After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

After Zhou Yimo exchanged a few pleasantries with the people in the room, he went straight to the point.

"This morning, a woman came to report that her grandson had gone missing from the market at the beginning of the morning hour."

Zhou Yimo paused, looked at Li Qingqing and said:

"The reason I came to you is because the person who reported the case was Hu Dabao's mother. After Hu Dabao disappeared a week ago, she has been very nervous and has been watching her grandson very closely."

"Have you found the child?" Li Qingqing immediately remembered the woman and child she had met before.

Zhou Yimo did not answer, but continued:

“Thanks to the timely reporting of the case, the spies were able to find out that the child had not been moved but had been taken into a house.

The spies reported that there's a group of bandits living in that house, about a hundred of them. I'm worried that if we send troops there, the children's lives will be in danger."

Zhou An's worries were not unfounded. If the bandits realized that they were facing a threat, they would definitely take advantage of their numerical advantage, clash with the soldiers at all costs, and then escape.

Under such circumstances, Hu Dabao's son would undoubtedly die in this battle.

Zhou Yimo's idea was to let his wife use the space to steal Hu Dabao's son first, and then he would send troops to suppress the bandits.

But my wife's secret cannot be known to outsiders, so she came here in person.

Li Qingqing looked at Zhou Yimo, understood what he meant, and then said to the people in the room:

"Hu Dabao is working for me. Now his son has been kidnapped. I have to go and see him."

After hearing Zhou Yimo's report, Mu Yunjing said in a deep voice, "These bandits are so bold!"

Yuntai County was previously unmanaged and the public security situation was worrying. It is really intolerable that these bandits can come and go freely!

"Luckily, we reported the case in time, otherwise the child might have been transferred!" Li Feng couldn't help but ask, "Do you need my help?"

"No need, it's just a child. Once my wife rescues him, we will send troops to suppress him."

Zhou Yimo answered quickly, fearing that Li Feng might misunderstand him, and then explained:

"General Li, you must have had a very tiring journey. I don't need to bother you."

Li Feng knew that this was the affairs of the county government and that he was not suitable to participate in it, but for some reason, he couldn't help but want to get close to Li Qingqing. Seeing Zhou An say so, he had to give up.

But he couldn't help but say, "That Hu Dabao is really strange. Since he works for Miss Li, he didn't even tell his family."

"Well, I'll talk to Hu Dabao later. He really shouldn't have done that. We'll leave first." Li Qingqing replied casually.

She looked up and her eyes happened to meet Xie Xuan'an's. She found that he was looking at her with a pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed to be smiling.

"Young Master Xie, don't forget that we are going to be the richest people in Dayuan Country." Li Qingqing raised her eyebrows and smiled as she walked towards Xie Xuan'an.

Xie Xuanan's face froze: "..."

Li Qingqing and Zhou Yimo left in a hurry.

After seeing Li Qingqing and the other two leave, Li Feng looked at Mu Yunjing and Xie Xuanan, and said in confusion:

"For some reason, I always feel that Miss Li is somewhat familiar, but I can't remember where I have seen her."

"You probably feel this way because she looks a bit like you."

Xie Xuanan was in a trance and said casually, "I saw her dressed as a man once, and she looked about 70% similar to you."

Seeing Li Feng about to ask again, Xie Xuan'an didn't know what he was thinking about. His face straightened and he said, "General Li, what are your plans for the rest of your trip?"

"Yun Jing and I cannot return to Kyoto without an imperial edict. We will send someone to bring back the Minister of Revenue and his daughter today. We will set off for the Protectorate tomorrow morning."

……

Xie Xuanan and the other three were discussing matters here, while Li Qingqing and Zhou Yimo had already arrived at the house.

When the two arrived at the house, Li Qingqing saw that many soldiers were lurking around.

Li Qingqing looked around, her eyes set on the high wall of the house, and then she said, "I'll go in and take a look."

"Okay, my lady." Zhou Yimo nodded in agreement, and then said, "If you don't come out in half an hour, I will send soldiers in."

It's just a child, half an hour should be more than enough.

Li Qingqing thought about it and realized that if she brought Hu Dabao's son into the space and was unable to leave the house, Zhou Yimo would indeed need to send troops to capture these bandits first.

So she nodded and said, "Okay!"

Zhou Yimo watched Li Qingqing climb up the courtyard wall nimbly and disappear over the top of the wall.

Li Qingqing sneaked into the house quietly. The layout of the house seemed a bit chaotic. It was obvious that this house was just a temporary stay for this group of bandits.

At this time, Li Qingqing happened to see the bandits gathered in a yard eating and drinking.

They had no idea that their actions had been discovered.

I saw a man who seemed to be the leader instructing a subordinate.

"Go give them the steamed buns. Move them away at night. Damn it, Mr. Liu is such a loser. Fortunately, these children haven't been discovered by the authorities."

These children? When Li Qingqing heard this, she realized that the information was wrong. Besides Hu Dabao's son, there were other children in this house?

Li Qingqing held her breath, carefully left the corner, and secretly followed the subordinate.

I saw that subordinate bringing two people, each holding a large bowl of steamed buns, and walking to the back of the corridor.

Li Qingqing followed closely, like a clever cat, trying not to make any noise so as not to expose her whereabouts.

Li Qingqing followed the three people to the backyard and saw them walk to a locked door.

One of them took out the key and unlocked the door, and then the three of them walked in one after another.

Immediately afterwards, there was a burst of children's crying and shouting. There was more than one voice, mixed with the threats and scolding of the bandits.

Not long after, the child's crying gradually stopped. The three men left three large basins of steamed buns, walked out of the room empty-handed, locked the door, and left indifferently.

After seeing the three men leave, Li Qingqing hurried to the door and looked inside through the crack.

In the dim room, there was a large group of children huddled in the corner, their faces were covered with tears and fear, and each of them was holding a steamed bun in their hands.

At this moment, she met the eyes of a child. The child's crying eyes gradually turned into astonishment and then joy.

Just as he was about to speak, Li Qingqing quickly gestured for him to keep quiet.

This child was the son of Hu Dabao. Although he was a naughty child, he was obviously very smart. He cooperated very well and didn't make any sound.

Li Qingqing looked around and saw that no one was coming. She quickly took out a long sword from the space, and with a surge of internal force, she cut the door lock open with one blow.

When the children saw another person coming in with a long knife, they were so scared that they started crying again.

Li Qingqing: ...She was careless and should have put the long sword into the space.

But at this moment, it was obviously no longer appropriate to retract the long sword.

There are some teenagers among these children. If they see her suddenly lose her long sword, who knows what will happen next.

So she quickly said, "Don't make a sound, I'm here to save you!"

Hu Dabao's son also said angrily, "Don't make a sound, or this sister won't rescue you!"

Li Qingqing couldn't help but praise in her heart: Good job, boy has a bright future!

Children really listen to what they are told. When the other children heard what Hu Dabao's son said, they all fell silent.