When Su Xiaotian returned to the hotel, it was already two hours later, and it was almost time for dinner.
At this time, at the hotel where the Chinese delegation was staying, the Chinese delegation was in chaos because of Su Xiaotian.
They had previously thought that Su Xiaotian was asleep.
Who knew that when it was almost time for dinner, Su Xiaotian still hadn't come out, so they went to knock on the door.
But after knocking for a long time, no one opened the door. Finally, after finding a hotel staff member to open the door, they discovered that Su Xiaotian's room had all her luggage, but she herself was not there.
After asking the front desk, they learned that a beautiful young Chinese girl had gone out.
Before going out, she had also asked about the location of the nearest shopping mall.
Everyone just assumed that the young girl was curious because it was her first time abroad and she went to the mall.
But soon, they heard another piece of news: the shopping mall closest to their hotel had a robbery and shooting incident that day.
This made Minister Duan, who was leading the delegation, extremely uneasy.
He was indeed not close to Su Xiaotian.
However, this was someone who had been arranged to be taken care of by the higher authorities.
It was said that this person was a great treasure. Besides knowing many foreign languages, she had also achieved considerable success in several other areas.
Their leader had even said with great regret that such a treasure had been snatched away by the Translation Bureau, and he even regretted that he had acted too late.
The person from the Ministry of Agriculture also seemed to be thinking of bringing Su Xiaotian under his wing.
"Hurry up and find someone to inquire about whether there were any casualties in the shooting incident at the mall today. If there were, make sure to find out who it was!" Minister Duan arranged anxiously.
But in his heart, he was actually a little resentful of Su Xiaotian.
Why did she run out alone on the very first day of their arrival?
Even if she ran out, her luck was too bad to have encountered robbers.
"Minister Duan, don't worry. Nothing will happen. If something had happened, someone would have already sent word."
"Yes, Minister Duan, Su Xiaotian is a member of the delegation. If anything happened, there would definitely be feedback by now."
"Perhaps the young girl was just playing and went somewhere else, and it's normal that she hasn't returned yet."
Everyone spoke at once, trying to comfort Minister Duan.
Minister Duan had asked them to go out and look for her, but they were truly unfamiliar with the place.
In fact, they were not as capable as Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian had no language barrier with the locals, but they didn't even have the basic communication skills.
Minister Duan felt a little more at ease after hearing a few people's words.
Indeed, if Su Xiaotian had an accident, it would involve a diplomatic incident.
"I really don't know how there can be such an ill-mannered person!"
At this moment, a discordant voice sounded.
This was a tall girl, a model accompanying the delegation, named Wu Menglan.
She had originally thought that she would be the most popular person this time.
After all, most of the team members were men, and girls naturally had an advantage.
Not to mention, she was very beautiful and had a great figure.
But who knew that from the moment they boarded the plane until now, she hadn't received any special attention. Instead, it was the young girl Su Xiaotian who was being looked after by several people.
It had to be said that Wu Menglan's jealousy was truly strong.
Su Xiaotian was not familiar with the people in the delegation, so she had very little communication along the way.
Wu Menglan felt that the people in the delegation were looking after Su Xiaotian, but it was just a few people who saw that Su Xiaotian was young and knew it was her first time abroad, so they casually gave her a few reminders.
But Wu Menglan didn't think so. She had already planned to enjoy the pampered attention of the team this time.
She didn't expect that because there was another girl in the team who was younger and prettier than her, everything changed.
After Wu Menglan finished speaking, a few people actually expressed their agreement.
"This Su Xiaotian is really ill-mannered. Has she forgotten that she is the translator for the delegation? She was brought here to serve everyone, not to travel."
The speaker was a young man who had been very attentive to Wu Menglan all along.
Seeing Wu Menglan say this, he naturally supported her.
"A young girl, it's natural to be a little curious. Besides, this afternoon was free time, and the delegation had no unified arrangements. Didn't you also go out for a while?"
There were quite a few people who went out this afternoon, but most of them returned quickly due to the language barrier.
Including Li Jianjun, who had just spoken in support of Wu Menglan.
"After I went out, I returned immediately. I didn't ask everyone to search together!" Li Jianjun immediately retorted.
"If you ask me, this Su Xiaotian is very capable. We don't need to worry about her at all. She'll be back on her own later," Wu Menglan said, rubbing her fingernails and speaking sarcastically.
Looking for someone?
She wasn't going.
Minister Duan also did not expect that such a thing would happen on the very first day of their arrival. Seeing that the team members were about to argue, he was also in a bad mood.
"Minister Duan, why don't we seek help from the embassy?" someone suggested.
However, this idea was immediately opposed by someone.
"That won't do. Su Xiaotian should just be out shopping, not in danger."
"Maybe she got lost!" Wu Menglan giggled and continued to speak sarcastically.
"Enough, Wu Menglan. If you don't want to help, go back to your room!"
At this moment, someone couldn't stand it and said to Wu Menglan impatiently.
Wu Menglan's originally charming face immediately twisted.
This Wei Junwu was really annoying.
Wei Junwu was the deputy head of the delegation and was assigned by the Foreign Trade Bureau to assist Minister Duan.
He was the one who advised Su Xiaotian the most, so naturally, he was one of the people Wu Menglan disliked.
Wei Junwu's intention in advising Su Xiaotian was to be concerned that the young girl, on her first trip abroad, might not know what to do.
He never thought that someone would be more hostile towards Su Xiaotian because of this.
Now, he was anxious, but he also did not want Su Xiaotian to actually have an accident.
He was the deputy leader and knew very well that although Su Xiaotian was only the translator for the delegation, the higher authorities had specifically instructed them to take good care of this young girl.
"Minister Duan, I'll take a few people to look outside, but we might need translators."
Fortunately, they had brought more than one translator.
Several major companies had brought their own translators to facilitate better negotiations.
Now they could be put to good use.
"That won't do. If all the translators are taken out, what will we do?" Wu Menglan immediately objected.
She now wished that Su Xiaotian would die outside, so she naturally tried every means to sabotage.
Just then, a waiter walked quickly towards them.