"Young Master, what do we do... A-Wu wouldn't wander off... She never wanders off!!!!!"
Discovering that A-Wu was missing, Black Han was beside himself with panic, his hands trembling slightly.
Wang Yang said, "Don't panic yet. Are you sure you saw A-Wu here just now? Are you sure she disappeared shortly after you saw her?"
"I'm sure! I saw her come to collect firewood with my own eyes, and I even told her not to carry too much! How could she vanish in the blink of an eye?"
Le Pang looked at the firewood scattered on the ground outside the gate and asked in bewilderment, "Could some trafficker have dared to snatch someone right off the street?"
"A trafficker..." Black Han felt as though he had plunged into an ice cavern. "No, I have to save her!" He charged outside without a thought for anything else, but his steps were unsteady, and he nearly fell.
Le Pang had the servants stop Black Han and urged him, "You don't even know which way they went. Where would you look? Besides, it might not be a trafficker. Would they have swallowed a leopard's gall to dare abduct someone in the city? How about this: I'll send people out to search and get the people from the Commandery Academy to help."
Chen Qing Shan hurried over. Wang Yang had just sent her onto the roof to survey the surroundings.
"Well?" Wang Yang asked.
Chen Qing Shan shook her head, her expression grave.
Le Pang suggested to Wang Yang, "Why don't we split up and search? I can go home and get more people, too."
Black Han hastily nodded along, his face filled with boundless gratitude.
Wang Yang remained silent, deep in thought.
Black Han's voice broke with tears. "Young Master! If we don't