"What?"

Li Ping and Hu Ke asked the question together, their faces full of astonishment. Luo Tianhe sighed and nodded in confirmation.

“The clinic was busy yesterday, and he was playing outside by himself. No one paid attention to him, and when they looked for him in the evening, he was gone.”

"Did you report it to the authorities? Did the government help you look for it?"

"I reported it and searched for it, but I couldn't find it."

"How could someone just disappear like that?"

"Who knows? Someone saw someone in the alley taking a child away, but we don't know if it was him. What should we do?"

Has someone taken Yiming away?

After exchanging a glance, Li Ping and Hu Ke both showed worry in their eyes.

They returned to the fabric shop and began to discuss it.

"It seems that Your Highness's concerns are not unfounded; we are still too late."

"So what do we do now?"

"Go back and inform His Highness that I will continue searching here."

"But they don't know Yiming's identity. They might be taking Yiming away for Miss Luo's sake. Can you manage staying here alone?"

"Whether it works or not, we have to do it. If anything happens to Yiming, His Highness will go crazy. You should go now!"

After Li Ping nodded, he quickly walked out of the fabric shop, while Hu Ke stepped out to look for the person on the street.

Everyone in Yong'an City knew that the Luo Family Medical Clinic had lost a child, and those who wanted to seek treatment were too embarrassed to come.

The Luo family clinic was quiet all day until dusk when Jiawang rushed in from outside.

"Big sister, big sister..."

Hearing his shout, everyone looked at him.

He came to Zhiwan breathlessly, opened his hands, and inside was a dirty crumpled piece of paper.

"Big sister, this was given to me by a little beggar. He told me to give it to you."

Little beggar?

Luo Zhiwan eagerly took the crumpled paper from his palm and unfolded it to read. There were only a few large characters on it.

'If you wish to save your son, at the beginning of Hai hour (9-11 PM), come alone to the grove east of the city…'

Luo Tianhe, Jiawang's mother, and Zhiruo surrounded them, eagerly asking questions.

"What does it say on it?"

To avoid worrying her family, she shook her head.

"It's nothing, just kids playing tricks."

Hearing this, everyone returned to their seats with some disappointment.

Hu Ke searched outside all day without any clues. When he returned to Caishen Street, Luo Zhiwan was sitting at the door in a daze, her eyes filled with a dark look.

From that note, she deduced that Yiming hadn't run away on his own, but had been kidnapped.

She still doesn't know who kidnapped him, or what their purpose was in kidnapping him.

She couldn't tell her family about this, otherwise they wouldn't let her go alone.

It's currently the hour of Xu (7-9 PM), and in another hour it will be the hour of Hai (9-11 PM). At that time, she will find an excuse to go out and then go to the small grove in the east of the city to keep her appointment.

"Miss Luo..."

Hu Ke approached her and asked with concern,

"Any news about Yiming?"

She looked up at him, then shook her head.

"No, but it's certain that he was kidnapped."

"Kidnapped?"

Hu Ke blinked a few times, then asked curiously,

"Who kidnapped him? How do you know?"

"They left a note..."

He sat down next to her.

"Don't worry, I've already sent Liping to inform the young master."

Mentioning Leng Chuchen, she suddenly looked at Hu Ke as if she had just remembered something.

"Why did you suddenly come to Yong'an City? Does Leng Chuchen know something?"

After Yiming was abducted, she thought of everyone she knew but couldn't think of anyone who would harm Yiming. So, she thought of Leng Chuchen.

Hu Ke hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth.

"Young Master was worried that you and Yiming might be in danger, so he sent us to protect you."

Was Leng Chuchen afraid they were in danger? What was he worried about?

She turned her head to look at him, pressing him for an answer.

"We have no grudges against each other in Yong'an City, yet others have come to kidnap Yiming. Is this related to Leng Chuchen? Or perhaps, my son and I have gotten into someone else's way?"

Her question startled Hu Ke for a moment.

"It's hard to say. By the way, you need to be extra careful these next few days. Yiming's identity hasn't been revealed to outsiders. Perhaps, the other side's target is you."

Hu Ke's words reminded Luo Zhiwan once again, and she glared at him with sharp eyes.

"Hu Ke, tell me the truth, is there someone in the palace who doesn't like me?"

"I have no idea."

How could Hu Ke dare to talk nonsense?

Luo Zhiwan had already realized that the abduction of Yiming must be related to people in the palace.

She frowned, clenched her fists, and muttered resentfully:

"I originally thought that by escaping here with Yiming and my family, I could live a peaceful life. I never imagined that even that would be a luxury."

After leaving those words, she glanced at the sky, stood up dejectedly, and Hu Ke hurriedly asked,

Where are you going?

"Go to the appointment. If anything happens to me, please tell Leng Chuchen that I hate him and hate him for disrupting my peaceful life."

She strode forward, and Hu Ke hurriedly followed.

"Miss Luo, where are you going? I'll go with you."

'Stop following me. '

Her voice was chilling, and her tone was impatient.

Hu Ke stood there, stunned, while she had already strode away.

She was really worried about Yiming, so she arrived at the grove in the east of the city early.

In the pitch-black night, the wind howled, sending chills down one's spine.

Luo Zhiwan stood in an open space and shouted loudly:

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