Me at two years old, a queen!

Two hours later, Qin Shuo spotted a dilapidated van driving towards Haicheng Township near the museum. After notifying Lu Junxing and the others, he led his men to search that area as well.

Qin Feng also came over to report: "We found that Meng Wanyin's location was in this area, but we're still...still trying to determine her exact location!"

The man wiped his sweat, glanced at his watch; four hours had passed. If he was truly determined to kill to avenge Shen Maocai, An'an would likely be in danger.

Zhao Jingtang even led a group to secretly investigate the village, but found nothing: "They're probably not in the village. Even though such villages are isolated, there are still many people."

"I guess it's still somewhere in these mountains?"

Zhao Jingtang, having some investigative experience, quickly arranged for people to secretly search several places where people might be hiding. He glanced at the sky, hoping that his parents and sister-in-law in heaven would protect the two children and keep them safe.

"Watch out! Have a drink of water, Mr. Lu!"

Qin Feng reached out and helped the man who almost tripped, only to suddenly realize that the man was covered in sweat and his face was pale: "Miss An'an is still waiting for you!"

"Junxing! Quick! Qin Shuo found signs of broken tree branches!" There was no signal on the mountain, so Zhao Jingtang excitedly grabbed the man with a walkie-talkie and rushed off to the other side.

Looking at the broken marks, Zhao Jingtang said, "It's probably been more than an hour. The midday sun is strong, so it dries quickly! We need to hurry!"

"I guess that thug didn't have enough manpower, so he hired people to kidnap the two children and split up. Otherwise, if that thug knew the people, he wouldn't have needed to kidnap them to a place like this!"

"That's why I need to hurry! Let's catch up with Qin Shuo first!"

Qin Shuo led his men to follow the tracks, but soon they found the forest too dense, and many tracks were not very clear. So he ordered his men to search the surrounding area.

"what is this?"

"Pearls! From An'an's body!"

Qin Shuo took the item handed to him by his subordinate. There was no way such high-quality pearls could be found in this deep mountain forest; they could only have been broken off by a child.

Most of their walkie-talkies fell off the cliff. To prevent the search from becoming more difficult due to the fork in the road, they had to leave markers to wait for Lu Junxing and his group to arrive.

He grabbed a walkie-talkie and rushed to follow the trail; at that moment, time was of the essence.

"Damn it, we're finally here! I'm exhausted!"

The man drank a large bottle of water and collapsed onto the straw bed, panting heavily: "Once Old Li brings that mute guy back, we'll have our job done, hehe~"

"I made quite a bit of money on this trip. I'm going to experience what it's like to be rich someday!"

Ma Zi untied the straps binding him, roughly threw the person on his back to the ground, drank a large bottle of water, and grinned, revealing his big yellow teeth: "Wow~, I never thought I, Ma Zi, could be rich~"

"Hahaha! Once I get the money, I'll find two wives, one to do my laundry and cook for me, and the other to give me sons every day!"

"Look at you, so pathetic! Now that you have money, you can find any woman you want!"

"Hehe~"

An'an glanced longingly at the water bottle at the man's feet, swallowed hard, licked her lips, and ultimately held back her hand that was about to pick it up and drink from it.

Seeing the two men lying there chatting and laughing, with no one paying attention to her, she imitated them and lay down on the straw.

The man glanced at her upon hearing the noise, but ignored her. They wouldn't have been able to find their way out of this deep mountain forest unless they knew the area well, so they weren't worried she'd run away.

An'an fell asleep from exhaustion. When she woke up, she found someone poking her flesh: "Brother Yu'an?!"

"Woo~"

"Shh!"

Zhao Yu'an breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that An'an was awake. Seeing that she was covered in dirt and leaves, and had red marks on her face and hands, he assumed she was injured.

"Woo~"

An'an hugged her brother Yu'an, trying to hold back her tears. After calming down, she whispered, "Brother Yu'an~, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Yu'an calmly waved his bound hands and feet at her. An'an understood; she had been bound like this the whole way before.

Seeing her brother Yu'an immediately put her at ease, and she stepped forward, struggling to untie the rope with her small hands. In her haste, she even bit her teeth. Just as she managed to untie the rope, the man noticed.

"Crack~"

The man raised his hand and slapped An'an across the face, then threw her onto the pile of straw: "Oh ho~, you little brat! I underestimated you, you're quite the troublemaker!"

"Whoa~, I'm going to smash you to death!"

The man saw the straw he'd thrown float lightly to his feet: "Is he really not an idiot? Pockmarked guy! Did you tie the wrong one?"

"You're the silly one! She could be so cute you'd die for her!"

"Damn it, whatever, we've already tied him up, if we've tied the wrong person, we'll just kill him with one blow!"

The man grew increasingly convinced he'd tied the wrong person; the money he was about to receive might be gone, and he felt a growing sense of unease.

"Hey, slap her twice and shut her up! This brat has a loud voice! Don't attract attention!"

"Go away!"

Zhao Yu'an's throat, which had been silent for so long, burned with pain. But seeing An'an fall to the ground motionless after being slapped, he struggled and glared angrily at the man.

"Hey~, this kid can talk. Didn't they say Old Li tied this kid up and then shut himself up? Can't he talk?"

"He's not mute, brother! Could we have arrested the wrong person?"

Hearing the boy's hoarse voice, Ma Zi pinched Zhao Yu'an's face to check his throat, and suddenly realized...

"Who cares? It was Old Li who tied them up. What does it have to do with us if he made a mistake!"

Looking at the enraged, beast-like Zhao Yu'an, a sudden sense of fear flashed through the man's mind, which only fueled his already tense anticipation of waiting for the goods to be inspected, making him even more agitated.

He went straight up to Zhao Yu'an and slapped him several times, then kicked him a few more times, only stopping when he quieted down.

"Pockmarked guy, tie them both up and keep an eye on them. Old Li went to call Boss Jin to come and inspect the goods. Don't mess things up at this crucial moment, or I won't let you off the hook!"

An'an felt dizzy, her face burned, and tears immediately streamed down her face. She slowly lost consciousness, and in her hazy state, she seemed to hear her brother speaking.

On the other side, Lu Junxing, soaked in sweat, clutched his walkie-talkie tightly. The signal went cold there; they hadn't found any trace, and their anxiety was mounting.

"Jun Xing! Jun Xing?"

"exist!"

Seeing his somewhat dazed boss, whose throat was dry, Qin Feng dropped the scimitar he was using to clear the way and quickly went to hand him a bottle of water.

Lu Junxing heard Lu Jing give him a string of coordinates, but without asking any questions, he quickly relayed his location to Qin Shuo ahead, and the group headed in that direction.

Hopefully, it's not too late, otherwise, who knows what he might do...

When Qin Shuo arrived, he found it to be a hidden air-raid shelter. It had been there for many years, overgrown with weeds, and even the entrance was concealed. He was about to sneak in when...

Then a boastful voice was heard; it must have been that thug. Seeing this, he didn't have time to wait for others to join him.

"Hahaha! Just chop off their hands and feet! I want to show their father how their brats get chopped into pieces!"

"Sixth Brother! Make your move!"

Zhao Yu'an stared in horror at the blood-stained broadsword, then rushed to An'an's side, only to be violently pushed away. He then smelled the stench of blood and turned his head to look...

It was An'an's "four-eyed boy"; his glasses were broken on the ground, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was kneeling on the ground clutching his arm.

He quickly cut the ropes binding his hands: "Run!"

Seeing this, Zhao Yu'an didn't dare to hesitate. He quickly shook off the rope binding him, picked up An'an, gritted his teeth, and ran towards the cave entrance!

Fortunately, he had been training with his uncle since he was a child, so carrying An'an on his back and running around was no problem.

Qin Shuo fought off seven or eight people with his bare hands, while also protecting others. In a short time, he was stabbed several times, leaving his body riddled with bloody holes.

He thought, "If I can make it back alive, I'll definitely get the girl to change how she's addressed!"

The men he brought were gradually separated along the way, some going off to search for others, others marking the way and lagging behind. When they finally rushed into this cave, he was the only one left.

He could sense that these men had blood on their hands; they were ruthless! They were all desperate criminals. For now, he could only stall for time and wait for his men to arrive.

Seeing Zhao Yu'an and his men run away, he breathed a sigh of relief, dodging the knives while looking for an opportunity to escape!

An'an, jolted awake, grabbed Yu'an's hand and ran forward as fast as she could. Soon they heard someone chasing after them.

"Damn, he can really run!"