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Xu Lanzhi didn't talk about her own affairs anymore, and the two of them took a carriage to the city.

Xu Lanzhi mustered all her strength, hoping only to find Hongying and her son!

Suddenly, Xu Lanzhi told Erzhuzi to stop the carriage. She saw a person whose figure and clothes looked very much like Hongying's!

"Zhu Zi, I think I see Hong Ying!" Xu Lanzhi said, jumping off the carriage road. "Go find Yin Di and tell her to bring some people to meet me in Green Bamboo Lane!"

Before Erzhuzi could stop her, Xu Lanzhi quickly chased after the man.

Erzhuzi wanted to get off, but his legs were weak. Before he could even get off the vehicle, Xu Lanzhi had already disappeared. Erzhuzi made a quick decision and drove off to fetch reinforcements.

When Yindi heard that Zhaodi was looking for someone, she immediately called on the shop's employees to help.

Erzhu said, "My legs are not very strong, so I'm driving to find Zhaodi and asking her to send a few people to help me."

Yindi said, "Uncle Zhuzi, it's lunchtime right now, and my eldest sister is extremely busy. Let's go meet up with Mother first. You can wait here without worry!"

Yindi led the people to Green Bamboo Lane, but after searching in all directions, they couldn't find Hongying or even Xu Lanzhi!

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Yindi and her men searched almost the entire Huaiyuan County, but they still couldn't find Xu Lanzhi.

As night fell, they returned to the shop, but Xu Lanzhi still hadn't gone back, and they realized something was seriously wrong!

Yindi quickly summoned Liu Rufeng and Zhaodi, telling them that Xu Lanzhi had gone missing!

Everyone was terrified. Zhao Di quickly sent someone to report to the authorities, while the others continued searching for the missing person.

Erzhuzi said, "Taohua said the human traffickers' hideout is in Green Bamboo Lane. Maybe your mother has fallen into the hands of bad guys. Let's go to Green Bamboo Lane and take a look!"

Yindi said nervously, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry to Green Bamboo Lane!"

A group of people rushed to Green Bamboo Lane and headed straight for the last house at the entrance of the lane.

But the door to that room was wide open, and the room was empty.

I wanted to ask the people next door, but all the houses nearby were empty. Suddenly, all the clues were cut off, and now I can only wait for news from the government.

Erzhuzi suddenly remembered that Tang Qiqi was very popular with the county magistrate, and he said, "Quickly bring Qiqi back, the county magistrate listens to her every word!"

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Zili volunteered, "I'll ride a horse to pick up Qiqi; it'll be faster than taking a carriage!"

Zili rushed to the ranch in the night and told them about Xu Lanzhi's disappearance. Tang Qiqi, Jiedi, and Baogen rode back to Huaiyuan County overnight.

The whole family was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, but they were at a loss and looked worried.

As soon as Yindi saw Tang Qiqi, she said, "Qiqi, you know the county magistrate well. Tell him to send someone to find your mother immediately. Your mother can't be in any danger!"

Although Tang Qiqi was also anxious, she knew that the only way to find Xu Lanzhi as soon as possible was to calm down and figure out the ins and outs of the matter.

She said, "It's the middle of the night now. Even if we get the county magistrate here, his men won't know how to find anyone. Tell us what happened first. We need to find clues to find Mother!"

So everyone recounted the whole story again. The last place Xu Lanzhi appeared was Green Bamboo Lane, and to find Xu Lanzhi, we had to start from Green Bamboo Lane.

Tang Qiqi said bluntly, "The county magistrate is indeed willing to listen to me, but based on my understanding of him, even if he wanted to find someone, he might not have the ability. We can't put all our hopes on the government; we still have to find a way ourselves!"

Jiedi said anxiously, "But we don't have a single clue. How are we supposed to find them?"

Liu Rufeng said, "Let's go to Green Bamboo Lane to look. If Madam Xu really went there, there will definitely be traces!"

Original text from the novel "The Tower Reads"

The next day, Tang Qiqi, Yindi, and Liu Rufeng went to Green Bamboo Lane, while Zhaodi and Jiedi led the others to continue searching for people.

Last night I was so focused on finding people that I didn't notice anything strange about that house in Green Bamboo Lane.

The house was unlike any ordinary dwelling. It was divided into several rooms, with extremely poor lighting. There was only a tiny window under the roof. The house was completely devoid of furniture, filled only with dry grass and the stench of urine and feces was unbearable.

There was still some leftover brown rice porridge in the kitchen, which hadn't spoiled yet, so it seemed that the people here had just left when they came yesterday.

Yindi found an embroidered handkerchief in the corner, and immediately recognized it as her mother Xu Lanzhi's.

She said, "Mother was definitely here! This embroidered handkerchief is probably a clue she left behind!"

Tang Qiqi said, "We need to ask the people around here and see what they know!"

Yindi said dejectedly, "I already asked yesterday, but it seems no one lives in the house next door, and they couldn't get a response when I knocked. The people in the other courtyards behind don't know either."

Tang Qiqi pondered for a moment and said, "I'll try again. Logically speaking, even if we don't interact, we should know something if we live in the same alley!"

Yindi said, "We'll go with you!"

Original text from the novel "The Tower Reads"

Tang Qiqi waved her hand and said, "They were unwilling to talk yesterday, they must have had some concerns. I'm just a child, they wouldn't be that wary of me!"

Tang Qiqi entered one of the courtyards, remaining silent, only staring innocently with wide eyes at the people bustling about.

This is a large courtyard with several families living in it. Right now, they've all just gotten up, some washing up, some making breakfast, and some busy going out to work. It's a noisy place!

Finally, an old woman spotted Tang Qiqi. Holding a spittoon in her hand, she said, "Whose child is this? What's she doing in our yard!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was drawn to Tang Qiqi, and the entire courtyard gathered around to watch her.

"Wow, this little girl is so pretty! She's fair-skinned and looks like she stepped out of a painting!"

"This child's clothes look expensive; he doesn't seem like someone from our Green Bamboo Lane!"

"Yes, she looks like a girl from a good family. Could she have been tricked into coming from over there?"

"I don't know what happened over there yesterday. They just suddenly disappeared, and I didn't see them leave from outside!"

"You guys have lived here for so long, and you still don't get it. Those people who make a living like this, with so many children, how could they not have a backup plan? They're on a different path!"

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Everyone's curiosity was piqued, and they all asked, "Old Li, what do you mean by that?"

"What do you mean? Figure it out yourself. The room next door has been empty the whole time. Why is that?" After saying that, the man looked at Tang Qiqi and said, "This little girl, she probably left in a hurry yesterday and left something behind!"

Everyone was talking at once, and no one spoke to Tang Qiqi.

Tang Qiqi neither cried nor made a fuss; she simply listened attentively to what they were saying.

One of the women said, "This is a good thing for the child. Judging from her clothes, her family must be rich. If we send her back, we might even get some benefits!"

One of them said, "What are you thinking? Sending this child back is just going against them! Do you even want to live anymore?!"

"They've already left, haven't they? We didn't take this child; he came on his own. What's there to be afraid of!"

Old Li said, "You stupid woman, if you send this child back, his family will come after you, and they won't let you off the hook!"

"What should we do then? Should we send the child back over there? There's nowhere to send him now!" The people in the courtyard were starting to panic.

Finally, someone who understood said, "Why are you all in such a hurry? First, ask the child what happened. Maybe he's just lost!"

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After saying that, he asked Tang Qiqi, "Child, where are you from, and how did you get here?"

After listening for a while, Tang Qiqi realized that the people in the courtyard knew quite a bit about what was going on "over there." They must have been threatened by "over there," which is why they kept quiet.

She even suspected that someone here knew the whereabouts of the human traffickers, so she decided to play along and put on a pitiful act, saying, "My sister and I came out to play with the maid, and we were brought here. I fell asleep, and when I woke up, my sister and the other girls were gone!"

"So where are you from?" the group asked, exchanging glances.

"We're from Jeju! We're here to visit relatives!" Tang Qiqi blurted out.

Old Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So he's from out of town. That makes things easier. We can forget about making money here. We'll just send the child to the empty house next door, and then this will be none of our business!"

A woman holding a child said, "What do you mean? If this child is sent to an empty house, he'll starve to death! What a waste of a perfectly healthy child!"

"What else can we do? If we keep her here, what if her family comes looking for us? Will we be able to explain ourselves clearly? Even if we do, won't we be offending them?"