Late at night in early autumn, the lake is as quiet as without any ripples. There are many stars in the sky, but the sky is gloomy tonight. Somewhere in Huainan City, a woman's mouth was gagged, and her whole body was covered with ropes. The woman was lying on the ground struggling, but her struggle seemed too weak. There was only a little light around her. She tried her best to look towards the relevant place. As if that was her only hope of survival. The woman struggled for a long time, and after a long time, she finally gave up. At this time, there was a sudden sound of the door opening not far away, squeaking, squeaking, and then a banging sound. It seemed that after the door was opened, it was closed again. Originally, the woman should have been more excited after seeing someone coming, but at this moment she didn't even want to move. She just lay like this without any reaction. The visitor came closer and closer, and the more he walked towards the woman, the brighter the woman's surroundings became. It turned out that the visitor was holding a lamp in his hand. The visitor finally came to the woman's side, revealing a trace of light. With a slight smile, he put the lamp on the nearby table, and then helped the woman up. After the woman sat up, she realized that she was in a secret room. The secret room was very bright and quiet at the moment, but it was very quiet. Horrible, especially when the woman saw the face of the man who helped her up. To be precise, it shouldn't be considered a face, it can only be said to be a mask. The man who helped her up wore a mask, a mask that looked like a ghost from hell. The mask was hideous and terrifying. The woman wanted to scream, but her Her mouth was gagged, but when the man released the woman's mouth, the woman had already realized that she no longer wanted to scream. So, the woman just opened her mouth and asked a question. "Who are you and why did you bring me here?" The man's lips under the mask twitched slightly, and then said: "You don't have to worry about this, you just need to stay here." But The woman refused to give up. She suddenly cursed: "You bastards, do you know who I am? If you know what I am doing, let me go as soon as possible. Otherwise, you just wait and see. Sooner or later, I will make you cramp and pull out your bones." ¡± The woman¡¯s face is beautiful, helpless and coquettish, but the man wearing the mask doesn¡¯t seem to want to pay attention to the woman. After he helps the woman up, he holds the lamp and leaves again, as if he came in and was just Help the woman up. The surroundings fell into darkness again, and fear struck again. The woman kept shouting, but he couldn't hear anything except the echo. The rising sun was rising in the east, the morning dew was slightly cool, and a few rooster crows woke up most of the people in Huainan City. When the rooster crow sounded, the nearby dogs also began to bark one after another. There was a lot of commotion in Qingyi last night, so it wasn¡¯t long before Wen Meng fell asleep. After Hwarang got up, he was going to make some tonic for Wen Meng, but as soon as he finished it, a government servant hurried over and shouted: "Young Master Hua, something bad has happened. Something big has happened." Hwarang frowned slightly. He didn't think anything big could happen in Huainan City, so he asked, "What's going on? Why are you making such a fuss?" The officer's expression didn't change at all. , said: "Young Master, what's wrong, Lu Tongpan's daughter went shopping yesterday afternoon and hasn't come back yet. Lu Tongpan is very anxious. Young Master, please think of a solution quickly." The official position second only to the prefect, Judge Lu Tong is called Lu Wei, and he is almost 50 years old. He usually helps take care of many things in the Huainan City Government Office, and he has a good relationship with Huarang. Wei's daughter is called Lu Jiao, and she is just as young as a flower. However, she has never been married because of her high standards and unruly temper. Hwarang has always treated her as a younger sister. Now that he suddenly heard that Lu Jiao was missing, Hwarang was heartbroken. He couldn't help but feel anxious and said, "You go back first, I'll be there soon." Seeing that Su Wuming agreed, the yamen officer didn't stay any longer and hurried back to resume his life. Hwarang gave the prepared supplements to a maid and asked her to deliver them to Wen Meng, and then he hurried to the government office. Because it was already autumn, there were not many people who got up early. Hwarang rode horseback on the street and arrived at the Huainan City Government Office in a short time. At this time, the government office was already in chaos, and many police officers had been ordered to go everywhere. After searching, as soon as Hwarang dismounted, Lu Wei rushed out. After rushing out, he grabbed Hwarang's hand and said: "Master Hualang, you must find a way to find my daughter, old man I just have such a daughter, I really can¡¯t afford to hurt her.¡± While Lu Wei was crying and begging, Sima Guang also walked out. Sima Guang¡¯s eyes were a little tired, thinking that because of this incident, he couldn¡¯t. After sleeping well, after he came out, he said to Hwarang: "Huarang, I have sent out all the people who can be photographed. What do you think now?"What should we do. " Lu Jiao disappeared. It would be fine if she delayed her return home because of fun, but if she was caught, it would not only be an insult to the government, but also a provocation to the government. " After thinking for a moment, Hwarang asked Lu Wei : "Did Lu Jiao leave home alone? "Yes, this child is used to being wild and often goes out alone, but I didn't expect that this is what happened" Lu Wei couldn't say the next words, he was too sad. Hwarang frowned slightly, He said: ¡°Does he have any relatives nearby? " "There is a sister-in-law, but I sent someone to inquire last night, and her sister-in-law said that my daughter did not go to her house. " Hwarang thought carefully and then said: "During the recent period, Mr. Lu has offended anyone. " Hearing this, Lu Wei couldn't help being surprised and said: "Young Master Hua knows that I am an official and I can easily offend people with many things. During this period, I really offended one person, but that person dared to arrest me. Daughter? " Lu Wei doesn't believe that person dares to operate on his daughter, but in Hwarang's view, anything is possible, so it's not impossible to ask some questions about it. " Who is that person? " "That man is a commander of the Xiang soldiers, his name is Liu An. We had an argument because of some work matters. At that time, he left the government office angrily, so that the two of us ignored each other in the past few days. . ¡± Xiang soldiers are soldiers who don¡¯t fight much. The most important thing is to serve in the local area, but they are also the most important armed force in a place. There are many things that require a large number of troops to help. Sima Guang, the prefect, needs to use these Xiang soldiers. It can be said that the relationship between them is very close.