Jiang Ruan crouched down to check on the two men and saw bluish marks on their necks.

"Ruan Ruan, is there a problem? You look a little serious."

Anxia thought these were just marks left from hitting someone, nothing serious.

“This is a serious problem, Hua Yi. Take some men and drag them both to the base. I need to examine them thoroughly. Also, check who has bruises or other injuries on their necks, not counting those on other parts of their bodies. Bring them all here.”

Hua Yi looked down and realized something was wrong, because the mark had a shape, a long strip, and seemed to be a soaring dragon.

"Okay, I'll take care of it right away."

When Anxia saw that Huayi had also stopped joking, her heart sank and a sense of unease welled up inside her.

"Ruan Ruan, what happened? We just dealt with the plague, we can't have another problem so soon."

Jiang Ruan slowly stood up, gazing into the distance, and said, "Xiaxia, look, the weather is about to change drastically!"

Anxia looked up and saw only a dim sky and dust kicked up by the wind.

"It's okay. I'll call you if I find any clues. Let's go check on those two people together now."

"Okay, sure."

An Xia nodded. Although she was a little confused, she believed that Jiang Ruan would tell her what was going on.

Upon arriving at the base, Anxia went inside first, before the others entered.

"You suspect they have connections with Qinglonggang?" Gu An stopped Jiang Ruan and voiced his suspicions.

"No, I'm sure they're definitely connected to that place. I just don't know how people from there can get out. With such tight security, they shouldn't be able to get out. Even if they did, they would keep a low profile and hide themselves."

Jiang Ruan continued.

"But they did the opposite."

Gu An recalled the way the two of them argued, as if afraid that no one else would know, and said in a loud voice, "That's right, so you've decided to take another look."

Jiang Ruan smiled knowingly and nodded heavily.

When the two went inside, they found everyone was there. Qingfeng and Mingyue were standing to the side, Zhang Yang was with Huayi and Anxia, ​​and Du Chong and Dongyang were also there, but Li Ming was the only one missing.

"Zhang Yang, is Li Ming still missing?" Jiang Ruan felt that this matter might be related to Li Ming, as the ancient bronze coin on his person was the key to unlocking Qinglonggang.

Could it be that someone found out and took him away?

Many questions weighed on Jiang Ruan's mind. She shook her head, deciding that she should deal with the immediate issues first.

"Boss, among the people we found, about three people had similar marks. Two of them are these two lying down. And the other one is this little girl."

Hua Yi pulled the little girl out from the corner and brought her to Jiang Ruan.

Jiang Ruan walked over, lifted her chin, and saw the even deeper mark.

It seems that children are the primary target, so their marks are more pronounced.

Jiang Ruan half-squatted down, keeping eye level with the little girl, and asked, "Little girl, what's your name? How did you end up here?"

The girl with a high ponytail, wearing somewhat tattered clothes, had timid eyes and seemed a little shy. However, when she saw Jiang Ruan, she burst into tears and threw herself into her arms.

"Waaaaah..."

The sudden turn of events stunned everyone, especially Jiang Ruan, the person involved. The child in her arms was sobbing and struggling to breathe, looking like a pitiful little thing.

"Child, you... you're alright, everyone's fine, no one will hurt you, don't worry."

Jiang Ruan hugged the girl, patted her back to comfort her, and gestured to Hua Yi to ask what was going on.

Hua Yi shook her head and shrugged, indicating that she didn't know either.

"I...I'm not a bad kid, I'm a good kid. My mom and dad were eaten, and I'm the only one left in the family. I'm scared, I...I ran away, I escaped...I..."

Whether from excitement or hunger, the little girl fainted before she could finish speaking.

Holding the person in my arms, I saw that their small body was all bones, extremely thin, and their clothes were tattered and fragile, as if they would crumble at the slightest touch.

Unable to get any information from the child, and considering the child was small, Jiang Ruan picked the child up.

"Hua Yi, go and investigate what's going on with this child, and what connection he has with the Qinglonggang incident."

Given Hua Yi's capabilities, there should be results soon.

“This child looks familiar!” Gu An leaned closer and said something that shocked Jiang Ruan.

"Familiar face? If you think she looks familiar, then she must have been someone of high social standing in the past." Jiang Ruan pondered Gu An's words.

"It's hard to say," Gu An said, waving and calling out to Mingyue.

"Boss." Mingyue was right next to him, so she arrived quickly.

"Go and investigate, and tell me as quickly as possible," Gu An instructed, a strong desire stirring within him. He felt that this little girl seemed to have a significant connection to Jiang Ruan.

"Yes, I'll go right now."

After Mingyue left, Qingfeng quickly came over. "Boss, she... looks so much like Miss Jiang Ruan. Her eyes are almost identical."

Jiang Ruan was stunned; the sense of familiarity she had just felt finally broke through.

This was exactly what Gu An was worried about; he didn't know the girl's purpose or reason for appearing.

However, if it really harms Jiang Ruan, he will not let anyone off the hook.

"So that's true. This child is probably related to me. But now is not the time to dwell on it. Zhang Yang, wake those two up with the splash."

Jiang Ruan gave instructions while healing the little girl's injuries.

There's always someone who can say something of value.

"Ugh... my head hurts so much." The aunt woke up first, rubbing her throbbing head as she looked around.

After confirming that he was unharmed, he jumped up.

"What are you trying to do? I'm too old to take this kind of repeated torment."

As soon as she finished speaking, the uncle woke up and, upon seeing the aunt beside him, dodged to the side as if he had seen a ghost.

He was still shouting, "Oh my god, it's a ghost! Help!"

It took quite a bit of effort to calm these two down, and it wasn't until half an hour later that everything quieted down.

The woman trembled and said in a shaky voice, "I really don't know what this Qinglonggang is. I just have a normal bruise on my neck, nothing to worry about."

The middle-aged man touched his bruise after hearing this, his expression silent yet revealing a hint of fear.

"What a coincidence that you two have the same bruises in the same place, with the same style. The odds of that are even more outrageous than winning the lottery. So, stop pretending!"

Zhang Yang sneered, naturally not believing their claims.