"Brother Erlang, can you smash this door open?" Lian Manman asked Erlang.
The door was just a simple construction of wooden planks nailed together and didn't look very sturdy.
"I could," said Erlang, "but we don't know whose house this is. If we smash their door and they get upset, what then?"
"Then smash it," Lian Manman said. "It must be Lian Duoduo. We've been searching for so long, the family here must know. If they're hiding Lian Duoduo, they're not good people. We're in the right no matter how you look at it."
Lady He thought about it and nodded in agreement.
"Manman is right, Erlang, smash the door."
Erlang stepped back two paces and kicked the wooden door. Lian Manman heard the sound of the boards cracking. Erlang pushed again, and the door opened.
Everyone rushed in. This appeared to be an alley behind some estate, directly to the right of a side gate. Against the wall were two small rooms, with two men's garments hanging outside, indicating someone lived there.