"That means the place he's being kept is about half an hour from your restaurant. Win? Fetch me a map, pen, and compass." Demanded Yunghe. Finding people was his specialty and he knew that he was fully capable of helping in this situation, so there's no way he would leave this alone until his new family members were reunited. Jin Rulan was like a brother to his Lan Win, so he would help however he was able.
Lan Wuxian instead jumped up to get the right map and a pen while Lan Yibo silently pushed the plates to one side, surprising both Taehyung and Sizhui, and though they knew the Seniors were both as serious as he is about Jin Rulan, they hadn't seen them this concerned before. Jin Yonghoon just looked confused at the goings on. Lan Wuxian was the one to speak first, explaining to Jin Lang what was going on.
"A' Ling is my jiějiě's son. Lan Zhan adopted A' Yuan after I... had to go away, for a while... I wouldn't have if I'd've had a choice but let me tell you something not many people know; a Lan will love once in their lifetime, and a Lan will love truly, deeply. Sizhui may not be born into the GusuLan Clan but he is, in every other sense of the word, a truer Lan than most. Our A' Yuan loves very deeply, like my Lan Zhan, and he will likely only love once. My little A' Yuan has been through so much and he makes me proud everyday. Sizhui, A' Ling, Taehyung and Yunghe are as much a part of the Lan family as you are, if you want to be."
Sizhui and Taehyung had to blink back tears that made their eyes water as they looked to Lan Wuxian. Nie Yunghe looked up briefly with a surprised and kind smile on his face, Taehyung smiled widely at his adoptive fathers, while Jin Lang sat speechless. Yunghe busied himself poring over the map; first finding the restaurant, then changing the distance from minutes to kilometers and finally, drawing two circles using the compass with Línghún Shíwù in the middle of both.
"Jin Rulan is most likely somewhere in this area but, depending on traffic, he could also be out as far as there." Yunghe tapped the map's outer circle. Violet eyes gazed at Sizhui with a silent apology in them, "I'm sorry to ask but I really need you to think back, is there anywhere in this area you recognize, or that you recall Jin Rulan talking about? Anything special?" The younger Lan thought hard but wasn't sure if Jin Ling had told him anything that might be of use, anything significant. He stared at the text message again hoping it might give him a hint or an answer that would jump out at him.
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"Father Zhan, does Special Eleven mean anything to you?" He asked, something tickling his mind, sure it had significant meaning but not being able to remember what it was, exactly. He groaned in frustration. "I just wish that these eel-skins full of shit would leave us alone! I know they want Kim Mitzuki and Min Suga, but has anyone told them that they're fucking dead?! I just want my A' Ling back!!" Sizhui burst into frustrated tears at the end of his rant, he just wanted to know if his fiance was alright, if he was being cared for - when he would be able to come back home!