Chapter 2616: Chapter 2616: Where Have All the Maids Gone?
Nangong Yi said, "Earlier, when I was observing secretly, I found that not everyone had left."
Ruan Tianling raised an eyebrow, "Who hasn’t left?"
Jian Yufei instinctively looked around.
The island seemed to have only the three of them, empty and very quiet.
Nangong Yi pursed his lips and said, "Those maids. I only saw the bodyguards get on the helicopter, but didn’t see any of the maids."
Jian Yufei and Ruan Tianling exchanged glances.
It seemed they never paid attention to the maids...
"Besides, Nangong Wenhua and the others weren’t seen either; I reckon they’re still in the castle on the mountain."
Ruan Tianling frowned, "Are you suspecting something?"
Nangong Yi said, "I just feel it’s too eerily quiet here. Even if Nangong Xu didn’t take the maids, where did they all go?"
"They’re not in the castle," Jian Yufei quickly said.
They had just come out of the castle and didn’t see a single maid from beginning to end.
Also, except for those who left today, no one had ever left.
To leave here, one must take a helicopter, and even if there were a yacht, it would make noise.
They hadn’t heard any sound at all, so indeed no one left.
So, where did all the maids go?
Jian Yufei and Ruan Tianling hadn’t seen anyone leave earlier, so naturally assumed the maids had left too.
Turns out they hadn’t...
Nangong Yi looked solemn, "I think we should search, Nangong Xu probably won’t let us off easily."
Ruan Tianling’s eyes darkened, "You’re right, we can’t be careless! Let’s go and search."
Immediately, they headed to the castle to search.
Every castle has a basement, so they went directly to the basement.
The basement door was locked, a heavy alloy door.
"Let’s find tools to open the door first," Ruan Tianling suggested.
They searched for tools, rummaging for a long time, until they found a toolbox.
Ruan Tianling could pick locks, but it still took quite an effort to open the door.
Pushing open the basement door, they were momentarily stunned by the scene inside.
Dozens of maids were tied up, tossed inside, each next to the other, all with expressions of despair.
But upon seeing them, their dull eyes instantly brightened, all eagerly looking at them.
Nangong Yi stepped forward, untying a maid’s ropes.
"Why did Nangong Xu leave you all here?" he asked.
The maid shook her head, "I don’t know either. At first, bodyguards ordered us to gather, then knocked us out without a word. When we woke up, we were here."
Jian Yufei and Ruan Tianling also stepped forward to help untie their ropes.
A maid inquired, "Where is the boss, and why are you here?"
Jian Yufei said, "Nangong Xu left with all the bodyguards, only we are left on the island now."
"It must be that there aren’t enough helicopters, so we were left behind?"
"We arrived here in batches; they couldn’t take us all, so they left us behind."
"But even if they abandoned us, they shouldn’t have tied us up and locked us in."
"I think they clearly intended to let us fend for ourselves..."
Indeed, if Jian Yufei hadn’t come looking for them.
These maids would starve to death in the basement.
"I... I know the reason..." In the corner, a maid spoke weakly.
