When Lu Qing said this, Lu Yan calmed down quite a bit, furrowing his brow as he thought it over, seemingly finding some truth in it.
"So you're saying... the person has been harmed?" he asked, somewhat irritated.
Lu Qing shook his head calmly, not at all swayed by his emotions, and said unhurriedly, "What I mean is, as you said, it's possible that your people have indeed been harmed.
But it's also possible they've been imprisoned elsewhere.
After all, mixing them with other unknown people, if by chance they wake up from the drug's effects, gather evidence, and look for a chance to escape, the risk would be too great.
As for whether those people are being held as future bargaining chips with the court, or with you, or for some other intention, we can't just speculate.
If you're unwilling to give up and want to look for them, I won't stop you. I'll only remind you to tread carefully."
