When the second son of the Zhuang family learned that Zhuang Yan was arrested, he was angry at first, but he was also very worried because he was his younger brother.

According to the information provided by Su Zhuo, they sent people to the east and west.

But no one could see where the big boss had gone, so they had to send people to look for him in several other places.

On Qingfeng Mountain, Li Mu was feeling proud of having killed the third in command, so he took the others to search the mountain for the bandits' valuables.

No one noticed at first, until dawn, they discovered that Li Mu was missing.

"What do you mean it's gone?" Boss Zhuang frowned. He thought he had misheard.

The Northwest Army members hesitated and no one could explain why Li Mu disappeared.

"The master entered this yard and seems to have never come out. We don't know where he went..."

Everyone lowered their heads, they were only concerned with looting property...

Boss Zhuang snorted coldly and pushed them into the yard.

This is the boss's yard.

Boss Zhuang quickly found a secret passage, which was the one that Su Zhuo had found before but did not dare to go down.

At that time, Su Zhuo and Qin Yu were only concerned with finding treasure. No one was interested in this secret passage, nor did they go in to see what was inside.

Boss Zhuang saw...

This is a secret passage dug by the bandit leader, leading to another exit on the mountain.

The boss did not take his men away. He secretly returned to Qingfeng Mountain and took Li Mu away.

At this point, Boss Zhuang still couldn't figure out what was going on.

Zhuang Lao Er was puzzled: "Why did he take Li Mu away?"

Boss Zhuang sighed.

"Remember what I said about his identity?"

Zhuang Er remembered.

The son of the previous garrison commander, he was betrayed after the former garrison commander's death, and thus became a bandit and went to Qingfeng Mountain...

Shouji's eyes widened.

"It was Deputy Commander Li who deceived the boss?"

That is Li Mu's biological father...

Zhuang Er looked back at Chen Yan, who seemed to be thinking about something.

He was thinking.

Is this what they call the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?

Did they successfully capture Qingfeng Mountain? Or was it a deliberate trap set by the boss, allowing them to lure Li Mu here so they could capture him?

"No way, doesn't he care about the lives of the people in Qingfeng Mountain?" Zhuang Er was shocked.

If that's the case.

So, did the boss discover them from the very beginning when Qin Yu went up the mountain?

In front of someone like the boss, did Su Zhuo and Qin Yu really act so perfectly that they deceived him?

Zhuang Er said, this is all going so smoothly...

As a result, there really was trouble.

"What does he want to do?"

"The target must be Deputy Commander Li... and maybe someone else..." Boss Zhuang said, "Let's go down the mountain..."

He strode down the mountain.

Zhuang Er followed.

Chen Yan was quite slow.

No matter who plotted against whom.

His goal was achieved.

He doesn't care who dies or not.

…

"Where has everyone gone?" It was getting night and no one from the family had returned.

"It's New Year's Day, and these people are really..." Mrs. Zhuang complained, but she felt a little uneasy in her heart.

Su Wei, who was sitting next to her, also found it strange.

Logically speaking, Qingfeng Mountain should have a result...

"Don't worry, Madam. Maybe he was delayed for some reason. After all, Han Gu City is in chaos right now." Su Wei could only comfort her in this way.

Mrs. Zhuang nodded when she heard this.

Years ago, bandits secretly hung human heads on the city wall. It was really scary at the time.

Mrs. Zhuang was so scared by the incident that she didn't go out for several days. During the Chinese New Year, she didn't buy all the things she wanted, and Aunt Lan was busy preparing New Year's goods. Mrs. Zhuang couldn't stay at home, so she asked Su Wei to accompany her to go shopping.

Su Wei was living at the Zhuang family's house at the time, and it was difficult for him to refuse, so he followed Mrs. Zhuang out, and ended up meeting Shi Xiaowu.

That was the only time Su Wei went out after living in the Zhuang family.

To be honest, she had no idea what was going on outside.

No one knew what had happened to Chen Yan and the others. Su Wei was more worried than Madam Zhuang.

At this time, the boss and the second in command came back.

"Mom, where's my dad?"

Madam Zhuang frowned and said angrily, "What's wrong with you two? What do you have to do during the New Year? Why don't you even go home?"

Boss Zhuang was still anxious: "Where's my dad?"

"He went out last night, saying he had an errand..." Mrs. Zhuang's face suddenly changed drastically: "Did something happen?"

Boss Zhuang walked out.

Zhuang Lao Er smiled and said, "It's okay, Mom. We have something to talk to Dad about. Please don't run around at home."

After Zhuang Er left, he arranged for the servants in the mansion to close the door and no one was allowed to enter or leave.