Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

Nothing is more important than Ling Jinlan's safety now!

Seeing that he was so straightforward, Jiang Ningwan saved the time of explaining and briefly recounted the situation in Qianyang City.

The main suspect now is the Fan family.

Qin Huaizhao said solemnly, "Officials and businessmen are colluding to cover up the truth."

"The Cao family should have some clues. I'll go check on them!"

Jiang Ningwan nodded, "Be careful, the Cao family should also have spies from the Fan family, don't alert them!"

"I've already received the mission to deliver wine to Qingshanju. I'll use the excuse of delivering wine to sneak in when the time comes. However, we'll inevitably come into direct conflict with the Fan family, and I'm afraid we don't have enough manpower."

After thinking for a while, she took off the badge and handed it to Ling Chaowen.

"Ling Chaowen, go back to Ling Weijun to mobilize the troops."

As soon as these words came out, both of them were shocked.

Qin Huaizhao frowned, "You are mobilizing troops without permission!"

Jiang Ningwan clenched her fists, "Just transfer fewer people. Jinlan is in their hands now, and there's no time to waste."

Ling Chaowen took the token hesitantly.

In order to save Jinlan, I can only follow Ningwan's arrangements.

After the discussion, the three of them went their separate ways.

However, after Ling Chaowen set off in the middle of the night, he returned in the evening of the next day.

It also appeared near Zuixiang Pavilion.

Jiang Ningwan was extremely shocked and found an opportunity to sneak out to see Ling Chaowen.

Arriving at a deserted alley, Ling Chaowen stuffed the token back into her hand and said, "No need to mobilize troops!"

"I've found help! They're currently stationed ten miles outside of Qianyang City. Tell me what you have planned, and I'll pass on the message!"

He was also responsible for Jinlan's accident. If he mobilized troops without permission and was used as a handle, it would bring trouble to Ningwan.

We should avoid mobilizing troops if we can avoid it now.

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan was a little confused, "Helper? Who?"

Ling Chaowen observed the situation cautiously, anxiously, "Don't ask! We have helpers anyway, and there are plenty of people!"

"Just tell me what you want them to do!"

Since this concerns Jinlan's life and death, Ling Chaowen would surely not dare to make a mistake.

Seeing that he was so confident, I believed him for once.

"There will be a banquet at Qingshan Residence the day after tomorrow. I will sneak in while delivering wine and look for Jinlan."

"I need your men to get close to Qingshanju. I'll use the fireworks as my command. Come and support us when you see them!"

Ling Chaowen wrote it down and nodded seriously, "Okay, no problem!"

"Keep yourself safe!"

After saying that, Ling Chaowen left in a hurry.

Jiang Ningwan fell into deep thought.

Helper? Who is it?

……

The cold night is coming.

In the inn room, a faint candlelight flickered.

Qin Huaizhao took out a thick booklet from his arms and put it on the table.

"Magistrate Cao, grieving the loss of his son, confessed very quickly."

"It's exactly as you said. They are trafficking women, and this business isn't limited to Qianyang City; it's practically everywhere in the world."

"Boss Ye, whom they are hosting for a banquet tomorrow, is a businessman from Fengling. The Fan family wants to negotiate a cooperation and sell a recent batch of more than 50 girls to Fengling."

Jiang Ningwan opened the booklet and took a look. His face was furious and he punched the table.

"So many people are missing, and yet there's no news at all. Magistrate Cao is such a jerk!"

Qin Huaizhao was worried and said, "I asked County Magistrate Cao to check. The Fan family did send a carriage out of the city last night and went to Qingshanju."

"Ling Jinlan...may have been taken to Qingshanju."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningwan's heart sank. She didn't know what was going on in Qingshanju. She just hoped that Jinlan was okay and that they could delay some time.

Qin Huaizhao added, "But Ling Jinlan wasn't one of the girls they had planned to kidnap. It seems like they kidnapped him on a whim."

Jiang Ningwan's eyes were slightly cold. "This kind of impulsive action, with such skillful movements, is probably not the first time."

"How unlucky it must be for a girl passing through Qianyang City."

After coming to his senses, Jiang Ningwan told him the plan, and then said, "You must keep a close eye on County Magistrate Cao. Don't let him leak the news."

Qin Huaizhao nodded and said, "I'll go to Qingshanju tomorrow too."

"See if you can hide me in a wine barrel."

He was the one who brought Ling Jinlan to Qianyang City, and he must bring her back safely no matter what.

Jiang Ningwan nodded, "I'll find a way. Come to Zui Xiang Pavilion before dawn."

……

The next afternoon.

The wine prepared by Zuixiang Pavilion was loaded onto the carriage one after another.

The coachman was driving, and accompanying him were Jiang Ningwan, Chen Yuzhu, Yan Huixue, and Qin Huaizhao who was hidden in the carriage.

"Be careful on the road, don't drop the wine!" the shopkeeper warned.

"Do not worry."

Several people got on the carriage and slowly left the city.

We headed all the way to Qingshanju, and on the way we met many carriages coming out of the city, all of which seemed to be coming to a banquet.

The carriage delivering wine arrived at the back door of Qingshanju. As soon as the carriage arrived, more than a dozen guards with swords came out.

Jiang Ningwan jumped out of the car and handed over the Zui Xiang Pavilion's business card, "We are from Zui Xiang Pavilion and are here to deliver some wine."

The other party looked at her and said, "You look unfamiliar, are you new here?"

The driver said, "They are new here, they are strong and eat little. The boss values ​​them very much and has arranged them to deliver wine."

Hearing this, the man took a look at the convoy and said, "No wonder they sent you guys."

"go in."

"The new guy should know the rules, right? Just move the wine into the warehouse and leave. Don't waste time."

Jiang Ningwan nodded, "Okay, okay."

The door opened, and Jiang Ningwan and others began to move the wine jars.

At first, there were people watching them at the door, but when they saw they were behaving well, they relaxed their guard.

Seeing Chen Yuzhu carrying a jar of wine by herself, she laughed and said, "You are really strong."

The wine was moved into the yard one after another.

The people ambushing in the dark began to move. Jiang Ningwan deliberately glanced over there, "There seems to be someone over there. Am I seeing things?"

As soon as the words came out, several guards immediately became alert.

"Go and see!"

Everyone around left at once.

There was no one in the yard. Jiang Ningwan and Chen Yuzhu carried a large wine jar into the warehouse and released Qin Huaizhao.

Then Chen Yuzhu returned to the carriage outside, while Jiang Ningwan and others hid in the cabinet in the corner of the warehouse.

The driver had been given medicine in advance and was already drowsy and dazed.

Chen Yuzhu urged, "The wine is here, let's go."

"Are they all on the bus?" the driver yawned.

"They're all up here."

The driver drove away.

Jiang Ningwan and the others had not been hiding for long when they heard footsteps outside.

"Check and see if the numbers match."

"After you've finished counting, go to the front and keep watch. There are a lot of customers today, so be alert and keep an eye on them. Make sure no outsiders get in."

After they finished counting, they locked the warehouse and left.

Hearing that there was no more noise outside, Jiang Ningwan and the others cautiously came out of the closet.

He found the maid's clothes and the guard's clothes in the storeroom and put them on immediately to facilitate movement.

After changing, several people observed the outside through the gaps in the window.

"Qingshanju is too big, let's split up and search!"

Qin Huaizhao frowned, "I can smell her fragrance."

Jiang Ningwan was startled and looked at him in surprise.

The next moment, Qin Huaizhao had removed the window with his bare hands and climbed out. Fortunately, there were pear trees outside that just blocked their view.

Qin Huai followed the smell to the back kitchen and found a broken piece of food in the food box. It had not been touched, and there was some incense powder left inside the food box.

"This was the food sent to her, but she didn't eat it."

Jiang Ningwan leaned in and took a sniff. "It's indeed the scent of the Jinlan sachet."

"You have a pretty good nose."

"The food and wine for tonight's banquet were ordered by the Kyoto City Restaurant, but the others in Qingshan Residence should prepare their own meals."

"The fire in the kitchen hasn't been lit yet, so dinner must not have been delivered yet. If we keep an eye on the person delivering dinner, we can find Jinlan!"