Chapter 107 Please, please save Sister Jiang!
Before she could untie Xiao Qiu, she ripped off the last bit of rope, quickly pulled out the anesthetic from another pocket, and slipped into the shadows behind the door, her heart pounding, ready to fight to the death.
The door was pushed open.
A figure stepped in.
Jiang Ling held her breath, raised the anesthetic, and was about to stab the other person in the side of the neck!
However, she underestimated her opponent's skills. Even in such a dimly lit environment, the opponent was able to detect her sneak attack!
Her wrist was gripped precisely by a strong, large hand, with such force that it felt like her bones were about to break!
Then she could clearly feel the other person spin around, flash behind her, and lock her neck in their hand!
A feeling of suffocation is coming!
"Don't move!" a deep and familiar voice rang out.
Jiang Ling, suppressing her suffocation, looked up in astonishment and, by the moonlight streaming in from outside the door, saw the face behind her clearly.
"Zhao... Jingxing?!"
"Jiang Ling?! It's you?!" Zhao Jingxing recognized her as well, his eyes filled with disbelief. He immediately let go of her hand.
How did you get here?
The feeling of suffocation immediately subsided, and Jiang Ling took in large gulps of air, trying her best not to cough.
My legs went weak and I almost collapsed to the ground. I quickly grabbed the wall to steady myself.
"I was kidnapped by them! They are involved in human trafficking, and the mastermind is most likely Huang Dagang from Daohua Village!"
She quickly recounted what she knew.
Zhao Jingxing looked in the direction she pointed and saw a room full of girls who were all tied up.
The evidence is conclusive!
"Yang Shuo! Send the signal! Notify Zhao Er to immediately take control of the front yard and seal off all exits! Arrest everyone inside!"
"Yes!" Yang Shuo responded from outside the door, and immediately a hidden cannon shot into the air, exploding into a bright light in the night sky.
Jiang Ling quickly used the knife in her hand to untie Xiao Qiu.
Then he hurriedly went to help untie the other girls.
Her anxious gaze swept across the crowd, but she couldn't find Hongxiu anywhere!
"Hongxiu! The girl who came with me, Hongxiu, has disappeared!"
Jiang Ling's heart sank as she recalled her conversation with the man in black before she was tied up.
"She was definitely taken away by Huang Dagang, the leader, alone!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Jingxing recalled the scene he had just witnessed in the main courtyard. "I know where she is. I'll go save her!"
"I'll go with you!"
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Xiao Ran rode in Old Liu's carriage all the way back to the entrance of the general store.
After the driver, Lao Liu, took him home, he figured it wasn't anything serious and went back to the Song family home.
Xiao Ran waited for a long time, but Sister Jiang never returned.
As time ticked by, his anxiety grew.
Even if there were slight delays on the way, it shouldn't have taken this long.
A bad thought instantly popped into my head.
He shook his head vigorously, trying to banish the bad thought from his mind. He firmly told himself this.
"No, Sister Jiang is very lucky, she'll be fine."
But the longer he waited, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't wait any longer.
He ran wildly along the path he had come from!
I pray that I can find the carriage.
"Sister Jiang! Sister Jiang!"
Using the faint moonlight, I walked quickly toward the town, stumbling along the way.
The road was difficult to travel at night, overgrown with weeds, with shadowy trees casting long shadows, and visibility was limited.
As Xiao Ran shouted, she widened her eyes and carefully searched both sides of the road, her ears also perked up to catch any sound.
After walking for about a mile or two, on a deserted stretch of roadside, his foot seemed to kick something, making a slight sound.
Xiao Ran squatted down and picked up the things at her feet.
It looks like a hairpin.
Looking closely in the moonlight, it was clear that this was the silver hairpin Jiang Ling usually used to tie her hair!
A thought suddenly exploded in his mind. He looked at the muddy road on the ground and saw many footprints and drag marks!
It was getting late, and there were unlikely to be any more horse-drawn carriages passing by on this road.
This is terrible!
Something must have happened to Sister Jiang!
Overwhelmed by fear, Xiao Ran gripped the cold hairpin, forcing himself to calm down.
Report to the authorities! Report to the authorities immediately!
He immediately turned around and ran as fast as he could towards the county government office in the town.
The town was quiet and deserted at night, with only the faint sound of the night watchman's clapper coming from afar.
He ran breathlessly to the entrance of the county government office and pounded the grievance drum.
The sound of the drums was particularly jarring in the quiet night.
After a long while, a sleepy-eyed yamen runner opened the side door, grumbling and cursing.
"Who is it? What are you doing banging in the middle of the night! Are you looking for a beating?"
Xiao Ran rushed forward, shouting incoherently, "Brother Cha! Help! My sister... my sister has been kidnapped! She's on the road outside the city! I found her hairpin!"
The bailiff yawned and waved his hand impatiently:
"Go away! Where did this little brat come from, spouting nonsense! What do you mean, 'kids have been kidnapped'? I bet it's your sister who ran off with some random guy! Don't cause trouble here in the middle of the night! Get your ass home right now!"
He didn't believe a teenager at all, thinking it was just a child's imagination or a prank, and after a few perfunctory words, he planned to close the door.
Xiao Ran was furious when she heard this!
He could see the bailiff's perfunctory attitude and distrust, and knew that it would be useless to plead any further.
But who can he turn to now?
In a flash, he suddenly remembered Old Liu!
The Song Mansion!
He immediately ran towards it, his legs moving incredibly fast.
He had delivered goods once before and remembered the location of the Song residence clearly.
We arrived at the gate of the Song residence.
He pounded on the carved wooden door.
The wooden board was very thick and heavy; unless you used all your strength, the sound couldn't penetrate it at all.
"Open the door! Open the door quickly! I'm Xiao Ran from Jixiang General Store! I urgently need to see Master Song! Open the door!"
The loud knocking quickly alerted the doorman.
The housekeeper came out wearing a coat and recognized Xiao Ran, who was delivering goods from the grocery store. Seeing his panicked appearance, he asked him what had happened.
Xiao Ran recounted what had just happened in detail, and to make sure he didn't believe her, she even took out Jiang Ling's hairpin.
Knowing that Jixiang Grocery Store was currently doing close business with the Song family, the steward dared not neglect him and quickly led him inside.
He then sent someone to inform Mr. and Mrs. Song, who were sleeping.
Upon seeing Master Song and Madam Song, Xiao Ran immediately knelt down and quickly recounted what had happened.
How did he separate from Jiang Ling? How did he wait for her for so long? How did he search for and find the hairpin along the way? And what happened when he went to report to the authorities but was driven away?
"...Mr. Song, Mrs. Song, please save Sister Jiang! She must have encountered bad people!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Song's face immediately changed: "How could such a thing happen! Ping'an County has always been very safe; who would dare to commit such petty theft!"
She immediately summoned the driver, Old Liu, and questioned him, "Weren't you supposed to take Miss Jiang back? Why did you come back without confirming her safety?!"
The coachman, Lao Liu, was speechless. The two carriages had left one after the other, and he hadn't expected such a thing to happen.
Madam Song immediately said, "Sir, this matter requires your intervention."
Upon hearing this, Master Song's expression immediately turned serious.
He knew that Jiang Ling was no ordinary woman. The novel goods she provided were extremely important to the Song family's business. Moreover, she might have a complicated background.
For both public and private reasons, we absolutely cannot let anything happen to her now!
"Quick! Prepare the car!" Master Song immediately ordered the butler, then personally helped Xiao Ran up.
"Child, don't be afraid, we'll go to the county government office now!"
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