Later, he went to a teahouse in the town and sat down.

While drinking tea, Bai Lang picked up a newspaper on the table and flipped it up casually.

The newspaper was full of kitsch lace, and Bai Lang folded it up, and when he was about to throw it away, he saw a striking subheading:

The screams of the woman

So, Bai Lang reopened the newspaper and read it carefully, but unexpectedly, he got a very important news from this.

This report writes truthfully:

Yesterday afternoon, a firewood collector reported to the town security office; Near the old brick kiln in the forest, a woman screamed.

The security station immediately sent people to the scene, and when the security arrived at the orchard next to the old brick kiln, they saw two strong men dragging a woman into the carriage. Next to her stood a veiled woman in black, directing. Although security arrived immediately, the coachman was very familiar with the local situation and was soon nowhere to be seen.

From this, Bai Lang concluded that it must be Haomei and her men.

It should be Lu Ji's mother who made the screams, they arrived in Lujiapu Village more than ten days ago, they must have deceived Lu Ji's mother, and then imprisoned there, and they went to interrogate them every day.

However, Lu Ji's mother has an iron mouth and steel teeth, so she just doesn't say it. So, last night, they used the torture instrument, and she screamed. And when they learned that security was coming, they hurriedly fled with her.

However, there is no Lu Hime's mother on the boat, and Haomei must have some secret hiding place. So, where the hell is this place?

Bai Lang found a map of the area and searched carefully. The forest is about 30 kilometers long from the embankment where the Charan is anchored, and they probably hid Lu Hime's mother in a dilapidated house or old warehouse next to the road.

"Good!"

Bai Lang immediately left. Walking along the 30 kilometers, he inquired about every village and pedestrian he saw.

"Excuse me, have you ever seen a two-horse carriage pass by here?" However, I asked many people, but still found nothing. Just like that, Lu Ji's mother disappeared.

But Bai Lang was not reconciled, he searched around every day for news, and never returned to the "Xia Lan".

Part of the 30-kilometer road is along the Huangfu River. There are many orchards and a lot of limestone, and these are loose soils, so it is easier to dig holes in them, and there is very little moisture. Therefore, farmers and workers digging limestone in the vicinity often dig deep holes and place debris on it

Of course, there are also people who have set up their homes in caves, and most of these people are wanderers from place to place. During the investigation, Bai Lang once saw three people living in a cave. They went to the river beach to collect hard reeds, brought them back and made baskets, and then went to the town to sell them. The floor of the cave is covered with straw mats, the stove is placed at the entrance of the cave, and there is an open space in front of the cave, where vegetables are grown. According to the villagers, the cave was occupied by Old Man Wu and his two sons.

Bai Lang was worried that the three of them would run away, so he kept an extra close surveillance. From this, Hakuro found many valuable clues.

Neither Old Man Wu nor his son were good citizens and often destroyed other people's crops. And from time to time they also steal things from the people of the village, so the people hate them very much.

"Are these three guys Haomei's subordinates? Is that cave another secret hideout for her?"

Doubts arose in Bai Lang's heart.

In order to find out the truth, Bai Lang chose a place where he could overlook the entrance of the cave and hid it. He brought some bread and water, and squatted for two days and two nights, always keeping an eye on the activities of the three men.

Although there was a considerable distance between the two places, due to the tailwind, the conversation of the three people could always be heard. Through this observation, Bai Lang found out the following facts:

They are indeed Haomei's subordinates, and Lu Ji's mother is indeed imprisoned in this cave; The duty of the three of them is to take turns guarding them.

Since Lu Ji's mother is still imprisoned, it can be inferred that Haomei has not yet obtained the small box, and she has no way of knowing the code words at the bottom of the box. It was for these reasons that Haomei imprisoned her

Lu Ji's mother was so severely tortured, but she never refused to hand over the small box, indicating that there must be something hidden in it.

"Well, let me tell her to speak. Of course, the premise is to get her out of the tiger's mouth first. ”

Shirarou devised a variety of rescue plans, but because the cave was always guarded, there was no chance of getting close to her.

It was not until the morning of the third day that the "Charan" went down the river and anchored not too far from the cave.

"Oh, it must be Haomei."

Bai Lang immediately lifted his spirits, but after a long time, there was no movement at all, only Old Man Wu and his son were busy with their work at the entrance of the cave as usual.

Shirarou waited quietly. It was not until about 5 o'clock in the evening that two men disembarked from the "Charan", abandoned the ship, and went ashore along the embankment to the cave. Bai Lang could see clearly, one was Old Man Yang, and the other was Haomei, although she was wearing a set of peasant women's clothes.

The two of them pretended to be walking, and when they came to the front of the cave, they seemed to find it interesting, so they stopped and watched Old Man Wu weave baskets. After a while, when no one was around, they quickly burrowed into the cavern. After a while, Haomei came out again to talk to Old Man Wu. The other two young men continued to weave the basket in their hands without squinting.

Old man Yang was left alone in the cave, and he must have gone to ask about the whereabouts of the small box again. Because he couldn't hear the words of Old Man Yang and Lu Ji's mother, Bai Lang felt very sorry.

Old man Wu took out a chair from the cave and asked Haomei to sit down. She put her hands on her thighs and continued to talk with Old Man Wu. Haomei wears a straw hat with wheat straw, so Bai Lang can't see her facial expressions.

Bai Lang was contemplating how to act, when suddenly, a woman's screaming voice was heard not far away.

Then, as if forcibly covered by someone else, the woman's mouth let out a muffled scream and a cry for help as she struggled. The voice was close, as if it was in the grass around it.

Shirarou stood up lightly and looked for the source of the sound. After walking a few steps, I saw a pile of rotten bricks on the ground, covered with many dead branches and grass, and the sound seemed to come from here

"Oh! It turned out to be an old chimney that had been abandoned. ”

The cave may be very long, and the chimney should be next to the innermost rock wall.

Bai Lang fell to the ground, put his ear close to the pile of rotten bricks, and listened carefully. Sure enough, there were screams from inside, indicating that this was indeed the birthplace of sound.

Bai Lang pondered for a moment before deciding on his next move.