Chapter 268: A Generation of Grand Secretaries (30)
So the gate closed right in front of the carriage. Wen Wan was dumbfounded. Even if she didn't have the legendary protagonist's halo, she shouldn't be this unlucky, right? This was just too unfortunate.
"It's a good thing we left early, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to leave. Aren't you very disappointed?"
Wen Wan: Don't mention it, I'm heartbroken and don't want to talk.
Gao Wei didn't mind, and then drove the carriage away. Wen Wan was almost driven crazy the whole way, her whole body aching, so she said, "Can we change to a better carriage? If I die on the way, you won't be able to explain yourself, right?"
Gao Wei stopped the oxcart. "You'll just have to bear with it. I didn't bring any money and can't afford to rent a horse-drawn carriage."
Wen Yan: "???"
You, a flower thief, are actually a poor wretch?
Would anyone believe that if I told them?
"However, once we get to Jingyao Town, I can get a better carriage. You'll have to put up with it for now."
Wen Yan: "..."
Fine, what can she do? Her life is still in their hands; she's just meat on a chopping board.
"Are you really a womanizer?"
Why would you ask that?
"No, your main goal is to kidnap me. The flower-picking incident was just a smokescreen. I just don't understand, doesn't this make things more difficult? After all, I have so many family members protecting me."
"I wasn't the one picking the flowers."
Wen Wan: "???" So there's another flower thief? Wen Wan only encountered a simple kidnapper? But why is this kidnapper also called Gao Wei?
"Don't think about things you shouldn't think about. The more you know, the faster you'll die."
Wen Wan: "I'm just bored. I'm only talking to distract myself. I don't know whether you want to answer or tell the truth. Just consider it a good deed."
Gao Wei: "..."
"You're saying someone in the capital wants to see me? That's very strange. Are you sure you haven't kidnapped the wrong person? I've lived in a neighboring county all my life and have never been to the capital. I don't know any important people there, so why would any important person from the capital want to see a little girl like me?"
"I am Shen Jiao. Are you trying to kidnap Li Jiao? Liu Jiao? Chen Jiao?"
"Don't get your hopes up, it's you. As for why it's you, I don't know. I'm just someone who does things for money."
"How much?"
“My family is very rich. I can give you ten times, twenty times. As long as you let me go, you won’t lose out.”
Gao Wei: "My principle is to do things for money. If you can come back after I deliver you, you can pay me to send you back."
Wen Yan: "..."
This must be a professional assassin. Damn, how did the original owner of this body manage to stage such a huge accident?
"Do you know why that important person sought me out?"
No comment.
After that, no matter what Wen Wan said, as long as it was related to the person who kidnapped her, Gao Wei didn't reveal a single word. In the end, Wen Wan got annoyed and didn't bother to ask anymore.
After an unknown amount of time, when they finally stopped, Gao Wei looked at the people in the carriage. The latter half of the journey had been too quiet. However, after just one glance, Gao Wei frowned and reached out to touch Shen Jiao's forehead. "She has a fever."
He hadn't expected that after only a few hours in the oxcart, this delicate young lady would develop a fever and faint. There was nothing he could do but take her to the clinic first.
...
On the other side.
The atmosphere in the Shen family was very oppressive. Shen's father's face was ashen, while Shen's mother was anxiously shedding tears. Shen Yuechu was also very anxious.
"How could this happen? Why my daughter?!" Mother Shen couldn't stop crying.
Shen Yuechu said, "Mother, don't worry. The lack of news might actually be good news. Maybe my sister is safe and sound."
Shen Yuechu didn't believe what he was saying.
Gu Sui knelt on the ground.
Father Shen: "What are you doing? This is not your fault. The toxins in your body have not been cleared. Get up quickly."
Gu Sui: "It's my fault. I had a chance to save Ajiao, but it's all my fault."
"It's not your fault. It's just that my daughter was destined to suffer this calamity."
"I will definitely rescue Ah Jiao. If anything happens to Ah Jiao, I, Gu Sui, am willing to go with her."
Father Shen: "..."
He patted Gu Sui on the shoulder and said, "Why are you doing this? You have a bright future ahead of you."
"Without Gillian Chung, I can't see a future."
"Alright, just tell me what kind of help you need. You're the only one who's seen that thug, and I hope you can save my daughter."
"Thank you, Uncle Shen."
Gu Sui left the Shen family and returned to the Gu family.
The news of the Shen family's affair spread throughout the entire neighboring county, and the steward also learned about it. As the steward who had watched Gu Sui grow up, he knew that Gu Sui must be very sad right now. "Master, Madam will definitely be alright. You must also take care of yourself, otherwise Madam will worry when she comes back."
"Uncle Lin, can you take a look at this style of tattoo? Have you ever seen it before?"
Gu Sui handed Uncle Lin a piece of paper, and the butler's eyes widened after reading it. "This..."
Gu Sui stared at Uncle Lin, "You've seen this before, haven't you? This is what I saw on the bandits the day my parents died. You said you didn't recognize it then, but now? Do you recognize it or not?"
housekeeper:"……"
"master."
“Ah Jiao got caught up in this mess because of me, but I don’t even know who my family has offended. I’m not a good son, nor a good fiancé. Uncle Lin, if you don’t want me to live the rest of my life in regret, then tell me who this is.”
The butler sighed, "It seems what's coming will come."
The butler said, "A few days before the incident, the master and madam asked me to come over and told me that if something happened to them, they didn't want me to get involved in it. They told me not to investigate, not to look at it, and not to get close to them."
"When I asked why, what had happened, the master gave me a pattern. This is it. This pattern comes from Nightfall, an assassination organization in the capital. Every one of their assassins has this tattoo."
"An assassin organization?" Gu Sui frowned. "Why would an assassin organization impersonate bandits to kill my parents?"
The butler shook his head. "The master didn't say anything, he just told me not to tell you, so you wouldn't have the chance to go to the capital. I originally thought that if you married into the Shen family, everything would be fine. Who would have thought that they would actually kidnap Miss Shen? I don't know much, the master didn't even tell me."
"The capital?" Gu Sui ran to his father's study and rummaged through it, with the butler following behind. "Master, please calm down."
"How can I stay calm? My parents died unjustly, and the person I love is in danger because of me. How can I stay calm?"
I searched the entire study, but found nothing.
Gu Sui slumped in his chair, his face pale. "I must find out who it is."
At this moment, the jewelry shop owner requested an audience.
"See."
The jewelry shop owner rushed in, "Young Master Gu, I have news about Miss Shen."
"What?"
The boss handed over a box, which Gu Sui opened.
"This is the bracelet that Miss Shen bought from our shop. There's only one in the entire county. My shop assistant found it on the road and picked it up. The last one is at the gate outside the county. It's missing a main stone. I'm not sure if it's lost or if Miss Shen took it with her. That's why I came over here so quickly."
"Out of the county? To the entrance of the neighboring county."
Gu Sui hurried to the gate leading out of the county, but after asking around, he didn't see anyone who resembled Miss Shen.
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