Chapter 1941 Reunion of Relatives
Chapter 1941 Reunion of Relatives
"Changli, it seems we still need to meet the old lady selling hairpins." Wan Shufang said in a deep voice. Seeing Chen Changli nodded, she turned to Qian Er and said, "Manager Qian, please arrange a few people to follow us to find the person behind this."
Qian Er saw the seriousness on Wan Shufang's face and agreed immediately without asking for the hairpin that Wan Shufang had taken away, "Okay, don't worry, sir. I'll arrange it right away."
He glanced at Minghe, and after getting the signal, he immediately left to arrange people. Qian Er knew that Minghe and Chen Changli were good friends, so he did not dare to neglect him and quickly found a suitable person to hand over to Wan Shufang.
The three of them brought their people directly to the small courtyard of the old woman with a hairpin. Chen Changli reached out and knocked on the door, ready to go, but no one answered after waiting for a long time. He frowned, looked up at the courtyard wall, and waved to the person behind him.
"Just barge in."
"Yes!" The subordinates took the order and rushed up immediately. They broke open the gate of the yard in a few moves. A group of people broke in, but they didn't see anyone in the yard.
"Search carefully, don't miss any corner."
Chen Changli spoke in a cold tone as he led everyone to search the courtyard. They turned the courtyard upside down but found nothing. The three of them stood in the room where the old woman lived. When they heard the report from their subordinates, Chen Changli's face darkened.
He looked around the room and his eyes fell on the wardrobe over there. In the whole room, there was only a wardrobe and a bed. The decoration was too monotonous. Chen Changli walked forward and reached out to feel the wardrobe.
There was a "click" sound, as if some lock was touched, and in an instant, the wardrobe rumbled to the side, revealing a secret passage.
It was pitch black inside, and it was hard to see what was inside. Wan Shufang and Minghe also came closer and saw the secret passage. Minghe gritted his teeth and said, "There is something fishy about that old hag. Let's go in and see what secrets she is hiding."
After he finished speaking, Minghe wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Chen Changli, who called two people to clear the way before allowing Minghe to go in.
The group walked into the secret passage. The deeper they went, the colder it became. Minghe rubbed her arms. For some reason, looking at the road ahead, she felt a sudden panic for no reason, as if something very important was waiting for her ahead.
Seeing that she was a little strange, Wan Shufang thought she was afraid, so she reached out and patted her shoulder: "Hide behind me and Chen Changli, no matter what, we will protect you."
Hearing this, Minghe was stunned. Realizing what Wan Shufang was worried about, she quickly explained, "I'm not afraid. I just feel like there seems to be something ahead..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Changli's voice was heard, revealing a hint of sharpness.
"Shufang, Minghe, there's something ahead!"
Minghe shook his body subconsciously, and the others continued to move forward. With the faint light of the fire, they finally saw the scene in front of them clearly.
A person locked in iron chains was lowering her head, her dirty long hair covering her original face, making it impossible to see her appearance clearly.
It was not until the secret guard used a long sword to lift her hair that Wan Shufang recognized that this was the stall owner she met on the first day. She glanced at Chen Changli.
"Changli..."
"I know. Let's go up and take a look. We don't know whether the person is dead or alive."
As he spoke, he took the lead and stepped forward, followed by Wan Shufang. After making sure that the woman was not in any danger, she took her pulse and checked her injuries.
The woman was so weak that she was almost dying. Even when she was conscious, she could only make a few hoarse hums.
"The situation is not very good. I can only try my best." As she said that, Wan Shufang took out a pill from her sleeve and fed it to the woman on the ground.
The pill brought the dying woman back to life. She gradually regained some strength and was able to look up at Chen Changli and his group. When she saw the strangers, fear showed in her eyes.
She shrank back in fear, causing the chains to jingle. Looking at this woman, Minghe felt inexplicably familiar.
He walked forward uncontrollably and stopped in front of the woman. Minghe squatted down, and despite Wan Shufang's attempts to stop him, he took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the dirt off the woman's face.
After wiping it clean, a slightly pretty face came into view. Minghe opened his eyes wide, and in just a moment, his eyes were filled with tears.
"Mother... Mother..." She held the woman's face with trembling hands, looking at it again and again in disbelief. As if she was sure of something, Minghe suddenly hugged the person in front of her.
"Mother, it's really you, it's really you."
Minghe's tone was excited and he held her tightly with both hands, but the woman was more excited than her. Because of fear, she kept struggling and growling in a hoarse voice.
"Go away, go away."
The iron chain made continuous noises, and the woman's wrists were bleeding. The blood dripped onto the ground, forming a small red flower.
"Mother, mother, don't be afraid, it's me, I am Minghe, I am your daughter Minghe." Minghe kept emphasizing her identity, trying to calm the woman down.
She let go of her hand and held the woman's face: "Mother, look at me, it's me, I'm Minghe."
Minghe's face was already covered with tears, but even so, Madam Luo still recognized her. Her restless heart gradually calmed down, and Madam Luo's lips trembled: "Ming...Minghe, my daughter."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Luo suddenly vomited blood, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you? I'm sorry, it's because I'm late." Minghe hugged her anxiously, his eyes constantly searching for Wan Shufang's figure: "Wan Shufang, Wan Shufang, please save her."
Hearing Minghe's call, Wan Shufang suddenly came back to her senses and hurried forward to check. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that Mrs. Luo had just fainted due to exhaustion.
"Minghe, Madam Luo is fine. She just fainted from exhaustion. She just needs to rest well."
"That's fine, that's fine."
Minghe nodded thankfully and held Madam Luo tightly, refusing to let go. It was only when Wan Shufang persuaded her that she wanted to rescue people that she reluctantly stepped back. After Chen Changli split the iron chain and confirmed that there was nothing left in the secret passage, the group left.
After everyone left, two people suddenly walked out from the dark corner of the secret passage.
Looking at the tightly closed secret passage, one of them looked puzzled and asked in a deep voice: "You can obviously arrest all of them, why do you have to go through so much trouble and let them go?"
As soon as he said this, the person next to him immediately glared at him as if warning him, with a serious expression: "The master has his own considerations when doing things. When is it your turn to make comments?"
"If you still want your life, you'd better not say such things again. Now that we have completed the task assigned by the master, we can retire successfully and temporarily unload the burden. Watch your mouth and don't cause me any trouble."
Hearing this warning, the man's eyes darkened, and in the end he just nodded and said nothing.
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