The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan immediately stopped, looked at each other in surprise, and turned back to the boss.

Gu Zhanghua asked the boss, "Boss, I heard you just say Guo'er's mother's name is Ayiduo?"

The innkeeper put the rag in his hand aside and looked at Gu Zhanghua in confusion.

"Yes, that's right."

Gu Zhanghua explained with a smile.

"Guo'er is very cute, we all like her very much. Guo'er told us that her father went back to his hometown and never came back. You just said that Guo'er doesn't have a father? What's going on?"

Zhao Xuan chimed in.

"We stayed at Guo'er's house last night. Her mother hid in the house the whole time and refused to come out. Guo'er said she was used to it. You just said she had no father, and her mother has such a cold personality. Guo'er felt so sorry for herself!"

The innkeeper was washing a rag in a basin of water.

"Who says it's not true? But some things are not good for children to know. The people in the town all know this and are helping Ayiduo hide it from Guo'er.

Do you know Guo'er's full name? Shen Guoguo!

More than ten years ago, Ayiduo fell in love with a soldier named Shen Xiaobao in the garrison, and Guoer is Shen Xiaobao's daughter.

The two were planning to get married when Shen Xiaobao suddenly fled with the garrison. More than ten years later, Shen Xiaobao never came back to look for Ayiduo.

If you ask me, Shen Xiaobao is a scumbag! A cold-blooded, heartless, and unjust scumbag! "

Zhao Xuan clenched her fists.

"If I ever run into him, I'll tear him into pieces!"

The boss sighed and shook his head.

"If you can find him, you're quite capable! You can't wake up someone who's pretending to be asleep, but how can you find Shen Xiaobao who's deliberately hiding from Ayiduo? Girl, you're too naive!"

Gu Zhanghua was also very upset at this time.

"No wonder Ayiduo has a weird temper and doesn't like to socialize. She was deceived and then ruthlessly abandoned. She must be feeling really miserable!"

The innkeeper continued to wipe the table.

"I haven't seen Ayiduo for more than ten years. As a girl, I am shy and afraid of gossip, so I have been living in a lonely little courtyard outside the town.

She used to be talkative, cheerful, and generous. What a wonderful girl, but she met the wrong person and ruined her life!"

Since he learned from the boss that Ayiduo was Guoer's mother, Gu Zhanghua felt that there was no need to go to Guoer's parents' house. Going there rashly would only make the little girl suspicious.

Ayiduo and the people in the town have kept Guoer's life story a secret for so many years. Why should they expose this lie?

Guo'er is doing well now, growing up simply and happily. The decision of whether to tell her about her life story is in Ayiduo's hands, and they have no right to interfere.

Gu Zhanghua put his arm around Zhao Xuan's waist and thanked the boss.

"Thank you for telling us about Guo'er's life story. We will also keep it a secret from Guo'er.

I think we should go back and buy some gifts and go visit Sister Ayiduo in person to thank her."

The innkeeper reminded the two.

"Just don't be too serious. Remember to light the mosquito coils when you go to bed at night. The mosquitoes here are poisonous!"

Zhao Xuan looked at the innkeeper in surprise.

"Mosquito coils? There are no mosquito coils in the room. Can you bring us a few? Or should we go buy some ourselves?"

In the guest room, Hao Xiong watched Xiao Yixian and Guan Liushui playing chess, but he couldn't understand what they were doing.

"You guys go ahead and do your thing. I'll go to the pharmacy to buy some mosquito coils."

Hao Xiong stood up and stretched. Just as he reached the door, he saw Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan pushing the door open.

Zhao Xuan's face was full of confusion. She walked straight to the table and picked up a khaki stick leaning against the wall.

She asked everyone, holding up the stick.

"Can you tell that this rolling pin-thick stick is a mosquito coil? I thought it was a self-defense tool specially prepared by the inn for guests!"

Gu Zhanghua took the stick and looked at it carefully in disbelief.

"The mosquitoes here are huge, and the mosquito coils are this weird? This stick feels rough to the touch, with black particles in the earthy yellow. If it were made of wood, it would really look like a rolling pin!"

Hao Xiong looked at the stick, bewildered. "Aren't mosquito coils usually coiled in a circle? Is this a mosquito coil?"

Zhao Xuan still looks confused.

"The boss's original words were, 'The khaki sticks placed against the wall next to the table are mosquito coils, and there's one in every room!'"

The little medical fairy took the mosquito coil and smelled it.

"It smells like medicine! Coming to Guze Town has refreshed my knowledge time and time again. It's really eye-opening!"

The five people gathered around the magical mosquito coil and looked at it again and again.

Zhao Xuan did a few tricks with the mosquito coil, but the coil was so strong that it didn't break.

Gu Zhanghua put the mosquito coil in an empty flowerpot next to him.

"I was wondering why there was an empty flower pot in every room? There was soil in the pot but no flowers. It turns out they were used to hold mosquito coils."

Guan Liushui used the fire starter on the table to light the mosquito coil, and curls of green smoke floated in the air.

Everyone smelled a light and fresh herbal fragrance, which was not pungent at all.

Guan Liushui looked at Gu Zhanghua and Zhao Xuan, puzzled.

"Did you two find out who Ayiduo is? Why are you back so soon? Did you ask the boss for mosquito coils?"

Zhao Xuan kept the question in suspense.

"We already know who Ayiduo is. How about you take a guess first?"

"How can I guess if you don't say anything? We only met Guo'er when we got to Guze Town!"

Hao Xiong suddenly slapped his head and said, "Could it be that Guo'er's mother is Ayiduo?"

"That's not fun, that's not fun. Guess again. You have to guess wrong three times for it to count!"

Seeing that Zhao Xuan was playing tricks, Gu Zhanghua rubbed Zhao Xuan's head and said to everyone.

"Hao Xiong guessed right, Guo'er's mother is Ayiduo, and everyone in the town knows it.

The innkeeper told us that Shen Xiaobao abandoned Ayiduo when she was pregnant with Guoer and ran away, and he hasn't come back in all these years."

The Little Medical Fairy cursed, "Scumbag!"

Look at the flowing water and ask everyone.

"Should we go ask Ayiduo right away? If she can tell us what happened back then, maybe we can find some clues!"

Gu Zhanghua was a little hesitant.

"Will asking directly bring up her sad memories? I think she's a bit extreme right now."

"It's useless if too many people go. Besides, she's a woman and it involves her privacy. Little Doctor Fairy and I will be enough.

We'll figure it out later. This is the most important clue we have right now. I won't be able to sleep all night if I don't find out!"

"It's no problem for me to go with you. Do you want to bring Guo'er with you? After all, this concerns her life experience."

“I have discussed this issue with Xiaowu. We can’t bring her along!

Ayiduo has her own reasons for hiding Guoer's background. Once we have thoroughly investigated the matter, it will be up to Ayiduo to decide whether to tell Guoer or not."

Gu Zhanghua rearranged the tasks of several people.

"Sister Xuan, you and Xiao Yixian go find Ayiduo. Hao Xiong and Brother Shui will accompany me to the garrison camp again. This time, let's buy some more mosquito coils."

"You still want to go? You think it's eerie there even under the bright sun. Aren't you afraid to go there at night?"

"I want to get closer and find out why I feel so strange."

The five people finished dinner early and decided to act separately immediately.

When they walked out of the inn, it was already evening. The setting sun was as red as blood, dyeing the sky a brilliant golden color, and the town was also coated with a layer of golden glow.

Smoke from cooking slowly drifted into the air as every household began to prepare dinner, and the aroma of food filled the air.

Gu Zhanghua was deeply moved.

"This town looks so peaceful and tranquil, so full of life. I can't imagine what happened back then. Where did those twenty officers and soldiers go?"

Guan Liushui looked towards a jewelry store not far away with a plaque on the door that read "Zhenbaozhai".

"I still can't believe that Shen Xiaobao would abandon Ayiduo for no reason. He once went to a jewelry store to order a silver bracelet. He clearly loves Ayiduo very much."