Gu Yanfei searched for the sound and walked over, and saw a middle-sized man in his thirties holding a piece of paper in his hand at the entrance of the alley, shouting nannie in his mouth, and lost his mind.

The man was wearing a blue straight gown, the robe was washed white, covered with large and small patches, he looked very shabby.

His forehead was swollen and bruised, his hair was a little messy, and he was in a mess.

"Master, have you seen my daughter-in-law? She is wearing a blue flowered jacket..." He handed the piece of paper in his hand to an old man passing by, "This is what my daughter-in-law looks like..."

The old man shook his head: "I haven't seen it."

The man in Tsing Yi stumbled and continued to walk forward, grabbing passers-by and asking questions along the way.

"Sister, have you ever seen a little girl in her teens?"

"Brother, have you ever seen a little girl with such a tall face and a blue flowered jacket?"

"..."

The passers-by either shook their heads, or avoided them for fear of being late, or whispered to each other on the side of the road.

"It's a pity that my daughter is lost." On the side of the road, a plump middle-aged woman said sympathetically.

"I heard that he is a scholar, and he has the fame of Tongsheng. He used to teach in his hometown in Yuzhou. Because of the catastrophe in Yuzhou last year, he became a refugee and fled to the capital with his daughter." Another middle-aged man interjected, raising his finger One direction, "On weekdays, I write and write for people not far from the front, and eat for a living... I think the surname seems to be Zhang."

"He went to the yamen to report to the officials early in the morning, but he smashed his head at the gate of the government yamen, and no one paid any attention... He was beaten out by the yamen, and his leg was injured..."

"It's too much, the government doesn't care about it, and beats people." In the crowd, someone muttered something, and other people also became commotion when they heard the words.

"Ma'am, have you seen my daughter?" The scholar stopped another old woman with silver hair.

The old woman also shook her head.

Zhang Shusheng's face became even paler, with a panicked expression, as if his three souls and seven souls had been taken away by someone, and his eyes were empty.

Seeing him in such a pitiful state, the old woman comforted him in a kind voice: "Scholar, don't be discouraged, look for it again."

"The child is missing, and in all likelihood, he was abducted by Pai Huazi."

"Go and ask the matchmaker to see if there is any news. Those matchmakers are very well informed."

"I don't think it's Paihuazi." Another young man in gray clothes said plausibly, "In one night, many children were lost, and they were all older children. Isn't this paihuazi abducting those young ones?" A child?!"

"That's true." Other passers-by also felt that this statement was reasonable, and nodded frequently.

The young man in gray waved his fist and said indignantly: "Speaking of which, those officials are really hateful, they don't make decisions for the people!"

"That's right, this child is lost, no one is in a hurry. Isn't it right for the government to help find the child?"

"Hey, it's better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. You still have to try to take care of the child yourself."

"..."

The passers-by spoke more and more excitedly, and the crowd was indignant.

Gu Yanfei continued to walk slowly along the street outside the alley. Along the way, from time to time, he heard the people around him talking about the disappearance of the child.

Every family has children, and every family is worried that their children will be the next victims.

For a while, people panicked and speculated.

An uneasy and oppressive atmosphere permeated the air, spreading rapidly at an incredible speed.

The sky was covered with overcast clouds, and it seemed that the sky was even more gloomy than yesterday.

Gu Yanfei stopped, took out the compass that was just repaired yesterday from her sleeve pocket, and turned the pointer on the compass casually.

The pointer turned rapidly, and it didn't stop for a long time, making a faint buzzing sound.

It's still the same as last night, nothing can be figured out.

Gu Yanfei put the compass back into his sleeve pocket without a word, raised his eyes to the cloudy sky, and murmured: "Fuck!"

The way of heaven in this small world is really stupid!

"Girl," Juanbi asked uneasily while holding Qingguang's favorite bell ball, "Isn't Qingguang..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a commotion behind him.

Turning his head to look, he saw the scholar holding the paper in his hand and running forward like crazy.

His eyes were red, and he rushed forward recklessly, accidentally bumping into several people.

Some people just staggered two steps, some were fortunately supported by their friends, and some were knocked to the ground.

"Poor scholar, do you have eyes?" The square-faced young man who fell to the ground turned blue with anger, and cursed at Zhang Shusheng's back, "Don't you know how to apologize for bumping into someone?! "

However, Zhang Shusheng still rushed forward as if he had never heard of it.

"Forget it." The silver-haired old woman came over kindly to act as a peacemaker, and comforted the square-faced young man, "Little brother, don't bother with him."

"He lost his daughter last night. He just heard that Kang Wang asked people to help find the child all over the capital. That's why he was so anxious."

There was an uproar all around.

It was as if a drop of cold water fell into a boiling hot oil pan and exploded cracklingly.

Passers-by on both sides of the street came to listen to the excitement like a tide, each of them was refreshed, their eyes were bright, and you said, I said:

"Kang Wang is truly benevolent and loves the people like his son."

"If those missing children can be found, I will definitely give Kang Wang a longevity tablet!"

The more the people talked, the more excited they were, and they were all grateful.

These ordinary people don't ask for much, that is, to have a place to settle down, to have a good meal, and to have a safe family, free from disease and disaster.

A young man in gray sighed with emotion: "Kang Kang has a noble character, no wonder there is a real dragon bowing his head!"

The friend next to him tugged at his sleeve and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense!"

The gray-clothed young man didn't say anything anymore, but the passers-by next to him heard what he said, and all the passers-by talked about the rumors that there was a real dragon descending above Kang Wang's mansion on the Lunar New Year's Eve.

The people on the street started to clamor little by little, speaking vividly, as if they all saw the giant dragon wagging its tail with their own eyes.

Gu Yanfei, who was parked by the side of the road, didn't leave at all. He glanced around, his eyes fell on a restaurant in front of him on the right, and said to Juanbi, "Let's go and sit there."

The master and servant entered the restaurant and sat down in an elegant seat facing the street on the second floor.

Xiao Er quickly served tea, pastries, nuts and so on.

While drinking tea, Gu Yanfei calmly looked down at the street below from the window.

Zhang Shusheng had long since disappeared, but those passers-by still did not disperse. Words such as "true dragon", "missing", and "child" floated up from below from time to time.

After Gu Yanfei finished drinking a pot of tea slowly, there was a sudden sound of rumbling footsteps from the end of the street, interspersed with the sound of messy horseshoes, the momentum was awe-inspiring.

A group of people dressed as guards ran towards this side, either riding horses or running, all in a hurry, door to door asking about the disappearance of the child.

Those passers-by watched this scene, all of them were uplifted, and the noise became louder. Some people heard the sound, and some people gradually dispersed...

"found it!"

In an alley in the distance, a high-pitched and loud voice yelled, and the yell was so penetrating that it almost spread from one end of the street to the other.

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