Chapter 451: Can You Find It?

Chapter 451: Can You Find It?

Zhang Long poured himself another glass of wine and said with a wry smile: "How could I be so stupid? I actually believed what the liar said." Qi Tongwei comforted him: "What he said was very convincing. Anyone would be fooled. What we need to do now is to cheer up and continue looking for clues."

After a few drinks, Zhang Long calmed down a little. He looked at Qi Tongwei and said, "Tongwei, where do you think Cuicui is? Can we still find her?" Qi Tongwei said firmly, "We will definitely find her. Let's think about it carefully to see if we have missed any clues."

The two began to recall the various pieces of information they had heard along the way. Zhang Long suddenly said, "I remember someone said that he saw someone similar to Cuicui at a market in the south of the city. Should we go there again?" Qi Tongwei thought for a moment and said, "Sure, but we have to be careful this time. We can't trust others so easily."

The next day, they headed for the market in the south of the city. The market was bustling with people coming and going, and various hawking sounds could be heard one after another. They held Cuicui's photo and walked through the crowd, asking at each stall.

Some stall owners waved their hands impatiently, while others looked at the photos curiously but said they had never seen it. After searching for a while, there was nothing to be found. Zhang Long's eyes dimmed again.

Qi Tongwei said, "Don't be discouraged, let's go around and ask around. Maybe someone has seen her outside the market." They asked around in shops and residential areas around the market. In a small restaurant, the owner looked at the photo and said he had some impression of her, but he wasn't sure.

Qi Tongwei asked quickly: "Boss, where did you see her? When was it?" The boss scratched his head and said: "It seems that a few days ago, I saw a girl at the end of the street who looked a bit like her, but I'm not sure."

Qi Tongwei heard the boss' words and hope was rekindled. He asked anxiously: "Boss, think about it carefully, where exactly is the end of the street? Or are there any other features?" The boss squinted and recalled: "I don't remember it very clearly. I just vaguely saw the girl at the corner of the street, wearing a white dress and long hair. However, I was busy with business in the store at the time, so I just took a quick look."

Qi Tongwei turned to look at Zhang Long with a hint of excitement in his eyes: "Maybe there is a clue, let's go to the end of the street and have a look." However, the boss sighed and said, "Young man, I see you are so anxious, I can't help but say a few more words. Love is something that cannot be forced. Sometimes you pursue it desperately, but it may end up in vain." Qi Tongwei frowned when he heard it: "Boss, you misunderstood, I am not looking for a lover, it is my friend Zhang Long who is looking for the girl he likes, Cuicui. Cuicui and I are just ordinary friends, there is nothing special about us."

The boss was a little surprised, but continued, "No matter who is looking, the principle is the same. I also experienced this when I was young. I ran all over half of the city for a girl, but in the end she married someone else. I was unwilling at that time, thinking that as long as I persisted, one day she would see my good side. But the reality is not like this. In matters of the heart, there is not always a reward for every effort." Qi Tongwei's face turned a little ugly: "Boss, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand the situation. We just want to find Cuicui now, and we can talk about other things later."

Zhang Long saw that the atmosphere between the two was not right, so he stepped forward to stop them: "Don't argue, it's all misunderstanding. The boss also means well, Qi Tongwei, don't be angry." Qi Tongwei snorted: "He means well, but he can't talk nonsense. We are looking for someone, but he is talking nonsense here." Zhang Long pulled Qi Tongwei's arm: "Forget it, let's go find Cuicui first. Boss, thank you for the clues you provided, we'll leave first."

After the two left the restaurant, Qi Tongwei was still a little upset. He walked and complained: "Zhang Long, did you hear what he said? What do you mean by "you can't force it"? He said such discouraging words before we even started looking." Zhang Long smiled helplessly: "He also meant well. Maybe he said that because he had a bad experience. Don't take it to heart." Qi Tongwei stopped and looked at Zhang Long: "I'm worried about you, but you're helping him." Zhang Long patted Qi Tongwei on the shoulder: "I know you're doing this for my own good, but now is not the time to be angry. We have to look for it at the end of the street based on the clues the boss gave us."

They came to the end of the street and looked around. The street was crowded and noisy. Qi Tongwei looked around and said, "This place is so big, how can we find it?" Zhang Long was also a little worried, but he still said firmly, "Ask one by one, one by one. There will always be clues." Qi Tongwei sighed helplessly and started asking around in the shops at the end of the street with Zhang Long.

They walked into a grocery store, and Qi Tongwei took out Cuicui's photo and asked the owner: "Have you seen this girl?" The owner looked at the photo and shook his head. They asked several stores in succession, but all of them answered negatively. Qi Tongwei became more and more annoyed: "I have been looking for a long time, but there is no clue at all. The boss may have seen it wrong." Zhang Long did not give up: "Let's look for it again, maybe the next person has seen it."

At this moment, a child came over and looked at the photo in their hands curiously. Zhang Long squatted down and asked the child: "Little boy, have you seen this sister?" The child tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "I think I have seen her in the park over there." Zhang Long and Qi Tongwei looked at each other with surprise in their eyes. After thanking the child, they immediately walked towards the direction of the park.

When they got to the park, they looked everywhere. The park was full of green trees, with elderly people practicing Tai Chi and children playing and laughing. They looked around but still couldn't find Cuicui. Qi Tongwei was a little frustrated: "Is it another wasted trip?" Zhang Long was not discouraged: "Let's ask the people in the park again."

They walked towards an old man who was resting on a bench, and Zhang Long asked politely: "Old man, have you seen this girl?" The old man put on his reading glasses, looked at the photo carefully, and said: "This girl, I seemed to see her feeding fish by the lake yesterday." They hurried to the lake, but saw only calm lake water and fish swimming around, but no trace of Cuicui.

Qi Tongwei sat down on a rock by the lake: "Why is it so difficult to find someone? There are clues one moment, and the next moment they are gone." Zhang Long comforted him: "Don't worry, we will think of a way. Maybe she will come here again." Qi Tongwei looked at Zhang Long: "Why are you so confident? What if she is no longer in this city?" Zhang Long was silent for a while and said: "Even if there is only a little hope, I don't want to give up."