Alas, I didn't expect my voice to scare the other party away-

Zong Jiyuan sat down on the roof at his feet with some dejection.

However, after thinking about it, even if he didn't shout, the guy was about to escape, and the other party was riding a fast horse, and it was not too likely that he wanted to catch up.

Sighing again, he got up again and went back to the backyard.

At this time, those Zhuang Ding had already given up resisting, some did not know where to hide, and some stood against the wall and did not dare to move again.

Seeing that she was back, Diao Saburo hurriedly greeted her and said,

"How's it going, Ji Yuan, are you alright?"

"Of course it's okay, it's a pity, let the thief run away."

Zong Jiyuan replied with regret.

Seeing a slight hint of tiredness on her face, Diao Saburo couldn't help but comfort with some distress,

"It's okay, now that you already know who this culprit is, you don't have to worry about not being able to take him in the future, and you don't have to worry too much about Ji Yuan."

"Well, okay."

Zong Jiyuan had no choice but to smile bitterly and said,

"How are you here, have all the women who were snatched up been rescued?"

"I was about to tell you,"

Diao Saburo's face immediately showed an anxious look,

"My brothers and I just went in and searched the whole house, and we didn't see any of the women."

"How so?"

Zong Jiyuan was also stunned for a moment, thought for a while, looked up, and saw Li Shunfeng's wife, who was also sitting next to him with an anxious face, so he walked over and asked,

"Sister-in-law Li, is you the only one locked up here?"

"No,"

Li Shunfeng's wife was also so anxious that she didn't know what to do.

"There are eight sisters locked up with me!"

"What's going on......"

Zong Jiyuan looked at her a little puzzled,

"Then why、You ...... just now?"

"You mean what I just shouted, right?"

Li Shunfeng's wife is very smart and busy,

"Brother Wang Yu asked me to say that just now, saying that doing that can help you little brother."

"Oh, so where are you all locked up?"

Zong Jiyuan asked expectantly.

Li Shunfeng's wife thought about it and shook her head helplessly,

"I can't tell you exactly where it was since I was brought to this courtyard, and when I went in and out, and when I was eating, I was blindfolded, and I couldn't tell ......where it was."

"That's ...... so"

Zong Jiyuan recalled the scene in the morning, when he saw the water and food sent by those mothers-in-law, no matter how you look at it, they were prepared for dozens of people.

was thinking about it, but saw Wang Yu rushing back from outside the door, and when he saw her, he said a little dejected,

"Ji Yuan, I didn't catch that guy......"

"He ran away from the east gate."

Zong Jiyuan replied succinctly and clearly, then turned around and took a few steps to the chief steward who was still lying in the corner, and stretched out his hand to lift him up,

"Alright, don't play dead here!"

"Ahh......h

I saw a deep purple whip mark on the left side of his face, and his eyes were so swollen that he couldn't open them, and he covered the wound with his hand and trembled and begged for mercy.

Seeing him being beaten like this by himself, Zong Jiyuan's heart was somewhat more relaxed, and he said coldly in a not non-threatening tone,

"It's okay to spare your life, but tell me first, where did you keep all the captive women?"

"In, in......"

The steward muttered hesitantly, refusing to speak.

The tip of Zongji Yuan's handsome eyebrows immediately raised, and the whip in his left hand was also mentioned in front of him,

"If you dare to stand up again, beware that I will condemn you as the main culprit and kill you alive!"

"I said, I said ......"

The manager was so frightened that he couldn't even cover his wounds, and waved his hand again and again.

"It's ...... in the dungeon"

"Where's the dungeon?!"

Zong Jiyuan asked sharply.

The steward pointed his trembling finger to the room,

"Just, just in the house......"

"Take us to find it!"

Zong Jiyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand to him as if in motion.

Diao Saburo and those servants next to him watched from the side, and the surprise at the beginning gradually turned into a little funny-

I really didn't expect their little master to be so majestic and handsome when he got angry.

At this moment, with a wave of his hand, two messengers immediately stepped forward, dragged the chief steward from the ground, and then followed the guy and walked in the direction he was pointing.

Diao Saburo left most of the servants to guard the place, and only brought a few capable brothers with him, and walked in with Zong Jiyuan and Wang Yu.

It was a large room, with no furnishings except for a few tables and a dozen chairs, but it was evident from the traces left here and there, and there was a lot of movement here.

Looking back at the manager, Zong Jiyuan said coldly,

"What about the dungeon?"

"In, here......"

The steward fumbled to the wall in the southwest corner, pressed somewhere, and a five-foot square tile on the ground sank downward, and then moved to the side, revealing a dark dungeon door.

Diao Saburo said to a few servants around him when he saw it,

"Shut this guy."

"Yes!"

A few men agreed, and the steward was taken aside.

Zong Jiyuan, Diao Saburo, and Wang Yu walked down the steps, and through the dim light below, they could see that this was indeed a dungeon, with a total of five rooms from front to back.

After handling the case for so many years, it is the first time I have seen it, this kind of scene that can only be seen in books, even Diao Saburo couldn't help but let out an exclamation,

"Ji Yuan, it seems that this is really the location of the main culprit."

"yes......"

Knowing that it is not necessarily that simple, but it is important to deal with the matter in front of you first, Zong Jiyuan replied noncommittally, and then came to the front of the prison door and said,

"Sisters locked up inside, were you forcibly kidnapped by the people here?"

"Huh?"

There was a response from the prison,

"Y-Who are you?"

"I'm an official from Liaodong County, and I'm here to save you."

Zong Jiyuan replied as gently as he could.

As soon as they heard the word "rescue", several women immediately rushed to the door and asked repeatedly,

"Is it true? You're here to save us?! ”

"yes,"

In response, Zong Jiyuan instinctively commanded the people around him,

"Open the Prison Door ......"

"Leave it to me."

Before the words fell, Wang Yu, who suddenly appeared beside her, shook the key in his hand at her, and said proudly.

To say that Wang Yu is really incredible, he can always be by his side when he needs and give the help he wants.

Watching him open the prison doors one by one, Zong Jiyuan took the time to ask,

"Where did you get it?"

"The steward's body,"

Wang Yu said with a smile, and then opened the last cell door in front of him,

"I can let everyone out."