Chapter 1661 Yuan Gui saw it all

The sounds of fighting from the escort agency naturally attracted others, with patrolling soldiers arriving the fastest.

Yuan Gui huddled in a corner, overhearing the soldiers say that the wounded man being attacked by several bandits was the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of the Meng Family Escort Agency. The head镖师 and the bandits fought their way further apart, and soon left the agency.

The officers and soldiers gave chase, and Yuan Gui hesitated for a moment before following after them as well.

He was faster. Although he was not familiar with Chenggu County, he was very sensitive to the sounds of fighting and quickly headed towards the source of the sound.

"Later, I tracked them down to this abandoned courtyard."

Meng Qi became excited. They had come out to find his father and uncle, and now that they had heard about his father's whereabouts from Yuan Gui, he hurriedly asked, "So you saw my father enter this courtyard, do you know where he went in the end, and whether he is alright?"

Yuan Gui was taken aback. "Your father?"

"He's the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) of the Meng Family Escort Agency that you just mentioned."

Yuan Gui's eyes widened. "You're the young master of the Meng Family Escort Agency?"

Meng Qi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, we came out to find my father."

Yuan Gui pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and said, "When I came in, I only saw Chief Escort Meng lying on the ground, being carried away by those bandits. As for whether he was alright, I don't know."

Seeing Meng Qi's pale face, he quickly said, "But I think he's alright. If Chief Escort Meng were really in trouble, they wouldn't need to carry him away, right?"

Meng Qi thought about it and realized it made sense. "Then did you see where they carried my father to?"

Yuan Gui nodded. "They carried the person into a room, which probably had a secret passage. They went in and never came out."

"Where is the room?"

Yuan Gui struggled to his feet. "I'll take you there."

But his injuries were quite severe, so Meng Yunzheng simply carried him on his back, saying, "Show us."

"good."

Yuan Gui lay on him and pointed to the left, "Over there, there's a courtyard, very secluded. The second room in the courtyard is it."

The group quickened their pace and headed in the direction Yuan Gui had pointed.

As Meng Yunzheng walked, he asked, "Besides the head镖师 (bodyguard/escort) from the Meng family, did you see anyone else come in later? That person was in his forties, a man, and about my height."

He described Meng Pei's appearance, and Yuan Gui frowned but shook his head, saying, "No, when I saw them carrying Meng, the镖头 (bodyguard), into that room, I was considering whether to follow them in. But then I thought that they outnumbered me and I couldn't do anything alone, so it would be better to go out and report to the authorities. So I planned to leave this courtyard, but when I got here, a few bandits came by, so I quickly hid in that abandoned house and planned to go out after the bandits left."

"Who knew that I would be hiding for two days and two nights? Those bandits were always nearby, and if I went out, they would definitely notice me. So for the past two days, my area has been limited, and I don't know if anyone else has sneaked into this mansion."

He felt a little apologetic, as he couldn't be of much help.

Meng Yunzheng pursed his lips, not saying much, but his pace quickened involuntarily.

The group soon arrived at the secluded courtyard that Yuan Gui had mentioned, where there were hardly any people around.

I don't know if Yuan Gui lured away the few remaining bandits guarding the courtyard during the fight, or if he simply didn't have anyone guarding the area.

(End of this chapter)