Jun Hongyan raised his foot and kicked the guard who was asking the question, but the kick missed and he almost missed his waist.
The guard hid again, but when he saw Jun Hongyan's dissatisfied eyes, he was so frightened that he came back and stood still.
"Prince An, forgive me. This subordinate is just a conditioned reflex. Otherwise, would you kick me again? I will definitely not hide this time."
The guard looked flattering, and Jun Hongyan rolled his eyes.
"Hmph, how can we let these thieves who kidnap and traffic children go unpunished? I will definitely arrest them and punish them severely. Keep searching!"
"Yes, Prince An!"
When the officials heard what Jun Hongyan said, no one dared to refute. Everyone knew that the children in the compound would be transferred every now and then to who knows where. This King An was really
He will put gold on his face.
But no matter who is the prince, they can only cheer up and continue searching.
"Ah, ah! My feet, my feet!" Suddenly an officer and soldier screamed repeatedly.
"Wang An, he stepped on the trap."
The official who saw the situation clearly came to report to Jun Hongyan. The others were busy helping the injured official to open the clamp, pull out his trapped foot, and bandage him for first aid.
Jun Hongyan frowned.
"Why are there clamps here?"
"Go back to Prince An, it may be a trap set by hunters. Otherwise, Prince, you should go back first. We will do our best to catch the thief."
If Jun Hongyan was not here, they could just pretend to be in the forest and then go back to report that no one was found.
Who knows how many traps there are in the depths of the forest. If you are caught in one, you may end up with a disability. Who has a family with elders and younger ones, and you still count on them to support you?
What's more, the children imprisoned by King An are pitiful. They have lost their parents. Some of them were even taken away from their parents who were about to die. It's okay not to pursue them.
Unexpectedly, Jun Hongyan was determined to hunt him down personally. According to his guess, it was probably someone sent by Jun Lingyun.
He wanted to capture these people and hang their bodies on the city gate to show the public, so as to see if there was any trace of ripples on Jun Lingyun's frosty face.
"You three, clear the way in front of me."
Jun Hongyan pointed at the three officers and soldiers holding the dogs. The three men had no choice but to bite the bullet and cautiously stepped forward to explore, moving much slower.
This dark forest occupies a huge area, occupying almost half of the western suburbs of Licheng. The deeper you go, the darker it becomes, and the fog gradually rises.
The three dogs barked all the way without stopping. Jun Hongyan was already getting irritated. He didn't know if they had really discovered the clue or if they had falsely discovered it.
Several times I searched in the direction of the barking dogs, but found nothing. After a while, the three dogs changed direction again.
An officer and soldier cut down a branch that was blocking the road. The crow screamed and flew up, frightening the officer and soldier.
"Useless things!"
Jun Hongyan was also emotionally affected and cursed to embolden himself.
But instead of being energetic, the officer became even more frightened after looking around.
"An, Prince An, there seem to be fewer people."
Everyone's hearts suddenly rose to their throats. Jun Hongyan also breathed faster and quickly glanced at the people around him.
He brought thirty officers and soldiers with him. Apart from the one whose feet were caught and fell behind, there should be twenty-nine more of them. However, he saw at first glance that there were no more than twenty at most.
"Everyone who has gone far will come back!"
Jun Hongyan roared, but the only response he received was the crow in the forest.
Everyone felt terrified. It would have been fine if they had fought with real swords and guns, but people just disappeared silently under their noses. How could anyone stay calm?
"Concentrate!"
Jun Hongyan gave an order, and the remaining officers and soldiers quickly gathered around him.
At times like this, only when there are people around can I feel a little more at ease.
They were vigilant about their surroundings while clearing obstacles in front of them. The barking sounds of the three dogs actually affected their ability to distinguish what was going on around them.
Jun Hongyan looked at the three dogs with boredom and thought about stewing the dog meat and eating it when he went back. However, he was led away by the dogs anyway.
"Ah!" Another scream made Jun Hongyan stop suddenly.
Just because the officers and soldiers holding the dogs in front of him were carried into a fallen leaf by the three dogs, the ground suddenly collapsed, and the three people and three dogs disappeared from their sight in an instant.
"Prince An, be careful, protect you, protect you."
The remaining people were in a hurry and surrounded Jun Hongyan. They raised their swords and looked around, but no enemy appeared for a long time. There were only the wails of the officers and soldiers at the bottom of the pit and the dogs.
"Ah, ah, help, help."
Jun Hongyan was already on the verge of rage. The enemy hadn't even seen half of his men, but half of his men had been lost.
He pushed aside the officers and soldiers surrounding him, carefully came to the edge of the pit, stretched his head and looked down, and saw that the bottom of the pit was also filled with those kind of hunter's traps. The three people's hands, legs, and buttocks were all covered with traps.
It hurts just to look at it.
Not to mention dogs, they don’t know how to stop losses in time, and the more they feel pain, the more they move, and the more they move, the more they pinch, and they whine non-stop.
If you look closely, you can see that there are a lot of sausages and other foods that dogs love to eat at the bottom of the pit.
What else does Jun Hongyan not understand now? These stupid dogs led them into this dangerous place just for the sake of stuttering.
He was furious, but several dogs were already suffering at the bottom of the pit. He couldn't drag them out and chop them up. He could only curse them, "Silly dogs."
Jun Hongyan took a few steps back and began to feel lucky that he hadn't walked too fast, otherwise he would have fallen into the pit and been tortured by the clamp.
However, it remains to be verified whether this was done by the hunter or the thieves.
He has never heard that there are wild animals in the forest, such as pheasants and hares, that need such a big pit?
"Prince An, what should we do now? Are we still pursuing him?"
The guard came forward again to ask for instructions. Really, life was more important than being kicked by King An.
Jun Hongyan looked at the dense woods around him and felt that something was wrong. Although he wanted to catch those thieves and teach Jun Lingyun a lesson, compared with the lives of those people, the life of his majestic prince was very precious.
A hundred times a thousand times.
"Remove, go back and put up a notice and offer a reward for your arrest!"
He didn't believe that four men, with a group of children, could hide quietly away from anyone's eyes. There must be brave men under the heavy reward.
When he catches these people, he must make them pay back double the amount.
The officers and soldiers quickly cut down the branches and pulled the three people from the bottom of the pit up. As for the three dogs, they could only resign themselves to their fate.
Jun Hongyan returned in vain and kicked a stone viciously. Unexpectedly, most of the stone was embedded in the ground and the stone did not move. His feet were almost useless, and he could not hold back the tears for a while.
"Prince An, are you okay?"
The guard hurriedly stepped forward to show concern.
"What can happen to this king? Go quickly, leave this ghost place. The king of Japan will definitely raze this forest to the ground!"
Jun Hongyan held on, not wanting to lose face in front of his subordinates. However, he still asked the officers and soldiers to clear the way in front while he followed behind.