God favors the troublemaker, and the protagonist is forced to become evil

"Yes, Chengyang, you also go back home to call people. Also, ask Mr. Yan to draw a few portraits of Xiaojia." Wu Kaiyang also instructed his servant. Besides, the accountant in his family could paint, so it was not difficult to draw a portrait, and it would be easier to find someone with a portrait.

"Zhu Jin, take my token and tell the county magistrate to quickly close the city gates, restrict entry and exit, and conduct a thorough search of the city." Chu Yueheng stood at the gate of the academy at some point. She should have heard the news that Xie Jia was missing.

The maid took the token and left quickly. She turned out to be a martial artist.

"Thank you very much here. I will thank you all when I find my sister." Zi Ning was touched. These people were not called brothers for nothing. However, he did not have time to be polite with them now. He had to go find his sister right away.

"Get on the horse!" Jiang Suining found a horse from somewhere, moved forward, and motioned Zining to sit behind him.

Zining didn't say much. She put her hand on Jiang Suining's hand and used the force to climb onto the horse.

"Gee!" As soon as Zining sat down, Jiang Suining rode the horse and galloped away. Due to inertia, Zining bumped into Jiang Suining's back and his nose hurt.

For safety reasons, Zining put his arms around Jiang Suining's waist, and the two of them rushed towards the city gate.

With the princess's intervention, the county magistrate would pay extra attention to Xie Jia's disappearance. If the thief had not left the city, he would certainly not be able to withstand the county magistrate's house-to-house search and would certainly not be able to hide Xiaojia.

The criminals kidnapped Xiaojia most likely to extort money. Xie Yi has been waiting for news in Zhaixing Tower.

If the criminal's original destination was outside the city, he was probably a human trafficker who wanted to sell Xiaojia to another party.

Jiang Suining brought Zining to the city gate. The county magistrate was very efficient. At this moment, there was strict inspection in and out of the city gate, especially for those with children.

Zi Ning went forward to ask a few questions, and heaved a sigh of relief. The villain probably didn't leave the city gate, or didn't have time to leave. Moreover, there have been no cases of children going missing in the city recently, which means that the villain is most likely here for money.

Zining and Jiang Suining followed the county magistrate's men to search every household. Chang Lingjie and others did not sit at home either, and followed them to search from house to house. Everyone in the Xie family went out to search, leaving no alley untouched.

Wait a moment.

Zi Ning suddenly thought of something, and took a group of people to Xiejia Village, searching every house. He also called a group of people to go to the back mountain of Xiejia Village, and the rest of the people continued to search in the city.

The sun had already set, leaving only a faint light. We had to find the person as soon as possible, otherwise it would be more troublesome when it gets dark.

Zi Ning thought about it carefully. Since that person was looking for money, he must have recently set his sights on the Xie family. However, the Xie family's restaurant was of average size and was inferior to the restaurants in the east of the city.

The Xie family was not very eye-catching in the city, and he was also a scholar with a certain title. Most people did not dare to provoke the Xie family.

Unless, they are people from Xiejia Village who are jealous of the recent changes in the Xie family.

Zi Ning led his men to Xiejia Village in a hurry. The villagers were cooking, but when they saw a group of people coming aggressively, they surrounded them curiously.

"Jiang Suining, hurry up, catch that guy!" When a man in the crowd saw that the person leading the fight was Zining, he immediately ran back without looking back, running very fast.

Jiang Suining moved forward with his internal energy, and after hearing a few "whoosh" sounds, he flew towards the man. As light as a swallow, he stepped into the air and jumped in front of the thief in a few steps, subduing him with one move.

The officers and soldiers also took advantage of the situation and surrounded the man.

"It's Xie Yuliang's second son!" Xin Changfeng also followed.

Upon hearing this, Zi Ning ordered his men to quickly surround Xie Yuliang's house, with Xin Changfeng leading the way.

"You! What are you doing?" Xie Yuliang's wife was so frightened by the scene that her legs went limp. She screamed tremblingly, but she used her body as a wall to prevent anyone from entering.

"Xie Yuliang is suspected of human trafficking. I'm here to arrest him on behalf of the county magistrate! If you hand him over now, you can be spared the death penalty. Otherwise, you will be executed on the spot!" Zi Ning stood at the door of Xie Yuliang's house and shouted loudly.

Jiang Suining cooperated well and drew his sword to intimidate Xie Yuliang's wife.

The officers and soldiers behind him followed suit and drew their swords. The rubbing sounds were heard continuously for a while.

"My old man is just an honest farmer. How could he possibly traffic in human beings? Xie Sanlang, don't think that you can put the blame on others just because you passed the imperial examination!" Xie Yuliang's family refused to give in.

Jiang Suining put the sword to the neck of Xie Yuliang's second son, who was tied up like a dumpling, with a cold look and murderous intent.

Xie Yuliang's family seemed to be frightened by Jiang Suining's terrifying appearance and couldn't recover for a while.

Zining stepped forward, pushed the old woman away, and led his men into the house to arrest the man.

Everyone in Xie Yuliang's family was dragged out, tied up like dumplings, and made to kneel in the yard.

The family must be neat and tidy.

"Mr. Xie, we didn't find anyone." Xie Yuliang's house was searched from top to bottom, but Xie Jia was not found at all.

"Found the person, in the cellar!"

When Zi Ning heard this, he ran over excitedly, went down to the cellar and brought Xie Jia up himself.

Little Xie Jia was so scared that he closed his eyes tightly with tears in the corners of his eyes.

Zining wiped little Xie Jia's face with concern.

Little Xie Jia trembled and woke up. When he opened his eyes and saw that it was his brother, he burst into tears.

Zi Ning held her in his arms and tried to comfort her for a long time, but she didn't get better. She cried so hard that she stopped, but her hands were still tightly around Zi Ning's neck.

"Xie Yuliang, you're really great." Zining smiled, but anyone could see the coldness and murderous intent in her eyes.

It turned out that Xie Yuliang often walked around the county town and accidentally discovered that Xie Ling's family was living so well and had even opened a restaurant. The restaurant was doing very well, and he estimated that he could earn 100 taels of silver a day.

In the past, Xie Sanlang's family lived the most impoverished life in the village. Everyone in Xiejia Village saw how hard their life was. Unexpectedly, they would turn things around overnight and not only produce a scholar, but also become a restaurant owner in the town.

Xie Yuliang thought that Xie Sanlang's family was made up of women who had no ability. The only male looked like a sissy, unable to lift or carry anything, and was not even half a labor force.

If he kidnapped Xie Jia and extorted money, he would also come to the county town to buy a house and open a restaurant. With his talent, he would definitely do better than Xie Sanlang's family.

He had been watching Xie Jia from the dark every day, but he didn't expect that today he would find an opportunity. He had originally planned to kidnap him and throw him in the cellar, then secretly send a letter to Zhaixing Tower and find another place to collect the money.

Unexpectedly, Xie Sanlang actually had a close relationship with the county magistrate. Soon, the city was full of patrols by soldiers. If he went to deliver the letter himself, he would definitely be arrested. Therefore, he did not dare to act rashly when he returned to the village.