A post-apocalyptic female soul travels back to the War of Resistance against Japan

Shi Mobai and Chu Qiao chatted until Jiang Shunli returned from shopping, only then realizing it was already dinnertime.

They didn't leave their room. They ordered some food, ate a little, and then rested, planning to set off the next morning as soon as the city gates opened.

Five days after the three children and Jiang Shunli drove the carriage out of the city, Duke Anguo and Duke Yuanfu and their entourage arrived at Lingxi Town as quickly as possible.

Unlike Ye Wuhen or Shi Mobai, who were searching aimlessly, Duke Anguo and Eunuch Yuanfu were very methodical in their search for Shi Mobai and the others!

In every town or village they visited, they would take the portrait in and ask questions.

Although the journey took a little longer, their team was well-equipped, and the members were all top-notch experts from the Imperial Palace. They were efficient and their schedule was only a few days slower than Shi Mobai's group.

Upon arriving in Lingxi Town, they went straight to the yamen to find Magistrate Wang, who received the two important figures with great trepidation.

After a series of inquiries, Duke Jiang Hao of Anguo took out a portrait of his youngest son and handed it to Magistrate Wang, asking him if he had seen it recently.

He also instructed the guards and servants he had brought to go to various inns with the portrait and inquire about the situation. Since they were mostly going in batches, he believed they would soon get the information from various places.

This time, the news they received was destined to be good. Even Magistrate Wang, holding the portrait, was stunned. Eunuch Yuanfu, a man adept at reading faces, noticed the change in Magistrate Wang's expression and sensed something was amiss. He then asked:

"Magistrate Wang, what! You've seen this child before?"

After regaining his senses, Magistrate Wang immediately cupped his hands and truthfully replied, "Your Honor, just a few days ago, this child came to the county office to receive a notice and then came to this place."

Upon hearing that his youngest son had actually visited the county government office, Jiang Hao excitedly stepped forward and asked, "Magistrate Wang, are you sure you saw it clearly? It's the child in the portrait who came here."

Seeing the Duke's anxiety, Magistrate Wang quickly replied, "Yes, I am absolutely certain."

Magistrate Wang then had someone bring over the portrait of Shi Mobai that had been painted earlier and handed it to Duke Anguo. Jiang Hao took the portrait and saw that it was indeed his youngest son who had run away from home.

Jiang Hao said to Eunuch Yuan Fu, "Eunuch Yuan, this portrait is of my son, Jiang Yifei."

Yuanfu Gonggong also took the portrait and looked at it carefully. Although he had never seen what the young master of the Anguo family looked like, he had seen the portrait that Anguo had shown him before, and upon comparison, it really was the same person.

When Magistrate Wang, who was standing to the side, heard that the child was of such high status, that he was actually the youngest son of a Duke, he was surprised, but he did not show it.

Eunuch Yuanfu immediately looked up and asked Magistrate Wang, "Magistrate Wang, you said before that this child had received a notice. What was the notice, and why did he accept it?"

Magistrate Wang felt there was nothing to hide, so he explained the whole story: "That notice was a missing person notice, and it was posted at the behest of His Highness Prince Rui."

"The notice that the child received was a missing person notice that Prince Rui ordered to be posted. The child also said that he was one of the people that Prince Rui was looking for, and there was a code word on the notice that the child matched."

Upon hearing this, both Duke Anguo and Eunuch Yuanfu were shocked. They exchanged a glance, both extremely excited. This time, they had finally found a clue, not only about Duke Anguo's youngest son, but also about Prince Rui.

Since His Highness Prince Rui and His Highness the Crown Prince are together, news of Prince Rui is equivalent to news of the Crown Prince.

Eunuch Yuanfu quickly asked Magistrate Wang, "When Prince Rui came, was he alone? Was there a child younger than him with him?"

Magistrate Wang said, "His Highness Prince Rui came with a child of eight or nine years old. After they arrived, they instructed me to handle this matter. They also had some beggars and idlers spread notices everywhere to find the person on the notices."

Just as Eunuch Yuanfu was about to ask more questions, the people who had gone out to inquire about the news returned one after another.

Everyone has a different story. Some say they couldn't find it, while others say they saw a portrait of the child at a certain inn.

This indicates that the child had been staying at that inn not long ago, and a guard also learned that the child was accompanied by a coachman and a brother and sister.

When Jiang Hao heard that his youngest son not only had a driver but also a brother and sister with him, he felt a little more at ease. The child wasn't too stupid and hadn't actually gone out alone.

When Eunuch Yuanfu heard that there was an eight or nine-year-old child with Prince Rui, he was certain that it was the Crown Prince.

This news came just in time. Yuanfu, the eunuch, was very observant, and immediately asked Magistrate Wang, "Magistrate Wang, do you know where this child and Prince Rui went?"

Magistrate Wang replied carefully, "His Highness Prince Rui came here half a month ago and asked me to post the missing person notice, but the child left five days ago."

“I didn’t know when His Highness Prince Rui left, so I don’t know where they went, but I do know about that child.”

Jiang Hao asked anxiously, "Where did he go?"