Tan Zhiyong in the hall downstairs almost jumped around when he heard Yilan's voice.
He looked up to the second floor and said ecstatically: "Yilan! Are you okay, Yilan? They said you were missing, but they scared me to death!"
While talking, Qin Zhiyong pushed aside the people blocking his way and hurriedly went upstairs with a bang.
As soon as he went upstairs, Qin Zhiyong saw Chai Yan also there, and his steps couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, but the next moment he returned to normal and came to Yilan.
"Yilan, when did you come back? Someone from the Pan family said that you suddenly disappeared, and everyone is still looking for you!" Qin Zhiyong asked curiously.
"Qin Captou, let me take a step to speak..."
Sister Xiang was afraid that this matter would spread among the guests, so she quickly stepped forward and pulled Qin Zhiyong into the room to talk.
After a while, Sister Xiang and Qin Zhiyong came back. Qin Zhiyong looked furious, and Sister Xiang kept urging him to stay calm.
Sister Xiang persuaded her while secretly winking at Yilan.
Yilan understood, so she walked over and took Qin Zhiyong's arm, saying softly: "Qin Captou, I want to ask you something, can you agree to it?"
Qin Zhiyong immediately smelled a hint of the fragrance of powder, and his complexion immediately softened a lot.
"Yilan, look at what you said. Don't say one thing, even if it is ten things, I, Qin Zhiyong, will agree to it!" Qin Zhiyong said seriously.
Yilan nodded, looked at him with expectant eyes and said, "Qin Captou, can you help me keep this secret?"
Although Yilan was a woman of pleasure, the fact that she was abducted by flower pickers was still not allowed to be publicized, otherwise it would be difficult for her to keep her title as oiran.
"What's so difficult about this?" Qin Zhiyong clapped his chest and said, "I promise to keep it secret!"
Yilan said happily: "Then thank you very much, Mr. Qin. The slave family will definitely thank Mr. Qin very much in the future..."
"Is this true?" Qin Zhiyong was immediately confused.
Yilan lowered her head and smiled coyly, lightly punched Qin Zhiyong with her pink fist, and said coquettishly: "Qin Captou, where did you think you were..."
Tan Zhiyong was provoked by this, and the anger in his head suddenly disappeared. Now he felt more restlessness in a certain part of his lower abdomen.
At this time, Sister Xiang took advantage of the opportunity and said: "Captain Qin, it's not too late. We can't let the flower-picking thief who harmed the woman get away. Let's go and report to the great master first..."
Just now, Sister Xiang has relayed what Chai Yan said to Qin Zhiyong.
"But, it's so late..." Qin Zhiyong hesitated.
Yilan threw away Tan Zhiyong's arm, pretending to be angry and said: "Qin Captou, if you don't go, the slave family will ignore you in the future!"
Tan Zhiyong was so frightened that he hurriedly agreed: "No, no, no, no, Yilan, don't be angry, I'll go, I'll just go."
Qin Zhiyong said a few more nice words to Yilan, then looked at Sister Xiang and Chai Yan and said, "Let's go."
The county government office was not far from Hexiangyuan, so Sister Xiang took only two nurses and left with Chai Yan and Qin Zhiyong.
On the way, Qin Zhiyong asked Chai Yan: "It's so dark in the middle of the night, can you really find a way to find pilgrims?"
Chai Yan smiled slightly and reminded: "Captain Qin, if you catch someone, don't forget what we said last time, fifty taels!"
Tan Zhiyong had almost forgotten about this matter. The last time he asked him to help when the limit was exceeded, it was indeed agreed that as long as he caught the pilgrim, he would be given fifty taels of silver as a reward.
"I can't get fifty taels for a little catcher. If you want it, ask the big boss yourself!"
Qin Zhiyong immediately shifted the problem to the elder. Based on his understanding of the elder, he would definitely not agree to pay the money.
"Captain Qin, you are really not a kind person!" Chai Yan said with a sneer.
However, Qin Zhiyong pretended not to hear and walked quickly to the front alone.
Sister Xiang has been following behind the two of them, listening to their conversation. When she saw this, she said: "It's okay, Xiaoyan, when the flower picker is caught, I will give you the fifty taels!"
Qin Zhiyong suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Sister Xiang, please don't get involved in this matter..."
Sister Xiang was filled with righteous indignation and said: "Why don't you get involved? The purpose of catching the flower picker is to avenge the women who were victimized and to eliminate harm for the people of Anping County. Not only am I willing to pay for this money, I am also very happy to pay it."
!Are you right?"
At the end of the sentence, Sister Xiang turned around and asked the two nurses around her. The nurses immediately nodded in agreement with Sister Xiang.
Tan Zhiyong had nothing to say to refute. In short, as long as the fifty taels of silver were not taken from his pocket, it didn't matter!
Chai Yan smiled and shook his head at Sister Xiang, meaning that you don't need to pay for it, and then said: "Sister Xiang, Mr. Zhou is a sensible person, he will pay for this money."
Qin Zhiyong just shook his head and sneered, thinking: That's weird! You know how stingy that guy is to the people below him!
After the group of people walked to the county government office, Qin Zhiyong asked someone for a lantern to light up, and then led the group to the door of the inner hall.
"Dong dong dong..." Tan Zhiyong knocked on the door and called softly: "Sir, have you gone to bed?"
After knocking three or four times in a row, a woman's voice came from the inner courtyard. Qin Zhiyong knew it was Xiaohong as soon as he heard it.
There was a sound of footsteps approaching, and then the door latch clicked, and then the door opened a small crack.
After Xiaohong opened the door, she wanted to complain about her cousin, but as soon as she frowned and opened her mouth, she realized that her cousin was not the only one outside, there were others.
"Captain Qin, it's so late, is there something urgent?" Xiao Hong changed her mind and asked.
Qin Zhiyong hurriedly asked: "Xiao Hong, has the eldest master gone to bed?"
Xiaohong said: "I just fell asleep, but I'm awake now."
Chai Yan saw that Tan Zhiyong didn't mention the important point, so he stepped forward and interjected: "Miss Xiaohong, we have an important situation to report to the lord. It's about the flower-picking thieves looking for pilgrims!"
"Ah, flower picker?" Xiao Hong knew that this matter was very important, so she nodded immediately and said: "Okay, you wait, I will report it to the master right now!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaohong ran back into the house.
Not long after, Zhou Zhixian walked out quickly while putting on his clothes.
When Zhou Zhixian saw everyone, he asked: "Is there any news about the flower picker? Where is he?"
Qin Zhiyong couldn't answer, so he had to look at Chai Yan, asking him to speak.
Chai Yan said: "Master Zhou, please dispatch your manpower immediately. I can lead you to arrest the pilgrims now."
"You are..." Zhou Zhixian heard that the voice seemed familiar, and immediately took the lantern in Qin Zhiyong's hand to shine it, and said in surprise: "Chai Yan, it's you!"
Chai Yan was very puzzled and asked why Zhou Zhixian was so surprised to see him...