The wife of the power minister's family

Xu Jing was stunned, looked at Xiao Yi, and walked aside with Yao Shaoyin.

Yao Shaoyin then said: "Just now I asked a few rough girls working in the kitchen, and they said that every time Manager Yang went to see Mrs. Wen, he would dress up specially and put on new clothes. He looked very... They were so energetic that one time, they even secretly saw Manager Yang going to Mrs. Wen's yard with a plum blossom-shaped silver hairpin in his hand.

Moreover, Manager Yang always goes there for a long time, at least half a day.

Therefore, many people in the mansion are secretly rumoring that Manager Yang and Mrs. Wen are having an affair in private..."

If this was the case, it would be understandable why Mr. Wen was unwilling to tell them.

Xu Jing frowned, thinking quickly, and said: "It's impossible. If Mrs. Wen had an affair with Manager Yang, what they did would be too explicit! Just saying that Mrs. Wen summoned Manager Yang at least once a month, it would still be a shame. It's mysterious enough for Xu Shangshu to notice something strange, not to mention that these words passed privately by the servants in the palace, didn't they reach Xu Shangshu's ears?"

How could a normal man tolerate this kind of thing happening? I'm afraid it would have started a long time ago!

"Speaking of this, those girls also said that Xu Shangshu once got angry because of this incident and got rid of a group of servants."

Yao Shaoyin said: "Looking at Xu Shangshu's attitude, he obviously doesn't think there is anything going on between Mrs. Wen and Manager Yang."

Dealing with a batch of minions?

Xu Jing's face darkened and she said: "This is even more strange. Since this matter was such a big deal, many servants of the Xu family should know about it.

Then why did we just ask so many servants and the only ones we finally came up with were these rough-and-tumble girls in the kitchen? "

Yao Shaoyin was stunned and said: "Maybe other people don't dare to say it. Those rough girls stayed away from the main courtyard, and they often heard Tao Niang say bad things about Mrs. Wen and Sanniang, so we tricked them... "

"Yes, so at the beginning, Xu Shangshu must have spent a lot of effort to suppress this matter. He did more than just deal with a group of servants. This is why most of the servants in the mansion are so secretive."

Xu Jing said: "Moreover, Xu Shangshu obviously knows the reason why Mrs. Wen asked Guanshi Yang to come over.

He is helping Mrs. Wen hide it, or in other words, he is also involved in this matter! "

When you think about it this way, things become even more confusing.

If it wasn't an affair, what could it be that made Manager Yang dress up carefully every time he went back to Wen's house, and even prepare special gifts for women like silver hairpins?

Xu Jing lowered her eyes and thought deeply for a moment, then suddenly said: "Yao Shaoyin, please send someone to the Xu family's village outside the city to find someone named Sun Niang."

Sun Niang was a nun that Yang Quanfu invited from a village near Zhuangzi to take care of the original owner.

After the original owner returned to Xijing, he heard that she was still staying in Zhuangzi and helping to manage it.

The original owner and Chunyang Chunxiang were still young in those years, so they might have overlooked some things.

But if it were Sun Niang, she might know more.

Yao Shaoyin immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go find someone right now."

After Yao Shaoyin arranged for the good people to come back, they also brought two pieces of news.

First, the people they stayed on Qiulin Mountain sent someone back and said that Capt. Fang found four bloody footprints at the door of the cabin, which should belong to the two guards, Tan Yun and the kidnapper respectively.

They also found carriage ruts on the ground not far from the cabin, but the kidnapper was obviously very cautious and drove the carriage onto the official road, and the ruts disappeared.

Second, Jiang Zhaoyin sent someone over, and the Wang family received the same wooden box and letter as the Xu family. After that, Duke Qiao's attitude changed drastically. He was very impatient with the people in the Xijing government office and didn't care much about it. Be willing to cooperate with them.

Jiang Zhaoyin's mind was sharp and he immediately realized that the Wang family just wanted to make a deal with the kidnappers in private.

Yao Shaoyin looked at Xu Jing helplessly and said, "What should we do next? We have investigated everything that should be investigated, and the people sent out to investigate Tao Niang and Zhang Guard have not returned yet."

Xu Jing gave him a funny look and said, "What can we do? Let's rest first. There is no news. Even if Tathagata Buddha comes, we can't analyze anything."

Yao Shaoyin believed in Buddhism and immediately said anxiously: "Bah, bah, bah, don't say these rude words to the Buddha."

Xu Jing raised her eyebrows slightly, did not continue, turned to Xiao Yi aside, and said in a softer tone unconsciously: "Please excuse me, Mr. Xiao, for staying with me tonight. It's getting late, and Mr. Xiao will be on duty tomorrow morning. You go back and rest."

She didn't know that Xiao Yi was worried about her coming to Xu's house alone, so he followed her.

Xiao Yi lowered his eyes slightly, looked at her and said, "Then what should you do? Do you want to stay here all the time?"

"Now that I have officially taken over this case, I can't leave casually." Xu Jing curled her lips and said, "I have no choice but to go to the carriage outside for a while."

This kind of kidnapping case is a protracted battle.

Although Xu Jing used to be a forensic doctor and rarely participated in such cases, she had many friends in the police station. Just hearing them say that they had not slept for days and nights because of a kidnapping case made her feel tired.

Seeing her cute and lively expression, Xiao Yi couldn't help but have a faint smile in his black eyes. His thoughts moved slightly, he raised his hand and gently brushed her hair hanging down her forehead, and said: "I'll take you to the carriage. there."

Xu Jing thought he meant that after sending her there, he would leave, her eyes slightly curved, and she said, "Okay."

Yao Shaoyin on the side: "..."

No one told him that if he investigated a case, he would be stuffed with dog food!

Fortunately, he has a wife and children at home, so he is not envious. Oh, he is not envious at all!

After running around all afternoon, Xu Jing was tired. After getting on the carriage, she leaned on a cushion and fell asleep quickly.

I don't know how long it took, but Yao Shaoyin's anxious call suddenly came from outside, "Mrs. Xu! Is Mrs. Xu here?"

Xu Jing, who had never been in deep sleep, woke up immediately and walked out of the carriage.

But outside, the deep and silent darkness was still shrouded, as if it was spreading endlessly into the distance.

Under the faint warm light of the front lantern, the man leaning against the carriage stood up straight. His handsome and upright face, under the silent black and warm light, revealed a softness that touched people's hearts, and said softly :"woke up?"

Xu Jing was slightly stunned, "You...why are you still here? What time is it now?"

"I've stayed with you until this late anyway, and I don't care to stay with you for a little longer."

Xiao Yi said: "It's almost Mao hour (five o'clock in the morning)."

When she went to bed, it was clearly not yet ugly time (one o'clock in the morning).

That is to say, he stood outside for almost two hours.

Xu Jing was a little stunned for a moment. It wasn't until Yao Shaoyin's voice sounded again that she came back to her senses——

"Ms. Xu, you and Jiang Zhaoyin have all been tricked. The Wang family and the Xu family have indeed made deals with the kidnappers in private!"

Yao Shaoyin on the side said with a calm face: "Not long after the kidnapper sent the first letter to the Wang family and the Xu family, he sent them another letter, asking them to deposit the ransom at Chou Shizheng (two o'clock in the morning). If he found someone following him at the place he designated, he would immediately kill the two children.

When he receives the ransom, he will release the two children.

He also said in the letter that he was not allowed to tell anyone in the government about this letter, otherwise he would bear the consequences.

Originally, the Wang family and Xu family were still hesitating, but who knew that the kidnapper would immediately send the two bloody fingers. "

Needless to say, Yao Shaoyin and Xu Jing also knew what was going to happen next.

The Wang family and the Xu family were all shocked. Even though they knew that they were seeking skin from a tiger, they had no choice but to listen to the kidnapper.

It is understandable that Mr. Wen suddenly turned his back.

She thought that she didn't have to rely on them anyway, so there was no point in continuing to cooperate with them.

People who have never dealt with extremely vicious gangsters will always think of these things too simply.

Xu Jing said coldly: "Then what? What happens now? They paid the ransom, but the kidnappers didn't put the child back?"

Yao Shaoyin sighed heavily and said, "It would be nice if things were as simple as Madam Xu said."