Chapter 50: Finding a Needle in a Haystack
Imperial guards? Ordinary servants had never seen such a scene before. Even Luo Yan was frightened.
She looked at the token carefully. The token looked very heavy and was made of a special metal. Even at night, it emitted a faint cold light, unlike any ordinary item.
"Should we let them go?" Luo Yan asked hesitantly in a low voice.
Liu Wu stopped him and said, "It's impossible to know whether this token is real or not, but Erdong is a 'leg boy', so he might have stolen the token!"
"Steal?" Erdong laughed dumbly. "You ignorant little man, what kind of person could steal such a valuable token?"
Luo Yan forced a smile and said, "Since such an honored guest has come, all the previous things were just misunderstandings. Why don't you just rest in the Luo Mansion tonight while we prepare the banquet?"
Mu Qing was worried about Hu Xin'er: "No need, I just want to find Hu Xin'er."
It is obvious that he will not accept any bribes and does not want to have any further involvement with the Luo family.
But if Hu Xiner is allowed to go out, wouldn’t that prove that the Luo family is involved in human trafficking?
If Erdong is pretending, then the loss outweighs the gain. If Erdong is not pretending, then he can’t be allowed to leave!
Luo Yan and the village chief exchanged a glance, both with vicious eyes. "Pretending to be an imperial guard is a serious crime. If he were an imperial guard, how could he have ended up in Shuangxi Village? Come, arrest him!"
"Who dares to come over here!" Erdong snatched the wooden stick from the servant next to him. Before, he had beaten people with his bare hands without any power to fight back.
Now he held a stick in one hand and a token in the other, and no one dared to confront him head-on.
During the stalemate, the housekeeper suddenly shouted, "Miss, the county magistrate is here!"
County Magistrate? Why is the County Magistrate here?
The sudden arrival of the county magistrate disrupted the two men's plans.
"It's you who did it!" Luo Yan looked at Erdong, feeling a little uneasy. How could an ordinary person possibly invite the county magistrate?
The Luo family has been able to run rampant in the area for so many years, so naturally they have paid bribes to the county magistrate, and the amount was not small.
"Hmph, you'd better take care of yourself." Erdong didn't even look at her.
That time, Hu Ronger slandered him and made him be ridiculed for many days. He developed a psychological trauma towards this kind of vicious, fat, bad woman.
At this time, Luo Yan had no time to care about Erdong's contempt. She ruthlessly tore several pieces of her silk clothes and threw her jewelry on the ground.
Create the illusion that you have indeed encountered a bad guy.
While he was busy, the county magistrate had already arrived at the back garden of Luo's house. He was white and plump, and looked very friendly.
When Liu Wu saw his superior, he completely lost his arrogance and said with a nod and a bow, "I didn't know that County Magistrate Zhang had come so far. I'm sorry for not welcoming you."
Unexpectedly, County Magistrate Zhang didn't even look at him and walked towards Erdong: "I wonder what the imperial guards want me to do?"
The atmosphere was a little awkward, but County Magistrate Zhang's words and actions fully proved that Erdong was the real imperial guard!
And he didn't intend to stand on the same side with the Luo family.
Luo Yan and the village chief panicked and quickly apologized: "So he really is the imperial guard. I was blind and didn't recognize him. I hope you won't blame me!"
County Magistrate Zhang frowned and asked, "Xiao Liu, niece of the Luo family, what's going on? The arrival of the imperial guards is a great honor for our entire county. You must not neglect them."
"How dare we neglect him? The imperial guard is so brave and extraordinary. We just said we were preparing a banquet to welcome him." Luo Yan said hurriedly.
County Magistrate Zhang looked at Erdong with satisfaction and said, "If you have anything to ask, just let them handle it."
Erdong said disdainfully, "They just said I was a bad guy and wanted to tie me up and take me to the authorities."
Liu Wu actually fell to his knees with a plop: "It's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."
Such soft bones make people feel dirty at the first glance.
Erdong said without further ado: "I don't know where Hu Xin'er is hidden by the Luo family. We need to find her. We need to bring Miss Luo and County Magistrate Zhang with us."
"I don't have to go, right?" County Magistrate Zhang coughed lightly and was about to start a long speech.
But without him, Luo Yan would never be obedient and might even do something naughty at any time.
Mu Qing was worried about Hu Xin'er and didn't want to argue with them: "Let's go!"
He was the first to enter the tunnel. The tunnel was deep and dark, with lights still on both sides, indicating that people had not walked there for long.
Erdong tore a piece of cloth at random, tied Luo Yan's hands, and dragged her in.
They were walking very fast, and County Magistrate Zhang was gradually falling behind. "Can you slow down a bit?"
Erdong smiled and said, "If County Magistrate Zhang can't walk, he can stay here."
They had walked so far at this point, and the lights behind them were all out. County Magistrate Zhang didn't dare to go back by himself, so he could only quicken his pace.
The tunnel led them to the mountain behind the Luo family, which was full of trees and shrubs. It was already dark, and they couldn't see clearly, which made the rescue more difficult.
Mu Qing realized that it was such a huge mountain that trying to find Hu Xiner was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Tell me quickly, where did your people take Hu Xiner?" Erdong questioned Luo Yan.
"I don't know!" Luo Yan angrily shook her hands, but she couldn't break free. She couldn't understand why she had provoked the imperial guards by just kidnapping a wild child.
But they had already offended Erdong before. If she discovered that the Luo family was trafficking in people now, the entire Luo family might face a devastating disaster.
Erdong twisted her hand, and Luo Yan burst into tears in pain. "Kill me! Even if you kill me, you won't be able to find anyone here! This tunnel was built by my ancestors for escape. Hu Xin'er has never been here."
She began to slander Erdong and Mu Qing for bullying others, and in short, she refused to reveal Hu Xiner's whereabouts.
Erdong couldn't really hit a woman, so he said to County Magistrate Zhang, "At this moment, please find some help to search the mountain."
"This..." County Magistrate Zhang was a little troubled.
On the other side, since entering the tunnel, Hu Xiner and the children have been blindfolded by Luo family servants and walked to the back mountain.
Then he untied the cloth and drove them into the cave.
"Sister Fairy, what should we do?" the children asked around her.
"Will these bad guys kill us?" Some children have started crying.
Gou Wa said in a trembling voice, "Don't worry, everyone. Fairy Sister will definitely save us, right?"
Hu Xin'er suppressed her panic and comforted them, "Yes, don't panic, everyone. I've already reported this to the authorities before I came here. We will definitely escape."
Originally, the Luo family servants thought they had some good ideas, but when they heard that they were going to report to the police, they laughed disdainfully.
Hu Xiner picked up a branch from the ground and drew a vivid little figure on the rock wall: "Look who this is?"
The children's attention was quickly drawn: "Wow, this is amazing, it looks exactly like Gou Wa!"
The Luo family servant took another look and didn't care.
While drawing, Hu Xiner suddenly heard a faint noise outside. When she listened carefully, she found that it was Mu Qing calling her name!
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