As expected by Song Che, Keke really went to see a doctor.
Wang's Pharmacy is the closest medical center to the military camp, only two miles away. Even including the time for seeing a doctor and getting medicine, the round trip only takes less than half an hour.
"The little girl left the drug store two-quarters of an hour ago. Her pulse is fine, but she is a little weak. I think she is twelve or thirteen years old. It should be caused by the first moon."
Doctor Wang never expected that a customer early in the morning would attract an army. He explained everything in detail, not daring to hide anything.
Song Che felt very guilty. He had become a habit of going to bed late, and Coco would stay up late into the night with him, helping him pour water for his feet before he could fall asleep.
If she had left the drug store two-quarters of an hour ago, she should have returned to the military camp by now. Could it be that she went shopping elsewhere?
But in the cold winter morning, the morning market opened relatively late, so where could she go?
The soldiers were searching back and forth in the streets and alleys, making such a big noise. Even if they were going shopping, they should have the sense to come back to report that they were safe.
Song Che was already roughly certain that Keke had been kidnapped.
"Let's go! Follow me to the Ma family to ask for someone!"
Jiang Yuntian was about to lead his troops, but Song Che held him back, "I also know that this matter must be related to the Ma family, but we have no substantive evidence. They deny it, so what should you do? You can't really block them." , that’s not how soldiers are used.”
Jiang Yuntian gritted his teeth, "What do you think we should do? Nizi is so simple, what if something happens to her!"
Song Che frowned, glanced at the crowd, and suddenly had a plan in mind. He hurriedly took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and shouted to the crowd:
"Dear fellow villagers, my sister was lost in Xicheng today. I'm offering a lot of money to look for clues. She is about twelve or thirteen years old, five and a half feet tall, wearing a blue jacket and a bun. If anyone can provide useful clues, I will reward you. Five hundred taels of silver, and a reward of one thousand taels of silver if I can find her!"
Mobilizing the power of the masses and providing generous rewards will definitely lead to clues.
"What are you waiting for? It's a thousand taels, go find it quickly!" Jiang Yuntian shouted.
The crowd dispersed in a hurry, and a thousand taels of silver was enough to change most people's lives.
Song Che waited anxiously at the door of the drug store, sometimes looking around, sometimes looking around, hoping that the missing person notice would be effective.
"General, do you think it's her?"
"I said five and a half feet, but she's not even five feet. How can it be him?"
"General, there is a suitable one..."
"Dad, why are you dragging me here?"
"Drag these people who extort money from me and beat them!"
For this one thousand taels, all kinds of people came together, but there was no useful clue.
While Song Che and Jiang Yuntian were struggling, suddenly an idle man with disheveled hair and slovenly behavior came over. He rubbed his belly and smiled deliberately at the two of them:
"General, strategist, I haven't eaten for a whole day. Can you give me a meal?"
"I see you've eaten too much and are looking for a cure!" Jiang Yuntian was furious and wanted to drive the idle guy away.
Song Che saw the idle man's eyes shining, thought for a moment, suddenly realized, and patted his forehead, how could I have forgotten this? There are so many people on the street, and even if someone really knows something, they will be afraid of horses. The family did not dare to express their revenge.
"Okay, then I'll reward you with a bite of food. Come with me."
Song Che pulled Jiang Yuntian into the medicine shop, and the idle man followed happily.
"If you can provide information, I will reward you with food for the rest of your life. Tell me quickly!" Song Che urged.
The idle man didn't show off, pointed to the alleys across the street and said:
"That's where the girl was kidnapped. I was sleeping next to the slag pile in the alley at the time, and I could see clearly;
I also know the person who arrested him. His name is Chen San. He specializes in abducting women in Taizhou City. The women he abducts will most likely be sold to the 'Huichun Building'. "
Jiang Yuntian grabbed the idler's shirt, stared at him and asked, "Look at you, you are just an idle member of the market. How can you trust your words?"
The idle man said bitterly: "General, now the whole city knows that you have enmity with the Ma family. If the Ma family knows that I am helping you, my life may be gone one day..."
Jiang Yuntian looked at Song Che: "What do you think?"
"Go to Huichun Tower!"
…
Jiang Yuntian kicked open the door of Huichun Building, and soldiers swarmed in and began to arrest and search the entire building.
The women in the Huichun Building didn't even have time to put on their clothes, so they were escorted downstairs barefoot. One of them was a little older, probably the madam in this building, and she was the only one who was properly dressed.
"Hey, Master Jun, our store hasn't opened yet, what are you doing?" The old madam stepped forward to show off her coquettishness.
Song Che stared into the madam's eyes and asked directly: "Chen San sent a little girl this morning, where is she?"
The madam didn't dare to look directly, her eyes kept dodging, but she said: "What girl? All the girls in our building are here. They stayed with the guests until late last night, and they haven't gotten up yet."
"I'll ask you again, where is she?" Song Che glared and scolded.
The face of the old bustard changed and he snorted coldly: "Master, please don't think that my Huichun Building is a place for fireworks. Even Master Lianzhou often comes as a guest. Although we are born low-born, we do not commit adultery or violate laws. You should punish us." how do I?"
"Make her hurt."
"choke!"
Jiang Yuntian drew his sword and cut off the old bustard's right ear.
"Ouch!"
The madam covered her bleeding ears and rolled on the ground in pain. All the girls behind her screamed in fear.
Jiang Yuntian grabbed the madam, put his sword against her neck, and said harshly: "If you don't say anything, I will cut off your meat piece by piece and feed it to the dogs! Say it!"
"I said, I said..."
It doesn't hurt, how can you give in?
The old bustard cried: "In the well in the backyard..."
"You vicious woman!"
Jiang Yuntian was furious and cut his throat with a sword.
Song Che hurriedly led people to the backyard and saw that the well was covered with a large stone slab. He moved the stone slab away and looked down. Sure enough, Coco, whose hands and feet were bound, was holding the bucket with his chin, and most of his body was soaked. In the water, there was no blood on his face.
Jiang Yuntian hurriedly jumped down from the market, stretched his feet on the well wall, pulled Coco out of the water, tied the bucket rope, and asked the soldiers to pull him up.
Song Che checked Coco's pulse. Although it was very weak, it was still beating. He quickly took off his robe, wrapped it around Coco's body, and ran to the guest room with her in his arms:
"Make ginger tea, call the doctor, quickly!"
Returning to the room, he turned the stove to the hottest setting, took off her wet clothes, rubbed her cold hands and feet, and kept calling her name.
The last time he was so anxious was when Shen Wenjun was bitten by a poisonous snake.
Soon the ginger tea was delivered, and Song Che carefully fed her one spoonful at a time. After a while, the palms of her hands and feet began to feel warm, and the color gradually returned to her face.
"Ahem..." Coco coughed softly.
Seeing this scene, Song Che felt relieved and tears already filled his eyes.
