nucmednet Chapter 346 Prince Ning Catches Kidnapper
Chapter 346 Prince Ning Catches Kidnapper
Zhao Ning looked out the window, but there was nothing there.
Prince Ning pretended to want to drink tea, only to find that the tea had gone cold, so he placed the teacup on a cabinet to the side.
"Zhao Ning, have you ever felt a sense of déjà vu when you're with other people?"
Zhao Ning leaned against the window, propping her chin up with her hand, and said, "Does this seem familiar? I don't. But I used to read stories where some people were destined to be together in a past life."
"A connection from a past life? Do you believe in reincarnation?"
Zhao Ning spread his hands: "I hadn't thought about it, but I used to really enjoy reading these kinds of stories. Entanglement in this life is usually either a predestined relationship from a past life or an enemy relationship from a past life. If the entanglement continues in the past life, it will continue in this life, life after life. Once the entanglement is cleared up, the two people will no longer have a chance to be together in the next life."
Prince Ning seemed to be deep in thought after hearing this.
Zhao Ning asked curiously, "Does Your Highness also believe in these things? I thought you wouldn't care about this. Feng Zizhou once said that everything has evidence. He also said that if there are some things that we can't find the cause of now, it may be that our ability to solve cases is not yet sufficient. We shouldn't rely on superstition and supernatural phenomena."
Prince Ning chuckled lightly: "You're right, it's rare for Zizhou to have such awareness. I'll let Prince Feng come back after he's calmed down."
Mentioning Feng Zizhou made Zhao Ning feel a little sad again. He wondered if Feng Zizhou had come out to play today, and if so, who he had played with.
She returned to the table dejectedly and said to the maid, "What's the point of drinking tea! Go and get me some wine. I'll invite His Highness Prince Ning to drink!"
The maid hesitated for a moment: "Princess, Her Highness the Princess said that you are not allowed to drink alcohol."
The main problem is that their county princess is in terrible shape when she's drunk; she gets drunk and acts crazy. When she was little, she got drunk and even hugged and kissed the fourth young master of the Feng family, saying she wanted to marry him…
Zhao Ning waved his hand dismissively: "What are you afraid of? You're all here, what could possibly go wrong? Go and change it for me."
The maid was initially reluctant, but remembering her mother's words—that she wanted the county princess to get closer to Prince Ning, and that if she really drank too much and made inappropriate advances towards Prince Ning…
Anyway, they're supposed to get married at the beginning of the year.
The maidservant went to make the arrangements.
When the mother came in, she saw that Prince Ning was by the window and hadn't come over, so she immediately approached the county princess and pretended to be happy.
"Does Your Highness know who I encountered when I went down there?"
Zhao Ning casually asked, "Who?"
"This servant saw Fourth Young Master Feng and Second Miss Gui. They were shopping together, and the Fourth Young Master was even carrying a lantern for the Second Miss. Oh my, the two of them standing together, they are truly a perfect couple!"
Zhao Ning's mood, which had finally calmed down, suddenly turned terrible again.
She knew that Feng Zizhou and Gui Yuan were together, and that they would get engaged and then get married soon.
"I...I'm going to change." Zhao Ning got up and hurriedly left as if she were about to run away.
The commotion was a bit too loud, which made Prince Ning and Asong turn around to look.
Ah Song whispered, "Your Highness kept urging the county princess to drink tea; she must have drunk too much now."
Prince Ning didn't pay much attention and continued looking downstairs.
All I could see was a middle-aged man across from me, with a very ordinary appearance and clothes. He was holding a child in his arms, who looked to be asleep, and he had thoughtfully wrapped the child in his coat.
There were many people strolling along the lantern street today. The man was coming towards him when two boys, about half a teenager, were laughing and joking around on the street. They almost bumped into the man, but then ran away laughing.
In that instant, Prince Ning pointed in the man's direction and shouted sternly, "Grab that man!"
He flipped over, jumped out of the window, and ran straight towards the man, blocking his way.
The man was so startled he almost jumped up, clutching the child tightly in his arms. He looked at Prince Ning nervously, stammering, "Who...who are you? What...what do you want?"
Prince Ning coldly demanded, "Whose child is that in your arms?"
"It is...it is my...youngest daughter..." The middle-aged man was terrified and retreated repeatedly.
At this moment, many curious people gathered around to see what was happening, not understanding what had occurred.
The man's eyes darted around, and he hugged the child tighter, saying, "Who are you? Why are you stopping me in the street? Are you trying to snatch my child?"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding people began to speak.
"Seriously? They're just snatching a child in broad daylight?"
"Looking at this well-dressed and handsome young man, who seems to be from a wealthy family, how could he do such a thing?"
"Does being a wealthy family give you the right to bully ordinary people? If you want someone else's child, you have to snatch it?"
……
Hearing the people nearby talking, the man breathed a slight sigh of relief and cautiously tried to back away and escape.
However, Prince Ning ignored the surrounding noises and gestured behind the man. Two attendants stepped forward and grabbed the man's hands.
Prince Ning took out his token and said, "The Dali Temple is investigating a case. This person is suspected of abducting children. Arrest him."
Hearing that the government was handling a case, the onlookers dared not speak out. However, some concerned citizens, worried that something was amiss, lingered and refused to leave, wanting to see clearly whether the man was a bad person or not.
The man struggled incessantly, crying, "I'm innocent! I'm innocent! This is my daughter..."
The next moment, the attendant removed the child's outer garment, revealing exquisite clothing underneath, and a white jade necklace around his neck. His face was fair and delicate; he was clearly a child from a wealthy family.
Who would believe that such an ordinary man could raise such a spoiled little girl?
At that moment, many people were more convinced that he was a bad person.
Ah Song, however, paused slightly when he stepped forward to take the child, and turned back to say, "Your Highness, this child looks very much like you?"
As soon as he said that, two bolder women nearby peeked out and carefully compared the child with the official in front of them, and they both nodded in agreement.
"Not bad, looking at it this way, I would have thought the child was this official's daughter."
"The official is handsome, and the child is good-looking too. They really do look like a family."
Prince Ning had a strange feeling. He asked Asong to bring the child over. The child was about two years old, with a beautiful and lovely appearance that made people feel affection for him.
He softened his heart without realizing it.
Ah Song asked, "How did Your Highness discover that this person was abducting a child?"
“Just now upstairs, I saw a man carrying a child and walking straight ahead, constantly looking around. But two naughty children in front of him almost bumped into the child, but he didn’t seem to care. If he were really a relative who brought the child out to play, and the child was asleep, he would definitely be careful not to let anyone bump into her.”
Ah Song nodded: "I see. Your Highness is truly meticulous."
Prince Ning added, "Furthermore, the child's hand is resting on the man's shoulder, revealing a section of his wrist, on which is adorned a delicate jade bracelet. Jade is fragile; why would an ordinary family give a jade bracelet to their child?"