The person standing on the other side of the road did look a lot like Duanmuh Shannchyuan, the dahge they had been missing since yesterday.
"Yesterday, Dahge also wore exactly that outfit!" Iren pointed at the person.
Yihshyong noticed the clothes the person was wearing. It did look similar to the clothes their dahge usually wore. But he couldn't confirm that it was exactly the same as Shannchyuan's. Even if the clothes were just the same, it would still be an unusual thing. There were many people who were very similar to other people. But it was unlikely they also had a tendency to wear the same style of clothes.
Iren got up from his chair. Looked like he was about to dart out.
"Where are you going?" Yihshyong got up from his chair and grabbed Iren's arm. He must prevent the impulsive action Iren would do. Something like that would be dangerous.
"Of course I'm going to see Dahge." Iren showed a look of astonishment in his eyes.
"What for?"
"To ask the reason he disappeared."
"Wait a minute!" Yihshyong said. "I beg you to sit down now."
Hearing Yihshyong's request, Iren sat back down. But his face still held a million questions. Yihshyong then also sat back down, feeling a little worried.
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Yihshyong remembered a strange thing that had happened to them months before. At that time, they all suddenly became stupid after eating food containing one type of mushroom. The food was a delivery from one of Shinnshiow's friends. It turned out the food had expired, so suddenly being stupid was one of the side effects they got. Luckily, it didn't last long. In less than forty-eight hours, everything was back to normal.
The mushrooms in the dish were not mushrooms from their old world. It was native to this new world. Indeed, many plants in this new world were toxic to humans. That's why many people were very careful in choosing food ingredients that come from the wild.
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Yihshyong tried to remember further.
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Iren still looked at Yihshyong in confusion.
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Iren pounded the table slowly. But it was enough to make Yihshyong's attention turn back to Iren, who was sitting in front of him. Iren looking at him with slightly annoyed eyes.
"Do you think it's important for us to know why Dahge decided to disappear and not tell us?" Yihshyong asked at a slow tempo.
"What do you mean?" Iren asked back with a look in his eyes that still didn't change. Confused and annoyed.
Yihshyong didn't immediately answer Iren's question. He pointed across the street. "What do you think Dahge is currently doing?"
Iren turned his gaze towards the other side of the road. "I have a feeling Dahge might be waiting for something or someone."
"Do we know what or who Dahge is expecting?"
"We don't know. Dahge never told us about this at all."
"Since Dahge never told us about this, it's clear that Dahge doesn't want us to know. If we go to him now, we'll put him in a difficult position.I'm sure the situation will definitely become awkward."
Iren nodded. "Why did Dahge keep what he is doing a secret?"
"I don't know what his reason is. But hasn't it always been that since we first met, Dahge has always acted mysteriously like that?"
"Yes! But usually he keeps secrets only for things that are his personal business. Regarding matters that are of our common interest, he always discusses them with us."
"How do you know that what's happening now is none of his personal business?"
"Eh?" Only a short exclamation like that came out of Iren's mouth.
"I also can't confirm if this is really only his personal matter." Yihshyong said. "People often look at the same problem from different perspectives. Maybe what we think is a common problem, Dahge actually thinks that it is his own problem. So, maybe this time he thinks that what he is doing is a private matter."
Iren was still nodding. Even so, his face didn't look like someone agreed with Yihshyong's words.
"There's even another possibility," Yihshyong said.
"Another possibility?"
Yihshyong straightened his back. "Maybe he's trying to protect us instead."
"Protecting us from what?"
"There might be things that if we knew, we could potentially get into trouble. So Dahge decided to take matters into his own hands."
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"Is it okay for you if Dahge is hiding something from us?"
"I have no problem with that," Yihshyong replied quickly. "I believe Dahge has his own reasons. Over the past one year, he has always done everything for our common good. As far as I can remember, he never did anything, only for his own personal gain."
Iren looked disapproved. But he didn't make any sound.
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Yihshyong continued his words. "Now, all we have to do is trust him. This is very important."
Iren nodded, hearing Yihshyong's words. He stroked his chin.
They looked out the window again. The person they assumed was their dahge was still standing across the street.
"So, what do you think Dahge is really doing?" Iren's voice still sounded doubtful.
"Of course Dahge disappeared to investigate something."
"I see what you mean." Iren took a deep breath. "The police don't seem to be serious about investigating Songfei's disappearance. They think Songfei is just hiding out of fear of the gang of criminals. Meanwhile, we think that the criminals have taken Songfei into custody. If he really was just hiding, then it wouldn't be like this. Over the past few days, he should have found a safe way to contact us. If my guess is not wrong, it's highly likely that Dahge is currently tracking down Songfei's whereabouts."
Yihshyong gave a thumbs up. Turned out Iren wasn't poisoned by magic mushrooms or anything else. Maybe, somehow, he was just slow to think.
"But I still don't understand why Dahge had to disappear. He could have investigated the matter without disappearing," said Iren.
"Because Dahge feels he has more freedom in conducting investigations when he is not at home," Yihshyong replied.
"Why so?"
"There's a chance that someone might still be watching our house. So maybe Dahge thought that the best way to avoid being watched by others was to disappear."
"But Jongli Jyhren said that no one is watching our house," said Iren.
"Do you believe that man one hundred percent? Even he himself doesn't completely trust the police."
Iren nodded again. Yihshyong knew Iren was not blind. Although they were aware that Jongli Jyhren was not a bad person, Jongli Jyhren's profession makes them unable to fully trust Jenqyih's old friend.
"But aren't we in big trouble right now? Shouldn't Dahge stay with us? That way, we can work things out together."