Chapter 874: Eavesdropping on the Conversation

Xiao Xiao rode his bicycle towards the west where Tianma pointed.

He believed that if they kept searching along the way, they would eventually find the monster that had made them lost again.

Even in the summer morning, the sky is already bright.

However, there were not many pedestrians on the street.

At this time, most office workers and students on vacation are still asleep.

There are more elderly people on the streets carrying baskets to buy groceries or doing morning exercises.

……

Xiao Xiao searched carefully the places he passed along the way.

He searched alleys, lanes, behind big trees, in bushes, and even trash cans.

……

The morning mist had dissipated.

There are cicada chirping in my ears.

A scorching sun high in the sky was burning the earth, giving people the illusion that the asphalt road was about to melt.

……

Xiao Xiao stopped beside a fountain in a small square.

"Little frog."

He called out softly, not asking, but using an imperative sentence, "Go to the water for a while."

……

"Quack-"

The Frog God, who wanted to refuse, fell silent after seeing Xiao Xiao's serious look.

There was some reluctance on his face.

Now is clearly not the time to let it soak in water so easily.

Every minute you delay makes it harder to find that idiot.

……

"Little frog."

"I don't want you to lie down before I find you."

Xiao Xiao looked around, quickly picked up the frog god squatting on the crossbar of the bicycle and put it into the water.

"You are not the same as before, so you should pay attention to what you should pay attention to."

If the Frog God was still the Frog God with many believers and worshippers, Xiao Xiao would naturally not have to worry at this time.

But, it is not.

The frog god, whose body size has shrunk several times and who even needs to sleep to reduce the loss of his demonic power, cannot be so "willful".

……

The frog, instantly surrounded by water, blinked blankly.

However, the comfort all over its body prevented it from deceiving itself.

It was indeed about to be scorched by the scorching sun in midsummer.

Skin feels like it's cracking.

Now soaking in the water, every cell in its body is cheering.

It couldn't help but sink a little.

Only half of the eye is exposed.

……

After a few breaths, the Frog God, whose urgent problem was slightly relieved, suppressed the desire in his heart, moved his body, and was about to jump out of the water.

But it was easily pushed back into the water by a finger.

Frog God: ...

It looked up.

Xiao Xiao looked at it with a smile on his face.

"Little frog, soak for another five minutes."

……

The Frog God and Xiao Xiao looked at each other for a while, then silently sank to the bottom of the water.

Strings of bubbles floated up.

……

"Okay, come out."

Before Xiao Xiao's voice had completely fallen, the Frog God had already jumped out of the water.

It did not rush to jump onto Xiao Xiao's bicycle, but shook its body on the tiles beside the pool, splashing water droplets, reflecting crystal clear colorful light in the sunlight.

Then, the frog god squatted back to its old position - on the front bumper of the bicycle.

……

"let's go."

The wheels turned, and a slight breeze brushed across my ears and cheeks.

In a hot and humid environment, it is especially comfortable.

……

However, Xiao Xiao is not afraid of heat, and now is not the time to be comfortable.

Did that monster actually run so far?
He could imagine the miserable appearance of the monkey running out of the yard, out of the alley, and wandering at a loss on the street, frightened by the slightest movement.

So, running around when you are scared is not a good habit.

……

Now we don't know where the monster ran to in panic or where he hid.
……

The situation of the monkey was just as Xiao Xiao had imagined.

In the middle of the night, a shrill dog barking broke the silence of the sky.

The monkey suddenly woke up, his face full of fear.

But his mind was still in a state of confusion. Out of reflex, he ran out.

……

A beam of light from a car headlight shone over.

By the time the monkey reacted, it had already clung to the lamppost.

The car quickly disappeared around the corner.

The surroundings returned to darkness and silence.

……

Looking around at the unfamiliar environment, he said: ...

Where is this place?
Why is it here?

The previous memories automatically flowed through its mind, and it understood.

It was frightened and ran away to a strange place again.

……

It is now late at night and there is no one on the street.

The monkey tried to find the way home.

……

But its sense of direction is really bad.

It became more and more confused as it walked, and was always frightened by all kinds of strange and trivial reasons.

Just like that, the night gradually faded away, a hint of paleness appeared in the sky, and the quiet streets began to have the smell of human habitation.

The whole world is slowly waking up.

……

Under such circumstances, it was difficult for the monkey to move forward.

After taking a step, I was so scared that I didn't know where I was going.

However, it didn't have any routes to begin with.

……

Finally, like the last time, the monkey hid in a building.

Seeing an open door, it ran in.

The enclosed environment finally made it feel a little more at ease.

……

Xiao Xiao stopped the car under a big tree.

His eyebrows furrowed slightly.

There was no news from Gu Diao either.

He himself didn't find anything.

Where on earth did the 猼訑 go?

……

"Quack~"

The frog god hung his head, looking listless.

Xiao Xiao was about to open his mouth to comfort the depressed monster, but the conversation he heard made him close his mouth.

He looked in the direction of the sound and saw two cleaning ladies.

Someone just walked into the building, and in the brief time when the automatic door was open, their casual conversation floated out.

……

"Hey, have you heard?"

"what?"

"There's a problem with the freight elevator in the back."

"What's the problem? Have you reported it to the property management?"

"Of course it reflects that."

"Oops, that's not the point. You don't know-"

"I don't know what's wrong with that freight elevator? It keeps going up and down, like someone is pressing buttons for the floors."

"But the elevator in the surveillance video was clearly empty."

"Do you think it's scary?"

"Maybe the elevator is broken."

"But normally when an elevator breaks down, it stops at one position and the door can't be opened, right?"

"How can it go up and down like this?"

"And if there was no one inside, it would really look like a normal elevator."

"So weird?"

"Yes."

“What does the property management say?”

"They have called someone to come and repair it."

"They didn't try to stop the elevator?"

“I’m afraid I’ll break the elevator.”

"I think we should wait until the professional maintenance personnel come."

……

After the two cleaning ladies walked away, Xiao Xiao got up from the sofa on the side.

He had heard something concerning before, so he parked the car and walked in.

The building is very user-friendly, with sofa seats for people to rest on one side of the lobby.

He just sat there and listened to the conversation between the two aunts.

　ps: Thank you Ruo Luoye and DArk for the rewards (*︶*)!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)