Alas, where the hell is Mingyu? It's like a stone sinking into the sea, without a trace. It's a real headache.

Song Qi pondered for a long time, and didn't pay attention to anything else, so he turned his head to one of the thin family members and said, "Brother Ma Dai, please go outside the city tomorrow, report the situation here to the shopkeeper of the Flower Sect, and see if there is any new situation on their side." ”

"Okay." Ma Dai readily agreed. The next day, he walked away quickly, and when it was time to hold the lamp, Ma Dai returned to the inn. In fact, Ma Dai is much older than Song Qi, but everyone follows Mingyu and habitually calls him Brother Song: "Brother Song, there are some clues found outside the city." ”

Song Qi's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly pulled a chair for Ma Dai to sit down. Everyone stood around him.

"Brother Ma, go on!" Ling Xue urged.

"Miss's whereabouts?" Raised eyebrows asked with concern.

Another family member quickly poured him a glass of water.

"There is a brother who follows the young lady, named Ao Bao," Ma Dai sat down, picked up the teaglass, drank a sip of water, cleared his throat, and said slowly: "I fell behind when I retreated that day, and I didn't have time to get out of the city, he went into a common man's house to avoid pursuit, and only went out of the city yesterday." ”

"Brother Ma, choose the important ones." Mao Yong reminded beside him.

"Does he know the whereabouts of Miss?" Raised eyebrows asked impatiently.

"When retreating, Ao Bao fell last, and many forbidden troops chased after him, he fought and retreated, and when he retreated to the intersection of Duo'an Avenue and a small alley, he caught a glimpse of Miss Mingyu and several other brothers surrounded by a group of people out of the corner of his eye." Ma Dai nodded, reflecting on what he had heard.

"How could Sister Mingyu be in the alley?" Ling Xue was puzzled. "Didn't you say you should retreat all the way east along the street?"

"Ao Leopard wants to go to the alley to meet Miss. But because there are too many officers and soldiers. One man's strength was too weak for him to kill, so he thought he might as well run to the front and call a few more brothers to come and help. Ma Dai continued.

"Did he call someone to help later?" Raised eyebrows and looked at Ma Dai Dao anxiously.

"But there's no one in front of you." Ma Dai lowered his head and took a sip of water, and then said: "Seeing that he is running to the city gate, he sees that the city gate has fallen from a distance, and he can't get out!" ”

"And then?" Ling Xue asked seductively.

He stumbled into an alley and into the backyard of a house. Hidden. Ma Dai said with a smile: "He hid under the pumpkin vine in the backyard, because he was too tired, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down, fortunately the landlord did not find out, the next day just after the dawn, he woke up, quietly climbed over the wall and went out, sneaked back to the alley where he glimpsed the young lady, to find it." ”

"Did you find it?" After asking this, he explained to himself: "It's been all night, and Miss is definitely not there." ”

"There were obvious signs of fighting in the alley. The bodies of three of our brothers lay in the alleyway, but the young lady was not found. The corners of Ma Dai's eyes seemed to be a little moist.

"Since I haven't found it. It shows that Sister Mingyu is still alive. Ling Xue said very surely.

"And then? Did Ao Leopard continue to look for it? He asked.

"In addition to the three corpses of our brothers, there are several other corpses lying in the alley." Ma Dai gestured.

"Needless to say, it must be for officers and soldiers!" Ling Xue blurted out.

"No, not officers and soldiers!" Ma Dai shook his head, stopped speaking, and looked at Ling Xue with raised eyebrows, as if he was selling Guanzi.

"Not officers and soldiers? Then who else wants to arrest Miss? He asked with a frown.

"Could it be ......" Song Qi was also frowning and thinking about this question, and suddenly, he and Ling Xue spit out these three words almost in unison.

Ma Dai didn't wait for them to finish, then smiled and said, "Ao Bao saw that it was not the corpses of officers and soldiers, so he approached to inspect the corpses and found that one of them was more familiar. ”

Song Qi and the others held their breath, and their twelve eyes stared nervously at Ma Dai, waiting for him to reveal the final answer. Although they know that the answer is imminent, and their conjecture is inseparable.

"You've probably guessed who those people are." Ma Dai coughed dryly and said with a smile: "Yes, that's what you guessed, the Ximen family." “

"This Ximen Liu, what kind of enmity does our young lady have with you?" He said with his eyebrows raised, tears in his eyes.

"When I catch them, I won't be able to spare them." Ling Xue slammed her fist on the table and said excitedly.

"Mingyu is in their hands, there shouldn't be anything wrong." Song Qi squeezed out a smile, which was very bitter and astringent.

"Miss is in their hands, I'm even more worried!" He said worriedly: "Ximen Liu has a beast's heart, Ximen Yun is a beast, his son of a dog is ruthless, and there is no good person in Ximen's family!" Miss might as well be arrested by the government, and we can rob the Dharma field again! ”

"Yes, all the misfortunes of Sister Mingyu are caused by the Ximen family. Sister Mingyu fell into their hands, and I was even more worried! Ling Xue echoed her eyebrows.

"Ximen Yun likes Mingyu, so he shouldn't do anything to Mingyu." Song Qi was very bitter in his heart, but he had to pretend that he had nothing to do, he kept rubbing his face with his hands, comforting Ling Xue, which could be regarded as self-comfort.

Although he said this, his heart was full of anxiety and restlessness, and he scratched his ears and cheeks in a hurry, and paced up and down the room, jumping up and down......

Seeing everyone's solemn expressions, Mao Yong found a relaxed topic, wanting to ease the tense atmosphere of the scene, and said with a smile: "Ximen Liu is now known as Ximen Gong, and his home is also regarded as the mansion of the prince." The location of his house is just northwest of Dogan Province. It seems that the fortune teller that Brother Song met was quite accurate! ”

With a little clue, it's much easier to do, and you can target the vine and touch the melon.

Twenty additional brothers were sent into the city from outside the city, and in groups of three, they went to the places related to the Simon firm to secretly inquire about the situation and find out the place where Mingyu was being held, so that the next rescue operation could be launched. Qiao Mei took a family member to stay at the inn, so that it was convenient to contact at any time.

Song Qi and Ling Xue followed Ma Dai, who was leading the way in front, turned a few streets, walked about a mile and a half, and came to the street where the Ximen business was located.

People come and go here, bustling, neck and back to each other, shoulder to shoulder, quite prosperous. Ximen Firm is located at this bustling four-way intersection, with an excellent geographical location. Along the street a row of three-storey buildings, about 100 meters wide, powder wall vermilion tile, cornices and corners, inlaid with gold and silver, extremely luxurious, the porch is high and open, two stone lions at the door, the lintel is embedded with the eight golden characters of the bucket: Ximen firm Weiguo head office.

"The first row of buildings along the street is a business shop, the second row of buildings behind is the office of Ximen Liu, the third row is a place to entertain important guests, and the fourth row is a residence. There is also a large garden in the back. Ma Dai pointed to the West Gate Merchant and said.

Song Qicai found that there were several buildings behind him, which was very magnificent.

"Ximen Liu, an eye-rolling thief, doesn't know how much money he stole from our Mingzhu business to be able to build such a magnificent building! Ma Dai said indignantly.

"If virtue is not matched, there will be disaster." Song Qi stretched out his hand and patted Ma Dai's arm, and said lightly: "Ximen Liu will definitely not end well." He turned his head to look at Ling Xue, who was puffing up, and asked, "Let's go in and have a look?" ”

"Just go, could it be that I'm still afraid of him?" Ling Xue pouted.

The three of them swung through the door of the West Gate Firm.

"Welcome, guest officer!" The guy quickly greeted him with a smile. "How can I help?"

"Let's take a look and call you again if we need to!" Song Qi said casually.

"Okay, guest officer, please look at it casually, if you need it, just give orders!" The guy said with a smile as he bowed back.

There were a dozen other customers in the store, so the guy didn't pay too much attention to the three of them, and they could take a look at the store at ease.

The store is very spacious, with a wide variety of products on display, such as rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, cloth, clothes, shoes, knives, bowls, spoons, etc., which can be said to be similar to modern supermarkets. There were five or six young men standing in front of the counter, looking at them from a distance, and behind the counter stood a middle-aged man in a robe, who was bowing his head and dialing the plate, which should be Mr. Bookkeeper. There is a tall screen behind the counter, and behind the screen is supposed to be the passage leading to the office building behind.

"A thousand years ago, people could open such a big store!" Song Qi nodded secretly and praised: "If it is put in modern times, their store will definitely surpass Wal-Mart!" He replied: "Although this Ximen Liu's character is poor, his business ability is very smart!" Then he thought again: "Although his abilities are high, they all learned from Ming Zhugong!" Ming Zhu Gong is more intelligent! ”

The three of them silently left the Simon Firm, walked around again, and then returned to the inn. (To be continued.) )