usatvline Chapter 139: Little boy, where are your family members?
Chapter 139: Little boy, where are your family members?
Just as everyone was lost in thought, trying to unravel the mystery behind the kidnapper's intentions, a scolding voice rang out, "What are you doing sneaking around here, little brat?"
When everyone came back to their senses, they saw Chu Aotian's guard Ming Jue picking up a little beggar hiding in the alley.
The little beggar's face was so dirty that his features could not be seen, and he was so frightened by Ming Jue's actions that he trembled all over.
Seeing this, Hua Liuli hurried forward and scolded Ming Jue, "Let him go. How can you be so rude to a child?"
Upon hearing this, Ming Jue quickly put the child down. He didn't mean it.
He was acting out of professional instinct. This kid was sneaking around in the dark and it was obvious that he was going to do something bad.
The little beggar was put down by Mingjue, but he was still shaking all over and looked very scared.
Hua Liuli squatted down and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, little friend, we won't hurt you."
Seeing this, the little beggar was less afraid. He took out the envelope from his arms with trembling hands, handed it to Hua Liuli carefully, and whispered, "Sister Beauty, there is an uncle who asked me to give this letter to you."
Hua Liuli was startled when she heard this. She quickly took the letter and opened it. On the letter paper, there was a scribbled message: "If you want your daughter to be safe, send someone with a hundred thousand taels of silver to the abandoned warehouse in the east of the city at three o'clock tonight. Put the silver notes down and leave. Don't bring anyone with you, otherwise I will kill your daughter."
Hua Liuli frowned upon seeing this, and at this time Pei Xingjian and others surrounded her.
"Miss Hua, what's written in this letter?" Pei Xingjian asked.
Hua Liuli handed the letter to Pei Xingjian. Pei Xingjian took the letter and read it with a frown.
Did the person who kidnapped Miss Ning San kidnap Ning Sangsang for money? He always felt that things were not that simple. After all, no normal kidnapper would write so many letters to extort money at the same time.
Chu Aotian and others wanted to know what was written in the letter, so they surrounded Pei Xingjian and looked at the letter in his hand.
Pei Xingjian handed them the letter in his hand, and then asked the little beggar beside Hua Liuli, "Child, do you know where the person who gave you this letter is?"
The little beggar shook his head. "I don't know. The uncle gave me one or two taels of silver and told me to deliver this letter to you. Then he disappeared in a flash."
Unable to get any useful clues from the little beggar, Pei Xingjian hesitated for a moment and said to Ning Xiaotian, "Duke Ning, let's go inside and talk."
Ning Xiaotian nodded and took Pei Xingjian to the Ningguo Mansion.
Chu Aotian and others followed them in.
Hua Liuli was just about to go in when she saw the little beggar walking dejectedly towards the alley. She called out to him, "Wait." Then she quickly walked towards him.
The little beggar stopped and looked at Hua Liuli who was chasing after him in confusion.
Hua Liuli walked quickly to the little beggar, squatted down, looked at him, and asked, "Little boy, where are your family members?"
The little beggar lowered his head and said in a low voice, "My family members are all dead. I have no home anymore."
Hua Liuli touched his head and said, "Do you want to go home with me?"
The little guy's big watery eyes were so adorable that she couldn't help but want to take him in. Fortunately, the little guy was about the same age as her nephew, so he could be her nephew's playmate if she took him home.
Upon hearing this, the little beggar looked at Hua Liuli with sparkling eyes, "Sister Beauty, can I go to your house?"