Chapter 173 Kidnapper
Upon seeing the two little girls, Lin Changning decided to stop practicing boxing and take them out for a stroll around Taiyuan.
Having been here for five or six days, Lin Changning figured they must be getting restless at home. Holding one of their hands, he said, "Come on, your uncle will take you out to play."
Then, holding a little girl's hand in one hand, he went out the door. It happened to be market day, and the city was bustling with activity. Lin Changning was dressed in a purple robe, holding a little girl's hand in one hand, with a servant following behind, and leading Er Ya and San Ya as they strolled through the streets.
Seeing any snacks or treats, the two little girls' eyes practically glued to the ground. Lin Changning found it amusing and handed the two girls over to a servant while he went to buy them two skewers of candied hawthorn. When he received the candied hawthorn in his hands, he was a little stunned. After regaining his composure, he composed himself and handed the candied hawthorn to the little girls.
Along the way, they bought food and toys, keeping the two little girls so happy they didn't want to leave. Sesame seeds and sugar granules clung to their lips, and their big eyes curved into crescent moons.
"Uncle is the best! Er Ya loves Uncle the most!"
Sanya wasn't to be outdone: "Sanya also likes her uncle the most."
Lin Changning patted Sanya's head: "Compared to your father, who does Sanya like more?"
Sanya looked at the sesame candy in her hand, then at the candied hawthorn in her hand, feeling conflicted. After a long while, she stammered, "Can't I like both? I like Uncle, but Daddy likes me too."
Lin Changning chuckled and ruffled Sanya's hair: "Yes, yes, yes, I like them all, I like them all, hahaha."
"Catch the child traffickers!!! Child kidnappers are trying to abduct children!!!"
Amidst the commotion, the woman's shout was shrill and sharp. Hearing her words, Lin Changning nervously pulled the two little girls into his arms.
In the crowded area behind, a man dressed in plain clothes, holding a small baby, was seen frantically pushing his way through the crowd and running forward.
Lin Changning frowned and was about to chase after him when he suddenly noticed that Lu Shan seemed to be behind him, panting heavily as he hurried after the man.
Lin Changning handed Er Ya and San Ya to the servant, then called out, "Ah Da and Ah Er!"
In less than three seconds, two ordinary-looking men broke free from the surrounding crowd and knelt down beside Lin Changning.
"master!"
Lin Changning gestured with his chin toward the person who was running away with the child: "Go stop that person from pressing down on us."
Ah Da and Ah Er accepted the order and quickly moved through the crowded people to surround the man.
Lin Changning carried the two little girls back and stood quietly in a corner of the market, waiting.
Within 10 minutes, the two men returned with the man in their arms. The man struggled incessantly, trying to break free from the grasp of the two men.
Ah Da and Ah Er brought the man to Lin Changning and clasped their hands in greeting: "Master, we've brought him back."
Lin Changning nodded and took the child from A'da's hands: "Take the child to the government office."
The kneeling man looked at the two young girls in Lin Changning's arms and threatened, "You brat, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. These two girls are your children, right? If you let me go today, then nothing will happen. But if I end up in the government office today, you'd better pray that your family can keep an eye on these two girls every day, otherwise sooner or later my brothers will sell them into a brothel and have them abused every day..."
Lin Changning kicked the man in the face, and the man coughed up a mouthful of blood and several teeth. Lin Changning's face was somewhat gloomy. What she hated most in her life was human traffickers and those who threatened her with her family.
"Ah Da and Ah Er, find a secluded place. I'll deal with this person myself."
After saying that, Lin Changning looked at the man with the eyes of someone looking at a dead man.
Lu Shan happened to catch up at that moment. When he saw Lin Changning's gloomy face, he couldn't help but shudder and quickly clasped his hands in greeting: "Greetings, Commander."
The man, still dazed from being kicked, felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing the address given to him. He realized he had threatened the wrong person and knew he was doomed.
Lin Changning looked at Lu Shan and the woman who had rushed over, and handed the child over. The woman took the child and wept with joy. She immediately knelt down and kowtowed twice to Lin Changning.
Lin Changning looked around. This man dared to say such things, so he must have some kind of power behind him. There might be more than one kidnapper here.
After thinking it through, Lin Changning handed Er Ya and San Ya to A Da: "Send the two little girls back to the manor."
Ah Da accepted the order and quickly carried the two children to the Lin residence.
Lu Shan looked at Lin Changning, somewhat bewildered: "Sir, aren't we going to hand him over to the authorities?"
Lin Changning shook his head: "I won't send it yet. I'll send it after I finish my business."
As he spoke, he looked at a large performance stage not far away, and after glancing at it, he patted Lu Shan on the shoulder: "Go to the place where the Daxing Border Army is settled and find a man named Wan Jin. Have him bring 20 brothers over."
Lu Shan exclaimed, but still quickly ran out to carry out the order.
Military orders are absolute, and the commander of a thousand men must have his own ideas.
Lin Changning glanced at the crowd that was slowly gathering around him, and sneered inwardly. These human traffickers were quite brazen, eyeing him and preparing to snatch the person from his grasp.
Lin Changning, growing angrier the more he thought about it, kicked him again, this time with a crisp sound coming from the cripple's chest.
Yes, he has broken ribs, at least two. He'll most likely pass out from the pain.
Lin Changning changed her mind and instructed her servant to go to the Chu Prince's mansion to fetch Shi Lang, and also to have Shi Lang bring his acupuncture kit.
The servant also sensed that something was amiss and rushed towards the Chu Prince's residence. He needed to find Shi Lang and inform the young master.
These men were all from the young master's household, sent by the young master Qi, in case anyone harmed the people in the household in the future.
Lin Changning narrowed his phoenix eyes and slowly sized up the group of people in the crowd who thought they were inconspicuous but had actually already revealed their backgrounds. There were about 16 people in total, and there should not be many of them who were martial arts practitioners.
Lin Changning sneered and waited quietly for Lu Shan and the others to return. Almost as soon as he thought of Lu Shan, a commotion arose from the crowd, and a group of Daxing border guards jogged toward Lin Changning.
Leading the group was Wan Jin, whose eyes lit up when he saw Lin Changning: "Commander of the Thousand Households!!"
Seeing that people had arrived, Lin Changning nodded, picked up the half-dead human trafficker from the ground, and led the border troops from Daxing to the stage. After chasing the performers off the stage, Lin Changning carried him up.
Looking at the bewildered crowd below, Lin Changning left the man on the stage: "Fellow villagers, I apologize for disturbing your enjoyment of the performance. My surname is Lin. Today, while taking my niece out for a stroll, I happened to catch a human trafficker. Speaking of which, this trafficker was quite interesting. When he heard that I was going to arrest him and take him to the authorities, he actually threatened me. I have a bad temper, and those who threaten me usually don't have a good ending. Today, I will also perform a show for everyone."
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