When the news came back, Song Ning grew anxious too.
She could no longer bear to stay on the boat.
Gu Zheng could only tell Han Xiao to take a few more men and escort Song Ning back to Fishing Village.
He also ordered the team searching that area to intensify and speed up their search.
Song Ning had two main worries.
First, whether the two girls might have been swept away by the waves on the beach.
Second, whether they might have run into the fugitives.
For A Pu to have escaped from Harbor City to Fuqing, he must still have had quite a few men with him.
Neither of these girls could put up a fight.
Whoever they encountered, they would be in danger!
When she arrived, Huang Ali and Ahui were both waiting at home, not daring to go anywhere.
Song Ning calmly asked Ahui, "What happened between the time we left last night and when Baomei and Miss Lan Ying disappeared?"
Ahui had already cried several times. At Song Ning's question, she held her head and thought for a long while before answering:
"After you went out to sea yesterday, Baomei took Miss Lan Ying to gather shellfish. She only took one bucket at first. When she brought it back full, she said she wanted to gather another bucket. I was afraid Miss Lan Ying would get scared if she stayed by the sea too long, since she didn't know the area, so I told Baomei to call her back!"
Ahui added, "Miss Lan Ying was still very happy when she came back!"
"When I left this morning, Miss Lan Ying wasn't up yet. I made breakfast and told Baomei not to go out, to stay home and keep Miss Lan Ying company! Then... then, before