Chapter 197 Clues
"Well, I thank Lord Lu on behalf of my old master. I will go back to the mansion and tell my old master. Lord Lu will definitely not let my old master down."
Ma Wanli looked anxious as if he had lost his young master, and his tone was full of flattery.
Lu Yigeng was unable to express his opinion and could only politely have Ma Wanli escorted out of the government office.
Afterwards, Lu Yigeng sent people to inquire about the news of the young masters of the Ma Mansion.
Ma Wanli also brought the servants of the Ma Mansion and posted wanted notices at various city gates.
Princess Ning didn't know the truth and was extremely anxious.
"My Lord, someone must have targeted my father, otherwise how could my nephew and his family be kidnapped together?"
"Princess, don't worry. I have already sent people out to help look for him."
Prince Ning looked at his own princess anxiously, but he felt a little suspicious.
He still understood Matthew's intentions.
Several legitimate grandchildren were abducted together, why were the granddaughters and illegitimate grandchildren all safe?
Therefore, something must have happened in the Ma Mansion.
As for what it was, he had already sent people to investigate.
"I thank you, Your Majesty, and it is you who cares for me."
Princess Ning leaned in Prince Ning's arms, feeling a little uneasy.
"If you are worried, you can go back and take a look."
Prince Ning patted Princess Ning on the back and sincerely advised her to return to her parents' home.
After all, Princess Ning is Matthew's daughter. If she goes back, Matthew should tell her the truth.
If it is disadvantageous to Prince Ning's Mansion, he can make plans early.
"Can I really go back to the Ma Mansion to take a look?"
Princess Ning looked at Prince Ning with surprise; she had wanted to go back for a long time.
But today is only the first day of the new year, and it is already past noon, so it is not proper to go out at this time.
"Of course you can. If something happens in the Ma Mansion, you don't have to worry too much about the rules."
Prince Ning nodded, looking worried.
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty."
Princess Ning thanked Prince Ning and asked her personal maid to help her pack her things, intending to return to the Ma Mansion immediately.
Before she arrived at the Ma residence, Matthew Li had already smashed two sets of teacups in the study.
"Kidnapped? How could they be kidnapped? Twenty of you couldn't protect a few children?"
Matthew Li was so angry that he felt dizzy and wanted to kill the secret guard who came to report the news to vent his hatred.
The secret guards he had spent a lot of money and time to raise couldn't even beat the bandits. What was the point of raising them?
"Although those people came for the young masters, they did not hurt them at all. However, they used fatal moves on the subordinates and did not intend to leave any alive.
I risked my life to escape in order to bring back evidence for my master and leader so that we can find out the identities of the criminals and rescue the young masters."
The secret guard who came back to report the news was already seriously injured and was in danger of falling down at any moment while kneeling on the ground.
He brought back a big knife that he had seized during the fight, which was the only clue to finding the criminal.
"Mo Li, do you recognize this knife?"
Matthew closed his eyes, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then asked Mo Li who was kneeling beside him.
"In reply to the master, this sword belongs to the Yundao Sect, and the Yundao Sect does not take the initiative to make enemies with others."
The broadsword of the Yundao Sect is very famous in the martial arts world. Mo Li was once a martial artist himself, so he could recognize it at a glance.
"Cloud Blade Sect? When have I ever provoked them?"
Matthew Li didn't know the Cloud Blade Sect, and had never dealt with them.
"The Cloud Blade Sect has also been accepting missions from the Dark Tower in recent years."
Seeing that Matthew Li had no impression of the Yundao Sect, Mo Li then thought of the largest underworld organization in the capital - the Dark House.
An organization that makes money by taking on various difficult tasks.
The members of this organization are all from powerful sects in the martial arts world, both good and evil.
The missions they received were also varied, including murder, arson, robbery, and looting...
But they never took on missions targeting the royal family or border generals.
This can be considered as a means of self-protection for them.
"Dark room?"
When Matthew Li heard the word secret room, his brows furrowed tightly. It was obvious that he knew about secret rooms.
Thinking back then, between training his own secret guards and cooperating with the Dark Tower, he chose the former.
Unexpectedly, today, his secret guards were caught by the secret building.
Several of his legitimate grandchildren also fell into the hands of the Dark Tower.
He had also heard about the rules of the dark room: "You get paid to help others eliminate disasters." During the cooperation period, you must be absolutely loyal to your employer.
In other words, unless he can find someone who lets the Dark Tower take action against his legitimate grandchildren.
Otherwise, even if he had evidence to prove that it was the people from the Dark House who kidnapped his family's grandchildren, the Dark House would not negotiate with him.
"Ma Tiao, go check the secret room immediately."
Matthew Li no longer trusted Mo Li, and asked Ma Tiao, a servant who had been a slave in the Ma family for generations, to investigate.
"I'll go right here."
After receiving the task, Ma Tiao left the study. As soon as he walked out the door, he ran into Princess Ning who came back in a hurry.
When Princess Ning returned to the Ma Mansion, she did not go to see Madam Ma first, but went directly to the study.
"I have met Princess Ning."
When Ma Tiao saw Princess Ning, he was delighted.
The operations in that secret building were secretive, and it was not something that a small official like him could investigate at will.
If Prince Ning could take action, it would be much easier to find out who ordered the kidnapping of the young masters.
"This old minister pays respect to Princess Ning."
Princess Ning went straight into the study. Matthew Li was very fond of this eldest daughter and the rules in the mansion were extremely strict.
So, he took the lead in paying respect to Princess Ning.
"We are here to see Princess Ning."
Mo Li and others also bowed and greeted Princess Ning.
"Father, please don't be so polite. Is there any news about your nephews?"
Princess Ning helped Matthew Li up and hurriedly asked about the missing nephews.
She didn't know yet that several of her nephews had been kidnapped.
"Someone asked the dark building to do it."
Matthew knew that King Ning had also sent people to help him look for people, so he did not hide the truth about the disappearance of several legitimate grandchildren.
It was a fake loss last night, but it was a real loss today.
The Dark Tower never goes against the royal family. If Prince Ning takes action, I wonder if they will give him a bit of face?
"Someone asked the Dark Tower to take action?"
When Princess Ning heard the news, she also frowned.
She did some things to help Prince Ning and her own father, but it was limited to exchanging information with the female relatives stationed in various mansions or doing some trivial matters in the back house.
Even though she had heard about what was happening outside, she had never gotten involved.
She had heard about this secret building and knew that they were difficult to deal with.
"Yes, although my father has been an official for many years, he has never offended any of his colleagues. I really can't imagine who would go to such lengths to find the secret room and go against our Ma Mansion."
Matthew Li believed that he was an honest official and had never offended anyone.
"Father is right. Why don't we ask Ruyu and the others to come and ask them? Maybe they offended someone when they were out and about?"
Princess Ning is the eldest daughter of Ma Xiuli, Ma Ruyu is her half-brother, and she also has several biological brothers.
Except for Ma Ruyu who was engaged in business, the others were either officials or students, and they came into contact with quite a few people.
In her eyes, since several nephews were kidnapped, it was very likely that several men in the Ma family had offended someone outside.
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