They waited outside the door for a while, then knocked on the door. When there was no movement in the room, they took out the dagger, inserted it through the crack of the door, lifted it up, and opened the door latch. They didn't intend to enter my house, but the room of guards Jia and Tao Abao.
After entering the house, they walked straight towards the bed, reaching out to take Tao Abao away from Guard Jia.
Guards Jia and Tao Abao were stunned and had no reaction at all.
Tao Abao was taken away by the visitors, and they evacuated immediately after they succeeded.
They had no idea that Tao Abao had my Qi threads on his body. When they took him away, my Qi threads had penetrated into his body.
I kept a safe distance from them, and they used Qinggong to escape, running back to the city without stopping.
However, the city gate was closed, and they could only wait at the temporary settlement outside the city gate.
Every day, there are hawkers waiting before dawn to open the city gate and enter the city to do business, as well as people who come home late and have nowhere to go. These people spontaneously set up sheds and simple huts outside the city to take shelter from the rain in summer. To keep warm in winter, it became a small market over time.
There are 'inns' that provide temporary rest, which are actually large sheds surrounded by wooden boards and straw mats, and the beds are also made of stones and wooden boards.
The person who stole Tao Abao went to such an inn to rest. Although the inn did not explicitly stipulate that 'ladies only', the boss and the guests all agreed that this was a men's inn.
Because it is a Datong shop, there is no cover or barrier in the middle. Vendors who take a temporary rest often rest shirtless. It would be inconvenient for women to be caught in the middle.
I stayed on the big tree in the distance and was not in a hurry to arrest anyone. I wanted them to take me to see the person behind the scenes.
This is the county seat of Pinglan County. The city gate opens at 4:30 every morning, the vegetable market starts setting up stalls at 5 o'clock, and almost all shops are open for business at 6 or 7 o'clock.
The child thief blended in with the crowd and entered the city smoothly.
I kept some distance from them and waited until they disappeared into the city before I walked towards the city gate.
They confirmed that no one was following him and entered a house with confidence.
I locked the location of the house and walked over slowly.
Tao Abao has my healing energy in his body, so no one can hurt him, so I will take my time and walk slowly.
The person who stole the child handed him over to a woman. The first thing the woman did when she took Tao Abao was to take off the longevity lock on the silver collar.
She didn't care about Tao Abao, so she put him in the recliner and concentrated on studying the lock.
I controlled the air thread and let Tao Abao continue to sleep.
The moment the woman came into contact with Tao Abao, the breath had already taken the opportunity to get on her body.
I found the Octopus brand of the Haisha Gang on her body.
This coastal gang is ruthless and those who join must have it branded on their chests.
The mark is so deep that it will die if it is not taken care of well.
The woman is from the Haicha Gang, but I have never heard of any connection between the Haicha Gang and Tao Wuye from the Wan Bodyguard Bureau.
There were guards inside and outside the house. I released the gas wire to control them, and then walked in through the main entrance.
The nursing home and the doorman, who were staring but unconscious, turned a blind eye to me.
I walked through the cloisters and gardens and found the women's room.
She couldn't move her whole body now, and the longevity lock had been opened.
She was temporarily blind, and she wanted to scream but couldn't.
I opened the door and walked into the house. She was even more frightened. She wanted to call someone but couldn't.
The longevity lock was held in her hand, and the contents inside fell to the ground.
It was a small wax ball, and the broken shell could no longer cover the cloth strip inside.
The strip of cloth was not unfolded, so the woman probably hadn't seen it yet.
I picked it up and put it in my arms, picked up Tao Abao and left.
I didn't release Qi Si's control on them until they left the city. I left a note for the guard Jia and told him to wait for us at the tea shed at the intersection.
That intersection is the only way to go to the Flower City.
It seems that if I don't personally escort them back to the island, something will happen on the way.
Because it is the only way to the Flower City, the business of the tea shed at the intersection has always been very good.
Guard Jia didn't even have a seat. He stood under the tree next to the tea shed and looked around from time to time.
"Here! I'm here! Owner -" He suddenly changed his title, causing the guests in the tea shed to turn around and look in my direction.
Tao Abao woke up on the road. The moment he woke up, his eyes were full of panic. He calmed down when he saw my face.
I've read the writing on that little piece of cloth. It's not some shocking secret. It's an address, Tao Baye's residence.
Tao Baye made a mistake and had an accident and became disabled. He withdrew from the magic world and people soon forgot about him.
Where he lives is not a secret worth hiding and digging up.
"Master, was I knocked unconscious? Alas, the master will definitely punish me severely when I return." Guard Jia looked sad.
"Their Qinggong is superior to yours. It's normal for you not to notice. I made you faint on purpose. They won't guide me when you wake up."
"The owner of the village is wise!"
"Okay, let's not go back to the island, let's go somewhere first."
"Okay, is Tao Qi'er okay?"
"fine."
Guard Jia took Tao Abao and tied it with a cloth belt behind his back with skillful movements.
Guard Jia didn't ask where I was going, he just followed me.
The address on the strip is a thousand kilometers away from us.
I went into town and bought a carriage, and we drove on.
I left a secret message to Yunzhou's subordinate in the city, asking him to tell him that Guard Jia and I needed to go on a business trip and our return was to be determined.
We walked very slowly on the road in Huacheng. It was business for our children to seek refuge with their relatives, and our market research work was also business.
Do both things together and neither will be delayed.
Huacheng is rich in agricultural products and has no market gaps.
Only a few kinds of seasonings come from overseas, but ordinary people's purchasing power is weak and imported goods are expensive. They would rather not eat that flavor than spend a lot of money to buy seasonings.
We walked and inquired all the way, focusing on the medicinal materials market.
There are no medicinal fields in Huacheng and surrounding cities, and medicinal materials are still collected.
I have met several herb collectors, and their income is not high, which can even be described as meager.
The precious medicinal materials often exchanged for one's life are only worth the price of a pig in the hands of a drug dealer.
When the drug dealer resold it, the price increased more than ten times.
I asked them why they sell directly without looking for middlemen. The herb collector asked with a wry smile: "Are you from outside the area?"
Drug dealers are protected by drug stores, which do not allow unlicensed pharmacies or individuals to sell medicinal materials privately.
Farmers can pick vegetables from their gardens and sell them at the market, and children can go to the well to fetch two buckets of water or sell them on the street.
But if you sell the herbs you pick at a stall without the permission of a medicine shop, you will be arrested by the government and imprisoned.
"There's still a fine!" The old man collecting medicine shook his head and sighed.
"Because taking medicine indiscriminately can kill people." Guard Jia said that he understood the government's regulations.
"Dead people? People will die after taking medicine from the apothecary." The medicine collector said in a low voice.
"Why?" Guard Jia's curiosity was aroused again.
"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about it, so as not to get into trouble." The old medicine collector was originally sitting under the tree to rest. After saying this, he packed up the medicine basket and prepared to get up and leave.
"Huh? Old man, don't leave in a hurry. To be honest, my young wife plans to open a pharmacy and is looking for suitable sources of goods. Please introduce me and tell me about the doorways here. It's almost noon, let's go, let's go, Let’s go to a restaurant and talk while we eat.”
The old man refused repeatedly, unable to withstand the enthusiasm of the guard Jia, plus his strength.
The old man has a wine gourd tied around his waist, which shows that he is a good drinker.
The guard Jia Zhuan focused on the old man's weakness, saying that he might not go if he was invited to dinner. If he was invited to drink, his will would not be so firm.
When they arrived at a restaurant in the town, the guard Jia first ordered Tao Abao some of the children's favorite dishes and snacks, then asked the waiter to serve some signature dishes, and finally ordered a jar of the most expensive wine.
The consumption level in the town is not high, and the prices of the most expensive items are not outrageous either.
Guard Jia took the old medicine collector to drink, while Tao Abao ate in silence. He knew that his grandfather was dead, and we rescued him. He was emotionally stable, calm and rational to the point that I suspected that he had a mental problem.
But his life energy group had no changes, no distortion, no dark energy was transformed, everything was normal.
He is quiet, polite and disciplined.
When he went to bed at night and got up in the morning, he never needed to be called by his guard Jia. He went to bed at a fixed time and woke up at a fixed time.
I started memorizing after breakfast, took a nap after lunch, and then got up and continued practicing calligraphy.
Guard Jia noticed that he was drawing on the ground with a small stick and thought he was playing. When he got closer, he realized that he was practicing calligraphy.
His behavior is completely inconsistent with his nickname.
Guard Jia bought him books, paper and pen, and he didn't need anyone to accompany him or coax him.
After he finished eating at the dinner table, he sat quietly and listened to the adults talking.
He is very restrained in eating snacks and only eats them briefly.
I kind of believe in that 'getting smarter' legend.
Although the smart medicine is not part of the longevity lock, the effect is particularly obvious.
Tao Abao doesn't look like a four-year-old child at all. I believe he has the heart of a forty-year-old.
Fortunately, he didn't know every word. Occasionally he would ask guard Jia how to pronounce a certain word and what it meant.
It proves that he is just a smart kid, not someone who was taken away from him.
"Uncle Shanmao, you just said that the medicine from the medicine store can kill people. What do you mean? Tell me. I should pay attention when buying medicine in the future, so as not to get sick again if I don't take it well."
We were in a restaurant private room with the door closed and speaking at a normal volume, so the diners in the lobby couldn't hear clearly.
"What else can there be? Substandard and counterfeit medicines are sold exclusively to poor people. Life-saving money and hard-earned money are all wasted. The disease is cured because of the medicine, and the person dies because of his bad life."
"No one sues?"
"Sue? What are you suing for? How many times have I sued, and the yamen all say that the medicinal materials are real! If you want to win the lawsuit, you have to sue for this~" Liu Maoshan made a gesture of paying.
Guard Jia is not a novice who has just entered the society, so he naturally understands the entanglement of interests behind all this.
"Don't worry, our young lady will never sell fake goods when we open a store. If we take the medicine from you, the price will definitely be higher than other stores."
I raised my eyebrows slightly, wondering when had I ever said this before?
This persona of a good person and good businessman was established for me by them.
(End of chapter)
