Chapter 188 Reunion
Xia Daohua shook her head and denied this possibility.
There weren't many women in Puji Hall, and most of them were men. Even if the enemy wanted to abduct people, they would at most take a few doctors, not even the waiters, guards, and bodyguards, right?
Perhaps, Doctor Wang was old and had seen a lot, so when he saw the enemy coming, he ran away with his family?
But since the enemy had entered the city and there was no movement from the Qianhu Office, it meant that the city had already fallen. Even if they ran away, where could they go?
Looking at the mess in the room, Xia Daohua could not help but stand up, pick up the fallen shelves and tables and chairs, pick up all the books on the floor, shake off the dust, put them back on the bookshelf, and worked so hard that she was sweating.
Finally, he took out a broom and swept the ground roughly.
So many broken porcelain pieces and tiny crystal beads scattered on the ground are simply a natural trap. Anyone who comes in will surely slip and fall.
Thinking of this, Xia Daohua suddenly paused.
Perhaps, this scene was arranged by Doctor Wang himself?
Anyone who saw this would think that the place had been robbed. If they were hiding here, in a cellar or something, they might be safe.
Thinking of this, Xia Daohua hurriedly pushed away the broken porcelain pieces and tiny crystal beads that had been swept together, and then pushed down the shelves, tables, chairs, footstools, embroidered cushions and other things that she had propped up one by one.
As for those books, Xia Daohua really didn't want to leave them lying on the ground, so she didn't bother with them anymore.
What Xia Daohua didn't know was that while she was busy, Houpu, the smartest waiter in Pujitang, was hiding in the secret room, quietly watching the situation outside through the observation hole.
Seeing that Xia Daohua started to clean up the house and then restored it to its original state, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Doctor Wang came over to take his place. The two whispered for a while. Houpu opened another mechanism in the secret room, and a square hole suddenly appeared two or three steps away from Xia Daohua.
Xia Daohua glanced around, but still didn't see anyone.
She reached out and took out a small candle and a lighter, lit the small candle, put the lighter away, took a fried dough stick clip, held the small candle, and put it into the hole.
The small candle was not extinguished.
It seems that the oxygen content in this cave is still good.
But Xia Daohua still didn't go down immediately. Instead, she took out a gas mask helmet, put it on her head, and then walked carefully along the slope of the cave entrance.
Just as Xia Daohua walked in, there was a loud "cracking" sound at the entrance of the cave, and then it returned to its original state.
But the road in front of Xia Daohua was not pitch black. On the contrary, the luminous stones inlaid on the wall were emitting a faint green light.
Xia Daohua walked on this road for about a quarter of an hour and came across a stone gate.
She reached out and pushed, but the stone door didn't move at all.
Am I trapped here?
Just as he was thinking about whether to return the same way or search for some explosives, the stone door in front of him opened, and behind the door stood the familiar pharmacy clerk Rendong.
Xia Daohua was fine, but when Jindong saw the gas mask on Xia Daohua's head, she was shocked and her tongue was tied:
"Xia, Miss Xia? What's wrong with you?"
Xia Daohua smiled, took off her gas mask, folded it and put it into her "sleeves", and explained with a smile: "I didn't know what was going on down there before, and I was afraid of bad odors, so I used this mask to cover it up."
When seeing honeysuckle, Xia Daohua felt her heart drop to the ground.
Even the young waiter can hide in this cellar, so there is a good chance that nothing will happen to Doctor Wang.
That being said, given the chaos above, it is possible that their own people are deliberately creating confusion!
This is really a good idea.
Anyone who saw such a messy scene would definitely think that the house had been robbed. Moreover, there was no one in the house or outside, so they must have been killed or captured, with no one alive. Naturally, they would let this family go.
Seeing the genuine smile on Xia Daohua's face, Ren Dong also smiled. He had been worried all day, and now that he saw a little girl like Xia Daohua actually find Puji Hall, he thought that nothing should happen on the street:
"Daohua, what's going on outside? Have the enemy troops withdrawn? Why are you here? Is anyone in your family injured?"
When Xia Daohua mentioned the enemy, the smile on her face disappeared. She shook her head silently, lowered her voice, and said with a heavy tone:
"The enemy is still in the city, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil. Your method is not bad, but I don't know how long it can be concealed from the outside world. By the way, how many people are you hiding here? Do you have food, water, and bedding?"
Honeysuckle's face also turned bitter:
"No. From this morning till now, I haven't had a single sip of water, let alone a meal. All the people from Puji Hall are here, not one is missing. Oh, and there are two patients with external injuries here too."
Xia Daohua reached into her "sleeves" and took out two pieces of candy wrapped in rice paper and handed them to Rendong:
"Use this as a cushion first. I'll look for other snacks."
A sweet milky aroma wafted towards her. Honeysuckle was pleasantly surprised and picked up one and put it in her mouth. She licked it, then bit off half of it and ate it slowly while holding it in her mouth.
Xia Daohua felt very sorry for him when she saw him, so she asked him, "Why don't you eat?"
Honeysuckle pressed half a piece of candy under his tongue and said pitifully:
"I can't bear to eat it. I don't know where my next meal is going to be.
Besides, Doctor Wang hasn’t eaten it either. Let’s keep this whole piece for him! He’s old and broke his leg a few days ago. I’m really worried that he can’t bear this pain!”
With a worried look on his face, Honeysuckle asked Xia Daohua to walk a few steps inside. He pressed some mechanism and the stone door slowly closed.
The two of them walked one in front and one behind, following the path that Honeysuckle came from.
Soon they entered a slightly larger brick and stone room.
The room was not too big, and there were quite a few people. Xia Daohua immediately smelled a strong and chaotic smell, which was a bit choking, and she couldn't help but want to take out a mask and put it on.
But in front of so many people, I took out the mask and it seemed like I had to explain a lot...
Forget it, just be patient!
Xia Daohua took a quick glance but didn't see Doctor Wang.
She looked at Ren Dong in confusion, and Ren Dong said to her, "Doctor Wang is still ahead. Come with me."
Xia Daohua nodded, followed Rendong's footsteps, walked through the crowd of people who were sitting on the ground listlessly to rest, and came to another room.
Here, she not only saw Doctor Wang who was leaning on a crutch and Xie Jiabao who was calmly accompanying Doctor Wang, but also saw Li Gan who was lying obediently on the door panel, looking quite embarrassed.
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