After Ma Xiaomai finished speaking, she blinked at Jian Ning several times. Jian Ning instantly understood that there was another hidden story. Although she didn't know the specific reason, she knew one thing: she needed to cooperate with Ma Xiaomai right now.

"You little bastard, your mother is the bitch. I have no grudge against you, why are you framing me?" She pretended to hit Ma Xiaomai.

"Who framed you? You are not from Xiaoshui Village. Also, you are so old, how can you have such a young daughter? It's obviously a lie! You are just a housewife!" Ma Xiaomai said while secretly making a gesture to Wang Da.

Wang Da was an undercover agent sent in by Captain Guan. He said to Jian Ning, "You're not a honest woman. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell. The girl comes from a wealthy family. How could she be the daughter of an ugly woman like you? I'll send you to the government office and you'll be beaten half to death."

After that, Wang Da said to the tall guy, "In my opinion, don't send her to the official position. The kitchen is too busy today, so let her stay to help. Otherwise, it doesn't matter if we don't have a meal at that time, but Master Luo and the others will need to eat when they come back! It would be bad to let Master Luo and the others go hungry. Brother, do you think what I say makes sense?"

"What? You want me to help you in the kitchen?"

"What's wrong with asking you to help in the kitchen?" The tall man glared at Jian Ning fiercely. "It's good enough that I didn't send you to see the official." He pushed Ah Man forward and instructed Wang Da, "Find her some work too. Hurry up. Mr. Luo and the others will be back soon."

"Yes, don't worry. I promise to keep them in good order and nothing will go wrong. Don't worry." Wang Da nodded and bowed.

Jian Ning pretended to be angry but dared not say anything. Ah Man also made a loud noise. The two were sent by Wang Da to wash vegetables. Jian Ning winked at Ah Man. Ah Man deliberately pouted as if she was extremely reluctant. Jian Ning grabbed her ear and scolded her, "It's all because of you, you damned bastard. You made me be detained here and do hard labor. Are you satisfied now? I told you to run away, I told you to run away?"

This little girl Ah Man is a natural actor. She cried out "Ouch, ouch" very realistically. The last bit of worry in the minds of the tall and short people was dispelled. They gave Wang Da a few words of advice and left.

As soon as they left, Ma Xiaomai immediately pointed at Wang Da and mouthed to Jian Ning that they were one of them. Wang Da also pointed outside and made a gesture to keep quiet.

There's only one woman outside. It's easy to deal with. A tranquilizer pistol can take care of it.

Jian Ning went out for a walk and came back with a smile, "It's solved. He's taking a nap and won't wake up for half an hour. Ah Man, you go out and keep watch. Cough twice if anyone comes."

"Okay." Ah Man happily accepted the task and ran out.

Jian Ning said to Ma Xiaomai, "Okay, tell me about your situation first. What happened to you? You got beaten up like this. You're really embarrassing your master!"

Ma Xiaomai scratched his head sheepishly and recounted his journey. He had been asking for directions all the way from the town to the county seat when, halfway there, he saw a carriage parked on the side of the road. Someone in the carriage was urinating on the side of the road, and the driver was waiting for the person. He approached to say hello, hoping to hitchhike, but before he could exchange a few words, his vision went black. He had been drugged and woken up here.

Ma Xiaomai said this, and Wang Da took over and said, "This kid is a real tiger. What kind of free ride are you taking? You've landed yourself in a wolf's den."

Wang Da told Jian Ning that after the two men brought Ma Xiaomai here, Luo Junxian said that Ma Xiaomai was over the age limit and originally planned to let him go after he woke up. But when he woke up, he started cursing and even fighting. How could he be a match for those people? Unable to defeat them, he claimed his father's name.

In Ma Xiaomai's mind, his father Ma Fuquan was a super hero. He thought that if he announced his father's name, those people would be scared to death. Little did he know that Luo Junxian was captured because of his father, and many brothers were killed in the battle of Jiabaoao.

The cook who used to be in charge of cooking here was Luo Junxian's cousin, and also the husband of the woman outside. He died yesterday. Luo Junxian learned that he was the son of Constable Ma and planned to use him to make a deal with Ma Fuquan. The specific details of the deal were unknown.

"I am here on the orders of Captain Guan. This is a plan devised by Captain Guan and Brother Ma. Although I saved Luo Junxian, he is a meticulous and somewhat erratic individual, and it seems he doesn't fully trust me."

"Who is Luo Junxian? The tall guy just now?" Jian Ning asked.

"No, he went out to pick up a batch of goods. I guess the goods he was talking about are the missing children. This manor should still be holding children who disappeared earlier. Brother Ma's guess is correct. The cases of the missing woman in town and the missing child in the county were both committed by this group of people!"

"Did you determine that there were children imprisoned here based on the food?"

"Your master is really smart." Wang Da glanced at Ma Xiaomai and then said, "Exactly. The cook died, and I happened to be able to cook. I made breakfast and lunch today, but I don't know where half of the food is."

He sighed, "Brother Guan and Brother Ma don't know yet, but the man we captured yesterday was the notorious Jade-faced Serpent King Luo Junxian, a master of poison. We don't know where those children are being held. Furthermore, another batch of children will be brought in tonight, so we can't act right now. What we need to think about now is how to get the message out."

Jane Ning washed the vegetables silently, her soul left her body and floated to the armory. She thought that she was going to share the armory with Ma Fuquan, so she tried to see if she could carve some words on the wall to convey the message.

After entering, I found that it was impossible to carve words on the wall, they were all virtual.

Alas, in ancient times, there were no mobile phones, so delivering messages was really a headache.

[Ding! Do you want to send a message?] Jane Ning was startled by the sudden system prompt in her head.

Nonsense, of course it is necessary.

[Ding! OK, please silently recite the message you are about to send.]

Jane Ning repeated the situation here in her mind with half belief and half doubt. Then she saw a large electronic screen appear on the wall of the armory, and all the words she had just recited were converted into text and appeared in the dialog box.

Almost immediately, Ma Fuquan's reply appeared in the dialog box on the screen.

[Ding! Got it! Please send your location.]

Only then did Jian Ning realize that the screen was actually a touch screen. There was a plus sign in the lower right corner. Clicking the plus sign allowed her to send her location just like WeChat.

[Ding! Got it! I'll deploy immediately, the code for action remains the same.]

It's totally off the mark!

This is too fantastical and bizarre. After her soul returned to her body, Jian Ning told Wang Da, "I have a way to send the message out. Now what we need to do is find where those children are hiding."

Wang Dadao: "They may not let you go. How are you going to send a message? Besides the two people just now, there are several others sleeping in the manor, and they are all very skilled. If we force our way in, we will inevitably alert the enemy and fail. We have to find a way to get you out."

Jian Ning smiled slightly and said, "I told you I have a way. I have a spirit cat guarding outside the manor. As long as I summon it, it will come in and can deliver the news to Constable Ma at any time."

"That's great, you are such an amazing woman! In this case, let's..." Before he could finish his words, Ah Man coughed outside.