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Chapter 426 Unexpected Part 1

Just as Earl was awkwardly and clumsily trying to cover up Lin Xiyue behind him, Li Si swiftly walked to his side and turned his gaze to his back.

Earl didn't even have time to react in order to stop Li Si's actions.

However, to Li Si's complete surprise, when he looked behind Earl, he found that apart from some dilapidated walls and ruins, there was nothing there at all.

"What...what are you hiding?"

Li Si couldn't help but feel puzzled and asked with a suspicious look on his face.

Based on his years of understanding of Earl, and considering Earl's mind, which hardly ever worked in everyday matters, he couldn't imagine the possibility that he was wrong.

Li Si thought about it more and more and felt that something was amiss.

"Oh dear! I told you there's nothing here, why won't you believe me?!"

When Earl saw that Li Si had discovered that Lin Xiyue, who should have been behind him, was nowhere to be seen, he was also very surprised. However, he quickly came to his senses and stopped Li Si, who was about to conduct a further search.

"Then tell me, what exactly are you hiding?"

Li Si's path was blocked by Earl, but she did not give up. Her sharp eyes continued to scan the small patch of ruins, as if trying to find some clues.

At the same time, he took the opportunity to ask Earl a question, his tone revealing a hint of relentlessness.

Seeing this, Earl felt a little helpless. He had intended to brush it off, but he hadn't expected Li Si to be so persistent, determined to get to the bottom of it.

"It's nothing! Here, I hid this one, I don't want to give it to you, it's the only one I have left."

Seeing that Li Si was not willing to give up, Earl hesitated for a moment, but finally took out a sandwich that he had squeezed out of shape from his pocket, handed it to Li Si, and said.

"A sandwich?"

Li Si looked at the sandwich in Earl's hand, which was crumpled beyond recognition, and raised an eyebrow, asking with a suspicious expression.

Clearly, she was not satisfied with Earl's answer and even suspected that he was deliberately hiding something.

Seeing Li Si's expression, Earl felt a little annoyed.

He felt it was an insult that Li Si had treated his favorite sandwich with such disdain.

"Hey! Don't underestimate this sandwich, it's delicious!"

Earl quickly explained.

When Earl said this, there was a clear hint of seriousness in his tone, as if he were defending his beloved sandwich.

"Oh, okay, okay, it's delicious, it's delicious."

Li Si responded casually, but his eyes never left the child in Earl's arms.

"You caught that little thing, right? Bring it here, let's take care of him as soon as possible."

Li Si's tone was somewhat urgent. He didn't even give Earl any time to react before directly demanding that Earl hand over the item to him.

Earl was clearly startled by Li Si's words. He looked at Li Si blankly, holding the child he had played with so badly in his hand.

"Huh?! Oh, oh, oh. Here, this is for you."

After a long while, Earl came to his senses and quickly said...

As Earl spoke, he handed the child to Li Si.

After Li Si took the child, he didn't examine him carefully, but simply held him in his hand and weighed him in his hand.

"That's not quite right."

However, in the next second, he suddenly frowned and said.

"Huh?! Something's not right? What's not right?"

Earl was stunned when he heard Li Si's words. He quickly swallowed the sandwich in his mouth and then asked in confusion.

Earl was just feeling proud of himself for successfully capturing the child when Li Si suddenly said there was a problem.

Li Si did not answer Earl's question immediately, but continued to examine the child carefully.

"This weight is a bit off. You've been following him the whole time, so you're sure he hasn't left your sight, right?"

After a while, he raised his head, looked at Earl, and said with a serious expression.

"Huh? Well... that should be the case."

Earl frowned, as if trying to recall something, and then said hesitantly.

"Should? I need a more precise answer."

Li Si was clearly not satisfied with Earl's ambiguous answer, and he raised his voice slightly as he pressed for an answer.

"Hmm... for a moment, it did disappear. Just as I caught up with it here."

Earl sensed Li Si's dissatisfaction, so he quickly corrected his attitude, thought about it carefully, and then replied.

Li Si frowned deeply, and his expression became serious.

"That's bad, he must have separated a part of himself to go find Philip."

Upon hearing Earl's description, he inwardly cried out in alarm and muttered to himself.

Looking at Li Si's expression, Earl realized that things might be more serious than he had imagined.

"Then... what should we do now?"

He asked somewhat flusteredly.

"We cannot let it succeed; we must find the other part of it as soon as possible."

Li Si was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke.

His gaze fell on Earl, as if he were thinking about something.

"But I've already done my best..."

Earl felt a little uncomfortable under Li Si's gaze, so he lowered his head and said softly.

"I know you've done your best, but now is not the time to assign blame. We need to find a way to solve the problem."

Li Si waved his hand, interrupting Earl, and said.

"So what should we do?"

Earl looked up at Li Si, a glimmer of hope in his eyes, and asked.

"Ugh--"

"At this point, we can only deal with the immediate problem first. Although a small number escaped, I think the boss should be able to handle it."

Li Si sighed heavily and said helplessly.

Li Si felt a pang of regret. Why hadn't he discovered this problem sooner? Now, trying to catch the escaped members was simply a pipe dream.

Earl looked at Li Si and knew that there was no better way now.

"Okay, then let's do as you say."

He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said.

Although he had always felt that this little thing seemed to have developed its own consciousness, it was a real pity to destroy it so easily.

However, he also understood that this was not something he could control.

..............................

Just as Li Si and Earl were focused on eliminating the child, Lin Xiyue was forced to freeze, squatting in place, not daring to even breathe.

In fact, Lin Xiyue never left the scene. How could she have escaped in such a short time?

At this critical moment, the system suddenly issued a notification sound, reminding Lin Xiyue that she still had a disguise card.

This card allows her to disguise herself as any object for a short period of time, so Lin Xiyue did not hesitate to choose to disguise herself as a large piece of broken wall.

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