"You're wronging us," the clerk snorted unhappily. "Our master has sent many men to search, but there's no sign of the person, alive or dead. Isn't it strange? Well, stop talking about this. It's really bad luck." He then advised, "Hurry up and go. You young women should be more careful. Don't go out if it's not necessary."
"Really?" Su Qingwen blinked her eyes, feeling extremely vulnerable because of her beauty.
"Yeah, especially the girl next to you. With bright eyes and white teeth, and an outstanding temperament, she's easily targeted by bad guys," the clerk's eyes fell on Li Ruhua.
Hearing this, Su Qingwen felt like spitting out a mouthful of old blood. She glared at the tactless clerk and then pulled the grief - stricken woman up. "Auntie, let's go. These people are useless. They can't find out anything. You'd better believe in ghosts than their nonsense!"
"But..." The woman's eyes were as red as walnuts. She grabbed Su Qingwen. "What about my Shuang'er?"
【System: Honey, accept a new mission. Help this poor aunt find her child.】
"Ah?" Su Qingwen felt her mind go blank. She wasn't prepared at all. Why was she suddenly pushed into this mission?
【System: What's said can't be taken back. You can't easily go back on your words.】
"Alright." Although this mission was quite difficult for Su Qingwen, she still held on to the belief of helping others. She nodded and said, "I accept."
"Auntie, don't worry. We all have special skills. We're sure to find your daughter," Su Qingwen patted her chest and promised.
Li Ruhua sneered and glanced at her with a hint of disdain. She didn't believe that Su Qingwen had such great abilities.
Hua Yueye frowned tightly and pulled Su Qingwen over. "You woman, you should be more modest when you brag. If you can't complete it, I won't help you!"
"Humph!" Su Qingwen gritted her teeth. "Are you looking down on me again? I'm telling you, I can find the bad guys. Just wait and see." Then she walked forward quickly, comforted the woman and sent her home. After that, she returned to the Rui Prince's Mansion.
The pleasant outing was interrupted. Although Li Ruhua didn't get closer to Hua Yueye as she had hoped at first, she had a bigger plan. Why not take advantage of the chaos to get rid of Su Qingwen? Thinking of this, Li Ruhua quickly found a set of night - clothes and went out.
She grinned wickedly. This time, Su Qingwen wouldn't be able to escape even if she had wings!
The night gradually deepened. Su Qingwen thought for a long time but didn't know where to start. She felt extremely annoyed.
"I said, this lousy system of yours is so unfair. I see Shen Lingyun is always carefree every day, as if he has no tasks at all, while I'm as tired as a cow. I'm so pitiful," Su Qingwen couldn't help sighing.
【System: Honey, you're really wronging me. The tasks are assigned randomly. There's no such situation as you described. Don't judge others with a petty mind, okay?】
This system had even learned to scold people. It was so annoying! Su Qingwen snorted and turned her head away.
Suddenly, she seemed to see a figure running across the yard.
"Who's there?" Although it was just a moment, she saw it clearly. Su Qingwen felt her heart pounding. Nervously, she opened the door and chased after it.
The sky was pitch - black with only a few stars hanging in the sky, which didn't help much. It was so dark that she couldn't see her hand in front of her.
It was very quiet around. Su Qingwen silently bit her lips. She could almost hear her own heartbeat. She blinked her eyes and took a few quick steps forward.
Suddenly, she seemed to trip over something. Su Qingwen fell to the ground with a thud. It hurt so much that tears welled up in her eyes. She was about to scold whoever had left something there carelessly.
Then a large hemp sack was thrown over her head.
Everything went dark. Su Qingwen started to struggle and tried to scream as loudly as possible. "Help!"
"This woman is so noisy. If this goes on, we'll surely alert the servants!"
"Quickly take her away. She's so annoying!"
Su Qingwen heard two men outside discussing how to deal with her. She was frightened and her face turned pale. She immediately tried to turn over.
However, before she could struggle much, she felt a sharp pain on her forehead. She must have been hit by some weapon. Her ears were buzzing, and her body involuntarily lost its strength. Su Qingwen closed her eyes in despair and fell into darkness.
It hurt so much! Su Qingwen felt as if she had gone through a catastrophe. Every cell in her body was protesting.
"Help," she whispered weakly. With teary eyes, Su Qingwen opened her eyes and found herself in an old wood - shed. There was only a pile of firewood, some straw, and not even a window.
The first thought in her mind was whether she had been kidnapped like those missing girls.
Supporting her tired body, Su Qingwen slowly stood up and staggered to the door. She pounded on it hard. "Help! Let me out!"
As expected, the door was locked tightly. There might even be several locks on it. Not even a fly could get out.
"Damn it!" She sighed. Just as she was about to call out the system to figure out how to escape, there was a sound of footsteps at the door, as if someone was approaching.
Su Qingwen's heart skipped a beat. She quickly lay back on the ground and pretended to be dead. As shown in the TV dramas, if she saw the faces of the bad guys, she would be killed. She didn't want to cause trouble for herself.
"Brother, why hasn't this girl woken up yet? Did we hit her too hard and kill her?" A man's voice rang in her ear. Su Qingwen trembled and didn't dare to move at all.
"I don't think so. Maybe I should go and give her mouth - to - mouth resuscitation. This girl looks quite pretty. It won't be a loss for me, hehehe." Another lewd and vulgar voice echoed in the room. After hearing this, Su Qingwen felt like dying.