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Chapter 347 With Hope
"What? They left the inn and haven't come back yet. Did they encounter any danger?"
When Sun Xiaofang heard what the waiter said, her face was filled with worry for the children. She walked around anxiously, her hands clenched so tightly that they turned white from the force.
From time to time, I looked outside the door, hoping to see the children coming back.
Fang Lairong's eyes were deep. He took a deep breath and looked at the waiter, "Why did they leave the inn? Did they say where they were going?"
The guy hesitated for a moment before speaking, "I vaguely heard them say they wanted to go out for a walk."
"Master, it's getting dark soon. We can't let them stay outside overnight. It's too dangerous."
Fang Lairong nodded and made a decision immediately, "Go out and find them quickly. Make sure you find them before dark."
As Fang Lairong finished speaking, Fang Jiayao took the only three remaining servants out to look for people. The four of them divided into two groups and searched on both sides of the street.
At this time, people were hurrying on the street, all of them were rushing back home. Fang Jiayao and his friends were walking and calling the children's names, but there was no response from them.
The sky was getting darker and darker, the lanterns on both sides of the street were raised one by one, and the cold wind blew, making Fang Jiayao's heart even colder.
Seeing that there were no pedestrians on the street, the curfew had arrived.
Fang Jiayao looked at the empty street, his feet felt extremely heavy, and his face was full of anxiety and uneasiness.
"Let's go back to the inn and see if the children have returned?" Fang Jiayao said hopefully.
When Fang Jiayao and the other man walked to the door of the inn, they saw Sun Xiaofang's expectant eyes standing at the door, and Fang Jiayao's heart suddenly tightened.
The other two servants had already returned to the inn, so everyone's hopes were now on Fang Jiayao.
When Sun Xiaofang saw Fang Jiayao and the other man coming back, her eyes lit up at first, then she turned her head to look behind them, but when she didn't see the children, her eyes suddenly dimmed.
"How is it? Have the children been found?" Sun Xiaofang asked word by word, trembling.
Fang Jiayao sighed and shook his head. "Not yet. The time is urgent and the curfew has come. There are no pedestrians on the street. Maybe... they can't make it back in time and are hiding somewhere."
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiaofang lost her balance and was about to fall.
Seeing this, Fang Jiayao quickly took two steps forward and supported his wife, "Xiaofang, don't worry, the children will be fine." Fang Jiayao supported Sun Xiaofang and walked into the inn.
At this time, everyone in the Fang family was sitting in the lobby of the inn, anxiously waiting for news.
When they saw Fang Jiayao coming back, they wanted to ask him questions, but when they saw Sun Xiaofang's expression, they swallowed their words. Although they already had the answer in their minds, they still looked at Fang Jiayao inquiringly.
Seeing Fang Jiayao shaking his head at them, they all fell silent.
Inside the inn, candles flickered in several upper rooms. The Fang family members stayed awake all night, worrying about the safety of their children.
Fang Lairong had already made up his mind. He planned to hire someone to find the person in City A at daybreak. Their idea was a good one, but before they could put it into action, the waiter knocked on their door early in the morning and handed them a note and a jade pendant, saying that he found these things outside the door when he opened for business in the morning.
Sun Xiaofang hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the jade pendant, and looked at it, "This is Xiaohai's jade pendant."
When Fang Lairong saw the note, he had a bad feeling. He took the note and opened it. On it was written in crooked handwriting: "If you want to see someone, let Fang Lairong bring 20 large yellow croakers to the west of the city. Don't bring anyone else, otherwise..."
After reading the contents of the note, Fang Lairong's face suddenly turned pale.
At this time, Sun Xiaofang was anxious to know news about the children, and hurriedly snatched the note from Fang Lairong's hand.
When Sun Xiaofang finished reading the contents of the note, her eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.
"Dad, what should we do? The children have been captured by bad guys. We have to find a way to save them."
"Why did they specifically ask the master to go alone? It sounds like he is someone they know. Will it be dangerous?" Wang Xiaohong said worriedly.
Fang Lairong knew that time was extremely precious now. If he delayed any further, the children’s lives would be in greater danger.
"Jiayao, go prepare twenty large yellow croakers. We'll pay for it. As long as the children are okay, that's all that matters."
Wang Xiaohong heard this and looked at Fang Lairong with tears in her eyes, worried, "Master, isn't it too dangerous for you to go alone? What if..."
Fang Lairong interrupted her, "I will take my gun and go over there. I will be careful and bring the children back safely. You wait here."
At this time, Fang Jiayao had already prepared twenty large yellow croakers and put them in a cloth bag. Fang Lairong took the cloth bag and turned to leave, but was stopped by Fang Jiayao.
"Dad, let me go with you. I'm worried if you go alone."
"No, the other party has already told me to go by myself. If you follow me, won't that put the children in danger?"
After Fang Lairong finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the inn, heading towards the location given by the other party, leaving everyone in the inn waiting anxiously.
What Fang Lairong and his companions didn't know was that not far from the inn, there was a pair of eyes watching their movements.
This person was Xiao Wu. Early in the morning, after the curfew, he took out the note he had prepared long ago and rushed to the inn address provided by Fang Xiaohai.
While the inn was not yet open for business, he placed the note and the token torn from Fang Xiaohai at the door of the inn.
Then Xiaowu hid in a corner not far from the inn, paying attention to the movements inside the inn.
Xiao Wu watched Fang Lairong leave with the cloth bag. He did not leave in a hurry. He stayed here for a long time and saw that no other family members of the Fang family came out of the inn. He was able to confirm that Fang Lairong went to the agreed place alone, so he left with peace of mind.
Fang Lairong carried the big yellow croaker to the designated location. There were few houses here and a large field. He was searching everywhere for the children.
Not far from Fang Lairong, Lao San hid in a corner, watching Fang Lairong's movements. He did not act rashly and waited until Xiao Wu came back to exchange information with him.
After confirming that Fang Lairong came to the appointment alone, Lao San and Xiao Wu adjusted their hats and completely covered their faces with scarves, leaving only their eyes exposed, to ensure that no one would recognize them.