Chapter 106: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 106: Joining Forces (Part 1)
They searched all night, but the eighteen missing girls and twelve children from the Lantern Festival seemed to have vanished into thin air, without a trace or any news.
The parents of the missing children waited anxiously in the restaurant all night, only to be met with deep despair at dawn. They went to the yamen together, still holding onto the last thread of hope, hoping that the magistrate could continue the search.
In the Military Headquarters, Xiao Ruiyuan hadn't slept all night, his eyes bloodshot with indescribable anxiety as he listened to the reports from his subordinates.
"Deploy more personnel to the city gates for inspection. We mustn't let a single fish slip through the net. The rest of the team, search the entire city, see if we can find any anomalies from the people."
As the orders were relayed, Xiao Ruiyuan closed his eyes for a moment, then suddenly stood up and said to Xiao Shi Yi standing nearby, "Send someone to invite Young Master Yan. Tell him I'm waiting for him at the old place for an important matter."
"Yes!"
Xiao Shi Yi quickly withdrew. Since the master and Young Master Yan were not on good terms openly, he naturally couldn't openly invite him.
Xiao Ruiyuan entered the inner room. When he came out again, he had changed into plain clothes. He rode out of the Military Headquarters, meandering through the streets, ensuring no one was following him before dismounting and entering a teahouse named "Baiyun Pavilion".
The shopkeeper of the teahouse obviously recognized him. After nodding in acknowledgment, he respectfully led him into a private room.
Yan Junyu arrived faster than Xiao Ruiyuan had imagined. After pouring himself a cup of tea, he lazily leaned back in his chair and casually asked, "So, General Xiao, have you caught the assassin?"
Xiao Ruiyuan had no time to banter with him as he had something on his mind. He directly voiced his doubts, "Yesterday, you asked me to order inspections of people leaving the city. Did you know someone would go missing?"
Yan Junyu glanced at him with a smile that wasn't a smile, his narrow eyes full of cunning, "Oh, General Xiao's sweetheart went missing at the Lantern Festival?"
Did he not know about the eighteen missing girls and twelve children at the Lantern Festival? Moreover, this guy used his name to mobilize the entire Military Headquarters, and early in the morning, he had been greeted with hundreds of greetings from various people.
But he didn't expect one of the missing people to be someone important to this big block of ice. It was quite intriguing!
Xiao Ruiyuan, who had no time for his nonsense, became even colder, "Do you know who took them?"
Seeing his icy demeanor, Yan Junyu also restrained his playful attitude and said seriously, "I have no idea. In previous Lantern Festivals, children have gone missing. Yesterday, I happened to bump into that chaos and was worried about a big mess, so I notified you. I didn't expect there wouldn't be a big mess, but so many people went missing instead."
Hearing this, Xiao Ruiyuan's face became even more unsightly.
They searched all night and found no clues. The only thing certain was that the kidnappers and the thirty people they abducted didn't leave the city last night.
Yan Junyu was surprised by his frosty expression. It seemed that the big block of ice cared a lot about this unknown sweetheart!
"Don't worry too much. Those kidnappers can't hide forever. As long as you keep the city gates guarded tightly, they won't be able to hold out and will reveal themselves."
Xiao Ruiyuan gave him a disdainful look. When the kidnappers revealed themselves, Miss Mo's reputation would be ruined.
Yan Junyu was uninterested in his attitude. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The capital city is so big. You can send people to search house by house, and I'll lend you Xiao Hua. After all, we're capturing 'assassins' for my revenge!"
With that said, he once again adopted a careless demeanor.
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