Early the next morning, Ling Yun woke up with dark circles under his eyes.
Yang Sanniu covered his mouth and couldn't help laughing, "Master, did you stay up all night last night?"
Ling Yun yawned twice in a row, pretending to be angry and said, "You kid, you are getting more and more courageous now. You dare to make fun of the young master."
Yang San died in Newton's time, "Master, San Niu is wrong."
"Okay, let's go back!"
Ling Yun waved his hand and ignored it.
At this moment, he just wanted to return to the government office as soon as possible, have a good sleep in bed, and recuperate his energy.
Yang Sanniu said, "Master, we can't go back yet."
Ling Yun asked in confusion, "Why?"
Yang Sanniu explained, "Commander Zhang said that when you wake up, I have something to tell you."
"oh?"
When Ling Yun heard that Zhang Wu was looking for him, he was startled. He thought something had happened, and quickly said, "Brother Zhang is looking for me? But what happened?"
Yang Sanniu hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly, "It... seems not."
This answer made him roll his eyes, "Forget it, where is Brother Zhang? Let's go find him!"
Under the leadership of Yang Sanniu, Ling Yun quickly arrived at Zhang Wu's location.
Because I was worried, as soon as I saw Zhang Wu, before saying hello, I went straight to the point, "Brother Zhang, I heard that you are looking for me?"
Zhang Wu said without hesitation, "Master Huiyun, exactly."
Ling Yun's expression condensed, "But what happened?"
"It's not a big deal."
As soon as these words came out, Ling Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
But before he could feel relieved, Zhang Wu showed a burst of heartache on his face, and sighed, "Last night, when I was cleaning up the cottage, I accidentally discovered that there were a group of women from good families imprisoned in the dungeon of the cottage, numbering twenty-five.
people."
Ling Yun was instantly shocked and said in a trembling voice, "What? There are twenty-five women imprisoned in the dungeon of the village?"
"Yes."
Zhang Wu had a serious look on his face and a very helpless tone.
Ling Yun paused for a long time, until his emotions calmed down, and then he asked the key question, "Have you been able to comfort him?"
Zhang Wu sighed and shook his head again.
Ling Yun frowned, "What's going on?"
Zhang Wu closed his eyes, looked up to the sky and sighed.
After a long pause, when he opened his eyes, a trace of sympathy flashed in his eyes, "That... that group of people may have suffered too much unknown abuse. When I entered, I originally wanted to liberate them.
But they huddled together from beginning to end, and no matter how much I tried to persuade them, they just didn't dare to step out of the dungeon."
Ling Yun whispered softly, "How could this happen?"
"I don't know, Master Yun, what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Wu shook his head, expressing his ignorance.
If it was about marching and fighting, then he was good at it, but he really couldn't think of a reason for this kind of thing, so he thought of asking Ling Yun to come up with a way, preferably to let them go home.
After listening to this, Ling Yun's brain started to work rapidly.
After half a cup of tea, he thought of two ways.
First, go in again and persuade. If the people inside still refuse to come out like last night, then he can only use the second method, which is to return to Guangxin City and disseminate the information here. Who is missing?
, naturally someone will come looking for them, and once their identity is confirmed, they can just let their relatives take them home.
Of course, the first method is undoubtedly the best in terms of time and management.
The second method is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also requires sending people to watch here, which is really a bad idea, but this method can only be used when you have no choice but to do so.
After making the calculation, Ling Yun directly made up his mind, "Brother Zhang, why don't you take me there first to see if I can persuade them. If they are willing to come out, we will take them back to Guangxin. If not, we will send the news to them." If it is spread out, people who have missing people will naturally come here to look for it."
When Zhang Wu heard this, a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes. He clapped his hands in excitement and shouted, "Okay... this method is great, just do as Master Yun does."
Ling Yun smiled and motioned for him to lead the way.
Follow Zhang Wu until you reach the dungeon.
Suddenly he discovered that the dungeon here was much drier than the dungeon in the palace, and the air was much better. It didn't look like the dungeon in his impression.
If the prison in the palace had such conditions, he would not have even had a chance to bargain when facing Emperor Qianxi.
There were two people standing guard at the door of the dungeon where the women were imprisoned. When they saw Zhang Wu, they immediately saluted him. The latter nodded and motioned for them to open the door.
When the prison opened, the people inside instantly huddled together, their bodies trembling, and they looked at them in horror.
Witnessing this scene, Ling Yun's eyes instantly became moist. He swallowed his saliva and pursed his lips. When he was about to speak, his voice became choked even more, so he raised his head and held back tears.
"Everyone... don't be afraid, we are not bad people."
When Ling Yun opened his mouth, he wanted to appease them first, but as soon as he opened his mouth to speak, these people shivered and backed away until they were against the corner, unable to retreat.
"I know you are scared, but I am here to declare to you that I am an official of the imperial court and the magistrate of Nanyi Prefecture. Yesterday, I led the officers and soldiers to capture Heiyun Mountain Stronghold in order to rescue you. You may doubt me. But as long as you look up and see my official seal clearly, you will no longer have any doubts about my identity."
Ling Yun spoke in a particularly loud voice, his words kept echoing in the dungeon, and at some point, he had an official seal in his hand, which gave these people a clear understanding of his identity.
Sure enough, when they heard that he revealed his identity as an official of the imperial court, some people began to raise their heads cautiously until they saw the official seal on his hand. Their suspicious eyes continued to disintegrate. More and more people looked up, with hope flashing in their eyes. But more people are still hesitant.
After waiting for a long time, just when Ling Yun was about to give up, a person turned his head and said, regardless of the obstruction of the people around him, "You...are you really the official?"
As soon as these words came out, Ling Yun was immediately excited. He followed the voice and saw a young woman. The clothes on her body showed that she was not an ordinary person. Because her face was covered with plaster, he could not really see it. I can't tell the person's age because I can't see his face clearly.
But listening to this clear and pleasant voice, he thought that this person was not very old. He was estimated to be around twenty years old. But when he answered, Ling Yun couldn't wait to respond, "Yes, I am, I am the imperial court official. If you are... If you don’t believe me, you can come forward and check my official seal.”
As long as one person in the team believes, it will lead to others. This is why Ling Yun looked so excited when he heard someone question it.
But after he answered, the speaker suddenly fell silent, and the dungeon returned to its original appearance. However, the woman who spoke did not lower her head, but stared at him intently for half a cup of tea.