Chapter 399 The Situation is Serious

After Song Jin's emotions rose and fell, he gradually calmed down. "It took at least half a month for this news to arrive from Fuzhou."

"Yes, it is."

Mu Ting suddenly felt a little depressed.

Upon hearing the news, he hurried to report to his boss, temporarily ignoring the time lag it took for the news to reach the capital.

Next, Song Jin felt a little distracted.

Qin Chi returned home late that day, and the moon was already high in the sky. He pushed open the door and saw that the lights in the bedroom were dim. He thought Song Jin had fallen asleep, so he naturally relaxed his pace. Unexpectedly, he saw Song Jin sitting on the edge of the bed with his clothes neatly arranged.

"Madam?"

Qin Chi came to the table and raised the wick. "It's so late, why haven't you rested yet? Didn't I tell you before that you don't have to wait for me to come back?"

Song Jin seemed to come back to his senses and asked, "My husband is back?"

Qin Chi saw that she looked strange and was about to ask a few questions when someone came hurriedly from the outer gate. It was Qin Ba's anxious voice: "Sir, there is something urgent to report."

Hearing this, Qin Chi could only turn around and look at Song Jin, "Madam, I have something to go out for, you should rest first and don't get tired."

"Okay." Song Jin replied helplessly.

Originally, she was waiting for him to come back because she had something to say to him, but now it seems that is not possible, so she watched Qin Chi leave.

Qin Chi saw Qin Ba waiting anxiously outside.

He looked at Qin Ba inquiringly, and Qin Ba immediately whispered, "Uncle Hong and Uncle Tao are waiting for you in the study."

"I'll be right there."

Qin Chi strode towards the study.

There is a lighting lantern hung at regular intervals on the corridor, so you can see the road clearly at night without holding a lantern.

People arrived at the door of the study.

Qin Chi then saw Old Man Hong and Shopkeeper Tao waiting inside.

There was a faint smell of blood on Old Man Hong. Qin Chi stopped when he passed by him and asked with concern: "Uncle Hong smells of blood. Is he injured?"

"No, the blood belongs to someone else."

Old Man Hong was very happy to know Qin Chi's concern, but he still explained the matter, "We interrogated the three traitors, especially the one who hurt Lao Li. We found out that they said their family was captured by a force and they had no choice but to obey."

Qin Chi was speechless for a moment.

When these spies went to Zhangjiawan to lurk, they were either single, or sometimes it was common for them to get married and have children in order to better integrate into the local community.

Old Man Hong added, "I sent them on their way, including their families. I have to give an explanation to the people they killed. Sir, please don't think it's cruel. If I let their families go in this matter, if something similar happens again in the future, they will be lucky and think that it's okay to betray you, as their families can live anyway."

"I understand. I don't blame Uncle Hong."

Qin Chi walked to his seat in the study and asked, "Have you found out who is behind this?"

"It's Yan Jiangnan."

Old Man Hong said confidently, "Zhangjiawan may seem peaceful, but I have investigated and found that most of the important entrances and exits are controlled by Yan Jiangnan's people."

"This is a bad situation!"

Before Qin Chi could say anything, Shopkeeper Tao beside him said in surprise, "Sir, something has gone wrong. When I was in Huai'an, who do you think I ran into?"

Qin Chi and Old Man Hong looked at him at the same time.

Shopkeeper Tao then hurriedly said, "When I was leaving the city, I met a group of people and found Song Kuan among them. He had lost a lot of weight and his hair was mostly white."

"Really?" Qin Chi asked in surprise.

Shopkeeper Tao nodded affirmatively, "It's him. I have sharp eyes and I won't be wrong. He seems to be controlled by someone. I dare not act rashly. I changed the waterway to return to the capital in advance. I have arranged people to secretly watch him. He will arrive in the capital in two or three days."

Unlike Mu Ting and others, Shopkeeper Tao knew Song Kuan. In order to establish connections with the Song family, he met Song Kuan several times and they had tea and meals together.

Qin Chi was so shocked that he hadn't recovered yet.

Old Man Hong next to him noticed something was wrong. "According to our investigation, he must have fallen into the hands of Yan Jiangnan and his men. His sudden appearance at the dock is not a simple matter."

"No wonder the other party has been silent. It turns out he is waiting for me here." Qin Chi immediately noticed something was wrong and immediately thought of Song Jin's abnormal behavior. "Did Madam do anything unusual at home today?"

"Recently, there have been many invitations to madams, all of them are ladies or young ladies from ordinary families. The oldest one is Madam Wu from Wu Bohou Mansion." Old Man Hong was somewhat disdainful when he mentioned Wu Bohou Mansion. It was simply a dream for the Wu family to want to marry the young master. "Mu Ting went out today, and when she came back... she looked a little anxious."

Each and every one of these things is not a good thing.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Don't talk about your own problems.

The biggest thing is that Zhangjiawan is in danger.

This is an important place in the capital, and there is no reason for Yan Jiangnan not to be anxious. As long as Zhangjiawan is occupied, the rebel navy will most likely march north.

The Great Xia Dynasty also had a navy, which was very powerful in the past, but it became weaker and weaker after Emperor Mingcheng came to power. In fact, it was fine when he was young, but later the treasury was empty and could not pay the military salaries, and the soldiers were repeatedly reduced, and gradually it became deserted. Now that the navy is mobilized again, it is not known whether it can fight, otherwise the pirates in the East China Sea would not be so rampant, and Governor Wang would not be so focused on rectifying it.

The three of them looked solemn at the same time.

At this time, a fight is likely to break out in the capital.

Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty has been transferred in recent days.

Especially Qin Chi, after a long silence, he said: "Uncle Hong, I want to send someone to rescue Song Kuan, at any cost."

"Young Master!"

Old Man Hong suspected that it was a conspiracy. "Shopkeeper Tao happened to see it. Could it be a trap set by the other party?"

"I know, but I'm going anyway."

Qin Chi knew that Yan Jiangnan had just slept with him, otherwise, he would not have brought up Song Kuan. He probably knew that he and Song Jin were looking for the Song family. Where exactly were the Song family members hiding? Not only did he not find them, but Song Jin could not find them either. Their people searched almost everywhere in Jianning and Fuzhou, which showed how deeply the Liu family hid them.

Old Man Hong does not approve of Qin Chi taking risks.

The situation is serious and at a critical moment, it would be very unwise to mobilize manpower to rescue one person, which might expose their hidden power.

In fact, Shopkeeper Tao didn't quite agree. "Sir, do you want to wait a little longer? Exposing it too early will be disadvantageous to us."

"Our only chance to save him is before he reaches the capital." Qin Chi was very determined.

It had been many years since he fulfilled his promise to her, and he still hadn't been able to help her find her family. Qin Chi recalled the woman who had been so brave as to negotiate a deal with him in Shun'an Bookstore, and felt inexplicably distressed.

Now she finally received news about Song Kuan. If he gave up saving people because of the situation, it would be better if she didn't know. If she knew, this family would break up.

He just has this intuition!