Void Jigsaw Puzzle

In less than half a day, Guo Ling decided to give up his extremely physically and mentally exhausting search method.

There is no technical content at all, and besides, he is no longer a young man in his twenties.

He felt that he needed to rely on experience to make up for his lack of physical strength.

Guo Ling returned to the hotel, turned on the "Do Not Disturb" button, and in the bright light outside the window, carefully recalled Hou Chang's habits.

He kept sorting through those details of his life which were already very long ago in his mind.

He hadn't actually seen Hou Chang since the "singularity moment" in Wuming City, but those memories were not so easy to forget.

Although Hou Chang became a housewife at home very early because his work and income were enough to support the expenses of the entire family, her ability and quality were enough to manage a small family in an orderly manner.

"What are her habits..."

Guo Ling racked his brains, yet found it utterly ridiculous. His former lover had to use every last bit of his brainpower to recall the most comprehensive memory of her.

The effects of time and distance are so terrifying.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place!"

Guo Ling suddenly thought of this sentence that Hou Chang often mentioned.

This is what she often said when managing their beloved son Guo Chang.

Guo Chang was a little kid who often sneaked a peek at comic books and miscellaneous books, often arrogantly stuffing them into his schoolbag.

"If that's the case...if Hou Chang from Kunlun City is really my Hou Chang...will she continue to follow this logic..."

Is it a proof that a woman disguised as a man and appeared openly at the official founding meeting of the Kunlun Front?

Guo Ling became excited.

If we follow this line of thought, the place where she is hiding should not be those remote corners, but most likely in the most lively and noisy place.

Where is such a place in Kunlun City?

Sifangping, Liujiaoping, Bajieping...

Areas A, B, and C each have such a place. What about Area D? There should be one too, right?

Thinking of this, Guo Ling didn't bother to eat lunch or his calves which were already sore after a whole morning of hard work, and immediately rushed out of the hotel.

He decided to go to District D first, not for any particular reason, just an intuition.

In order to conserve his energy, he deliberately slowed down his pace, as he had the entire afternoon and evening anyway.

When he passed by Sifangping again, he took a special look at the Xie family's shop. He saw that the door was open and Xie Wanwan was receiving guests inside, but Xie Cun was not there.

He walked along the edge on the other side and passed quickly from a distance to avoid being seen by Xie Wanwan.

He didn't want the Xie siblings to know about this operation. If Hou Chang couldn't be found, it wouldn't be too late to join them in the search. Before that, Guo Ling wanted to solve the problem on his own.

He climbed to the camphor tree halfway up the mountain again. Last time, it was here that he suddenly realized the relationship between the appearances of Qingchen and Hou Chang. Then he returned to Sifangping. This time, he wanted to continue moving forward.

After going up and down several times, he finally arrived at the Huihe Bridge over the Huihe River. After crossing the Huihe Bridge, he entered the D District of Kunlun City.

As Guo Ling walked, he looked at everyone coming and going.

During his time in Kunlun City, he had observed that most people were rather thin, while Xie Cun's bulk was largely due to his naturally large frame. Furthermore, most people's faces lacked a smile or a radiant glow, and they all seemed to be in a state of exhaustion.

It was indeed necessary to have an organization like the Kunlun Front to change the status quo. Perhaps the Jigsaw Team could also reach out to them. Although Guo Ling had some grievances about Xie Cun regarding Hou Chang, he also agreed with Xie Cun's point of view: they should unite.

"Let's not think too far ahead. Let's find her first..."

Guo Ling suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

Walking down from the Huihe Bridge, the overall landscape features are no different from those in Areas A, B, and C. If it weren't for the occasional road signs and markings, it would be difficult to tell where you are at first glance.

When he reached the flat area below, Guo Ling took a look at the name of the place - Shimeiping.

"Four, six, eight, ten, this arithmetic progression..."

Judging from the name alone, Shimeiping should be the best place in the entire Kunlun City. After all, it means "perfect".

Sure enough, Guo Ling discovered that the area of ​​Shimeiping was much larger than the previous Sifangping, Liujiaoping and Bajieping, and was even nearly twice their size.

The scale, number, and bustle of the shops surrounding Shimeiping were even greater than those in the other three areas. Here, Guo Ling finally saw two-story or even three-story shops, and he also saw a building that had not appeared in the other three areas.

It was a small building with its own entrance and courtyard. The wall material seemed to be marble instead of cement like other houses. The exterior was decorated in a majestic manner. There was a plaque hanging at the door with the words "Kunlun Municipal Government" written in neat black font.

There is no such organization in Wuming City. He had only seen related concepts in books. Seeing it in reality for the first time, he felt extremely curious.

"So this is the Kunlun Municipal Government that Xie Cun mentioned..." Guo Ling walked to the government gate and saw that there were no people inside or outside the gate. Compared with the doors of the shops nearby, this place was very deserted.

He was about to go in to see what was going on when he heard a gruff voice from inside: "What are you looking at? Do you have an appointment?"

"..."

Guo Ling turned and left, he had completely lost interest in exploring.

He had just taken two steps when he saw a short and fat man with dark skin coming towards him. He held his head high and looked arrogant. When he saw Guo Ling, he still showed no intention of giving way and did not slow down his pace.

Guo Ling felt that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who he was for a while.

However, it was impossible to give way to this fat black man. He stood still, staring at the fat black man who was about to hit him.

The fat black man did not expect that the man in front of him would not give him face and give way, but seeing that Guo Ling's face was a little unfamiliar, he changed his walking route at the last moment, brushed past Guo Ling lightly, and then walked straight into the government gate behind Guo Ling.

This time, the gruff voice did not appear.

Guo Ling was stunned, then shook his head in disgust.

This fat black guy has a bad smell...

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that this man was the man in the white suit who had asked about Hou Chang's whereabouts at Xie's store last time! As expected, clothes make the man look good. He almost didn't recognize him!

"So, he's that Sanjay... He's the one who introduced Hou Chang to the doping and sedative trials... He's also looking for Hou Chang, probably to capture her and punish her. We absolutely mustn't let him find her!"

Just as he was thinking, Guo Ling suddenly felt someone staring at him. He quickly looked over and saw a man of medium build standing in the shadow of the alley between the two shops opposite.

The man was wearing the most common light-colored coat in Kunlun City. If he were in a crowd, he would definitely be impossible to find. But now that he was hiding in the dark, he seemed quite conspicuous.

Guo Ling immediately thought of the man he had seen at the scene of the establishment of the Kunlun Front the night before.

it's him!

Guo Ling was extremely excited and ran towards the man.

Just half a moment before this moment, the man seemed to have sensed Guo Ling's gaze and intention, and turned around and ran deep into the alley.

Guo Ling became even more certain that something was wrong with him and quickened his pace.

Only then did he realize that his entire body was aching from the morning's struggles, and he felt powerless. He cursed himself mentally, but there was nothing he could do but grit his teeth and keep going.

After running through the alley, he saw the man running up the stairs from a distance. Although he was far away, he was completely exposed to his sight. Guo Ling stared at the man's back, and his inner judgment became more convinced: this person is Hou Chang!

It is not easy for a woman to dress up as a man without being discovered, not to mention that when moving, the difference in running posture between men and women is still very obvious.

He shouted from behind, "Hou Chang! Don't run! There's no one else around now. Stop! I can help you get rid of Sanjay!"

Within just a few seconds, Guo Ling realized that Hou Chang was not staring at him, but was following Sanjay, because if they were hiding in Kunlun City, this fat black man would be the most dangerous.

And now there are indeed only two people a hundred meters apart on this narrow road. The steps go up all the way until you can see the horizon, but no third person appears.

Hou Chang seemed to hesitate and slowed down his pace, but was soon frozen in time by the next sentence.

"Hou Chang! Look back at me, I'm Guo Ling!"

Guo Ling has made up his mind. He decided to give it a try. If the "man" in front of him is not Hou Chang, at most he will apologize and get beaten. But what if it is really Hou Chang?

He succeeded.

Hearing this, Hou Chang was stunned, stopped, did not continue walking up, and slowly turned around and looked down.

She still couldn't believe her ears, so she needed to confirm it with her eyes again.

Isn't the man chasing after him one of Sanjay's accomplices? No, wait! He said his name is Guo Ling?!

Could this familiar voice, this name, really be the husband who only appeared in my dreams?

When Hou Chang turned around completely and faced Guo Ling, who was limping but still walking quickly along the steps below her feet, a sense of familiarity that spanned time and space completely penetrated her.

Hou Chang was trembling all over, and felt himself go limp. As he was about to fall forward, he was stopped by Guo Ling who rushed in front of him with all his strength.

In the last few steps, Guo Ling had already seen Hou Chang's face clearly.

Although she is dressed as a man, her charm cannot be concealed.

Before he could stop Hou Chang from falling, Guo Ling's tears had already welled up in his eyes. And when he actually stopped Hou Chang and felt the long-lost touch and breath, he could no longer hold back and hugged her tightly.

The sloping path, the steep steps, the towering trees on both sides, the two people hugged each other tightly, and except for the wind, nothing else disturbed their meeting at this moment.

"Dear... dear... I finally found you... It's so good..." Guo Ling choked beside Hou Changjin.

Hou Chang said nothing, but her whole body shook and she burst into tears. Her sobs drifted through the air, as if relieving her long-held grievances.

After an unknown amount of time, Guo Ling felt that Hou Chang's emotions had calmed down a little, and he seemed to want to break away from his arms, so he tightened his arms, wanting to hold him a little longer.

"Guo Ling, listen to me, I have something to tell you." He heard Hou Chang say in his ear.

In addition to tenderness, there was more determination in his tone.

Guo Ling's heart trembled.

The thing he was most worried about was finally happening.