Chapter 1876 - 1878: Both Sides Depart
Yang Qiu glanced around, knowing that she couldn’t let the situation drag on any longer, and approached the Escort Head in front of her, "Escort Head, let the brothers at the Escort Agency release them, please."
The Escort Head said nothing, just waved his hand, and all the brothers from the Escort Agency loosened their grip.
Once the government officers were released, they continued to curse, insinuating that they wouldn’t let the Guo Family or the Escort Agency off easily. At this point, Guo Feng stepped forward, negotiated with the government officers, and implied in his words that everything was a misunderstanding, and their Guo Family wouldn’t report to the government, rendering their trip unnecessary and causing them unease.
Finally, he pulled out a silver note from his pocket and handed it to the government officers, who then pretended reluctantly to leave.
After the government officers left, Guo Feng approached Yang Qiu and said, "The officers have already left; could your people from the Escort Agency also leave?"
Yang Qiu felt a bit regretful at this moment; she had acted too impulsively, shouldn’t have involved the Escort Agency. Now that both the Escort Agency and the government have come, the whereabouts of her sister remains unknown.
Now the only hope rested with Guo Feng, so she said to the Escort Head, "Escort Head, could you perhaps let the brothers head back? I’m truly sorry for troubling you so late at night."
The Escort Head nodded in agreement and waved to his brothers, signaling them to leave.
Yet he himself didn’t depart but instead spoke to Yang Qiu, "You’re the Store Manager’s sister, and if anything happens, we must protect you. They can leave, but I must stay behind to give the Store Manager an explanation."
Faced with his words, Yang Qiu felt awkward and could only say, "Thank you."
With the situation as it was, Old Master Guo and Madam Guo weren’t happy. The current scenario clearly revealed their family was being bullied, and as they saw everyone leaving, Old Master Guo entered the courtyard with his hands behind his back, murmuring, "Don’t expect to ask about Xiaotian’s whereabouts, we don’t know."
Guo Feng said nothing more, simply invited everyone to enter the courtyard, suggesting that the affair shouldn’t be discussed at the courtyard entrance.
Thus, everyone stepped into the courtyard, and the Guo Mansion’s main door was closed. Once inside, in a courtyard full of servants, Guo Feng ordered them to return to bed.
Old Master Guo and Madam Guo could no longer care about these things, entering the house angrily, irate about what Yang Qiu had done by bringing people to raid their home, ruining their reputation. Word travels fast, and by tomorrow, their family’s troubles would be all over the streets.
Seeing his parents enter the house, Guo Feng shook his head helplessly and spoke to Yang Qiu, "I’ll go find father and mother and resolve this matter. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely find out your sister’s whereabouts. You should return to the guest room to rest and await news."
After speaking, Guo Feng gave Wang Xiangxiang a look, who came forward and took Yang Qiu’s arm, "Xiaoqiu, don’t worry, he can handle it. Let’s go back and rest first."
Yang Qiu nodded, knowing it’s the only option, and returned to the guest room. Seeing the Escort Head still following her, she thought of letting him rest in her guest room while she went with Wang Xiangxiang.
But the Escort Head didn’t say anything, simply stood in the courtyard like a Door God, worried something might happen to the two of them in the Guo Mansion.
Yang Qiu sighed but had no other choice. After entering the house, Wang Xiangxiang said, "Xiaoqiu, you’re really something. You actually brought the Escort Agency people here. You wouldn’t believe it; we went to the Escort Agency to find people ourselves..."
Wang Xiangxiang babbled about all the places they went to find people, but Yang Qiu wasn’t interested in listening, her only concern was to find out where her sister was.