Void Jigsaw Puzzle

What Guo Ling and Fan Ting brought back was naturally not good news.

There was no one at Zhu Tong's home.

The phone call Guo Ling made to Zhong Chenmu on the road reminded him that things were heading in a bad direction and he had to take action faster.

He also urgently needed some time alone to think carefully about the connection between the gloomy crack in the sky that he saw for the third time in the morning and the system in his mind.

But for now, he still had to comfort the seven-year-old girl.

After learning that his parents were not at home, Zhu Tong burst into tears again and gradually calmed down after being coaxed by everyone.

However, she pouted and said, "I want to join you! You just said that your relatives are missing, and I want to go with you to look for them, and also look for my parents at the same time!"

"Our work could be dangerous. You're still young, so don't get involved." Guo Ling objected, "We can continue to take care of you until we find your parents."

"Although I'm young, I know a lot. Besides, we're a team. When completing a mission, we always need different roles, right? Now we have elderly people, uncles, aunts, and brothers. The only thing missing is a kid like me. With me, your so-called advance team will be considered 'complete'!"

Zhong Chenmu was both amused and confused: "I didn't expect this little girl to learn my words so quickly..."

Old Liu protested: "Who said I'm old? I'm still middle-aged, okay?"

"If you support me to join, I can call you brother." Zhu Tong blinked.

"..."

Fan Ting shook her head: "I agree with Guo Ling, Xiao Tong, this is for your own good."

"You're using the excuse of 'doing it for my own good' again to do something that doesn't make me feel good at all!" Zhu Tong pouted. "You adults just love to be so self-righteous!"

"..."

Seeing that Liu Zhongju and Fan Ting were both speechless after hearing what Zhu Tong said, Guo Ling changed his mind: "Xiao Tong, how about this, you are considered as our non-staff member?"

Zhu Tong was puzzled: "What is a non-staff member?"

"It's just that... you are considered a member of our advance team, but you don't need to contribute."

"That won't do! I can't get something for nothing!"

"..."

Seeing that all three had been defeated, Zhong Chenmu said with a smile, "Little boy, we will accept you into our team. However, let me be frank with you. You must take care of yourself and not hold us back. Do you understand?"

"Really?" Zhu Tong couldn't believe it.

"Of course it's true. Being young doesn't matter. I'm only 17 years old." Zhong Chenmu nodded.

"That's great! Big brother is always the best!"

The other three people looked at Zhong Chenmu with squinted eyes: "As long as you are happy..."

At this time, Zhu Tong raised his right hand and shouted in a childish voice: "A family must be together!"

......

Guo Ling drove and took Fan Ting and Zhu Tong to Fan Ting's home, and then drove Zhong Chenmu to Shanshui Impression.

According to the agreement, Zhu Tong temporarily lived in Fan Ting's house until her parents were found.

After the two got off the car, Guo Ling and Zhong Chenmu had the opportunity to talk about more sensitive topics.

Guo Ling stared intently at the road ahead, his brows furrowed slightly. "I still can't figure out how two living people could disappear inexplicably. If Zhu Tong's words are to be believed, her parents simply vanished from the face of the earth..."

Zhong Chenmu had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't say them out loud immediately. Instead, he nodded in agreement.

Guo Ling sensed this keenly: "Are you worried about something?"