Chunxiao was kind enough to go downstairs and find a few families of the missing children and let them stay in their rooms.
Around 7 o'clock in the evening, the government officials came to search and questioned everyone in the front and back yards and rooms of the inn. Chunxiao saw that they were quite conscientious in the search and even held up a target with fire to point at a pair of portraits when they saw a child.
I hope we can find the child after tonight's efforts.
The officers and soldiers went to the next place when they didn't find anyone. Several of the children's family members wanted to follow them to take a look, but they were coaxed back when they arrived at the door. There was a curfew order in place and no one was allowed to move around freely.
The group of people spent a difficult night like this, either leaning on the bed or leaning on the table. When it was cold at night, they got up and walked around for a while. It was not until the morning that they finally received news from the government, inviting them over.
There were also many people lying in the lobby. The innkeepers were afraid that they were cold, so they lit a charcoal stove for them. Everyone walked out of the lobby and went to the township government office together.
Along the way, everyone was very nervous. They wondered if the government had found the person. They became excited at the thought, but then they became depressed. If the person had been found, the person who reported the news would definitely tell them, but the person who reported the news said nothing.
When I arrived at the government office, I found out that there was indeed no news.
After a night of extreme tension and cold, several women couldn't bear the news and slid to the ground, and were in a panic again.
The group of people on duty were also exhausted. There were only seven or eight people on duty in the township government. They had been busy from yesterday to today and were full of resentment. However, when they saw these poor people, they had no choice but to sympathize with them.
"Maybe they left the town yesterday after they succeeded. We searched the town thoroughly yesterday and asked many people with the portrait, but no one has seen it. This town can't remain sealed off forever. Many people were dissatisfied yesterday and almost caused a commotion. The headman said that the seal will be lifted at noon today, so we have to find another way."
This is definitely not good news for them. If the blockade is lifted, the thieves who have not left will definitely take the opportunity to sneak out. However, the township government has its own difficulties. It is really not a good thing to have so many people trapped in the town.
The Fangs' mother-in-law and daughter-in-law started crying again. One woman even burst into tears, "Oh my God, I can't live anymore. How can I live like this?"
The yamen was helpless, and it was useless for several people to stay in the yamen. While the seal had not been lifted yet, they decided to take the portrait and look for it everywhere.
After the decision was made, everyone started to act separately. They knew that something had happened in the town. Few of the original residents in the town went out today. They looked everywhere in the alleys where people lived, but could not see many people. They couldn't just search people's homes like the police did.
Everyone was a little depressed.
"If this person doesn't show up, there's no point having a portrait. No one says they've ever seen him."
"They must have captured him and hidden him somewhere. Chunxiao, what should we do now?"
Chunxiao was also at a loss. This was different from Yan Qi before. Although they were kidnapped then, they had shown up in Yunzhou. Now that this person hadn't shown up, how could they find him? This time, they were really in trouble. Finding someone who had been kidnapped has always been a difficult problem. This was so in modern times, and even more so in ancient times. She shook her head dejectedly, "Dad, I don't have any good ideas now."
Several people sighed. Now Fang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were quite shocked. Yan Bangfa asked them to wait for news in the inn. If there was no news, they were afraid that the two would suffer another big blow. What should they do?
The few people couldn't find anyone and couldn't think of a good solution, so they could only walk aimlessly on the street.
Suddenly, a carriage drove past Chunxiao. Chunxiao looked at the driver listlessly. There were quite a few rich people in this town. He saw a carriage yesterday and he saw one again today.
Wait, her mind raced, and she turned to look at the carriage that was moving away.
When they saw her stop, they all looked at her, "Chunxiao, what's wrong with you? Why don't you leave?"
Shuwen saw her looking in the direction ahead, "Aunt, do you still want to go to the government office?"
"Brother, the coachman has a big mole on his face."
Yan Dashan was confused, "What's wrong with the big mole?" Although having a mole on the face would easily make people laugh, now was not the time.
Chunxiao wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Dahe behind him. "Chunxiao, you didn't see someone with a mole and wanted to catch up to take a look, did you? Now is really not the time."
"Second brother, what are you thinking? When Yan Qi was kidnapped, I asked Erniu, and he said that one of the people who captured them had a big mole on his face, and he was also driving a horse-drawn carriage."
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. No matter whether it was a coincidence or not, they had to go and take a look.
"They are driving their carriages so fast, what should we do if we can't catch up?" It's really worrying.
"Uncle, look, there are wheel tracks on the ground. Let's follow them and maybe we'll find it."
"Huai Tian is right. Let's follow the tire tracks and take a look. It won't make a mistake to take a look. Maybe we can find a clue." Chun Xiao had a hunch that this time there was some connection.
Several people followed the wheel tracks into a deep alley, where the tracks stopped abruptly in a backyard.
"What should we do if we can't get in? Should we ask the police for help?" Shuwen asked.
"That's definitely not possible. How can we search someone's yard without a warrant? We must have searched this place yesterday. What if it's just a coincidence?"
"If it's a coincidence, we can just pay the money. If they know we're looking for the child, they'll definitely sympathize with us. I think we should just ask the soldiers."
"Let's take a look first." Several people walked around the house. "There is a yard at the back. I'll go over there and take a look." Yan Dashan wanted to see if there were any stones or something like that to step on.
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