Chunming helped carry the backpack and agreed with the old man's statement, "That's right. If I hadn't gone with you today, I wouldn't have known that Qiao'er would know so many people."

"Shh, keep your voice down, you have to keep this a secret, understand?"

Chunming smiled and nodded, "Don't you know me? I won't tell anyone who asks. Qiao'er, why don't you do something else in the future? Treating illnesses is too tiring, it's almost like taking your life."

Gu Hanting nodded in agreement, "I think so too. It's fine for a young girl to sit in an office. You know, studying medicine isn't that simple. When you're young, people don't trust you. When you're older, people will trust you, but then your physical strength won't be up to par. Even if you want to study, it's fine to treat sprains and bruises like your Grandpa Qiao."

Qiao Jie looked at his granddaughter nestled her face against Gu Hanting's back and felt a mix of emotions. "The girl is a good prospect for studying medicine, but she is too young. If this continues, I'm afraid it will damage her fundamental abilities."

"Joe, we've made a deal. After this patient, you must dedicate yourself to learning. If you learn well, you won't have to worry about not having patients to treat."

Jiang Qiao nodded. "Grandpas, I understand. You're all doing this for my own good. Don't worry, I'll study hard. Grandpa, I'm fine now. Please put me down."

Gu Hanting was unwilling to let Jiang Qiao down. Not to mention that it wasn't far away, he hadn't held the child much since she was little. Now that his granddaughter was unwell, he had to do his best to take care of her.

"Don't move, Grandpa can carry you. Qiao'er, eat more. You're too light, you don't weigh much at all."

Jiang Qiao leaned against the old man's back and responded heavily, tears involuntarily streaming down her face.

Just when Jiang Qiao thought she could finally get a good night's sleep, Gu Zhengkai rushed over as soon as she entered the house, asking, "Dad, has Zhixuan been here?"

The old man shook his head and asked anxiously, "What happened? The child is missing? Didn't you check at the school?"

“I’ve looked for her. She said she went out with some male classmates during self-study and hasn’t come back yet. We can’t find her at the school either. I’m so worried that she might come looking for you. I have to go find her right away.”

"Wait, Uncle, I'll go with you. I'll go get the car. Have you reported it to the police yet?"

Gu Zhengkai looked at Jiang Qiao in astonishment. "Report it to the police? Is that really necessary?"

Jiang Qiao was too lazy to explain, so she quickly got dressed and came out. The old man was also worried; his eldest grandson was missing, so how could he sit at home? Qiao Jie also wanted to go out, but Jiang Qiao stopped him. "Grandpa Qiao, you stay at home and keep watch. If anyone comes looking for you, take them to the police station."

Qiao Jie considered his age and decided not to force himself. He didn't want to cause trouble for the children. Everyone was anxious at this time, so he might as well listen to the children and stay behind.

Jiang Qiao's car was parked in front of Hou Diankui's house. The three of them ran over, and Gu Zhengkai drove. The three of them went to the police station first.

Just as they arrived at the door, they encountered Lu Mang, whose face was covered in blood, being escorted out by a female police officer.

"What's wrong? Rash! What happened? Where's Gu Zhixuan?"

Lu Mang grinned bitterly. "They went after Gu Zhixuan. That bitch kidnapped him. I've already given my statement and am on my way to the hospital. You need to think of something to save him. The other seven people went with him. They can't be hurt."

Although Jiang Qiao was anxious, she still gave him a few words of advice: "Go quickly, don't let anything happen. I'll come to see you later and see him off."

Gu Zhengkai had already rushed into the police station, which was brightly lit. Song Zhi was more anxious than anyone else. He was supposed to close the net today, but unexpectedly, that woman still managed to escape. The key point was that she had also kidnapped Gu Zhixuan. This was a difficult situation. How was he going to explain it to the old man and Gu Zhengkai?

Gu Zhengkai, who had just entered, didn't waste any words and went straight to asking about his son's condition.

“Zhengkai, you’ve come at the right time. I was just about to look for you. Zhixuan has been kidnapped by that woman. I’ve sent people to chase after him and also notified the police in the neighboring county to intercept him on the way. Seven other children also went after him. I don’t know the current situation.”

Gu Zhengkai nodded. "I understand. I'll go after the child."

"Uncle, don't worry, I'll go with you. Uncle, have the others been arrested yet? Who is that woman still with?"

"There was another driver, from the prison administration, who was probably their accomplice; he was driving a car."

Which direction did they go?

Linxian County

"Okay, I understand. Uncle, let's go. Grandpa, you stay here and wait for news."

Jiang Qiao was truly a man of few words. Before Gu Hanting could say anything, she grabbed Gu Zhengkai and ran outside, shouting as she ran, "Uncle, send a telegram to Song Shutian and tell them to be careful."

When Gu Zhengkai got into the car, his face was extremely grim. He had finally reunited with his son, but now, his child had gotten into trouble. If anything happened to the child, how could he face his wife in the afterlife?

Seeing Gu Zhengkai's expression, Jiang Qiao understood perfectly well. However, despite her understanding, she still comforted him, saying, "Uncle, don't underestimate my brother. He'll definitely be alright. These people kidnapped him for a reason, not just to escape. They won't lay a hand on my brother until they achieve their goal. Besides, there are seven other people involved."

To Jiang Qiao's surprise, not long after leaving the city, she ran into her other third brother. "Where are they? Where did they go?"

"They flagged down the car and chased after us, telling us to go back and inform them."

Jiang Qiao waved to them, "Hurry back, hitch a ride if there's one, we'll talk about it later if anything comes up, be careful."

Jiang Qiao and the others chased after them, but they couldn't catch up with the other party. They didn't even see the shadow of Gu Zhixuan and his group, let alone the four students.

"Wait a minute, Uncle, please drive slower."

Gu Zhengkai was completely focused on the child. Jiang Qiao told him to slow down, but he was still a little confused. "What's wrong?"

"Logically speaking, even if we can't catch up with my brother at this speed, we should at least be able to catch up with those four people. How come we can't even see a trace of them?"

As they were talking, the people sent by Song Shutian met up with Jiang Qiao and his group.

"Hey, have you spotted anyone?"

The other person shook their head. "How are you?"

Jiang Qiao frowned and asked, "Did you run into the police from the neighboring county?"

The other person shook their head. "We headed this way as soon as we received the telegram. Based on their speed and distance, they shouldn't be coming over. They're most likely hiding somewhere. What should we do?"

Jiang Qiao hesitated for a moment, then looked at Gu Zhengkai, "Uncle, what do you think?"

Despite his anxiety, Gu Zhengkai hadn't lost his composure. "Let's turn back and see if we've gone around the wrong bend."

Jiang Qiao suddenly remembered seeing a path before. She didn't know where the path led, but it was definitely a path leading into the mountains.

“Let’s go back. You go back and tell Song Shutian that he might do something desperate.”

By the way, has that place been excavated yet?

The other party nodded. "We'll definitely be able to dig it open tonight. So, we're really leaving now. Or, why don't you two take some people with you?"