"I don't want to eat anymore. I don't want to eat anymore. My stomach will be bloated if I eat too much." Su Ruoli said.
Lu Chen put down the chestnuts in his hand and said, "Then I won't eat it. I'll read a book with you."
Su Ruoli took out a book from the space and handed it to Lu Chen. The two of them sat on the stool and read the book, quietly and comfortably.
When it was dinner time, Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi had not returned yet, and Su Ruoli became a little anxious.
Lu Chen saw that Su Ruoli was anxious, so he said, "Let's go make dinner first. We can eat it when grandma and the others come back."
"Okay, I'll light the fire and you cook." Su Ruoli said.
"Okay!" Lu Chen said with a smile, taking Su Ruoli's hand and going to the kitchen.
But when the meal was ready, Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi had not returned, and the sky was gradually getting dark.
"No, I have to go out and look for it." Su Ruoli stood up and ran out.
"I'll go with you." Lu Chen caught up with Su Ruoli. "Grandma just came back. Where will they go?"
"It should be a small Western-style building. Let's go and take a look." Su Ruoli said.
The two came to the small Western-style building and found that the door was locked and there was no sign that anyone had been at the door.
Su Ruoli became more and more anxious. If they didn't come to the small Western-style building, where would they go? Could they be in danger?
"Don't worry, let's look around again." Lu Chen comforted.
They searched the area but still couldn't find any trace of Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi.
"Something must have happened to grandma and the others." Su Ruoli said anxiously.
"Let's go ask around, maybe someone has seen grandma and the others." Lu Chen said.
The two asked around, but no one said they had seen it.
"Let's go back and take a look. Maybe grandma and the others have returned." Lu Chen said.
"This is the only way now. No one here has seen grandpa and grandma, which means they haven't come. Let's go back and check first." Su Ruoli said.
The two ran all the way back home, but the house was still the same as when they left, which showed that the two old people had not returned.
Su Ruoli was anxious, but still pretended to be calm. She sat at the table and quickly drew two portraits of Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi.
There were many people in the alley, and they might have seen grandma and her family again. Su Ruoli and Lu Chen took the portrait and went to each house to ask.
Finally, I got some useful information from the last house, which was also occupied by an elderly couple.
"Grandma, have you seen these two old people?" Su Ruoli took out the portraits and showed them to the old lady.
"They are at that house." The old woman pointed to Su Ruoli.
Su Ruoli and Lu Chen looked at each other. They had just asked about that family, but they said they had never seen them. What a bastard.
"Mother-in-law, thank you." Su Ruoli thanked her and took Lu Chen away.
Su Ruoli knocked on the door of that house angrily, and the person who opened the door was the middle-aged man from before.
"Have you seen these two people?" Su Ruoli held the portrait in front of the man again.
Without even looking at the portrait, the man said, "I told you I've never seen it. I've never seen it. Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Although his tone was calm, his eyes were evasive.
Su Ruoli sneered, "Really? Then why don't we go in and look for it..."
The man's expression turned ugly. "I already said I've never seen it before. Get out!"
"You're not going to tell the truth, are you?" Su Ruoli kicked the door.
Lu Chen grabbed the man's neck and said, "I advise you to take us to find someone, otherwise I will kill you first and then go in to find someone."
"No, no, no, I'll take you there," the middle-aged man said in a panic. He was really afraid that his neck would break in the next second.
Su Ruoli and Lu Chen followed the man to a room, only to see Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi tied to chairs with cloth strips stuffed in their mouths.
"Grandma! Grandpa!" Su Ruoli hurried forward to untie the rope and remove the cloth strip.
"Nannan, why are you here?" Fang Yi was surprised when she saw Su Ruoli and Lu Chen.
"We've been looking for you for a long time, and it turns out you were kidnapped by this guy." Su Ruoli glared at the man angrily, "Did he do anything to you?"
"We're fine." Fang Yi said, although she was still in pain and was afraid that Su Ruoli would worry.
Su Ruoli turned around and kicked the man twice, "Why did you kidnap my family?"
"I...I was forced to do this." The man said with a sad face, "Someone forced me to do this."
"Who?" Su Ruoli asked.
"I don't know them." The man shook his head.
"You dare to agree to kidnap someone even though you don't know him. Do you believe what he said?" Su Ruoli said.
"I really don't know them. They just said to kidnap the person and come to pick him up in the evening, and then gave me 500 yuan. I did it for the money," said the man.
Su Ruoli and Lu Chen looked at each other, their hearts full of doubts.
"No matter what, the most important thing is to send grandpa and grandma home first, and take this person back with them." Lu Chen said.
Su Ruoli and Lu Chen took Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi back home.
Fang Yi was worried all the way, wondering why those people kidnapped them.
After arriving home, Su Ruoli poured them a glass of water and asked them to rest first. Lu Chen went to the kitchen to heat up the food.
"Who wants to harm us?" Fang Yi looked worried.
"Grandma, don't worry, I will definitely find out everything." Su Ruoli clenched her fists.
Soon Lu Chen came over with the food, "Xiao Li'er, have some food with grandma and grandpa first, and leave the rest to me."
Su Ruoli nodded.
After dinner, Lu Chen asked Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi. However, the two elders knew nothing about the matter and had not made enemies with anyone in the past few days.
"Grandma, you and grandpa go and rest first." Su Ruoli said as she pushed the two old people to bed.
After Fang Yi and Jian Zhongyi fell asleep, Su Ruoli took the middle-aged man to his home.
Since this person said that someone would come in the evening, she would wait and see who it was.
The two waited until after twelve o'clock before they heard a rustling sound coming from outside.
Su Ruoli and Lu Chen hurried out to check, only to see seven or eight strangers gathered in the yard.
The leader stared at them with a sinister look.
Su Ruoli's heart sank. She turned to look at Lu Chen, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.
Lu Chen understood and gently shook her hand, signaling her to rest assured. Then, the two of them stepped forward and faced the group of uninvited guests.
All of a sudden, there were crackling and various noises in the yard. Su Ruoli and Lu Chen quickly knocked the intruder to the ground.
Lu Chen found some ropes, tied them up, and stuffed their own smelly socks into each person's mouth.
Su Ruoli didn't ask anything, picked up the stick on the ground and hit them.
Su Ruoli used all her strength with each stick, beating a group of people so hard that they fell to the ground, and could only whimper softly.
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