"Yes! I understand. I will investigate immediately. Please take Ying Twenty to the clinic first. He looks very weak."
Another shadow guard next to An Wu said respectfully, and then led his men to chase the person who had just escaped.
Shadow Twenty was rescued by Anwu and the others. He looked extremely miserable, with many knife wounds on his body, which looked like he was injured by a hidden weapon.
The wound was inflamed and pus was oozing out. He was barely breathing, as if he hadn't eaten in a long time.
Because the shadow guards discovered that Ying Twenty was tied up, the commotion in the restaurant was particularly loud, which also attracted the attention of the people downstairs.
Ying Twenty let the two men slowly carry the injured person down the stairs. Other people saw someone carrying an injured person and quickly moved away.
"What's going on? Did Shadow Twenty find him? Why is he injured like this?"
Chen Yi also noticed the movement upstairs and stood up to look up.
I happened to see Ying Twenty being carried down, so I went forward and asked anxiously.
"Boss, we found him in the private room upstairs. He was tied to a pillar.
But his captors have already escaped, and we are pursuing them. His condition is not good now, so we should take him to the hospital first.
An Wu clasped his hands together and briefly described the scene of his encounter with Ying Twenty, then led his men to the clinic.
"Where's your waiter? Waiter! Come out here right now. Your room is tied up. Is this how you do business?"
Chen Yi heard that Ying Ershi was tied up in the room.
I suddenly felt annoyed, so I called the waiter over loudly.
"Oh, sir! We don't know. We don't know why someone was kidnapped. It has nothing to do with us!"
The waiter quickly came to Chen Yi, not daring to look at him, but just kept crying out for justice.
He was also extremely scared because the group of people had already come to the restaurant a few days ago.
Normally, no one is allowed to get close to them, and they don’t dare to ask!
"You really don't know anything. You don't even know when they came? Didn't you notice anything unusual?"
Chen Yi certainly didn't believe what the waiter said. So he glanced at him a few more times and then questioned him sternly.
"Oh, sir! When they arrived, there were only three of them, looking ferocious and evil.
And usually no one is allowed to get close to him, and I don’t dare to make decisions on my own.
The waiter was so frightened by Chen Yi's attitude that his legs went weak and he accidentally knelt on the ground.
"Okay, then get up! After all, it's not you who kidnapped him, so I won't bother with you. I'll just pack my things."
Chen Yi carefully observed the waiter's expression. He found that he didn't seem to be lying and he couldn't get anything out of him, so he stopped worrying about it.
"Sir, it's done! It's done! It will be ready soon. We will take your packed things directly to the carriage."
The waiter heaved a sigh of relief when he heard what Chen Yi said. Seeing that Chen Yi did not ask any more questions, he quickly asked someone to send the packed things to him in the carriage.
Because there were so many things, it took a long time to finally move them all.
Chen Yi paid the bill at the counter and headed outside. He had wasted too much time here and needed to leave immediately.
It was already nearly three o'clock in the afternoon. Hukou Town began to see more and more people, and there were many vendors selling things next to the restaurant.
"Hey, have you heard? I heard that the town has been conducting thorough inspections in recent days.
It was because the county magistrate’s concubine was lost, but it seemed she was found today.
When the concubine was found, she was in a yard, in dishevel and had been imprisoned.
I don't know who is so bold as to kidnap the county magistrate's concubine. She simply doesn't want to live anymore."
Chen Yi happened to pass by a vendor selling wooden barrels. He had good hearing and heard the vendor gossiping about the county magistrate to the people next to him.
"Oh, you're killing yourself! Keep your voice down. The higher-ups said no private discussions are allowed. I think the town should be back to normal in the next two days."
A thin and small vendor selling steamed buns nearby covered his mouth and responded to the person who had just spoken.
"I'm not talking nonsense. I have a cousin who works in the government. You know how many young girls have been missing in town recently?
It seems that he is also in the same group as the one who kidnapped the county magistrate's concubine. I heard from others that he is a flower-stealing thief.
You don't know that at that time, there were more than a dozen young women imprisoned next to the place where the concubine was discovered.
Most of them were in disheveled clothes, and I don’t know who was so cruel and crazy.”
The barrel vendor didn't take it seriously. He had a mouth, and it wasn't causing much harm.
I couldn't help myself from being chatty and kept talking excitedly to the person next to me.
After hearing this, Chen Yi basically understood the reason for the town's martial law and didn't pay much attention to it.
He got on the carriage and handed a portion of buns in his hand to Yuan Yi who was inside the carriage. Yuan Yi did not go to the restaurant because he was taking care of Yuan Xichen.
"Oh, is this true? Is your information accurate? Don't let the soldiers catch you.
They'll accuse you of spreading rumors, but then no one can protect you. I didn't hear anything, so don't tell me.
I am a timid person. I have a wife and children to take care of at home. I don’t want to get involved in these things.
The vendor selling buns and steamed buns nearby heard this.
He turned his back to the barrel vendor. He felt like he had heard something, something truly great, and he didn't dare to listen any further.
"Tsk! It's just a coward's comment, what's the big deal? Humph! Even if I have news in the future, I won't tell you."
The vendor selling wooden barrels didn't take it seriously. Seeing that the vendor selling buns ignored him, he stopped talking too.
After Chen Yi and the others packed up, they started heading towards the gate of Hukou Town.
The carriage rolled along the ground of Hukou Town, and the only sound was the sound of horse hooves.
The people nearby were also very conscious and gave way on both sides, fearing that they would be kicked and injured by the horses.
The exit of Hukou Town was on the other side, to the east. Chen Yi and his companions walked for about a quarter of an hour before finally reaching the entrance.
"Stop! What are you doing? Why are you leaving the town?" An officer stepped forward and directly blocked the way of Chen Yi and his carriage.
An Wu tightened his grip on his horse, ran up to the officer, and whispered a few words to him.
"Look? We are just an ordinary escort agency. We just happened to pass by here and took a short break."
An Wu still spoke in a very friendly manner and didn't want to cause too much trouble.
After hearing this, the officer took a quick look and let him go.
"Gee! Gee! Gee!" Chen Yi and others then drove the carriage and rushed out of the town!
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