After Nangong Qin and Qin Hannian left, Su Qiqi closed the door of the study room and continued to discuss the next step of action with everyone.
"We need to closely monitor Changshun Inn, maybe they are colluding with the Beiyi people..."
"The shopkeeper should also pay more attention. The statue in his hand and the coffin painting in the lobby must hide ulterior secrets..."
"Yes, there are also those people with Beiyi accents. Their origins must not be simple. We will divide our work and keep an eye on..."
Everyone was getting excited about talking when suddenly the door of the study room was pushed open hard, and the maid Xing'er rushed in panting, with an anxious look on her face: "Miss, it's not good, Ning'er has been kidnapped..."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone present looked at each other. After a while, Su Qiqi reacted first, walked quickly to Xing'er, and asked: "Xing'er, what's going on?"
Qin Chuan also hurriedly followed and asked in a panic: "What happened to Ning'er? Who was abducted?"
Xing'er patted her chest, took a deep breath, and continued: "I just went to the sugar cake shop with Ning'er to buy something. On the way back, several people suddenly jumped out and pushed me aside. One of them hugged me. Ning'er got up and ran away, followed by several others to drive away passers-by. I couldn't catch up with them, so I had to come back to find someone to save Ning'er..."
"Is there such a thing? You dare to rob children in broad daylight!" Zheng Miao shouted angrily.
Su Qiqi's expression changed slightly and she continued to ask: "Xing'er, do you remember what that group of people looked like? How long have they been gone?"
Xing'er thought for a while and murmured: "There are probably seven or eight people... one of them has one eye..."
Hearing what she said, Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and they both said in unison: "It's them!"
Neither Su Qiqi nor Qin Chuan expected that those who abducted Ning'er were the guests at Changshun Inn just now. If he had known this, if he and Qin Chuan had left later, maybe nothing would happen to Ning'er. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
Qin Chuan saw what she was thinking, stepped forward and caressed her back a few times, and whispered: "Su'er, don't worry too much. Fortunately, we know who kidnapped Ning'er. We can definitely bring Ning'er away." Save my son."
After that, he looked at Xing'er again and asked, "How long have those people been gone?"
Xing'er silently calculated in her mind and said: "It takes about as long as a cup of tea..."
Su Qiqi frowned when he heard this and asked, "Which direction did they go?"
Xing'er said: "Ximian...ran to the Yinyue Teahouse..."
"Yinyue Tea House? No, will they leave the city?" Su Qiqi thought for a while, her expression stagnated, and she hurriedly said hello to the others, then pulled Qin Chuan and ran out quickly.
After a while, the two came to the gate of the west city. After asking the soldiers guarding the city, they all said that they had not seen anyone with children leaving the city. Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan both became a little anxious.
The two searched for it near the city gate for a long time, and asked many passers-by along the way, but they all said they had not seen it.
Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan were both a little uneasy, worried that Ning'er's situation would become more dangerous as time went on. The two discussed it and were about to search separately.
Su Qiqi suddenly thought of something and waved for Qin Chuan to come over. The two walked to a secluded corner. Su Qiqi whispered to Qin Chuan: "Qin Chuan, did those thieves hide Ning'er in a sedan or a cargo box and transport her out of the city?"
Qin Chuan also frowned and murmured: "It's possible! But I still can't figure out why this group of people would kidnap a child?"
"Yes, if it is revenge, it should be directed at us. Why bother a child... Is it kidnapping and extortion? Let's go search near the city gate, maybe there will be clues..." Su Qiqi looked around. , asked in a low voice.
Qin Chuan nodded slightly, and the two of them came to the city gate again to look around.
After a long time, seeing the sky getting dark, Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan stopped their aimless search and returned to the escort office with heavy steps.
"How's it going? Didn't you find it?"
"Any clues?"
As soon as Su Qiqi and Qin Chuan entered the escort agency's gate, everyone gathered around them, asking with concern about Ning'er's whereabouts.
Su Qiqi sighed and said with some worry: "We just searched all the places near the city gate where the robbers might go, but we still found nothing..."
Qin Chuan also had a solemn look on his face, patted Su Qiqi's shoulder and said comfortingly: "Everyone, please be patient. The robbers will definitely leave clues. Let's find a way together to find Ning'er as soon as possible!" When he finished, his voice was choked up.
Zheng Miao hurriedly stepped forward and comforted her: "Brother, with the extraordinary wisdom of you and Sister Su'er, we will be able to rescue your cousin soon. Don't worry too much..." After saying that, he raised his head and glanced at Su Qiqi. , winking at her.
Seeing this, Su Qiqi forced a smile, nodded slightly and said, "That's right, if we all work together, we will be able to find Ning'er and bring him back safely..."
After saying that, she asked everyone to go to the side hall to discuss rescue matters.
In the side hall, Xing'er had already asked the little maids to make tea and prepare cakes. A candle as thick as a porcelain bowl was also lit.
Su Qiqi and others sat in a circle around the candle and began to discuss saving Ning'er.
The first person to speak this time was Nangong Yu. He glanced at everyone present and briefly expressed his views.
"I think the target of this group of people is not Ning'er, but our escort agency. If it was just an ordinary kidnapping and extortion, the robbers must have sent someone to deliver the letter, and they wouldn't have still not shown up until now..." Nangong Yu said, While watching everyone's reaction.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Chuan couldn't wait to interject: "Brother Yu, is it possible that the escort agency or enemies from Seven Star Fort came to seek revenge?"
Nangong Yu was stunned, nodded slightly and said: "It is also possible, but as far as I know, my father and Uncle Qin are modest people and have not made enemies with anyone. As for the Seven Star Castle, I don't know much about it. I may have to ask the next two An old man."
When Nangong Yue heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "I'll invite dad and Uncle Qin to come over."
At this time, Granny Cui, who had been sitting silently, suddenly stopped Nangong Yue and said, "It's so late, so don't bother the chief escort and deputy chief escort. In my early years, I heard my wife say something about the Seven Star Castle. , the old castle owner was still there at that time, and he had a lawsuit with Shanfutang, which accumulated old grievances."
"Oh? Is this the case?" Zheng Miao came over and waited expectantly for Granny Cui to continue.
Su Qiqi heard this and asked eagerly: "Mother-in-law, tell me quickly! Maybe we can find clues to Ning'er's abduction..."
Although Qin Chuan tried his best to restrain his face, his palms clenched into fists involuntarily. It can be seen that he is also very nervous about Ning'er.
Granny Cui took a sip of tea and continued: "I remember that at that time, Zhang Shanren, the shopkeeper of Shanfutang, took in a group of orphans with unknown origins. The old castle owner found out about this and reported it to the government. Zhang Shanren He was arrested and imprisoned, and his head was almost beheaded..."
"What happened next? Did Zhang Shanren find someone to take revenge on my uncle?" Zheng Miao felt nervous after hearing this, and pestered Granny Cui to ask what happened next.
Granny Cui sighed and continued: "Yes, after that good man Zhang was released from prison, he hired a few professional killers to go to Seven Star Castle to cause trouble! But they were all beaten to a pulp by your uncle. Later, I don't know where he came from. Find a group of Beiyi masters and sneak into the Seven Star Castle to commit murder... Your uncle suffered internal injuries at that time, causing his health to become worse and worse..."
"I never expected that not only the country hates us, we also have personal hatred against these barbarians! It seems that Ning'er was kidnapped by those barbarians in all likelihood!" Qin Chuan said firmly. After that, he punched the table hard and said angrily: "Even if I dig three feet into the ground, I will find those villains and punish them severely!"
Su Qiqi also had anger in her eyes, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, I have to give those barbarians some color! But the most important thing right now is to rescue Ning'er as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid something will happen if it's too late..."
Everyone agreed and asked Su Qiqi to dispatch manpower to find and rescue people as soon as possible.
Under Su Qiqi's careful arrangements, everyone launched a blanket search overnight.
The next day, Su Qiqi and Yan Ruoyu finally found the unconscious Ning'er in an abandoned hut. The two of them carried Ning'er back to the escort agency, where she was jointly diagnosed and treated by Zheng Miao and Granny Cui.
Fortunately, Ning'er's life was not in danger. She was just drugged by a gangster and she was able to wake up after two hours.
After Zheng Miao gave Ning'er the medicine, she stayed by the bed, tucking Ning'er into bed from time to time, or wiping the cold sweat from Ning'er's forehead with a towel.
Grandma Cui also checked Ning'er's pulse several times and confirmed that Ning'er's pulse was normal. Then she packed up the medicine bowl and went to the kitchen to help.
In the kitchen, Yan Ruoyu was still sitting by the stove, cooking medicine in disgrace. When she saw Granny Cui coming in, she added a few sticks of dry wood to the stove, then stood up and asked Granny Cui: "Mother-in-law, is Ning'er awake? Is your body okay?"
Granny Cui smiled slightly and said: "Ning'er is a blessed child... He is just temporarily comatose and will get better soon..." After that, she patted Yan Ruoyu's shoulder lovingly and told her to be careful these days. , beware of those villains coming to cause trouble again.
Yan Ruoyu smiled nonchalantly and said, "Mother-in-law, don't worry about me. Those rough warriors will definitely not be able to hurt this girl... If they dare to come again, they will never come back!"
Here, Yan Ruoyu spoke generously, but over there, Granny Cui was still worried and nagged a few more words when she left the kitchen.
Yan Ruoyu looked at Granny Cui's back and was stunned for a while, thinking of her master.
"I wonder how my master is doing now? Do you still often go to the top of the mountain to practice and meditate?"
Just as I was thinking about it, the kitchen door suddenly closed automatically.
Yan Ruoyu was startled, and before she could call someone, she was knocked down by a man in black. The man in black flexibly lifted Yan Ruoyu up from the ground and carried her on his shoulders, then gently opened the door and walked towards the courtyard wall next to the kitchen.
After a while, Zheng Miao ran over in small steps, shouting as she ran: "Ruoyu, is the medicine soup ready? My mother-in-law asked me to come and get it." She called several times in succession, but no one responded.
I suddenly felt nervous, wasn't Ruoyu here? Could something happen?
While she was thinking, she tiptoed and picked up the broom beside the kitchen wall, opened the ajar kitchen door and walked in.
However, as soon as she stepped into the kitchen door, she was frightened and fainted.
