Not long after, a carriage came out of the back door of the cloth shop, with a large wooden box inside.

Zhou Mingxin waited and waited in the shop, but Ning Bao and the others didn't return, and he started to get a little anxious.

He watched the flower seller busily attending to customers inside the shop.

"Boss lady, why hasn't my sister come out yet? Could you go check on her for me?"

Hua Niang nodded.

"Of course, young master, please wait a moment while I go."

As she spoke, the flower girl swayed her hips and walked away...

"Oh no! Oh no! Young master, those girls have disappeared!"

"What did you say?" Zhou Mingxin strode up to Hua Niang and grabbed her collar.

"Say it again, what do you mean by 'disappeared'?"

I'm telling you, if anything happens to my sister, I'll make you pay double.

Hua Niang didn't take Zhou Mingxin's threats to heart at all. In her eyes, Zhou Mingxin was just a young man from an ordinary family.

Zhou Mingxin's expression turned cold, and he called out directly towards the door.

"Men, surround this cloth shop for me."

Upon hearing the order, the guards immediately ran to the carriage, drew their swords, and quickly took up positions in all directions around the cloth shop.

Hua Niang raised an eyebrow at the guard's actions, wondering if she had misjudged him this time.

Ignoring the waiter's attempts to stop him, Zhou Mingxin rushed to the back. When he saw the empty dressing room, he drew his soft sword from his waist with a sharp slash and held it to Hua Niang's neck.

"Tell me, is my sister here?"

Hua Niang shook her head repeatedly. To be honest, she suddenly regretted it a little, but unfortunately, the person had already been taken away, and there was no use in regretting it.

Looking at the boy who had just seemed harmless, but now appeared like a cold-blooded killer, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

"Young master, as you just saw, I only led a few young ladies to the back and then came back."

That side leads to the backyard and back gate; who knows, some kids might have wandered out on their own while playing.

"I think you shouldn't argue with me here; let's hurry up and find the child."

Zhou Mingxin stared coldly at Hua Niang.

"Someone, go to the inn and keep a close watch on everyone inside. Not even a fly should be allowed to escape. Take the token from home and go to the magistrate."

He was instructed to block the roads out of the city as quickly as possible, or else the county magistrate, Ning Bao, would be forced to retire to his hometown.

Oh, and remember, whoever goes to the inn, don't disturb my mother. Tell Brother Bai; he might have a way to find Ningbao.

At this moment, several customers in the fabric shop realized that something had happened, and they left without buying anything.

Zhou Mingxin immediately ordered the guards to close the shop door, tie the flower girl and the shop assistant's hands, and press them to the ground.

"I'll ask you one last time, where is my sister?"

"Young master, spare my life!"

I'm just a lowly employee; I really don't know where your sister is.

"But our shop is really cursed; this happens every now and then, and it's always children and young women who go missing."

The guy had already wet himself with fear; his crotch was still dripping wet. Zhou Mingxin gave him a disgusted look.

"You mean children often get lost in your store, and they don't always disappear while trying on clothes?"

"Are you suggesting that your restaurant serves cannibalistic purposes?"

The waiter paused.

"Whether or not they eat human flesh is unknown, but it's certainly shameful."