Chapter 49 Imperial Token

The Luo family already had sufficient experience in dealing with such matters.

Although Hu Xin'er was tied up, she was still observing her surroundings carefully and was a little frightened at this time.

It turned out that in order to escape, the Luo family had already built a tunnel leading to the back mountain.

She secretly thought that it was bad. Even if Erdong stood guard at the door as agreed, it would be useless.

Her gaze caught the attention of the Luo family. Luo Yan asked coldly, "Who are you? How did you get in?"

Hu Xin'er said slowly: "I am Xiao Liu, I have been staying in the mansion. If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

Luo Yan glanced around: "Who knows her?"

Naturally, no one said anything.

"How dare you lie to me!" Luo Yan was about to get angry.

"Brother Li, Brother Zhou, you all know me, why don't you dare to speak?" Hu Xin'er randomly mentioned a few names she heard, "And you, you, you even asked me to have dinner!"

Those who were called out broke out in cold sweats, and some hurriedly said, "I don't know her!"

Some looked hesitant, obviously having just seen her.

Luo Yan looked at them suspiciously. Could it be that there really was a traitor in the mansion?

This would be a difficult situation as I wouldn't know who to assign to escort him.

But time was urgent, so she decisively ordered one of her trusted men to take Hu Xiner and others into the tunnel.

Hu Xin'er wanted to delay time, but was kicked: "Hurry up! Otherwise--"

A sharp weapon was pressed against my lower back, and in order to save my life, I had no choice but to obey.

Walking into the dark tunnel, she thought of a clever idea while lighting the torch.

Out of professional habit and to be on the safe side, she carried paint and rouge with her and applied some secretly.

"Ouch!" She pretended to fall down in shock from a sharp weapon, and tremblingly said, "Please spare me! I just accidentally entered the basement, felt sorry for these children, and suddenly decided to save them."

"Don't talk nonsense to me!" Seeing Luo Yan's impatient expression, the servant used the dagger in his hand to cut open the clothes at Hu Xin'er's waist.

The cold touch makes your scalp tingle.

Hu Xiner confirmed that she had left a mark before she left while begging for mercy.

"Miss, someone is knocking on the door!" the servant reported.

Hu Xiner, who entered the tunnel, didn't expect that as soon as she was transferred, Mu Qing came with Erdong and knocked on the door.

Seeing it was him, Luo Yan greeted him warmly: "Mu Lang, what brings you here so late at night? Have you changed your mind and want to return to the Luo family?"

Mu Qing said coldly, "I won't waste my words on you. Where is Hu Xin'er now?"

Luo Yan was stunned. "Hu Xin'er? Why is she coming to our Luo Mansion?"

"I saw her enter your Luo Mansion with my own eyes just now..." Erdong was about to make it clear.

Mu Qing continued, "Xin'er likes to play, and maybe he got lost in the Luo Mansion."

Luo Yan was puzzled. Could it be that the guards at the Luo Mansion had become so lax? There was a traitor inside, and Hu Xin'er had come in from outside.

Or did they collude with each other?

The food has been good recently, and Hu Xin'er had been treated too harshly before, so she gained weight and became taller. In addition, it was dark and she was wearing makeup, so Luo Yan really didn't recognize her at all.

She would never believe that the timid girl with a dark face could be the sharp-tongued Hu Xiner.

"Then what do you want? She is definitely not in our house. Even if she sneaked in, how can we find her?"

Luo Yan looked at Erdong's muscular body and handsome face, thinking rapidly in her mind.

"We'll just go into the mansion and search it ourselves." Mu Qing frowned slightly.

"That's too funny. If anyone who lost someone could come into the Luo Mansion to look for them, the Luo Mansion would be turned upside down every day!" Luo Yan showed a hypocritical smile.

"If you hide it during the search, will you still say that our Luo Mansion is responsible?"

"You don't need to be responsible!" Mu Qing exchanged glances with Erdong and actually took out a piece of paper, which roughly stated that the safety after entering the Luo Mansion had nothing to do with the Luo family.

Luo Yan almost laughed out loud. These two people were really crazy. They even took out a life and death statement. After entering the Luo Mansion, they would be at her disposal.

She took the death warrant into her arms and said generously, "Very well, please enter the house and search it at will!"

The Luo Mansion is so big, she really doesn't believe what they can find out. Moreover, even if they find Hu Xiner, they can catch her all at once!

Mu Qing entered the door and walked in without hesitation. He and Hu Xiner had a sympathetic connection. He put himself in Hu Xiner's shoes and imagined what he would do if he were her.

Luo Yan's maliciousness was almost visible on her face as she calculated how much money she could get by selling Mu Qing and Erdong.

That sticky gaze was like a poisonous snake. Erdong glared at her fiercely, but she didn't get angry but laughed instead, obviously feeling confident.

Mu Qing entered the rockery and quickly found the location of the basement. There were many footprints here, and it was obvious that something had just happened.

He squatted down and found Hu Xiner's mark.

Luo Yan didn't expect him to find the location so quickly, and immediately turned hostile: "Come here, arrest these two thieves who broke into the house and committed crimes!"

Five or six servants rushed over and first grabbed Mu Qing, who looked powerless. However, Erdong was like an iron wall, protecting Mu Qing firmly.

Mu Qing has found the mechanism and opened the passage.

Erdong easily dealt with the servants, and a familiar figure appeared in front of them. It was Liu Wu, the village chief of Shuangxi Village!

He has a very high prestige in the village and is in collusion with the Luo family officials and businessmen. At this moment, his face is full of anger: "Stop! What are you doing?"

Without waiting for Erdong to respond, Luo Yan said delicately, "Village Chief, I'm so scared! These two people broke into my house under the pretext of looking for someone, beat up my servants, and even tried to steal my things!"

"How could this happen!" The village chief put his hands behind his back. "They broke into the house and committed murder. We must tie up these two thieves immediately."

Luo Yan smiled smugly. "So what if they're good fighters?" The death warrant has been signed. The village chief is here, and today I'm going to label them thieves.

Erdong was speechless: "Just based on Luo Yan's one-sided statement, you want to tie us up? I'm afraid the village chief won't be able to convince the public!"

The village chief frowned: "We've caught the perpetrator red-handed. What else is there to say?"

"That cellar full of treasures is the evidence!" Luo Yan pointed at the tunnel and lied with her eyes open.

The two men sang in unison, and the servants in the Luo Mansion rushed over and slowly approached.

Mu Qing didn't say a word from beginning to end. If Hu Xin'er had not been transferred, then they would just snatch her away.

But the tunnel is very long and the danger is unknown.

"Whoever catches them will be rewarded with half a tael of silver!" Luo Yan encouraged them when she saw that no one dared to step forward.

The servants immediately pounced on their prey like hungry tigers. Erdong knocked several people away and dragged one person to the side and turned him around fiercely.

The crowd dared not step forward again. Erdong took out the token and said, "This is the token bestowed by the emperor. The imperial guards are here. Who dares to act rashly?"