Raising You This Small Stuff

Chapter 29.1 Mo Yi Cheng’s investigation!

It was almost 12 o’clock in the morning when Kan Ming contacted the person in charge of Long Bow’s signing platform and obtained preliminary information from him through various communications. The items that Long Bow had needed to register for an account as an anchor were all in place, as well as some of the necessary information needed when signing a contract. As for the authenticity of the information received, there were still some specific circumstances that needed to be dealt with so it had to wait for tomorrow.

Mo Yi Cheng waited until the electronic version of the information was delivered, read it in detail, then arranged things for the next day before preparing to go to sleep.

As he lay on the bed, he turned on the game, feeling a little uneasy. After he had calmed down, he felt that he had been a bit too aggressive towards the little thing today. Afterwards, the little guy’s mood hadn’t been too great. When he said good night to him, his voice was melancholic, and this was the first time in a month that he hadn’t [tucked in the quilt] for the little thing before he went to bed.

He entered the game using the stealth mode. A small night light was on in Yuan Suo’s room and the little guy was curled up on the bed, breathing evenly, seemingly asleep. Slightly relieved, he clicked on [tuck in the quilt] and clicked [pat to sleep]. Seeing his frowning little eyebrows loosen, he was completely relieved. Exiting the game, he turned off the lights to rest.

Early the next morning, Yuan Suo got up.

Mo Yi Cheng was afraid that the little thing would be in a bad mood when he remembered what had happened yesterday, so he specifically asked someone to buy crab buns and put a few boxes of ice cream in the refrigerator.

Yuan Suo was probably really scared yesterday. His eating movements were a bit smaller than usual as he stuffed the food into his mouth, half of his face bulging.

Seeing that Yuan Suo seemed to have retracted into his little shell overnight, Mo Yi Cheng suddenly felt that his desire to teach the little thing a lesson last night was too impulsive. The first day that he met Du Du in the game, the system had introduced that he was timid, not smart but very simple and kind, then during the time spent with him, Du Du gradually became cheerful and lively from the initial cautious, solemn and lonely personality, but now seeing his timid eyes, Mo Yi Cheng only felt his chest tighten.

“Du Du.”

“En…” Yuan Suo happened to be swallowing a bun at this time so when he heard his name, he almost choked in shock.

“Take a sip of the soy milk first.” Mo Yi Cheng said distressedly.

His face turning a suffocating red, Yuan Suo picked up the cup and drank two mouthfuls of the soy milk. Only then did his breathing became smoother.

Mo Yi Cheng finally surrendered, “If you want that reward, give me the contact information. When I get the money I’ll go and get you what you want.”

“No…. No need to.” Yuan Suo quickly took another bun and not afraid of it being hot, took a bite, chewed a few times, swallowed, then smiled and said to Mo Yi Cheng: “I don’t plan to buy anything anymore, so I don’t need the money.”

Mo Yi Cheng kept on wondering what Yuan Suo wanted to buy, but the little thing was tight-lipped. It was obvious he didn’t want him to know, so in the end he stopped asking questions.

After breakfast, he watched Yuan Suo get onto the school bus.

Kan Ming was already waiting downstairs.

When Mo Yi Cheng changed his clothes and went downstairs, Kan Ming handed him a file.

“Did you find out the address?” Mo Yi Cheng asked as he opened it.

“I found it. The address on the anchor’s profile is a street in the Green Park District. But… the street is full of old buildings. The government has planned to demolish it within two years, and the young master is also involved in the project. Those who live there are either old residents who are unwilling to move, or migrant workers who have temporarily rented a place there.”

Mo Yi Cheng was puzzled. Long Bow was a well-known game anchor on ZZ platform with an annual income of more than six figures, how could he live in such a place?

According to the information, he lived with his grandfather who was 82 years old. Was it because it was difficult for the old man to leave his former home?

Full of questions, the two arrived at Long Bow’s residence. Sure enough, as the information showed, it was a dilapidated old building with a long history. The decorations on the wall had fallen off and there were sheets, bedding and various washed clothes hanging on the bamboo poles exposed on the balconies.

To keep a low profile today, Kan Ming had deliberately switched from the mid-range Land Rover he usually drove, but it still caused a small commotion. The old men and women chatting in the shade of the trees all looked sideways when they saw the beautiful car, the two handsome young men getting out one after the other from the car sparking their gossipy nature. The man who came down from the back seat had on a pair of sunglasses. He nodded slightly, as if he was afraid of being recognized.

Under their fiery eyes, Mo Yi Cheng and Kan Ming entered a unit door of the tube-shaped building. The safety lock on the door was broken. The inside of the building was also in a state of disrepair, the white paint peeling off like a piece of plaster that had been stuck there for a long time.

Kan Ming who was in front quickly walked up to the third floor, West Gate 303.

It was the registered address of the anchor Long Bow.

After receiving Mo Yi Cheng’s approval, he lifted his hand and knocked on the door, but no one responded even after a long time. Just at that moment, someone came out to throw trash from the opposite door, a young man in his early twenties dragging his feet in a pair of slippers with a cigarette in hand.

Kan Ming stopped him hurriedly and asked, “Little brother, may I ask if Fu Changgong lives here in unit 303?”

The young man scratched his unkempt hair, “I really don’t know what the uncle’s surname is, but it should be Fu.”

Mo Yi Cheng nodded. It should be the right one. The data showed that Long Bow lived with his grandfather.

“Then he has a grandson who is about the same age as you, right?” Kan Ming continued to ask.

“I don’t really know about that. I moved in not long ago, but that uncle has always lived alone. I heard that it seems that his children aren’t very filial.” The phone in the young man’s hand rang and he hurried down the stairs anxiously to pick up his takeaway. He yelled when he was halfway down, “The uncle has a hearing impairement, so knock loudly, but there is a dog in there, be careful that it doesn’t bite you!”

With that, the two continued to knock on the door, this time with a stronger intensity and sound. Sure enough, two minutes later, an old man’s voice came from the room.

“Who is it?”

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**Fu Changgong is Long Bow’s official name.

Chapter 29. 2 Mo Yi Cheng’s investigation!

Yuan Suo was sitting upright in the cafeteria. The seats in the cafeteria were all of a uniform height so after he sat down, his short legs hang down from the seat.

He originally planned to apologize to Long Bow on the school bus in the morning, but Long Bow didn’t take the school bus today. It couldn’t be because of yesterday right? This made Yuan Suo become more nervous.

Moreover, he had asked Su Yi on the school bus only to realize that a ‘water army’ and ‘spraying’ were very bad things. Just to make money, they misconstrued facts and deceived the public, causing a very bad impact on society. No wonder Mo Yi Cheng was so angry yesterday, the more Yuan Suo thought about it, the more he felt guilty, so sad that he couldn’t even eat.

Actually, the reason why Long Bow missed the school bus was completely because of a situation that happened at his grandfather’s wonton stall yesterday, when two drunk youngsters on bicycles knocked over the wonton cart near the closing time. He had helped his grandfather clean up until the early hours of the morning, then watched over him until he fell asleep, then in the morning was busy helping his grandfather prepare breakfast, which was why he missed the bus. However, he was at a high level and could already take a taxi to school, so there was no delay in going to class.

Long Bow walked into the cafeteria after class, holding a basketball in his arms. His body had become strong after having engaged in sports for a long time. Tall and healthy, he was in a good mood as he was surrounded by his teammates.

Seeing Long Bow, Yuan Suo’s eyes lit up. He wanted to go and say hello, but was a little afraid. Perhaps he should wait until he finished eating then go there when there weren’t so many people around. Having made up his mind, Yuan Suo lowered his head, ready to eat his lunch.

At this time, a lunch tray was placed on the opposite side of his table.

He looked up and met Long Bow’s smiling eyes.

“Little thing, you’re really something else.” Long Bow stretched out his fork, forked a piece of Yuan Suo’s watermelon and threw it into his mouth.

“Em….” Yuan Suo was so ashamed that he didn’t dare lift his head. Stretching out his hand, he pushed the fruit box quietly to Long Bow’s side. Eat more, if he ate until he was satisfied, he wouldn’t be so angry.

Long Bow wasn’t angry at all, but seeing the little thing’s appearance, a burst of laughter came out, but he still ate the fruit inside the box unceremoniously.

“Little shorty, you used my account to spray people, do you regret it now?” Long Bow chewed the cantaloupe that had been cut into small pieces with a loud chuckle.

Yuan Suo apologized honestly: “I’m sorry, I… I know I was wrong, but I won’t do it again. Can you forgive me?”

Looking at Yuan Suo’s pitiful appearance, Long Bow suddenly understood why his fan base was bombarded in turns yesterday. It could be said that this attribute of selling cute made it difficult for a vast majority of people to resist.

Long Bow covered his mouth, coughed, then said, “Then tell me what is going on, and I’ll think about whether I should forgive you or not.”

So Yuan Suo explained to him how he found a ‘part-time job’ under his Weibo post, how he joined the ‘water army’, then borrowed his account, and even recounted what had happened… when he spoke online.

Long Bow pretended to be serious at first, but when he heard the latter part of his sentence he couldn’t hold back, laughing uproariously as he held his stomach.

Finally, when he laughed at him until he was red in the face, Yuan Suo asked carefully: “Then… can you forgive me?”

Long Bow thought for a while then said, “I’ll forgive you if you share your fruit with me every day from now on.” In actual fact, the times when Long Bow and Yuan Suo met in the cafeteria at lunchtime wasn’t that much, so it was just a joke. But Yuan Suo took it seriously, feeling that in this way he could make up for the damage Long Bow had suffered, so he agreed quickly, “Hmm hmm, I’ll give all the fruit to Long Bow!”

Long Bow laughed and pushed the small box of sushi he had bought over, saying that he couldn’t eat it.

After being forgiven and having regained his appetite, Yuan Suo ate all the sushi in the small box happily. Of course, from the viewpoint of not wasting food.

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On Mo Yi Cheng’s side, the line of clues had been cut off again.

The old man admitted that Long Bow was his grandson, but that he hadn’t been home for a long time and didn’t know where he was.

“We checked some communication records related to Long Bow, including his IP address, which shows that he is indeed in S City, but for some reason we couldn’t find out the exact location.” Kan Ming flipped through the information.

Mo Yi Cheng didn’t say a word. They couldn’t find out… most likely because Long Bow’s online activities were carried out inside the game and the network world of the game was infinitely close to the real one, as if it was parallel to this time and space, very elusive.

“Normally, when there is a dog inside the house, if the owner opens the door, the dog would come out together with its owner right?” Mo Yi Cheng suddenly asked this question seemingly unrelated question.

Kan Ming was taken aback: “Yes, there was no sign of a dog in the house.” He hadn’t noticed this detail, but what did it have to do with finding the anchor Long Bow?

Mo Yi Cheng was silent, the doubts in his heart growing thicker.

He left the rest for Kan Ming to deal with. Chen Jiao was already downstairs with a car, waiting for him to attend a charity event.

Mo Yi Cheng thought to himself that he might be busy at night, and that the charity event would be crowded with people, hence he would try his possible best not to log in to the game, so he asked Chen Jiao to pack a few dishes that Yuan Suo usually liked to eat and transmitted them directly into the game.

As he was delivering the food, there was a short lag in the game, but the system recovered quickly. He only thought it was the internet speed and didn’t pay much attention to it, leaving a message for Yuan Suo, telling him to watch a movie first after eating, and that he would be back in time to warm the milk in the evening.

When Mo Yi Cheng saw the system display ‘sent’ after he clicked to send the message, he put the phone in his pocket, and then asked Chen Jiao to drive.