This was similar to what Qin San Niang had imagined. She was also very curious about where Lu Zhao Di got her ability to abduct two children and get involved with bandits.
As a bystander, her curiosity was fully awakened, after all, she had also contributed five taels of silver, making her one of the parties involved in the incident.
Knowing that the three Lu brothers had gone with Gu Qingshan, Qin San Niang was quite relieved, as their fighting strength was already more than enough!
Moreover, when bandits go out on missions, those left behind at the camp are always the old, weak, sick, or disabled, who are no match for them. Hopefully, they can resolve the matter before the authorities catch up.
Chen Xiong never expected that after escaping the government's capture and not being shot to death by arrows, he would fall into the hands of this group of brutal men! It would have been better if he had been arrested by the government!
The three Lu brothers and Gu Qingshan arrived at the bandits' lair. The guards, seeing Chen Xiong bound, knew something was wrong and tried to leave, but the second and third Lu brothers knocked them unconscious with clubs. As for the people inside the cave, they were completely unaware of the outsiders and were still fast asleep!
Their alertness is really low!
Gu Qingshan confiscated the weapons and valuables from the bandits' hideout. As for the three Lu brothers, they first knocked Chen Xiong unconscious, then gathered the women together. Knowing that most of them had been kidnapped, the eldest brother Lu felt sorry for them and let them go. As for where they went or where they could go, he couldn't care less.
Gu Qingshan took out some of the confiscated silver and distributed it to them. As long as they could find a place to settle down, it would be enough for them to live on.
As for Zhao Di? Boss Lu and the others did not find her. However, one girl knew something about her and, out of gratitude for their saving her life, told them everything she knew.
Lu Zhaodi was introduced to the gang leader by a woman he used to have a relationship with. She was young, but extremely ruthless, and worked in the human trafficking business. However, she hadn't been seen for a long time; it was said she had gone to start her own business!
Not long after Boss Lu and his men left, the county officials arrived. Unfortunately, most of the quick-footed ones had already run away, and the rest were the ones who couldn't escape.
The cave was in complete chaos, indicating that they had fled after an internal strife! Fortunately, the missing person was found!
The constables quickly tied up the remaining thieves and happily went back to report their mission.
Chen Xiong had just woken up when he saw the official's face gradually looming closer. Startled, he fainted again! This county was nothing short of a nightmare!
When everyone heard that the Lu family had not found Zhao Di, but already knew that she was involved in human trafficking, they were all disgusted. The girl said that Zhao Di was sold into the family by her mother, but she was brave and resourceful and had caught the eye of the head of the gang, so she followed him.
Zhao Di's mother, Zhao Juhua? She actually sold her own daughter?
Qin San Niang thought about it and realized that this was not surprising. After all, when she abandoned her to seek her own future, she did not seem to care about her daughter.
Old Mrs. Chen sighed bitterly, "Indeed, bad bamboo can't produce good bamboo shoots!"
Seeing that her family members were somewhat dejected, Zhang quickly comforted them, saying that their lives were getting better and better, and that Zhao Di had done terrible things that even Heaven couldn't stand. Besides, Jiangzhou was only so small; they would run into her eventually, and they couldn't let her get away with it then.
Old Man Lu and his wife sighed. They still had to live their lives well, but they needed to teach their children and grandchildren to have the ability to judge people.
Old Man Lu had pondered countless times why Qin San Niang hadn't taken Zhao Di with her. Perhaps she hadn't realized the child's impure intentions. But their reaction was far too slow, leading to them raising a tiger that would eventually become their own enemy. Now, Zhao Di had caused countless families to be torn apart and killed, yet she remained at large. It was truly infuriating!
Qin San Niang also chimed in with words of comfort, agreeing that Zhao Di was indeed utterly despicable. In her eyes, the Lu family had been quite kind; if it were her, she would have surely beheaded Zhao Di, and even that wouldn't have eased her hatred!
“Brothers Lu, this matter is actually easy to handle. As long as the government issues an arrest warrant, Zhao Di’s life will definitely not be easy, and she might be caught soon! It’s much better for the government to search for her than for you to look for a needle in a haystack.” He Yingyuan was grateful for the Lu family’s plight and also pleased that the Lu family was sincerely helping them to suppress the bandits, so he offered his suggestion.
Should we get the authorities to arrest them? The Lu family members looked at each other in bewilderment.
The second son of the Lu family slapped his thigh and said, "That's a great idea! We all recognize Zhao Di's face. If we can get the government to issue a warrant for her arrest, catching her won't be difficult at all!"
Qin San Niang nodded, indicating that the idea was very reliable! This was much more reliable than finding a needle in a haystack!
The Lu family members' hearts lit up. No wonder he was a scholar, a teacher! His mind was far beyond that of ordinary people. Look at him, last night he faced so many bandits and didn't budge an inch. And he was just a frail scholar!
He Yingyuan: How am I weak! I exercise every day, okay?
At that moment, everyone put aside their melancholy and discussed how to go to the county government to report the matter.
The Lu family naturally turned their attention to Qin Sanniang, because only she could speak with the village head, and currently only the village head could speak with the county magistrate.
Little did they know that Qin San Niang, who had previously been commended for her rice planting method, now only thought that the village head was the highest official in Shiligou!
Qin San Niang said, "That's not a problem. The key is that we need to finish Lu Zhaodi's portrait first! The better the portrait, the better!"
“This? I’ll draw it!” Zhang volunteered.
Qin San Niang nodded naturally. Lu Zhaodi had been with the eldest son's family for so many days, and the eldest son's family must know her best. Not to mention anything else, they must know what she looks like.
Unfortunately, the portrait Zhang drew on her own initiative left Qin San Niang both amused and exasperated! It wasn't that she couldn't recognize her, but all she could tell was that it was a woman; none of her other features were captured at all! However, the Lu family members thought it looked very much like her and all said, "This is Zhao Di!"
Qin San Niang: I'm speechless.
There was no other way but to do it myself!
Although she didn't study criminal psychology, as a forensic pathologist, reconstructing a subject's true appearance based on descriptions of their appearance is one of their compulsory courses. Coincidentally, her past self was very interested in this area, and while she couldn't compare to the experts, she was more than capable of writing general crime descriptions! And to make matters worse, she had even met Lu Zhaodi before.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Qin San Niang took out Xuan paper and a pencil. Based on her memory and the descriptions from Zhang Shi and others, she carefully and quickly drew on the paper, finishing in about half an hour.
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