayaka realized that she had said the wrong thing and quickly changed her words.

"No need, you and Hachiman are in one group, Yukinoshita and Yui are in one group, and Mochizuki and I are in one group."

"Why?" Yukino crossed her arms and asked in confusion.

Su Qing's grouping is obviously contradictory.

"Totsuka-san's situation is rather special. Your physical fitness is different from that of ordinary men, and you should have learned Aikido, right? So it's just right for Yui to be with you."

Su Qing gave his reasons.

"How do you know I've learned Aikido?"

Xueno nodded at first. After Su Qing said that, she also felt that the other party's grouping was quite reasonable. However, she quickly realized that she had never told them that she knew Aikido in front of them. How did Su Qing know that?

"I heard from others that time waits for no one. Let's divide into groups and go look for Wang Yueliu separately." Su Qing did not explain too much, stood up and prepared to leave, and said to Wang Yueli:

“Although we have agreed to your commission, this concerns a person’s life, so we can only help you search until the club’s activities are over.

If you still can't find your lover after that, this commission ends here, and I suggest you call the police directly."

"I understand. Thank you for your help. Besides, Liu is very shy, so I hope that if you find him as soon as possible, please notify me as soon as possible."

Wang Yueli first bowed deeply to the servants, and then emphasized that if the servants found Liu, they must first notify her to negotiate. When they wanted to ask why, Wang Yueli just explained softly:

"He has a tendency to be violent... I'm worried that he may be in a bad mood because he lost contact this time, so it's best for me to negotiate."

Seeing that Wang Yueli had a serious face and didn't look like she was joking, everyone in the service department nodded and said that if they saw the other party, they would not alert the other party but would notify the other party immediately.

Just like that, the Service Club and Mochizuki Ryu were divided into three groups and each went to the assigned location to look for Mochizuki Ryu.

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In a billiard hall, Su Qing and Wang Yueli found the boss and some old customers respectively and asked if they had seen Wang Yueliu.

According to Wangyue Li, Wangyue Liu is a very shy person, so Wangyue Li accompanies him every time. The stores they visit most often are those few, and this billiard hall is the one they visit most frequently.

"Mochizuki Ryu? He didn't come to my place today. Did something happen to him?" The owner of the billiard hall was a middle-aged man with a beer belly and a kind face. When he saw Su Qing asking, he patiently explained.

"You've never been here? I see. Thank you." After learning that Wang Yueliu had never been here, Su Qing expressed his gratitude and was about to leave, but the boss suddenly stopped him at this moment:

"Wait, guys, you guys are not friends with that guy Liu?"

"Well, we were just commissioned by Wang Yueli to help her find someone." Su Qing briefly summarized the cause of the incident to his boss in a few words.

"Really... So that's how it is." The boss with a beer belly seemed to be a little emotional and said:

"Well, those two kids are pretty strong. It's not easy for them to get to this point from the orphanage."

"Really?" Su Qing did not comment.

"They've been excellent students since childhood, and went to Sobu High School, one of the top three in Tokyo. The two kids have now [achieved success], right? Isn't that difficult enough?" the boss asked.

"From what you said, boss, it seems that you know them very well?" Su Qing did not delve too deeply into this topic. He found that the relationship between this boss and Wangyue was not just as simple as that of customers.

"It's not like I know him well, but they come here often, and Mochizuki Ryu is very outgoing and can chat with anyone. I, the staff, and some old customers all like him.

After a few visits, I got to know him a little better." The boss smiled when he mentioned Wang Yueliu.

"Really? So Wangyue Liu is not afraid of strangers?" Su Qing also asked with a smile.

"How can that be possible? In today's terms, isn't Liu considered a "social bull"?"

"Then what's your impression of Wang Yueli, boss?"

"Li... I don't think we talked much. It seems that I have always been by Liu's side. I don't know her very well..."

Just when Su Qing wanted to ask something, Wang Yueli, who had been waiting for Su Qing for a long time, came over and shouted at Su Qing:

"Student Su, it's time to go. Since there are no clues here, let's hurry to the next place."

"Okay." Su Qing nodded, and without asking any more questions, he expressed his gratitude and said goodbye to the boss.

On the way out of the billiard hall, Wang Yueli walked in front of Su Qing. Looking at the girl's back, Su Qing's mind was like a slide show, replaying every word, every look, and every expression of Wang Yueli as soon as she came in frame by frame.

As if noticing that Su Qing hadn't caught up, Wang Yueli turned around and urged:

"Student Su, please go quickly. I am worried that Liu might be in danger."

The concerned look behind the black-framed glasses cannot be faked, everything is so real.

Su Qing didn't say anything and followed in a few steps.

[Okay, now let’s see who is lying…]

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