Menzi took the money and, knowing Boss Ye's identity, immediately brought the man in enthusiastically.
However, relying solely on his identity as a tiger-fighting hero, Boss Ye couldn't even see the chief constable, let alone the prefect, and in the end he only saw a small constable.
Menzi helped introduce: "This is our leader Qi Yaxin!
"Headmaster Qi, this is Ye Qingchen, the tiger-killing hero from a few days ago. He came to our government office to have a celebration banquet.
"His child is missing. Maybe he was kidnapped. Can you ask someone to help find out?"
When Qi Yaxin heard that it was about a lost child, he immediately lost interest.
But when he thought that Boss Ye was a tiger-killing hero and the court should have given him a reward, he became interested.
After roughly understanding the situation, Qi Yaxin said, "Alas, a lot of things like this happen every New Year in the capital.
"I don't know why these people have to come to Beijing to buy New Year's goods. Can't they just buy some at home?"
Boss Ye felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, but now he was asking someone to do something, so naturally he had to listen to whatever the other person said and put on a smile.
"Who said it wasn't true? I originally wanted to bring the elderly and children to the capital to see the world, but who knew something like this would happen..."
"Oh, don't worry, I'm not talking about you!
"I know you're a tiger-killing hero. The court just gave you a reward. It's normal for you to come to the capital to buy New Year's goods."
After hearing what Qi Yaxin said, Boss Ye had nothing to understand, so he quickly stuffed the only two pieces of silver left in his pocket into Qi Yaxin's hands.
"Master Qi, as long as you can help us find our child, our family will absolutely be grateful to you."
While Boss Ye was speaking, he held Qi Yaxin's hand tightly and shook it up and down twice.
Qi Yaxin naturally understood what it meant.
As long as the child is found, the Ye family will naturally give a generous reward.
Qi Yaxin weighed the silver in his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll take people to look for it right away."
As soon as the people from Shuntian Prefecture were dispatched, people from all walks of life in the capital immediately heard the news.
Everyone was asking privately who had touched someone who shouldn't have been touched?
The days before the New Year are when these people make the most money all year round. Now that the government has taken action, they all have to hold back a bit, and they are all furious.
"It's really unlucky. I don't know whose strategy was wrong today, but I ended up touching someone I shouldn't have touched.
"Now, the Shuntian Prefecture's officials are out looking for us. I think we should just call it a day!"
In an inconspicuous courtyard in the capital, a woman in her thirties came back from outside after inquiring about the news. She looked at the five children, three girls and two boys, in the house and frowned in dissatisfaction.
Today's harvest is too small, but fortunately the quality is still good.
Both boys are chubby and very cute, and should be able to fetch a good price.
The three girls are all pretty and charming, so they should be easy to deal with.
The man squatted on the doorstep smoking a cigarette, turned his head and glanced around, immediately scaring the five children into trembling.
Especially Ye Changnian, who was beaten as soon as he was caught.
At first, he was howling in pain, but later he couldn't cry anymore. Now he can only lie on the ground and can't get up.
When the other children saw how badly he was beaten, they dared not think of anything else and were scared out of their wits.
The woman glanced at Ye Changnian, who had been badly beaten, and complained unhappily, "It's all your fault. Why didn't you just hit him a few times? It's inconvenient to take him away after beating him like this!"
"Why leave when the government has already been dispatched? You should go out and find out more about the situation. Leave after the New Year!" The man said in a low voice, knocking his pipe on the ground.
"That's all I can do," the woman said with a hint of regret. "I was thinking I'd finally be able to go home for the New Year! But I'm out of town again."
"Okay, stop nagging me. I can't have a good New Year's Eve without money to go home!"
"That's true." The woman nodded helplessly.
The man couldn't wait any longer and stood up and said, "You take care of the kids while I go out for a walk."
"You're not going to commit a crime against the wind, are you? You value money over your life!"
"I'm just going out to take a look." The man has been in this business for many years, but for some reason today, he always felt uneasy.
It’s not that he didn’t want these children anymore, but safety was his top priority. After calming the woman down with words, he lowered the brim of his hat and slipped out the back door.
Although the woman was in cahoots with the man, she seemed to have a pretty good attitude towards the children.
After the man left, she not only cooked some noodle soup for the children, but also carefully fed it to Ye Changnian.
Ye Changnian was not picky and drank whatever was given to him in big gulps.
He knew he had to fill his stomach so that he would have the strength to find a way to escape.
When the woman saw him eating voraciously, any doubts she had in her heart disappeared.
Anyone who can eat a bowl of noodle soup like this is definitely not the son of an official family.
It seems that the search for someone all over the city has nothing to do with this child.
Since it was nothing to do, the woman felt relieved. She locked the five children in the room and went back to her room to rest.
Ye Changnian waited for a long time, and seeing that the woman had no intention of coming back, he got up and came to the other children.
The four children were startled by him and moved back together.
Finally, the girl who looked the oldest asked softly, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay!" Ye Changnian said nonchalantly, "It's not as severe as my mother's beating!"
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