Where exactly is Chapter 275?
Lu Qingqing came out of the house.
"Did you hear that? Call the villagers, light torches, and go up the mountain to take a look!"
Lu Yun and Lin Zhuang also felt very uncomfortable.
I never imagined Wang Tieqiang's family was in such a terrible state; the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were just one step away from freezing to death.
The two of them had indeed treated Wang Tieqiang very badly before, always giving him the cold shoulder whenever they saw him.
No wonder the villagers didn't associate with his family. If Lin Zhuang hadn't persisted in pursuing the matter, he would have gone to jail!
He almost killed someone; who would dare associate with him?
I wonder whose daughter couldn't make ends meet and ended up marrying into his family.
I heard they were brought over in a donkey cart, and there was no wedding ceremony.
His father died a few days ago, and he was buried quietly.
Lu Yun and Lin Zhuang no longer regret their past poor attitude towards Wang Tieqiang; they deserved it.
But seeing the miserable state of his family, I felt sorry for them.
This is the reaction a kind-hearted person would have.
It was completely dark.
The remaining villagers all lit torches and went up the mountain.
After circling the mountain, they finally found Wang Tieqiang unconscious at the bottom of a ravine, carrying firewood on his back.
My whole body was frozen stiff.
Lin Ye was nowhere to be seen, but Mo Lang found traces of a machete on a tree.
It was definitely not Wang Tieqiang who chopped the wood with an axe; you wouldn't chop wood from such a high place.
Upon closer inspection, human footprints were found.
Mo Lang followed the footprints to search.
The villagers lit a fire, wrapped Wang Tieqiang in a quilt, and Lu Qingqing gave him acupuncture and hot water, finally making him open his eyes.
"Wang Tieqiang, have you seen Lin Ye?"
"Lin Ye... Lin Ye has been kidnapped... I shouted, and they tried to kill me..."
"Who! Who kidnapped Lin Ye!" Lu Yun shouted, grabbing Wang Tieqiang.
"Two, I don't know..." Wang Tieqiang fainted again.
"Wang Tieqiang, Wang Tieqiang! Get up!"
Lu Yun is going crazy!
"Brother, stop asking questions and get him down the mountain quickly, or his legs will be ruined!"
The village headman quickly had someone carry them down the mountain.
Lu Yun and Lin Zhuang rushed into the woods again.
"Hey bro, bro—"
Lu Qingqing couldn't stop calling out and didn't know what to do for a moment, so she could only wait for Mo Lang to return.
Her mind was also in turmoil; she couldn't understand why anyone would kidnap Lin Ye.
She rarely went out and didn't have any enemies, so who could have kidnapped her?
There's absolutely no clue!
"Qingqing, Qingqing—"
It was Old Man Lu's voice.
Lu Qingqing quickly replied, "Dad, I'm here. Why did you come up the mountain too!"
"Qingqing!"
Old Man Lu came over carrying a torch, with another person beside him.
"Miss Lu."
"Young Master Wan, what brings you here at this hour?"
“I heard from the servants who came to deliver gifts that Lin Ye has gone missing, so I came to check on him.”
"What's so interesting about you? You're not even that close to her."
Lu Qingqing was annoyed and spoke rudely.
"Hey, Qingqing, how can you talk like that? Young Master Wan is here to discuss serious matters."
Old Man Lu gave a perfunctory reprimand, then continued, "Young Master Wan said that bandits have appeared in our area."
"Bandits? Where are they?"
"I don't know either."
As if afraid that Lu Qingqing would get angry again, Wan Yuting quickly said, "A friend told me that their caravan encountered this a few days ago. About a hundred people surrounded their caravan and took away their money, goods, and even their horses."
The robbery occurred in the vicinity of Huaiyangpo. It's unclear whether they were from Ming'an County or Changyin County. Both sides reported it to the authorities, but Changyin County couldn't mobilize any officers to investigate. Magistrate Xu did send a few men to search, but they found no trace of them in the area.
"Lin Ye was kidnapped by bandits? That can't be right," Lu Qingqing thought it was too far-fetched.
Instead of robbing people of money and goods, the bandits inexplicably entered the village and kidnapped a village girl...
Lu Qingqing's heart skipped a beat: "Could it be that many girls in the villages have gone missing? Are they human traffickers?"
“That’s exactly what I was worried about. I already sent people to inquire in each village before I came.”
If that's the case, it's better than the current situation.
Although it's not the right thing to do, at least it leaves more clues for them to investigate.
Lu Qingqing said, "Thank you."
"Need not."
“Miss—” Mo Lang has returned.
"The footprints disappeared at the main road. There were two people, one deep and one shallow, and no carriage tracks. They must have walked. One of them was carrying Lin Ye. I'm calling for men to ride horses and chase after them along all the roads!"
"Okay, go quickly!"
Almost an hour and a half has passed. Is it still possible to make it in time?
Lu Qingqing was extremely anxious.
Wan Yuting was stunned. The man just now claimed to be his subordinate.
That was someone close to the magistrate's son...
Has it really come to this?
Suddenly, I felt a deep emptiness inside.
Was he too late in realizing this?
...
The night passed in agony.
The Lu family's door remained open all night.
All the news coming in was bad.
Mo Lang led ten men on horseback and rode along every road for fifty miles, but did not see a single ghost.
The people Wan Jia sent to inquire in various villages have also returned with news that no girls have gone missing in other villages.
Despite such a large-scale operation, they gained nothing, but they managed to spread the word that the girl from Liuyun Village had gone missing.
Lu Yun searched all night, and when he finally got home, his lips were blue from the cold and his ears were frostbitten.
His hands were still stained with blood.
He stood outside the Lu family's gate, like a stiff statue.
He already knew that Lin Ye hadn't returned.
Qiaoxiu cried out in surprise, ran back to call Lu Qingqing, and then came out with a large cloak for Lu Yun to put on.
"Hey buddy! What happened to your hand? It's bleeding!"
"Second brother!"
"Second brother, it's alright, it's alright, Xiao Ye will be fine, she'll definitely be fine," Feng Xiaowan cried.
She had never seen Lu Yun so dejected, as if his soul had been sucked out, and his eyes were devoid of any light.
“Brother…” Lu Qingqing wanted to comfort him, but she knew that anything she said now would be futile.
Whether dead or alive, she has to find him!
The longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes.
"Hey buddy, are you calm now? Cheer up, Lin Ye is still waiting for you to rescue him somewhere you don't know."
Lu Yun looked at her, her eyes welling up with tears, her voice hoarse: "Where are we going to look? I can't understand what Lin Ye has that would make someone come specifically to kidnap her."
As soon as he returned, he heard the villagers talking. Wang Tieqiang had woken up again and said that two men had robbed Lin Ye. They were dressed like beggars, but their eyes were fierce and they were carrying knives. He happened to see them and shouted, and the two men came over and attacked him.
The villagers were saying that it must have been sold to a brothel and that it would never come back.
Even if he comes back, he won't be innocent anymore. The Lu family can't take him anymore. Lin Ye isn't lucky enough to be with them...
Lu Yun lost control and punched the villager.
The blood on his hand was from that person's nose.
He loudly told the villagers that Lin Ye would be fine and that the Lu family would not break off the engagement.
Lin Zhuang, who had been searching for his sister all night and was in a daze, turned his back and started crying after hearing those words.
Xiao Ye, where are you?
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