Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
Chapter 338 She Doesn’t Like Riddles

Chapter 338: Chapter 338 She Doesn’t Like Riddles

Lu Xining stared at the last known location on her phone that Haozi sent.

It was in the airport of the world’s smallest country.

There was neither the adventurous sports that Haozi liked nor the holiday environment he was keen on, so why did he go there?

Lu Xining stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing out at the still and silent night.

She always felt that there was something more to Haozi’s disappearance.

Not hearing a response from Lu Xining across from her, Fu Junhang comforted her, "I’ve already deployed more people to check the area, and I’ll personally make a trip in a couple of days. I’ll definitely bring Haozi back."

"Wait!" Lu Xining suddenly interjected.

She thought about the strange call that came in a few days ago, with no sound other than a beeping tone.

When she tried to call back, the number was already out of service.

Lu Xining had Haozi’s men check—it was a virtual phone number.

There was no way to track the final address, let alone the person using that number.

But even though it was a virtual number, her phone system was modified by Haozi: Other than the numbers she had entered, it was impossible for anyone else to get through, yet that number had.

Beep... beep beep beep...

Lu Xining took out the voice recorder that had captured the sound earlier and asked Fu Junhang, "Monkey, have you heard this sound somewhere before?"

These past few days, she would occasionally listen to the sound, always feeling it was somewhat familiar.

The man didn’t notice anything unusual about the beeping sound.

Fu Junhang candidly replied, "I haven’t noticed."

Just at that moment,

Lu Nuonuo, sleepy-eyed, came out from the rest area, rubbed her eyes, and said, "Mommy, Nuonuo is thirsty."

Lu Xining had been so busy lately, she had forgotten to put her daughter’s water cup on the bedside table.

She quickly set down her phone, went over to pick up her daughter, kissed her and said, "Okay, Mommy will pour you some water."

Little Dumpling leaned on her shoulder to drink water, her hand touching the voice recorder Lu Xining had casually placed down. She pressed a button and immediately the beeping sound played.

She stopped drinking, looked at Lu Xining with confusion, and said, "Mommy, why did you record the sound of the toy car?"

"The sound of a toy car?"

Lu Xining looked at her with puzzlement and asked, "What toy car?"

Nuonuo, feeling a little more alert after drinking water, pointed at the pink toy car in her toy storage box and said, "The toy car."

She was unaware of the huge emotional reaction her words had caused her mother.

Leaning on Lu Xining’s embrace, Nuonuo yawned while talking, "The toy car Uncle Haozi gave to Nuonuo."

"It’s different from the other toy cars, it only goes backwards... reverse... reverse."

Lu Xining suddenly looked up, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes.

Just when there was a long silence, Lu Xining looked down to see that her daughter, who had finished drinking water, had fallen asleep again in her arms.

Lu Xining silently curled her lips, gently patted Nuonuo’s back, and waited until she was soundly asleep before placing her on the bed in the rest area.

During this time, her call with Fu Junhang remained connected.

The man also remembered, the toy car that only moved in reverse was a toy that Haozi had given to Lu Nuonuo in Port City.

A customized gift from Haozi for Nuonuo.

He said it was to make it different from other toy cars on the market, a unique wooden structure toy car in the world.

The wood was a rare type of osmanthus wood he had bought at an auction.

The paint used on it was collected bit by bit from the mountain, after numerous experiments to develop its current color.

Just after Lu Xining came out of the rest room, she suddenly heard Fu Junhang’s cold voice, "I know where Haozi is."

Lu Xining knew too.

Port City Mu Family!

The home of Fu Junhang’s biological mother.

But how could Haozi be connected with the Mu Family?

Lu Xining suddenly thought, if they kept searching around based on the last location Haozi had sent them, even if they turned the smallest country in the world upside down, they would never find Haozi’s whereabouts.

"Leave this matter to me, you just focus on protecting Nuonuo and watch out for those lurking in the shadows."

While accepting Fu Junhang’s concern, Lu Xining also thought of another issue.

"Monkey, don’t be hasty, about the matter with the little car, besides you and me, does anyone else know about this?"

Fu Junhang thought back carefully.

Haozi didn’t like socializing and always kept to himself. The only people he communicated with besides Lu Xining and her daughter were Jing Zheng and himself.

At that time, Jing Zheng was not in a good condition, and Haozi didn’t disturb him then.

He mostly stayed at home, quietly focusing on his handicrafts.

And it was only because he needed his help with something that he went to find him and saw the half-finished little car.

Fu Junhang muttered, "To my knowledge, it’s just us."

Both of them fell silent at the same time.

If that’s the case, the previous burn phone number was very likely Haozi’s, perhaps he had encountered something and couldn’t speak about it directly, only hinting through this method.

Lu Xining reviewed the people who had appeared around her recently, her interest intensifying more and more.

The development of events was indeed getting more interesting.

But she was not one for puzzles.

Compared to these scheming matters, the current her preferred a straightforward, head-on approach.

"If someone is really causing harm from the shadows, and they can even capture Haozi, then Jing Zheng and the others are in danger too. You should be more vigilant during this time and try to arrange more protection for them."

At the same time, Lu Xining also reminded him to pay attention to the people around him, to avoid being pecked in the eye by the hidden hawks.

Fu Junhang understood the meaning behind her words, "I understand."

After ending the call, Lu Xining stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window for a long time. Was the person behind her growing impatient?

Because her focus during this period had been entirely on the research base, without sparing a thought for anything else.

So, that person started to target the people around her?

What exactly did her grandfather leave behind that has these people still so persistent?

Really... it’s irritating!

Lu Xining found Cheng Cang’s contact information in her address book, initiated contact, and told him she was willing to trust him.

She asked him to gather all former retainers of the Chu Family to meet in Yunqiao Village three days later.

Moonlight scattered on the ground, in the office, aside from the pink little car on the coffee table, there was only the tape recorder lying quietly beside it.

And she had already entered dreamland with her daughter in her arms.

In the basement of another city.

Cheng Cang had just finished the phone call, and the woman beside him immediately showed a smile.

Her face was filled with confident smiles as she said, "I’ve always said that for someone like Lu Xining, who has lacked love since childhood, the warmth she cherishes is very limited."

"As long as you target the people she cares about, you can surely push her into a corner. You didn’t believe me, wasting so much time."

Cheng Cang glared at her fiercely, warning, "You don’t get to decide what to do with my matters. If you dare to move against her without my consent, I will chop you up and feed you to the dogs first!"