Chapter 185 Rescue
"Miss Kou has fallen into the hands of a kidnapper?" Lin Hao stood up and casually inserted the comb into Lin Xiaohua's hair. However, the donkey's fur was too smooth, and the comb only lasted a moment before falling to the ground.
Lin Xiaohua nudged the comb with her donkey lips, and then nudged Lin Hao's hand.
Its comb fell to the ground!
Lin Hao rubbed Lin Xiaohua's head and focused all his attention on the news brought by Ah Xing: "It's better not to report it to the police."
The character of the yamen runners is mixed, and they will not intervene just because they hear that a girl is in danger. Moreover, once the news that Kou Wan fell into the hands of the kidnappers spreads, it will be a big blow to her reputation.
"Then ask someone to go to her house and tell her?"
Lin Hao thought about it and felt that it was not appropriate: "What if the Weiwu Marquis' Mansion interrogates the person who reported the news and it is you who is implicated?"
Those beggars who were not taken in by the Lin family had at most a mutually beneficial relationship with Ah Xing, but there was no loyalty to them.
She wanted to help Kou Wan, but she didn't want to involve Ah Xing or even herself. Ah Xing, gathering information by wandering the streets as a beggar, was a bit sensitive after all, and had come into the sight of some people.
Ah Xing looked at Lin Hao suspiciously: "You don't mean that we should just go and rescue them, right?"
Lin Hao blinked: "No?"
Ah Xing couldn't understand: "But didn't you say you weren't friends?"
"Even though we're not friends, we're both girls."
As a woman herself, I can better empathize with what a girl will experience if she falls into the hands of a kidnapper, and the difficulties she will face even if she is rescued.
Looking at the girl's clear eyes, Ah Xing's hard heart was suddenly touched, and he put away his indifferent attitude: "Then what are you going to do?"
"Now that we know where the kidnapper is, let's go check it out first to see how many accomplices he has, just to be on the safe side."
This plan was approved by Ah Xing: "Then I'll go check it out."
Lin Hao stopped him and said, "Axing, don't go. We don't know if it's dangerous. I'm going to ask Prince Jing to borrow someone."
Originally, Uncle Liu was also suitable, but he was busy training the good seedlings picked out from the beggars every day, so he didn't find a job for him.
Before Ah Xing could feel warmed by the first half of the sentence, he was interrupted by the rest of the sentence.
Are you thinking that he is not as capable as Prince Jing's men?
Looking down at the slender figure, Ah Xing sighed.
Forget it, I’ll just practice with Liu Bo for an hour from now on.
After discussing with Axing, Lin Hao instructed Baozhu to deliver a letter to Qi Shuo.
Not long after, the two met in a teahouse outside the general's mansion.
"Xuan Yi has gone with your brother. Don't worry, we'll have news soon."
Lin Hao held the teacup in his hand, his tone quite relaxed: "So why bother with this trip when you can just lend me the person?"
She was sitting in the teahouse waiting for Xuan Yi to come back with news, but she didn't expect that Qi Shuo would show up before she could even take two sips of tea.
Qi Shuo was somewhat helpless: "It's just a good opportunity to meet."
Lin Hao was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "That's right."
She had to admit that she was a little happy when she saw Qi Shuo walk in.
"Okay."
"Um?"
"In Qiong'er's eyes, you are now an unfathomable fortune teller."
Lin Hao was at a loss for words: "I wasn't trying to coax her on purpose. I just couldn't explain it."
The little princess is obviously a dignified and steady lady from a noble family, how could she believe this?
Xuan Yi returned faster than expected: "We've found out. There are three people in total. One of them is a middle-aged man and woman who should be a couple, and there is also an old woman. The three of them don't look like they have practiced before. Besides them, there are four young girls who are not very old."
"Four?" Lin Hao was surprised.
"Yes, they're all gagged and locked in a room. One of them, the elegantly dressed girl, is probably the one you're looking for. The other three aren't in good condition and appear to have been locked up for quite some time."
"Have you arranged someone to keep an eye on it?" Qi Shuo asked.
"It's arranged."
Qi Shuo signaled Xuan Yi to step back and asked Lin Hao about his plan.
Lin Hao thought for a moment and made a decision: "Since they are just three ordinary people, let's just go straight to their door and cut the Gordian knot."
After listening to Lin Hao's details, Qi Shuo asked with a smile, "Do you want me to lend you another person?"
"No need, just take the people from the General's Mansion with you."
Without further ado, Lin Hao quickly rushed over with seven or eight servants.
In an alley that leads to the main street at both ends, there is a house with its door tightly closed, and it seems that no one is home.
Baozhu took a deep breath, stepped forward and knocked on the door.
Hearing the knock on the door, the old woman who was feeding chickens in the yard looked at the door vigilantly but said nothing.
A crisp voice came from outside the door: "Is anyone there?"
Hearing the clear young girl's voice, a sturdy middle-aged man came out of the house and said to the old woman, "Go and see what's going on."
The old woman slowly walked to the gate, peeked out through the crack, and saw a pretty girl standing outside.
She turned her head and gestured to the man.
The man's eyes lit up and he walked over.
"Who is it?" The old woman's hoarse voice sounded.
"I'm just passing by and want to ask for a drink of water."
The old woman looked at the man.
The man leaned over to the crack in the door and looked, his breathing suddenly becoming rapid.
She's actually another girl with outstanding looks!
Is this a pie in the sky?
To be on the safe side, he looked outside again and saw the pretty girl's cheeks were red with sweat, and she looked like she had been traveling for a long time.
Looking further back, I couldn't see much because of the gap in the door, so I could only confirm that there was no one else around the little girl.
Those who are capable of such a thing as human trafficking are all cruel and bold. The man really couldn't refuse this delicious pie, so he hid to the side and winked at the old woman.
The old woman stepped forward and opened the door.
"Auntie, can you give me some water to drink? I've walked for a long time and I'm really thirsty." Baozhu raised her hand to wipe the sweat off her face, revealing her smooth and plump forehead.
The old woman glanced around and turned aside: "Come in."
Baozhu waved her hand: "I won't bother going in, I'll just wait here."
Hearing her say this, the man hiding on the side felt relieved.
The little girl was quite alert.
"Then please wait a moment." The old woman said, and hobbled inside.
Seeing that Baozhu's attention was on the old woman, the man decisively reached out and pulled her in, and skillfully covered her mouth with his other hand.
A scream rang out, and the man jumped back and forth in pain, clutching his lower body. But he still remembered to shout, "Don't let her get away!"
Hearing the noise, a middle-aged woman rushed out from the side room, and an old woman holding a watering can also rushed back.
Baozhu, who was about to flee, breathed a sigh of relief.
The girl specifically instructed that all three people should be lured out to prevent the other party from becoming desperate and harming the trapped girl.
Baozhu ran out in panic, but her foot tripped over the threshold. This delay allowed the middle-aged woman to run to the door.
Baozhu let the woman grab her arm and shouted, "Someone come—"
As the three of them were controlling the orb and dragging it inside, a group of men and women rushed over.
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