novelden Chapter 127 Leaving "Hukou Town"
Chapter 127 Leaving "Hukou Town"
"Yes! I understand. I will investigate right away. Please send Ying Twenty to the clinic first. He looks very weak."
Another shadow guard next to An Wu said respectfully, and then led his men to chase the person who had just escaped.
Shadow Twenty was rescued by Anwu and the others. He looked particularly miserable at this moment. There were many knife wounds on his body, which looked like he was injured by a hidden weapon.
The wound was inflamed and pus was oozing out. He was barely breathing, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time.
Because the shadow guards found out, Shadow Twenty was tied up. At this time, the noise in the restaurant was particularly loud, which also attracted the attention of people downstairs.
Ying Twenty let the two people slowly carry the injured down the stairs. Other people saw someone carrying the injured and quickly moved away.
"What's going on? Did Shadow Twenty find him? Why is he injured like this?"
Chen Yi also noticed the noise upstairs and stood up to look up.
I happened to see Ying Twenty being carried down, so I went forward and asked anxiously.
"Boss, we found him in the private room upstairs. He was tied to a pillar.
But the people who kidnapped him have already escaped, and we are chasing them. His condition is not very good now, so we will send him to the hospital first.
An Wu clasped his hands together and briefly described the scene of his encounter with Ying Twenty, then led his men to the clinic.
"Where's your waiter? Waiter! Come out here. Your room is tied up. Is this how you do business?"
Chen Yi heard that Ying Twenty was tied up in the room by someone.
I suddenly felt annoyed, so I shouted for the waiter to come over.
"Oh, sir! We don't know. We don't know why someone was kidnapped. It has nothing to do with us!"
The waiter quickly came to Chen Yi, not daring to look at him, but just cried out for justice.
He was also extremely scared because that group of people had already come to the restaurant a few days ago.
Normally, no one is allowed to get close to them, and they don’t dare to ask!
"You really don't know anything. You don't even know when they came? Didn't you notice anything unusual?"
Chen Yi certainly didn't believe what Xiao Er said, so he glared at him a few times and then questioned him harshly.
"Oh, sir! When they came, there were only three of them, and they looked ferocious.
And usually no one is allowed to get close to him, and I don’t dare to make decisions on my own.
The waiter was so frightened by Chen Yi's attitude that his legs went weak and he accidentally knelt on the ground.
"Okay, then get up! After all, you didn't tie up the person, so I won't bother with you. I'll just pack the things."
Chen Yi carefully observed Xiao Er's expression. He found that he didn't seem to be lying and he couldn't get anything out of him, so he stopped worrying about it.
"Sir, it's done! It's done! It will be ready soon. We will take your packed things directly to the carriage."
The waiter was relieved when he heard what Chen Yi said. Seeing that Chen Yi did not ask any more questions, he quickly asked someone to send the packed things to him in the carriage.
Because there were so many things, it took a long time to finally move them all.
Chen Yi went to the counter to pay the bill and walked out. He had wasted too much time here and had to leave immediately.
It was already nearly 3:30 p.m. The number of people in Hukou Town gradually increased, and there were many vendors selling things next to the restaurant.
"Hey, have you heard? I heard that the town has been conducting such a thorough investigation in recent days.
It was because the county magistrate’s concubine was lost, but it seemed she was found today.
When the concubine was found, she was in a yard, in dishevel and had been imprisoned.
I don’t know who is so bold as to kidnap the county magistrate’s concubine. She simply doesn’t want to live anymore.”
Chen Yi happened to pass by a vendor selling wooden barrels. He had good hearing and heard the vendor gossiping about the county magistrate with the people next to him.
"Oh, you're asking for your life! Please keep your voice down. The higher-ups said that we are not allowed to discuss this in private. I think the town should be back to normal in the next two days."
A thin and small vendor selling steamed buns nearby covered his mouth and responded to the man who had just spoken.
"I'm not talking nonsense. I have a cousin who works in the government. You know, a lot of young girls have gone missing in this town recently.
It seems that he is in the same group as the one who kidnapped the county magistrate's concubine. I heard from others that he is a flower-stealing thief.
You don’t know that at that time, there were more than a dozen young women imprisoned next to the place where the concubine was discovered.
Most of them were in dishevel, and I don’t know who is so cruel and crazy.”
The barrel vendor didn't care. He had a mouth, and he was just gossiping, and it didn't cause much harm.
I couldn't help myself and kept talking excitedly to the person next to me.
After hearing this, Chen Yi basically understood the reason for the martial law in the town, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
He got on the carriage and handed a bun in his hand to Yuan Yi who was inside the carriage. Yuan Yi did not go to the restaurant because he was taking care of Yuan Xichen.
"Oh, is this true? Is your information accurate? Don't let the soldiers catch you.
If you are accused of spreading rumors, no one will be able to protect you. I didn't hear anything, so don't tell me.
I am a timid person. I have a wife and children to take care of at home. I don’t want to get involved in these things.
The vendor selling buns and steamed buns nearby heard this.
He turned his back to the barrel seller. He felt like he had heard something, something very big, and he didn't dare to listen any further.
"Tsk! You're just a coward, what's the big deal? Humph! I won't tell you if I have any news in the future."
The vendor selling wooden barrels didn't take it seriously. Seeing that the vendor selling buns ignored him, he stopped talking too.
After Chen Yi and the others packed up, they headed towards the gate of Hukou Town.
The carriage was on the ground of Hukou Town, and the only sound was the sound of horse hooves.
The people nearby were also very conscious and gave way on both sides, fearing that they would be kicked and injured by the horses.
The exit of "Hukou Town" is on the other side to the east. Chen Yi and his companions walked for about a quarter of an hour and finally arrived at the entrance.
"Stop! What are you doing? Why are you leaving the town?" A soldier stepped forward and directly blocked the way of Chen Yi and his carriage.
An Wu tightened his horse's saddle, ran up to the soldier, and whispered a few words to him.
"Look? We are just an ordinary escort agency. We just happened to pass by here and took a short break."
An Wu still spoke in a friendly manner and didn't want to cause too much trouble.
When the officer heard this, he simply took a quick look and let him go.
"Gee! Gee! Gee!" Chen Yi and others then drove the carriage and rushed out of the town!