87: Frost period

Su Mianmian used the method book book taught her to form a contract with the Small Insect in front of her.

Only after forming the contract did she realize that this Small Insect was actually the Insect King.

She was secretly delighted; with this Insect King, she wouldn't have to search for these insects anymore.

"I'll name you Small Insect. From now on, you'll follow me."

"I have a task for you now, which you can assign to other insects to complete."

Su Mianmian looked at the Small Insect in front of her, a smile on her face.

These insects needed to be treated gently; they were a bit sensitive.

Su Mianmian kept in mind what book book had told her, and there was no trace of seriousness on her face when she looked at it.

Now it was her mobile surveillance, so how dared she show any unpleasant expression towards it?

Su Mianmian sighed silently, feeling as if she, too, had a weakness exploited.

Small Insect looked at her and nodded.

It flew onto her hand, and in a short while, it summoned several insects that looked similar to it.

Their wings were somewhat gray, and Su Mianmian guessed that, apart from Small Insect, all other insects had gray wings.

So, they actually distinguished their ranks by their wings.

Su Mianmian nodded silently, indicating that she understood.

She explained the situation to Small Insect, and after listening, Small Insect flew in front of the recently summoned insects and chirped a few times.

Those insects nodded, and Small Insect told her that it had already given the instructions.

Su Mianmian nodded. Although she didn't understand what they were saying, looking at their actions, she felt that Small Insect must have conveyed what she wanted them to do.

She led them out, but Small Insect didn't follow her, stating that it still had unfinished business.

Su Mianmian agreed and let it remain in Purple Mountain.

After staying in the space for more than half a year, now coming out, Su Mianmian felt a sense of things having changed.

Even though only a little over a day had passed outside, she felt a slight unfamiliarity.

Su Mianmian shook her head, not lingering in the room, opened the door, and walked out.

When Shi Xu saw her, a smile appeared on his face.

"Mianmian, why did you stay in the space for so long?"

"Ren Tingfeng just left; he said he wanted us to go next door tonight to install some surveillance cameras."

"It seems he also understands the importance of surveillance."

Shi Xu's expression became serious at this point.

Hearing Shi Xu say this, a smile appeared on Su Mianmian's face.

She took out the Small Insect and said proudly, "No need to go to the building next door to install surveillance. I've already found a secret weapon that can monitor them. Look!"

Su Mianmian let the Small Insect fly around Shi Xu a few times.

The Small Insect, as instructed, flew around Shi Xu a few times.

Shi Xu looked at them with a puzzled expression, not understanding what Su Mianmian meant by her words.

Could the secret weapon she spoke of really be these Small Insects?

Although he had never seen these Small Insects, he didn't think they could monitor anything, could they?

Even if they could get there, how would they know what they saw?

Would they really carry surveillance cameras to film?

Shi Xu thought of countless methods in his mind, but he overturned each one.

Su Mianmian seemed to sense Shi Xu's confusion and began to explain.

After listening, Shi Xu's eyes couldn't help but light up.

"So, you spent these two days in space just to find them?"

"Did you stay in space for a long time?"

Shi Xu didn't miss the trace of unfamiliarity and excitement that flashed in Su Mianmian's eyes when she first saw him; he couldn't be mistaken about that look of a long-awaited reunion.

At first, he didn't understand why she would show such an expression when she saw him, but now, after hearing her explanation, he seemed to understand everything.

Su Mianmian must have spent a lot of time searching for these insects.

Shi Xu's face was full of distress; he couldn't help but walk over to Su Mianmian and ruffled her head.

"Mianmian, you've worked hard. From now on, if anything happens, tell me first."

"I can go into space with you to look."

Shi Xu said helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Su Mianmian slapped her forehead and said helplessly, "I just realized now that I could have brought you in to look together!"

She looked speechless, as if she felt a bit beyond help.

Seeing her like this, Shi Xu couldn't help but pinch her little face, "Don't say anything silly, and don't think negatively about yourself. You're already very outstanding."

She was so outstanding that he even felt that if he didn't work hard enough, he wouldn't be worthy of her.

Shi Xu felt that Su Mianmian was the source of his motivation to strive.

Su Mianmian said helplessly, "Next time I'll definitely remember; this time I truly forgot."

If Shi Xu had looked with her, she certainly wouldn't have searched for so long.

A miscalculation, a miscalculation.

Su Mianmian shook her head, full of helplessness.

Shi Xu knew that this incident had given her a reminder, so he didn't say anything more to her.

After the two of them studied the insects, he told Su Mianmian to release them.

Su Mianmian's idea was to have one follow each person; Su Ran, Yao Yin, and Yao Sheng, these people definitely needed to be watched closely twenty-four hours a day.

As for the remaining one, Su Mianmian was momentarily undecided.

"Shi Xu, what do you think we should do with the last one?"

"Who should it watch?"

Su Mianmian asked, full of curiosity.

Shi Xu thought for a moment and felt that it could watch the thirty-eighth floor.

"The thirty-eighth floor has been bustling with people these days, and I'm a bit curious."

"Let's have it watch the thirty-eighth floor!"

Shi Xu said seriously.

Su Mianmian thought about it and found it feasible.

Shi Xu definitely knew more than she did, and she trusted him.

Su Mianmian gave instructions to the Small Insect, and Shi Xu opened the window slightly; they passed through the gap and flew out.

The rain outside was heavy, but they seemed not to notice it, arriving at the building next door without any apparent difficulty.

Su Mianmian and Shi Xu both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them arrive safely.

"Once they find someone, they will send me images."

"If anything happens, I'll let you know."

Su Mianmian told Shi Xu.

It was impossible for her to report every single detail to him; focusing on the important points would suffice.

Shi Xu nodded and agreed.

Su Mianmian went to see Wu Jingwen, while Shi Xu was going to find Ren Tingfeng.

He was probably going to tell him about this matter; Su Mianmian didn't mind, she turned and went to Wu Jingwen's room.

After about two days apart, Su Mianmian used her ability to scan Wu Jingwen's head this time and found that she had improved a little more.

It seemed that she would wake up soon.

The rainy season was about to end, and the frost period would soon follow.

Su Mianmian felt that it was slowly getting a bit cold now.

She wasn't too clear about the exact time, only knew it should be very soon.

Su Mianmian asked Shi Xu to call Ren Tingfeng over, and she informed him of the situation.

The temperature wouldn't drop slowly; many people would die on the first night.

Su Mianmian didn't want the people following them to die, so she told Ren Tingfeng in advance so he could find supplies and remind them.

Ren Tingfeng took this news very seriously and immediately dispatched people to search for supplies.

Everything proceeded quietly in the night; Yao Yin and the others next door were unaware.

By the time they found out, the weather had already turned cold.

Su Mianmian saw Yao Yin's furious expression from the images sent by the Small Insect and couldn't help but feel speechless.

They had been quite well-behaved during this period, and so had Su Ran; Su Mianmian didn't understand what they were planning.

They shouldn't have known they were being monitored, right?

Then the only explanation was that they had a mole among them.

However, that mole might not have access to the most secret information, so they thought there was nothing going on on their side, which is why they were so leisurely earlier.

Su Mianmian told Shi Xu this speculation, and Shi Xu nodded, saying, "We always knew they sent a mole to our side. We've been misleading him all this time, without exposing him."

"It's probably just as you thought; they believe we haven't done anything, so they haven't done anything either."