In the evening two days later, Guan Maochun and his party returned to the Ganquan County Government Office.
After Xiaohuan learned the news, he immediately ran to inform the lady.
"Miss, miss, they are back!" Xiaohuan ran into the room happily, with excitement on her face.
Situ Jing was tidying up the room. Xiaohuan's words first stunned her, and then she showed a look of joy and excitement.
"Where is it?" Situ Jing immediately put down what he was doing and walked towards the door.
Xiaohuan said: "It seems to be at the side door. I heard that the master has passed by."
"Let's go and have a look."
With that said, Situ Jing couldn't wait to leave the room and took Xiaohuan to the side door of the county government office.
At the side gate of the county government office, which is where they set out a few days ago, the two carriages transporting gold have stopped firmly in the county government office. The five government officials who have returned safely are talking to everyone, telling everyone about the thrilling experiences that happened along the way.
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Suddenly someone said: "Master Situ is here!"
When everyone heard the sound, they turned around and saw that Situ Zhou was walking towards them.
"Master Situ!" "Sir!"
Everyone hurriedly greeted him respectfully.
"I'm back...Thanks for your hard work...Thanks to everyone!"
Situ Zhou gestured with his hand that no one needed to be polite, and his tone of voice was also pleasant.
Situ Zhou searched for Ge Hong's figure along the way. When he got close, he asked everyone: "Where is Mr. Ge?"
A government official with an injured arm replied: "Sir, Chief Ge and Brother Cheng Jiu are still in Yaozhou City. They said they have some personal matters and will be back two days late."
Several government officials shook their heads and said they didn't know.
Situ Zhou raised his head and looked around again, and asked, "What about Guan Maochun? And where are Yu Tie and Fatty Lai?"
Someone replied: "Sir, the three of them left as soon as they came back. I asked them where they were going, but they didn't say..."
"Ah?" Situ Zhou looked surprised: "Leaving?"
Several people around him nodded in agreement upon seeing this, confirming that his companion's words were correct.
Situ Zhou couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. Ge Hong and Cheng Jiu stayed in Yaozhou City and did not return, and Guan Maochun and the three disappeared as soon as they came back. What tricks are they playing?
The more Situ Zhou thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, so he patiently talked to the returning government officials for a while, then hurried out of the side door and headed towards the inn where Chai Yan was staying.
"Miss, Miss, the master is gone..."
As soon as Situ Zhou left, Xiao Huan, the cat behind the corner of the room, started waving to Situ Jing and talking.
The two of them had actually arrived a long time ago, but because Situ Zhou was present, it was difficult for them to show up.
Situ Jing looked around the corner of the room and saw that her father was indeed missing. She patted Xiaohuan lightly and said, "Go and ask!"
"Oh, miss, just wait, I'll go right away!"
Xiaohuan reacted and hurriedly ran towards the government officials.
Situ Jing stood at the corner of the room and waited for a while, then Xiaohuan hurried back.
Situ Jing asked anxiously: "What should I say? Where are they?"
Xiaohuan hurriedly said: "Miss, they said that Uncle Ge and Brother Cheng stayed in Yaozhou City for business and will not come back for a few days..."
"What about Guan Maochun and Brother Yu Tie? And Fatty Lai, where are the three of them? Why didn't you see any of them?" Situ Jing looked confused.
Xiaohuan shook his head and said: "I don't know, I said I went out after I came back..."
Situ Jing was immediately puzzled. After thinking for a moment, her expression gradually became serious. Then she clenched her fists and said anxiously: "Oh no, no, no, something happened. Something must have happened..."
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"No way, Miss, don't scare me..." Xiaohuan was startled and immediately covered her heart with her hands.
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On the other side, Situ Zhou, who was in a hurry, had already arrived at the inn where Chai Yan was staying.
As soon as Situ Zhou entered the inn, the innkeeper came out and greeted him with unusual enthusiasm.
Situ Zhou waved his hand and asked the shopkeeper: "Is Mr. Chai here?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, three people came just now. Mr. Chai went into the room with them to talk."
"Three people?" Situ Zhou looked stern and asked hurriedly: "Are they three men? One is very young, one is fat, and one has a scar on his throat!"
The shopkeeper immediately nodded and said: "Yes, yes, yes, Master Situ, it's the three of them!"
"Go and do your work, I'll just go up there myself!" Situ Zhou said to the shopkeeper and went upstairs on his own.
Arriving outside Chai Yan's room, Situ Zhou just raised his hand to knock on the door when he heard someone talking in the room. He was sure it was Guan Maochun's voice, but the content of the words could not be heard clearly.
With two "dong dong" sounds, Situ Zhou knocked on the door and said immediately, "Master Chai, it's me!"
At this moment, the voices in the room stopped.
Then, there were footsteps approaching.
Then, Chai Yan opened the door to the room.
"Master Situ, you are here..." Chai Yan seemed to have known that Situ Zhou was coming.
Afterwards, Chai Yan let Situ Zhou into the room.
Situ Zhou entered the room and saw that Guan Maochun, Yu Tie, and Fatty Lai were all there, and even Mrs. Chai was sitting quietly aside.
Situ Zhou guessed that something had happened as soon as he saw the faces of Guan Maochun and the others, so he turned around and asked, "Master Chai, did something happen to them...?"
Chai Yan closed the door and walked back to Situ Zhou, nodded sternly and said: "Master Situ, Lao Ge accidentally let the local police recognize him when he was in Yaozhou City, and he was arrested!"
"Ah? How could this happen..." Situ Zhou was very surprised.
Chai Yan said: "Guan Maochun, tell Master Situ the situation again!"
Guan Maochun nodded and immediately told them what Cheng Jiu told them when he came back that day.
After Situ Zhou listened carefully, he turned to look at Chai Yan: "Master Chai, what are your plans?"
Chai Yan said: "What else can we plan to do? Go to Yaozhou City to save people!"
Guan Maochun and the other three were overjoyed when they heard this, and they immediately thanked Chai Yan.
Chai Yan waved to the three of them, then walked over and whispered a few words to Yuan Yuan, then turned around and walked towards the door of the room.
"Master Chai, let's go too!" As soon as Guan Maochun spoke, the three of them followed him.
Chai Yan immediately stopped, turned around and said, "What are you causing trouble for? Just stay at home!"
"But my lord..."
Just as Guan Maochun was about to speak, Chai Yan raised his hand to stop him.
Chai Yan stared at the three of them and said in a serious tone: "I can change horses at the stations along the way and arrive at Yaozhou City very quickly. What's the use of following you? It will only delay time and slow me down!"
Situ Zhou also nodded and said: "Yes, Mr. Chai is right, you should not go!"
"Master Situ, I'm leaving, and they will be left to you!"
After saying that, Chai Yan opened the door and left the room, quickly leaving the inn.
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