Zhou Wu and others realized this and immediately turned to knock on the door opposite.
However, there was no response from behind the door for a long time, so Zhou Wu decisively broke in. The courtyard was empty, and there was not much life in it. From various details, it could be seen that the person living here was a single man, and he was just a man.
It's just a temporary base.
Zhou Wu and other guards started searching without saying anything. All the doors were kicked open and everyone went in separately to search.
"Brother Wu, there are clues here." Someone shouted, and Zhou Wu rushed over immediately.
As soon as he entered the door, he knew what the so-called clue was - it was a bead that fell from the young master's body.
"Search! There must be a secret passage in the room. They must have escaped through the secret passage."
The three of them searched the house one after another.
Zhou Wu was experienced and knew a lot about secret passages. He soon saw the clues from the large vase in the room. He walked over and tried to turn around a few times. He only heard a click and the bed board on the other side suddenly split into two.
, revealing a dark hole.
"Brother Wu, it's a secret passage!"
Zhou Wu quickly walked over and took a look. The secret passage was so dark that it was impossible to tell the depth inside. He said without hesitation: "It's dangerous inside and it's unpredictable. I'll go down to explore the path first. You guys will wait for news above. In a quarter of an hour,
If I haven't come up yet, you should retreat immediately and look for foreign help."
The other two didn't argue or say anything more, they just nodded solemnly.
Zhou Wu carefully entered the secret cave, which went all the way down, and then stepped on the ground. At this time, his eyes had become accustomed to the dim light in the secret passage. Zhou Wu observed carefully and found that there were two fresh footsteps in the secret passage.
The footprints spread in the soil, and the footprints became deeper and shallower, and he gradually gained confidence in his heart.
After following the footsteps, Zhou Wu vaguely heard the conversation. He didn't dare to get closer. Instead, he held his breath and put his ear against the wall to eavesdrop carefully.
First, a slightly familiar male voice asked uneasily: "Brother Wolf? Are we safe? That group of people won't catch up again, right?"
"Don't worry, that group of people has been abandoned a long time ago. Plus there is a secret passage, they will definitely not be able to find this place."
The person who was called Brother Lang was extremely proud and arrogant, and he did not forget to say disdainfully: "Feng Dalang, you really have a thief heart but no courage. It's just a small wind and a small wave that scared you, and you still want to get rich overnight."
, I think you might as well dream to come faster."
Zhou Wu clenched his fists, and he heard that the man called Feng Dalang was the gambler that the young master and the others met on the road - Feng Ming.
Feng Ming was not annoyed by being ridiculed, but his tone became more humble and flattering: "Yes, yes, Feng is useless, and it is only thanks to the help of Brother Lang that he can make a fortune. If it weren't for Brother Lang's clever methods, we would be here today
It may not be possible to succeed.”
"Thanks to you for reporting the news in time, I will definitely benefit from you if I make money in the future." Brother Lang said proudly: "God is helping us. If those brats hadn't escaped and separated from the people they were secretly protecting, we would still have been able to make money."
It’s really not easy to get started.”
"Brother Lang, what are you going to do with these two children? Are you asking someone to extort money?" Feng Mingzhui said with greed in his tone: "The Duan family girl is not worth much, but the gold cup should be exchangeable. As for
This young master from the prefect...can we really get some silver from the prefect?"
"Of course!"
Brother Lang's tone was particularly determined: "This is not just the son of the magistrate, but also the future son of Jingning Bo. His status is extraordinary. Mrs. Ning Guo and Magistrate Cui have been married for so long, and they have such a boy. You said the Cui family is tight
Aren't you nervous? In order for us not to hurt his precious baby, he would give up even one hundred thousand silver."
Feng Ming gasped, as if he was shocked and speechless.
Zhou Wu was so angry that he gritted his teeth and wanted to run up and beat up both of them. However, before he heard more details, he did not act impulsively and listened patiently.
Sure enough, the two people thought they were safe, so they started chatting without any scruples: "Brother Lang, when will we take the next step? There must be a dragnet set up outside now, and we will definitely be caught when we go out.
How can you extort money?"
"There's no rush. Let's stay here for a day or two. They will be the ones who are anxious then." Brother Lang said, "Of course there will be people to help with the follow-up matters. We just need to stay here with peace of mind."
help?
Feng Ming heard some clues and asked: "Is there anyone else above Brother Lang?"
Brother Lang's voice turned cold: "Don't be too clever. Knowing too much is not a good thing. Of course, if you insist on knowing, I can't tell you..."
"No! No! I don't want to know!" Feng Ming was frightened and refused in a panic. He seemed to be afraid of asking something he shouldn't know, and quickly became quiet.
Zhou Wu waited for a while and found that they did not continue talking. He could only suppress his worries about his young master and returned the same way - a quarter of an hour was almost up.
Zhou Wu's head emerged from the secret hole. The two people who were on guard immediately let go of their swords and hurriedly walked up: "Brother Wu, what's going on inside? What's the situation of the young master?"
Zhou Wu simply repeated the following situation, and the two of them lost their attention for a moment: "Then what should we do now? Should we go down now and rescue the young master, or should we wait for the adults' reinforcements to rescue him?"
From their conversation, it seems that there is a big fish behind Brother Wolf. If he stays still and does not scare the snake, the big fish behind him will naturally jump out, but...
Zhou Wu said without hesitation: "Of course we must save the young master first. No matter who is behind the scenes, it is not as important as the safety of the young master. It has been a while since we came in, and there must be someone watching in the dark. Chi
If something changes, we can’t afford to bet on any changes, so we need to act now!”
The other two people looked stern, nodded solemnly, and carefully followed Zhou Wu back to the underground secret passage.
Zhou Wu has quietly investigated. Apart from the kidnapped young master and Sanniang, there are only two underground secret passages, Feng Ming and Brother Lang. Feng Ming does not need to worry too much. Brother Lang seems to be a ruthless character, but neither are the three of them.
Being a vegetarian, it would not be a problem to deal with just two people.
Thanks to the previous exploration, the speed of descending the secret passage this time was faster than before. Zhou Wu and the others quietly approached where Feng Ming and others were.
They did not act rashly, but quietly poked their heads out to observe, and found that the two children were still in a coma, Feng Ming was already leaning against the wall and fell asleep, and the wolf brother seemed to be asleep, but Zhou Wu
Everyone can tell at a glance that this person is just pretending to sleep.
