Chapter 106 Going Home
Huo Ran said, "I'll send someone to find Sun Qinwan first; those two will be interrogated overnight."
Jiang Mi nodded. With Huo Ran there, she felt much more at ease.
The two walked out, and it was already quite dark outside. Jiang Mi thought about how her family must be extremely worried about her since she hadn't been home for so long.
Seemingly sensing Jiang Mi's thoughts, Huo Ran said to her, "Don't worry, I've already sent word to your family. They should be relieved now."
“I just got back today. As soon as I arrived in the village, I saw your family looking for you everywhere. Village Chief Zhu and many villagers were also looking for you. They even went to Qingyun Village. That’s when I realized that you had been missing for a day.”
Jiang Mi asked curiously, "Then how did you find this place?"
Huo Ran said, "Then I went to inquire about you and found out that you had been worried about the drought recently. I figured you would definitely go to the village head, so I went to the village head and learned that you had just left him today. So that should be the way you went home."
The stars in the sky fell into Huo Ran's eyes. Jiang Mi looked at him and realized that he seemed to be omnipotent.
Huo Ran continued, "So I had people inquire about some of the local thugs and search for your whereabouts. Later, I learned that two of them had been behaving themselves these past two days, presumably because they had a new mission. In addition, these two people are not usually low-key and have been bragging about getting a big one, so I came looking for them."
Then Huo Ran couldn't help but stroke Jiang Mi's cheek and said with emotion, "Luckily I arrived in time, and thankfully you're not an ordinary woman. Fortunately, you're alright."
Otherwise, he would live with guilt for the rest of his life.
Jiang Mi smiled. Having lived a second life, she certainly couldn't be the same as before.
"System, thank you for helping me."
This was the first time Jiang Mi had thanked the system. Whether it was because the system gave her a second chance or because the system saved her again, although the system's tasks sometimes troubled her, without the system, she wouldn't be who she is today.
The system was a little confused when it first heard Jiang Mi speak like that, and it took it a while to reply.
You're welcome; it's just part of my job.
Jiang Mi's感动 vanished instantly. She rolled her eyes, thinking that perhaps the system had no emotions.
“Sun Qinwan? Her father is already dead. Once the imperial decree is issued, she and her mother will be enslaved. How could she have escaped? And she’s even causing trouble behind the scenes. It seems this town is too chaotic. A responsible magistrate should be appointed to manage it.”
Jiang Mi thought for a moment and said, "The village head is very good. He has been working hard for the people all these years without complaint or regret. Moreover, he handles many of the county magistrate's affairs. I think he is very good."
Huo Ran frowned. He also thought it was a good thing, but such things were usually done by the court sending new officials to take office. There was no precedent for promoting a village head.
Perhaps we could give it a try?
Huo Ran took Jiang Mi home. When Jiang's mother and the others saw that Jiang Mi had returned safely, they were so excited that they cried.
"My sweetheart, are you alright?"
Jiang Yan, Jiang Xuan, and Jiang Zhi were also furious, gritting their teeth: "How dare they kidnap my honey? Who is it? I'll make sure they regret it!"
Huo Ran said, "Those two thieves have been taken to the government office. According to them, it seems that Sun Qinwan paid them to do it. As for the specific details and reasons, the government will interrogate them."
"Sun Qinwan?" Jiang Xuan frowned. He remembered what Sun Qinwan had said before she left. Was she waiting for them here? "I thought she would come to take revenge on me, but I didn't expect her to harm Honey. What a vicious woman!"
Mother Jiang was also very angry when she heard this: "This woman looks very vicious. She has tried to harm my honey time and time again. This time she actually used such a vicious trick. It's really terrible. Young Master Huo, I heard that you are an imperial envoy. Such a vicious woman must be punished properly."
Huo Ran smiled and said, "Of course, people who disregard the law will definitely receive the lessons they deserve."
Jiang Cheng looked at Huo Ran with great admiration. Seeing that Jiang Mi was alright, he smiled broadly and said, "This time, we owe it all to Young Master Huo. If it weren't for you saving my daughter, I don't know what would have happened to her."
Previously, Jiang's mother disliked Huo Ran being so close to Jiang Mi, but this time she wasn't as averse to it, after all, he was her daughter's savior.
"Yes, Young Master Huo, you must not have eaten yet, it's so late. We've prepared a meal at home, come and eat with us."
As soon as Huo Ran returned to Hongyang Village, he heard about Jiang Mi's situation. He had searched for her so late that she probably didn't have time to eat.
Jiang Mi's stomach started growling at this moment. She hadn't eaten anything for a long time, all because of that Sun Qinwan!
Upon hearing this, Jiang's mother felt extremely distressed: "My child, are you starving? Come quickly, Mother has prepared a lot of your favorite foods and is just waiting for you to come home."
Jiang Mi then invited Huo Ran to join them: "Come and eat with us, we owe you a lot this time."
Huo Ran did not refuse. He secretly gestured to his men, who were hiding in the shadows, telling them to find a place to eat on their own, while he would eat at the Jiang family's house.
Seeing a table full of her favorite dishes, Jiang Mi quickly began to wolf them down. Her mother, standing beside her, served her food, her voice filled with concern: "My goodness, you're so hungry! It's all that woman surnamed Sun's fault. Eat some more of this..."
Jiang Mi was halfway through her meal when Zhu Qiancheng rushed over. Seeing that Jiang Mi was alright, he was immediately relieved.
"It's alright, it's alright."
Despite his advanced age, Zhu Qiancheng still came to worry about Jiang Mi. Jiang Mi was very touched: "Grandpa, I'm fine, nothing's wrong, don't worry."
Zhu Qiancheng nodded, but didn't leave. He just sat there watching Jiang Mi eat, as if watching her eat was enough to satisfy him.
Seeing that everyone in the Jiang family was staring at her, even Huo Ran had put down his chopsticks and was staring at her, Jiang Mi felt embarrassed and put her chopsticks down as well.
Seeing that she had stopped eating, Jiang's mother asked in confusion, "Why aren't you eating? Are you full? How can you be full eating so little? Eat more."
The ginger honey was actually made because I was too hungry and kept eating it, which is not good for my stomach.
"I've finished eating, Mom, Grandpa. Don't look at me like that. I'm fine. Besides, I'm so strong, no one can do anything to me. Don't worry."
That's true, but as parents, how can we really rest easy?
Huo Ran finished eating and felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he got up to say goodbye.
Jiang's mother was much more enthusiastic this time than usual.
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