Chapter 166 Secret Mission

Their secret mission required them to go to Guangcheng, and finding a Sweet Water Alley in the square would be a bit difficult. After all, Guangcheng is so big, who knows which alley is called Sweet Water Alley? Besides, there are quite a few places selling sweet soup in Guangcheng.

When He Caiwei first arrived in Guangcheng, he spent two days exploring the city. It is said that a minor hermit hides in the forest, while a major hermit hides in the world. The more bustling the place, the easier it is to hide. So after arriving here, he made a point of observing the crowded and lively areas of the city.

The busiest place is the north of the city, which is surrounded by factories, with a dessert shop almost every two or three alleys.

He Caiwei used two methods to find the Sweetwater Lane in the photo. The method he used was so naive that Meng Dong couldn't help but doubt whether it would even work.

"Never mind whether it works or not, just have someone keep an eye on this alley. Also, make sure you know how many exits it has. These alleys are interconnected, so you need to be extra careful. Sometimes even a doorway can be an exit, understand?" He Caiwei had found a place and was ready to go back and rest. She had been walking since she left this morning until evening, and her legs were numb.

"Alright, alright, you go back and rest first. I'll keep an eye on things here." Meng Dong knew he was putting the young girl in a difficult position. It was already five or six o'clock in the evening from this morning. Although it wasn't very dark in the summer evening, walking all day without rest except for mealtimes must have taken a toll on her feet.

He just didn't know if the girl's method would work, or if she had chosen the right alley. They had no other options now.

The information provided was far too vague; they couldn't find any clues even though they were in there.

Apart from Guangcheng, they knew nothing else. The little girl's translation was a major breakthrough for them, but that was all they got to. What about the next part? If they kept changing identities, how were they supposed to find them?

The two photos didn't reveal any other information besides the faces.

The height in the photo is not a reliable reference, which is another big problem. They only know what the person looks like, but they have to guess the height. This is the most difficult task they will face next.

As He Caiwei emerged from the old alley, a middle-aged woman carrying two wooden buckets was suddenly calling out "Sweet Bean Dumplings," which was the original name for tofu pudding in Guangcheng.

The tofu pudding here is all sweet, served with ginger syrup.

He Caiwei pondered the words in the photo carefully. Had she misunderstood them? The phrase "Sweetwater Lane" might be referring to this Sweet Bean Girl.

Even someone with perfect Mandarin would be confused by the dialects spoken in Guangcheng and Pengcheng, let alone the Japanese pirates.

"Second brother, hurry up and follow her, follow that woman called Sweet Bean Girl, be careful." He Caiwei carefully moved to Lu Qingzhu's side, pointed to the woman carrying the load, and told him to follow.

“I know…” Lu Qingzhu wouldn’t ask why at a time like this?

He Caiwei struck up a conversation with the uncle selling vegetables next to her in very Cantonese dialect.

The local dialect of Guangzhou has a very strong regional accent. For example, the north of the city has its own dialect, and the south of the city has a different dialect. Moreover, the locals can tell where you are from just by hearing what you say. People from the south of the city also speak in the same way, but they have a different tone that makes them easy to identify.

This is why He Caiwei listened very carefully to the locals in Guangcheng when she arrived.

"Uncle, is there an uncle selling dragonflies here?"

"Yes, yes, but he's already gone. He comes here regularly around 3 pm every day. Young lady, do you like his food?" The vegetable vendor was very enthusiastic.

The team members following He Caiwei were dumbfounded. The girl had clearly spoken differently in Pengcheng. They had all heard her speak with a local dialect in Pengcheng.

After He Caiwei finished talking with the old man, they returned to their lodgings. Chen Yuanchao couldn't wait to ask He Caiwei, "Little sister, did you live in this old Guangzhou city before?"

"No, we've only been in Pengcheng since we arrived here. What's wrong?" He Caiwei looked at Chen Yuanchao with a puzzled expression, not knowing why he was asking that.

"Then why do you speak with this accent? The accent you're talking to sounds the same as the accent of the person I met at the teahouse the other day."

"I learned it on the spot. It was from those people I met at the teahouse the other day. It's very simple. We speak this dialect in Pengcheng too, just with a slight accent. You can just change your accent, right? Didn't you hear that old lady's accent the other day? It sounded so sweet, like she was being coquettish. I thought it was really nice." He Caiwei felt that she had a talent for languages, and these things weren't difficult. After all, she had lived in Pengcheng for so many years, it was impossible for her not to know any of them.

Chen Yuanchao was devastated; this girl was truly cruel and cruel.

They came to Guangcheng on a mission and stayed for 15 days. In order to understand the local language, they went to teahouses every day to listen to the uncles and aunts chatting. But even after half a month, they were still like ducks trying to understand thunder, unable to understand or speak it.

Later, they had to go back to headquarters for help and found a team member from there to come over, and that's how they finally completed that mission.

They originally wanted their teammate to come with them, but that teammate had another mission and left early. It was impossible to find a replacement at the last minute. If Lu Qingzhu hadn't said that what Lu Zhiheng and the others said here was similar to what they said in Guangcheng, they wouldn't have come to Pengcheng.

The team had organized language training before, but even though they learned standard Guangcheng dialect, they couldn't understand the accented Guangcheng dialect spoken by these people, so it was all for nothing.

Moreover, once you speak these standard Cantonese characters, everyone will know that you must be from out of town.

This girl actually learned it after hearing just a few sentences. What kind of monster is she? Her language talent is even more freakish than her father, Lu Zhiheng.

Lu Zhiheng, a legendary figure in their camp, is the most freakishly gifted speaker in the history of the Fierce Tiger Camp. If you let him stay in one place for a few days, he can not only understand what you hear, but also speak it almost perfectly.

His daughter is even more bizarre; she only heard a few words and mimicked them exactly...

Chen Yuanchao had just been standing right next to them, but he couldn't understand a word the little girl and the vegetable vendor were saying. No, he only understood the words "uncle" and "little girl," everything else was just gibberish.

"By the way, Vivi, what were you saying to that uncle just now?"

"I just suddenly heard someone selling tofu pudding and remembered something I hadn't thought of before, so I asked about it. It doesn't matter if we get any clues today. We'll go back to where that uncle was selling vegetables at 3 pm tomorrow and wait for him to come to us."