Chapter 26: Everyone, Get in the Car
“Sister Can’er, just go on and protect her,” Xiao Feng said angrily, turning her head away.
“When did I protect her? I’m thinking of you all. Tell me, if you were carrying that kind of painful feeling, would you still be able to act? Rest here for half an hour and adjust your state of mind!” Zhang Can’er said in a deep voice, her brow furrowed.
The group was very obedient to Zhang Can’er. After all, they had grown up together, and they had admired Zhang Can’er since they were children.
Whether it was catching fish in the river or digging holes to catch crayfish, Zhang Can’er was an expert. Besides these, she was also good at catching crabs, loaches, and eels. As long as it was a job that could make money, she would basically learn it.
So, since childhood, Zhang Can’er had been the leader among them, leading them to fish for fish and crayfish, and at night, leading them to catch loaches and eels. She would even divide the money she earned equally among them, although they never took it. At most, they would take some pocket money to buy snacks.
As for why Zhang Can’er was like this, it was because she had stopped going to school after finishing junior high. Her family couldn’t afford it, and she didn’t want her grandparents to work outside at their age and ruin their health for that little bit of tuition.
After Zhang Can’er finished speaking, the group became as quiet as chickens, not daring to say a single word of dissent.
Actually, Xiao Feng regretted it as soon as she said it. She leaned against Xiao An’s embrace, feeling restless.
“What’s wrong? Do you have a thorn in your butt? Fidgeting around,” Xiao An said with a grin.
“I… um, I want to go and apologize to Sister Can’er.”
Xiao An, on the other hand, shook her head. “It’s okay. Don’t you know Sister Can’er? She didn’t take it to heart at all. It’s not like she’s as tactless as Xiao Hou. If she were really angry, it wouldn’t be this result.”
“I should still go. If not to apologize to Sister Can’er, I should at least apologize to Miss Wan.”
Just as she was about to stand up, Zhang Can’er walked over, squatted down, and stared at Xiao Feng for a long while, making Xiao Feng’s hair stand on end.
Just as Xiao Feng was about to ask something, Zhang Can’er spoke, “Your temper seems to have gotten worse recently. Is it related to your skill?”
Xiao An and Xiao Feng were both stunned.
Seeing them silent, Zhang Can’er continued, “You should pay attention to your emotions before you speak in the future. Don’t get too carried away. I’m afraid you’ll get into conflicts with people when you get to Starshine City. You should be careful.”
“Okay, thank you, Sister Can’er.”
“Mhm.” Zhang Can’er didn’t say much. After nodding, she turned to leave.
Xiao Feng anxiously grabbed her. “Sister Can’er, I’m sorry about just now. I said the wrong thing. And please apologize to Miss Wan for me.”
Zhang Can’er let out a soft laugh, patted her head, and smiled. “Mhm, I’ll pass it on.”
After walking back to Wan Feng’s side with a smile, she saw Xiao Li standing in front of her. Without listening, Zhang Can’er knew what she was saying.
In the end, these were all just kids. Xiao Li was the youngest among them. But their hearts were all very kind and simple, without any scheming.
This was also the reason why Zhang Can’er was willing to bring them along. It was better for kids to be simple.
After Xiao Li left, Zhang Can’er walked over and said to Wan Feng with a smile, “Xiao Feng asked me to apologize to you. She also said to thank you.”
Wan Feng was a bit embarrassed from being stared at by her and could only nod to show she understood.
“What’s wrong? Why are your ears so red?” Zhang Can’er asked with concern.
As she spoke, she was about to reach out to check, but Wan Feng quickly turned her head and dodged. “No, it’s nothing. It’s about time. Let’s get moving.”
“Are you sure it’s nothing? You don’t have a fever?”
Wan Feng shook her head, stood up, and was unwilling to say more.
Zhang Can’er was at a loss with her and could only sigh and say, “You must tell me if something is wrong, understand?”
“Mhm.”
In this half hour, the group’s emotions had relatively stabilized.
After coming down from the roof, they went straight to the garage. But the key in the safe was gone. It would be a waste of time to look for it now. So, Wan Feng used the lockpick, intending to unlock the garage door.
But this door was not easy to unlock. The security protection was too thorough.
Wan Feng stared at the data on the small screen and said with a frown, “It might take about an hour. Let’s use this time to see if we can find the key in the rooms.”
Hearing this, the group automatically went to search the various rooms, turning the entire house upside down, but they didn’t even see a shadow of a key.
Xiao Li suddenly thought of something. She looked at the others and said, “Could it be on those Mutants?”
“Damn! That’s really possible. Let’s go, let’s go and see,” Xiao Feng said and walked out in a hurry.
After the group had moved the charred corpses and searched for a while, they still didn’t see any sign of a key.
“Tsk, could it have been burned by the fire?” Xiao Hao said with a frown, slightly annoyed.
“Impossible. My fire can’t burn anything else. It’s only effective against Mutants,” Xiao Feng said with great certainty.
“If we can’t find it, then let’s forget it. Let’s go to the garage and wait,” Zhang Can’er said.
The group also nodded and returned to the garage.
Wan Feng was frowning, her mind focused on the data on the small screen.
Zhang Can’er knew that she couldn’t be disturbed at this time. She led the group back to the living room quietly.
An hour and a half later, Wan Feng let out a breath. The fine beads of sweat on her forehead showed how tense she had been in this hour and a half.
Seeing her turn around, Zhang Can’er hurried over and asked, “Did you succeed?”
Wan Feng let out a soft “mhm” and nodded. “Let’s go to the car and start it first.”
“Okay.” There was a smile on Zhang Can’er’s face. She looked at the people behind her and said, “Everyone, get in the car. The door is unlocked.”
Hearing this, smiles appeared on the faces of the group, and they quickly got into the car. The van had eight seats, so there was still space after they got in.
Wan Feng sat in the driver’s seat, inserted the lockpick into the van, and a few minutes later, the car started.
The group was a bit excited. They could finally go to Starshine City.
Wan Feng pressed a button, and the garage door in front of them opened with a sound. A blinding white light shone in, clearly illuminating the excited and thrilled expressions on the faces of the group.
The car didn’t drive very fast. Wan Feng first drove to the entrance of the small shop.
After opening the door with the lockpick, she saw that the back door had been knocked open a crack, but it was not wide enough for a person to pass through.
“It must have been that man and his people who came. It’s a good thing you made that trick lock. Otherwise, those people might have really come in,” Zhang Can’er said, looking at the intact iron lock. She became even more curious about Wan Feng. How on earth did she lock this kind of lock from the inside? How many more tricks did she have up her sleeve?
“Mhm, let’s go move the things first.” Wan Feng just took a look, then turned and left.
After the group had looted the small shop, they got into the car. Wan Feng turned the car around and drove in the direction of Teacher Xiao Ling’s house, the same direction as the group of men before.
There were actually a few scattered Mutants on the road. The car couldn’t drive fast, but those Mutants could run quite fast.
