PWDLAW Chapter 615: Counterplotted
Chapter 615: Counterplotted
The soldier guarding the gate pushed him away. "Why are you talking so much nonsense? You've blocked the city gate."
The man smiled ingratiatingly. "Don't be angry, sir. We're just afraid of causing you trouble."
As he spoke, he discreetly slipped a silver coin into the hand of the soldier guarding the gate.
The soldier smiled. "Alright, since you didn't do it on purpose, I'll check quickly and let you go."
"Yes, yes, of course. We won't delay you from doing your job, sir."
The man spoke confidently as he waited nearby.
Two soldiers approached, and one of them casually lifted the curtain of the carriage. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "What's going on with this person?"
"Someone's been tied up!"
"Quick, get some help!"
Soon, four or five soldiers rushed over, wielding weapons, and arrested the two men next to the carriage.
The two men were shocked and instinctively tried to resist, but their arms were firmly held down by the soldiers.
They then saw a young man in fine clothes tied up inside the carriage, his mouth gagged. It was clear he had been abducted.
The two men were filled with shock. Hadn't the person already been placed in the secret compartment?
Moreover, they had clearly been tied up with cloth bags before!
But let's not dwell on how surprised they were.
As it was already the busiest place at the city gate, soon a crowd of people gathered.
The yamen quickly learned of the abduction and sent a team of yamen runners.
Xie Yu, who was unconscious in the carriage, was pulled into the yamen. At the same time, yamen runners were sent to inform Xie's family.
Xie Yu had a considerable reputation, and everyone in the yamen knew him. When they saw that the young master of the Xie family was in trouble, they didn't dare to delay. They pushed everything else aside and focused on resolving the matter first.
Meanwhile, the two men were temporarily detained in the prison.
Xie Yu was taken into the yamen.
The carriage was haphazardly pulled into the backyard by the yamen runners and intended to be kept as evidence.
Soon, the backyard was quiet, with no one around.
Han Zhuang jumped down from the wall corner and quickly opened the curtain of the carriage. Inside, he saw that Ye Muyu had already come out from the secret compartment, holding two torn cloth bags and ropes in her hands.
"Let's leave the yamen first." Ye Muyu said. She didn't intend to play the victim in this situation. Firstly, since Wang Dizhu hadn't personally taken action, coupled with the unsuccessful abduction, the other party could easily make excuses and get away with it.
If news of her being abducted spread, her reputation would be damaged to some extent. She wasn't willing to give Wang Dizhu such an advantage for free.
Han Zhuang nodded and quietly left the yamen with Ye Muyu.
The two of them didn't linger and went straight back to the bookstore.
Just as they arrived at the bookstore, Han Zhuang accidentally bumped into a man due to their hasty pace. The man's books fell to the ground, and Ye Muyu subconsciously turned back to look.
She saw Han Zhuang apologizing while the man's voice sounded coarse as he said it was fine, then he bent down to pick up the books from the ground.
The books were just ordinary children's educational books, the Three Character Classic.
Ye Muyu's gaze fell on his hands and noticed the calluses on them. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at the man's face for a few more moments before calmly shifting her gaze away.
Ye Muyu quickly entered the bookstore, and the shopkeeper greeted her and led her into the room in the backyard.
He then sent someone to inform Housekeeper Luo.
"Han Zhuang, come here. I have something to tell you." Ye Muyu beckoned to him and whispered a few words.
"Don't delay, hurry."
"Alright." Han Zhuang understood the importance of investigating the sudden appearance of so many people in the yamen and quickly went out to inquire.
Meanwhile, at that moment, Housekeeper Xie finally saw Xie Yu waking up in the yamen. Tears streamed down his face as he exclaimed, "Young Master, you're finally safe. Master and Madam are both frantic and on their way here."
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