They intended to take the opportunity to lead the noodle seller away, but the people were so eager to earn that one or two taels of silver that they actually dragged him out in a flurry.
This prevented his accomplice from having a chance to drag the person away.
After pulling the man out, there was no rope. Some clever ones simply pulled off the noodle seller's belt, flipped him over, and tied his hands and feet together from behind.
The noodle seller's body was quite flexible; soon enough, he was bound into a bow shape.
Da Bao kept his word and took out one tael of silver from his pocket and handed it over.
"I'm sorry to trouble you all, uncles. Please wait a little longer and help me keep an eye on this cripple."
Wait until the boy wakes up my uncle.
My uncle will treat you all to noodles later.
What a wonderful thing! It's an unexpected surprise that I get to eat noodles and also receive money.
The man who had just helped had already exchanged the silver for copper coins at a roadside stall.
Right now, everyone is dividing up the coins.
The noodle seller's accomplice, already anxious, became even angrier upon seeing these people dividing the money.
Walking out of the alley,
"That's not fair of you. We brothers helped carry people, so why didn't we get a share?"
The man distributing copper coins to everyone glanced at the two men who came out of the alley and narrowed his eyes.
"No, you were clearly trying to take people from us brothers just now."
"You're accomplices to the kidnappers. Brothers, catch them, maybe we'll even get a reward."
So, in a flash, the men rushed towards the two men who had come to claim the copper coins. In no time, the two men were also bound with pig's trotter knots.
Da Bao got a bowl of cold water from a roadside stall and splashed it on Zhao Qingbi's face.
After being doused with cold water, Zhao Qingbei quickly woke up from her unconsciousness.
She reached up and wiped her face. "Why is it raining?"
When I opened my eyes, all I saw were the faces of several children. They were practically shoving their faces in mine.
"What are you doing? What happened to me?"
After Zhao Qingbei finished speaking, he realized that he seemed to have been tricked by a kidnapper.
He got up unsteadily.
"You brats, instead of finding a doctor for your uncle, you just poured cold water on me."
You've wasted your time and effort. What about the kidnapper?
Despite her complaints, Zhao Qingbei was more concerned about whether the kidnapper had been caught.
Following the direction the children were pointing, Zhao Qingbei saw the cripple lying on the ground. She swayed over and kicked the cripple in the ankle.
With all his might, a crack was heard, and the cripple's two ankles broke.
The cripple, who had been knocked unconscious by Zhao Qingbei with a chestnut, suddenly woke up in pain.
The screams were truly chilling.
Looking at the two people with the same outfit, he pointed at them and asked, "What's going on with those two?"
Liu Jin pointed to the group of enthusiastic people leading the way, "That uncle said they were accomplices of the kidnappers."
Zhao Qingni nodded and clasped his hands in thanks to the group of men. "Thank you all. I am Zhao Qingni, a newly appointed Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination)."
Thank you all for your generous help today. I have no way to repay you…
Before they could finish speaking, Da Bao said, "I have nothing to repay you with, so please treat your uncles to noodles today."
Zhao Qingyi turned around and patted the child's head.
"You're a clever kid. Alright, I'll treat you all to noodles. And they have to have the ones with meat and eggs."
Did you report it to the authorities?
Da Bao nodded, "I've already sent someone to report it to the authorities, but they'll have to pay me. I promised to give them a tael of silver as a reward, so don't forget to pay them later, Uncle."
Also, I just gave these uncles an ounce of silver. My younger uncle wants to give me back some.
Zhao Qingbei was a little confused. "Why do you want me to make it up to you?"
Da Bao raised his chin.
"It's because my uncle took us brothers out today."
It's clear that my uncle was incompetent in supervising us, as we were almost kidnapped.
Shouldn't my uncle pay for this?
Zhao Qingbei was defeated by Da Bao's shameless argument.
"So all my efforts were for nothing? And I'm being falsely accused."
You were taught how to avoid being abducted and scammed from a young age, yet you still fell for it. What does that say? It means you didn't learn the safety lessons properly.
Go back and copy the safety instructions ten times.
As for the money, I'll be generous this time and cover it for you, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong.
Da Bao pouted, "And you're talking about us? We weren't drugged, but Uncle was! If it weren't for those kind uncles and elders helping out, well, we don't know what would have happened to him now."
I've never seen someone who's supposed to be protecting others get so easily charmed. How utterly insensitive must they be about safety?
Zhao Qingbei found that he was speechless, and it was indeed true.
If he hadn't been drugged, he could have handled everything himself; there would have been no need for the children to spend money to hire someone to solve the problem.
He was completely convinced that he had paid the money.
"Alright, after all these years, I never expected you to become such a money-grubber. You're really good at calculating."
Despite the banter and jokes, Zhao Qingbei really adored his nephew; he was just so clever.
Soon, the man who went to summon the officials returned.
It was still the officers from the Military Command who came.
When the officers of the Military Command learned that the person was from the Zhao family, they thought to themselves, "Has the Zhao family offended the Grand Duke Jupiter?"
A few days ago, their eldest son was surrounded and sued, and now, just a few days later, their second son and his children have been kidnapped.
Anyone who didn't know better would think that the Zhao brothers were some heinous criminals, always dealing with these government officials.
In fact, it was others who were causing them trouble.
Sympathy is one thing, but the animals still have to be taken away.
Zhao Qingbei, along with her nephews and nieces, and the enthusiastic crowd, went to the Military Commandery.
They wanted to see the excitement, and they also wanted to get some benefits; the Zhao family still owed them a meal.
The person who found the official also received a tael of silver as a reward.
I'm in a good mood right now, and I can't miss this excitement, I have to go check it out.
The large group of people attracted many passersby who, upon learning that a kidnapper had been arrested, also went to the government office to watch the trial.
Recently, I've heard of quite a few cases of children going missing. Perfectly healthy kids just vanish into the street in the blink of an eye, and can't be found no matter how hard they try.
Hearing that a kidnapper had been arrested, the families who had lost their children also went to the government office.
The commander of the military headquarters was rumored to be involved in a human trafficking case, which was considered very unlucky.
If it's a fight, he can handle it, but he can't handle this kind of case. It's better to transfer it directly to Shuntian Prefecture.
The Military Police are good at arresting people, but not good at investigating cases.
And so, everyone followed and went to Shuntian Prefecture.
The Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture thought someone was demonstrating at the entrance of the government office.
After questioning, it was learned that it was a human trafficking case, and the court was quickly convened.
His gums have been swollen lately because there's been no progress in the human trafficking case.
Now that someone has brought human traffickers to him, how can he not immediately hold court?
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