"Dad, what's wrong? You're talking, but you're talking?"
When Mrs. Chen got anxious, she threw away the spatula in her hand, held the old man's shoulders with both hands and shook him vigorously. She had never been so panicked in her heart.
Jiang Xiuming burst into tears and cursed through gritted teeth:
"Those little bastards disappeared and ran away..."
"How are you going to live this day?"
When the desolate words came out of the old man's mouth, Chen immediately stopped what he was doing and froze in place, as if he had been struck by lightning, and his face turned pale.
them.
Did you really abandon your father and mother and run away?
What to do tomorrow morning?
Thinking of the consequences she was about to face, Mrs. Chen's body softened, and she knelt on the ground with her legs, covering her face with her hands, tears seeping from her fingers, and cried: "What can we do in the future? Why are they so cruel?"
Fortunately, the night was dark and the others didn't notice anything.
Because of fear, the two of them concealed even their cries.
After crying for a while, Mrs. Chen stood up with tears in her eyes and said to the old man, "I don't believe they will abandon us. We are our son's biological parents. If Goudan can't treat his mother like this, she must be killed."
Let's go quickly and go find Master Mo to explain the situation. Maybe he can help us find someone together. "
"Are you...really going to find Mr. Mo?"
Jiang Xiuming was afraid of the government, and when he thought about such a serious matter, his head suddenly became frightened.
Ms. Chen shook her head and said firmly: "Look, why don't you look for me? I know my son. They will never escape secretly. Something must have happened. My son... Don't worry, mother will." Find a way to save you!"
She was crying and didn't care about her old man. She got up and ran towards the tent where Mr. Mo was staying.
Jiang Xiuming was left sitting under the tree blankly.
He is afraid.
Seeing the old woman running, he couldn't tell how he felt. Although he wanted to follow the old woman, he was still afraid and his calves were trembling.
When she first arrived in front of the official's camp, Mrs. Chen was still a little scared, but she still stood by and shouted:
"Sir...Sir, my...my child is missing."
There was a bit of fear in her sour voice.
At this time, all the officials were resting, snoring one after another, and no one heard her voice at all.
She dared to shout again.
Still no answer.
Until the officer on night duty returned from fetching water and saw an old woman standing in front of the tent with her body bent.
"What do you do?"
Tian Qi looked unhappy, thinking it was the old woman who was here to cause trouble again.
He put down the bucket and took out the whip from his waist, ready to whip someone at any time.
Mrs. Chen was startled when she heard the voice. She turned around hurriedly and found out that it was an official. She breathed a sigh of relief in her heart and held on to his arm as if grabbing a life-saving straw:
"Sir...Sir, my two sons and two nephews suddenly disappeared. Mother-in-law, I just had a meal and they disappeared. I must be in danger. Please help me..."
Mrs. Chen cried until her tears and runny nose were mixed together.
Tian Qi took a step back in disgust.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm here, who dares to be so presumptuous! It's obviously your child who escaped secretly. Do you know that escaping privately is a serious crime and should be punished on trial? It's better for you to steal it and bring it to your door, right?"
Mrs. Chen knelt down with a plop.
"Sir, this is unfair. They will not leave me alone. They must be in danger. Sir, please do me a favor and help me find my children..."
She cried until she was breathless.
Tian Qi remained unmoved.
"Kneel down before me. If they really escape, I will take your skin off."
He roared angrily and turned towards the camp to find Lord Mo.
You know, if too many exiles are lost, their heads will not be saved.
Especially if there are exiled prisoners who sneak away, it is a serious crime for both the exiled prisoners’ families and the officials themselves!
He suppressed his anger and cautiously ran to Mo Laosan:
"Sir, Master Mo, please wake up. I have something to report back to you."
His voice was very soft, as soft as a feather, but Mo Laosan, who was usually very alert, quickly opened his eyelids.
Tonight was the most comfortable night he slept.
In the past, his legs started to hurt unbearably in the middle of the night. No amount of massage could relieve the pain, let alone sleep well. Since this morning, Mrs. Jiang poked it casually with a golden needle.
The old habit didn't happen tonight.
Therefore, he did not get angry even if someone woke him up from his sleep.
"Tell me, what happened?"
Tian Qi carefully checked Mo Laosan's face and found that he looked normal and showed no sign of getting angry. Then he told Mo Laosan exactly what happened when he met the old woman just now.
Mo Laosan frowned.
"Go and bring the old woman and her husband here."
"Yes, sir!"
that's all.
Jiang Xiuming and Chen were both taken to the official camp.
The other dozen or so officials also woke up.
Everyone looked embarrassed when they heard that the prisoner had escaped.
This matter can be big or small.
Jiang Xiuming and Chen told Mo Laosan everything.
"When was the last time you saw them?"
"Sir, it's three o'clock in the morning. They said there are some fruit trees across the river and they want to pick some wild fruits. The villain has obviously told them to come back after picking the fruits, but they haven't come back yet."
"Sir, do you believe the women? They must be in danger. Please save my child..."
Chen firmly believed that the children must have encountered danger and did not run away. If they could run away, they would have run away long ago. Last night, the two children talked about going to the penal colony and wanting to start over.
A family can build a house, continue farming, and marry a wife. If everyone works together, they will definitely be able to live a good life.
Mo Laosan touched his goatee.
His forehead sank slightly, as if he was considering the authenticity of Chen's words.
"Come on, find someone to go to the other side of the river and have a look."
He said casually, but turned his attention to Scar Liu.
Everyone knows that he is good at water.
Scar Liu pouted, why is it him again?
The other officers silently took a step back and gave up the conspicuous position to Scar Liu. When he saw everyone's reaction, he couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
"Okay, okay, I'll go and get dressed first."
Wearing only a white undershirt, he reluctantly followed Jiang Xiuming and Chen outside.
Wait for the three of them to walk out of the camp.
Mo Laosan suddenly felt that things were not that simple, especially after the Funiu Mountain incident. He always felt that something was fishy, so he got dressed and followed.
Seeing this, the other officials had no choice but to stand up and follow him.
Among the prisoners, a buzz began to spread.
