The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1640: Chapter 1640: The Dagger Saved Her Life

As Meng Yunzheng hurried along, his heart grew more and more uneasy.

Evidently, a fierce battle had taken place here. Bloodstains splattered the floor, walls, and pillars. In one corner, there was a scorched mark, a woman’s handkerchief lay on the porch, and two broken wooden sticks.

The escort agency was eerily silent. Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance as the four of them proceeded towards the back yard.

Yet, as they went along, not a soul was in sight. Some rooms were in chaos, while others appeared untouched.

However, all the rice, flour, grain, and oil in the kitchen were gone, likely taken away by someone.

After searching around and finding no one, the four regrouped.

”Where have they gone?”

The Meng family’s escort agency should have been prepared. After all, Meng Pei had come to Chenggu County over a month ago, and he clearly understood the need to prepare a backup plan. Although the escort agency was in disarray, it was unlikely that everyone had encountered trouble.

Meng Yunzheng thought for a moment, ”Come with me.”

Leading the way to the woodshed, he explained, ”My father mentioned there’s a secret passage in the woodshed that leads to a secret room. As a fallback plan, that place is most suitable.”

This secret room of the Meng family was passed down from Meng Pei’s grandfather, and only the Head Escort of the family knew about it.

Years ago, the Meng family’s escort agency was quite prestigious, not just in Chenggu County but also one of the top in Changjin Prefecture. Therefore, business was good back then, and some of the escorts protected items of immense value.

Old Master Meng specifically built this secret room to preserve such valuable items, to prevent them from being coveted and stolen.

However, after a series of upheavals, the Meng family suffered betrayal from Old Master Meng’s best friend, and most of the escorts left. When the agency passed down to Meng Pei’s father’s generation, an early death left young Meng Pei to take over.

Some seasoned uncles were dissatisfied and started their own businesses.

Meng Pei was capable and gradually supported the agency. Yet, for Song Xin’s safety, he soon left Chenggu County, taking the excuse of opening a branch agency to stay in Tianning County for ten years.

As a result, he was discovered by Gong Qiu and had to hide for many years.

Uncle Meng had a tough time when he initially took over, although it gradually stabilized later.

However, the Meng family’s escort agency gradually declined after such upheavals. The value of the deals decreased, so there was no longer a need to store them in the secret room.

Thus, the Meng family’s secret room hadn’t been used for a long time.

Still, the head of the Meng family was aware. When Meng Pei entrusted this escort agency to Uncle Meng, he had mentioned it to him.

As for the others, they did not know.

Meng Yunzheng knew because before Meng Pei left, they discussed the fallback plan together.

As there was a ready place to hide, Meng Yunzheng wasn’t too worried and allowed Meng Pei to leave.

”There’s no one from the Meng family here, they must all be inside.” Even if not everyone was there, at least some of them must be.

Shu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed him towards the woodshed.

At that moment, in the underground passage beneath the woodshed, indeed, a group of people was huddled together, each with a very pale face.

Meng Han sat on the ground, arms wrapped around her knees, looking utterly dejected.

She clutched tightly in her hand the dagger Meng Yunzheng had given her, letting out a couple of bitter laughs.

She never expected that the weapon she thought wouldn’t be of much use actually saved her life.