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Chapter 144: Another Encounter with Branno (1/2)

Shen Cheng, unfamiliar with Lingshi City, felt his head start to ache. He took two deep breaths of the polluted air at the port, but couldn’t help coughing twice.

He really missed Lingshi City…

With the idea of asking a local for directions, Shen Cheng began to walk out of the port. After all, most people here were outsiders, and it would be best to ask for directions at an older, well-established restaurant.

However, before he had taken a few steps, a petite figure suddenly bumped into him. Shen Cheng stood firm, but the other person staggered backward and almost fell.

Shen Cheng quickly reached out to grab the person and, upon a closer look, realized it was the same chestnut-haired girl he had seen rummaging through bags at the port earlier.

The girl, after steadying herself, hurriedly bowed to Shen Cheng in panic, speaking in broken language: “S-sorry!”

Hearing this, Shen Cheng’s lips twitched slightly.

An Eryndel person?

After the incident in the forest near his hometown, Shen Cheng hadn’t had a good impression of Eryndel people.

Of course, this didn’t mean Shen Cheng held a grudge against all Eryndel people. Seeing the girl’s flustered appearance, he smiled slightly and said, “I’m fine. But you seem to be in a hurry. Did something happen?”

The girl’s eyes brightened, and she quickly nodded. “Did… did you see a beige wallet? It has checkered patterns, and there’s a small panda on it…”

As she spoke, she gestured frantically with her slender, delicate hands, her side ponytail swaying along as if she was afraid Shen Cheng wouldn’t understand her awkward Mandarin.

“No,” Shen Cheng shook his head and asked, “Did you lose your wallet?”

“Yes!” The girl looked upset and said, “All my things are in the wallet. I couldn’t even board the Xiang family’s ship!”

Shen Cheng: “…”

What an unlucky kid, Shen Cheng thought as he sighed and said, “Go report it first, then file a police report. After that, you can only wait patiently.”

“I… I don’t know where to report it. My phone was also in the wallet…” The girl looked up at the sky with a gloomy expression.

“…”

In the end, Shen Cheng took the unlucky girl to the local authorities near the port to report the loss. After the registration, the girl sat quietly in the office, still looking somewhat anxious.

Shen Cheng, standing at the front desk, thought for a moment and asked the receptionist, “Is there a forest near this port?”

“Oh yes!” The receptionist nodded. “If you head north from the port for a while, there’s a forest. It’s a bit far from the city, and because wild animals often appear there, entry is restricted.”

Seeing that Shen Cheng seemed interested in entering the forest, the receptionist crossed her arms and made an “X” gesture.

Shen Cheng just smiled faintly. As a Specialized Agent, he thought to himself, as long as he verified his identity, entering shouldn’t be a problem.

After gathering the information he needed, Shen Cheng walked over to the girl and said, “You wait here. I have something to take care of.”

“Oh, thank you!” The girl quickly stood up and bowed to Shen Cheng.

“Gurgle~”

Suddenly, a loud sound came from the girl’s stomach, and the scene fell silent.

Shen Cheng didn’t think much of it and smiled lightly, but the girl’s face turned visibly red…

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