"What is she trying to do with all these things?" Yan Zi turned her head to look at Tong Airui.
Tong Airui shrugged. "I'd like to know too. Want me to grab her for you so you can ask her yourself?"
Tong Yao smacked him. "Are you seriously joking with your aunt at a time like this? Since you know where she is, could you just hurry and check it out?"
"She couldn't be there at all!" Tong Airui had barely finished speaking when his phone rang.
He answered it, switched on the speaker, and moved the phone closer to his mother.
"Fourth Master, we're sorry. We failed in our duty..."
Before his subordinate could finish, Tong Airui's voice dropped. "You know where you're supposed to go, right? I don't need to say it."
"Fourth Master, we're heading back to the base right away."
"She's provoking us outright!" Tong Airui's thin lips pressed into a firm line. After a moment of thought, he said, "Return to the smaller base instead!"
"Yes, sir!"
