In a split second, Cheng Xiao Kui considered many possibilities. If she made any other unreasonable demands, the Emperor would certainly not agree.
The only feasible way, and one that would also allow her to go out and survey her location, was for the emperor to take her out for a walk.
Night Cat said, "Alright, I'll go upstairs and report to His Majesty right away."
Cheng Xiao Kui watched as Ye Mao walked upstairs with practiced ease, her gaze returning to her pupils.
As long as she can get out, even if she's with the emperor, she can roughly figure out where she is. As long as she doesn't leave the capital, Song Jingchuan has a high chance of finding her!
She wandered around the corridor several more times, and since no night owls were following her, she became even more brazen and tried to open the doors of the rooms in the corridor to see what was inside.
Anyway, surveillance was extremely expensive in this day and age, so she bet there couldn't be any hidden cameras or anything like that here.
No matter how hard she tried, none of the rooms here, except the one she was staying in, had doors that could be opened.
She suddenly heard the sound of an iron gate opening upstairs.
She hurried to the top of the stairs, her hands behind her back, watching the emperor descend the stairs.
This feeling was strange; it was as if I could vaguely see Si Muyang.
The emperor came downstairs and said, "Would you like to go out for a walk?"
Cheng Xiao Kui nodded and said, "It's so boring. Can you take me out for a walk?"
The emperor said, "Alright. Let's go."
Cheng Xiao Kui was surprised that the Emperor agreed so readily, and she happily followed him up the stairs.
This was the first time she had ever climbed the stairs and come down to the first floor.
The renovation on the first floor almost made her jaw drop.
This place was completely different from what she had imagined. The ground was made of rammed earth, without even red bricks. The house was a mud house, with a kang (heated brick bed) and a stove inside, but they were all broken. In short, this was an abandoned rural house that no one lived in.
The emperor led Cheng Xiao Kui out of the wooden door.
Cheng Xiao Kui has to say, even the wooden door is a great actor. This old door is so dilapidated that even the edges are broken and incomplete.
Upon stepping outside, she was greeted by an abandoned vegetable garden.
She looked into the distance and saw mountains not far away, covered in lush greenery. There were no neighbors around them, and they could see the courtyards of a few mud-brick houses in the distance.
Her lips twitched slightly. No matter how much Song Jingchuan investigated, he probably wouldn't be able to find anything about the countryside!
She lives in the countryside...
She said, "Your house is quite unique! The downstairs is very modern, but the upstairs is a dilapidated mud-brick house."
The emperor said, “It’s not what you imagined, is it? You think you’re in the city? It’s so dangerous in the city. If you shout, all the neighbors can hear you.”
It's different here. You can shout whatever you want, but the villagers far away won't hear you. What can you shout?
The air here is so fresh. That family died long ago. It's an empty house. Nobody would imagine anyone still lives here.
Cheng Xiao Kui said, "This is terrible! Even if you let me run, I can't get out of this godforsaken place."
The emperor said, "So you'd better behave! Besides, your Si Muyang is in my hands. If you don't obey, I can send him on his way at any time!"
His smile was sinister.
Cheng Xiao Kui said, "You're awesome!"
She stretched her arms and moved her legs around; the wind outside was really too cold, after all, it was already winter.
She stayed for a while, then asked the emperor to take her back to the basement.
When she returned to the basement, she was taken back to her room.
Cheng Xiao Kui watched as the door closed, then sat on the bed, feeling utterly dejected.
No matter how hard Song Jingchuan thought about it, he would never have imagined that she was in the countryside...
Therefore, the chances of Song Jingchuan successfully finding her are almost zero...
If you want to get out...
She gently bit her lip...
These were probably the most lazy days Cheng Xiao Kui had ever had.
These past few days, all she's done is eat and sleep; she hasn't done anything else.
At this moment, Song Jingchuan and Ye Feng, who were searching everywhere for Cheng Xiaokui, were going crazy.
In this era, whether leaving or entering the capital, there are checkpoints for inspection.
They stationed their own people at the checkpoint to inspect all departing vehicles.
For several days, they had no leads.
In the evening, Ye Feng and Song Jingchuan came to the office for their usual meeting.
Both of them had their brows furrowed, shrouded in an unresolved gloom.
Ye Feng was getting impatient. He said, "What exactly is going on? Could it be that they moved so fast that they had already left the capital before we sent people to check the checkpoints?"
That can't be right, our checkpoint inspections are quite fast! Besides, we asked the comrade who was in charge of the inspections at the checkpoint before we even got there.
They all say they've never seen a woman leave the capital in a jeep!
Song Jingchuan's fingers lightly traced his chin as he said, "Is it possible that they've been in the capital all along and haven't left..."
Ye Feng said, "They didn't go out? They've been in the capital the whole time? Are they that bold?"
We also sent people to conduct secret investigations throughout the capital. All the local police officers were reassigned to their respective jurisdictions to check every household under the guise of checking household registrations! No matter which family suddenly had a few extra people, they would be investigated!
Song Jingchuan said, "Your words have reminded me that if they were in the city, the local police would definitely find out which households had a few extra people if they came to their jurisdiction to check."
But if there's no local police officer, does that mean it can't be found?
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and said, "What kind of place is it if there are no local police? That's not the city center, it's the suburbs, the countryside."
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