Chapter 82: Fear (Part 3)
The shouts came one after another, almost echoing throughout the alleys, and the sounds of shouting, beating, and cursing were incessant. In the end, the faint cries of "Ouch" and "Mercy" for mercy could be heard.
Obviously, the two men had been subdued by the people, and were then tied up and handed over to the headman.
Zhuang Qingning let out a long sigh, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, and couldn't help but hold on to the blue brick wall next to him. He almost collapsed on the ground.
He just thought of a clever idea in a moment of emergency. He gritted his teeth, tried his best to survive, and even thought of ways to get rid of these people to avoid their revenge in the future. It can be said that he was holding on by the last breath he had at that time.
Now that the matter was temporarily settled, I realized that my back had already been soaked, my legs were trembling and I could not stand steadily, and the more I thought about it, the more scared I became.
After all, he is a kidnapper, who makes money by doing evil things. He is cruel and fearless. If he gets angry, he can drug her or stab her with a knife. It's all possible...
But fortunately, it's all over. The person has been caught and will be thrown into jail. She doesn't have to be afraid anymore.
Zhuang Qingning forced himself to stand up and tried to calm himself. When his pale face had some color and his lips stopped trembling, he slowly walked towards the stall to look for Zhuang Qingsui.
Not far away, the curtain on a carriage was quietly lowered.
When the carriage passed by here, Ning Feng heard a girl shouting that she had found money and wanted to share it. He was surprised, but also worried that when people heard about sharing the money, they would rush up and disturb Chu Jinnian, so he stopped aside and waited for people to calm down before passing by.
Unexpectedly, this penny suddenly turned into a means of catching a kidnapper, so Chu Jinnian ordered him to send someone to check, in case the kidnapper escaped and harmed civilians again.
The person who was sent out has come back with a report that the kidnapper had already been caught by the angry villagers and would soon be handed over to the local headman for interrogation. Only then did Ning Feng feel relieved and replied to Chu Jinnian.
I'm sorry to scare you, young master." Ning Feng frowned and said, "I never thought that the public security here would be so bad. The county magistrate is also negligent and incompetent in governing his people."
"The county magistrate is in charge of the general affairs of the county. The town has the head of the garrison and the yamen runners. In theory, each of them has their own duties. In this case, the head of the garrison is incompetent in governance, and the county magistrate has also made inappropriate use of people."
"But then again, even if the government is well governed, there is no guarantee that there will be no bad people. People cannot foresee what will happen. I have someone to remind the local county magistrate that public security cannot be ignored."
Chu Jinnian's tone was cold, but there was a hint of amusement at the corner of his mouth: "The girl who just escaped is a person with some brains."
A girl from an ordinary family would have been frightened out of her wits if she encountered such a thing, and would have only been crying and howling. But she was able to be so calm as to throw money to attract people, and then wait for an opportunity to identify the kidnapper, and not only successfully escape, but also catch the kidnapper. It was really rare.
If this kind of brain were in a man's body, he would probably be able to achieve something.
"Sir..." Ning Feng pursed his lips, paused, and then whispered, "This girl is the strange girl who I told you about last night, who picked up Chunlan's purse and didn't ask for any reward."
"Oh?" Chu Jinnian opened his eyes, which were originally tightly closed, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then this is quite interesting."
A smart person is involved in Chu Jinzhou's affairs, which makes things even more intriguing.
"I will urge someone to find out the details of this person as soon as possible." Ning Feng said hurriedly, "Please rest assured, sir."
"Let's go."
Chu Jinnian did not express his opinion, but just raised his hand slightly.
"Yes." Ning Feng urged the driver to drive.
The driver whipped the horse-drawn carriage and it continued to move forward slowly.
When Zhuang Qingning returned to the tofu stall, his fingertips were still a little cold.
"Sister." Zhuang Qingsui had been looking around, and when she saw Zhuang Qingning coming back, she rushed over to her and said, "You're finally back. Why did you take so long?"
"Just now I heard some noise in the alley. It was said that someone was kidnapping someone. Many people went to beat the kidnapper. It sounded scary. I hope you are not scared, sister."
Zhuang Qingsui asked a lot of questions, and then she realized that something was wrong with Zhuang Qingning: "Sister, why do you look so bad? Your hands are so cold."
"I'm fine, don't worry." Zhuang Qingning forced himself to be alert, grinned, and asked, "Have you sold all the tofu?"
"It's sold out." Zhuang Qingsui was full of uneasiness, but seeing that Zhuang Qingning didn't seem to want to say anything, he didn't ask any more questions. He just took a small stool and asked her to sit down: "Sister, are you thirsty? I'll buy you a cup of tea?"
"That's not necessary." Zhuang Qingning looked up at the sky and said, "It's almost time for lunch. Let's not go back to cook. It's very busy. Why not just have a bowl of wontons here?"
After this happened, she really didn't have the mood or even the energy to go back and make lunch.
"Okay, I'll listen to my sister." Zhuang Qingsui helped to pack up the bamboo basket and everything, and together with Zhuang Qingning, they found a wonton stall and ordered two bowls of wontons.
The wontons with pork filling are made with green onions and river shrimps. They are fragrant and delicious. The soup is added with boiled green onion oil, which smells fragrant and tastes extremely delicious.
The wontons from this restaurant are the ones that Zhuang Qingning praised the most in the past.
The stall owner also knew the two sisters, so he asked them to sit down and cooked a bowl of wontons for each of them.
Because they were regular customers, two more were added to each bowl.
The wontons were cooked and placed in front of him. Zhuang Qingning took the chopsticks and spoon handed to him by Zhuang Qingsui and started eating the wontons.
The delicious wontons, the rich soup, and the hot food in his stomach made his originally empty heart seem to be settled. After finishing this bowl of wontons, Zhuang Qingning felt that he was finally alive, and that everything in front of him became real and reliable.
Especially when he reached out and pinched Zhuang Qingsui's little cheek, Zhuang Qingning breathed a sigh of relief.
All the anxiety that had been pent up in my heart was driven away with this breath.
"Sister pinched my face again..." Zhuang Qingsui pouted.
"No way?" Zhuang Qingning blinked his eyes: "I just want to see if you have gained weight on your face."
By the way, I just want to satisfy my urge to pinch my chubby face.
Zhuang Qingsui raised his chin to express his disbelief.
Whether or not you have gained weight, you can tell by looking at it, so why do you need to pinch it? It's obvious that you just feel that the flesh is more comfortable to pinch, so you just pinch it.
Oh, my sister.
Zhuang Qingsui couldn't help but hold his forehead and sigh.
But now seeing that Zhuang Qingning no longer looked like he had lost his soul, and his eyes were filled with tenderness as usual, Zhuang Qingsui felt much more at ease.
If pinching her face could make Zhuang Qingning feel at peace, then she wouldn't be afraid of being pinched into a pig's head.
Zhuang Qingsui lowered his head and slurped the wonton soup in the bowl.
The wontons were all gone and their stomachs were full. The two sisters bought some daily necessities and took the ox cart back home.
I had already eaten lunch, and after going back to soak the beans, I just took a nap.
Zhuang Qingning had gone through a series of turmoil before and was very tired at this moment. He fell asleep almost as soon as he touched the pillow.
Seeing this, Zhuang Qingsui pulled the thin blanket over her body, lay down beside her, and closed his eyes. ——Gong Qingsheng felt that today was probably the busiest day of the year, bar none.
(End of this chapter)
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