"What's wrong? What happened? My Chenglong." Gao Shuying hurried out of the teahouse.

I thought Chenglong came alone, but I saw that the little girl was on horseback.

Then her guess doesn't make sense.

We have searched so many towns, passed through countless mountains, and walked almost three hundred miles. We started in the morning and it is now dusk.

Finally saw the original owner.

The big red eyes were shining and a slight whimper came out.

"Sister Gao, I came to see you because I have something to ask." Qiao Jianer said, "I'm sorry to bother you."

"As long as Chenglong didn't suffer any injustice from you, that's fine." Gao Shuying said cheerfully, "Let's go to the teahouse and talk."

After settling the horse, Qiao Lianer followed Gao Shuying upstairs.

Entering the private room, she saw a man in his twenties, handsome but looking very cold.

"This is my partner in the provincial government office, Wei Chi." Gao Shuying introduced her.

"Hello, Brother Wei." Qiao Jianer greeted politely.

Wei Chi seemed not to hear and continued drinking his tea.

Qiao Lian'er rolled her eyes in her heart. If you weren't Sister Gao's partner, I wouldn't bother with you. You're even putting on airs. But seeing this person's personality, she didn't bother to care.

Gao Shuying's eyes were like knives, glaring at Wei Chi.

Wei Chi pretended not to see it.

"Sister Gao, is this convenient?" Qiao Jian'er felt that this man was cold and she didn't know what kind of person he was. She was afraid that it would be inappropriate to talk about things in front of him.

Gao Shuying waved her hand reassuringly: "He's a bit of a taciturn person, but he's not a bad person. Maybe he can be of help."

Qiao Lianer lowered his head, pulled out a portrait from his sleeve, and placed it in front of Gao Shuying.

As soon as Gao Shuying saw the portrait, the corners of his mouth twitched and his forehead felt a pain.

This girl must be asked to find someone.

I just had two portraits, and now here comes another one.

Wei Chi glanced at her at this time, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, and quickly disappeared.

Qiao Jianer said, "This person's family members collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country. He might be related to this person, but the charges have not been proven. He is imprisoned in the Guanning Iron Cavalry Station."

"But last night in the middle of the night, he escaped through a hole in the wall. If Sister Gao is free, I'd like to ask her to help find him."

"Of course, I won't let Sister Gao work in vain. I will pay you a commission."

This commission can be reimbursed from the resident.

Hearing that there was money to be made, Gao Shuying's headache was relieved.

She also wanted to save enough money for her lifetime expenses before she turned 25, and then marry Wei Chi.

"Little girl, to be honest, I have a mission on hand, and it involves two difficult people. If I'm really too free, it's not impossible for me to help you for free."

"But now it's not easy for me to divide my attention."

"But I only want half of your commission."

Qiao Jian'er shook her head: "Sister Gao has worked hard, so the commission should not be small. This matter is urgent, and I hope Sister Gao will put it first."

I was also afraid that Gao Shuying would feel bad, so I said.

"It's not me who pays, it's the camp."

Hearing that the little girl didn't need to bleed, Gao Shuying stopped being so persistent.

She looked at Wei Chi and said, "Go and get these two people for me. I'll go find the person who escaped from this station."

"After notifying you, I will go back and report immediately." Wei Chi rejected it outright.

"You handle your own affairs."

Gao Shuying supported her face with one hand on the table, blinking her eyes and looking at Wei Chi with a full gaze.

"Brother Wei, can you bear to see me fail the mission and be scolded by the governor? And have my monthly salary deducted?"

"Just obey me this time."

Qiao Jianer: “…”

This is a good show of dog food, does she need to avoid it?

Gao Shuying has always been a decisive and strong-willed person, but this time she acted like a little girl, as if her whole body had softened.

Wei Chi only took a glance, and some subtleness inevitably emerged in his eyes.

But he quickly restrained himself and took a deep breath.

"Go find the man who escaped from the base first. If you can't catch him in time, we can talk later."

"I have to go back to the state capital first."

Wei Chi stood up and left the private room.

Gao Shuying resumed his decisive detainee persona, picked up the cup, took a sip, and glanced at his back as he left.

"Sister Gao, will Brother Wei help?" Qiao Jian'er felt a little sorry. It seemed that Gao Shuying had a difficult task.

"He will help. He has helped me many times over the years." Gao Shuying's fingers slowly stroked the cup, not knowing what he was thinking of, with a complicated expression.

He murmured, "You said someone who is always unwilling to admit his inner feelings, isn't he tired?"

"what?"

"nothing."

Gao Shuying smiled at her and said, "If you have more information, you can tell me so that I can narrow down the search area."

Qiao Jianer briefly recounted the story of how Song Laosan attached himself to General Guan's family and how he subsequently fell into poverty.

She didn't mention that she was Song Laosan's daughter.

"This is a beast." Gao Shuying said with disgust: "From head to toe, the blood is black."

"Sister Gao, this person is definitely going to try to climb up the social ladder. He might go to the state capital, or he might seek out higher-ranking officials."

"Or a large garrison. After all, Song Yuanyi has so many years of military experience, this path is easier for him."

Gao Shuying touched his chin and said, "You guessed right. Based on this person's personality, he will basically choose this."

"Little girl, go back first. I'll come to you if I have any news."

"Although Wei Chi will help, those two people are the tasks given to me by the state government. I will try my best to complete it on my own. How about this, I will spend five days here. After five days, no matter whether I can find them or not, I will go to carry out my mission."

"If you find it, I'll give you 10 taels of silver. If you don't find it, no commission."

Qiao Lianer thought that ten taels was equivalent to ten thousand yuan in modern times, which was quite generous, but it was not easy to run around.

Seeing Gao Shuying about to leave, she said, "It's getting dark, Sister Gao, why don't you stay overnight before going?"

"In our line of work, there's no distinction between day and night."

Gao Shuying smiled at her. She was obviously very young and had pretty features, but she looked haggard from running around day and night.

"Then Sister Gao, please be careful on the road."

"Don't worry, if you walk by the river often, you will never get your shoes wet. No one can touch your grandma Gao." Gao Shuying waved and left.

After both of them left, Qiao Lian'er imagined their love story and went to find an inn to stay.

The dark clouds completely blocked the moonlight, and the sky and the earth were pitch black. From time to time, the barking of dogs could be heard.

Qiao Jianer stood at the window, looking outside, her eyes calm and cold.

Song Laosan, where have you escaped to now?

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