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“Mother, I understand your feelings, but all the people I could send out have already been sent. The remaining people in the mansion are the elderly and women,” Wei Yichen explained.
“What should we do then? Yichen, tell me, what should we do now?” Yun Shi asked urgently, her eyes reddened.
“Mother, I’ll go to the county office shortly to discuss with County Head Magistrate Qian to see if we can dispatch more people to Xishan Village. With Father gone, to mobilize the city’s troops requires the Vice Magistrate’s orders, but the Vice Magistrate is new and I’m not familiar with him. So I need County Head Magistrate Qian’s assistance,”
Although Wei Yichen was worried and anxious, he still maintained his rationality.
“Okay, okay, just do as you say. Hurry!” Yun Shi said quickly. At this point, she was completely at a loss and could only rely on her son's arrangements.
Before leaving, Wei Yichen reminded Wei Qingwan to take good care of their mother, “Wanwan, Mother is very distressed right now. Stay with her and comfort her.”
“I understand,” Wei Qingwan nodded and couldn’t help but ask, “Eldest Brother, will Father come back safely?”
Wei Qingwan knew that her father was the pillar of their family. If he fell, the entire Wei family would collapse.
Wei Qingwan couldn’t imagine what would happen if their father passed away, and how her life would change.
Wei Yichen couldn’t answer that question, “I don’t know. All I can do right now is to make every effort to rescue Father. Before that, I can't think deeply about this question.”
After instructing Wei Qingwan, Wei Yichen headed to the county office.
In the valley of Xishan Village, seventy to eighty people were scattered in various places, searching thoroughly for the whereabouts of Wei Mingting and Xu Zhengyong.
Wei Jinyi followed closely behind Wei Ruo, maintaining a certain distance from her.
The terrain of the valley was complex, and after experiencing a landslide, any place could potentially collapse, making it full of hidden dangers.
After walking for a while, Wei Ruo stopped.
Based on her father's habits, since he knew that another landslide could occur and judged that the part of the back village where bamboo was planted was relatively safe, he would have taken a relatively safe route in and out of the valley.
Wei Ruo looked around and put herself in Wei Mingting's shoes. If she were Wei Mingting, how would she enter and leave the valley, how would she reach the two families needing rescue, and how would she retreat?
Wei Jinyi stood behind Wei Ruo without disturbing her.
After a while, Wei Ruo suddenly moved, running in a particular direction, and Wei Jinyi followed closely behind.
Wei Ruo walked along the direction close to the western side of the mountain. After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, she suddenly stopped.
She saw something in a pile of mud and stones and rushed forward to check it.
"This is Brother Xiaoyong's dagger!" Wei Ruo initially saw only a knife handle. After digging it out, it was a complete dagger.
"Are you sure?" Wei Jinyi asked.
"I'm sure! I had this dagger specially made for Brother Xiaoyong!" Wei Ruo answered confidently.
"I'll call people over," Wei Jinyi said, calling over several workers.
The workers were very respectful towards Wei Jinyi, and at his command, they immediately started working, moving swiftly and efficiently.
Wei Ruo stood by, feeling anxious. They had been buried for some time now, and even if the workers managed to dig them up, they would probably find two cold bodies…
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