Take the supermarket across to the deserted road

Facing the other party's invitation again, the city lord did not decline this time and sat down.

Looking at the lush green vegetables and thinly sliced ​​meat on the table, he swallowed, as expected of a rich family, this background is incomparable.

Zhang Shan did not explain the origin of these things for the city lord.

Although the city owner is his uncle, this is the other party's secret.

Since they trusted him and kept the whole process secret, he must be worthy of this trust.

He looked back at the team members and warned them not to say a word with his eyes.

Everyone knew the captain very well, and nodded slightly as a guarantee.

Yanyan and Ning Yuan saw all this in their eyes, and silently nodded in their hearts, yes, yes.

An hour later, the city lord personally welcomed them into Fengqiu City.

As for Captain Zhang, continue patrolling.

After entering the city, several people found that the atmosphere in the city was not right.

There are almost no pedestrians on the road, and even if there are, they are in a hurry.

The streets are full of patrolling soldiers, all of them look serious, looking at everyone as if they were looking at a prisoner, showing suspicion.

They remembered what the team leader outside the city had said, and they instinctively told them that something must have happened to Fengqiu City.

There were no disaster victims inside or outside the city, so what happened?
Everyone was full of doubts, but now is not the time to ask.

Finally arrived at the city lord's mansion.

Everyone lived in the Xikua courtyard, the three courtyards were connected together, and there was a small garden in the middle. The accommodation conditions were much better than those in Liangqiu City.

After the settlement was settled, Song Qing invited the city lord to ask about the situation of Fengqiu City.

City Lord Zhang sighed deeply, the deep melancholy between his brows couldn't be resolved
Song Qing became even more curious, "Master Zhang, tell us what happened."

"Hey, the matter has to start from 20 days ago."

He sighed again, aggrieved and angry in his helplessness.

"On the 18th of last month, a patrol in Zhangshan caught a thief who stole a child. I beat him with a board and tattooed his words, and I planned to exile him to Mount Zion to mine.

Unexpectedly, the next day, a letter appeared at the gate of the yamen, asking me to release the thief who stole the child, otherwise Fengqiu City would be in a state of chaos, and the other party gave me five days.

When I saw the letter, my first reaction was that the other party was an accomplice. It is impossible for me to be threatened by the other party and put into prison.

I thought the other party would come to rob the prison five days later, but unexpectedly, five children were lost in the city that day. "

Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect the traffickers to take revenge in this way.

"And then? Those people continue to commit crimes?"

Otherwise, the city would not be so strict.

City Lord Zhang said helplessly, "After the incident happened, I locked the gate of the city. While sending people out to search for it, I carried out a blanket search in the city, and even the people passing by were not spared. But there were no clues at all, as if The child is like disappearing into thin air.

On the second day after the child was lost, an arrow appeared at the gate of the city, and a letter was hung on the arrow.

The letter said to give me another five days to release him and compensate 1 taels of silver, otherwise what happened yesterday would happen again.

If I was threatened by the bad guys and released, how would I explain to the families who lost their children?

At the same time, I don't believe it anymore. I have martial law throughout the city and strengthened defenses. They can still do it? "

"Master Zhang, the second letter appeared on the city gate, which means they were outside at that time." Song Qing reminded him.

"I thought so too, so from that day on, not only was martial law enforced in the city, but the passing guests were also strictly investigated. Anyone without an ID card would be arrested, and those without a guide would not be allowed to enter the city."

That's why patrols are so strict.

"Then, did you find any clues?" Yanyan asked.

The mayor shook his head helplessly.

"After five days of investigation, everything was normal. I even sent people to patrol the streets that night. But early the next morning, I received another report that five children were missing.

I did everything I could, but the child was still lost without a sound. I was very distressed, and then the master gave me an idea.

So I took the prisoner who stole the child outside, and asked the family who lost the child to seek revenge from him and vent their anger. "

Yanyan's heart moved, "Do you want to use this method to test whether the other party's accomplice is still in the city? So as to determine whether the child has been transported out?"

"Yes, that's what it means. There was no movement that day, but a letter appeared on the top of the city gate the next day. It probably means that I should release him. This time, I will only be given four days."

"No strings attached?" Ning Yuan asked.

"No, it means that those people were not in the city at the time, otherwise the tone of the letter would not be so calm. On the first day I received the letter, I pulled people out to let the people vent their anger. Until the third day, there were suddenly more gates and towers in the city. a letter.

They said that my behavior completely angered them. Three days later, they will come to the city lord's mansion to take away my grandchildren and let me know what will happen if I anger them. "

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at Xiaoyong Xiaodan and Abu, and then said to Song Qing.

"Master Song, if you don't want to be an official, let's send you out of the city. After tomorrow, you can come back soon."

If he wasn't dead by then.

Of course, he had a sense of luck in his heart, otherwise he wouldn't have settled them in the City Lord's Mansion directly.

Yanyan and the others are not stupid, and it is easy to see through his mind.

Qiu Guzi touched his chin and asked.

"Master Zhang, will they come tomorrow?"

"Yes, according to the usual practice, we will act at night. To be honest, even if the city lord's mansion is heavily guarded, I have no confidence."

The other party was very mysterious, and he had no clue at all about the two crimes, let alone catch the thief.

"Well, there is no need to change places. As for the three children, they will be fine with me."

Qiu Guzi spoke casually.

The city lord looked at him suspiciously, with this casual demeanor and tone, are you sure you can keep them?Or do you feel confident that the other party will not attack you?

Before he could say anything, Song Qing spoke.

"Since Mr. Qiu has spoken, there must be no problem. If Mr. Zhang is trustworthy, why not send the children from the family over as well."

"Old Qiu?"

The city lord looked at a white-haired man in his early thirties with a baby face. Isn't this a bit of a casual name?
Moreover, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that this person was unreliable.

"Forget it, they mainly come here for the children in my mansion. If they separate, maybe there's nothing wrong here. If they're not stupid, they don't want to offend the Song and Ning families."

This was also his careful thought before, to bring people into the city with great fanfare, and those people might stop their efforts when they saw the Song family and the Ning family.

After all, it's nothing to offend his little city lord, but it's a big deal to offend the Song Ning family.

It is not an exaggeration to say that there is no shelter in the whole country. Even if you go abroad, you may be caught and sent back.