They interrogated the other people separately, and the results were largely the same: these were all low-level henchmen.
When asked if they could know more details, the answer was no.
After they signed and sealed their confessions,
They robbed them of all their money, severed their tendons, and finally cut out their tongues.
It was simply thrown on the roadside.
Let them fend for themselves. By the time all that was done, it was already dawn.
Before the children woke up, and before the Zhao family's convoy could start moving...
Zhao Qingyan led Xu Dongsheng into the woods where the kidnappers had been, and sure enough, they found quite a few horses.
They brought the horse out; this was an unexpected windfall.
After the group settled in the next town, the main force decided not to go any further and would rest there for two days.
The innkeeper asked the innkeeper to invite the manager of a local tailor shop to come and have clothes made for the children.
Two sets of inner garments and two sets of outer garments; both boys' and girls' clothes were made in short styles.
The local bathhouse was booked out. The boys were led by Zhao Minggeng and others, while the girls were led by Huang.
The water in the bathhouse was changed again and again, but it almost exhausted the fire-starting maid and the water-carrying servant.
When they're too busy, the boss and his wife personally step in.
However, the income in one day was equivalent to a month's income on a normal day.
The children's hair was infested with lice.
It took Huang and Zhao Minggeng and others a lot of effort to persuade the children to shave their heads.
Although I was reluctant to part with it, compared to being clean and having enough to eat, my hair wasn't that important.
Besides, hair isn't something that can't grow back.
"You little girls are so easily moved to tears."
Don't you even look at your heads? The few hairs on your heads are all burnt yellow.
It's so knotted, I can't even comb it out.
The hair that grows back after shaving will be dark and shiny.
Your body and hair are given to you by your parents, and once you accept them, they belong to you. You have the right to cut your hair.
This is for better growth and a more beautiful appearance.
I believe your parents, if they could see you growing up so well, would be happy for you children...
There are many ways to coax a child; if all else fails, you can try sweets and snacks.
These children, overall, are quite sensible. They're not the type to stubbornly cling to their own opinions.
Those who are rigidly bound by tradition will only starve to death.
Even when Confucius was starving and freezing, he still went to beg for alms.
What do these orphans care about?
After the little ones were washed, each of them was given a cute little hat.
The little bald boys looked so handsome after putting them on.
Why are you stopping here?
The matter of child abduction has already been reported to Han Xuri in the form of a memorial. It's speculated that an organization capable of abducting children on such a large scale must have powerful connections.
In addition, Zhao Qingyan was very angry and hurriedly prepared to raid the kidnapper's hideout.
Therefore, under the pretext of making clothes and bathing the children, Zhao Qingyan slipped away alone.
Xu Dongsheng wanted to go with her, but Zhao Qingyan refused him, saying that he needed to help protect his grandparents and father.
As for the younger brothers, they were just incidental.
Did Zhao Qingyan really ride a horse? Of course not, she drove a car.
Her father, Zhao, owns several cars, and she's managed to fit them all into her personal storage space.
As for whether there is enough gasoline, there is no need to worry about that; it will be enough for the short term.
The best thing about racing in ancient times was the lack of surveillance cameras and the scarcity of people.
You can drive as fast as you want. The downside is that the roads are terrible, and you feel like your internal organs are being shaken to pieces.
Zhao Qingyan rode away on horseback at night. After arriving outside the city and observing that no one was around, she drove away and arrived in Wu'an City that night, successfully finding the stronghold in Liuhua Alley.
When Zhao Qingyan entered, there were only three people fast asleep in the stronghold.
Zhao Qingyan tied up the three people, gagged them, and searched the stronghold for all the money.
They also rescued seven children from the cellar.
After giving the children some porridge, they quickly recovered.
Then came a severe torture session, during which one of them confessed that the person who always accompanied them to make contact had a piece of his left thumb missing.
Moreover, he had followed that person before, and watched as that person entered the county government office and never came out again.
Okay, if that's the case, what else is there to say?
Zhao Qingyan asked clearly where the children's home was and how they got involved with the kidnappers.
The situation disappointed Zhao Qingyan. Two of the girls had been sold, and of the other five children, three had been abducted from their homes.
The remaining two little beggars were forcibly tied up and their mouths were covered.
Zhao Qingyan naturally had to send the three children who had been abducted from their home back.
The kidnapper's technique wasn't very sophisticated. He just left a cat outside the yard of a few children's house. When the cat meowed, the children would run out to catch it and get kidnapped.
However, none of that is the main point. The main point is that Zhao Qingyan now needs to find out who her so-called superior is.
First, sever the tendons in the hands and feet of those three cripples, just like their accomplices before them, and cut out their tongues.
Then there are the remaining children.
He used a sleeping potion to knock out several children, then threw them into his spatial storage. Using his lightness skill, he quickly found the county government office.
The sun is about to rise over Tianma.
With the idea of "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," Zhao Qingyan knocked out everyone she went with sleeping gas.
They searched room by room, and finally found the culprit, whose left thumb was missing, in a side room.
A karate chop made him even more dizzy.
He took out a rope and tied the guy up like a pig, then put a black hood over his head and threw him into his spatial storage.
Next, it was time to loot.
Sure enough, they unearthed account books and correspondence from under the floor tiles of this guy's room. There were also large amounts of banknotes and other valuables.
After quickly glancing through the letters, Zhao Qingyan couldn't help but swear.
There really is a big fish behind this guy.
So Zhao Qingyan left the county government office and, using her light-footed skills, returned the children to their respective addresses.
To ensure that the children were not delivered to the wrong homes, Zhao Qingyan would administer an antidote to each child before they arrived home, so that the child would regain consciousness.
Seeing the child's parents crying so miserably, Zhao Qingyan felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
Watching the children reunite with their parents from a high vantage point, Zhao Qingyan continued to escort the other two children.
She then quickly wrote a letter to Han Xuri.
The contents of the letter that was taken from the severed finger were also copied in.
After all, there is a difference between the original and the photocopy.
It's more important to keep this person in their own territory.
They released a carriage and let the remaining four children out.
"What are your plans next? Do you want to go home, or do you want to come with me?"
Looking at the four children who had just regained consciousness, Zhao Qingyan asked.
Those two young girls had been sold, and they were relatively older. She shook her head as she looked at Zhao Qingyan.
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