Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Late at night, when everyone was asleep, Ji Nuan jumped out from the backyard and within a few minutes, she arrived at Chenjia Village, more than ten miles away.

If you want to know how Ji Nuan found the Zhang family’s residence late at night, you have to thank that scumbag Ji Feng.

When Ji Feng was little, he had always disliked Ji Nuan. It was simply because his mother had mentioned this little girl in the second house, and she had compared her position in the second house to that of him, the eldest son of the first house in the Ji family. He considered himself the eldest son, the pillar of the family, and he enjoyed the favors he deserved. How could he tolerate Ji Nuan being treated the same way as him?

After failing to drown Ji Nuan in the basin, he devised another plan and tricked her into going to Zhang's house, hoping that his uncle would sell her away. Of course, this didn't work, but Ji Nuan still remembers the location of the Zhang family.

After removing the tiles, Ji Nuan saw the light still on in the room. She looked down and saw that the two people who were supposed to be worried about borrowing money were now holding a money box and counting silver.

"Cousin, a total of 47 taels." Ji He closed the box with great joy. "Is the gambling house really not going to ask for money again? Then we can save this money and spend it on ourselves."

Zhang Qinghu smiled proudly, "I won't come again. Today I gave Scar Brother a great gift, and he immediately agreed to help me resolve the entanglement between those people in the gambling house. You can put this money away and buy yourself some nice clothes. Stop envying Ji Nuan."

Ji He said angrily, "How can I not be envious? We are both daughters of the Ji family. I still have nothing, but she wears gold and silver and has a carriage to pick her up when she goes out. How can I be willing to be outdone by her like this!"

Zhang Qinghu smiled proudly, "That's not difficult at all. I'll definitely make sure you live a comfortable life with someone to serve you in the future. Think about it, if I send you two little brats, I can get dozens of taels of silver in return. If I send a few more, wouldn't I get hundreds of taels? If I can find top-quality goods like the one I gave Scar Brother today, that one can be exchanged for hundreds of taels, or even more!"

Ji He's eyes rolled, and a vicious idea emerged. "Cousin, how much would that bitch Ji Nuan be worth if I sent her to Scar Brother?"

Zhang Qinghu was immediately delighted when he heard this. He happily hugged Ji He and gave her a kiss. "Oh, you are truly my dear wife! How could I have forgotten that I had such a valuable beauty by my side! And Ji Shan's two sons, if they were fat and white, they could be worth dozens of taels of silver!"

Regardless of what the two said, Ji Nuan, who was sitting on the roof, twisted her fingers silently, and strands of powder quietly leaked from the place where the tiles were opened to the two people below.

We are really too kind to them. Now we are not even letting the two children go.

Ji Nuan released Jixiang and stroked its soft fur. "I'll leave the man down there in your care."

The little white mink nudged her palm and then ran away.

As soon as Ji Nuan entered the room, she keenly noticed that someone had entered the room, and then she was hugged tightly by a strong chest.

This familiar scent is definitely Song Jinbai.

"Nuan'er, I miss you. Where did you go just now? Why did you come back just now?" Song Jinbai's voice was filled with a hint of blame and longing.

Ji Nuan was frowning.

Tsk! How come she sounds like a stinky man who doesn't come home at night?

"Why are you here? You came all the way here to climb over my wall again?"

Song Jinbai rested his chin on her neck and said resentfully, "Ji Nuan, do you have a heart? I missed you, so I came to see you late at night. Why are you only harping on the fact that I climbed over the wall? Don't you miss me at all?"

Ji Nuan is in the wrong.

Ji Nuan was so busy when she came back that she forgot about Song Jinbai.

Fortunately, Ji Nuan didn't say it directly, otherwise Song Jinbai would have been even more resentful. As the head of a prefecture, wasn't he busier than Ji Nuan?

"Who said I don't miss you?" Ji Nuan coaxed softly, "It's just that you're getting more and more skilled at climbing over walls, which isn't good."

"Then marry me quickly, so I don't have to climb over the wall." Song Jinbai lowered his head and kissed her neck.

Ji Nuan shrank back as if struck by an electric current, "What are you doing?"

She was so coquettish from the moment she came in, which made even she, a powerful person in the end times, a little nervous.

Song Jinbai felt her stiffness, let go of her hand and asked, "Where did you go?"

Ji Nuan did not directly answer Song Jinbai's question. She pulled him to sit down at the table and handed him a glass of vitality water in the dark.

"Has anyone lost a child recently?" Ji Nuan asked softly.

"You know?" Song Jinbai frowned. "From last night to today, eleven families have come to the government to report that their children are missing. I have secretly arranged for people to keep watch at each city gate, but I haven't found any clues yet. This matter may not be so easy to resolve. I probably won't have time to see you in the next few days."

Ji Nuan gently held Song Jinbai's hand and said, "Don't worry, I might be able to give you some clues."

Then, Ji Nuan recounted how Zhang Qinghu was caught stealing in the middle of the night, and later injured someone and escaped.

"I heard Zhang Qinghu had secretly returned, and I was worried he might harbor resentment and seek revenge against my family. So, I just went to Zhangjia Village to check on the situation, and I discovered he was actually involved in human trafficking."

Song Jinbai knew Ji Nuan well. She would never turn a blind eye to evil deeds when it had nothing to do with her. So he asked, "Nuan'er, what are your plans?"

Ji Nuan's eyes were cold and fierce. "These two bastards actually set their sights on my and my eldest brother's two children. Of course, we can't let them go easily. I've asked Jixiang to keep an eye on Zhang Qinghu. He has a boss called Scar Brother. When Zhang Qinghu goes to look for Scar Brother again, we'll arrest them both."

"Okay. I'll have Song Huai take people to bring Jixiang back."

Song Jinbai appeared calm on the surface, but in his heart he was still remembering that Zhang Qinghu had dared to set his sights on Ji Nuan, and was secretly planning how to torture him to death after catching him.

Ji Nuan: "Right. Call a few more people. There are two hooligans at the end of the village who escaped with Zhang Qinghu. They should also be doing this. Let's have them keep an eye on them. No matter which of them contacts Scar Brother first, the sooner they are caught, the sooner we can find the kidnapped people."

Ji Nuan told Song Jinbai the locations of the three people, and then urged him to go back and rest early.

"It takes time to get from Taohua Village to the provincial capital and back, and you also have to arrange manpower. After all the hard work, you don't have much time to rest. You still have to be on duty tomorrow. How can you handle official business if you don't get enough rest?" Ji Nuan said with concern.

"Then remember to come and see me when you have time."

Song Jinbai did not forget to give instructions before leaving, and only left reluctantly after receiving a positive response.