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And more than one.

As the branches on it were cleared and a layer of baffles was removed, a small voice came from the ground: "Is someone coming to save us?" Trembling slightly.

Then, they must have seen the sun shining in, and they could hear that there was more than one person in the courtyard, and they cried louder.

Yu Chusheng didn't hear Qi Xiuying's voice, obviously, Qi Zizhou didn't hear it either, Yu Chusheng saw that his face became a little bad, and rushed towards the entrance of the cellar.

Zhang Er instructed two officials to suppress the murderer, and followed Yu Chusheng to the entrance.

It's a little dark underneath, but there's a candle light inside, and although it's a little dim, you can see it clearly.

There's a lot of space underneath, so it's supposed to be used to store things.

The first thing that catches the eye, however, is three large cages, made of neatly chopped firewood, with ropes hanging from top to bottom, and ropes connected to iron chains.

In the cage, the one who was chained hand and foot was the missing girl.

I could vaguely see that their faces were very pale, and the others could not be seen clearly.

Yu Chusheng saw Qi Xiuying at a glance, she was not hung up, but was locked with her wrists and ankles, curled up in the corner of the cage, and hung her head low.

Because of her head down, Yu Chusheng couldn't see her expression at all, she could only see her body trembling gently, and her messy hair was also undulating.

"Shadow!" Qi Zizhou screamed.

Qi Xiuying in the cage slowly raised her head, and half of her face was neatly slashed several times.

Yu Chusheng's heart tightened suddenly, Qi Xiuying should not be ...... She held her breath to look at Qi Xiuying's expression.

The girl's eyes were glazed, and she stared at the entrance for a long time before her eyes slowly focused.

The knife wound on her face should not have been long ago, and the dried blood stains even condensed on the corners of her mouth.

Yu Chusheng subconsciously looked at her clothes, although they looked dirty, they were not in tatters, and they should not have been ......

Yu Chusheng's hanging heart was slightly lowered.

The girl slowly stood up, holding the cage, her lips moved slightly, and Yu Chusheng could see the shape of her mouth: "Brother." "It just didn't make a sound.

The other two girls began to cry bitterly when they saw that it was indeed from the government, and their voices were hoarse and still shouting: "Let us out......"

Yu Chusheng and Zhang Er, as well as Qi Zizhou, went down to the cellar together.

It was dark and damp, so that Yu Chusheng couldn't help but think of the days when she was caught in Changle Mansion.

Only when you have experienced the deepest despair and hovered on the verge of death can you know how happy it is to be alive.

When he really entered the cellar, Yu Chusheng saw the situation below. There was a lot of space, and there were some miscellaneous items placed around, and a table was placed in the middle of the miscellaneous items.

It was full of dust, and it was precisely because of the dust around him that Yu Chusheng could see at a glance that there was a picture scroll on the table.

When Zhang Er and Qi Zizhou opened the cage to save the girls, Yu Chusheng walked to the table and picked up the painting.

The painting shows a woman, sitting on the ground, playing the harp.

Although the eyebrows are low, the painter is also meticulous, and the woman's eyebrows and eyes are depicted very carefully.

Looking closely, the woman's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Qi Xiuying.

Could it be that the murderer captured Qi Xiuying because she looked a little similar to this woman?

No wonder, the time and place of Qi Xiuying's disappearance, and when the other three girls disappeared, they were not regular, so Yu Chusheng never found out, and the most important thing was the time.

However, this painting should be a long time old, and the rice paper is even a little yellowed.

It seems that this man has a story.

There was also a dagger on the table, and the blood on it had not been cleaned. It was supposed to be used by criminals to scratch the girl's face.

Zhang Er and Qi Zizhou have already released Qi Xiuying and them.

Yu Chusheng carefully put away the painting and dagger, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Qi Zizhou holding Qi Xiuying in his arms, and asked in a trembling voice: "Ying'er, how are you?" How are you? ”

Qi Xiuying's body was trembling all the time, and tears kept falling, but she didn't speak.

When Yu Chusheng saw the mark on Qi Xiuying's neck, which was obviously strangled by a rope, he frowned slightly.

She set her eyes on the other two girls, their ankles and wrists were strangled by chains, but there were no stab wounds on their faces, and there were no traces of ropes on their necks.

And the strangulation marks on Qi Xiuying's neck should look new, they should have been left last night.

So criminals, was it last night...... Almost killed Qi Xiuying?

Yu Chusheng thought for a moment, walked in front of Qi Xiuying, and said softly: "Miss Qi, how are you?" ”

Qi Xiuying was still trembling, and still didn't speak, just lowered her head and lay in Qi Zizhou's arms.

Qi Zizhou patted her on the back and comforted: "Shadow, it's all because Brother is not good, it's all on Brother Bad...... In the future, Brother will never let you be wronged again......"

Yu Chusheng knew that Qi Xiuying was stimulated, so she had to slow down, she turned to Zhang Hui and Xiao Tao again, and asked, "How are you?" ”

One of the girls said, "It's all my fault...... Otherwise, this sister's face wouldn't have been scratched......" her voice choked and trembled.

Looking at her appearance, Yu Chusheng recognized that she was the second missing, Zhang Hui, that is, the daughter of the pharmacy shopkeeper.

It stands to reason that the second criminal should have attacked her.

But last night, he should have made a move towards Qi Xiuying.

Qi Xiuying was still curled up in Qi Zizhou's arms, not moving.

Yu Chusheng didn't ask anything, but said, "Now that you are safe, let's go out." ”

Although they had been rescued, the two girls still couldn't hide the horror on their faces, so much so that they looked at the cage that had trapped them just now, as well as the iron chain that had been thrown into the ground, and their bodies couldn't help but shrink back.

Only then did they support each other, and followed Yu Chusheng out of the cellar together.

Outside the cellar is a different kind of world, the autumn sun is somewhat faintly hidden in the clouds, but it still emits a faint light, the autumn breeze is slight, and the air is cool and clean.

As soon as the two girls saw the middle-aged man, their bodies trembled obviously a few times, and they retreated, and Qi Xiuying also raised her head and saw the middle-aged man, who also stepped back again, and Qi Zizhou hugged her shoulders tightly.

Shadows will definitely remain.

The man's originally indifferent expression has now become a little ruthless, but he was suppressed by the two officials and couldn't move.

Yu Chusheng walked up to him, handed him the painting he found in the cellar, and asked, "Why?" Is it because of her? ”

The man's expression really changed.