Therefore, Li Jing subconsciously thought that Shen Qiaochen was placed in some other position by them.

Thinking of Shen Qiaochen's exquisite and refined temperament, his heart felt hot.

Before the other party could reply, he immediately spoke impatiently:

"Where are the people?"

The person who came was dressed in gray cloth and had an indifferent expression, the kind of appearance that would not stand out in a crowd.

Faced with Li Jing's question, he did not reply immediately.

Instead, he turned his head and looked at Li Chun, who was still sitting where he was.

Compared with Li Jing's urgency, Li Chun seemed much calmer.

After all, he was the scheming left prime minister. As soon as this man came in, Li Chun knew the result with just one look in his eyes.

Their people were not able to find the little girl from the Shen family.

Also, after something like that happened before, no one would continue to wander outside, and would definitely hide back in the house as soon as possible.

…

Li Chun was right. If she were an ordinary lady and was kidnapped when she went out to look at the lights, she would definitely run home and cry after finally escaping.

Even for a while, you may not have the courage to go out anymore.

But obviously, Shen Qiaochen is not an ordinary official daughter.

Li Chun would never have imagined that the fourth girl of the Shen family, who he thought had hid at home long ago, was sitting in the best restaurant in Beijing as if nothing had happened, admiring the lanterns and watching the fireworks.

Not only was she not frightened into panic, but she already knew the identity of the person who held her hostage.

He even thought about how to use this opportunity to obtain the maximum benefit for the Shen family.

…

Li Chun and his son didn't know what was happening to Shen Qiao and Chen at this time.

At present, they already know that the people sent out to find the person have failed, but what happened tonight is too bizarre, and the details need to be carefully scrutinized.

Li Chun never believed that a good person could disappear out of thin air in front of everyone.

So, looking at his confidant in front of him, Li Chun asked him to tell him what happened tonight in detail from beginning to end.

The man in gray clothes looked at Li Jing standing aside.

After learning that they had not found Shen Qiaochen, Li Jing's face immediately darkened.

He just said "trash" disdainfully, and then he didn't say anything anymore. He just looked at the man in gray and his expression became more and more ugly.

Li Chun's face didn't look good when his confidant was reprimanded like this by his eldest son.

Li Chun glanced at Li Jing coldly, indicating that it was enough to stop.

I know that for so many years, the reason why I have been able to live a good life now is entirely dependent on my father who is a leftist prime minister.

Therefore, Li Jing was still a little afraid of his father.

After receiving the warning in his father's eyes, Li Jing did not dare to say anything more, no matter how unwilling he was.

Seeing his unwillingness, Li Chun wrinkled his gray eyebrows and then looked at the man in gray.

The "interaction" between Li Chun and his son just now was seen by everyone in gray.

But when Li Chun's eyes fell on him, the man in gray clothes always stood there with his head lowered, eyes and nose, nose and heart.

Li Chunyi was a civil servant, but he was not from a noble family.

It is not that easy to cultivate a group of loyal subordinates secretly.

You must know that those aristocratic families have already had a complete set of methods for cultivating their subordinates over a long period of time.

This is not something that can be accomplished in a short time.

Only through training from generation to generation can the word "loyalty" be deeply ingrained in their minds.

And these cannot be achieved simply by having money and power.

Therefore, no matter how powerful the Zuo Xiangfu is now, the Li family seems to be in full bloom.

But Li Chun knew in his heart that the real success of the Li family only occurred in the past twenty or thirty years, and was far from reaching the level of prosperity.

Compared with the real aristocratic families, there is still a big gap between the Li family.

And this distance cannot be caught up in just a few years.

…

But in the court, there are always some things that cannot be seen in the light.

You will definitely need someone to take care of these things for you in the dark.

Li Chun has been aware of this since many years ago.

Therefore, since he ascended to the position of left prime minister, he began to secretly cultivate the power of his subordinates.

After investing countless manpower and material resources for so many years, it was finally possible to achieve results.

On weekdays, Li Chun would secretly send them to complete some things that were not convenient for him to come forward.

For example, at this moment, the man in gray standing in front of Li Chun with lowered eyebrows and eyes was one of Li Chun's men.

He is Li Chun's most valued confidant and the leader of this operation.

In the past, he had obviously done a good job in the things Li Chun had told him.

But this time, he held a little girl hostage who had no strength to restrain a chicken.

Such a simple thing failed.

And it failed twice in a row.

The news from the Bai family in the Shen Mansion clearly stated that they would only have one carriage to travel tonight.

There were only two brothers and sisters, Shen Qiaoran, in the car, and at most a few maids and servants.

Even Shen Congyan's bodyguards who stayed in the capital did not accompany him.

Therefore, with only a few people in total, they could still lose people.

No matter how sophisticated Li Chun was, he still couldn't figure out this result.

"Tell me, what happened?"

Li Chun sat in the chair and said calmly.

The man in gray looked at him calmly, but the man in gray still shuddered subconsciously and said respectfully:

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, according to the Prime Minister's instructions, my subordinates led people to search the route of the float parade several times, but they never found the whereabouts of the fourth girl of the Shen family. According to the previous reports, the subordinates sent to secretly investigate around the Shen Mansion.

The brothers came to report that after Fourth Miss Shen disappeared, they have been guarding the Shen Mansion. Except for the two little maids who were sent back to the Mansion, no one else has been seen entering or leaving the Shen Mansion."

Having said this, the man in gray paused and said hesitantly:

"However... my subordinate suddenly remembered something. I wonder if it is related to Miss Shen Si's disappearance."

Li Chun looked up at him and motioned for him to continue.

"After my subordinates put the Shen girl on the float, they followed around the float and never strayed far away. Everything went well at first. However, not long after, a loud noise was heard, and then there was smoke filling the area around the float.

But it dissipated quickly.”

"My subordinates thought this was pre-planned at the time, so they didn't pay much attention to it, but they took the opportunity to take a look at the float..."

"That's when I realized that there was no one in the float..."

"My subordinate just remembered that, I'm afraid that the commotion made at that time was just a smoke bomb."

"The person...should have escaped at that time..."

At the end of the sentence, the voice of the man in gray became smaller and smaller.
Chapter completed!