Chapter 930: Such a beautiful confession (2/2)
Tang Li understood Han Yunxi’s considerations and calmed down, giving her a reassuring glance. He knew that if he couldn’t control himself, Han Yunxi wouldn’t tell him anything.
“Tang Clan Head, Ning Jing...Ning Jing went missing last night…” Before Han Yunxi could finish, Tang Li was already rushing over.
“What did you say?”
A few guards went to stop him, but Tang Li insisted on tugging at Han Yunxi’s collar. In the shadows, Xu Donglin broke out into a cold sweat. Han Yunxi creased her brows and stared into Tang Li’s eyes, sending him silent reminders. She quickly said, “For the past few days, Ning Jing’s been feeling unwell. The doctors wanted her to recuperate in peace and quiet, so Mu Linger’s been taking care of her. Last night, a kidnapper murdered the servant girl in her room and abducted her and Mu Linger. The Council of Elders is currently conducting a search, so I ask that you calm down and help them pursue this matter.”
She emphasized the last sentence on purpose, before asking, “Tang Clan Head, anyone who can perform a kidnapping at Myriad Merchant Hall must be extraordinary. Have you or Ning Jing ever offended anyone?”
If Tang Li didn’t get her hints by now, Han Yunxi was out of luck. Fortunately, he was still rational enough to pick up on the clues. Knitting his brows, he spent a long time soothing his nerves before he spoke. “My Tang Clan rarely involves itself in worldly matters, so who could we have offended? But I wouldn’t know if Ning Jing offended anyone personally.”
“Before, Miss Jing--”
Tang Li angrily cut off the head elder’s words. “Didn’t something that big disturb the guards last night? Who’s in charge of security at Myriad Merchant Hall?”
He was only voicing his normal suspicions and had no idea regarding Uncle Cheng’s affairs. Unfortunately, Uncle Cheng was the very man in charge of the Di Clan’s security detail, including guards at Myriad Merchant Hall. The elders exchanged looks. Although they didn’t voice it, they had started harboring guesses inside their hearts. The head elder’s eyes grew complicated as he said, “This was indeed dereliction of duty on the guards’ part. May Tang Clan Head take heart, I’ll definitely investigate this thoroughly and grasp any hint of evidence.”
“May the Tang Clan Head keep calm. Since it was a kidnapping, they’ll definitely have demands. Why not wait a few days until we get some news?” Han Yunxi coaxed.
They should be rejoicing that the culprit only killed the servant girls and kidnapped the other occupants of the rooms. Otherwise, it’d be pointless to discuss anything today with Mu Linger or Ning Jing dead. Thinking up to here, Han Yunxi felt a thread of fear in hindsight. However, her words only ended up provoking Tang Li.
He raged, “Han Yunxi, are Myriad Merchant Hall’s guards nothing but rice buckets?!”
Tang Li had no ulterior motives, but Han Yunxi had plenty. She seized the chance to question the head elder. “Hurry and find Uncle Cheng. He has to take responsibility for this!”
The head elder repeatedly nodded. “We’ve already sent someone to search for him. Tang Clan Head, I ask that you rest in the guest room. As soon as we get any updates, I’ll send someone to tell you the news.”
“I’ll just go to Ning Jing’s quarters,” Tang Li said icily.
The head elder would rather finish this meeting as soon as possible so Tang Li could cool his head. He immediately sent a servant girl to escort Tang Li away. Once he was gone, Han Yunxi felt relieved as well. Originally, she was ready to set off, but now something like this had happened. How was she supposed to go now? Whatever the case, Ning Jing and Mu Linger had gone missing under her hands. Everyone was worried for the former while completely forgetting the latter, but she fretted after both girls. They had been living in separate rooms when they were kidnapped, so why? Had Mu Linger discovered Ning Jing in danger and went to help, only to get caught up in the mess? Or was the kidnapper aiming for both of them all along?
Although Mu Linger was crude and impulsive, she wouldn’t act like an idiot if it didn’t involved Qi gege. Nor would she be obstinate enough to keep fighting against a stronger foe, but run off to look for guards instead. Thus, Han Yunxi was willing to believe that both women were targets of the kidnapper! Perhaps there were even two kidnappers!
At this, Han Yunxi suddenly recalled another man. “Head Elder,” she asked urgently, “Has there been any news of Manager Jin in the past two days?”
The head elder hadn’t looked after this matter, but one of the servants quickly chimed in. “Kangan Private Bank has been chasing Manager Jin for his debt. The day before yesterday, he hid himself in Willowflower Alley. Apparently, the bank people are still looking for him.”