At the same time, Dugu Jue was also instructing Tong Zhan to buy sacks.
In the corner of the small dark room, Dugu Ling said weakly, "Are we really going to arrest the Second Prince? We have no evidence, and this isn't a case. It's not right to just arrest him like this, is it? And what if he tells Father and Grandmother?"
Dugu Jue waved his hand, telling Tong Zhan to stop dawdling and hurry up.
Over here, he sneered, "Didn't you suspect him first? If you suspect him, you should take action, otherwise you'll just be daydreaming and that's all for nothing!"
The root of a person's weakness is that they only dare to think, but not to act.
Dugu Ling was in the dark room and could hear Dugu Jue's thoughts. Afraid that Dugu Jue would call him a fool and a weakling again, he immediately dared not say another word.
Anyway, even if we cause any trouble, we'll just let Dugu Jue handle it!
Iron Ox General Store.
No sooner had Xia He bought a sack than Tong Zhan arrived.
I saw Xia He's back from afar. Because of the distance, she looked somewhat familiar, but I didn't recognize her.
He also asked for a sack when he went to the counter, adding, "It has to be big enough to hold about 120 or 130 pounds."
Dugu Ran had a leg disability and was thin; he was only a few pounds heavier than the Crown Prince.
Oh no, maybe it's not heavy anymore?
In the past two months, after His Highness the Crown Prince let go of his inner turmoil, his health has improved considerably. He also often accompanies the Crown Princess to drink prenatal supplements, and he has visibly gained some weight.
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor were always pleased whenever they met.
He had no regrets whatsoever about making Princess Ji Yun his crown princess.
After all, compared to some gossip and taboos, it was definitely more important for the Crown Prince, who was sickly and diagnosed by the Imperial Hospital as possibly not living past thirty, to recover his health.
Besides, Your Highness is not only healthy now, but also has offspring.
Almost all the prominent families in the capital had their eyes on the Crown Princess's belly, wondering if she could carry the child to full term, have a safe delivery, and whether it would be a boy or a girl.
Before long, the shopkeeper brought over a sack. Tong Zhan carefully shook it open and looked inside before paying.
Watching him walk away, the shopkeeper muttered, "What's going on today? Two servants from wealthy families came to buy sacks this morning, and they're both the same size!"
Chu Yuan planned to trap Shen You'an; he was the only one who could make Dugu Yue willingly exchange with him.
As aunt and niece, and the new emperor she was to assist, Chu Yuan thought that sacrificing her looks for the sake of the country's prosperity was not a big problem.
Baba: [Little cutie, that's just your opinion.]
"Are you spouting nonsense again?" Chu Yuan said irritably. "How can we complete a mission without using some special methods! What, have you been reading too much Tao Te Ching and are now talking to me about martial virtue?"
Baba was instantly deflated by the scolding, muttering under his breath: "What's the necessary connection between reading the Tao Te Ching and practicing martial virtue...?"
It was too quiet, and Chu Yuan was engrossed in studying the jade bracelet key, so she didn't hear it.
After studying it for a while, I found that it's just so-so. The main thing is that the manufacturing is quite exquisite and it is not easy to replicate. As for other aspects, there is nothing particularly ingenious about it.
However, it must be paired with a lock that can only be used; otherwise, like most mechanisms, it will self-destruct if anything goes wrong.
This is why Xiao Jing and his son dared not forcibly rob the place.
Chu Yuan originally wanted to ask Dugu Jue for help in kidnapping someone, but she didn't see him all afternoon, so she ordered one of the guards protecting her to do it.
Once the person was captured, they were sent directly to Shen You'an's stronghold in the mountains, and then Dugu Yue was notified.
With everything arranged, Chu Yuan snuggled into the warm blankets and settled into a nap.
...
Half an hour later, because Chu Yuan gave the guards a strong colorless and odorless sleeping potion, even though Shen You'an was more skilled than the guards, she still fell for it.
At the Second Prince's residence, Dugu Jue successfully apprehended the person and stuffed him into a sack.
Dugu Ling stammered, "Now... what do we do now?"
Sitting at the table, staring at the motionless sack beside him, Dugu Jue unconsciously tapped his fingers on the surface, as if deep in thought.
"We definitely can't bring the person back to the Crown Prince's residence; she'll be unhappy if she finds out. Other prisons that can handle prisoners, like the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, are also out of the question."
Then we can only find a secluded place to conduct the operation without anyone noticing, and then send the person back after we've finished questioning them.
Given Dugu Ran's character as a shadow ninja, he probably wouldn't tell anyone.
Dugu Ling was speechless.
Because he imagined what it would have been like for him in the past to be kidnapped. If the kidnappers had threatened him even slightly, he might have been terrified and wouldn't have dared to tell anyone!
"I understand." Suddenly, a wicked smile crept onto Dugu Jue's lips. "I've found a perfect spot where we can act easily and without being discovered!"
That's right, Dugu Jue and Chu Yuan want to go together!
They were a step behind; by the time Dugu Ran was thrown into the thatched hut, Shen You'an was already inside.
Dugu Jue tossed the man aside without following him inside, clapped his hands, and sneered, "Let's starve him for a day or two first; it'll make the interrogation easier."
He turned around and left.
Inside the sack, the two were roughly the same size; one was drugged and unconscious, the other was drunk, and their hands and feet were tied to prevent them from behaving properly.
A little while later...
Dugu Ran was the first to wake up, but the effects of the sleeping potion were very strong, and it would take some time for her to fully recover.
Dugu Ran first assessed her situation, then observed her surroundings, and realized she had been kidnapped. Without any exaggerated screams or excessive panic, she managed to get out of the loosened sack after some effort.
Then he noticed that in a dark corner not far away, there seemed to be another burlap sack just like the one at his feet!
Did we encounter...human traffickers?
That's so strange! Aren't child traffickers supposed to prefer seven or eight-year-old kids? He's already sixteen!
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